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Their afternoon battle replicated their morning form - Neuville quickest on the opening stage then World Rally Championship leader Tanak fighting back on the next two. Hyundai driver Neuville managed to halve Tanak's previous 3.2-second lead on the Stein und Wein stage, but Tanak inched the gap back up to 2.8s by the day's conclusion. Blighted by understeer in his Citroen all morning ...Keep reading View the full article

Get to know the pit crew for the Richard Childress Racing No. 3 team of Austin Dillon. View the full article

Hyundai driver Neuville had snatched first place from Thursday evening pacesetter Tanak's Toyota by going quickest on the opening Stein und Wein stage, taking a 0.7-second lead. But Tanak - who is chasing a third straight Germany victory and already leads the WRC standings - retaliated with stage wins on Mittelmosel and Wadern-Weiskirchen, putting him 3.2s clear as they headed for midday ...Keep reading View the full article

The schedule is subject to change. All times Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Road America Friday, Aug. 23 1:35 – 2:25 p.m. – Xfinity practice (NBC Sports App) 3:35 – 4:55 – Final Xfinity practice (NBC Sports App) Saturday, Aug. 24 11:40 a.m. – Xfinity qualifying (NBC Sports App live, NBCSN to air it at 1:30 p.m.) 3 p.m. (Green flag at 3:21 p.m.) – Xfinity ...Keep reading View the full article

Factory V-8 Gladiator? I’ve been really busy lately, but just got enough free time that I could read all the issues of magazines (including and first Jp) that have been piling up untouched on the table. In Jeep News & Rumors (Dispatch, June ’19), you asked the question, “Is Jeep planning a version of the View the full article

The first stage offered a rare opportunity for crews to tackle a representative road to open the rally – having also used the test on shakedown – with many events in the WRC opting for city centre or super-special style stages to start rallies. Tanak – driving a Toyota with a revised rear wing – set a time of 2m39.4s and jumped to the top of the leaderboard as the last competitive World ...Keep reading View the full article

During the Rally Finland weekend, the FIA said a clarification of rear wing measurements was necessary, while stressing that no car in the championship was running illegally. Toyota’s rear wing aerodynamic specification hasn’t changed since the 2017 season, when the current regulations came in. Toyota Gazoo Racing’s WRC team boss Tommi Makinen told Motorsport.com: “There are some small ...Keep reading View the full article

Ryan Newman raced Matt DiBenedetto hard late in the Bristol race while trying to stay on the lead lap and the two made contact. Do you think that was just racing or did Newman do something wrong? Jim Utter: While it may not be a popular answer for race fans, I don't have any problem with how Newman raced on Saturday night. He was not a lap down (as many claim), he was on the tail end of the ...Keep reading View the full article

Typical car owners trade in their vehicle for a newer model, but not Brody Zink. After wheeling an XJ Cherokee for a few years, the Nevada firefighter set his sights on a full-size Jeep Wagoneer. “I saw this thing for sale on Facebook and went to check it out,” Brody recalls. “I made a deal View the full article

Alonso has been testing the Hilux in Namibia since Tuesday, following Toyota’s announcement that the Spaniard would embark on a rally-raid initiation programme with the view of making his debut in motorsport’s most prestigious cross-country marathon. The 38-year-old ex-F1 star had already trialled the Hilux in the Kalahari Desert back in March, but has been given much more complicated ...Keep reading View the full article

Dale Earnhardt Jr's plan to contest next weekend's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington is still on despite his recent plane crash View the full article

NASCAR has taken further steps to reduce Cup drivers' participation in its lower level Xfinity and Trucks series View the full article

Earnhardt, who retired from fulltime NASCAR competition at the end of the 2017 season, has still competed in one Xfinity Series race each season and his lone start this year was planned for Aug. 31 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. In a message posted to his Twitter account Wednesday night, Earnhardt said “I plan on driving still.” “My lower back is bruised up real bad. Lots of swelling ...Keep reading View the full article

In January, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG) announced plans to build the Baja Boot. The first production Boot rolled out of the SCG shop late last week. SCG posted video of the Boot driving around its shop on social media saying, “We have boots on the ground.” The original Baja Boot was designed in the 1960s View the full article

NASCAR has once again reduced the pool of Cup Series drivers eligible to compete in Xfinity and Trucks and the number of races in which they may participate. Beginning next season, drivers with more than three fulltime seasons in the Cup series will be limited to five races each year in both Xfinity and Trucks. In addition, any drivers earning points in the Cup series are barred from ...Keep reading View the full article

If there’s one thing the BBC does well it’s create compelling TV. A few of you may be closet Downton Abbey fans, but if you’re an automotive gearhead and have the slightest glimmer of that thing called a sense of humor, you’re no doubt a ravenous fan of the hit show Top Gear. And now View the full article

Hezemans, who sits second in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series standings, will become the fifth driver to compete in one of the NASCAR’s three national series after racing in the European NASCAR championship. The 22-year-old son of motorsport icon Toine Hezemans will make his Xfinity Series debut this weekend at Road America, driving the No. 99 BJ McLeod Chevrolet Camaro. Despite racing in ...Keep reading View the full article

It’s true: I love all Jeeps. Even the ones I personally find unappealing. I just have to step back and remember that beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder, and what I enjoy looking at doesn’t always reflect what the rest of the Jeeping world likes. We all have our own predilections for View the full article

With two races left before the start of the playoffs, it’s been a rough little stretch for us of late since winning at Chicagoland Speedway. We knew some of the race tracks that were coming up would not suit us that well with what we have going on this year. Some races, we’ve had some self-inflicted problems. At Kentucky, we cut a left-front tire. At Watkins Glen, we ran out of fuel – stuff ...Keep reading View the full article

Chase Briscoe, who is already locked in the Xfinity playoffs thanks to his win at Iowa, took part in a two-day test Monday and Tuesday, along with Noah Gragson, who is still looking for a victory but in excellent position to gain entry to the playoff field on points. The series championship race is scheduled for Nov. 16, where four drivers will do battle, with the highest finisher to claim the ...Keep reading View the full article

Las Vegas native Bryce Menzies claimed a win at the Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno race over the weekend. He did it in an all-wheel drive Trick Truck. The race is known as the longest off-road race in the United States. The grueling 550-mile course winds through silt, mountains, and rough terrain throughout View the full article

The 22-year-old driver was indefinitely suspended from NASCAR due to a violation of the sport's substance abuse policy. Currey was going to make his tenth career NASCAR Cup Series start last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway before the failed drug test. He will enter the Road to Recovery program, but will not be able to race again until he completes it. Currey explained why he failed the ...Keep reading View the full article

Believe it or not we do like to drive our off-road vehicles on the street. The trip to the trail and back home are both part of the adventure. We won’t shy from a day or two (maybe three) of driving to get our trail rig round-trip. That is assuming we have the time to View the full article

Fans will also be able to win a NASCAR Racing Experience and a copy of NASCAR Heat 4 by watching and registering on Twitch during the broadcast this Wednesday night. Additionally, fans will be able to watch exclusive highlights from NASCAR Heat 4 between the Playstation 4 and Xbox One division races. There will be 10 teams making the playoffs after the final race of the regular season at ...Keep reading View the full article

Looking for an early Bronco that hasn’t fallen to the wrath of the corrosion gods that’s also within your price range? It’s slim pickings out there, to the point where it might seem easier to just build one from scratch. Well, that’s what we did, and we banged it all out in a week—enter Four View the full article