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Based on Michael Waltrip's 2011 New York Times bestseller, Blink of an Eye: From Triumph to Tragedy details the darkest day in NASCAR history. For Michael Waltrip it was the highest of highs immediately followed by the lowest of lows. The film, premiering in select theaters for one-night only on September 12th, talks to Waltrip and focuses on his star-crossed friendship with the iconic driver ...Keep reading View the full article

Sadler, who retired from fulltime NASCAR competition following the 2018 season, is scheduled to make his second and final start of the year in the Xfinity Series this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing. It could well be the last NASCAR national series race for Sadler, 44, who has no plans to compete beyond this weekend. Kaulig, with help from ...Keep reading View the full article

David Ragan and Adam Alexander break down Brad Keselowski's wreck at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. View the full article

The Jeep was marketed as a utilitarian vehicle when it hit civilian soil after World War II. With things like auxiliary power take-off equipment available, Jeeps were truly capable of just about anything. On the battlefield and in the farmer’s field, the Jeep proved itself time and time again. As if that wasn’t enough, there View the full article

It’s not often that we have big, important, breaking news—but now we do. The famed BBC show from jolly old England is now available on the MotorTrend App. To start streaming the entire catalogue (except for season 1), sign up for your free trial of the MotorTrend App at motortrend.com/topgear. Top Gear is one of View the full article

“First and foremost it’s the time spent away from family. I’ve got two young kids at home. Watching them grow and missing out on the things they have been doing, it’s hard as a father and a parent,” Menard said Tuesday during a teleconference. “This sport takes so much dedication to run at the top level. I want what’s best for the No. 21 team, I want what’s best for my family ...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

Today 704Games, NASCAR Team Properties’ exclusive console simulation-style video game licensee, will release the latest version of the NASCAR Heat franchise. Fans who pre-ordered or plan to purchase the limited NASCAR Heat 4 Gold Edition will have early access to gameplay starting today, while the Standard Edition will be available nationwide on Friday, September 13th. The game will be available ...Keep reading View the full article

Matt DiBenedetto has secured a place on the NASCAR Cup Series grid for 2020, signing for Wood Brothers Racing to replace the retiring Paul Menard View the full article

Paul Menard will retire at the end of the season and Wood Brothers Racing has hired Matt DiBenedetto to replace him in the iconic No. 21 Ford View the full article

Wood Brothers Racing announced on Tuesday that its current Cup driver, Paul Menard, will step away from fulltime NASCAR competition following the conclusion of the 2019 season and DiBenedetto will join the team to drive the iconic No. 21 Ford beginning next year. DiBenedetto, despite enjoying his most competitive season in the Cup series, was recently told he would not be returning to Leavine ...Keep reading View the full article

Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick and Rodney Childers talk about the strategy that led them to victory lane in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. View the full article

Let’s start by addressing the elephant in the room and be honest about what the 2020 Land Rover Defender is and what it isn’t. It isn’t an evolutionary step in the Defender lineage, it isn’t retro, and it isn’t an agricultural and military implement updated enough to achieve cult status within the consumer market. What View the full article

Riding in the passenger seat of Chet Kokkeler’s white LS-powered JKU as it effortlessly climbed over boulders on a rugged trail high in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains, it was hard to imagine that 15 months earlier, this agile, powerful Jeep was nothing more than a stripped tub sitting on a bare frame in the corner of View the full article

It was going to take a strong run in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 for Suarez to even have a chance to crack the 16-driver playoff field. He entered the race tied with Ryan Newman for the last spot in the field. Hitting the wall on Lap 10 of 160 only put himself in a bigger hole. He twice pit under caution while his team worked on his right-side damage and restarted the race in 35th. It was a ...Keep reading View the full article

When Jimmie Johnson walked out of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's infield medical center, he made one thing perfectly clear View the full article

In 2011, two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip authored In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that changed everything. The book is a harrowing look inside the day that defined an entire sports from the point of view of someone directly involved. The book became a New York Times bestseller and now is becoming a film. Blink of an Eye: From Triumph to Tragedy is ...Keep readingView the full article

Wallace had his best all-around weekend of the season, as his No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet showed plenty of speed in practice, qualifying and throughout Sunday’s race. While Kevin Harvick was basking in his second career Brickyard 400 victory after the race, Wallace was getting wrapped in a bear hug from his team owner following his season’s-best third-place ...Keep reading View the full article

Darrell Wallace Jr believes he reminded his critics that he "can drive" with his third place in the Indianapolis NASCAR Cup round View the full article

The WRC legend and two-time Dakar winner will make his second consecutive start at the wheel of a Mini John Cooper Works Buggy, having switch over to the X-raid outfit after Peugeot halted its works programme in the wake of his victorious run in the 2018 rally. Sainz had been weighing up his options for the 2020 race, with Toyota having expressed an interesting in the Spaniard's services, but ...Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson blamed his first-ever failure to qualify for NASCAR's playoffs on '25 bad races' rather than the Indianapolis crash that ended his chance of being a Cup title contender View the full article

Brad Keselowski hit out at the "atrocious angle" of the Indianapolis barrier that he hit in his massive NASCAR Cup crash View the full article

With some clever strategy calls and a strong eighth-place finish in Sunday’s Brickyard 400, Newman was able to clinch the final playoff berth in the 16-driver field, just edging out Daniel Suarez. Much like the rest of his season has gone, Newman got off to a slow start with a sub-par qualifying effort at Indianapolis Motor Speedway but was able to make big gains once the race played ...Keep reading View the full article

Position Driver Team/Manufacturer Wins Points 1 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 2,045 2 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 2,030 3 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 2,029 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas ...Keep reading View the full article

Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick dominated to win at Indianapolis, the final race before the start of the 2019 NASCAR Cup playoffs View the full article