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[motorsport] Brad Keselowski's Penske record will be 'tough to beat'
Keselowski was level with Penske's original talisman driver Mark Donohue on 59 wins for the team until his victory in the Cup race at Atlanta last weekend. "When you go back and know what certainly Mark meant to our team as we were building it over time, it really set a mark that in some cases we thought nobody would ever beat," said Penske. "But Brad had that on his windshield, he's been ...Keep reading View the full article
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Kevin Harvick wins bizarre final round of qualifying in Las Vegas | FOX NASCAR
Kevin Harvick wins the pole in Las Vegas after a wild qualifying session in which all drivers waited until the last minute to start their laps. View the full article
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[motorsport] McLaughlin teases NASCAR counterparts after debut Mustang win
The reigning Supercars champion dominated the first leg of the Adelaide 500 in the brand new Mustang, charging from third on the grid to what was effectively a lights-to-flag win. He did so in front of senior Ford Performance staff that have made the journey as well, including global director Mark Rushbrook. Following the win, McLaughlin said that he'd promised Rushbrook and his team that ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Hyundai explains decision to bench Mikkelsen
Mikkelsen missed out on a French island outing after the Korean firm elected to run Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo alongside team leader Thierry Neuville. It comes despite the fact Mikkelsen was originally scheduled to tackle all 14 rounds of this year’s series – with the Norwegian’s management team going to great lengths to ensure every aspect of his contract was observed. Adamo told ...Keep reading View the full article
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Busch wins at Las Vegas for 2nd straight Trucks victory
Kyle Busch won his hometown race in Las Vegas for his second straight NASCAR Truck Series victory View the full article
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Kyle Busch goes back-to-back with NASCAR Truck Series win in Las Vegas
Kyle Busch completes a dominating performance in his hometown with another win in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, advancing his record in the series to 53 total victories. View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Busch takes dominant Truck win at Las Vegas
Busch won the first two stages and was able to hold off a spirited challenge from Brett Moffitt to win Friday night’s Strat 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, sweeping the stage wins and the race victory for the second straight week. Busch, who is running in all three races this weekend, picked up his 53rd career win in Trucks, the most of any driver. He led 111 of the 134 laps in the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kevin Harvick wins pole at Las Vegas in wild final round
Harvick emerged as the pole-winner for Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott who actually went faster, failed to cross the line before the five-minute clock expired. Harvick’a average lap speed of 180.517 mph ended up topping Denny Hamlin (180.457 mph). They were the only two drivers to cross the 180 mph barrier in a session where all 12 of the ...Keep reading View the full article
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Harvick earns Vegas pole after Bowman, Elliott start late
Kevin Harvick has won the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the first time in his 19-year NASCAR Cup Series career View the full article
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Kyle Larson says he'll watch his words after Hendrick gaffe
Kyle Larson says he personally apologized to team owner Rick Hendrick this week after jokingly saying during an interview that Hendrick Motorsports cheats View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Busch: "Never a need" to test free market NASCAR waters
Earlier this week, JGR and Mars Inc. announced a multi-year contract extension for Busch to continue to drive the No. 18 Toyota and sponsored by Mars products. Busch, 33, began driving for JGR in the Cup Series beginning with the 2008 season. All but four of Busch’s 51 career Cup victories – and his lone championship – have come while he has been at JGR. “I feel like the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Richard Childress Racing paces first Cup practice at Las Vegas
Throughout the 50-minute session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Dillon and Hemric took turns atop the leaderboard. Dillon ended up on top with an average lap speed of 180.294 mph – one of just three drivers who crossed the 180 mph threshold. Hemric ended up second (180.078 mph) and Denny Hamlin was third (180.030 mph). Hendrick Motorsports teammates Chase Elliott and William Byron ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Mailbag: Where is the advantage?
