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Every year in the middle of January, we all tune into the motor trend Channel for the better part of a week for Barrett Jackson Scottsdale, the granddaddy of all collector car actions. We watch intently as some of our favorite custom trucks roll over the block, and watch even closer as the gavel drops View the full article

The 18-year-old Kraus won the 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship and has five previous starts in the Truck Series, scoring two top-tens. “Moving up to the truck series will be a big learning experience for me,” Kraus said. “I am looking forward to continuing to work with Kevin Bellicourt (crew chief) and the team. It’s going be a fun year.” The team will field the No ...Keep reading View the full article

The 2021 GMC Canyon AT4 will now join the ranks of its larger sibling, the Sierra, wearing the AT4 badge and sporting updated adventure-worthy features. More on the 2021 GMC Canyon: Canyon and Colorado Testing Canyon Reveal Off-Road modified 2008 GMC Canyon 2021 GMC Canyon AT4 Facts: 31-inch Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac tires 17-inch aluminum wheels View the full article

Thanks to the DirtFish Rally School and BGMsport, cars from Colin and Jimmy McRae, Richard Burns, Stig Blomqvist and Roger (and Jim!) Clark all appeared as part of a rare opportunity to see some of the most period correct rally cars still viewable today. In our video, Rallies Editor David Evans takes you on a time-warp tour of the collection, one of the star attractions of the show at the NEC ...Keep reading View the full article

Harley-Davidson comes to GMC trucks! More specifically, Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Tuscany Motor Co. are teaming up to build Harley-Davidson Edition 2020 GMC Sierras, the first of which will be sold on January 11 at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Only 250 Harley-Davidson branded GMC Sierra trucks will be available through select authorized GMC/Tuscany View the full article

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A minute’s silence was observed, and the bike and quad competitors were excused from competition on Monday. As they remained in the bivouac, Laia Sanz and Toby Price give their thoughts and recollections of one of their own, who so sadly died doing what he loved. Speaking of his sorrow for the Portuguese and his family's loss, Price concluded: “They lost a good warrior, that’s for ...Keep reading View the full article

Gravel, who owns 51 World of Outlaws feature wins, began his move to asphalt racing last weekend on one of stock car racing’s most iconic tracks – Daytona International Speedway, taking part in a two-day ARCA Menards Series test at the track. He will run the ARCA season opener at Daytona next month for GMS Racing, competing with GMS’ alliance team, KBR Development. He also is ...Keep reading View the full article

Gilliland, 19, has spent the last two seasons competing in Trucks for Kyle Busch Motorsports but will move to the No. 38 Ford fielded by Front Row this season, which will be run with an alliance with DGR-Crosley. In 48 series starts, Gilliland has one win, 12 top-five and 26 top-10 finishes. He picked up his first victory last fall at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. “I’ve been around ...Keep reading View the full article

Here they are! The best of the best, the most capable of the bunch, the 2020 pickups that can tow more than 30,000 pounds. That number is more than enough to require a commercial license in nearly all circumstances and can prove dangerous for those without enough time and training behind the wheel. Nonetheless it’s View the full article

Alonso finished four minutes behind surprise stage winner Mathieu Serradori in the 477km timed special, as usual frontrunners Carlos Sainz, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Stephane Peterhansel had a more difficult time being the first three drivers in the running order - not aided by the lack of bike tracks to follow given the cancellation of their stage following the passing of Paulo Goncalves on ...Keep reading View the full article

Price was the first to attend Hero rider Goncalves’ after he fell off the bike on Sunday’s seventh stage between Riyadh and Wadi Al Dawasir and suffered a cardiac arrest. Dakar organiser ASO received an alert about Goncalves’ crash at 10:08am local time and a medical helicopter was soon dispatched, landing at the site eight minutes later at 10:16am. The Porutuguese rider was found to ...Keep reading View the full article

Serradori claimed a first-ever stage win for himself and his South African-built Century CR6 buggy in the 474km loop around Wadi ad-Dawasir. Though he was only one of several drivers with similar frontrunning pace in the early parts of the stage, Serradori was in a league of his own in the second half and finished four minutes faster than Alonso's Toyota. The two-time Formula 1 champion ...Keep reading View the full article

