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[motorsport] Hailie Deegan makes late pass to win Las Vegas K&N West opener
After her frustrating finish in last year’s event on the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Deegan took advantage of an opportunity on the final lap to pick up her second NASCAR K&N Pro Series West victory. Having picking up her first win last season, the 17-year-old NASCAR Next driver was able to make a bold pass on the final lap past race leader Jagger Jones to pick up the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 4x4 and Auto News and Rumors
Automotive and 4x4 news from around the world. View the full article
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[motorsport] Sadler: "Right opportunity" brings him back to Xfinity Series
Kaulig Racing announced Thursday that Sadler, a four-time winner of the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ most popular driver award, will run two races this season with the organization in its No. 10 Chevrolet. Sadler’s races will be sponsored by Nutrien Ag Solutions. Sadler stepped away from full-time racing at the end of last season. In his NASCAR career, he won three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Full NASCAR 2019 Las Vegas weekend schedule
The schedule is subject to change. All times Eastern. Thursday, Feb. 28 5:05 p.m. - 5:55 p.m., Truck Series first practice (TV: None) 7:05 p.m. - 7:55 p.m., Truck Series final practice (TV: None) 12:45 a.m., K&N Pro Series West race (TV: FansChoice.tv) Friday, March 1 3:05 p.m. - 3:55 p.m., Cup Series practice (TV: Fox Sports 1 - FS1) 4:05-4:55 p.m., first Xfinity ...Keep reading View the full article
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Busch Brothers headlining NASCAR's West Coast swing
Kurt and Kyle Busch return home to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend as NASCAR's headliners on a 3-race West Coast swing View the full article
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[motorsport] Stenhouse says he did the "right thing" racing Truex at Atlanta
Truex, who was trying to chase down leader Brad Keselowski at the end of the race, said he was held up by Stenhouse, who continued to run the bottom lane in front of him and was a lap down. “It was just lapped cars. It was a shame we got put in that position on that last restart but that’s the way the caution fell,” Truex said after the race. “Just (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) rode there in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR backmarker row - Stenhouse hits back at Truex's criticism
Ricky Stenhouse Jr has hit back at Martin Truex Jr's criticism of his behaviour while being lapped during last Sunday's Atlanta NASCAR Cup Series race View the full article
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Ralph Lawler will announce Driver Introductions before Sunday's Auto Club 400
Longtime LA Clippers play-by-play man is retiring at the end of the season. View the full article
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[motorsport] Ambrose 'felt right at home' on NASCAR return
The two-time Cup race winner is part of a special Mustang demo at the season-opening Supercars round in Adelaide this weekend, which includes driving a current-spec, Team Penske-built Ford. Aussie Supercars legend Dick Johnson and reigning Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin are also involved, driving a Supercars Mustang and a road-going Mustang respectively. For Ambrose it was his first ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Busch, Mars sign contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing
As first reported by Motorsport.com last week, the much anticipated contract renewal between Joe Gibbs Racing and Kyle Busch was made official earlier this morning in a release from JGR and longtime sponsor Mars Inc. The relationship between the two has proven to be one of the longest and most successful in the sport. Busch has won 40 cup races with M&M’s on the car and together won the ...Keep reading View the full article
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Kyle Larson apologizes for comments about Hendrick Motorsports cheating
Kyle Larson has apologized for his comments about Hendrick Motorsports cheating. "NASCAR Race Hub's" Andy Petree, Regan Smith & Bobby Labonte react. View the full article
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Kyle Busch finalizes extension to drive for Joe Gibbs Racing
Kyle Busch has finalized a multi-year extension with Joe Gibbs Racing View the full article
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[fourwheeler] F1 Driver Jenson Button to Race Mint 400
Many celebrities and high-profile drivers have raced the Mint 400. Names like Jay Leno, Rick Mears, Al Unser, Chuck Norris, and Steve McQueen have all been placed on the brag wall. View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Roundtable: Rating the Atlanta Cup race
Every week Motorsport.com's Jim Utter, Nick DeGroot and Tim Southers take on the newsworthy topics in the NASCAR world. What did you think of the Cup Series race at Atlanta that incorporated some of the new rules for races on 1.5-mile tracks? Jim: Regardless of the rules, Atlanta's worn pavement and tire fall-off still dominated the strategy in the race, but it was clear in two ways the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Have NASCAR's 2019 rule changes to improve racing worked?
Last weekend's NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta provided the first proper look at the series' new rules package for 2019 View the full article
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[autosport] Hendrick NASCAR 'cheat' joke prompts apology from Kyle Larson
Ganassi NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson has issued a public apology for comments about Hendrick Motorsports "cheating" that he says were made in jest during a television appearance View the full article
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Brad Keselowski compares his "sick win" in Atlanta to winning at Pocono after breaking his ankle
Brad Keselowski describes just how sick he was when he won at Atlanta and compares it to his win at Pocono after breaking his ankle. View the full article
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[autosport] Hendrick NASCAR 'cheat' joke prompts apology from Kyle Larson
Ganassi NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson has issued a public apology for apparently critical comments about Hendrick Motorsports he says were made in a joking manner during a television appearance View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Larson issues public apology to Rick Hendrick for comments
Larson appeared on the NBC Sports 'Splash and Go' segment with Rick Allen this week, answering various questions surrounding the race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. When asked if Chip Ganassi Racing is the top Chevrolet team right now, Larson said, "I don't know. Like I said, Atlanta is so different than every other track we're going to go to the rest of the year. You can't jump to ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] McLaughlin says NASCAR his "obvious goal"
The reigning Supercars champion opened up on his US ambitions in the recently-released Road to Redemption book, confirming that his sights are set squarely on a future move to NASCAR. According to the book, McLaughlin would rather make a future move to The States than stay in Supercars and rack up titles like Whincup has, a position strengthened by his personal ties to America through fiancee ...Keep reading View the full article
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Brad Keselowski on Kyle Larson: ‘If I owned a Cup team tomorrow, I’d hire him.’
Brad Keselowski explains why he has so much respect for Kyle Larson, and why he'd hire him if he had his own team. View the full article
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Brad Keselowski breaks down the final laps at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Brad Keselowski goes "Next Level" on his battle with Martin Truex Jr. at Atlanta Motor Speedway. View the full article
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[motorsport] Dakar winner Price joins F1 driver parade at Australian GP
Price won a second Dakar crown earlier this year in impressive fashion, braving a badly-broken wrist to conquer the Peruvian dunes. That feat will be recognised during the driver parade at the season-opening grand prix in Melbourne, Price set to follow the F1 stars around on the KTM that he rode to Dakar glory. “Toby Price is the only Australian to have ever conquered the gruelling Dakar ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Goodyear makes left and right-side tire change for Las Vegas
NASCAR Cup and Xfinity teams will see new left and right-side tire combinations in this weekend’s races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Sunday’s Cup race will also feature the use of all elements of the new aero package. The aero package debuted last weekend in Atlanta but did employ front air ducts, like will be used at Las Vegas. “Since the track surface at Las Vegas has proven over the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Busch: To be a star, drivers "better perform in the KBM stuff "
Kyle Busch Motorsports has shepherded many young drivers through its successful Gander Outdoors Truck Series program with several moving on to rides in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. But getting the opportunity doesn’t guarantee success and there is enormous pressure knowing you may have to get out on the track and compete with Cup star Kyle Busch in the same equipment. Getting to ...Keep reading View the full article