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[motorsport] Top Stories of 2018, 8: Furniture Row shuts down
Furniture Row Racing was an anomaly in modern NASCAR, having risen to the very top of the sport as a single-car operation in just over a decade. Barney Visser's outfit started out at Dover in 2005, finishing a quiet 34th with Kenny Wallace at the wheel. Visser's company Furniture Row was the only sponsor on the Chevrolet Monte Carlo. In 2008, they won their first pole with Joe Nemechek at ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Chip Ganassi wants McMurray to continue with CGR in some capacity
The arrival of Busch alongside existing driver Kyle Larson meant there was no place for McMurray next year, but he has reportedly been offered an off-track role and a deal to race in the Daytona 500. While a deal has yet to materialize, team owner Chip Ganassi has argued the worth of McMurray in a new role. Read Also: Jamie McMurray joins "whole new world" as NASCAR TV ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Daniel Hemric looking forward to "complete rejuvenation" at RCR
Hemric, 27, has spent the last two seasons competing for RCR in the Xfinity Series but will take over the No. 8 Chevrolet in the Cup series beginning with the 2019 season opener at Daytona. Earlier this month, RCR announced it was changing the number of its second Cup team to from No. 31 to No.8. Austin Dillon, one of team owner Richard Childress’ grandsons, will continue to drive the No. 3 ...Keep reading View the full article
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Corey LaJoie has a message for anyone that thinks he wrecks all the time
Corey LaJoie tells Daryl Motte why it's frustrating that some people think he just wrecks all the time, and why he thinks he's already proven his worth. View the full article
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[autosport] Future Busch Indy 500, Daytona 24 Hours drives for Ganassi possible
Chip Ganassi says Kurt Busch's arrival at his NASCAR Cup team could lead to the driver appearing in races such as the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 24 Hours View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Robby Gordon Returns to the Dakar Rally
It has been a two years since Robby Gordon raced the Dakar Rally, and he is back with a vengeance. View the full article
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[motorsport] Analysis: NASCAR's game-changing move to buy ARCA
For casual observers, this move will do little in the short-term, the NASCAR ladder will remain the top-tier Cup series, Xfinity and bottom-rung Trucks series. But below that will be a radical overhaul that will push NASCAR back towards its roots in a move that's clearly designed to better prepare the next generation of Cup series talents and improve the spectacle at grassroots ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Need a last-minute gift? Get NASCAR Heat 3 today
The game, which launched this past fall is available now for just $39.99 on PS4, Xbox One and PC. You can purchase the game HERE. Once fans get the game they can also register for the NASCAR Heat Pro League. 704 Games launched a program that offers NASCAR fans a chance to compete and be a part of a pro league for the first time with the NASCAR Heat 3 game. There are 28 days remaining to ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Rick Ware expands Cup Series operations for 2019 season
Rick Ware Racing will also compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with the expanded effort in two of the three NASCAR national series in 2019. Team Principal Rick Ware has been busy building up his assets to field two cars starting with the Daytona 500 in February at Daytona International Speedway. Their best result came in this past year's Daytona 500, finishing 12th with Justin Marks. Ware ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] M-Sport commits to 2019 WRC programme
Elfyn Evans and Teemu Suninen will stay on at the team for the full 14-round calendar, with 2017 WRC2 champion Pontus Tidemand alongside them for the opening rounds in Monte Carlo and Sweden. The third car's status is undecided from Rally Mexico onwards. M-Sport had been on the verge of ending its 22-year unbroken run of WRC participation because it was unable to find the funding for ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Top Stories of 2018, #11: Danica bows out after final Indy start
It was a surprise that Danica Patrick’s decision to retire hadn’t come sooner. Her determination had rarely been questioned and she never went into motorsport to just make up the numbers, and yet that’s what she had been doing the previous couple of seasons, her development as a stock car driver having reached a plateau. It was nothing to be ashamed of: countless drivers have tried to ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Tidemand gets two WRC rounds with M-Sport
