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Chip Ganassi Racing is closing down its NASCAR Xfinity Series team on the eve of the 2019 season View the full article

Joe Gibbs Racing on Friday confirmed Bass Pro Shops had signed a multi-year deal to sponsor Truex in his No. 19 Toyota, serving as primary sponsor for 24 of 36 points races in 2019. Motorsport.com first reported last September that Truex, his crew chief, Cole Pearn, and Bass Pro would move to JGR following the shutdown of Furniture Row Racing. From the editor, also read: Truex ...Keep reading View the full article

2019 Jp Dirt ’N Drive. Spend four days Jeeping with Jp. Get your application in today! View the full article

Petter Solberg’s Volkswagen-backed PSRX squad announced in December that it will sit out this year due to a lack of competition, following the departure of Peugeot’s works effort and Audi’s support for Mattias Ekstrom’s team. While PSRX won’t field the Volkswagen-Motorsport built and run Polos with which it has won the last two drivers’ and teams’ titles in 2019, Volkswagen ...Keep reading View the full article

Take a look at how to register below, along with a recap of the qualifying action from the past week: Register and qualify to be a part of the first NASCAR Heat Pro League before Jan. 15. All are welcome. To register and be a part of this exciting league next year. You can register by clicking HERE to sign up and qualify ahead of the draft today. Today’s featured track is New ...Keep reading View the full article

Roush Fenway ran two full-time Xfinity cars during the 2018 season -- the No. 16 and the No. 60. The No. 6 also appeared as a third entry at Road America with Conor Daly at the wheel. Ryan Reed was the sole driver of the No. 16 since 2014, but his long-time backer Lilly Diabetes terminated the relationship at the end of the season. He won two races with RFR, both in the season-opener at Daytona ...Keep reading View the full article

The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series 2019 is set to get started and the rule changes for the coming season promise longer races and more balanced in the field. A big step is the extension of the ELITE 1 races from around 60 to 75 kilometers. The races of the NASCAR Euro Series top division will last about 45 minutes. The ELITE 2 Division will continue to be 60 kilometers per race. In order to ...Keep reading View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series calendar was one of last year's biggest talking points as leading drivers criticised it, but demands for action must wait - major changes cannot come before 2020 View the full article

Loeb is tackling this year's Dakar in a PH Sport-run two-year-old Peugeot 3008DKR following the French manufacturer's withdrawal from cross-country rallying after its 2018 victory. Besides the age of his equipment, the other thing that could hinder the nine-time WRC champion is a route packed with sand dunes – precisely the conditions where his lack of cross-country experience will count ...Keep reading View the full article

Lifelong General Motors employee Mark Reuss will add another title to his resume: company president. View the full article

Ogier completed his second test aboard a C3 WRC in the French Alps last month – having previously driven the car for the first time in Portugal in late November – and admitted he was impressed with the car's speed, in places. The Frenchman told Motorsport.com: “This car showed great speed in some conditions last year, but if you check the overall result from last year and my first ...Keep reading View the full article

Sainz won last year's edition of the rally with Peugeot, but the manufacturer's withdrawal from cross-country rallying means he will defend his title with X-raid. The squad has Dakar pedigree, and won four-straight editions with its four-wheel drive Minis from 2012-15, but its '18 buggy was hurriedly developed the year before and arrived at the last-minute before the Dakar. Two-time World ...Keep reading View the full article

Nandan had spearheaded Hyundai’s return to the WRC since January, 2013. The Frenchman was responsible for both the development the team’s Alzenau factory base and the i20 WRC in 2013. Since its WRC debut, the i20 has collected 10 world rally wins and finished second in the manufacturers’ standings for the last three years. Nandan’s team led both the championship races for much of ...Keep reading View the full article

Before you ring in the new year, register now to help make NASCAR history with NASCAR Heat 3. There’s still time to register and qualify to be a part of the first NASCAR Heat Pro League as registration ends on Jan. 15. Before you register, watch what Dale Jr. and sister Kelley Earnhardt-Miller have to say about the integration of NASCAR and eSports. Watch them discuss the topic ...Keep reading View the full article

Lohr, who previously retired as an active racing driver after the 2016 season will celebrate her racing comeback in 2019. She will be competing for Df1 Racing from Austria in all 13 races of the NASCAR Euro Series. It is the second popular newcomer in the 2019 EuroNASCAR season alongside Jacques Villeneuve. "Df1 Racing Director Norbert Walchhofer approached me at exactly the right time," ...Keep reading View the full article

Kurt Busch was the most critical this year, describing the series current calendar as "stale" and suggesting the Cup series should visit popular tracks outside the calendar for midweek races. Kevin Harvick, like Busch, believes that the season finale should be rotated between venues in an attempt to emulate the NFL's Super Bowl. There has been a groundswell of criticism regarding ...Keep reading View the full article

The Austrian outfit has run Ford Fiestas under its own banner for the last two years in World RX, along with creating the world’s first publicly released four-wheel drive electric rallycross Supercar. Having run Baumanis and triple European Rallycross Champion Timur Timerzyanov in 2017, Baumanis was the sole full-time entrant for the team in World RX 2018, although he was joined in a second ...Keep reading View the full article

Since Loeb's move to the Korean manufacturer was confirmed earlier this month, there have been questions about how the world's most successful rally driver would react to team orders. Loeb, who will tackle a six-round programme starting with Monte Carlo, Sweden and Corsica, has admitted he's there to help. "Since a very long time, I am in the shoes of a number one or, at least, I fight in ...Keep reading View the full article

You’re rolling along in your all-new Mercedes-Benz G-Class, when a few wrong turns takes you to a deep mud pit. What do you do? Power through it, of course! View the full article

With less than three weeks remaining for fans to register to compete in the NASCAR Heat 3 Pro League, this famous NASCAR brother and sister share their thoughts on how the two work well together. Watch them discuss the topic below: Also, there is still time for you to register and be a part of this exciting league next year. You can register by clicking HERE to sign up and ...Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson says the hardest aspect of his "worst" NASCAR Cup series season was working through the 2018 campaign knowing he was parting with crew chief Chad Knaus. View the full article

As a late holiday gift, Land Rover confirmed what we’ve long suspected today: The next-generation Defender will return to the U.S. and Canada in 2020. View the full article

Are teams allowed to run the Camry in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2019 or just the Supra? - Everett Lintz Everett, thanks for the question via twitter. According to NASCAR, the Camry can be used at all events but superspeedways in the 2019 season. - Jim Utter How long can NASCAR continue using V8 pushrod engines when no manufacturer is selling cars using that old design today? Is a ...Keep reading View the full article

After a poor first full campaign with Hyundai, Mikkelsen was widely expected to have his programme of rallies reduced for 2019. Sources within the team have confirmed that move was considered as Hyundai pondered its options for 2019, when Sebastien Loeb joins the line-up. Ultimately, Mikkelsen's contract has kept him in the seat for all 14 rounds next season. Asked by Motorsport.com if ...Keep reading View the full article

Automotive and 4x4 news from around the world. View the full article