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In a recent interview with Motorsport.com regarding his decision to sign a contract extension with Fox Sports, Gordon said his move to the broadcast booth has helped shed a new light on one aspect of a driver’s career. “The biggest eye-opener for me or that I wished I had paid more attention to or had this perspective when I was driving, is how just how much people resonate with a ...Keep reading View the full article

The car, privately entered by Gronholm, will be run by Toyota Gazoo Racing, but not as part of the factory effort. Gronholm is the joint-most successful driver in the history of Sweden’s WRC round, but he has laughed off suggestions that he is chasing a sixth win which would put him one ahead of Swedish legend Stig Blomqvist. As Motorsport.com reported in September, Gronholm came close to ...Keep reading View the full article

Ostberg, who contested eight WRC rounds with the Citroen factory team last season, was left without a seat for this year with the French manufacturer slimming down to two cars for Sebastien Ogier and Esapekka Lappi. The Norwegian has elected to drop down to WRC2 level rather than sit the season out entirely, and will drive a C3 R5 prepared by the Belgian DG Sport team. “I was disappointed ...Keep reading View the full article

The Mini driver made decent headway on leader Nasser Al-Attiyah by winning today's stage, as he moved back into second outright thanks to problems for Sebastian Loeb. However it wasn't a painless day for the 13-time Dakar winner, a nasty landing off a dune early in the stage leaving he and co-driver David Castera rattled. Peterhansel later confirmed to the official Dakar website that he ...Keep reading View the full article

Loeb gave up over half an hour around 50km into the stage to fix an electrical fault, and while his pace was unmatched from then on, it wasn't enough to mitigate the damage to his victory hopes. The start of Monday's stage, which looped around San Juan de Marcona and featured 331 timed kilometres, was postponed by nearly an hour due to fog in the morning. Peterhansel ran neck and neck with ...Keep reading View the full article

Sunderland was struggling with his rear brake in Stage 6 and was 23 minutes off the pace, but the 2016 champion dominated the proceedings in the subsequent 331 timed kilometres of Monday's route, which both started and ended at San Juan de Marcona. Brabec led in the early stages of the test - which was delayed and then suspended due to fog - but Sunderland took over at the third of six ...Keep reading View the full article

On-deck in this episode: Mil-Spec Hummer, Scott Born from Deaver Springs, and the Jeep Hercules. View the full article

The Dakar Rally has hit the halfway point. There is just a week to go before the event is over. View the full article

The V6 Euro Pickup Series will use four-litre, 350bhp machines that were previously raced, with Ford Mondeo bodies, in the Benelux Racing League Series. The pickups will be centrally run by Total Motorsport. This team has been established by Stephen Young and Hubertus Heyman as a satellite of Racing-Total which currently runs two cars in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. There will be six race ...Keep reading View the full article

A fully paid drive in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is the prize for the winner of a new championship for 2019 View the full article

The North American Auto Show held in Detroit, Michigan, is always an exciting time for new truck reveals. View the full article

Van den Heuvel's role is to support the three other crews of Petronas De Rooy Iveco Team (headed by Gerard de Rooy, Ton Van Genugten and Federico Villagra) in case they encounter some problems on a special stage. We met Maurik at the De Rooy tent in the Dakar bivouac. Can you explain to us your exact role in the team? “When the special stages run smooth I have an easy job! [he laughs] ...Keep reading View the full article

The Mini driver got stuck while turning around to help stranded teammate Nani Roma, the stoppage costing him 22 minutes and dropping him from second in the outright standings to third, 40 minutes behind leader Nasser Al-Attiyah. Following what he described as a "rookie mistake" on the second stage last week, Peterhansel says a second lengthy delay has left him feeling that victory is almost out ...Keep reading View the full article

The schedule is subject to change. All times Eastern. Thursday, Feb. 7 4-6 p.m., ARCA practice Friday, Feb. 8 9:30-10:30 a.m., final ARCA practice 3:30 p.m., ARCA qualifying Saturday, Feb. 9 10:35-11:55 a.m., final Clash practice 1:05-1:55 p.m., Cup Series practice 3:05-3:55 p.m., Cup Series practice 4:45 p.m., ARCA season opener 6:30 p.m., Random draw ...Keep reading View the full article

