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Tanak took just one stage win but extended his lead over Citroen’s Esapekka Lappi to move to within touching distance of a second consecutive victory in Finland. Lappi is now a comfortable second behind Tanak following two stage wins, on the second passes of Pihlajakoski and Kakaristo (SS16 and SS18). The Finn, in his best showing of the year so far, gapped Toyota's Jari-Matti Latvala by ...Keep reading View the full article

Bowman, who doesn’t pride himself on being a very good road racer, topped the speed chart wat Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International with an average lap speed of 125.888 mph, knocking Kyle Busch from the top spot (125.786 mph). In three Cup series starts at the Glen, Bowman’s best finish was 14th last year. Last week’s race winner, Denny Hamlin, ended up third (125.642 mph), Chase Elliott ...Keep reading View the full article

Briscoe picked up his first win of the season last weekend at Iowa Speedway, which has locked him into the series playoffs and his No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford team performance of late gives him hopes of challenging for a series championship. Read Also: Chase Briscoe rebounds from penalty to win Iowa Xfinity race “It was big. We weren’t the best car ...Keep reading View the full article

Meeke retired from Saturday’s stages with damage to the left-rear of his Yaris WRC, while Latvala emerged from the same Kakaristo test with a left-rear puncture. The Finn’s car suffered bodywork and aerodynamic damage, but he was still able to go fastest on the following Leustu stage. He now sits second, 13.8s behind championship-leading teammate Ott Tanak. Makinen told ...Keep reading View the full article

Tanak and Latvala each took turns at the top of the standings, with Tanak using his better road position to take 3.1s out of Latvala on Pihkajakoski (SS12), the opening stage of the day. Latvala then responded with the fastest time on the following Paijala test (SS13) to edge back in front by just 0.2s. But misfortune struck both Latvala and teammate Meeke on Kakaristo ...Keep readingView the full article

Meeke was fourth overnight but overhauled the Citroen of Esapekka Lappi to run third, just 2.2s off the lead after the morning’s first stage (Pihlajakoski). He had been matching the split times of rally leader and Toyota teammate Ott Tanak, when he clipped an errant rock on a fifth-gear right-hand corner some five miles into the penultimate stage of the loop on Kakaristo. His Toyota ...Keep reading View the full article

The Land Rover Series and Defender SUVs have been used by aid organizations for more than 60 years now, so it makes sense that creating a rugged successor would be a priority for the company. As such, it invited the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to put the 2020 Land View the full article

McLaughlin, the 19-year-old son of NASCAR veteran Mike McLaughlin, dominated Friday’s K&N Pro Series East race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International and was declared the winner when the race was called after 34 of 41 scheduled laps due to inclement weather. McLaughlin led every lap and at one point had run out to an 11-second lead. McLaughlin was passed on the track once – by Tanner Gray ...Keep reading View the full article

Friesen, a frequent competitor and winner on New York dirt tracks, held off Creed to win his first Gander Outdoors NASCAR Truck Series race in 63 career starts. Read Also: Stewart Friesen earns first Truck win in Eldora Dirt Derby The two are going to go toe-to-toe again in their NASCAR Trucks one more time on the dirt, competing in a one-on-one 10-lap exhibition race at ...Keep reading View the full article

Xbox One driver Nick Walker (wowTHATSgarbage) and PlayStation 4 competitor Cody Giles (xX_Fluffy_Xx2) have been two of the most consistent performers during the inaugural season of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League. Despite missing one race due to power issues at his home, Walker has put on an exciting show almost every week usually coming from the back through the field to win races. The ...Keep reading View the full article

Latvala overturned his teammate Ott Tanak’s 5.4s morning advantage with the fastest time on the second pass of Moksi to open up a slender 0.4s lead after the 12.45-mile-long test. A further two stage wins, on SS9 (Asamaki) and SS10 (Aanekoski) enabled the three-time event winner to build a two-second lead over Kris Meeke, which was marginally reduced after the Harju street stage. Meeke ...Keep reading View the full article

