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[motorsport] Clint Bowyer fastest in Friday's Cup practice at Atlanta
SHR teammates Clint Bowyer and Aric Almirola topped Friday’s only Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, the first utilizing most elements of NASCAR’s new aero package. Bowyer’s average lap speed of 180.152 mph just topped Almirola (179.988 mph). Austin Dillon ended up third (179.772 mph). Kurt Busch was fourth-fastest and Daytona 500 Denny Hamlin ended up fifth. Rounding out ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Episode 55 of The Truck Show Podcast: Bonus Jeep Gladiator Deep Dive
We have interviews with some of the key people behind the new Jeep truck. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Possible Sighting: Redesigned 2021 Ford Ranger?
The current Ford Ranger has been around in global markets for eight years now, so it might be due for a redesign. Does this predict the next truck, due in 2021? View the full article
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[motorsport] M-Sport: Sweden shows we are still a "threat"
Suninen led the Torsby-based event at the end of the first day, but his hopes of a maiden victory were spoiled when he slid off the road on Saturday’s second stage. Millener says the Swedish performance makes up for a disappointing season-opener in Monte Carlo, where both Suninen and teammate Elfyn Evans went off the road. “After a bad Monte Carlo, I think some people were saying, 'I ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] VIDEO: eNASCAR Heat Pro League Showcase visits Martinsville
In the third week of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League Showcase races, the 100 drivers who are fighting for supremacy ahead of the upcoming Pro League draft battled on the half-mile paper clip known as Martinsville Speedway. There were four 40-lap races held with gamers driving trucks for the first time in the series. In the Playstation B division DIESEL_PYLES took the lead early and went on to score ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Full NASCAR 2019 Atlanta weekend schedule
The schedule is subject to change. All times Eastern. Friday, Feb 22 11:35 a.m. - 12:55 p.m., Cup Series practice (TV: NASCAR.com) 1:05-1:55 p.m., first Xfinity Series practice (TV: NASCAR.com) 2:05-2:55 p.m., first Truck Series practice (TV: NASCAR.com) 3:05-3:55 p.m., final Xfinity Series practice (TV: Fox Sports 1 - FS1) 4:05-4:50 p.m., final Truck Series practice (TV ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Marc-Antoine Camirand set to return to Pinty’s Series in 2019
After enjoying his first NASCAR Pinty’s Series win and most successful season to date last year Marc-Antoine Camirand has decided to return this year. In addition to his first win, he also scored the most top-five and top-10 finishes in a season in his Pinty’s career with six and 11, respectively. The 39 year-old driver from Saint-Léonard d'Aston, Quebec, will once again drive the No. 22 ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Daytona 500 crash reminded Almirola of back-breaking shunt
Almirola missed two months of the 2017 season having fractured his T5 vertebra when his Richard Petty Motorsports Ford was caught up in a crash involving Danica Patrick and Joey Logano and reared up into the air before landing heavily. Last Sunday Almirola, now in a Stewart-Haas Ford, was one of the 21 drivers involved in the massive crash triggered by Paul Menard sending Matt DiBenedetto into ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] An Earnhardt led at Daytona in a Supra! How did that happen?
Jeffrey is the 29-year-old grandson of the legendary seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt, and has amassed more than 150 starts across NASCAR’s three national series – Cup, Xfinity and Trucks. He’s on a nine-race deal with Joe Gibbs Racing and started off on a high by recording a front-row start for the Supra – then led the first 29 laps before dropping back to finish ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Roundtable: Was successful 500 a sign of things to come?
