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Elliott is joining Action Express Racing’s fulltimers Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani, and endurance driver Mike Conway, in the Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R for his Rolex 24 Hours, but has yet to try the car itself around Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile road course. Instead, he’s been working hard on the simulator to prepare, and he admits “I think I got very fortunate with ...Keep reading View the full article

The Estonian claimed victory on both of the first two stages as he returned to an event that saw him fly 40 metres down a mountainside in 2020.Tyres were the major talking point of the day, with Pirelli replacing Michelin as the WRC’s new control supplier.A shortage of pre-event testing in the truncated close season caused many teams to run conservatively; all the more so as no Shakedown was ...Keep reading View the full article

Allmendinger, who will compete fulltime in the Xfinity Series this season with Kaulig Racing, will also drive the No. 16 Chevrolet in the Feb. 21 Cup Series race on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. It will mark Allmendinger’s first Cup start since the season-finale of the 2018 season. “I am really looking forward to racing in the Cup Series once again, but more ...Keep reading View the full article

The 39-year-old, who has been without a Cup ride since his five-year spell with JTG Daugherty Racing concluded at the end of the 2018 season, has scored three wins with Kaulig in the second tier of the NASCAR pyramid in the past two years and is contesting the full Xfinity season with the team in 2021. The Matt Kaulig-owned squad, which was founded ahead of the 2016 season, made its Cup Series ...Keep reading View the full article

AJ Allmendinger plans to make his first NASCAR Cup Series start since 2018 next month on the Daytona road course with regular Xfinity Series outfit Kaulig Racing View the full article

As far as buying from the dealership is concerned, the JK Wrangler was the first four-door Wrangler available for sale in the 2007 model year. However, that hasn’t stopped folks from crafting their own Jeeps with more doors than were available from the factory. Enter Mark Tetreau. Gallery of Early 4-Door Jeeps! The First Four-Door View the full article

A consistent run of points scoring finishes and two victories in Sweden and Turkey meant the Welshman was tipped to become the first British WRC champion since Richard Burns in 2001 before disaster struck. A 14-point lead over team-mate Sebastien Ogier prior to the final round of 2020 was negated by a crash on the Saturday leg of the Rally Monza finale that demoted him to second in the ...Keep reading View the full article

Top Gear America host Rob Corddry may be best known for his comedy and acting, but his car enthusiasm runs far beyond driving the latest exotics on the HBO hit show Ballers. “In my experiences with cars at a young age,” Corddry said, “I made a choice to not get all bogged down in the View the full article

The Estonian caught many paddock figures off guard when he decided to leave Toyota in the middle of his title-winning 2019 campaign and join Thierry Neuville at Hyundai. The year didn't get off to the best of starts with a scary high-speed accident on his debut for the Korean manufacturer on the Monte Carlo Rally, but Tanak regrouped to finish runner-up in Sweden and Mexico, before winning on ...Keep reading View the full article

Introduced in mid-2020, the 2021 Can-Am Maverick X3 Max X RS Turbo RR with Smart-Shox technology is not only a mouthful but also Can-Am’s newest top-of-the-line side-by-side. When the kind folks at Can-Am reached out and asked if we’d like to spend some quality time with one of these awesome machines, we hastily said yes View the full article

On This Week’s Podcast: Jonny Lieberman Unveiling the new Decked tool box Never one to shy away from gracing our podcast (or any others) with his knowledge and opinion, automotive personality and journalist Jonny Lieberman returns to shed light on Toyota’s decision to cancel the Land Cruiser in America, while touching on midsize trucks, Ram’s View the full article

Jeeps are obscenely popular. It seems like everyone and their sister has—or wants—a newish JK Wrangler, a newer JL Wrangler, or a JT Gladiator. We’ve driven these vehicles, and we understand the draw, but what are you getting for your money… especially when you opt for the high-end models with all the bells and whistles? View the full article

