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Statistically, Kyle 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 ...Keep reading View the full article

The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas is a monster event that consumes almost every square inch inside the Las Vegas Convention Center. It also packs the area around the buildings. And saturating the show are 4x4s. Lots of 4x4s. Every size, make, model, and build level you can imagine. Seeing all View the full article

Tires are tires, right? Not really. There are good, better, and best in every category of truck, Jeep, and 4×4 parts, accessories, and upgrades. We’ve found four new tires at SEMA Show 2019 that fit into that better and best category. As a matter of fact, one of these tires received the “Best New Tire” View the full article

There is one overwhelmingly apparent fact: the Jeep Gladiator is the king of SEMA 2019. There are modified Jeep Gladiators for rock crawling, modified Jeep Gladiators for towing, modified Jeep Gladiators for overlanding, and modified Jeep Gladiators for hauling bikes and motorcycles. Heck, we even saw one lowrider Jeep Gladiator. And not only are there View the full article

The saying goes that when you need a winch, you really need a winch. We love winches, they have tugged us out of many a predicament. Every year totally new winches pop up at SEMA in Las Vegas, Nevada. The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world with aftermarket View the full article

This is Alonso’s first event since a troubled outing in the recent Morocco Rally left him with a "bittersweet" feeling – which included a heavy crash into a ditch. Alonso ended the first stage in fourth place, 7m43s off leader Yasir Bin Seaidan’s Mini. “It was a trouble-free stage for us,” said Alonso. “We didn’t have any issues this time, we completed the 210km. We still have ...Keep reading View the full article

SEMA 2019 is packed with the newest, latest, and greatest—but greatest doesn’t have to mean straight off the dealer lot. This ’86 Sierra grabbed us by the eyeballs and had us crawling around looking at the little details which separated it from its glitzy neighbors. The Sierra had been through a few bigger engines before View the full article

If there’s one thing you can count on every year at the SEMA show it’s plenty of 4×4 builds sporting the newest off-road tires on the market. And this year was no exception. From teeny UTV tires to all-terrain truck and SUV offerings to Mickey Thompson’s newest 58-inch monster that makes a 43-inch mud terrain View the full article

The late Rod Hall was honored in a celebration during the 2019 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Hall passed away in June 2019 at age 82 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Rod Hall is the only racer to start or finish 50 Baja 1000 races. The last time he was in a race View the full article

You asked for it and we want our readers to be happy, so we are spotlighting this amazing 1988 Grand Wagoneer SJ. The boys at MaxBilt Offroad knocked it out the park once again with this astonishing build. This wagon is pure perfection, from the mild 4-inch lift and 33-inch Yokohama Geolander M/Ts mounted on View the full article

Jeep Gladiators were everywhere at SEMA 2019, battling one another for position in brutal almost war-like aggression. They filled the arena by the dozens, jostling, tugging, and pushing back and forth in a titanic struggle for superiority to see which would be the best. The crowd cheered, jeered, and shouted in an effort to bolster View the full article

Jeep Gladiators were everywhere at SEMA 2019, battling one another for position in brutal almost war-like aggression. They filled the arena by the dozens, jostling, tugging, and pushing back and forth in a titanic struggle for superiority to see which would be the best. The crowd cheered, jeered, and shouted in an effort to bolster View the full article

There’s no doubt about it. As you walk the SEMA 2019 (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show you’re probably going to see Jeep products. A lot. Jeep Gladiators are everywhere as are Jeep JLs and JKs. For those of you who wish to see something other than Jeeps, we submit a Jeepless photo gallery of cool View the full article

There’s no doubt about it. As you walk the SEMA 2019 (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show you’re probably going to see Jeep products. A lot. Jeep Gladiators are everywhere as are Jeep JLs and JKs. For those of you who wish to see something other than Jeeps, we submit a Jeepless photo gallery of cool View the full article

Overlanding is hot. So hot in fact, the folks who create and execute the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas added a brand-new Overland Experience area for SEMA 2019. Located in the Performance Pavilion, the Overland Experience contains a collection of vehicles outfitted for overlanding. The area was more than just eye View the full article

While Harvick has ended up in a familiar place – among the four drivers who will compete for the series championship at Homestead – the trip there has been unlike any of Harvick’s previous four. The 2019 season was already going to be taxing enough with the introduction of a new aero package that would greatly alter the style of racing, particularly in what had been seen of late on ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR's plan to revise its technical ethos and think about its long-term future has opened up the prospect of a fourth manufacturer. Could it be Honda that steps forward? View the full article

Motorsport.com revealed before Rally Spain two weeks ago that Tanak would make a shock switch to Hyundai, leaving the Toyota Gazoo Racing team with which he sealed the 2019 drivers' championship for the first time days after the news of his departure from the squad broke. Speculation about who will drive for Toyota next year reached fever pitch last week, when current Hyundai driver Thierry ...Keep reading View the full article

Everybody loves a classic 4×4. Don’t believe us? Park a well-used classic with chrome bumpers and old-school lines built before everybody owned a cell phone next to a $100,000 show rig that just rolled off the assembly line and watch which one gathers the crowd. The classic will win nine times out of ten. The View the full article

Six industry legends were inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame (ORMHOF) in an annual Las Vegas ceremony. The inductees are all legends in off-road motorsports and come from different disciplines. Inductee Lynn Chenowth pioneered tube frame off-road vehicle chassis. Twenty-five thousand of his vehicle chassis have been sold worldwide since the 1970s. Chenowth View the full article

Hattori Racing Enterprises announced Tuesday that it had re-signed Hill to return to the seat of the No. 16 Toyota for the 2020 Gander Outdoors Truck Series season. The effort will feature an increased presence by United Rentals as the primary sponsor for multiple races, as well as returning partner Weins Canada with support from Toyota Racing Development. “It’s awesome to be coming ...Keep reading View the full article

Lambert has worked at RCR since 2005 and most recently has served as crew chief for NASCAR Cup Series rookie Daniel Hemric. Lambert will become crew chief of Roush’s No. 17 Ford team with Buescher, who will replace driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. next season. “We are certainly excited to have Luke Lambert joining our organization and taking over the reins of the No. 17 program,” said team ...Keep reading View the full article

Classic Paint Color Sources I really liked the two-part story on the rebuild of the 225ci engine. I am currently rebuilding a ’68 Jeepster convertible. The last picture of the story said that you used a couple of rattle cans of the Alpine Green paint on the engine block. Where did you find the Alpine View the full article

Kevin Harvick and crew chief Rodney Childers recap the strategy that brought them to Victory Lane at Texas Motor Speedway. View the full article

The team announced on Tuesday that Riley Herbst will join rookie teammate Harrison Burton as a fulltime competitor next season, driving JGR’s No. 18 Toyota. Burton will compete in the No. 20 and Brandon Jones is returning to the No. 19 to give JGR three fulltime drivers competing for the 2020 series championship. “I’m very excited to compete full time next season in the Xfinity ...Keep reading View the full article