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Today, Ram will celebrate its first 10 years as a standalone brand within Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The division, which was spun off from Dodge on October 4, 2009, has become one of the automaker’s most profitable and award-winning brands, which Ram claims is due to its “decade of innovation.” Today’s Ram pickup started life as View the full article

Larson led the single-lap average speed with 162.705 mph and set the mark early in the 50-minute session. Statistically, Dover is one of Larson’s best tracks with five top-five and eight top-10 finishes in 11 career starts. He finished third in this year’s spring race. Martin Truex Jr. ended up second (161.377 mph) and Kevin Harvick third (160.385 mph). Brad Keselowski and last ...Keep reading View the full article

Tanak benefitted from running first on the road for Dyfnant, winning the stage by 5.7s from Hyundai’s Andreas Mikkelsen in near-daylight conditions. Luck was also on Tanak’s side as damaged wires meant his lights weren’t working on Dyfnant, requiring roadside repairs to get them restored for the fully-dark Aberhirnant test, which he also won. Reigning champion Sebastien Ogier went third ...Keep reading View the full article

Tyler Reddick is ready for his promotion to the NASCAR Cup Series with Richard Childress Racing next season View the full article

With the aerodynamics of a doorstop, five liters of Mercedes-Benz power, and an estimated top speed of 186 mph, you might not expect this machine to also come equipped with four-wheel drive. In July of 1985, we learned about Franco Sbarro and a custom-built, super-fast, go-anywhere car that he called “Challenge.” Whether he was referring View the full article

Logano’s No. 22 Penske team elected to do a mock qualifying run early in the 50-minute session and his average lap speed of 163.221 mph held up for the entire session. William Byron ended up second (162.132 mph) and Jimmie Johnson was third (161.834 mph). Ryan Blaney and Alex Bowman rounded out the top-five. “We made a qualifying run and would have like to have made another race run but ...Keep reading View the full article

Due to many requests, we’re republishing some of Granville King’s “From The Back Country” columns as space permits. These columns ran in Four Wheeler from 1984 until Granville’s passing in 1989 at age 70. Granville was a retired aerospace engineer and television screenwriter who lived off-grid in a trailer in Baja, Mexico. His off-road experiences View the full article

Jimmie Johnson underlined he wants to delay any decision about his long-term NASCAR future as long as possible, as Hendrick Motorsports announced a sponsor deal covering his car through 2023 View the full article

Fastest times on both Elsi and Penmachno - the afternoon loop's two full-length stages - launched Citroen driver Ogier forwards from the fifth place in which he had ended the morning. He is now just 1.5 seconds behind Meeke heading to the after-dark runs through Dyfnant and Aberhirnant that conclude the day. Thierry Neuville was quickest on the short Slate Mountain stage and is still in ...Keep reading View the full article

Ally announced Friday that it has extended its full-season primary sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 48 Chevrolet for three more years, through the conclusion of the 2023. The sponsorship deal remains in place whether Johnson remains as the team’s driver the entire length of the deal or not. Johnson, 44, is currently signed through the end of the 2020 season. “Our first year ...Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson will keep his primary sponsor Ally Financial for Hendrick 48 car for as long as he races View the full article

Though Meeke didn't win any of the loop's four stages, his consistently quick pace meant he heads for service with a six-second lead over Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville. Meeke managed to get his advantage up to nine seconds across the opening Elsi and Penmachno stages before a quick spin on Dyfnant meant his cushion was cut to 4.8s. By that point, his teammate Ott Tanak had surged up to ...Keep reading View the full article

How do you get tire dealers to push your brand of tires? The answer is simple—plenty of education and hands on experience. Kenda Tires did just that, inviting some of its biggest tire dealers and shop owners from across the country to a tire “bootcamp” event in Las Vegas. Kenda started the week of training View the full article

The schedule is subject to change. All times Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Friday, October 4 12:00 p.m. NKNPS-E Qualifying (Group Qualifying) 12:35 p.m. - 1:25 p.m. NXS 1st Practice (NBCSN) 1:35 p.m. - 2:25 p.m. MENCS 1st Practice (NBCSN) 2:35 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. NXS Final Practice (NBCSN) 3:35 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. MENCS Final Practice (NBCSN) 5:15 p.m. NKNPS-E Green Flag ...Keep reading View the full article

Crews were greeted with an extremely wet and slippery stage for Oulton's first appearance on a WRC itinerary since 1993, with the 2.25-mile mix of asphalt and gravel proving ideal for R5 machinery to upstage World Rally Cars. Solberg is marking the end of his professional career by contesting Rally GB - which he won four times - alongside his teenage son Oliver, both driving WRC2 Volkswagens ...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

Alonso faces his first major test in his fledging cross-country rallying career in the five-day event based around Fez, the traditional warm-up event for next January's Dakar. It follows his first competitive taste of the discipline in last month's Lichtenburg 400, in which the Spaniard and his co-driver Marc Coma finished 16th after suffering an early roll and two broken windscreens in his ...Keep reading View the full article

So I’m not sure if I can plagiarize myself or not. Probably should be alright, but hey, in this day and age you never know. Why am I worried? Well, I’m pretty sure what I’m about to write about this Bronco project is the same thing I’ve written about other big vehicle projects, because the View the full article

It was easy to get lost among the many impressive rigs at the 2019 Off-Road Expo, but something large, red, and diesel-powered caught our attention.Brian George, of Sintor Trucks, walked us around this truck which came powered by the 6.7L Ford Power Stroke V-8 diesel, backed by the factory 6-speed automatic transmission and transfer case. View the full article

RCR promotes Reddick to Cup Series in No. 8 Chevrolet View the full article

In April 2018, NASCAR announced the acquisition of ARCA but said its operation wouldn’t change until the 2020 season. Two of NASCAR’s current regional touring series – K&N Pro Series East and K&N Pro Series West – will become the ARCA East and ARCA West next season. Each of the series will consist of six to eight races, each crowning a champion. The 20-race ARCA Menards ...Keep reading View the full article

RCR announced Reddick, who currently competes with the organization in the Xfinity Series, will drive the team’s No. 8 Chevrolet in the Cup series next season. The team will continue to have primary sponsorship from Caterpillar. Reddick, 23, replaces Daniel Hemric, who the team announced last month would not return in 2020. “I’m beyond grateful to everyone at Richard Childress Racing ...Keep reading View the full article

Vintage Warmth Walls Outdoor Goods now offers the Vintage collection. The Vintage Breckenridge hooded duck jacket is made from 10-ounce duck fabric that is sanded and stonewashed, creating a weathered, lived-in look. The jacket features rib-knit cuffs and waist band; four patch pockets, two with hand-warmer features; a zippered front map pocket; two interior patch View the full article

NASCAR on Tuesday delivered the 2020 rules to the teams and most of them remain largely unchanged. Below are noteworthy updates for 2020: The current extended parts freeze will remain in place through 2020. Each car number will be permitted to have a maximum of 12 certified chassis at any given time. In addition, each organization will be permitted to have a maximum of 10 unique ...Keep reading View the full article

Sign up for your free trial of the MotorTrend App to start binge watching right now! For any “writer,” especially professionals—people who put proverbial pen to paper for a living—not knowing what or how to “say” something is never a good thing. Each month, my colleagues at Diesel Power and I, as well as scribes View the full article