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[motorsport] Joey Logano beats Almirola for Michigan Cup pole
Logano's lap of 187.139mph was fastest of all after the single-car qualifying session, earning the Team Penske driver his 22nd career pole and fourth at Michigan. "Such a huge advantage to be on the front row here at Michigan and how important it is to have a pole here in Ford's backyard and Roger's backyard to have a good run here," Logano told FS1. "Glad we can deliver so far at least ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Biffle scores fairytale Truck race win after 18 year drought
Stage 1 Polesitter Todd Gilliland in the Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra led the opening lap chased by the Fords of points leader Grant Enfinger (ThorSport Racing) and Johnny Sauter (ThorSport Racing) but it took only until Lap 4 for Enfinger to move through to P1 slipping inside Gilliland at Turn 1. Behind them, Sheldon Creed (GMS Racing Chevrolet), Brett Moffitt (GMS Racing Chevy) ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Michael Self takes Michigan ARCA win as Majeski runs out of gas
Self led 86 of the 100 laps in Friday’s race at Michigan International Speedway, but as the race drew to a close, Ty Majeski tried to steal a victory on fuel mileage. It almost worked but Majeski ran out of fuel on the final lap, allowing Self to pass him in the final turn and claim the win. The victory is Self’s third of the season – the most of any driver – and sixth of his career ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kevin Harvick leads final practice with four SHR cars in top-five
Harvick, who owns two career wins at Michigan including last August, topped the final speed chart with an average lap speed of 188.763 mph. Kyle Busch, last weekend’s race winner at Pocono, was second (188.728 mph) and Harvick’s Stewart-Haas Racing teammate, Clint Bowyer was third (188.476 mph). Daniel Suarez, who was fastest in Friday’s first practice, ended up fourth and fellow SHR ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Daniel Suarez: "I feel confident" about returning to SHR in 2020
This is Suarez’s first season with Stewart-Haas Racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and because the driver was entering into a lot of “unknowns” to start the year, he said he and SHR both had options on whether they would continue their relationship past the 2019 season. So far, it’s been a productive season for Suarez, even though none of the four SHR drivers had yet to win ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Daniel Suarez tops Friday's first Cup practice at Michigan
Suarez, who has been fast in practices at both Charlotte and Pocono in recent weeks, topped Friday’s first session at Michigan with an average lap speed of 188.882 mph. His Stewart-Haas Racing teammate, Clint Bowyer, was second (188.659 mph) and Austin Dillon was third (188.501 mph). Joey Logano and Kyle Larson completed the top-five. Michigan was the site of Suarez’s first NASCAR ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Former NASCAR Chairman Brian France pleads guilty to DUI
The Suffolk County (N.Y.) District Attorney’s Office confirmed Friday that France pled guilty to one count of misdemeanor DUI and was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and must complete an alcohol education course before June 5, 2020. If he completes the requirements, France will be able to withdraw his plea of guilty and the charge will be reduced to a traffic violation of Driving ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Alex Bowman to honor Tim Richmond in Darlington 'Throwback'
Bowman, who drives the No. 88 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in the Cup Series, will run a paint scheme that honors the late Tim Richmond, also a former driver with HMS. “It’s pretty cool. I feel like everybody wants to be a little bit like Tim Richmond,” Bowman said Friday at Michigan International Speedway. “So, it’s a really neat paint scheme. I think having Axalta willing to ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] 2019 Michigan/Texas complete NASCAR weekend schedules
Texas Motor Speedway hosts the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series on Friday. The schedule is subject to change. All times at Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Gander Outdoors Truck Series schedule Texas Motor Speedway Thursday, June 6 3:05 p.m. - 3:55 p.m., Truck Series practice (No TV) 5:05 p.m. - 5:55 p.m., Truck Series practice (No TV) 7 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Truck Series ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Canadian Raphael Lessard adds more races to Truck schedule
Raphael Lessard has already made two Gander Outdoors Truck Series starts and he’ll now compete June 15 in Iowa and Aug. 25 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Lessard, who qualified seventh in both of his previous NASCAR national series starts this season at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and Dover (Del.) Speedway, is teaming up with the Toyota Racing Development Team for the pair of ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Price targeting "80-90 percent" wrist movement by 2020 Dakar
The Aussie withstood intense pain en route to victory earlier this year, carrying a broken right scaphoid that had been freshly operated on throughout the gruelling trek across the Peruvian dunes. Price even had to resort to using a makeshift device that held his KTM's throttle open on transport stages to get to the end. Upon returning to Australia late January Price went straight back under ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Greg Biffle returns to NASCAR Trucks: "I certainly want to win"
Kyle Busch Motorsports announced in March that former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series star would compete in the June Texas Truck race in KBM’s No. 51 Toyota. Friday night’s SpeedyCash.com 400 will mark Biffle’s first NASCAR national series start since the 2016 Cup series finale at Homestead, Fla. He will certainly be getting into a competitive ride – the No. 51 has won five of the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Roundtable: Kyle Busch keeps winning despite dislike for package
