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[motorsport] What time and channel is the Atlanta NASCAR race today?
What time is the NASCAR race today? The Cup Series caps off a triple-header weekend with the Xfinity and Truck Series both racing on Saturday. Grant Enfinger (Trucks) and A.J. Allmendinger (Xfinity) took the checkered flag in those events. Race: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Date: Sunday, June 7, 2020 Start time: 3 p.m. EST. Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR leaves ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Allmendinger surprises with first NASCAR oval win at Atlanta
During the final round of pit stops, Austin Cindric, Chase Briscoe and Justin Allgaier – who all had contended for the win – were caught speeding on pit road and had to restart from the rear of the field on the final restart. That left Allmendinger in the lead when the race returned to green on Lap 130 of 163. He held off a serious challenge from last week’s winner, Noah Gragson, but held ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Enfinger bests Austin Hill in OT for Atlanta Truck win
Kyle Busch appeared head to another series win but self-destructed in the final stage with multiple pit road speeding penalties, which left Austin Hill in command of Saturday’s race as it wound to a close. Chase Elliott spun out with two laps left in regulation to send the race into a two-lap overtime. Enfinger, who restarted fifth, kept pace with Hill on the restart and powered around him on ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] WRC targeting return to key markets United States and China
The WRC has been absent from the world’s two biggest car markets this millennium, after a planned event near Beijing in 2016 was cancelled when torrential storms damaged the route. The series last made a successful foray in China in 1999 with a one-off event near Beijing, while it has had no presence in the US since 1988 - the year Tacoma hosted last of its three Olympus rallies. Ciesla ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Mopar Drops Off Jeep Gladiator Accessory Catalog In Our Driveway
The 2020 Jeep Gladiator is the perfect platform for accesorization, and Mopar has the most complete lineup of Gladiator parts today, covering everything from function and performance to style and comfort. We recently took delivery of Mopar’s Gladiator demonstration vehicle for a week, which was upfitted to the tune of $12,000 to give us a View the full article
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[fourwheeler] First Plastic Gas Tanks, Military Gladiator, and Scout Tech from 1966
In the July 1966 issue of Four Wheeler, much was new and exciting as the magazine reported on plastic gas tank research for the Jeep Wagoneer, military Jeep Gladiator pickups, and Slantback tops for the International Scout. Jeep Wagoneer Plastic Gas Tanks – Patent to Practice Four-wheel-drive owners, alongside most other automobile owners, pumped gas View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Go Devil Run Part 1
We’ve spent countless hours modifying and building 4x4s to do hard off-road trails. For reasons that we might never know, it seems like bigger and “badder” is always better, but at the end of the day most of the off-road trails around the country (and world) were created at a time when today’s trends of View the full article
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[foxsports]
Back on track: IndyCar delayed debut all-in-one Texas affair
IndyCar drivers are feeling a little more normal since it is finally time to race again View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Daily Driven: 2020 Toyota RAV4 TRD Off-Road
We are firm believers that there should be an off-road version of every truck and SUV model. How extreme it should be varies between models, but at the very least the vehicle should be able to get you comfortably down a dirt road and into the backcountry. “Comfortably” is the key word there, because as View the full article
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[motorsport] Johnson: "I've been trying to find my voice" on social unrest
The country has been gripped for nearly two weeks by civil unrest and protests after the murder of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn. All four officers involved in his death have since been fired and charged. Bubba Wallace, the only African-American driver who competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, has expressed frustration that more of his fellow drivers don’t ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Teams not giving up on 2020 WRC season yet
Four events have now been called off this year because of COVID-19, leaving series promoters facing a battle as they attempt to safeguard half of the original 14-round calendar. Rally Finland became the third event to be shelved on Wednesday because of uncertainty around travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Then, on Thursday, Rally New Zealand's Michael Goldstein announced ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Rothgeb/Brooks take Pro League wins at Talladega
PS4 Kyle Arnold led the way from pole position as the PS4 field quickly went single-file. The pack was clearly more interested in making it to the finish thank dicing it up in the early laps. With 27 laps to go, Arnold led the frontrunners down pit road for the first set of green-flag stops, but encountered issues that derailed the rest of his race. As things cycled through, Corey ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Icon and onX Offroad - Episode 124 of The Truck Show Podcast
