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[motorsport] Citroen signs Lappi from Toyota
The 27-year-old Finn is looking forward to furthering his WRC education alongside the five-time champion, while Citroen will be looking to him and his illustrious teammate to ensure the C3 WRC challenges for victory on every round in 2019. Lappi said: “Obviously, I'm delighted to be joining the team and to be the future teammate of Sebastien. It’s a good opportunity for me to keep ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Toyota announces Meeke for 2019 WRC season
The Finnish-based squad communicated Meeke’s signing on Wednesday morning, while Jari-Matti Latvala will also remain in a factory Yaris WRC alongside Ott Tanak, who was already under contract. Meeke effectively replaces Esapekka Lappi, who has been announced as Sebastien Ogier's teammate at Citroen in 2019. “It’s a huge pleasure and honour for me to become a Toyota driver,” said ... Keep reading View the full article
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Next Level: How Stewart-Haas Racing was able to dominate the race at Talladega
Joey Logano and Adam Alexander go 'Next Level' to break down how the four Stewart-Haas Racing cars were able to dominate all day at Talladega. View the full article
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Spencer Gallagher has a hilarious takeaway from his infamous fight with John Wes Townley
Spencer Gallagher relives his infamous fight with John Wes Townley at Gateway and tells Daryl Motte the hilarious lesson he took from it. View the full article
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[motorsport] Ty Dillon finds hope at Talladega "in one of the toughest seasons"
Dillon, the 26-year-old grandson of NASCAR owner Richard Childress and driver of the Germain Racing’s No. 13 Chevrolet, hasn’t enjoyed much success this year, his second fulltime season with the organization. Three of his four best finishes this season have come at either Daytona or Talladega, including a 15th-place effort this past Sunday. He finished 15th in the spring Talladega race ... Keep reading View the full article
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Joey Logano corroborates Corey Lajoie’s hilarious and gruesome story about a Darlington footrace
Corey Lajoie tells a hilarious story about a footrace at Darlington with Joey Logano that had gruesome ending, and Joey Logano corrorborates the entire thing. View the full article
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[foxsports]
Kevin Harvick comments on the utter dominance of Stewart-Haas Racing at Talladega
Larry McReynolds & Kevin Harvick talk about the absolute dominance of the four Stewart-Haas Racing teams at Taladega. View the full article
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[motorsport] Meeke splits with co-driver Nagle
Meeke and Nagle have worked together on and off for the last 11 years, but Nagle had remained alongside the Dungannon driver for the last four and a half years at Citroen. Neither has commented on the decision, but Motorsport.com understands the split is entirely amicable and both have reported they could work together again in the future. There was speculation at last weekend’s Raglan ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Rally GB closer to moving out of Wales
This year's Rally GB was the last in the current agreement with the Welsh Government. Wales has renewed its support for the event for the next three years, but Motorsport.com understands the WRC promoter is requesting a change of format that could mean the event moving. Rally GB has been based in Wales since 2000 courtesy of some of the longest-standing support in the history of the ... Keep reading View the full article
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Larry McReynolds & Kevin Harvick react to NASCAR not throwing a caution at the end of Talladega
Larry McReynolds & Kevin Harvick react to NASCAR not throwing a caution at the end of the race at Talladega after multiple cars wrecked in turn one. View the full article
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[foxsports]
Winner’s Weekend: Aric Almirola – Talladega
Aric Almirola and crew chief John Klausmeier recap the strategy that brought them to victory lane in the 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. View the full article
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Column: Busch loss raises questions about NASCAR officiating
Column: Busch loss raises questions about NASCAR officiating View the full article
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[motorsport] Lilly Diabetes to end Roush Fenway Racing sponsorship
"For the past five years, we have been fortunate to have had a wonderful partnership with Ryan Reed and Roush Fenway Racing," a release from Lilly Diabetes read. "Together, we have increased awareness among NASCAR fans about the importance of managing diabetes and have inspired people with diabetes to live the lives they want to live. Moving forward, we have decided to shift our focus to other ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Aric Almirola: "It was up to me" to show I belonged at SHR
Almirola needed this win, not just to cement his spot in the next round of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, but for himself. He needed a reminder why he was asked to join Stewart-Haas Racing before the start of the season – and even though they may never have asked Almirola for one, he wanted to give his team a reminder of why they chose him. Almirola has had no slouch of a ... Keep reading View the full article
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Aric Almirola says his boss Tony Stewart was the best teammate he ever had
Aric Almirola tells Daryl Motte about why his new boss Tony Stewart was the best teammate he ever had. View the full article
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[autosport] Kyle Larson's speed at Talladega NASCAR Cup race 'embarrassing'
Kyle Larson says his pace in the NASCAR Cup series weekend at Talladega was "embarrassing at times", calling on Chip Ganassi Racing to invest more in its restrictor-plate package View the full article
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[autosport] Kyle Busch clams NASCAR officials after 'two missed calls' in overtime
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kyle Busch has expressed his frustration at the NASCAR officials for "two missed calls" in overtime during the Cup series playoff race at Talladega. View the full article
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Aric Almirola finds victory just 17 months after life-changing crash
Aric Almirola finds victory at Talladega just 17 months after his life-changing crash at Kansas Speedway. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Episode 32 of The Truck Show Podcast: Off Road Expoisode!
Holman and Lightning check out the Off Road Expo. View the full article
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[motorsport] Reigning champ Truex among those in playoff trouble
After Sunday’s wild finish at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, several drivers are in need of a win or strong performance next week at Kansas Speedway if they want to advance to Round 3. Chevrolet drivers Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson must win if they want to stay alive to the Round of 8 while Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney are also on the outside looking in with one race remaining in the ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Larson says Talladega pace was “embarrassing at times”
Larson recovered from a tire blowout that sent him spinning on Lap 103, although his CGR crew managed to fix severe damage to the right-front fender. The 26-year-old rebounded in the incident-packed closing stages to finish just outside the top 10, but remains down in 11th place in the standings and 26 points away from the cut line to progress to the final eight. Larson admits he’s now in ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kevin Harvick: SHR's plan was "all about survive and advance"
In the case of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race, all four SHR cars made an conscious to stick together on the track, deciding if all could finish well, all would be in a better position for next weekend’s cutoff race at Kansas. The plan was working to perfection until a late-race caution which sent the 188-lap race into overtime. Before taking the green for the final two laps, Harvick was forced to ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kurt Busch criticizes NASCAR for "two missed calls" at finish
Busch had led 108 of 188 laps before running out in the final corner of the race, handing the race win to Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Aric Almirola. "Yeah I was trying to use all the information I could with my guys telling me about how the other teammates were lifting, what their fuel mileage looked like and then you don't want to conserve too much and draw the gap of our cars back to the ... Keep reading View the full article
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[foxsports]
Aric Almirola scores long-awaited victory as Kurt Busch runs out of fuel | 2018 TALLADEGA
NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Aric Almirola snaps a 149-race winless streak as he passes teammate Kurt Busch on the final lap at Talladega. View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR Talledega: Aric Almirola secures overtime victory
Aric Almirola secured his place in the next round of the NASCAR Cup series playoffs with victory in overtime at Talladega, as his Stewart-Haas Racing team dominated the event. View the full article