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[autosport] Stewart-Haas to replace Suarez with Custer for 2020 NASCAR Cup
Stewart-Haas Racing will promote its Xfinity Series driver Cole Custer to replace Daniel Suarez in its NASCAR Cup Series line-up for 2020, Autosport has learned View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Roundtable: Who will be champion?
Along with Jim Utter and Nick DeGroot, we welcome Motorsport.com Editor-In-Chief Charles Bradley and special guest Chris Knight of Catchfence.com to this week's edition of the NASCAR Roundtable. 1. Who is your pick to become the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion and why? Jim Utter: While not who I would envisioned picking six months ago, I'm going with Kevin Harvick for a few ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Cole Custer to replace Suarez at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2020
Custer, 21, will move into the No. 41 Ford next season, replacing current driver Daniel Suarez, sources said. An official announcement of the move is expected within the week. A request for comment from a SHR spokesman was not immediately returned. Custer is one of four drivers who will compete for the 2019 Xfinity Series championship in Saturday’s Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Tyler Ankrum joins GMS Racing for 2020 Trucks season
The organization announced Thursday that Tyler Ankrum, who qualified for the Truck series playoffs this season with DGR-Crosley, will compete fulltime in the series next year with GMS Racing. Ankrum, 18, will join fellow fulltime competitors Brett Moffitt and Sheldon Creed in competing for the 2020 championship. Sam Mayer, the 2019 K&N Pro Series East champion, will also compete in most of ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Ogier in frame to join Evans in revamped Toyota line-up
Toyota team principal Tommi Makinen has dismissed speculation he has signed both drivers, but has told Motorsport.com his driver line-up could be confirmed by the end of next week. Toyota Gazoo Racing has been forced to review its driver line-up following Ott Tanak’s surprise departure for Hyundai. Evans visited TGR’s Puuppola base at the end of last month and is understood to have ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Citroen could exit WRC amid PSA shake-up
The French marque returned to the WRC in 2017 after a year away from the sport was spent developing the C3 WRC, but its latest car has been, by some distance, the least successful of the four World Rally Cars it has produced. Motorsport.com contacted Citroen Racing and parent company PSA Motorsport, but neither was available for comment. Motorsport.com understands Citroen Racing team ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] WRC drivers donate $11,000 to fire victims
While Rally Australia was officially cancelled on Tuesday, a number of drivers have stayed in Coffs Harbour to offer support to the community as it continues to battle the fires. A big part of that has been signing and auctioning off merchandise, Craig Breen, Dani Sordo, Teemu Suninen and Elfyn Evans on-hand today to donate $11,000 to Red Cross for its relief efforts. "It's been a real sign ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Calendar of Off-Road Events for March 2020
March 1-2 What: Dayton Off-Road Expo Where: Wilmington, Ohio Hosted by: Muddy Buddys Jeep Wrangler Club Info: muddybuddys.net March 3-6 What: The Work Truck Show Where: Indianapolis, Indiana Hosted by: The Association of the Work Truck Industry Info: worktruckshow.com March 6-8 What: Monster Jam Where: Toledo, Ohio Hosted by: The Huntington Center Info: monsterjam.com March View the full article
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NASCAR on FOX | The War Room debates who will win the Championship
NASCAR Race Hub's Regan Smith, Andy Petree, Larry McReynolds, and Jamie McMurray give their pick on who wins this weekend's championship race in the War Room. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Segway Breaks into Powersports Industry with New Side-by-Sides
Segway is the latest company to begin building side-by-sides. The company is known for its electric two-wheeled self-balancing scooters. Segway now has three hybrid powersports products that include the Fugleman (utility UTV), the Villain (sport side-by-side), and the Snarler (ATV). The Fugleman features a hybrid powertrain. It has a standard 570cc four-stroke single cylinder DOHC View the full article
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[motorsport] Hemric joins JR Motorsports for 2020 Xfinity season
JR Motorsports announced on Wednesday that Hemric would compete in 21 races for the organization in 2020, sharing driving duties in the No. 8 Chevrolet with Jeb Burton and team co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hemric, 28, is completing his rookie year in the Cup Series with Richard Childress Racing but RCR did not renew his contract for next season. Burton (11 races) and Earnhardt (one race) will ...Keep reading View the full article
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[foxsports]
Tifft leaves Front Row Motorsports to focus on health
Matt Tifft has parted ways with Front Row Motorsports to focus on his health after suffering a seizure at the track late last month View the full article
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[motorsport] Bell's 2019 Xfinity title quest actually began last year
