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The Clash at the Coliseum on 6 February will be a signature event as a part of the venue’s centennial celebration and marks the first time NASCAR’s prelude to the annual Daytona 500 will take place somewhere other than the Daytona International Speedway. The Coliseum’s traditional surface will be converted into a quarter-mile, asphalt short track. The exact configuration of the track is ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR's Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, Ben Kennedy, on why NASCAR is moving to the L.A Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA. View the full article

NASCAR officials announced Tuesday that it will hold its annual preseason exhibition Clash on Feb. 6, 2022, at the iconic Los Angeles Coliseum. The Clash at the Coliseum will be a signature event as a part of the venue’s centennial celebration and mark the first time NASCAR’s prelude to the annual Daytona 500 will take place somewhere other than Daytona International Speedway. The ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR's Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, Ben Kennedy, on why NASCAR is moving to the L.A Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA. View the full article

JRM announced Tuesday that Allgaier, 35, and his longtime sponsor BRANDT would return in 2022, which will be Allgaier’s seventh season driving the No. 7 Chevrolet. With Allgaier’s announcement, JRM will field at least four fulltime teams next season with rides for Josh Berry, Sam Mayer and Noah Gragson already confirmed. JRM could have five teams if current driver Michael Annett returns as ...Keep readingView the full article

RCR announced Creed, 24, would join the organization next season but did not identify with which team he would drive. Myatt Snider currently competes for RCR in Xfinity in the No. 2 Chevrolet. Creed has kicked off his bid at back-to-back Truck titles for his GMS Racing team by winning the first two races of the 2021 playoffs. “Sheldon has proved himself as a talented driver during his ...Keep readingView the full article

a Top Performer - Kalle Rovanpera There is only one contender. Take a bow Kalle Rovanpera. The Finn was supreme and at times in a different postcode compared to his rivals as he delivered arguably his best drive of his fledgling career. The event is known as Acropolis Rally of the Gods, but in truth after the Toyota driver's performance it should be renamed Acropolis Kalle of the Gods, such ...Keep readingView the full article

In fact, Hendrick is in serious danger of having two of its four drivers bounced from the playoffs at the conclusion of the first round. Heading into Saturday night’s cutoff race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, HMS drivers Alex Bowman and William Byron both face elimination from further title contention. Bowman, 28, is currently tied with Kurt Busch in points but would lose a tiebreaker ...Keep readingView the full article

Hyundai has announced Suninen will join its ranks alongside WRC2 regular Jari Huttunen, the news coming shortly after the Korean marque announced that Oliver Solberg will drive a WRC car at the October 14-17 October event. This is the second drive Suninen has secured since his shock departure from M-Sport last month. The Finn elected to split from the British team after being offered a more ...Keep readingView the full article

The new FIA regulations that will come into force for the 2022 Dakar Rally and the new Cross-Country World Championship have forced the top teams to modify their existing 4x4 vehicles and adapt them to the new T1+ technical specifications, as Motorsport.com revealed earlier this year. Thus, the 4x4s will now have 350mm of suspension travel compared to the current 280mm, 37-inch wheels ...Keep readingView the full article

The event will see the 19-year-old make his WRC tarmac debut after top flight appearances for the squad at February’s Arctic Rally Finland, where he finished seventh, before retiring from June’s Safari Rally. Solberg has previously driven the Hyundai i20 WRC car on tarmac after a run to victory at Rally di Alba in Italy. Rally Spain hosts the penultimate round of the WRC season across 14-17 ...Keep readingView the full article

Despite having officially 'retired' from World RX at the end of 2018, the versatile Swede made a one-off appearance in 2019 at Spa, then contested a full season for the EKS JC team he part-owns last year to fill a seat in the team amid the pandemic. He won twice, in Sweden and Latvia, finishing second in the standings as the closest challenger to champion Johan Kristoffersson. This season ...Keep readingView the full article

Rovanpera once again underlined his potential after recording a dominant performance to score a second career win at last weekend's Acropolis Rally. The 20-year-old, who became the WRC's youngest ever winner at July's Rally Estonia, blitzed his rivals on Greece's famous gravel tests, winning eight of the 15 stages to beat Hyundai's Ott Tanak by 42.1s and claim the Power Stage bonus ...Keep readingView the full article

