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[fourwheeler] Arizona’s International Off-Road & UTV Expo
Crowds packed Westworld of Scottsdale, Arizona, for the three-day International Off-Road & UTV Expo. View the full article
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[autosport] Kurt Busch announces Stewart-Haas NASCAR team exit
Kurt Busch has confirmed that he will not return to Stewart-Haas Racing for the 2019 NASCAR Cup series season, ahead of an expected move to Chip Ganassi Racing View the full article
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[motorsport] Kurt Busch confirms his departure from Stewart-Haas Racing
The former NASCAR Cup Series champion’s departure from the organization was first reported in August by Motorsport.com. In a message Busch posted to his Twitter account, he said, “Unfortunately, it’s not in the cards for me to stay. I’m looking forward to the future and new opportunities ahead.” Sources have told Motorsport.com that Busch, 40, is expected to move to Chip ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Autosport Awards: Ogier tops Rally Driver public poll
Ogier signed off his time with the Cumbria's M-Sport World Rally team by taking his second title with the squad, and will move to Citroen for 2019. His latest title was one of his most challenging with Hyundai's Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak from Toyota proving to be stern opposition throughout the year. Chairman of Motorsport UK Dave Richards, who oversaw Subaru's World Rally success ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Autosport Awards: Ogier tops Rally Driver public poll
Ogier signed off his time with the Cumbria's M-Sport World Rally team by taking his second title with the squad, and will move to Citroen for 2019. His latest title was one of his most challenging with Hyundai's Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak from Toyota proving to be stern opposition throughout the year. Chairman of Motorsport UK Dave Richards, who oversaw Subaru's World Rally success ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Autosport Awards: M-Sport Fiesta wins Rally Car award
M-Sport’s semi-independent 2018 challenger faced plenty of competition during the World Rally Championship season, but was a winner of four rallies in the hands of Sebastien Ogier - who eventually clinched his sixth-straight WRC title and second with Malcolm Wilson’s squad. Ogier was embroiled in a three-way scrap for the crown with Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak in the final part of the ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Autosport Awards: M-Sport Fiesta wins Rally Car award
M-Sport’s semi-independent 2018 challenger faced plenty of competition during the World Rally Championship season, but was a winner of four rallies in the hands of Sebastien Ogier - who eventually clinched his sixth-straight WRC title and second with Malcolm Wilson’s squad. Ogier was embroiled in a three-way scrap for the crown with Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak in the final part of the ... Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Daniel Suarez: Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Cup team was not my home
Daniel Suarez says he did not feel at home during his time competing with Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series View the full article
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[motorsport] Justin Haley replaces Truex at Kaulig Racing in multi-year deal
Haley, 19, is coming off a career season. He made the Championship 4 in the Camping World Truck Series and ended 2018 third in the standings with three victories. He also made his Xfinity debut with GMS Racing at Iowa, finishing 12th. He crossed the finish line first after a daring pass in his second ever start at Daytona in July, but was later penalized for passing below the double yellow ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Daniel Suarez: "I never felt I had everything to win" at JGR
JGR elected not to re-sign Suarez at the end of this season, instead adding 2017 Cup series champion Martin Truex Jr. and his crew chief, Cole Pearn, to take over the No. 19 Toyota team in 2019. Suarez, 26, the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, remains without a ride for next season for the time being. Suarez, however, remains a top candidate to join Stewart-Haas Racing, sources said ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Loeb left out as plans for third Citroen fall through
Citroen team principal Pierre Budar met with Abu Dhabi officials at last weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The two parties failed to find common agreement to take the partnership forward, but Abu Dhabi is already reporting it will return in 2020. The lack of Abu Dhabi funding means a two-car Citroen team, comprised of new signings Sebastien Ogier and Esapekka Lappi, will struggle to make any ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Loeb left out as plans for third Citroen fall through
Citroen team principal Pierre Budar met with Abu Dhabi officials at last weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The two parties failed to find common agreement to take the partnership forward, but Abu Dhabi is already reporting it will return in 2020. The lack of Abu Dhabi funding means a two-car Citroen team, comprised of new signings Sebastien Ogier and Esapekka Lappi, will struggle to make any ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Gronholm, Solberg, Loeb urge action to secure World RX future