I realize money buys speed but what do top tier teams (Gibbs, Hendrick) have access to that mid-tier teams do not have? Engines appear equal so I find it amazing that top teams can massage the front grill, shocks and springs and create such an advantage. - From Richard Thanks for the question Richard, one of the biggest advantages larger teams have is their engineering staff and with it the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Why NASCAR star Keselowski's Penske record is so tough to beat
Roger Penske believes his NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski's record of 60 race wins for Team Penske is going to be tough for anyone to beat in the future View the full article
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[motorsport] Inaugural eNASCAR Heat Pro League draft to be held at ISM Raceway
After weeks of gaming to determine draft eligibility the time has come for NASCAR teams to make their draft picks in the inaugural eNASCAR Heat Pro League Draft. The draft will take place on Sunday, March 10 in Gatorade Victory Lane within the newly designed INfield at ISM Raceway. A fan vote on social media was held last week and after the votes were tabulated online, Chip Ganassi Racing ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Harrison Burton: Kyle Busch offers 'a little bit of tough love'
Busch became the all-time winner in NASCAR Truck Series history with his victory last weekend at Atlanta, dominating the competition, including his pair of 18-year-old teammates at Kyle Busch Motorsports, Todd Gilliland and Burton. Busch had some tough talk for his teammates, in particular Gilliland, and pointed out they needed to perform in KBM equipment if they hoped to become a star in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Hailie Deegan makes late pass to win Las Vegas K&N West opener
After her frustrating finish in last year’s event on the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Deegan took advantage of an opportunity on the final lap to pick up her second NASCAR K&N Pro Series West victory. Having picking up her first win last season, the 17-year-old NASCAR Next driver was able to make a bold pass on the final lap past race leader Jagger Jones to pick up the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 4x4 and Auto News and Rumors
Automotive and 4x4 news from around the world. View the full article
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[motorsport] Sadler: "Right opportunity" brings him back to Xfinity Series
Kaulig Racing announced Thursday that Sadler, a four-time winner of the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ most popular driver award, will run two races this season with the organization in its No. 10 Chevrolet. Sadler’s races will be sponsored by Nutrien Ag Solutions. Sadler stepped away from full-time racing at the end of last season. In his NASCAR career, he won three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Full NASCAR 2019 Las Vegas weekend schedule
The schedule is subject to change. All times Eastern. Thursday, Feb. 28 5:05 p.m. - 5:55 p.m., Truck Series first practice (TV: None) 7:05 p.m. - 7:55 p.m., Truck Series final practice (TV: None) 12:45 a.m., K&N Pro Series West race (TV: FansChoice.tv) Friday, March 1 3:05 p.m. - 3:55 p.m., Cup Series practice (TV: Fox Sports 1 - FS1) 4:05-4:55 p.m., first Xfinity ...Keep reading View the full article
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Busch Brothers headlining NASCAR's West Coast swing
Kurt and Kyle Busch return home to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend as NASCAR's headliners on a 3-race West Coast swing View the full article
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[motorsport] Stenhouse says he did the "right thing" racing Truex at Atlanta
Truex, who was trying to chase down leader Brad Keselowski at the end of the race, said he was held up by Stenhouse, who continued to run the bottom lane in front of him and was a lap down. “It was just lapped cars. It was a shame we got put in that position on that last restart but that’s the way the caution fell,” Truex said after the race. “Just (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) rode there in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR backmarker row - Stenhouse hits back at Truex's criticism
Ricky Stenhouse Jr has hit back at Martin Truex Jr's criticism of his behaviour while being lapped during last Sunday's Atlanta NASCAR Cup Series race View the full article
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Ralph Lawler will announce Driver Introductions before Sunday's Auto Club 400
Longtime LA Clippers play-by-play man is retiring at the end of the season. View the full article
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[motorsport] Ambrose 'felt right at home' on NASCAR return
The two-time Cup race winner is part of a special Mustang demo at the season-opening Supercars round in Adelaide this weekend, which includes driving a current-spec, Team Penske-built Ford. Aussie Supercars legend Dick Johnson and reigning Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin are also involved, driving a Supercars Mustang and a road-going Mustang respectively. For Ambrose it was his first ...Keep reading View the full article