On This Week’s Show: Jonathan Ward, CEO of Icon onX Offroad Navigates Adventures Running on Fumes Icon 4X4 is at it again, this time with a gorgeous new F-100-based Reformer. The guys speak with Icon CEO Jonathan Ward about his latest creation and catch up on his latest vices and past times. Rory Edwards and View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Jeep Gladiator Roof Racks
Rebel Off Road – Halo 2.0 Roof Rack Although some drilling is required, the Halo 2.0 rack from Rebel Off Road is said to fit smoothly through narrow off-road trails. The system can be ordered raw or with powdercoating, and it can be made to accept RotopaX fuel containers, lightbars, and more. Rack it up: View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR releases updated schedule through Aug. 2
NASCAR's updated schedule will take the series to Pocono Raceway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The schedule includes seven Cup Series race, six Xfinity Series races, five Truck Series races and three ARCA races. Additionally, the All-Star Race has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 15 and will ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR News: Wallace criticises "beyond frustrating" silence on racial injustice
NASCAR Cup racer Bubba Wallace has called on his peers to join him in condemning racial injustice, saying "the silence from the top drivers in our sport is beyond frustrating" View the full article
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[motorsport] Bubba Wallace wants more NASCAR stars to speak out
Wallace made an impassioned, one-hour guest appearance on the Dale Jr. Download show on NBCSN this week, where hosts Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mike Davis discussed with him the issues associated with the murder of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. All four officers involved in his death have since been fired and charged. During the show, Wallace gave his own account of an ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Trucks With the Biggest Cabs
One of the biggest differentiators between pickups that’s seldom talked about is cab space. We’ve gotten to a point in history where nearly all trucks have enormous interiors, some of which feel downright cavernous. This is a great thing, as more space is better all around. For some brands this has meant increasing overall length View the full article
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[motorsport] WRC forced to axe Rally New Zealand as well
It was widely expected the Auckland-based event, scheduled for September 3-6, would prove impossible with the New Zealand government having closed the country's borders to shield itself from the worst of the coronavirus crisis. It also comes just a day after August's Rally Finland was called off, with the two rounds joining Chile, Portugal and Kenya on the Rally New Zealand CEO Michael ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR star Bubba Wallace opens up on racial injustice
This follows ten days of civil unrest and protests nationwide after the murder of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All four officers involved in his death have since been fired and charged. Wallace, the only African-American driver in the Cup Series, has taken to social media in recent days to offer his thoughts on racial injustice and the Black Lives Matter ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Dover Motorsports: Nashville No. 1 on NASCAR's new market list
“When we were out in Nashville for the (awards) banquet in December, which was over-the-top successful by the way, we had a chance to sit down with the NASCAR leadership and Ben Kennedy, listen to where everybody was on this subject,” Denis McGlynn, president and COO of Dover Motorsports, said Wednesday. “We talked about a list of approximately 10 markets that NASCAR had identified for ...Keep reading View the full article
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[foxsports]
NASCAR ready for long-term commitment in Nashville
NASCAR is set to return to Nashville, Tennessee in 2021 View the full article
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[fourwheeler] New Seat Cushions for Our Second-Gen Dodge
Our old 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 4×4 is old yet reliable. It seems to want to keep on giving, and we are happy to keep on taking it up on that offer. With almost 170,000 miles on the 12-valve Cummins, we’ve been told the engine at least is just barely broken in. And we agree, View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 10 Uncommonly Common Off-Road Engines
One of the most unique things about the off-road world of custom-built 4x4s is this: When you come across a really cool build and pop the hood, more often than not you’ll find the engine that’s powering it isn’t the same one that vehicle left the factory with. We’ve seen diesels in Ford Broncos, Chevy View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 2020 Land Rover Defender Goes on Sale in the U.S.
More on the Land Rover Defender! First Look – 2020 Land Rover Defender 2020 Land Rover Defender Approved for U.S. Consumption Red Cross Tests Out 2020 Land Rover Defender Land Rover announced that the first deliveries to U.S. dealers of the all-new 2020 Land Rover Defender were set to begin on June 1. Initial deliveries View the full article