Tidemand, who won the WRC2 title with Skoda in 2017 and was second this year, will tackle next month's Monte Carlo Rally and then his home event in Sweden at the wheel of a Ford Fiesta WRC. The 28-year-old decided to leave the Skoda stable despite the offer to continue in 2019. Monte Carlo will mark his first top-class WRC outing since he contested Rally Sweden in 2014, finishing eighth in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Scheider seals full-time World RX drive for 2019
The Friedersdorf-based team will build a new Seat Ibiza Supercar for Scheider’s campaign, the German having raced in selected outings for the squad this year in an older-specification car. Team owner and driver Rene Munnich drove an updated version of the team’s Ibiza in 2018, which included a front-mounted cooling package and adapted suspension geometry. Lessons learnt from that car will ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Austin Dillon: Cup title is "the carrot that drives me every day"
Dillon’s two career Cup Series wins have come in two of the series’ iconic races – a 2017 victory in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte and his 2018 thrilling Daytona 500 victory. A Cup series championship has remained elusive for Dillon, who will be entering his sixth fulltime season in 2019. It has also remained a challenging goal for RCR, whose last Cup championship came in 1994 with the ...Keep reading View the full article
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NASCAR on FOX’s 12 gifts of the 2018 season: The incredible show at the All-Star Race
NASCAR on FOX's 12 gifts of the 2018 season: AJ Allmendinger picks the incredible show at the All-Star Race as his favorite gift of the 2018 season. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] VIDEO: The Fastest Way to Get Your Christmas Tree Home
What is the fastest way to get your Christmas tree home? View the full article
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[motorsport] Corey LaJoie joins Go Fas Racing for 2019 season
On Thursday, the team announced LaJoie, 27, would drive its No. 32 Ford in 2019 beginning with the season-opener at Daytona. LaJoie will be reunited with veteran crew chief Randy Cox, who began working with the No. 32 team early into the 2018 season. LaJoie and Cox both worked at BK Racing in 2017, where they ran 17 races together, including LaJoie earning his career-best 11th-place finish in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Iconic NASCAR track Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway set for revival
The historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway could return to NASCAR competition for the first time since 2000 after it signed a deal with Bristol's track operator and its owner Speedway Motorsports View the full article
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Corey LaJoie talks about his move to Go Fas Racing to run the No. 32 Cup car in 2019
Corey LaJoie talks with Daryl Motte about his move to Go Fas Racing to run the No. 32 Cup car in 2019. View the full article
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[motorsport] Join the NASCAR Heat Pro League - video
704 Games launched a program that offers NASCAR fans a chance to compete and be a part of a pro league for the first time competing with the NASCAR Heat game. There are 28 days remaining to register and qualify to be a part of the pro league draft to be held in January. Fans who register and qualify have the chance to be drafted by a NASCAR team to participate in the program in 2019 ...Keep reading View the full article
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NASCAR on FOX’s 12 gifts of the 2018 season: Clint & Cash Bowyer celebrate in Martinsville
NASCAR on FOX's 12 gifts of the 2018 season: Jamie McMurray picks Clint Bowyer celebrating his win at Martinsville with his son Cash as his favorite gift of the 2018 season. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] GMC Adds New Performance Package For Sierra AT4
The GMC Sierra AT4 already performs well on off-road terrain straight off the dealer lot. View the full article
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[motorsport] Bristol Motor Speedway forms partnership with Nashville
The agreement for Fairgrounds Speedway, which held what is now NASCAR Cup Series races 42 times between 1958 and 1984, could open the door for NASCAR-sanctioned events to return to Nashville for the first time since 2000 when the NASCAR Truck and Xfinity Series competed there at the Fairgrounds location. The joint effort intends to combine local racing and other major motorsports events that ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] A.J. Allmendinger finds home after driving in NASCAR Cup Series
It appears A.J. Allmendinger has found his next career after competing in the NASCAR Cup Series for the past 13 years. Allmendinger and NBC Sports Group reached an agreement for the driver to be a part of the network’s exclusive IMSA coverage and he’ll also frequently contribute to the NASCAR America during the season as well. Additionally, he will contribute regularly to NBCSN’s daily ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Episode 45 of The Truck Show Podcast: Holiday Fruitcakeisode
On-deck this episode: Wendy Orthman from Nissan, FW PTOTY judges share their thoughts, Mark Allen from Jeep, and 2020 Ram and Chevy HDs. View the full article