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Through the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ first three races, Blaney has shown to be just as fast as his teammates Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano. Keselowski and Logano, however, have already found their way to Victory Lane while Blaney and his No. 12 Ford team have been beset by various circumstances that have taken him out of contention for wins. Blaney wrecked out of the ...Keep reading View the full article

The Spaniard, making his first World Rally Championship start with the Korean squad this season, was 4.6 seconds behind leader Sebastien Ogier when he retired with an electrical fault on the way to the Las Minas test. Adamo told Motorsport.com: “When you have the car that is not as competitive as the top one, you cannot permit yourself a retirement for a reliability issue so I am ...Keep reading View the full article

Lavigne, who has been part of the marathon's organisational team since 1992, has held the spot of rally director for the past 15 years. He will remain part of Dakar promoter Amaury Sport Organisation, but will be moved to a different position. His replacement Castera had a 10-year tenure as the Dakar sporting director before Marc Coma took over in 2016. Coma departed from the role two years ...Keep reading View the full article

Reigning world champion Ogier was a class apart compared to title rivals Neuville and Ott Tanak, winning three of the full-length gravel stages on his way to establishing a 14.8s lead despite his early road order position. Despite picking up a puncture on the Las Minas stage, Ogier was relatively unaffected, dropping only 4.2s to his closest rival Elfyn Evans. Neuville had also suffered a ...Keep reading View the full article

Mikkelsen had briefly stopped his Hyundai i20 around 8.5 miles into the first stage of Friday’s afternoon loop, losing around a minute and a half. Though he continued on at full speed following his delay, Mikkelsen’s rally came to an end shortly afterwards, pulling up and parking at the side of the road not far from the finish. The cause of his retirement is unknown at present, though a ...Keep reading View the full article

Blaney rocketed to the top of the leaderboard in the final five-minute round of Friday’s knockout qualifying to win the pole for Sunday’s TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway near Phoenix. Blaney’s average lap speed of 141.287 mph was more than a mile-an-hour faster than second-place Chase Elliott (140.171 mph). Denny Hamlin was third (140.007 mph). Kyle Busch was fourth and Brad ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series drivers Daniel Suarez and Michael McDowell became embroiled in a fight in the paddock during qualifying at Phoenix on Friday View the full article

Blaney qualifies on pole for Sunday's race outside Phoenix View the full article

A brief fight broke out between Stewart-Haas Racing's Daniel Suarez and Front Row Motorsports' Michael McDowell after Suarez approached McDowell on pit road following Round 1. Suarez was apparently upset that McDowell impeded his qualifying run on the track. “I held him up on that lap, that was just a miscommunication,” McDowell said. “We were all waiting until the end to go out ...Keep reading View the full article

Suarez, McDowell in qualifying dustup for NASCAR race View the full article

Daniel Suarez and Michael McDowell fight on pit road during the Monster Energy Cup qualifying. View the full article

The first showcase of NASCAR's new rules package on shorter tracks is taking place this weekend, and nobody seems to know quite what to expect View the full article

It’s just three races into the 2019 Xfinity Series season but Austin Cindric has already seen a big improvement in performance. Through the first three races in Penske’s No. 22 Ford, Cindric has one top-five and a pair of top-10 finishes and began the year by finishing fifth at Daytona – the first series superspeedway race he’s completed without being in involved in a ...Keep reading View the full article

Kurt Busch arrived at Phoenix with a new sponsorship and bold new confidence, the result of back-to-back top-five finishes at Atlanta and Las Vegas View the full article

Stage wins on both El Chocolate, the longest stage of the rally, and the short Leon city stage have handed Mikkelsen a 1.6s advantage over second-placed Sebastien Ogier, who had set the pace on the Ortega test. Ogier had coped with a high position in the running order and the subsequent lack of grip favourably in comparison to his title rivals Neuville and championship leader Ott Tanak, as both ...Keep reading View the full article

Penske’s Ryan Blaney topped the speed chart at ISM Raceway with an average lap speed of 141.716 mph – a speed that was markedly faster with the new aero package over the top speed in the first practice at this race last year (138.281 mph). Blaney’s teammate, Brad Keselowski, ended up second-fastest (140.680 mph) and Kyle Larson was third (140.406 mph). Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch ...Keep reading View the full article

A jump was added near the end of the 1.14km-Guanajuato street stage, the severity of which threw the rear of the cars into the air. Organisers called a halt to the stage with three cars still to run, meaning Ott Tanak (Toyota), Sebastien Ogier (Citroen) and Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) did not start. The trio were given notional times equivalent to that set by Toyota's Kris Meeke, the last car ...Keep reading View the full article

It was only a matter of time before the team at Texas-based Hennessey Performance was going to get their hands on a 2019 Ranger and put their magic touch on it. View the full article

After taking some time off to spend with his family over the past couple of years, the veteran driver is ready to get back into full-time competition. Hathaway who grew up near fellow Pinty’s Series charter driver D.J. Kennington, joined him to start the first 121 races in a row in the series before stepping away from full-time competition at the end of the 2016 season. The nine-time ...Keep reading View the full article

The schedule is subject to change. All times are Eastern. Friday, March 8 1:35 p.m. - 2:25 p.m., Cup Series first practice (TV: NASCAR.com) 3:05 p.m. - 3:55 p.m., Xfinity Series first practice (TV: Fox Sports 1 - FS1) 5:05 p.m. - 5:55 p.m., Xfinity Series final practice (TV: FS1) 6:10 p.m., Cup Series qualifying (TV: FS1; Radio: Motor Racing Network - MRN) Saturday, March ...Keep reading View the full article

Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the first race with the complete new rules package for the Cup cars. What was your thoughts on the race? Jim Utter: I found it a very entertaining race, especially considering the race went virtually caution-free (except for stage breaks). When you consider the race ended on a 100-lap green-flag run and there were still four cars in the hunt for the win to the end ...Keep reading View the full article

Jeffrey Earnhardt, the grandson of NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, appeared on the Dale Jr. Download this past week with his famous uncle to discuss his current season, what lies ahead and the Earnhardt name. “You are all over the place,” Dale Jr. said as they opened the conversation. The 30-minute discussion touches many topics including how Jeffrey has learned to utilize social ...Keep reading View the full article

A spy photographer caught some interesting shots of this vehicle driving around near the Ford headquarters in Detroit recently. View the full article

Kevin Harvick recently described fellow NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson as "one of the most disrespected great drivers". View the full article

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