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[motorsport] New Zealand, Japan WRC rounds face cancellation
The 2020 WRC season has been on an extended hiatus since March because of the coronavirus pandemic, with only three of the original 13 rounds completed so far. Efforts are being made to get WRC back underway in coming months, but several events are expected to be struck from the schedule, leading to a largely Europe-based championship. Rally Portugal was officially cancelled in late April ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Germain Gaming takes double win at Mid-Ohio
Xbox Daniel Buttafuoco led Luis Zaiter at the start of the first 20 lap race. Buttafuoco quickly drove off as Nick Walker moved around Zaiter for second, who continued to drop back. Halfway through the race, the Germain driver gave up a massive 16-second lead for a scheduled pit stop. The rest of the field quickly followed. Five laps later, they returned to pit road but hope was all ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch NASCAR Cup crash radio in full
Elliott had just taken second place from Busch, when Kyle clipped Chase’s left-rear quarter panel with his right-front corner, sending him spinning into the pitwall. Elliott was on fresher tires than Busch’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin, who went on to win the race. Read Also: Elliott, Busch clash would turn “ugly” in normal times – Jarrett Kyle Busch turns ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Buying New 4x4 Projects - Just Go Do It
We’ve all seen the internet meme of the trashy dude with the “No Ragrets” neck tattoo, right? It’s funny, but that saying nothing ventured, nothing gained is most definitely accurate. And when it comes to pursuing that which makes you happy, whether it’s little pleasures or major life goals, having “ragrets” is nothing you want View the full article
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HIGHLIGHTS: Toyota 200 at Darlington
Chase Briscoe battles it out against Kyle Busch in the final laps for the win at the Toyota 200 in Darlington, SC View the full article
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[motorsport] Briscoe fends off Busch for emotional Darlington win
Briscoe survived a wild back-and-forth battle with veteran Kyle Busch over the final nine laps but just clipped Busch at the finish to win Thursday’s rain-delayed Toyota 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. The race was the first for the series since March 7 at Phoenix Raceway. A week later, all professional sports shut down due to the COVID-19 ...Keep reading View the full article
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FINAL LAPS: Chase Briscoe holds off Kyle Busch in one thrilling finish
Chase Briscoe reclaims the lead in the final laps of the Toyota 200 defeating Kyle Busch for a dramatic win. Briscoe was emotional after the race due to a tragic loss. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] In Photos: A Disgusting Gallery of Truck Destruction
It’s the great equalizer: All trucks will return to earth sooner or later. What once was shiny and new will someday deteriorate into a pile of twisted metal and scattered engine guts. Although it’s painful to watch the degradation of once-beautiful machines, if uninterrupted by human intervention, this ruin is a natural occurrence that obeys View the full article
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[fourwheeler] What Is A Pickup Truck?
Figuring out what makes a pickup truck these days is only getting harder. Is it enough to have an open bed? If you are looking at the market from the perspective of a truck person, we’d emphatically answer “no.” For example, I’m not sure any of us would consider the unibody and car-based Honda Ridgeline View the full article
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Busch and Elliott incident could spark new NASCAR rivalry
Kyle Busch is NASCAR’s reigning Cup Series champion and the resident villain of the series View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Can Truckin Make a Toyota Highlander Cool? Day Two!