“The biggest thing was that we just sucked at Homestead last year. We knew that set-up we raced last year, that car we raced last year wasn’t going to work. We’ve been focused really hard on trying to figure out what car we wanted to run at Homestead,” Bell said. “We literally started planning for next year the Sunday after we left Homestead. Me and Jason (Ratcliff, crew chief) sat ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 3.0L EcoDiesel JL Diesel Wrangler First Drive Off Road
Two of the questions we most frequently get asked is: 1- When is Jeep going to build a Wrangler pickup, and 2- When is the Wrangler going to get a diesel engine? Well, Christmas, Easter, Graduation Day, and all those other highly anticipated events have come early because now both are finally reality. As we View the full article
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[motorsport] Matt Tifft and Front Row mutually agree to part ways
Tifft was in his rookie year at the Cup level, finishing as high as ninth in the July Daytona race. However, he will not return to the seat of the No. 36 FRM Ford Mustang as he continues to focus on his health. "I've made the decision to focus on my health and there is no rush or timetable to get back behind the wheel," Tifft said in a statement Wednesday. "Because of that, I can't commit to ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] First Drive: 2020 Diesel Jeep Wrangler JL
Two things that the Jeep-buying public has clamored for: a Jeep pickup and a diesel engine. Last year they delivered on the first with the Gladiator JT pickup, and finally, over 50 years after the first Jeep powered by a diesel, Jeep has released a new diesel Wrangler! We were lucky enough to be among View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR risks having a boring 2020 Cup season finale
Until a late-race caution set up a three-lap dash to the finish, last Sunday's NASCAR Cup playoffs semi-final race at Phoenix was short on drama View the full article
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[motorsport] Silverstone dropped from 2020 World RX calendar
The UK’s World RX round moved from Lydden Hill to Silverstone in 2018, when the Northamptonshire circuit’s owners and World RX promotor IMG jointly promoted the Speedmachine Festival, which included live music and street food. For the second Speedmachine Festival this year, IMG promoted the event itself, but says it won’t run the event again next year. “One of the reasons we went to ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 2020 Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel First Drive
Jeep Enthusiasts Wanted the Diesel You wanted it and now it’s finally here—the 2020 Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel, and we were some of the first to put it to work. Here are the facts: the 3.0L EcoDiesel delivers 442 lb-ft of torque which is the highest-ever rating for a Wrangler. The 260hp engine is also said View the full article
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[motorsport] Tony Stewart named honorary pace car driver at Homestead
Stewart, who will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in January, will lead the field to the green flag in a 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. “Having Tony Stewart drive the pace car on Sunday is what hosting the championship is about,” said Homestead-Miami Speedway President Al Garcia. “Stewart is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR and motorsports as a whole. He’s won in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Adventure Raid: We Explore Baja, Mexico’s Mainland Cousin With the Sonora Rally
We stood at the crest of an immense dune, straining our eyes to glimpse any movement in the desert below. To the north, an expansive sea of sand rippled toward the U.S. border like endless sets of waves across an ocean. To the east rose the imposing Sierra Pinacate, high volcanic peaks chiseled over millennia View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Best New Off-Road Parts from SEMA
Every year we go to the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) Show and wade through chromed-out show trucks and over-the-top 4x4s to find the products that will actually make your off-road vehicle more capable on the trail. Like last year, the Jeep Wrangler JL was a popular platform, but this year the Jeep Gladiator JT View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Vintage and Classic Jeeps of SEMA 2019 #MTSEMA19
Around every corner, down every aisle, new Jeep Gladiator builds dominated SEMA 2019. However, our radar was dialed in to the vintage and classic Jeeps. We searched high and low from the Performance Pavilion to the lobby of the Westgate Hotel, front feature lots to the hidden back lots, and we found them; the vintage View the full article
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[motorsport] New tire combination for Cup teams in Homestead finale
Cup series teams have seen the new tire combination that will be used this weekend but it has not been run at Homestead previously. Compared to what was run at this track last season, both the left-side and right-side tire feature construction updates to align with what is run at other speedways, while this right-side also moves from a multi-zone tread tire to a single zone tire and will ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Why Truex Jr raced at Phoenix with 'half a team' and an 'old car'
NASCAR Cup title contender Martin Truex Jr said he effectively raced with "half a team and an old car" at Phoenix last weekend as he prepared for the championship decider View the full article