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[motorsport] Italy WRC: Ogier holds slender 0.1s lead after Thursday
Ogier raced championship rival Ott Tanak on the Ittiri Arena Show stage, and beat the Toyota driver by a mere 0.3s in what was the final heat. Lappi was one of the first WRC drivers to tackle the stage after another disappointing rally in Portugal, but made a bright start to lie second overnight, 0.2s up on Tanak. Tanak’s teammate Kris Meeke was fourth fastest, losing out to Tanak by just ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Sideways Readers’ Vehicles
We Want Your Photos! Busted trail carnage (we do like the gnarly breakage) Family-vacation-in-a-Jeep experience, especially if it’s vintage or parked in front of a monument or noteworthy thingy (like, a giant-ball-of-whatever) Vintage military Jeeps, especially when they’re old-timey with your old-timey relatives And, of course, sunk/stuck/rolled/drowned Jeeps Be sure to send us the high-resolution View the full article
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[motorsport] Stewart-Haas and JTG Daugherty take eNASCAR Heat wins at Bristol
The trend of first-time winners continued in the third round of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League Wednesday night with competition on Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. JTG Daugherty Throttlers Xbox driver Justin Brooks (mrTRACKBAR33) made a daring move on Lap 49 to go from third to first to take the lead. Brooks was able to stay out front and led by more than 3 seconds with 10 laps to go in the race ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Dylan Lupton aims to 'contend for wins' in NASCAR Trucks return
Lupton, 25, will compete in at least six races this season with DGR-Crosley. He will make his debut with the team June 28 at Chicagoland Speedway in the No. 5 Toyota. “I am excited to finally announce my 2019 plans and join DGR-Crosley in the NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series,” said Lupton. “DGR-Crosley has proven to be a very competitive team in the series in a short amount of time, and ...Keep reading View the full article
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Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney interviews his dad Dave Blaney
With Father's Day coming up, Team Penske's Ryan Blaney interviews his dad Dave Blaney. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Bringing Back the Roots of Dakar With the Suzuki Jimny
In 1982, two off-road enthusiasts raced the Paris-Algiers-Dakar Rally in a Suzuki LJ80. At the time, the vehicle was one of the smallest 4x4s one could race. Two hundred fifty vehicles started the event, and by Day 20, only 90 finished. The duo didn’t make the official rating due to a gear malfunction, which they View the full article
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[motorsport] Roundtable: The racing was closer at Michigan, but was it better?
Also, will anyone move up to challenge the clear favorites - Christopher Bell, Cole Custer, Tyler Reddick - to claim the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series title? That was discussed in last week's edition of the NASCAR Roundtable. Passing the leader seemed difficult without help. Was that just because Joey Logano, who led 163 laps was that strong or would you blame it on the package? Jim: Passing ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Nationwide to end team sponsorship at Hendrick Motorsports
Nationwide sponsors the majority of the 36 Cup Series races for driver Alex Bowman and a replacement will need to be found for approximately 20 races in 2020. Nationwide continued to sponsor the No. 88 even after the retirement of fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr., although it has continued to maintain a personal services agreement with him. That relationship will continue into next ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] The other side of Alex Bowman - Part 6
Over the last month, we greatly improved our finishes and our position in the points standings but we still have had some problems here and there. Things like not getting our car through technical inspection at Dover and having to start in the back, Kansas we had a loose wheel – things like that have still bit us but we have been able to recover a little better. I think that comes from having ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Mikkelsen returns to Hyundai for Sardinia
Hyundai went into the campaign intending to run Thierry Neuville and Andreas Mikkelsen at every round, with Dani Sordo and Sebastien Loeb alternating in the third car. Read Also: Is Loeb's return paying off for Hyundai? But it has dropped Mikkelsen for two of the last four rallies. Team principal Andrea Adamo is leaving his options open regarding what to do with ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Can-Am Reveals New 6x6 Workhorse
The 2020 Can-Am lineup is out and it includes a new 6×6 workhorse. Can-Am has released the all-new Defender 6×6 HD10. The vehicle has 6-wheel traction to get through almost any obstacle. It has a rear adjustable cargo box that includes removable sides. The box converts into a flatbed setup in seconds. The Defender comes View the full article
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[fourwheeler] How To Be A Good Trail Leader
When people think about what is required to be a good trail leader, they often think of spotting skills; however, it’s much more than that. Trail leaders don’t just know how to drive their own rigs through some tough terrain—they also help others drive their rigs through it. And, most importantly, they properly prepare for View the full article
