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Truex was first off pit road when everyone stopped on Lap 30 of 130 and never looked back, holding off Hamlin by 4.112 seconds. Ryan Blaney finished third, Clint Bowyer was fourth and Joey Logano rounded out the top-five. Completing the top-10 were William Byron, Aric Almirola, Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch and Daniel Suarez. Hamlin, who started on the pole, took command early and ran out to ...Keep reading View the full article

Tifft, 23, suffered a “serious medical issue” prior to the start of Saturday morning’s first practice at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, sources confirmed to Motorsport.com. His Front Row Motorsports officials later confirmed Tifft was taken first to the track’s infield care center and then transported to Martinsville General Hospital for further evaluation. Read ...Keep reading View the full article

Neuville did absolutely all he could to deny Tanak’s title with a perfectly controlled performance, hitting the front on Saturday when the action switched from gravel to tarmac and winning the rally by 17.2s over Tanak, who overhauled Dani Sordo on the final stage. Needing to beat or finish just one place behind Neuville on the test, Tanak won the Power Stage with a scorching time, 3.6s ...Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin’s average lap speed of 97.840 mph in Saturday’s qualifying session was enough to hold off Chase Elliott to win the pole for Sunday’s First Data 500. The pole is his third of the 2019 Cup Series season and 33rd of his career. It’s also his fourth pole at Martinsville but first since the 2013 season. “I did an OK job but this car has been good all weekend so far,” said ...Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin has won the pole at Martinsville Speedway, where the five-time winner will attempt to lock himself into NASCAR's championship race View the full article

Gilliland got around Ross Chastain on a restart with 10 to go in regulation and then held him off in a two-lap overtime to win Saturday’s NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The win is Gilliland’s first in 46 career starts. Entering the race, he held the record as the driver at Kyle Busch Motorsports with the most starts without a victory. “I wish we would have won ...Keep reading View the full article

Todd Gilliland wins first career Truck Series race by holding off championship contender Ross Chastain in overtime at Martinsville Speedway View the full article

Keselowski ended up eliminated from the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs last weekend at Kansas but his average lap speed of 96.283 mph has him poised at the chance to sweep both races at the 1-mile track this season. Penske teammate Ryan Blaney ended up second (95.762 mph) and Kurt Busch was third (95.704 mph). Daniel Hemric was fourth and Ryan Preece completed the top-five. Rounding out the ...Keep reading View the full article

Heading into this weekend’s race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, the pit crews of teams of Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney have changes. Logano and Blaney still remain in contention to win the 2019 series title. Keselowski’s pit crew, one of the organization’s most consistent this season, has been sent to Blaney’s No. 12 team. Two members of Blaney’s crew have moved ...Keep reading View the full article

Matt Tifft becomes ill before practice at Martinsville Speedway, taken to hospital; Matt Crafton replaces him View the full article

Saturday afternoon began with Neuville, Loeb and Sordo preserving a Hyundai 1-2-3, with Toyota’s Tanak nearly 10 seconds in arrears of third-placed Sordo. Yet Tanak had won the first pass of El Montmell that concluded the morning and picked up where he left off with a quickest time on Savalla 2. Further stage wins on the repeat passes of Querol and El Montmell allowed Tanak to chew into ...Keep reading View the full article

Chase Elliott has an engine failure less than five minutes into the opening practice for the third round of NASCAR's playoffs View the full article

Chase Elliott has an engine failure less than five minutes into the opening practice for the third round of NASCAR's playoffs View the full article

Logano bolted to the top of the leaderboard late in the session with an average lap speed of 96.657 mph. Martin Truex Jr. was second (96.176 mph) and last weekend’s race winner, Denny Hamlin, ended up third (95.966 mph). Clint Bowyer was fourth and Kyle Busch completed the top-five. Rounding out the top-10 speeds were Chris Buescher, Ryan Blaney, Aric Almirola, Daniel Suarez and Jimmie ...Keep reading View the full article

Tifft, 23, suffered a "serious medical issue" prior to the start of Saturday morning's practice at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, sources confirmed to Motorsport.com. Front Row Motorsports officials confirmed Tifft was taken first to the track's infield care center and then transported to Martinsville General Hospital. He would be evaluated there to determine whether he needed to go to a ...Keep reading View the full article

After Friday’s six gravel stages, the action switched to tarmac, and Meeke immediately deprived Dani Sordo of third place on the opening Savalla test with the second-quickest time. But it would all unravel quickly on Querol when Meeke smashed his Toyota Yaris WRC against the Armco barrier and ripped the rear-right wheel off. Although the crash promoted teammate Ott Tanak to fourth and thus ...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

Square-body Blazers are commonly spotted on the trail, and for good reason. They came from the factory with V-8 engines and solid axles, the top is removable, and an 18-year production run ensured that there are still plenty of them out there. First-generation (1969-1972) Blazers are much rarer, and we can’t recall seeing many of View the full article

Playing host can be exhausting, particularly if your in-laws are coming to town for Thanksgiving. Sometimes, though, it is fun to be host, like when your friends come to town to go rockcrawling. For the last several years, a group of friends (including fellow contributor to 4WOR Brian Sumner) have made it a tradition to View the full article

Gray, a third-generation drag racer, is taking the next step in his NASCAR immersion by making his first Gander Outdoors Truck Series start on Saturday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. His NASCAR path is an unusual one – it began like many other aspiring drivers competing in Late Models and midgets but then took a turn to drag racing, where he won the 2018 NHRA Pro Stock championship at 19 ...Keep reading View the full article

Not much is changing at GMS for the 2020 season. Brett Moffitt and Sheldon Creed will again return as full-time drivers competing for the GOTS championship. Sam Mayer will also return in an expanded schedule while he also competes for the ARCA Racing Series title. “To have all three of these talented young men back with our organization is a blessing,” said Mike Beam, team president ...Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin and Gibbs group go to Martinsville as title favorites View the full article

Despite "pushing really hard," Toyota's Ott Tanak has slipped from third to fifth place, 20 seconds behind Neuville. But as things stand Tanak, who will switch to Hyundai next season, is provisionally set to clinch his first WRC title on Sunday subject to powerstage points. Loeb was a man on a mission, jumping up from sixth to fourth on stage four before overhauling Tanak into third with a ...Keep reading View the full article

Motorsport.com's sources have confirmed the deal was completed earlier this month. Tanak, who has been driven for Toyota for the last two years, denied any such agreement was in place and insisted his focus remains firmly on securing a first WRC title in Spain this week. A service park source said: "Hyundai is the good option. Working with [team boss Andrea] Adamo, Ott knows what he will get ...Keep reading View the full article

The Vila Real venue had been part of the series’ schedule since before rallycross gained World RX status in 2014, but was dropped from the 2019 calendar. The circuit has revealed that it will return with a minimum one-year deal from 2020, and is the third event to be confirmed for next season, following announcements from Spa-Francorchamps that the Belgian venue will host its second World ...Keep reading View the full article