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Byron, who drives the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, won the pole for Sunday night’s Southern 500, driving a car featuring the livery of the fictional race car driver Trickle from the movie, “Days of Thunder.” In the movie, Trickle – whose character was based loosely on the late racer Tim Richmond – won his first NASCAR Cup series race at Darlington. Byron, 21, is also ...Keep reading View the full article

The Lithuanian finished second on the road to Gronholm RX driver Toomas Heikkinen in the opening session of the weekend to set the fifth best time, then climbed to second at the first corner of the first race in Q2, before taking the lead and race victory after the joker laps played out. Double DTM champion Timo Scheider had made a near-perfect launch to take the lead of the same encounter in ...Keep reading View the full article

With two races remaining before the 16-driver playoff field is set in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Johnson is unlikely to make the cut unless he can win this weekend at Darlington, S.C., or the following week at Indianapolis. Missing the playoffs would be a first for the seven-time Cup series champion who owns 83 career wins but whose last victory came in June 2017 at Dover ...Keep reading View the full article

The 21-year-old NASCAR Xfinity Series driver for JR Motorsports believes he has one of the best race cars he’s had all season at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, and what better time to showcase it than alongside his team co-owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Since his retirement from fulltime competition at the end of the 2017 season, Earnhardt has been competing in one Xfinity Series race per season. He ...Keep reading View the full article

Stenhouse’s average lap speed of 168.845 mph was set relatively early in the 50-minute session. Kyle Larson ended up second (168.764 mph) and William Byron was third (168.480 mph). In six career starts at Darlington, Stenhouse’s best finish was 12th in last season’s Southern 500. Kurt Busch, who topped the first session, ended up fourth and Matt DiBenedetto completed the ...Keep reading View the full article

The 2019 SEMA Show is expanding its focus on the overlanding community via the brand new Overland Experience area, which will debut this year. The dedicated section will be located in the Performance Pavilion and feature dozens of customized vehicles. Attendees can expect to view fully popped out tents, sunshades, vehicles with portable kitchen systems, View the full article

Busch’s average lap speed of 171.261 mph, set at the end of the 55-minute session at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, topped William Byron (170.703 mph) and Aric Almirola (170.065 mph). Busch, who drives the No. 1 Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing, has made 22 career starts at Darlington without a victory. His best finish is a pair of thirds (2017 and 2010). Alex Bowman ended up fourth and ...Keep reading View the full article

“It was a very scary experience and we’re just happy to be healthy and have a weekend like this to look forward to and trying to get back to doing my job as a broadcaster for NBC and all the things we’re excited about in our lives and ready to focus on other things,” Earnhardt said Friday at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. “It’s good to be doing something normal. We’ve been taking ...Keep reading View the full article

Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson is on the cusp of missing the playoffs title shootout for the first time in his career, with just two races until the cut-off View the full article

The Ultimate Top Gear Collection 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! The Stig, who has been seen wandering around the MotorTrend headquarters for several weeks, is now officially a new member View the full article

Evans sustained the injury in a bad landing from a jump when contesting the non-championship Rally Estonia in July. He has already missed the Finnish and German WRC rounds but had hoped to contest the next event in Turkey next month. But he will now have to skip that as well before returning for Rally GB on October 3-6. M-Sport team principal Rich Millener said the certainty of having a ...Keep reading View the full article

Price, who has made starts in the series in Adelaide and on the Gold Coast in the past, has signed on for SST's return to Aussie soil at this year's Surfers Paradise race. His truck will be backed by Boost Mobile and Mitsubishi Motors. “I’m super stoked that the category is back on Australian soil," said Price. "Every time I get behind the wheel of one it’s such a good time and ...Keep reading View the full article

The schedule is subject to change. All times Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Friday, August 30 1:05 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. Xfinity Series practice (NBCSN) 2:05 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. Cup Series practice (NBCSN) 3:05 p.m. - 3:55 p.m. Xfinity Series final practice (NBCSN) 4:05 p.m. - 4:55 p.m. Cup Series final practice (NBCSN) Saturday, August 31 12:35 p.m. Xfinity Series qualifying ...Keep reading View the full article

Tires, donuts, rubber, treads—whatever you call them—they are one of the very first big decisions made when upgrading your Jeep. New tires are an important decision that should be made carefully since your Jeep will rely on them for many miles. We’re going to look at three basic types of tires that are most widely View the full article

The last time Chevrolet offered a straight-six engine was in the ’08 Trailblazer. That fuel-injected 4.2L gas-burner made 273 hp and 277 lb-ft of torque, with a combined EPA fuel economy rating of 16 mpg on the 4WD model. The inline-six was impressive, winning numerous awards for its innovations. But it’s nowhere near as impressive View the full article

1. The NASCAR Throwback weekend is one of the most popular and newest traditions in NASCAR, not to mention the Southern 500. How important is Darlington Raceway to NASCAR in 2019 in your opinion? Jim Utter: If NASCAR is going to keep any links to its history, tracks like Darlington and Martinsville are the best way to preserve them. Darlington was the first fully-paved speedway in the ...Keep reading View the full article

Darlington throwback: Brad Keselowski relishes NACAR celebration at Darlington Raceway and its old-time racing, paint schemes and uniforms View the full article

Joe Gibbs Racing's Erik Jones sits down with NASCAR Race Hub's Regan Smith on another edition of The Pub. View the full article

Dippel was suspended by NASCAR before last weekend's race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, citing actions detrimental to stock car racing, including a violation of the sport's code of conduct. Read Also: Tyler Dippel has been indefinitely suspended by NASCAR Dippel was reportedly charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, but the charges have since been ...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

Take a lap with Austin Dillon at Darlington Raceway on the iRacing simulator for this weekend's Southern 500 View the full article

Jessi Combs—vehicle fabricator, TV personality, and all-around good human—died attempting to break her own land-speed record on August 27 in the Alvord Desert. She was 36. Jessi is the current “fastest woman on four wheels” record holder, thanks to her two-way average 393 mph run in 2013. She broke that record in the North American View the full article

Dani Sordo was comfortably in the fight for a podium on last weekend's Rally Germany before a gearbox issue halted his progress on the Friday, forcing him to fight back through the order over the next two days. On the stage before the gearbox issue, Sordo had just overtaken Kris Meeke, who went on to finish second after Hyundai's Thierry Neuville and Citroen's Sebastien Ogier both got ...Keep reading View the full article

Tanak had looked set to re-sign with Toyota following the end of his current contract with the team in 2019, but Wilson met with the WRC championship leader and another M-Sport ex-driver – Tanak’s advisor Markko Martin – over the Rally Germany weekend. Tanak confirmed before the start of the event that no deal had been signed with Toyota, his representatives were in talks with other teams ...Keep reading View the full article

Austin Dillon is honoring his grandfather with his paint scheme for Darlington Raceway. View the full article