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[motorsport] Daytona July NASCAR race weekend schedule
Teams are in Daytona International Speedway for the final July race on the schedule for the historic track before this event moves to late August next year. The schedule is subject to change and all times listed are Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Thursday, July 4 1:05 - 1:55 p.m., Xfinity Series First Practice (TV: US: NBC Sports Network - NBCSN; NBC Sports App; Canada: The Sports Network ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR president Phelps doesn't expect massive 2021 calendar change
NASCAR president Steve Phelps says he does not expect "massive, wholesale" changes to the 2021 Cup Series calendar View the full article
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[motorsport] Paddon secures last-minute M-Sport drive for Rally Finland
Overlooked for a Hyundai return in favour of Craig Breen, Paddon decided not to ‘cry about the decision’ and get on with finding an alternative. His agreement, which is for one event at the moment, with the British team was concluded in two days, just ahead of the Monday deadline for the Jyvaskyla-based event. Paddon told Motorsport.com of his desire to be back at the highest level. He ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Price working towards four-wheel Dakar campaign
The KTM star has already began the transition from two wheels to four, having made a number of starts in the car category at the Finke Desert Race over recent years, as well as appearances in both the Stadium Super Trucks and the Supercars-run SuperUtes series. He even went heartbreakingly close to winning this year's Finke in his Red Bull-backed Trophy Truck, a mechanical problem on the return ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Missed Our Week to Wheelin' Vids? Here They Are!
Four Wheeler‘s Week to Wheelin’ 2019 featured a team of expert builders taking a body, frame, and piles of parts, and building a complete and totally capable off-road Ford Bronco. Instead of reading about it, sit back, grab some snacks, and watch the action unfold on the screen. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Missed Our Week to Wheelin' Vids? Here They Are!
Four Wheeler‘s Week to Wheelin’ 2019 featured a team of expert builders taking a body, frame, and piles of parts, and building a complete and totally capable off-road Ford Bronco. Instead of reading about it, sit back, grab some snacks, and watch the action unfold on the screen. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Missed Our Week to Wheelin' Vids? Here They Are!
Four Wheeler‘s Week to Wheelin’ 2019 featured a team of expert builders taking a body, frame, and piles of parts, and building a complete and totally capable off-road Ford Bronco. Instead of reading about it, sit back, grab some snacks, and watch the action unfold on the screen. View the full article
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[motorsport] The other (winning) side of Alex Bowman - Part 7
After winning my first NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway I said that was all I ever wanted. After some time to let that sink in this week, I was asked, ‘Was it everything I hoped it would be?’ That’s a good question. My answer is probably yes and no. I think that it has been really cool and very special to share with my friends and family and with my race team, but at the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Overlanding In Luxury: Scott Lewis’s DIY 2008 Lexus GX 470
An overlanding Lexus? Before you scoff or smirk, hear Scott Lewis out. He’s the owner of this Desert Sage Metallic ’08 Lexus GX 470, and he’s got a pretty convincing argument for why you should consider one for yourself (and it’s an argument that’ll probably now drive up the price of used ones). We met View the full article
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[motorsport] Jeffrey Earnhardt withdraws from Daytona Xfinity Series race
Earnhardt, 30, announced on Twitter that he will not be racing this Saturday and that he 'looks forward to getting back in the car soon.' He did not specify when. The fourth generation racer has made seven starts in the Xfinity Series this year, splitting his time between the No. 81 XCI Racing Toyota and the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. He scored a career-best result of third at ...Keep reading View the full article
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Alex Bowman talks about his first career NASCAR Cup Series win: “I still can’t believe it”
Alex Bowman joined "NASCAR Race Hub" to talk about his first career win in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series. View the full article
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[motorsport] Hyundai enters race to sign Tanak for 2020
Adamo's opposite number at Toyota, Tommi Makinen, has always talked of the need for each of the four WRC manufacturers to have a top-line driver to help maintain the parity of competition in the series. Read Also: Why Tanak's 'head or heart' call will shape WRC 2020 Amid increased talk of high-level discussions between Hyundai and Tanak, Adamo said he had a different ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] An IFS-Converted Fullsize 1979 Bronco Set Up to Daily Drive and Prerun
