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Michael McDowell has been taken to a hospital with a stomach ailment and missed practice Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway View the full article

McDowell, who drives the No. 34 Ford for Front Row Motorsports, first visited the infield care center at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday morning before then being transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. Team Penske Xfinity Series driver Austin Cindric took over the driving duties of McDowell’s car in Friday’s practice session. The team will update its plans once ...Keep reading View the full article

Germany's Bostalsee-based round had been expected to be dropped, but was saved at the expense of Catalunya. Germany does, however, move from a summer date to mid-October. Rally GB is also on the move, heading back to its more traditional date with a Sunday finish on the first day of November. The series concludes with Rally Japan for the WRC's first return to that country since ...Keep reading View the full article

BRP, the parent company of Can-Am, has announced two new additions to the 2020 Defender line-up. The Defender PRO HD10 and Limited HD10 are both the newest workhorses to the industry. Can-Am remodeled the frame and redesigned the front end for 2020. Both vehicles come standard with an 82 hp Rotax HD10 engine that produces View the full article

The schedule is subject to change. All times Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Friday, September 27 12:05 p.m. - 12:55 p.m. Cup Series Practice (NBC Sports App) 1:05 p.m. - 2:25 p.m. Xfinity Series Practice (NBC Sports App) 3:05 p.m. - 3:55 p.m. Xfinity Series Final Practice (NBCSN) 4:40 p.m. - Cup Series Qualifying (NBCSN) Saturday, September 28 11:05 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. Cup ...Keep reading View the full article

In a statement released Thursday, Ilmor president Paul Ray said after a number of issues experienced with the NT-1 engine by teams in the Sept. 13 race, those engines were returned to NASCAR’s research and development center in Concord, N.C., for evaluation. “The combination of the high engine load condition combined with the extreme weather conditions in Las Vegas resulted in some engines ...Keep reading View the full article

Ever since Ford announced the updated 2020 Super Duty and its updated, third-generation 6.7L Power Stroke V-8, the question on everyone’s minds is if it will be rated to tow more than the 2019 Ram Heavy Duty (35,000 pounds) and 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD (35,500 pounds). And after more than seven View the full article

Revealed today at the 2019 State Fair of Texas, the 2020 Nissan Titan will enjoy a midcycle facelift that will bring added power, more standard and available features, and styling that should set it apart somewhat from the slightly derivative truck it replaces. Nissan is calling the 2020 Titan an “extensive redesign,” though we think View the full article

The 36-year-old Spaniard told Motorsport.com that he feels comfortable and happy with the Korean manufacturer, whose line-up he has been part of since 2014. “It’s very close with Hyundai,” Sordo said. “For me it’s close because I feel really good with the people, they respect me a lot, they consider me in everything. "For me I am happy with [Hyundai Motorsport director Andrea] ...Keep reading View the full article

Ricky Stenhouse Jr will leave Roush Fenway Racing after seven full seasons with the team and be replaced by Chris Buescher for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series campaign View the full article

Stenhouse has driven the No. 17 for RFR since the 2013 season, winning twice. Both his victories came in the 2017 season at Daytona and Talladega, placing a career-best 13th in the championship standings. Previously, he drove for RFR in the Xfinity Series and won back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2012. The 31-year-old has struggled this year with just one top-five and two top-tens, scored 23rd in ...Keep reading View the full article

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Roush Fenway Racing will split at the end of the season and Chris Buescher will replace him in 2020 View the full article

Bowyer enters this weekend NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at the Charlotte Roval 14th in the playoff standings, four points behind the 12th-place cutoff to advance to the second round. One year ago, Bowyer’s continued playoff hopes also came down to his performance at the Roval – when he was also four points outside the cutoff. Last year, a third-place finish catapulted him into the ...Keep reading 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

For some areas, that special time of year is looming—Winter! And it isn’t all snow forts and sleigh rides—some of us out there know the struggle of plowing. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May set out on a mission with a slightly unconventional piece of snow-moving equipment—a combine harvester with its blades removed, and View the full article

Of the 36 points-paying races on the Cup Series schedule, 21 will air on broadcast television between FOX and NBC. The regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway will begin a five-week stretch of primetime races under the lights. 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule Date Location Network Start ...Keep reading View the full article

Newly crowned IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden will make a demo run around the infield road course following qualifying for the third race of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Newgarden is fresh off his second IndyCar championship, securing it in the season finale at Laguna Seca last weekend -- Team Penske's 16th IndyCar title. Read Also: Second championship “feels more ...Keep reading View the full article

Interesting stories are a big part of the Dirt ’N Drive experience. The 2019 Jp Dirt ’N Drive Presented by Jeep was filled with tales of great trails, cool Jeeps, beautiful scenery, and good times. Among the many Jeeps that sparked a good deal of interest was the very clean and quite capable 1984 CJ-8 View the full article

Bell will have sponsorship from Rheem and Procore. Additionally, the technical alliance between LFR and Joe Gibbs Racing that began earlier this year will be "enhanced" for the 2020 season. The Norman, Oklahoma native will make his MENCS debut in 2020 Daytona 500 at the age of 25. He joined Toyota Racing Development as a rising star in 2013 and won the 2017 Truck Series title with Kyle Busch ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR on FOX analyst Jamie McMurray takes a lap around the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. and Cole Pearn recap the strategy that brought them to Victory Lane at Richmond Raceway. View the full article

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

But that might not necessarily be a bad thing. While Chase Elliott remains in a strong position to advance to the second round of the Cup Series playoffs, the fortunes of his teammates William Byron and Alex Bowman may rest on strong performances in Sunday’s Bank of America 400. Both drivers struggled in Saturday night’s race at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. Byron fell two laps down early and ...Keep reading View the full article

We’ve already been clear that we think highly of the all-new 2020 Jeep JT Gladiator, and even more so of the Rubicon version of the first large pickup truck from Jeep since the J-Series went away after 1987. However, we wanted to take a second look at the JT Rubicon to further investigate and confirm View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series points leader Martin Truex Jr said his spin on the way to a second victory in a row at Richmond "added some drama" to the race View the full article