Trailer tires are definitely the unsung heroes of the tire world. They are not as glamorous as a nice road tire or as sexy as an extra-large mud terrain. But they are truly among the hardest-working tires a person can own. Trailer tires are often neglected, overlooked, abused, and overloaded. And nothing hurts worse than View the full article

Team Penske has announced Cindric will attempt to make the season-opener in the #33 Ford, with Miles Stanley, a race engineer for Penske's #12 and #22 Cup teams, serving as crew chief. Cindric, 22, is planning to run a limited Cup schedule this season in preparation for his full-time move to the Wood Brothers' No. 21 Ford in 2022. "There is a lot to be excited about heading into Daytona," ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Xfinity champion Austin Cindric will aim to make his Cup series debut next month at the Daytona 500 View the full article

Team Penske announced Wednesday that Cindric will attempt to make the season-opener in the No. 33 Ford. Miles Stanley, a race engineer for Penske’s Nos. 12 and 22 Cup teams, will serve as crew chief. Cindric, 22, is planning to run a limited Cup schedule this season in preparation for his fulltime move to the Wood Brothers’ No. 21 Ford in 2022. “There is a lot to be excited about ...Keep reading View the full article

It will be the Frenchman’s first ever rally experience, and his first proper outing in an A110S since he tried it out at the Nordschleife over the Eifel Grand Prix weekend last year. Ocon, who will run with his F1 number #31 on the blue-liveried car, will get a morning shakedown in the official VIP course car on Thursday before having a high-speed run when the World Rally Championship season ...Keep reading View the full article

Looking for a reason to turn your 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee into a Jeep Grand Cherokee overland machine? Here it is, and it was built by Andrew Dauscher over a period of three years. Why Is This Grand Cherokee Cool? Perimeter LED lighting Did you see the Warn winch in the front? We didn’t think View the full article

We’re stoked to see that Hennessey—creator of various Goliath, VelociRaptor, Mammoth, and Maximus mega-powerful truck builds—has gotten around to fiddling with the Ram 1500 TRX. You see, Four Wheeler’s 2021 Pickup Truck of the Year participant is the hottest hot-rod off-road pickup truck to hit the market since the Ford F-150 Raptor hit the scene over a decade ago. View the full article

MotorTrend is the number one automotive media destination in the world for a reason: We know what we’re doing. You already know that, you’ve trusted us and other brands in the MotorTrend family—like HOT ROD, Four Wheeler, and Roadkill—for more than 70 years. You’ve also trusted Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry, and Jethro Bovingdon to thoroughly View the full article

Borchetta, the president/CEO and founder of the independent record label Big Machine Label Group, announced Tuesday he will field a fulltime Xfinity team this season with driver Jade Buford. The Mooresville, N.C.-based No. 48 Chevrolet team will be overseen by veteran crew chief Patrick Donahue. Buford, a sports car driver, made his first venture into NASCAR racing last season, running in ...Keep reading View the full article

Motorsport.com first reported Dillon was finalizing a deal with the team last week. Bass Pro Shops and Black Rifle Coffee Company will sponsor the No. 96 Toyota as Dillon attempts to qualify for the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. It’s the only race Dillon has announced for 2021, but he’s eligible for the Busch Clash if he can land a ride with another team. Dillon ...Keep reading View the full article

The 15-year-old was competing in an ARCA Menards Series test last Friday when he filmed himself driving full speed down the backstretch at the famed superspeedway. He later uploaded the video to Snapchat. He was called to the hauler to speak with ARCA officials over the 18-second clip and has since been penalized. He violated Section 20C – 6.7 of the rulebook, which references the ...Keep reading View the full article

McMurray, who stopped competing on a full-time basis in the NASCAR Cup following the 2018 season, will drive the #77 Chevrolet run by Spire Motorsports in partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing. The effort will be sponsored by AdventHealth, one of the largest faith-based healthcare systems in the United States. McMurray, 44, currently works as a NASCAR analyst for Fox Sports, with his most ...Keep reading View the full article

Jamie McMurray will make a return to NASCAR Cup competition, and will race in February's Daytona 500 for the Spire Motorsports team View the full article