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The No. 8 has been a part of the Earnhardt family since the beginning with Ralph Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all competing with the number at one point in their careers. The car will be shared by several drivers in 2019 including Zane Smith, Jeb Burton, Ryan Truex, Spencer Gallagher and Ryan Preece. It will also take the owner points from the No. 1 previously driven by ...Keep reading View the full article

Ogier, who is making his first World Rally Championship start since returning to the Citroen fold, started the afternoon loop 3.4 seconds behind Neuville and should have fallen further behind his rival on the icy Valdrome-Sigottier test. But Neuville carried too much speed into a bend near the start of that stage and had to take to an escape road, which left him close to 20s behind Ogier at the ...Keep reading View the full article

Makinen called for all three stages to be called off after it became clear Friday's opening one would be canned, stating it would be unfair to hand an advantage to a driver who had geared their tyre selection to the morning's second and third tests. Matton pointed out that the decision to cancel stages lay with the Automobile Club de Monaco and specifically the clerk of the course. The FIA's ...Keep reading View the full article

The first stage of the loop was cancelled due to concerns over spectator safety, a decision that left Makinen furious as his team had based its tyre selection around the test. Overnight leader Tanak slipped two places through the loop, with rivals Thierry Neuville and Sebastien Ogier passing him to run first and second. Tanak, like his fellow Toyota drivers, had selected four studded tyres ...Keep reading View the full article

WRC crews' tyre selections were the biggest differentiator on the loop, with Hyundai drivers Neuville, Sebastien Loeb and Andreas Mikkelsen benefitting from bolder choices when the morning's opening stage was cancelled due to spectator safety concerns. SS3 was expected to contain the morning's iciest conditions, so the Hyundai crews - which had each selected at least three dry tyres - were well ...Keep reading View the full article

Chevrolet has launched a NASCAR driver development programme, aimed at getting young talents into competitive seats on the ladder to the Cup series View the full article

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Toyota has announced the 2020 Land Cruiser Heritage Edition. The Heritage Edition honors the evolution of the Land Cruiser. View the full article

After a two-year absence, publishers Bigben Interactive and Kylotonn claim to have used that time period to improve the game with "better graphics, more technical routes, smoother pace notes and a more comprehensive career mode". WRC 8 is said to have 100 stages across 14 countries, maximising its use of the official WRC license to include real-world locations. The publishers ...Keep reading View the full article

In the end, Nemechek’s move to GMS Racing to compete fulltime in the Xfinity Series this season may have been one of the most important of his young NASCAR career. Through 18 Xfinity starts with Ganassi last year, Nemechek won his first series race (Kansas in the fall) and his first series pole (Phoenix in the fall). He racked up six top-five and 11 top-10 finishes. At the end of the year ...Keep reading View the full article

In his first WRC start for Toyota, Meeke was Tanak's closest challenger as the Yaris duo set a commanding pace on the La Breole-Selonnet stage that kicked the season off – the pair five seconds apart at the finish. But Meeke then picked up a puncture in the final miles of the following Avancon-Notre Dame du Laus stage and tumbled to seventh overall. That did little to dent his mood, however ...Keep reading View the full article

JR Motorsports and GMS Racing, which both compete under the Chevy banner in NASCAR, unveiled a comprehensive new driver development program Thursday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Called, “Drivers Edge Development,” the program will help groom a next generation of drivers, giving them the opportunity to progress through NASCAR’s ranks while remaining aligned with Chevrolet. Between the ...Keep reading View the full article

Do you have an off-road–ready vehicle? Have you ever wanted to get on the King of the Hammers racecourse? View the full article

Seven-time NASCAR Cup series champion Jimmie Johnson believes that motorsport needs to have more driver crossover between series, as it has in the past View the full article

The WRC returnee refused to read anything into his time, which was a tenth of a second faster than six-time Monte winner and defending champion Sebastien Ogier. Meeke completed five runs at the two-mile stage which was run in dry, sunny conditions. “It’s shakedown,” he said. “In fact, in those conditions, it was probably a good test for Corsica! It was bone dry, different to the ...Keep reading View the full article

On Wednesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, JTG unveiled a new marketing approach with current sponsor Kroger that will change the livery on the organization’s two entries in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The No. 47 Chevrolet, which will be driven by rookie Ryan Preece, will promote the new Kroger.com shopping and delivery options all season long. The No. 37 Chevrolet, which has ...Keep reading View the full article

Loeb will make his first start in a Hyundai i20 on the WRC season opener, and has faced a hectic build-up to the rally. He and co-driver Daniel Elena flew out of Peru hours after finishing the Dakar Rally last Thursday, landing in Europe in time to drive to Hyundai's final Monte test in the French Alps on Saturday. Loeb began testing at the Col du Noyer to the north of Gap, taking over from ...Keep reading View the full article

After 17 seasons and seven Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championships working with crew chief Chad Knaus, Johnson will begin the 2019 season with a new voice in his helmet. Knaus has moved to Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 24 team, where he will serve as crew chief for driver William Byron. Johnson begins work with Kevin Meendering, just the second crew chief he’ll had during his fulltime ...Keep reading View the full article

McMurray, 42, has added The Clash to his 2019 plans. The former Daytona 500 winner is also a two-time runner-up in the exhibition race, but has to yet to win it in 12 previous appearances. His 2010 victory in the 500 is what makes him eligibile for The Clash. "I am looking forward to getting back in the car at Daytona and to have AdventHealth onboard with us for this race," McMurray said in a ...Keep reading View the full article

The KTM rider tackled the gruelling Dakar just weeks after breaking his right scaphoid during training and undergoing surgery in Barcelona. While the initial surgery was successful, the strain of riding through the dunes for that long before the injury was properly healed has led to more damage, centred around a screw that's now worn through the bone. That means a trip straight to the ...Keep reading View the full article

GMC showed off the 2020 Sierra HD in San Diego today, giving us sneak peek at the truck that goes toe to toe with the Ford Super Duty and Ram Heavy Duty. View the full article

Knaus, who won seven championships in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with driver Jimmie Johnson, takes over as crew chief for 21-year-old William Byron and the No. 24 team this season at Hendrick Motorsports. Not only will Knaus be working with a new driver and new team this year but also navigating NASCAR’s new aero rules. “You have to sit back do this: The expectation is ‘X.’ ...Keep reading View the full article

There is now a fullsize version of the 2019 Chevrolet LT Trail Boss made completely out of Legos. Eighteen people worked tirelessly on the project. View the full article

Sports are filled with rivalries and NASCAR history is replete with many. Yet the battles between the wily seven-time Cup Series champion Earnhardt and the new-kid-on-the-block, Gordon, changed the sport for generations. Fox Sports Films, in collaboration with NASCAR Productions and DLP Media, has developed a 60-minute documentary which explores the racing legends’ relationship, both on and ...Keep reading View the full article

Bottas is contesting the Arctic Rally in Finland in a Ford Fiesta WRC, co-driven by Timo Rautiainen - who won two world championships alongside Marcus Gronholm in the early 2000s. Though Suninen will not be present at the Rovaniemi-based event as it clashes with the WRC season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, he has given Bottas tips on what to expect. "I know him quite well, we have the same ...Keep reading View the full article