Petter Solberg, Marcus Gronholm and Sebastien Loeb are frustrated at the series’ perilous position and a lack of answers from the promoter. Still reeling from a lack of support to deliver electric in 2020, WRX has been hit hard by the loss of Audi and Peugeot, leaving many to fear for the series’ future. Gronholm’s frustrations with IMG were common around the paddock. The two-time ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Gronholm, Solberg, Loeb urge action to secure World RX future
Petter Solberg, Marcus Gronholm and Sebastien Loeb are frustrated at the series’ perilous position and a lack of answers from the promoter. Still reeling from a lack of support to deliver electric in 2020, WRX has been hit hard by the loss of Audi and Peugeot, leaving many to fear for the series’ future. Gronholm’s frustrations with IMG were common around the paddock. The two-time ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Ogier convinced of Citroen's potential after comeback test
The Frenchman, who has departed M-Sport after back-to-back drivers’ titles, drove the Citroen on a gravel development test in the Algarve area of southern Portugal. Thursday and Friday were Ogier’s first miles of any significance in the car. He first drove a C3 – with M-Sport team principal Malcolm Wilson’s blessing – in France in September. Six-time champion Ogier said: “It’s ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Ogier convinced of Citroen's potential after comeback test
The Frenchman, who has departed M-Sport after back-to-back drivers’ titles, drove the Citroen on a gravel development test in the Algarve area of southern Portugal. Thursday and Friday were Ogier’s first miles of any significance in the car. He first drove a C3 – with M-Sport team principal Malcolm Wilson’s blessing – in France in September. Six-time champion Ogier said: “It’s ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR "confident" of finding fourth manufacturer for Cup Series
The top-level series currently has three manufacturers in Ford, Chevrolet and Toyota. It last had four manufacturers in 2012, Dodge's final season before it pulled out of NASCAR. Rumors of Dodge returning have been ever-present since its exit, although earlier this year a source told Motorsport.com the firm was not currently looking to make a comeback. Other manufacturers, including ... Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR 'confident' of finding fourth manufacturer for Cup Series
NASCAR is "confident" that it can add a fourth manufacturer to the Cup field sometime after 2020, and has not ruled out finding a fifth View the full article
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[motorsport] Natalie Decker to begin transition to NASCAR racing in 2019
DGR-Crosley announced Friday it has added Decker to its driver development program for next season and the 21-year-old native of Eagle River, Wis., will compete in a combination of NASCAR Truck, K&N Pro series and ARCA events in 2019. Decker, 21, finished a career-high seventh in the ARCA series this year, finishing with two top-five and nine top-10 finishes in 20 races while competing with ... Keep reading View the full article
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2018 champion Joey Logano gives heartfelt speech at the Cup Series banquet in Las Vegas
NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Joey Logano gives a heartfelt speech at the Cup Series banquet in Las Vegas as the 2018 champion. View the full article
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. presents Chase Elliott with the NASCAR Cup Series Most Popular Driver award
NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Dale Earnhardt Jr. announces Chase Elliott as the winner of the 2018 Cup Series Most Popular Driver award. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Rebelle Rally Presents Jeep With Bone Stock Award at Los Angeles Auto Show
Jeep was presented with the Rebelle Rally Bone Stock Award at the Los Angeles Auto Show. View the full article
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[motorsport] Chase Elliott named 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Most Popular Driver
During the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Awards event in Las Vegas on Thursday night, Elliott was named the winner of the 2018 National Motorsports Press Association’s Most Popular Driver award. This was the 28th consecutive year a member of the Earnhardt or Elliott family has won the award, including Chase’s father, Hall of Famer Bill Elliott who won the award each season from 1984 to ... Keep reading View the full article
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[foxsports]
Chase Elliott wins NASCAR's most popular driver award
Chase Elliott has been voted NASCAR's most popular driver, ending a 15-year run for superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. View the full article
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Joey Logano talks thrill of going to the Cup banquet as the champion & buying a new tux for the first time since 2009
Joey Logano talks about the thrill of finally going to the Cup banquet as the champion and having to get a new tuxedo for the first time since his rookie year. View the full article