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Polaris is adding a new model to its lineup. The Polaris RZR XP Turbo S Velocity will come in two- and four-seat configurations. View the full article

During this past weekend’s National Motorsports Press Association annual convention in Charlotte, N.C., Harvick was presented with the Richard Petty Driver of the Year award. Harvick was named on 44 percent of the votes cast by the NMPA membership. The award has been presented annually since 1969 to recognize the season’s most outstanding driver. It is named in honor of the seven-time ...Keep reading View the full article

The policy, which covers all personnel who hold a NASCAR license, says members shall not “engage, nor attempt to engage” in any legal or illegal gambling activity in which NASCAR is involved, including (but not limited to) its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Gander Outdoor Truck series. The policy also prohibits the same conduct “that in the judgment of NASCAR could represent the ...Keep reading View the full article

After having sat out most of the 2018 season due to circumstances off the track on the business side of the sport, Brennan Poole is getting a chance to get back on the track and compete. Poole will join On Point Motorsports Poole and drive the No. 30 Toyota Tundra and compete for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Championship this year. “I am extremely excited about driving for On ...Keep reading View the full article

In this episode, we have Dave Cole from King of the Hammers and KJ Jones from Diesel Power. View the full article

Ogier defeated Thierry Neuville in a final-stage showdown to win the opening round of the 2019 WRC season by 2.2 seconds on his first rally since returning to the Citroen squad. He had started the final day with 4.3s in hand over the Hyundai driver but reported a "small issue" at the end of Sunday's first loop. Ogier then revealed that this was related to his throttle after dropping ...Keep reading View the full article

Making his first start since rejoining Citroen for 2019, Ogier took the lead on the second of Friday afternoon's three stages and did not relinquish it thereafter. But that did not represent how close the battle between the six-time champion and chief rival Neuville was, with the Hyundai driver never more than 5.8 seconds in arrears on Saturday or Sunday. Ogier consolidated his lead on ...Keep reading View the full article

Just 3.2 seconds separates the pair with two stages of the rally to run, while Ott Tanak continued his recovery and has moved ahead of Sebastien Loeb and Jari-Matti Latvala into third in his Toyota Yaris. Ogier and Neuville started the morning loop separated by 4.3s in the classification, but Neuville appeared faster on the opening test - the 11.30-mile La Bollene Vesubie-Peira Cava test - and ...Keep reading View the full article

Spire Motorsports announced this week that Houff would handle the driving duties for the team’s No. 77 entry for roughly half of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule. He will make his series debut March 10 at Phoenix. Houff, 21, drew attention after capturing several wins in the CARS Response Energy Tour before moving to the ARCA series in 2017. He has made 10 Xfinity Series ...Keep reading View the full article

Rackley, who made his limited Late Model debut in November at Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Speedway for LFR and finished third, will run the full PRA Tours SouthEast Limited Late Model Series schedule in addition to a handful of other limited late model events. To help guide Rackley’s career, LFR has hired former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver David Reutimann to serve as crew chief for the ...Keep reading View the full article

Ogier had taken a pair of softer tyres in comparison to Neuville but the effect was negligible, as he dropped just 1.2s during Agnieres en Devoluy-Corps and gained 0.2s back one stage later. Neuville claimed he had left pace in reserve after the first of those stages in which he had beaten Ogier but admitted he had no answer for the reigning champion in the second. But the star of Saturday ...Keep reading View the full article

Tyre choice gambles from Friday were taken out of the equation, with four studded tyres and two softs taken by all leading crews, meaning gaps were much tighter on both stages this morning compared to the rally’s previous tests. Citroen driver Ogier still managed to take 3.6s out of Neuville in the opening Agnieres en Devoluy-Corps stage, but the Hyundai man pulled 0.3s back immediately ...Keep reading View the full article

Ex-Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso reignited the debate after beginning his quest for the 'Triple Crown' and he won the Le Mans 24 Hours last year with Toyota. NASCAR drivers have previously cited their lengthy season as a reason for not racing in other series, while IndyCar's shorter campaign has led to the likes of Scott Dixon competing in races such as the Daytona 24 Hours. In America ...Keep reading View the full article

The No. 8 has been a part of the Earnhardt family since the beginning with Ralph Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all competing with the number at one point in their careers. The car will be shared by several drivers in 2019 including Zane Smith, Jeb Burton, Ryan Truex, Spencer Gallagher and Ryan Preece. It will also take the owner points from the No. 1 previously driven by ...Keep reading View the full article

Ogier, who is making his first World Rally Championship start since returning to the Citroen fold, started the afternoon loop 3.4 seconds behind Neuville and should have fallen further behind his rival on the icy Valdrome-Sigottier test. But Neuville carried too much speed into a bend near the start of that stage and had to take to an escape road, which left him close to 20s behind Ogier at the ...Keep reading View the full article

Makinen called for all three stages to be called off after it became clear Friday's opening one would be canned, stating it would be unfair to hand an advantage to a driver who had geared their tyre selection to the morning's second and third tests. Matton pointed out that the decision to cancel stages lay with the Automobile Club de Monaco and specifically the clerk of the course. The FIA's ...Keep reading View the full article

The first stage of the loop was cancelled due to concerns over spectator safety, a decision that left Makinen furious as his team had based its tyre selection around the test. Overnight leader Tanak slipped two places through the loop, with rivals Thierry Neuville and Sebastien Ogier passing him to run first and second. Tanak, like his fellow Toyota drivers, had selected four studded tyres ...Keep reading View the full article

WRC crews' tyre selections were the biggest differentiator on the loop, with Hyundai drivers Neuville, Sebastien Loeb and Andreas Mikkelsen benefitting from bolder choices when the morning's opening stage was cancelled due to spectator safety concerns. SS3 was expected to contain the morning's iciest conditions, so the Hyundai crews - which had each selected at least three dry tyres - were well ...Keep reading View the full article

Chevrolet has launched a NASCAR driver development programme, aimed at getting young talents into competitive seats on the ladder to the Cup series View the full article

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Toyota has announced the 2020 Land Cruiser Heritage Edition. The Heritage Edition honors the evolution of the Land Cruiser. View the full article

After a two-year absence, publishers Bigben Interactive and Kylotonn claim to have used that time period to improve the game with "better graphics, more technical routes, smoother pace notes and a more comprehensive career mode". WRC 8 is said to have 100 stages across 14 countries, maximising its use of the official WRC license to include real-world locations. The publishers ...Keep reading View the full article

In the end, Nemechek’s move to GMS Racing to compete fulltime in the Xfinity Series this season may have been one of the most important of his young NASCAR career. Through 18 Xfinity starts with Ganassi last year, Nemechek won his first series race (Kansas in the fall) and his first series pole (Phoenix in the fall). He racked up six top-five and 11 top-10 finishes. At the end of the year ...Keep reading View the full article

In his first WRC start for Toyota, Meeke was Tanak's closest challenger as the Yaris duo set a commanding pace on the La Breole-Selonnet stage that kicked the season off – the pair five seconds apart at the finish. But Meeke then picked up a puncture in the final miles of the following Avancon-Notre Dame du Laus stage and tumbled to seventh overall. That did little to dent his mood, however ...Keep reading View the full article

JR Motorsports and GMS Racing, which both compete under the Chevy banner in NASCAR, unveiled a comprehensive new driver development program Thursday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Called, “Drivers Edge Development,” the program will help groom a next generation of drivers, giving them the opportunity to progress through NASCAR’s ranks while remaining aligned with Chevrolet. Between the ...Keep reading View the full article