It was Toyota driver Al-Attiyah that controlled the majority of the 310km Arequipa-San Juan de Marcona test, which was interrupted by a brief neutralised zone, and halfway through he had built a cushion of nearly two minutes over Loeb. Both drivers then lost time with around 40km remaining looking for a waypoint, but PH Sport Peugeot man Loeb managed to drop less than his rival and managed to ...Keep reading View the full article

The 336km stage, which was run between Arequipa and San Juan de Marcona, was dominated by Quintanilla and Benavides, the duo trading the lead multiple times. Benavides had the upper hand early on, setting the pace in the first 84 kilometres, which was followed by a short neutralisation zone and then the rest of the stage. Quintanilla soon stole the lead but the gap between them was less than ...Keep reading View the full article

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Alonso – who won the Le Mans 24 Hours with Toyota last June – is expected to test a Dakar-spec Hilux within the next month, after contesting the Rolex 24 at Daytona. He will then complete his bid to win the FIA World Endurance Championship, and return to the Indianapolis 500 in May in an attempt to complete the sport’s hallowed Triple ...Keep reading View the full article

Nine-time WRC title-winning duo Loeb and Elena lie fourth overall at the halfway point of the Peru event, 40 minutes down on Toyota man Nasser Al-Attiyah with five stages still to run. The pair dominated the longest test of the rally on Friday in their PH Sport-run Peugeot 3008DKR, but lost considerable time on Wednesday getting lost and also on Thursday with punctures. Summarising his and ...Keep reading View the full article

For Harrison Burton, trips to Daytona Beach, Fla., have always been as a visitor, generally to be on hand because his father, Jeff Burton, was competing in NASCAR events. This year is different. This is Harrison’s time. While Harrison is a former K&N Pro Series East champion and has competed in more than a dozen races in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, 2019 will mark his ...Keep reading View the full article

Millener has stepped up to the role of team principal in a move that saw predecessor Malcolm Wilson’s become managing director instead. M-Sport has gone through a number of changes for 2019, with six-time world champion Sebastien Ogier leaving the team for rival Citroen. The team was the last to confirm its participation in the WRC in 2019 amid financial issues. “We have to be ...Keep reading View the full article

William Byron finished 23rd in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final standings with four top-10 finishes in 36 races in 2018 while capturing rookie of the honors. Before the conclusion of the season, Byron learned he would get a new crew chief in 2019 with the addition of Chad Knaus, who won seven series titles with Hendrick teammate Jimmie Johnson. Byron, 21, isn’t shying away from ...Keep reading View the full article

Held deep in the expansive deserts of Sonora, Mexico, the Yokohama Sonora Rally is a five-day off-road navigation rally and a true Dakar-style adventure. View the full article

Ogier won the 2017 and ’18 world titles with M-Sport but has moved back to his former team amid concerns over Ford’s investment into the Cumbrian squad. Speaking at the official WRC launch at the Autosport International Show, Budar said he is confident Citroen can return to the top after also bringing in Esapekka Lappi from Toyota. “We have to win, of course we are here for that,” ...Keep reading View the full article

The Citroen, M-Sport Ford and Hyundai teams are sporting the biggest changes to their colour schemes for the coming season. Citroen's 2019 C3 WRC was revealed at the series' season launch without Abu Dhabi backing, but with Sebastien Ogier’s name back on the side of one of its cars for the first time since Rally GB in 2011. The car will still run with Citroen's traditional Red base colour ...Keep reading View the full article

The FIA confirmed the WRC would follow Formula 1’s lead and allow drivers to carry permanent numbers at the October meeting of the World Motor Sport Council. Priority 1 drivers revealed their numbers in Birmingham. The only full-time driver not participating was Sebastien Ogier, who retains the number one reserved for the World Rally champion. Ogier's Citroen teammate ...Keep reading View the full article