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Less than a week after earning his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win of the 2019 season, Joe Gibbs Racing announced Friday it had reached a contract extension with the 23-year-old native of Byron, Mich. Sources told Motorsport.com that Jones’ deal is for the 2020 season with a one-year option, which means he could be in the same situation again this time next year. “I’m so ...Keep reading View the full article

Erik Jones has signed a new deal with his Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Cup Series team, with Autosport sources suggesting his new contract is a one-year extension View the full article

Bowyer enters Sunday’s Brickyard 400 – the final race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regular season – just eight points inside the cutoff line to make the 16-driver playoff field. While a win would lock Bowyer into the playoff grid, he – and the drivers he’s racing against to break into the field – have all yet to earn a victory this season, which means all will likely be ...Keep reading View the full article

Tidemand, 28, returns to M-Sport for next week’s Rally Turkey and is now confirmed for Rally GB on October 3-6 alongside team regulars Elfyn Evans and Teemu Suninen. The former WRC2 and Asia-Pacific Rally Champion has only competed in Wales three times, but he has a strong record, winning his class in a Skoda twice and finishing second on the other occasions. Tidemand, who finished ...Keep reading View the full article

The former Hyundai driver will compete in a Ford Fiesta R5 at next month's Rally GB before stepping up to a Fiesta WRC for the season-closing Rally Australia. Paddon’s deal was confirmed by M-Sport Ford World Rally Team on Friday morning and comes after he was forced out of Rally Finland by a pre-event testing accident. Since that July accident, the Kiwi has been working with M-Sport and ...Keep reading View the full article

The schedule is subject to change. All times Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Friday, September 6th 1:05 p.m. Xfinity Series practice (Streaming on NBC Sports) 3:05 p.m. Xfinity Series final practice (Streaming on NBC Sports) Saturday, September 7th 11:05 a.m. Cup Series practice (NBCSN) 12:05 p.m. Xfinity Series qualifying (NBCSN) 1:30 p.m. Cup Series final practice ...Keep reading View the full article

1. It's the last race to make the Cup series playoffs - what will be the biggest surprise, who makes it or who doesn't it (and who will that be)? Jim Utter: I think the biggest surprise will be in who makes it. I still think Jimmie Johnson will find a way to get into the playoffs and extend his streak. He has four wins at Indy and really showed race-winning speed all weekend at Darlington until ...Keep reading View the full article

It is no secret people love the Jeep Wrangler JL; Jeep has announced it is adding the Willys Edition and the Wrangler Black and Tan Edition to the 2020 JL Wrangler lineup. The Willys Edition, which was a popular seller when offered for the JK Wrangler, features a limited-slip rear differential, Rubicon rock rails, and View the full article

The reprofiled backstretch chicane at the Charlotte Roval will be 30mph slower, but more challenging and better for racing - reckons the first NASCAR Cup driver to try the layout View the full article

Evans and Suninen have been M-Sport's main line-up this year after Sebastien Ogier's exit for Citroen, though Evans will end up missing three WRC rounds due to a back injury sustained on the non-championship Rally Estonia. Wilson has not given up on enticing championship leader Tanak back from Toyota, which is widely expected to re-sign him, but said whatever happened with that pursuit he ...Keep reading View the full article

Roma won the prestigious marathon in the bike category in 2004, before switching to the car class the year after and going on to claim a first Dakar win on four wheels in 2014. The victory came as part of the X-Raid Mini set-up, in which Roma contested seven of the past eight Dakars - including last year's, in which he finished runner-up to Toyota's Nasser Al-Attiyah. However, in the Saudi ...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

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

The Driven2SaveLives BC39 on Wednesday and Thursday honors the late USAC champion, Indy 500 starter and former NASCAR driver, Bryan Clauson, and promotes awareness of the Indiana Donor Network. Clauson died in August 2016 following a race accident. As a registered donor, he went on to save five lives as an organ donor and continues to heal the lives of countless others as a tissue donor. The ...Keep reading View the full article

Flip open the hood of a new truck on the lot today, and you might find fewer cylinders in the block than there are fingers on your left paw. We get it; new-age tech gives us better fuel economy, which means more spending change available for the other money-hungry 4x4s in our lives. Jeff Dane View the full article

Johnson and his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team had one of its best weekends from start to finish of the season at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, showing plenty race-winning speed. He remained in contention for the win until he was caught up in a multi-car wreck on Lap 275 of 367, where he picked up considerable damage. He still salvaged a 16th-place finish, which leaves him 18th in the ...Keep reading View the full article

After driving the Hilux for four days in Namibia in mid-August, two-time Formula 1 champion Alonso continued his acclimatisation to cross-country rallying, completing over 700km on Monday and Tuesday with the help of Toyota's logistic partner Overdrive. The Spaniard was able to test himself on faster roads, some of which were used during last weekend's sixth round of the FIA World Cup for Cross ...Keep reading View the full article

The last day of racing at Crandon International Raceway is always the biggest, most attended, and richest. Although short-course racers who are crowned champions receive huge purse payouts, there is more hardware that comes with winning on this day—trophies and championship rings. These are the things every off-road racer who makes the trip to Crandon, View the full article

The ultimate collection of Top Gear is now available on the MotorTrend App, the only subscription streaming service dedicated entirely to the motoring world. Sign up for a free trial to start binge watching right now! Four Wheeler is part of the MotorTrend Group, and beginning August 30, 2019, the Ultimate Collection of Top Gear became available exclusively on the MotorTrend app. View the full article

DiBenedetto was able to take several laps in a pace car on Tuesday on the recently completed backstretch chicane on the Roval. Although the lines have not been painted or the curbs put in place, cones were used to make the new design. In its debut races last season in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series, the backstretch chicane’s original layout was 32 feet wide at its widest point, while the ...Keep reading View the full article

1. Jeep News & Rumors Is there going to be a Black & Tan Edition of the ’20 Jeep Wrangler? And a non-eTorque version of the 2.0L? Kelley Blue Book went through all the awards it handed out in 2019 to award another award: 10 most awarded vehicles of 2019. The Jeep Wrangler ranked No. View the full article

Rolling into the throttle of the ’20 Chevrolet 3500HD Crew Cab 4×4 dualie and feeling the power from the 6.6L Duramax diesel as it gets a 15-ton equipment trailer up to speed was a unique experience for us. It’s the heaviest trailer we’ve pulled with a GM pickup, and it consisted of a John Deere View the full article

A little over a year ago, we began our long-term test of a set of Cooper Discoverer STT Pro mud-terrain tires. For most, the excitement of getting new tires is also met with a feeling of uncertainty. Will they meet your needs and expectations? Will they whine so loud on the highway that you can’t View the full article

Jones had earned his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series just last summer at Daytona, but 2019 was always going to be a critical season as it was a contract year for Jones at Joe Gibbs Racing. So, as the 2019 season has neared the end of the regular season, Jones had seen his teammates – Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin – win a collective 12 times in the first 24 ...Keep reading View the full article

David Ragan and Adam Alexander break down the big wreck from Sunday night's race at Darlington Raceway. View the full article