Although he continues to express his dislike of the new aero package, are you surprised by how successful Kyle Busch has been with it? Jim: I have to say I am a little surprised. Clearly, Joe Gibbs Racing as a whole and Busch in particular have figured out the aero package well enough to be competing for wins virtually every weekend. The only reason I'm a little surprised is because of how ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Ford is certain hybrid technology will be introduced to NASCAR soon
The introduction of hybrid power to NASCAR is "a matter of when, not if" according to Ford Performance's motorsport boss Mark Rushbrook View the full article
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[motorsport] Pinty’s Notebook: Julia Landauer makes history at Jukasa
Julia Landauer is only making four scheduled starts this year in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series but she’s already turning heads in Canada. The former NASCAR Next driver made history during the APC 200 Sunday at Jukasa Motor Speedway by becoming the first female to lead a competition lap in the history of the NASCAR-sanctioned series. Landauer later made contact with the wall in traffic and ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Behind the scenes of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League
The eNASCAR Heat Pro League has completed two events of the 12 scheduled this season and during each event the NASCAR Plaza in Charlotte, N.C., turns into its own race control to bring the league alive for teams, racers and fans. For gaming veteran and 704Games Managing Director of Esports & Partnerships Ed Martin, this has been a rewarding project to create in association with NASCAR, the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Ross Chastain switches to Truck points in championship gamble
Chastain has been a busy man during the 2019 season, running every Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series race. Combined, he's already started 34 races this year. That includes a carer-best tenth-place finish in the Daytona 500. Ahead of the new season, he declared for Xfinity points as he has done every year since 2015, placing as high as tenth in the standings in 2018. However, he has enjoyed ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Euro Series Notebook: Three different winners in six events
Alon Day leads all NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 1 drivers with three wins in the first six events on the 2019 schedule, but Frederic Gabillon showed everyone why you can’t overlook him on Sunday at Brands Hatch. Andre Vilarino picked swept the season-opening weekend in Spain with Day, the defending series champion scoring back-to-back wins in Italy and taking Saturday’s first Elite 1 ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR Pocono: Stage-winner Larson must be "smarter" in key moments
Kyle Larson says he must be "smarter" when he has a car capable of strong NASCAR Cup Series results, after winning two stages but falling to 26th at Pocono View the full article
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[motorsport] Neuville defends Hyundai's Portugal tactics
The Korean squad altered the order of Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo on three occasions, positioning the i20 Coupe WRCs on the road to run directly ahead of Neuville to sweep the stones and clean the line for the Belgian. Read Also: Outspoken Ogier slams Hyundai boss for alleged “mean tactics” Neuville was quick to point out that no rules had been broken. "We didn't ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR Pocono: Joe Gibbs's Kyle Busch takes a fourth win of 2019
Kyle Busch dominated the second half of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono to score his fourth victory of the 2019 season View the full article
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[motorsport] Outspoken Ogier slams Hyundai boss for alleged “mean tactics”
After fuel-related problems on the opening day left Hyundai drivers Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo down the order, Adamo used the regulations to manipulate those cars into a starting position which would offer teammate Thierry Neuville a cleaner road. Speaking in the post-event press conference in Matosinhos, Citroen star Ogier said he had no problem with those tactics, but then added: “But ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Portugal WRC: Tanak seals win as Meeke retires
Meeke was running third heading into the Power Stage, but clipped something on the inside of a right-hander that instantly broke the front-right corner of his Yaris. Sebastien Ogier was promoted into third, with Tanak’s winning margin over Neuville standing at 15.9s. Ogier remains the championship leader by two points after winning the Power Stage. Tanak was third fastest after backing off ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Portugal WRC: Tanak on verge of victory as Meeke spins
Despite starting the leg just 4.3 seconds apart, both Toyota drivers were preoccupied with keeping Hyundai’s Neuville behind them rather than fighting each other. Meeke managed to grab two seconds from Tanak on the opening stage of the day, but Tanak responded on the following two to extend his gap over Meeke - before the Northern Irishman spun his Yaris on the second pass of Montim and ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Portugal WRC: Tanak's lead eroded while Latvala retires
Latvala had carved 12.2 seconds out of Tanak’s lead on Saturday morning after selecting a harder tyre compound than his immediate rivals, but his work was undone on the afternoon’s first stage when a damper gave way on his Yaris WRC. The Finn only lost nine seconds in the initial test, but haemorrhaged 56.7s on the second stage of the loop before having to retire ahead of the final stage in ...Keep reading View the full article