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[motorsport] What time and channel is the Brickyard 400 today?
What time is the NASCAR race today? NASCAR heads to the hallowed grounds of Indianapolis for the Brickyard 400, capping off a historic weekend with the IndyCar Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series who both raced on the IMS road course. Kevin Harvick, who currently leads the championship standings, is the defending winner of the event. Race: Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Date ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] 'Stand by' Justin Allgaier ready for starring role at IMS
When NASCAR restarted its season in May after a nearly two-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many teams went about designating a “relief driver” in case one of their regular drivers ended up contracting the disease or was placed under a precautionary quarantine. Allgaier, who drives fulltime in the Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports, had agreed to the role with HMS and on Friday ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Indiana native Briscoe claims Indy Xfinity win in wild finish
Briscoe lost the lead late in Saturday’s Pennzoil 150 only to come back and went three-wide with then-leader A.J. Allmendinger and Austin Cindric with two laps remaining and emerged the leader. Briscoe then quickly began to pull away as the battle for position heated up behind him and he held off Justin Haley to win the inaugural NASCAR Xfinity Series race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ...Keep reading View the full article
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NASCAR races on at Indy after Johnson contracts coronavirus
NASCAR’s extravagant weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been rocked by its first driver testing positive for the coronavirus View the full article
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IndyCar donates $1 million to establish diversity program
IndyCar donates $1 million to establish diversity program View the full article
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[motorsport] Johnson on COVID-19: "I don't think you can be careful enough"
Johnson tested positive for the novel coronavirus Friday afternoon which will force him to miss Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ending a streak of 663 consecutive starts since becoming a full-time Cup Series driver in 2002. Early Friday morning, Johnson’s wife, Chandra, had received a positive test result after developing allergy-like symptoms while on a trip to ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Chase Briscoe: Indy Xfinity win "would mean the world to me"
The 25-year-old driver from Mitchell, Ind., is fresh off his Xfinity Series-leading fourth victory of the 2020 season and would love to add to his total with his first NASCAR victory at the iconic track. For the first time, as part of a unique NASCAR-IndyCar Series doubleheader weekend due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Xfinity Series will compete Saturday on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Jimmie Johnson tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Brickyard 400
In a statement, Hendrick Motorsports announced Johnson, 44, had tested positive on Friday afternoon. Johnson has not experienced any symptoms but was tested upon learning his wife, Chandra, has tested positive after experiencing allergy-like symptoms. In Johnson’s absence, Xfinity Series driver Justin Allgaier will drive the No. 48 Chevrolet in place of Johnson in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson tests postive for COVID-19
Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has become the first NASCAR driver to confirm he has tested positive for COVID-19 View the full article
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[motorsport] Cindric tops Allmendinger in final Xfinity practice at IMS
Cindric ended up fastest in Friday’s final Xfinity Series practice with an average lap speed of 97.850 on the IMS road course, which also was the fastest lap of the day. A.J. Allmendinger was fastest (97.392 mph) in Friday’s first 50-minute session on the 2.439-mile 14-turn course. Cindric, who drives for Team Penske and has three NASCAR national series wins on road courses ...Keep reading View the full article
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Jimmie Johnson 1st NASCAR driver to test positive for virus
NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus View the full article
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Johnson softens stance on racing an IndyCar oval, Indy 500
Jimmie Johnson will test an Indy car on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the next week View the full article
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[motorsport] Allmendinger tops first Xfinity practice on IMS road course
Allmendinger, who has four NASCAR road course wins to his credit (three in Xfinity and one in Cup), paced the first practice session with an average lap speed of 97.392 mph. He was the only drive to eclipse the 97 mph on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn course, which is also used by the IndyCar Series. Austin Cindric ended up second (96.803 mph) and series points leader Chase Briscoe was third ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Johnson: Chevy “understanding” about IndyCar test in a Honda car