The Toyota driver took the lead after Stage 3 on Friday before blitzing his rivals on Saturday morning to set up the win, after transforming a 3.7s margin to 30.8s heading into the final day. The Finn then destroyed the opposition again with superior pace in the wet on Sunday morning and then blitzed the Power Stage to claim victory and the full bonus points. Rovanpera was untouchable ...Keep readingView the full article

The Italian event had been expected to slot into the November slot vacated by Rally Japan after organisers confirmed the cancellation of the rally earlier this week for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rally Monza’s return to the WRC calendar was announced during the WRC Live coverage of the final stage of the Acropolis Rally. The event will take place on November ...Keep readingView the full article

The Toyota driver was untouchable on Sunday’s first stage as the Finn revelled in the slippery mud caused by the weather, edging him closer to a likely second career WRC victory. Rovanpera did drop 9.9s on the penultimate stage of the rally to Hyundai’s Ott Tanak, but such was his pace on Stage 13, he headed into the day’s final stage with a 35s lead. Championship leader Sebastien ...Keep readingView the full article

Truex, who was penalised by NASCAR for jumping the start of the race and ended up last in the running order, grabbed control of the race in the final stage and never looked back. Truex emerged as the leader following a round of green flag pitstops on Lap 350 of 400 at Richmond Raceway and held off his Joe Gibbs Racing team-mate Denny Hamlin by 1.417 seconds to earn his fourth win of the 2021 ...Keep readingView the full article

For the second time this season, Hamlin led the most laps at Richmond (Va.) Raceway but came away with a second-place finish, this time losing to Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. Hamlin won the first two stages of the 400-lap race Saturday night but lost his lead to Truex on Lap 269. Hamlin had a slow stop during a round of green-flag pit stops that ended on Lap 302 that shuffled him ...Keep readingView the full article

Truex, who was penalized by NASCAR for jumping the start of the race and ended up last in the running order, grabbed control of the race in the stage and never looked back. Truex emerged as the leader following a round of green-flag pit stops on Lap 350 of 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway and held off his Joe Gibbs Racing Denny Hamlin by 1.417 seconds to earn his fourth win of the 2021 ...Keep readingView the full article

Full highlights from Saturday night's NASCAR Cup Series race from Richmond Raceway for the Round of 16. View the full article

Gragson got a great jump on a restart with seven of 250 laps remaining and held off a fast-approaching Justin Haley who was on fresher tires to earn his second consecutive win of the 2021 season. Gragson, 23, snapped a 49-race winless streak with his victory a week ago at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. “You guys are the best,” Gragson said over his team radio after taking the checkered flag ...Keep readingView the full article

Ogier heads into the final day of the iconic Greek gravel event sitting a comfortable third, 9.4 seconds behind Hyundai's Ott Tanak, who is 30.8s behind rally leader Kalle Rovanpera. Seven-time champion Ogier began the rally with a 38-point championship lead over rivals Elfyn Evans (Toyota) and Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), both of whom are unlikely to take away strong points after mechanical ...Keep readingView the full article

The Finn recorded four stage wins to open up a 39.7s lead before Tanak responded by winning the final test of the day to reduce the margin to 30.8s heading into Sunday’s final three stages. Championship leader Sebastien Ogier ended the day third, 40.2s adrift of Rovanpera, but only 9.4s behind Tanak, while Hyundai’s Dani Sordo is in no man’s land in fourth position. The M-Sport ...Keep readingView the full article

The Finn was in a league of his own winning all three stages in the Greek mountains as he transformed a 3.7s overnight lead into a 21.4s advantage over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak. Toyota’s Rovanpera produced a masterclass display barring a lucky escape on the final morning stage when he clipped a bank at high speed. Championship leader Sebastien Ogier started the day 3.9s adrift of the lead in ...Keep readingView the full article

Last year’s championship runner-up was in need of a strong result to stay in touch with points leader Sebastien Ogier, but is now left fighting for the minor placings after a transmission issue plagued his Friday. Evans headed into the day sitting second overall after Thursday night’s Super Special and remained firmly in the hunt after the first of Friday’s gravel stages. However ...Keep readingView the full article