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Driver Team Manufacturer Wins Best Points Finish Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8 4th (2018) Cole Custer Stewart Haas Racing Ford 7 2nd (2018) Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5 1st (2018) Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1 3rd (2011, 2016 ...Keep readingView the full article

Because of the fires, the roads being used for the final round of the World Rally Championship are currently closed to all traffic – including event officials hoping to set stages up for the recce which starts on Tuesday. Clerk of the course of the Coffs Harbour-based event, Wayne Kenny, has issued the following communication: “Currently there are many significant bush fires in various ...Keep reading View the full article

Penske Perfect: Indianapolis Motor Speedway goes to right man View the full article

It’s been a whirlwind several weeks for Hamlin, who after earning his fifth win of the season at Kansas appeared set up for a semifinal round in which he looked like he should have little problem advancing to the Championship 4. After finishing fourth at Martinsville – where Hamlin hoped for a win – he ran into big trouble last weekend at Texas, wrecking early in the race and ending up ...Keep reading View the full article

With an average lap speed of 140.116 mph, Busch withstood a late challenge from Joey Logano to win the pole for Sunday’s Bluegreen Vacations 500 at ISM Raceway near Phoenix. While Busch is in good position to advance to the Championship 4 on points, the pole at Phoenix puts him in an excellent position to win his way to the finale. Busch has won the last two Phoenix races. The pole is the ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Busch wins pole for NASCAR playoff race at Phoenix View the full article

Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR driver Darrell 'Bubba' Wallace Jr has been penalised after admitting that he intentionally caused a caution period in last weekend's race at Texas View the full article

Wallace was fined $50,000 and docked 50 driver points on Saturday for intentionally causing a caution which in turn manipulated the outcome of a race. His penalty came after he admitted the infraction – which had been debated by fans and drivers since last Sunday – in an interview Friday at ISM Raceway near Phoenix with NBC Sports' Dustin Long: Fellow Cup series driver Kyle Larson ...Keep reading View the full article

Bubba Wallace fined $50,000 by NASCAR for causing caution last week at Texas that affected race for at least one playoff driver View the full article

Outside of the fight to become the 2019 champion, Gronholm was third fastest in Q1 by winning the first race of the weekend, then despite the randomly reversed race order for Q2 where the fastest drivers from Q1 raced first, Gronholm again won on track and set a time that wouldn’t be bettered. Timmy Hansen had been fastest in Q1 and took an early joker in the Q2 encounter after he dropped to ...Keep reading View the full article

Friesen was black-flagged for jumping the start of the race but bounced back to grab the lead late in Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150. He then held off a furious challenge from Brandon Jones to pick up the win at ISM Raceway near Phoenix to lock himself into the Championship 4 next weekend at Homestead. Joining Friesen in competing for the 2019 series title next weekend at Brett Moffitt ...Keep reading View the full article

Driver Team Manufacturer Wins Best Points Finish Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 4 1st (2018) Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 3 17th (2012) Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 2 7th (2018) Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 0 1st (2013 ...Keep readingView the full article

SEMA 2019 brought every make and model of truck, car, SUV, and everything else to Las Vegas, Nevada, where it was up to us to search out the biggest and baddest—including everything Chevy. We took a few laps around the show floors looking for all things Bow Tie whether they were tactical, tricked, lifted, View the full article

Elliott posted an average lap speed of 138.627 mph early in the final 50-minute session of the day which ended up topping the leaderboard. “As a team, we know the position we’re in right now and it kind of is what it is at this point. We’ll either run good this weekend or we don’t,” Elliott said. “If we do, we have a chance next week. If we don’t, we’ll go to Homestead and ...Keep reading View the full article

The Truck Show Podcast Presented by Nissan in association with DECKED… …is a fun, irreverent, and edgy look at today’s world of custom and factory trucks, hosted by automotive journalist Sean Holman and veteran Los Angeles radio personality Jay “Lightning” Tilles. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the latest episode of The Truck Show Podcast. View the full article

But unlike a majority of the series’ drivers, he still has a path available to the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. “It takes some talent to get 80 points back (of the cutoff line) in two weeks, but we’ve achieved it,” Elliott said sarcastically Friday at ISM Raceway. “Certainly self-inflicted; I hate that I messed up last week as bad as I did, there’s really no excuse ...Keep reading View the full article

Icon ICON Vehicle Dynamics stepped up to the plate with its Stage 1 Suspension System for the Jeep Gladiator JT and scored a home run, getting the Best New Off-Road Product award at the 2019 SEMA Show. The Stage 1 Suspension System is a bolt-on kit with dual rate front coil springs, adjustable billet front View the full article

Intentional cautions take spotlight in NASCAR playoffs View the full article

Statistically, Busch has had another strong season with four victories and 15 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes in 33 races. Busch, however, hasn’t won since June at Pocono. He is still ranked third in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings although he has four finishes of 14th or worse in eight playoff races. Entering Sunday’s race at Phoenix, Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick already ...Keep reading View the full article

Images from SEMA are awash with bling’d out show rigs that are so overdone that most couldn’t be safely driven down the road let alone the trail. But not all of these “show cars” are more fluff than filling. Some have the show and go down pat. The staff enthusiasts at the Four Wheeler Network View the full article

Bro-dozers aside, there actually are real off-roadable 4x4s at the SEMA show just about every year. Sure, some may never get wheeled hard while others do, but there are several here with the goods to get them down the trail and up the next obstacle. Here are 10 builds we know we would like to View the full article

By now you probably know what’s hot at SEMA 2019. The Jeep JL Wrangler and Jeep JT Gladiator are two of the most popular builds at the show, and we know that trend will extend into the real world lives of our readers. And while both the new Wrangler and Gladiator are both super capable View the full article

SEMA 2019 filled Las Vegas, Nevada with cars, trucks, and everything that goes “vroom.” We put on our proverbial horse blinders and took a lap around the show looking for all things Ford, whether they were lifted, leveled, tracked, tricked, or bulletproofed—we pointed a camera at them. Meet the Guhrka, an armor-clad behemoth from Terradyne View the full article

The schedule is subject to change. All times local. Friday, November 8 8:05 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. NGOTS 1st Practice (No TV) 9:35 a.m. - 10:25 a.m. NGOTS Final Practice (No TV) 1:05 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. NXS 1st Practice (NBC Sports App) 2:05 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. MENCS 1st Practice (NBC Sports App) 3:05 p.m. NGOTS Qualifying (FS1) 4:05 p.m. - 4:55 p.m. NXS Final Practice (NBCSN) 5:00 ...Keep reading View the full article

The SEMA Show is like nothing else in the world. It’s the largest gathering of people who love trucks, Jeeps, 4x4s, and cars, and the people who make parts, accessories, and upgrades for those trucks, Jeeps, 4x4s, and cars. It’s sort of like the Super Bowl of the automotive worlds. And by world, we mean View the full article