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[motorsport] eNASCAR Heat Pro League moves to high banks of Bristol this week
Round 3 of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League season gets underway Wednesday night featuring Bristol Motor Speedway and one driver looking forward to getting back into action is JR Motorsports driver Tyler Dohar, or better known through his handle JRM Dohar88. From the editor, also read: Get to know eNASCAR Heat Pro League JR Motorsports drivers Dohar has finished runner-up in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Traxxas Releases Ultimate Desert Racer
There’s certainly no denying that getting out on the trail or the rocks is a lot of fun and we all love to emulate our favorite pro drivers as well. Having some R/C trucks in the trailer allows the whole family to have fun when out with your full size rig on the weekends and View the full article
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[motorsport] Toyota downplays “strong” Alonso WRC rumours
Despite social media speculation last week, it looks like a fourth Toyota Yaris WRC at Rally Spain will be used by Takamoto Katsuta rather than Alonso. The Salou event was always scheduled for Toyota’s junior driver and the team’s sporting director Kaj Lindstrom admitted that hadn’t changed – although Katsuta could compete in Germany or Rally GB before Spain. Alonso is not the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Joey Logano says disputed final restart at Michigan 'felt good'
The potential for chaos was high on the final restart of Monday’s FireKeepers 400 in overtime. Restarts had been wild to begin with throughout the race and there were cars on different tire strategies as well. Yet when the field got to the restart zone, Logano appeared to spin his tires and then quickly pulled away from the pack, leaving everyone else battling for second-place. Some ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] How to Identify the Perfect 4x4 Engine in a Junkyard
Junkyards are the ultimate department stores for cheapskate gearheads. At each location there are acres and acres of potential goodies, but it takes a sharp-eyed bargain hunter and some special knowledge to grab a junkyard gem. This is true of many vehicle components but especially engines. It’s often not enough to know the year range View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Spied: F-150 Single-Cab Raptor or Something Else in Disguise?
Ford Motor Company has been the king of hiding things in plain sight. The next-generation Raptor was in front of our face the whole time, racing Baja. It had an older-style body on it so no one would suspect otherwise while Ford did its testing. Our spy photographers caught this single-cab F-150 Raptor driving the View the full article
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[motorsport] Kurt Busch “had a blast” with runner-up finish at Michigan
Busch was battling Martin Truex Jr. for second and hoping to close in on leader Joey Logano when Erik Jones brought out the final caution of the race and set up a two-lap overtime. Despite having damage on his No. 1 Monster Energy Chevrolet Camaro from brushing the wall earlier in the race, Busch was able to get past Truex for second in the overtime. But he was unable to get to Logano on the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Penske's Logano survives overtime shootout for NASCAR Michigan win
Team Penske's Joey Logano survived a two-lap shootout to score a dominant win at Michigan and take the NASCAR Cup Series points' lead with his second win of the season View the full article
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[motorsport] Joey Logano beats Kurt Busch in two-lap shootout at Michigan
Logano led a race-high 163 laps en route to the victory. "You race this whole race and you keep building that notebook up. We had a great execution day, our pit crew was amazing, our race car was fast. T.J. Majors my spotter, spotted his butt off up there," Logano said after the race. "The race fans who stuck around until Monday - you guys are the best. Coming up here to Michigan, there's ...Keep reading View the full article
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FINAL LAPS: Joey Logano wins it in OT
Joey Logano wins it in OT against Kurt Busch View the full article
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Clint Bowyer hits the wall early in the final stage
Clint Bowyer gets loose under Erik Jones and hits the wall off of turn 2. View the full article
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[motorsport] Austin Dillon uses strategy to snag Stage 2 win at Michigan
As he did in Stage 1, Joey Logano set the pace leading until he pitted for tires and fuel on Lap 114. Logano was one of the top seven drivers to pit within the final six laps of the Stage and after pit stops ended Dillon was in front. Read Also: Joey Logano fends off Bowman for Stage 1 win at Michigan Kevin Harvick rebounded from being one lap down at the start of the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Joey Logano fends off Bowman for Stage 1 win at Michigan
Logano made it look pretty easy in the first stage until he started coming up on lapped traffic with six laps to go in the stage. Read Also: Rain washes out NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan Bowman, who started the race in 20th, was able to work his car up through the field and got to within a couple of car lengths of Logano for the lead by the final lap of the 60-lap ...Keep reading View the full article