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The NASCAR Cup Series race in Sonoma is underway View the full article

The chicane’s original layout was 32 feet wide at its widest point, while the new version will be 54 feet at its widest point and will feature additional runoff areas which were unavailable in its first iteration. Speedway operations staff have moved back parts of the inside wall near oval Turn 3 to accommodate more on-track space for the updated chicane. “The Bank of America Roval 400 ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Busch shows Darrell Waltrip where he keeps his 200+ NASCAR trophies at his team headquarters. View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway for the second straight year View the full article

Kyle Larson starts on pole as NASCAR Cup Series resumes in Sonoma View the full article

William Byron would love to experience déjà vu all over again in Sunday’s Save Mart 350 at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway. Chase Elliott earned his first career Cup series victory last season with a win at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, then went on to win twice more while advancing in the NASCAR playoffs. Byron, 21, in his sophomore season with HMS, appears to be in good position to pick ...Keep reading View the full article

Ty Gibbs, the 16-year-old grandson of JGR owner Joe Gibbs, nudged race leader Sam Mayer out of the way on the final lap and held on to win Saturday’s ARCA race at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. Gibbs restarted eighth with six laps remaining after pitting during the final caution but made his way to second with three to go. Gibbs and Mayer made contact in the Turns 3 and 4 on ...Keep reading View the full article

Ross Chastain took home his 2nd win of the seaosn after being DQ'd from the win last weekend in Iowa View the full article

Following his disqualification after winning the most recent Gander Outdoors Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway, Ross Chastain responded with yet another victory at Gateway. Crew chief Phil Gould made the risky call to take no tires during the final round of green-flag pit stops, taking the lead over Christian Eckes. A late-race caution then set up a seven-lap shootout where Chastain held ...Keep reading View the full article

Ross Chastain wins NASCAR Truck race week after DQ View the full article

Gragson clearly had the best car in Saturday’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway but he was assessed a restart violation on Lap 23 of 57 and forced to make a pass-through penalty on pit road. Gragson rallied from the back of the field back with the help of a fast car and survived three overtimes to win the Procore 200 – his first NASCAR victory in over a ...Keep reading View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series gets back to work this weekend on the hilly road course at Sonoma View the full article

Kyle Larson won the NASCAR Cup Series pole at Sonoma Raceway for the third consecutive year View the full article

Larson dominated both rounds of qualifying on Saturday, using an average lap speed of 95.712 mph to win the pole for Sunday’s Toyota Save Mart 350 for the third consecutive season. In five previous starts at the track, however, Larson has never finished better than 12th. “I guess the trend with my three poles is winning a pole and then struggling in the race. Hopefully, we’ll have ...Keep reading View the full article

After two extended practices Friday, the addition of the “Carousel” to the Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway course this season appears to be a hit among a vast majority of the Cup Series drivers who offered up their opinions. The positive comments weren’t necessarily relegated to those who were among the fastest on the track, either. As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, Sonoma has ...Keep reading View the full article

Bear Necessities Even this curious young black bear knows a sweet Jeep when he sees one. Derek Blackwell from Bedford, Indiana, sent in his 2005 Jeep Wrangler TJ. Derek is a returning Jeep Shots submitter; six years ago we published his ride, and since then there have been several upgrades, including a beautiful wife, two View the full article

Asked Friday at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway about his expectations in next month’s Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway, Newman said he was most concerned about ensuring another car doesn’t get airborne in the race. “I have been very vocal about keeping the cars on the race track. That is my biggest pet peeve,” Newman said. “Whatever we do needs to put on a good race but be safe ...Keep reading View the full article

Larson registered the fastest average lap speed in Friday’s final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice session at 95.469 mph. Qualifying for Sunday’s Toyota SaveMart 350 is 3:10 p.m. ET Saturday. Larson’s teammate at Chip Ganassi Racing, Kurt Busch, ended up second (94.986 mph) and Aric Almirola (94.421 mph). Clint Bowyer was fourth and Matt DiBenedetto rounded out the ...Keep reading View the full article

The twisting road course at Sonoma Raceway is adding three new turns for the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend View the full article

It looks like Kawasaki is ready to join the sport side-by-side game. With Honda’s recent Talon entry into the market, Kawasaki appears to be feeling left out. The company released a teaser video on its YouTube Channel showing the signature of a sport side-by-side with the headlights coming on and the engine revving. Now begins View the full article

It was the first time Cup drivers got to tackle “The Carousel,” which has been added back to the course as part of the track’s 50th anniversary celebration. Truex’s average lap at 95.326 mph topped Ryan Blaney (95.195 mph) and Chris Buescher (95.041 mph). Jimmie Johnson was fourth and Michael McDowell rounded out the top-five. The Carousel plunges from Turn 4 down through Turns 5 and ...Keep reading View the full article

“Why would I buy a pickup truck with anything but a V-8?” This was recently said to me by a reader who was incredulous at the proliferation of 1/2-ton pickup trucks with an array of non-V-8 options. His opinion of anything other than a V-8 was clearly less than positive. “No six-cylinder in my truck,” View the full article

Just before writing this story, we had recently been in Moab, Utah, where we wheeled with Tiger LeBrun. Tiger’s 4×4 ’65 Chevy van graced Trail’s End earlier in the year, and he was piloting yet another lifted Chevy van through the Moab trails. Shortly after, we journeyed across Arizona on Four Wheeler’s Overland Adventure, arriving View the full article

Airplanes fly, computers do more and more stuff every day, and automatic transmissions shift when they are supposed to. We have faith in all these things, even though all of us may not understand them fully. At the end of the day it’s still hard to believe that thousands of pounds of metal, fuel, and View the full article

Sonoma Raceway will host the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series while the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series will be at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. WWTR at Gateway will host the Truck Series on Saturday with the K&N Pro Series West racing at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday and the Monster Energy Cup Series races on Sunday. The schedule is ...Keep reading View the full article