Check Out Day One of This Toyota Highlander Build! If you’ve been following along, you know that we may have been going a little stir crazy here at home and decided to scribble a little outside the Truckin lines and see if we could take an ordinary egg-shaped crossover SUV and make it cool. In View the full article
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[motorsport] Elliott, Busch clash would turn “ugly” in normal times – Jarrett
NASCAR’s return to the racetrack took a twist when two of its biggest stars clashed on track, and Elliott gave Busch a one-fingered salute after contact between them sent him spinning into the wall and out of second position – allowing Busch’s teammate Denny Hamlin to win. Read Also: Hamlin claims win in wild Darlington race cut short by rain Kyle Busch turns Chase ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Reader Emails: Ford Fan Speaks Out and A Happy Granville King Reader Weighs In
Ford Guy I’m a Ford guy. I have a ’15 F-150 SuperCrew 4×4 with the 2.7 V-6. I was driving an ’04 Ranger FX4 with 4.10 gears and the 4.0 V-6 and did good to get 15-16 combined mpg. When the aluminum bodied F-150s came out, I really liked the new styling and decided to View the full article
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[fourwheeler] New Unsold 2019 Model Year Trucks
It’s no secret that some vehicles take longer to sell than others. The reasons can be many and might not relate to the vehicle at all. Sometimes it’s a seasonal issue; it can be political or economic; or it can be even pandemic-related. Other times, it actually is related to the vehicle, as older models View the full article
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Briscoe's heartbreaking week ends with Xfinity victory
Chase Briscoe capped a heartbreaking week by winning the Xfinity Series' return to action at Darlington Raceway View the full article
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Xfinity Series race at Darlington starts after rain delays
NASCAR's Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway has started after a rain delay of 4½ hours View the full article
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[motorsport] The eNASCAR Heat Pro League enters Segment 2
The first segment of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League regular season has concluded after a four-race stint. The opening segment of the year took the series through Homestead-Miami Speedway, Watkins Glen International, Dover International Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Read Also: Brooks and Arnold take eNASCAR Heat Pro League wins Brooks/Jobes win eNASCAR Heat Pro League ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kristoffersson eyes Nordic event ahead of World RX return
With the Swedish round of World RX having been moved to late August (20-23) in the provisional revised 2020 calendar, and the Nordic series’ Holjes season-opener also postponed, Nordic organisers have worked with Holjes operating club Finnskoga MK and broadcasters NEP plan a pair of rounds over four days on July 2-5, which will include an ‘All-Star Invitational’ element. The event will ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] French World Rallycross round cancelled for 2020
Loheac had featured as the planned second round of World RX’s revised 2020 calendar, located in its traditional first-weekend-in-September slot, but Loheac boss Patrick Germain admitted earlier this month that the event was in doubt. The French round has now been cancelled due to mass gathering measures that will be in place in France until days before the event was due to take place, and the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR News: Busch: I made a mistake against Elliott
Kyle Busch concedes his error triggered the collision with Chase Elliott to wreck his rival's race as they battled for second place in the closing laps of Wednesday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR Darlington 500: Hamlin wins rain-shortened midweek race
Denny Hamlin employed a clever strategy to win his second NASCAR Cup Series race of the season at Darlington in a race cut short by rain on Wednesday night View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Busch turns Chase Elliott, admits "I made a mistake"
On a restart with less than 30 laps to go, Kyle Busch was charging with fresh tires and challenged Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin for the race lead. Hamlin, on older tires, was able to briefly hold him back, allowing Chase Elliott to get a run to the outside of Busch. As he was about to clear the reigning series champion and switch focus to the race leader, calamity struck as Elliott ...Keep reading View the full article
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Denny Hamlin calls Darlington a ‘driver’s racetrack’ after winning the Toyota 500
Rain cut short the Toyota 500 at Darlington. Denny Hamlin captures the victory under the red flag and calls Darlington a 'driver's racetrack'. View the full article
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[motorsport] Hamlin claims win in wild Darlington race cut short by rain
Late in the race, Hamlin – on older tires – was fending off a stiff challenge from Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch when Busch wrecked Elliott on the frontstretch on Lap 201 of 228 laps, bringing out a caution. While under caution, rain – which had threatened for about half an hour – suddenly picked up and NASCAR called the race with 20 laps remaining, giving Hamlin the win in the Toyota ...Keep reading View the full article
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Clint Bowyer hits the wall and spins out after winning stages 1 & 2 of Toyota 500 | NASCAR on FOX
It looked as though Clint Bowyer was going to have a solid shot at winning the Toyota 500 after winning the first two stages of the race. But he hit the wall and spun out with 35 laps to go in the race. View the full article