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While drafting midway through the session, Harvick posted an average lap speed of 204.227 mph to lead the all drivers. Qualifying will take place Saturday afternoon following the Camping World Truck Series race. Harvick’s Stewart-Haas Racing teammate, Aric Almirola was second-fastest (203.957 mph) and Joey Logano was third (202.478 mph). Clint Bowyer was fourth and Ricky Stenhouse Jr ... Keep reading View the full article

The farewell tour for the longest pairing in NASCAR begins at Talladega Superspeedway View the full article

Kristoffersson claimed the first race victory of the weekend in Q1 but his time was immediately bettered by Solberg, the Norwegian sitting top of the pile at the end of the session. With the start positions for Q2 dictated by the classifications from Q1, the teammates started side-by-side in the final race of the day and it was Kristoffersson who made the best launch. But, starting on the ... Keep reading View the full article

Jeff Emig gives you everything you need to know for the 2018 Monster Energy Cup from Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. View the full article

Stewart, 47, who retired from full-time NASCAR competition at the end of last season, remains co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, which fields four cars in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, including the No. 4 Ford of Harvick. The former IndyCar champion won 49 Cup series races and three championships in his career, with his final title coming in 2011 when he turned 40 years old. Harvick ... Keep reading View the full article

Gilliland, the next-to-last driver to make their attempt in the final round, won the pole for Saturday’s Truck race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Gilliland, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports this weekend, topped Spencer Gallagher with an average lap speed of 180.570 mph. He also won the pole for the season opener at Daytona. Timothy Peters was third and playoff contenders Grant ... Keep reading View the full article

The schedule was confirmed at Friday's meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, which took place in Paris. As revealed by Motorsport.com this week, Japan has lost the slot it held on WRC Promoter's draft calendar, with Corsica now confirmed in its place. But the 2019 WRC season will feature a new round next season, with an event in Chile occurring in May a fortnight after the round in ... Keep reading View the full article

Byron, however, believes Chad Knaus’ style and work ethic will be good matches and provide him the guidance he needs to succeed on the Cup series level. Hendrick Motorsports announced Thursday that Knaus and driver Jimmie Johnson would end their 17-year relationship working together at the end of this season. As part of the changes, Knaus will take over the reins of Byron’s No. 24 ... Keep reading View the full article

Spencer Gallagher talks with Daryl Motte about the "unique stress and madness" of plate racing, and relives his first career victory at Talladega. View the full article

NASCAR Editor Jim Utter and NACAR PR Manager Tim Southers answer some questions sent in from fans throughout the world. Why doesn't NASCAR have a Star's side walk, like, Hollywood does? - From Steven Steven, NASCAR doesn't have a Star's sidewalk, but it does have a Hall of Fame in downtown Charlotte, N.C. The Hall honors the sport's history and includes displays on each of the Hall ... Keep reading View the full article

Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson says his shock split with crew chief Chad Knaus happened because poor recent performances meant the Hendrick team had to try "something different" View the full article

Spa will replace Mettet as the series' Belgian round, following a split between the Walloon circuit and the World RX promoter last month. Although no track layout has been released, the rallycross circuit at Spa will include the famous Eau Rouge corner. "The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is delighted to welcome the Benelux round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship next year," said Spa ... Keep reading View the full article

Garcia just finished the 2018 season in the K&N Pro Series picking up a pair of wins highlighted by taking the checkered flag in the season finale at Dover (Del.) International Speedway one week ago. The Mexico City native feels his success this year in the K&N Pro Series East was the culmination of a three-year learning curve that paid dividends throughout the year. “We had a ... Keep reading View the full article

While Solberg’s PSRX Volkswagen Sweden team mate Johan Kristoffersson has claimed back-to-back World RX titles in the last two years, Solberg has only won one event, at Lydden Hill in May last year. The Norwegian revealed last month that he has been suffering with lung disease Sarkoidose since being diagnosed a year ago, but he is feeling increasingly back to normal. Despite admitting to ... Keep reading View the full article

On a recent weekend we were in southern Nevada covering an off-road race and spotted Jeep’s new truck model. View the full article

The duo have won over 80 Cup races and seven championships together since the 2002 season in one of the most successful driver/crew chief pairings in NASCAR history. But they both agreed that the timing was right. “It hasn’t been a short-term decision or something that just happened in the recent time," explained Johnson. "It’s been an ongoing conversation that we’ve all had. The ... Keep reading View the full article

Chad Knaus & Jimmie Johnson talk with Kaitlyn Vincie about ending their 17-year partnership and some of their favorite memories. View the full article

Kaitlyn Vincie puts the legendary dynasty of Jimmie Johnson & Chad Knaus into perspective, and sees where the duo stack up against some of the all-time greats like Brady and Belichick. View the full article

The Honshu-based event, which is scheduled to run its candidate rally next month, was dropped to reduce a proposed 15-round calendar to a more financially viable 14. The decision was taken at an extraordinary meeting of the WRC Commission on Thursday. Motorsport.com understands that the FIA invited WRC Promoter to ‘review’ its initial 14-round proposal to include the Tour de Corse. It ... Keep reading View the full article

Bushwacker aluminum fender flares increase tire clearance and defend the Jeep from rocks View the full article

1. The 2019 rules adjustments for the NASCAR Cup Series were announced last week. Although it's too early to examine every rule change and what it means for the on-track product, how big is this decision, which includes the elimination of restrictor plates? Jim Utter: There have been restrictor-plates used at Daytona and Talladega since before I started covering racing - over 20 years. I've ... Keep reading View the full article

Bollinger Motors just introduced their electric all-wheel-drive pickup truck. View the full article

The 39-year-old was dropped from the factory Citroen squad earlier this year after a string of errors and has kept a low-profile while working on his return. But having now joined the WRC's in-form team in Toyota, is a refreshed Meeke a true rival for the likes of Sebastien Ogier, Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak next year? Autosport's Tom Errington and Group National Editor Jack Benyon ... Keep reading View the full article

While odds are strong that the 2016 series champion will advance, he’s not taking anything for granted. “I feel as good as you can (heading into the race),” said Sauter. “GMS Racing speedway trucks have always been extremely fast and we’ve won some speedway events.” Sauter has performed well at the 2.66-mile track with one win, three top-fives and five top-10s in nine starts on ... Keep reading View the full article

Paul Menard tells Daryl Motte that the scariest moment of his career was when Tony Stewart flipped over his windshield at Talladega. View the full article