Despite running first on the road, Tanak grabbed the lead after the first stage of the day on Oitilla and extended his advantage over the remaining tests before service. Toyota dominated the morning running, with Latvala claiming a trio of stage wins to remain Tanak’s closest challenger despite suffering a rear left puncture towards the end of SS5 (Assamaki). SS3 winner Kris Meeke also ...Keep reading View the full article

After a a plethora of incidents, the race became a two-lap sprint to the checkered flag with Friesen fending off Sheldon Creed and Grant Enfinger for the win. He led 57 laps en route to the victory, his first in 63 starts. Sheldon Creed was second, Grant Endinger third, Mike Marlar fourth and Todd Gilliland fifth. Christian Eckes, Chase Briscoe, Tyler Dippel, Tyler Ankrum and Matt Crafton ...Keep reading View the full article

Tanak, who won last year’s event, topped the morning shakedown from Neuville and had been marginally up on the opening split, but fell back towards the end of the short 1.4-mile stage based in the centre of Jyvaskyla. Toyota teammate and 2016 winner Kris Meeke was third quickest in his Yaris WRC, albeit 1.2s adrift of Neuville. Sebastien Ogier, who this week announced his intention to ...Keep reading View the full article

Jeep News & Rumors Economic-performance award-winner? That would be the ’19 Jeep Compass as designated by the Automotive Science Group. That’s three times in a row for this nod. It continues to have to do with pricing and fuel economy. You know, science: bit.ly/2ZNhPFN. And is the Compass getting a four-cylinder Mercedes-Benz diesel in View the full article

Eldora Speedway will kick things off with the 7th annual Eldora Dirt Derby on Thursday with the Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Watkins Glen International will host the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East on Friday with the NASCAR Xfinity Series racing on Saturday and the weekend concludes on Sunday with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competing on the challenging road course. The schedule is ...Keep reading View the full article

Chad Knaus explains why Cliff Daniels is the right choice to take over as Jimmie Johnson's crew chief. View the full article

Chase Elliott and his spotter Eddie D'Hondt reflect on their long history together in NASCAR. View the full article

The six-time world champion always said his current Citroen contract would be his last in the WRC and re-confirmed that decision on Wednesday. Ogier told Motorsport.com he was looking forward to the next stage in his career beyond the WRC, involving the all-new Extreme E series in 2021. “I have said that many times,” the Frenchman said. “People keep asking me, maybe they don’t believe ...Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson is now on his third crew chief in a year. Is the change too late to make a difference in the 2019 season? Jim Utter: For me, it's hard to say, simply because Hendrick Motorsports hasn't been setting the world on fire performance-wise this season. Yes, Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman have wins but the most consistent performer this season has been William Byron and he has yet to win ...Keep reading View the full article

After helping Granite Contracting from Cornelius, N.C., move some dirt in preparing the newly redesigned backstretch chicane for the Roval on Tuesday, Wallace talked about getting a chance to race the unique layout again this fall. Last year the backstretch chicane was 32 feet wide at its widest point and this year the width will increase to 54 feet at its widest point with three additional ...Keep reading View the full article

The former Citroen driver has been called up by Hyundai for this week's Rally Finland, which will be his first WRC start since the end of 2018. Read Also: Hyundai drafts in Breen for Rally Finland Sources in the team have admitted Breen's deal could be extended if he performs well. Hyundai is fielding Thierry Neuville on every round this year but has rotated the rest of ...Keep reading View the full article

The 2020 Polaris Ranger models are out just in time to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Polaris. It has been seven years since the Ranger 900 came out, and Polaris is now replacing it with the Ranger 1000. Although the 900 model has been a best seller for Polaris, you can bet the new Ranger 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

Entering the 2019 Cup Series season, Hamlin was considered by many to be in danger of losing his ride at Joe Gibbs Racing, likely in large part because he went winless in 2018 for the first time in his career. Hamlin, however, seemed to answer most of the doubters right away, winning the season-opening Daytona 500 and locking himself into the playoff picture. And if anyone thought that was a ...Keep reading View the full article