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Last month, it was revealed that the 2020 edition of the Dakar will take place in Saudi Arabia, marking a shift away from the South American continent for the first time since 2007. It will also signify the second year in succession that the rally-raid has taken place within the borders of one country, after this year's event was held entirely within Peru. Although Saudi Arabia has a ...Keep reading View the full article

The Northern Irishman rolled his Toyota Yaris WRC on SS7 and was forced to remove the screen, fearing the glass would come into the car and injure him and co-driver Seb Marshall on the next stage. The stewards’ decision stated: “The crew removed their smashed windscreen in the control area between TC8 (Time Control 8) and start SS8. That contravened Article 42.1.2 of the FIA WRC sporting ...Keep reading View the full article

Toyota’s team leader Tanak moved into the lead of the rally on stage two and didn’t look back, extending his lead to over half a minute on Saturday. That margin of victory was whittled down to 23.1s at the finish, saving tyres on Sunday morning for a glory run on the Power Stage, which he won to secure a maximum possible haul of 30 points. Ogier had been under pressure from Loeb ...Keep reading View the full article

The Russian driver started on the second row of the grid for the final at Spa, but led after the opening corner when pole-sitter Andreas Bakkerud ran rallycross returnee Joni Wiman wide into Turn 1, having made a poor getaway from the lower-grip grid position slot. Timerzyanov had pressured Bakkerud throughout their semi-final encounter but with the positions reversed on the road in the final ...Keep reading View the full article

Second-placed Sebastien Ogier gained 4.3s on Tanak over the afternoon loop by taking a different tyre strategy from the rest of the field. Ogier used a pair of medium tyres to good effect by winning SS10, while everyone else had taken a full complement of hards. Though Tanak responded with a stage win on Maria Las Cruces, Ogier was still quicker than Tanak on the final stage of the day, as rain ...Keep reading View the full article

The Belgian's i20 Coupe WRC went off the road halfway through the Maria Las Cruces stage on Saturday morning, rolling six times. Despite initial concerns about his leg, Hyundai has confirmed Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul were uninjured. Both emerged from the car unaided, but team principal Andrea Adamo confirmed to Motorsport.com that they called for aerial medical support ...Keep reading View the full article

Although Tanak only won one stage from three on Saturday morning, the loop-ending Pelun test, he gained more than 10 seconds over Ogier in all, extending his lead to 34.6s. Ogier was initially being closed down by current points leader Neuville, who had top the times on the opening Rio Lia test and gained 5.7s on the Citroen driver. But Neuville’s chase came to an abrupt halt on SS8, when ...Keep reading View the full article

Neuville had won the opening stage of Saturday morning, Rio Lia, and had climbed from fourth to third at the expense of Toyota driver Jari-Matti Latvala. He was only 1.4 seconds behind reigning six-time champion Sebastien Ogier before SS8 and pushing to take second place away from the Citroen driver. But around the halfway mark of the Maria Las Cruces test, Neuville suffered a big accident ...Keep reading View the full article

The Belgian Formula 1 host holds its first mixed-surface event this weekend for the third round of World RX with a layout that encompasses the famous Eau Rouge corner to accompany a long loose-surface banked final turn. Seventh-fastest in the wet opening qualifier after an on-track battle with title-contender Timmy Hansen, Doran was one of only a few drivers to take dry tyres for the second ...Keep reading View the full article

Tanak ended the opening day 22.4 seconds clear of Ogier, as well as 29.5s clear of points leader Thierry Neuville of Hyundai, extending his advantage from 6s at the start of the loop. On the afternoon opening stage – the second El Puma run of the day – Tanak was 11.2s quicker than Ogier and 17.6s quicker than Neuville. Then on SS5 – the second Espigado run – Tanak extended his lead by a ...Keep reading View the full article

FIA rally director Yves Matton declined to comment on the situation, telling Motorsport.com that he wanted to wait for WRC safety delegate Michele Mouton’s comments first. A source within the event organisers, however, admitted it was a mistake from the marshal. “There was no confirmation from the FIA that [everything] was ready and we were cleared to go,” said the source. “But on the ...Keep reading View the full article

The trio are separated by 6.6 seconds overall after the first morning of the new rally, and moved well clear of the rest on the 30.72km El Puma SS2. Those who ran after them complained about a particular shortage of grip on a hard, polished surface. It left Tanak in the overall lead, 2.9s clear of Citroen's Ogier, while Tanak’s Toyota teammate Kris Meeke was left 12.4s off in fourth ...Keep reading View the full article

Do you think this will be Kyle Busch's last NASCAR contract? - From Zach Zach, I seriously doubt this will be his final contract but I’ve worked in this business long enough to know you never say never. He’s still young and has stated as recently as this past weekend at ISM Raceway that he might as well go after 100 Cup Series wins so Who knows. I honestly think he’ll be around at least ...Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson believes his struggling Hendrick Motorsports team showed encouraging signs of recovery in last weekend's NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix View the full article

Nissan has officially partnered with Georgia-based Rocky Ridge Trucks to customize vehicles. View the full article

Busch’s victory in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix was his 52nd in the series and the 199th of his career across all three NASCAR national series – Cup, Xfinity and Trucks. His 52 Cup wins, 53 Xfinity wins and 94 Truck victories have all come before his 34th birthday – an astonishing achievement all on its own. “It happened in football where we had some ...Keep reading View the full article

After a sweep of the Xfinity and Cup series races over the weekend, Kyle Busch nears 200 career victories in NASCAR View the full article

In December, fans across the nation owning NASCAR Heat 3 game began to qualify for the first eNASCAR Heat Pro League Draft, with the opportunity to become one of two esport drivers for 14 different NASCAR teams. Sunday at ISM Raceway near Phoenix, each race team selected two esport drivers, one on Xbox One and another on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. The draft was run ...Keep reading View the full article

The Leon-based rally, now in its 15th year in the championship, had become a standard-bearer in terms of layout and spectator education. But this year it was heavily criticised, starting with the controversy over a broken jump on the opening street stage. There was then confusion over the handling of the red flag for Esapekka Lappi's crash on Saturday morning, and Andreas Mikkelsen ...Keep reading View the full article

Another historic Mint 400 is in the books. The Mint was changed to a two-day race format this year. View the full article

Kyle Busch says his domination of the Phoenix NASCAR weekend has left him kicking himself even more for a penalty at Las Vegas a week earlier View the full article

Meeke briefly took the lead of the event on Saturday when Citroen's Sebastien Ogier slowed with a puncture. But Ogier's time loss was minimised because the stage was red flagged due to his team-mate Esapekka Lappi's car being judged to be in an unsafe position after a spin that left it beached. Ogier was awarded a nominal time that kept him in second place, and he retook the lead when Meeke ...Keep reading View the full article

A total of 13 NASCAR race teams from the RTA and JR Motorsports were on-hand to draft 28 drivers for the new esports league whose races will debut in May. The eNASCAR Heat Pro League, a collaboration between 704Games, RTA, and NASCAR, is played on NASCAR Heat 3, the newest iteration of the NASCAR video game franchise. On Sunday, each race team selected two esport drivers, one on Xbox One ...Keep reading View the full article

Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon break down Kyle Busch's win at ISM Raceway, and how his maturity level has helped him progress. View the full article

Jimmie Johnson enjoyed his strongest run of the year at ISM Raceway Sunday, placing eighth after leading some laps and playing the strategy right. He was also the top-finishing Hendrick car. Excluding plate races, it was Johnson's best result since nearly winning at the Charlotte Roval in October of last year. The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion started back in 15th, but quickly made ...Keep reading View the full article