Dominick McCormick grew up around off-road racing. Childhood friends with the racing Swift family, Dominick got into the sport by pitting for them at SCORE races. He eventually co-drove with John Swift. As a citrus farmer in Ventura County, California, Dominick now has the juice to own a dream truck: a luxury prerunner. He wanted View the full article
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[motorsport] Safari Rally faces crucial vote ahead of WRC calendar return
The result of the vote is likely to come on Friday, but could be pushed back until early next week. Sources close to the governing body have outlined the vote will include a proposal to add, as expected, Rally Japan and the Safari Rally. The proposal does not include Corsica, but Germany is on the schedule as a reserve event. More WRC news: Hybrid World Rally Cars to be ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] "A little swagger" has gone a long way for Alex Bowman
Bowman’s crew chief, Greg Ives, said one of the biggest things Bowman did that led to his first career win Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway was take ownership of the No. 88 team. Bowman, 26, was handed the keys to the No. 88 team at Hendrick Motorsports at the start of the 2018 season after Dale Earnhardt Jr. decided to retire from fulltime NASCAR competition. At the time, Bowman hadn’t ...Keep reading View the full article
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[foxsports]
Ryan Preece tells Michael Waltrip his heroes growing up in NASCAR
On Waltrip Unfiltered, Ryan Preece talks with Michael Waltrip about his heroes growing up in NASCAR View the full article
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[autosport] Martin Truex Jr: Hendrick Chicago NASCAR Cup form could be one-off
Martin Truex Jr believes Hendrick Motorsports' strong performance at Chicagoland Speedway could have been a one-off in the NASCAR Cup Series View the full article
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[foxsports]
Winner’s Weekend: Alex Bowman and Greg Ives at Chicagoland Speedway
Alex Bowman and crew chief Greg Ives recap the strategy that brought them to Victory Lane at Chicagoland Speedway. View the full article
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[foxsports]
Next Level: Alex Bowman versus Kyle Larson at Chicagoland Speedway
"NASCAR Race Hub" goes Next Level on the battle between Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson at Chicagoland Speedway. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Quest for the Ultimate CJ-5
While the Jeep brand has been around for more than 75 years now, it has had several different masters over the past seven decades. Willys-Overland. Kaiser. American Motors Corporation. Renault. Chrysler. Daimler. Fiat. Not surprisingly, some of these went better than others. By Matt Stoffregen’s estimation, the AMC years were some of the best for View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 4-Wheel & Off-Road Helps Four Wheeler Build an Early Bronco for Week to Wheelin’
I’m a pretty competitive guy by nature. I think a lot of that comes from spending my formative years as a New Englander. When you’re cooped up most of the winter behind a curtain of cold and ice and then spring taunts you with a few nice days only to submerge you back under weeks View the full article
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[motorsport] Martin Truex Jr. thinks Hendrick performance gain "just one race"
Alex Bowman earned his first career win in the NASCAR Cup Series Sunday as all four HMS drivers finished 11th or higher in the Camping World 400. Three of the four – Bowman, Jimmie Johnson and William Byron – also took turns leading the race, combining to lead 107 of the 267 laps. Read Also: Alex Bowman’s win just part of Hendrick Motorsports’ big day The ...Keep reading View the full article
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[foxsports]
Ryan Preece talks with Michael Waltrip about his whirlwind journey from modified racing to the Cup Series
On Waltrip Unfiltered, Ryan Preece talks with Michael Waltrip about his whirlwind journey from modified racing to the Cup Series. View the full article
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[foxsports]
FINAL LAPS: Relive Alex Bowman’s first career victory after tough battle with Larson
Alex Bowman took home his first career victory at Chicagoland Speedway after one exciting battle with Kyle Larson View the full article
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[motorsport] Alex Bowman’s win just part of Hendrick Motorsports’ big day
While Bowman scoring his first Cup Series win was reason enough for everyone to celebrate at HMS, Jimmie Johnson picked up his first top-five finish of the year and William Byron joined him in the top-10. Chase Elliott overcame a bad pit stop to finish 11th as three of the four Hendrick Motorsports drivers also led a lap in the rain-delayed Camping World 400. Bowman, who became the first ...Keep reading View the full article