Each week, Motorsport.com's Jim Utter, Nick DeGroot and Tim Southers take on the hot topics in the NASCAR world. And we encourage you the fans to become part of the conversation on social media Do you think the buzz, crowd size, enthusiasm and higher ratings for the Daytona 500 was specific to the race or a sign of things to come this season? Jim: While the Daytona 500 has been a sellout the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Land Rover Cancels Discovery SVX
It is rare for an automobile company to cancel production of a vehicle before it goes on sale, but that’s exactly what Land Rover has done. View the full article
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[motorsport] New Smyrna Speedway: Loris Hezemans impresses at his US debut
Speedweeks at the New Smyrna Speedway in Florida are an integral part of the start into the new racing season in the United States. The World Series of Asphalt takes place annually on the half-mile oval, which is located near the Daytona Beach. NASCAR Whelen Euro Series driver Loris Hezemans made his US racing debut this month at New Smyrna and was fast right from the beginning. The Dutch ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Ty Dillon hopes Daytona 500 "set the tone" for his 2019 season
One race into the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season and Dillon has already matched his Top-10 total from all of last season. Dillon’s sixth-place finish Sunday not only tied his career-best in the series but he was also the top finishing Chevrolet driver in the season opener. Not bad considering he was also caught up in two of the three accidents in the race’s final 13 ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] After Daytona win, Austin Hill "not chasing anything but wins"
So far, mission accomplished. Hill had run just one full season in Trucks and had just one previous top-five finish when he was hired by HRE to drive its No. 16 Toyota this season, replacing Brett Moffitt, who won last season’s championship. In one race – his victory in the Truck Series season opener at Daytona – Hill may have silenced most of the doubters while at the same time giving ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Daytona 500 NASCAR crash reminded Almirola of back-breaking shunt
NASCAR Cup racer Aric Almirola said his Daytona 500 crash was unnervingly reminiscent of the 2017 Kansas accident that left him with back injuries View the full article
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Michael Waltrip and Chad Knaus break down Kyle Busch’s strategy during the Daytona 500
When you need some analysis, you go to the expert. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 51st SCORE Baja 1000 to Air as a 2-Hour Televised Special
If you missed the action at the 51st SCORE Baja 1000 this past November, you can watch it on television. View the full article
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[motorsport] Breen assessing rallycross options after losing WRC seat
Breen drove double European Rallycross Champion Derek Tohill’s Ford Fiesta Supercar at the launch of the Irish Rallycross Championship, where he completed around 10 laps of the Naas circuit. “I just did a handful of laps but it was definitely something different,” Breen told Motorsport.com. “I didn’t do enough to get completely into how exactly everything works, but the power is ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Episode 54 of The Truck Show Podcast: Air Suspension Systems Explained
Featuring Reno Heon from AccuAir, news from the Chicago Auto Show, and a final update for the Lone Star Throwdown Meetup. View the full article
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[motorsport] Denny Hamlin visits New York after winning 500
Hamlin, who outlasted teammates Kyle Busch and Erik Jones to score his first NASCAR Cup Series win since 2017, became the 12th driver to win multiple Daytona 500’s in the 62-year history of the event. One of the first stops of the day was to the set of “Live with Kelly and Ryan” where Hamlin talked about the fiery crash that occurred towards the end of the race, the prophetic note he ...Keep reading View the full article
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McDowell defends Daytona 500 decision not to push Logano
McDowell defends Daytona 500 decision not to push Logano View the full article
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[autosport] The Daytona 500 'Big One' crash that halted a NASCAR fairytale
The 21-car 'Big One' pile-up that caused the 2019 Daytona 500's first red flag turned the "most amazing" day for star NASCAR underdog Matt DiBenedetto into the "most heartbreaking" View the full article
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[motorsport] Goodyear debuts new tire combo with aero package at Atlanta
All three of NASCAR’s national series teams – Monster Energy Cup, Xfinity and Gander Outdoors Trucks – will debut a new left-side tire in this week’s races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. “Two things are sure about Atlanta Motor Speedway – first, it is an extremely worn track surface which is very hard on tires; and second, the racing there has been consistently entertaining,” said ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Hyundai drops Mikkelsen from Corsica WRC line-up
Mikkelsen was originally slated to contest all 14 rounds of this year’s WRC season for Hyundai alongside Thierry Neuville, with Sebastien Loeb and Sordo sharing a third i20 Coupe WRC. However, the signing of nine-time champion Loeb has complicated the split of events, as he and Sordo both favour events like Corsica and Germany, events where they have their strongest record. Sordo sharing ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 2019 Ram Heavy Duty to Start at $33,395 Plus Destination
The 2019 Ram Heavy Duty will start at $33,395 plus $1,695 destination, for a total base price of $35,090. View the full article