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Martin Truex Jr. became the first driver locked into the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with his victory at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway two weeks ago and his No. 19 Toyota team wasted no time in getting to work. Truex has had solid finishes in the two races since his Martinsville win – both sixth-place finishes – but he didn’t lead a single lap at either Texas or Sunday at ISM ...Keep reading View the full article

Reigning NASCAR Cup champion Joey Logano was left completely perplexed by the Phoenix race slump that ended his title defence View the full article

The route for the Coffs Harbour-based event has been hit by bushfires raging up and down the east coast of New South Wales. A bulletin issued by clerk of the course Wayne Kenny outlines a new itinerary pending approval from the FIA. The new timetable includes four stages, two of which are superspecial stages – one in the centre of Coffs Harbour and the other at Raleigh International ...Keep reading View the full article

Joey Logano won't be able to defend his NASCAR championship next week at Homestead after a frustrating afternoon at ISM Raceway View the full article

Blaney ran solidly and inside the top-five for the majority of Sunday's race, but he would still need to win in order to advance into the Championship 4. When a caution flew with less than ten laps to go, the No. 12 team saw an opportunity and tried to seize it. With a two-tire call, he restarted on the front row and to the inside of race leader Denny Hamlin, another driver in a must-win ...Keep reading View the full article

During much of the first two stages of Sunday’s Bluegreen Vacations 500 at ISM Raceway near Phoenix, Logano looked almost unbeatable. He led 93 of the first 176 laps and took the Stage 2 victory before he lost the handling on his No. 22 Ford and went from leading to a lap down in the span of 60 laps. After pitting during the break between Stages 2 and 3 on Lap 168, Logano came out with ...Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin survived a late restart in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix to claim his sixth win of the season and secure a spot in the championship shootout View the full article

After dominating much of Sunday’s Bluegreen Vacations 500 at ISM Raceway at Phoenix, Hamlin survived a 3-lap shootout to pick up his sixth NASCAR Cup Series win of the season. On the final restart on Lap 310 of 312, Hamlin led the way after taking only two new tires but got off to a good restart as Kyle Busch tried feverishly to hold off a wild charge from Ryan Blaney. Busch finally ...Keep reading View the full article

Driver Team Manufacturer Wins Best Points Finish Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7 1st (2017) Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 1st (2015) Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6 2nd (2010) Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 4 1st ...Keep readingView the full article

The round started off with a wreck at Talladega, but that can be expected at the unpredictable superspeedway. But a race-ending crash on Lap 10 the following week at Texas Motor Speedway was not so expected. The finishes of 36th and 32nd put Elliott in a must-win situation this weekend at ISM Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona. With that in mind, the No. 9 charged to the front Sunday and got as high ...Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin races way into championship field with Phoenix win View the full article

Chase Elliott's championship chances ended with a crash in the final stage at ISM Raceway View the full article

Logano grabbed the lead early in the second stage and was able to remain out front but Denny Hamlin and Elliott raced feverishly over the final five laps with Hamlin coming out on top. Elliott finished third, Kyle Busch fourth and Ryan Blaney completed the top-five. Following the break between Stages 1 and 2, most of the lead-lap cars remained on the track with Hamlin still in the ...Keep reading View the full article

On a restart with three to go, Hamlin lined up fourth but grabbed the lead from Brad Keselowski a lap later and held off Chase Elliott for the stage victory. Hamlin began the race fifth in the NASCAR Cup Series standings and in danger of missing a chance to compete for the series championship next weekend at Homestead, Fla. Kyle Busch finished third, Joey Logano fourth and Kyle Larson ...Keep reading View the full article

Hansen started on the front row of the title-deciding final having won semi-final two, with title rival Andreas Bakkerud alongside. The Norwegian had beaten polesitter Gronholm to the first corner in semi-final one and taken victory to lift him to the front row of the grid. By finishing one place ahead of Bakkerud in the Intermediate Classification, Hansen increased his points lead to two ...Keep reading View the full article

The identity of the four drivers who will fight for the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series title will be settled at Phoenix on Sunday, with an early favourite in jeopardy View the full article

Alonso and co-driver Marc Coma contested this week's Al Ula-Neom Cross-Country Rally in Saudi Arabia, where the Dakar is being held for the first time in 2020. They were fourth on the opening stage, having taken a cautious approach, then suffered a puncture on the second day and lost time. But they recovered to third place overall by the end of the event, despite some navigation difficulties ...Keep reading View the full article

Bush fires have been burning for days in New South Wales and worsening weather conditions – including strengthening winds set to run into Tuesday – are making it impossible for the organisers to get into the stages to set them up for the start of the recce on Tuesday morning. The national rally, which follows the main WRC field, has been cancelled. The entrants have been invited to ...Keep reading View the full article

Allgaier grabbed the lead from Chase Briscoe on Lap 135 of 200 and held on the final 66 laps to win the Desert Diamond Casino 200 at ISM Raceway near Phoenix. The win is Allgaier’s first since September last season at Indianapolis and ensures he’s one of the four drivers who will compete for the series championship next weekend at Homestead. It’s also the 11th win of Allgaier’s ...Keep reading View the full article

Driver Team Manufacturer Wins Best Points Finish Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8 4th (2018) Cole Custer Stewart Haas Racing Ford 7 2nd (2018) Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5 1st (2018) Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1 3rd (2011, 2016 ...Keep readingView the full article

Because of the fires, the roads being used for the final round of the World Rally Championship are currently closed to all traffic – including event officials hoping to set stages up for the recce which starts on Tuesday. Clerk of the course of the Coffs Harbour-based event, Wayne Kenny, has issued the following communication: “Currently there are many significant bush fires in various ...Keep reading View the full article

Penske Perfect: Indianapolis Motor Speedway goes to right man View the full article

It’s been a whirlwind several weeks for Hamlin, who after earning his fifth win of the season at Kansas appeared set up for a semifinal round in which he looked like he should have little problem advancing to the Championship 4. After finishing fourth at Martinsville – where Hamlin hoped for a win – he ran into big trouble last weekend at Texas, wrecking early in the race and ending up ...Keep reading View the full article

With an average lap speed of 140.116 mph, Busch withstood a late challenge from Joey Logano to win the pole for Sunday’s Bluegreen Vacations 500 at ISM Raceway near Phoenix. While Busch is in good position to advance to the Championship 4 on points, the pole at Phoenix puts him in an excellent position to win his way to the finale. Busch has won the last two Phoenix races. The pole is the ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Busch wins pole for NASCAR playoff race at Phoenix View the full article