Johnson, who has competed in a Chevrolet in NASCAR his entire Cup career, originally had a test scheduled in April in an Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet at Barber Motorsports Park, but that was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hendrick Motorsport driver is competing in what will be his final full-time season of NASCAR racing but has remained steadfast he is not done racing and has ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Twisted Automotive Puts a Modern, Custom Twist on Classic Land Rover Defenders
Twisted Automotive introduces its Twisted North America V8 (NA-V8), a bespoke 4×4 with the bones of the iconic Land Rover Defender. Produced from 1948 to 2016, the Defender gets draped in contemporary technology and fully-customizable prestigious features. Twisted’s modern interpretation of a legendary off-roader invites customers to remake history. Twisted, which is not the only company View the full article
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[fourwheeler] What Is A Truck? A Modest Refutation…
A few weeks back, we published an article on TruckTrend.com and FourWheeler.com that outlined a certain criterion for categorizing what is—and isn’t—considered a pickup truck. The history of this breakdown dates back many years and has been the subject of many spirited debates around the Truck Trend office. If you haven’t had a chance to View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Meet the World’s Most Powerful SUV: The 2021 Dodge Durango Hellcat
As if the Dodge Durango SRT wasn’t cool enough, the wicked minds at Dodge have gone and crammed a supercharged 6.2L Hellcat engine in the three-row soccer-mom-mobile for 2021. No, this isn’t April Fools in July; for one year only, you really will be able to purchase a Durango with 710 hp, which will make View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Most Missed Vehicles
As true vehicle enthusiasts, or, using “car guys,” the all-encompassing moniker that includes truck fans, members of the Truck Trend and Four Wheeler staffs collectively have owned an impressive number of rides since the moment they took ownership of the first whip they called their own. While enthusiasts still possessing their Number One vehicle is View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Size of the Mahindra Roxor
Since owning a Mahindra Roxor, a 2018 LE to be exact, one of the comments that I’ve gotten the most is about the size. It’s larger than most people think. In fact, even I was surprised at how large of a vehicle it is when I first got it. I’ve spent a lot of time View the full article
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NASCAR and IndyCar collide for racing extravaganza at Indy
NASCAR and IndyCar have come together for an unprecedented weekend of racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Armored Vehicles for Sale: Yes, Civilians Can Buy Surplus MRAP APCs!
Classic, new, used, restomod, or custom cars and trucks—the world is your oyster when it comes to hunting down cool automobiles to own. There is an option, however, that just may beat all choices. Armored vehicles. Perched menacingly alongside its usual collection of awesome vehicles, South Jersey Classics of Newfield, New Jersey, also has an View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Ineos Grenadier: First Official Images, Details of New Defender-Homage Off-Roader
Ineos Grenadier: The Origins When Land Rover ended production of the original Defender in 2016, more than two million of the rough-and-rugged utility vehicles had been sold, the majority of which continue to exist on roads today. Add to that the millions of Jeeps and other off-road ready vehicles sold through the decades, plus the View the full article
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[motorsport] WRC reveals revised 2020 calendar, adds Estonia
The 2020 season was put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic after just three rounds and several ensuing rallies have since been cancelled, including Finland, New Zealand and Rally GB, delaying the resumption of the championship. However, on Thursday the FIA and WRC Promoter revealed plans to host at least five more rounds this year, with five events scheduled between September and ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] WRC reveals revised 2020 calendar, adds Estonia
The 2020 season was put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic after just three rounds and several ensuing rallies have since been cancelled, including Finland, New Zealand and Rally GB, delaying the resumption of the championship. However, in a press release issued on Thursday, the FIA and WRC Promoter revealed plans to host at least eight rounds this year, with five events scheduled between ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Beware the Roadkill Universe, It Will Suck You Into Its Binging Vortex
Not familiar with Roadkill? Now is the perfect time to dive in headfirst and be immersed in the five-show gearhead universe David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan have created! View the full article