Goncalves joined Hero in the middle of 2019 after a long stint at Honda, which included finishing runner-up to Marc Coma in the 2015 Dakar. The Portuguese rider had scored three top 10 stage finishes when he suffered a cardiac arrest following a crash on the 546km Riyadh-Wadi Al Dawasir test. He was airlifted in a helicopter to Layla Hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival. Following ...Keep reading View the full article

The Korean manufacturer will once again field three works cars on every rally this year, with Toyota convert Tanak and Thierry Neuville contesting all rounds. Long-time Hyundai man Dani Sordo and nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb will share a third car, with the exact division of events between the two yet to be revealed. Hyundai claimed manufacturers' honours last year but ...Keep reading View the full article

Following a meeting with the two-wheeled competitors at the conclusion of today’s stage, organisers released the following statement… “The [death] of Paulo Gonçalves during today's stage 7 between Riyadh and Wadi Al-Dawasir has left the entire Dakar, especially the bikers, in shock. “Paulo, a beloved figure of the rally, was immensely respected by both veterans and less experienced ...Keep reading View the full article

Goncalves, 40, was contesting his 13th Dakar for Indian manufacturer Hero, and was lying 46th overall as the rally resumed following Saturday's rest day. During Sunday's 546km Riyadh-Wadi Al Dawasir test, the Portuguese rider suffered a crash at the 276km mark at 10.16am local time. Fernando Alonso, the two-time Formula 1 world champion who is making his Dakar debut this year, said he felt ...Keep reading View the full article

Honda man Benavides had been leading Sunday's Riyadh-Wadi Al Dawasir stage before Goncalves' crash at the 276km mark. The Portuguese rider was airlifted to hospital and subsequently pronounced dead. Several riders stopped to aid Goncalves, including Benavides, Toby Price and Stefan Svitko, all of whom have been awarded time by rally organisers. Benavides had originally been classified ...Keep reading View the full article

Sainz, chasing his third Dakar win, picked up where he had left off in the first half of the marathon, as delivered Mini’s sixth stage win from seven in this year’s Dakar so far. Sunday’s Riyadh – Wadi ad-Dawasir run featured the event’s longest timed special at 546 kilometres, yet did not cause any major swings in the battle for overall victory. The Toyotas of reigning champion ...Keep reading View the full article

The first portion of the 546km Riyadh-Wadi Al Dawasir test, the longest not only of this edition but also in the Dakar for five years, was led by another Honda rider, Kevin Benavides, whose chances of overall victory were wrecked by engine woes during Friday's stage. But, ahead of the 321km mark, Benavides dropped seven minutes, slipping down the order and gifting the advantage to teammate ...Keep reading View the full article

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The Dakar began the third leg of its illustrious history in the Middle East this January as part of a five-year deal with Saudi Arabia, ending a 11-year stint in South America that began in 2009 following the cancellation of the 2008 Africa event. The move has received widespread praise from crews across all categories, with competitors hailing the navigational challenge and the variety of ...Keep reading View the full article

Such is life when you are an aspiring stock car racer who has not yet turned 18 years old. Under ARCA rules, drivers at least 16 (with approval) can test at Daytona but they cannot compete in a race at the superspeedway until they are 18. Gibbs, who turns 18 on Oct. 4, spent much of the two-day ARCA test being shepherded around Daytona’s high banks by his teammate, Riley Herbst, who is ...Keep reading View the full article

Haley was the surprise winner of last July’s Coke Zero 400, gaining the win in Spire Motorsports’ No. 77 after Haley’s team had elected not to pit, remain on the track and take over the lead before rain shortened the event. Haley, 20, is competing fulltime this season in the Xfinity Series with Kaulig Racing and Kaulig announced Friday it would field the No. 16 Chevrolet for Haley as he ...Keep reading View the full article

Honda rider Brabec was leading Dakar in 2019 until he suffered an engine failure on Stage 8, allowing Toby Price to take the win and extend KTM’s winning streak to 18. The American has since bounced back from the incident and sits atop the standings heading into Saturday’s mid-rally break, having built up a 20-minute advantage in the first six stages of the rally. Brabec says the events ...Keep reading View the full article