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[motorsport] Scheider seals full-time World RX drive for 2019
The Friedersdorf-based team will build a new Seat Ibiza Supercar for Scheider’s campaign, the German having raced in selected outings for the squad this year in an older-specification car. Team owner and driver Rene Munnich drove an updated version of the team’s Ibiza in 2018, which included a front-mounted cooling package and adapted suspension geometry. Lessons learnt from that car will ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Austin Dillon: Cup title is "the carrot that drives me every day"
Dillon’s two career Cup Series wins have come in two of the series’ iconic races – a 2017 victory in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte and his 2018 thrilling Daytona 500 victory. A Cup series championship has remained elusive for Dillon, who will be entering his sixth fulltime season in 2019. It has also remained a challenging goal for RCR, whose last Cup championship came in 1994 with the ...Keep reading View the full article
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NASCAR on FOX’s 12 gifts of the 2018 season: The incredible show at the All-Star Race
NASCAR on FOX's 12 gifts of the 2018 season: AJ Allmendinger picks the incredible show at the All-Star Race as his favorite gift of the 2018 season. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] VIDEO: The Fastest Way to Get Your Christmas Tree Home
What is the fastest way to get your Christmas tree home? View the full article
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[motorsport] Corey LaJoie joins Go Fas Racing for 2019 season
On Thursday, the team announced LaJoie, 27, would drive its No. 32 Ford in 2019 beginning with the season-opener at Daytona. LaJoie will be reunited with veteran crew chief Randy Cox, who began working with the No. 32 team early into the 2018 season. LaJoie and Cox both worked at BK Racing in 2017, where they ran 17 races together, including LaJoie earning his career-best 11th-place finish in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Iconic NASCAR track Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway set for revival
The historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway could return to NASCAR competition for the first time since 2000 after it signed a deal with Bristol's track operator and its owner Speedway Motorsports View the full article
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Corey LaJoie talks about his move to Go Fas Racing to run the No. 32 Cup car in 2019
Corey LaJoie talks with Daryl Motte about his move to Go Fas Racing to run the No. 32 Cup car in 2019. View the full article
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[motorsport] Join the NASCAR Heat Pro League - video
704 Games launched a program that offers NASCAR fans a chance to compete and be a part of a pro league for the first time competing with the NASCAR Heat game. There are 28 days remaining to register and qualify to be a part of the pro league draft to be held in January. Fans who register and qualify have the chance to be drafted by a NASCAR team to participate in the program in 2019 ...Keep reading View the full article
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NASCAR on FOX’s 12 gifts of the 2018 season: Clint & Cash Bowyer celebrate in Martinsville
NASCAR on FOX's 12 gifts of the 2018 season: Jamie McMurray picks Clint Bowyer celebrating his win at Martinsville with his son Cash as his favorite gift of the 2018 season. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] GMC Adds New Performance Package For Sierra AT4
The GMC Sierra AT4 already performs well on off-road terrain straight off the dealer lot. View the full article
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[motorsport] Bristol Motor Speedway forms partnership with Nashville
The agreement for Fairgrounds Speedway, which held what is now NASCAR Cup Series races 42 times between 1958 and 1984, could open the door for NASCAR-sanctioned events to return to Nashville for the first time since 2000 when the NASCAR Truck and Xfinity Series competed there at the Fairgrounds location. The joint effort intends to combine local racing and other major motorsports events that ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] A.J. Allmendinger finds home after driving in NASCAR Cup Series
It appears A.J. Allmendinger has found his next career after competing in the NASCAR Cup Series for the past 13 years. Allmendinger and NBC Sports Group reached an agreement for the driver to be a part of the network’s exclusive IMSA coverage and he’ll also frequently contribute to the NASCAR America during the season as well. Additionally, he will contribute regularly to NBCSN’s daily ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Episode 45 of The Truck Show Podcast: Holiday Fruitcakeisode
On-deck this episode: Wendy Orthman from Nissan, FW PTOTY judges share their thoughts, Mark Allen from Jeep, and 2020 Ram and Chevy HDs. View the full article
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[motorsport] Top Stories of 2018, #13: Logano and Truex feud at Martinsville
With NASCAR's 'win and you're in' system, the third round of the playoffs is where sparks often fly. A victory in any of those three races leading up to season finale secures one's shot at the championship. We saw Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano collide in the third round in 2015, Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski brawl in 2014 and Denny Hamlin versus Chase Elliott in 2017. Well emotions ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Ostberg weighing up partial World RX programme after test
The Norwegian drove an ES Motorsport Skoda Fabia Supercar at former World RX venue Mettet as he assesses his options for next season. “It was a lot of fun to be honest, I really enjoyed it,” Ostberg told Motorsport.com. “I’ve seen events and I’ve been on a few [rallycross] tracks but always with a rally car, so this was the first time I drove a Supercar. "But okay, the WRC cars ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kasey Kahne announces 2019 racing plans
Kahne also announced the signing of a new sponsor in Wicked Energy Gum for his No. 9 car. “We were fortunate enough to start a relationship with Wicked Cushion during the Knoxville Nationals last year and when they decided to launch their new product, Wicked Energy Gum, we were glad they chose KKR to help get their product off the ground, said Kasey Kahne, owner of Kasey Kahne Racing. “This ... Keep reading View the full article
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NASCAR on FOX’s 12 gifts of the 2018 season: The giant weeper at Kansas Speedway
NASCAR on FOX's 12 gifts of the 2018 season: Joey Logano picks the bizarre weeper at Kansas as one of the best gifts of the 2018 season. View the full article
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[motorsport] US Motorsport Report: RCR prepares for historic year
The team, owned by Richard Childress who made his first NASCAR Cup Series start at Talladega Superspeedway in 1969, will have both of his Cup Series cars painted gold and he’ll also feature a number change on the CHevrolet Camaro driven by Daniel Hemric. Also StarCom Racing officially buys charter from Richard Childress Racing for 2019 season. See this and more in this week’s US ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Darlington's 2019 NASCAR Throwback Weekend to honor 1990-1994
The upcoming season will also mark the 70th running of the Southern 500. Darlington will honor specific moments and heroes of the 1990-94 era of the sport’s storied history, including the conclusion of Hall of Famer Richard Petty’s career and the beginning of Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Gordon’s career. The track will also pay special tribute during its 2019 race weekend to Spartanburg ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Zane Smith to run partial Xfinity schedule with JR Motorsports
Smith, the 2018 ARCA Series runner-up, will drive the team’s No. 9 Chevrolet in a minimum of eight races spread throughout the 2019 Xfinity Series season. His first race will be the March 2 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Smith, 19, ended his first ARCA season driving for MDM Motorsports with four wins, 12 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes in 20 races and also won one pole. “Zane is going to ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kristoffersson "highly unlikely" to defend World RX title
Kristofferson has been left without a drive following Petter Solberg’s PSRX Volkswagen Sweden team’s departure from World RX. He is weighing up circuit racing and rallying options for 2019, but is keen to return to rallycross in the future. “For sure I’m very disappointed that we cannot continue because for me it’s been two amazing years with great success,” the 30-year old Swede ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Loeb's lack of testing no concern for Hyundai
Loeb last week was confirmed for six 2019 rallies for Hyundai, and will share the third car with Dani Sordo alongside regulars Thierry Neuville and Andreas Mikkelsen. Read Also: Loeb's Hyundai deal forces Paddon out of WRC The nine-time World Rally champion will test the i20 Coupe WRC for the first time just hours after touching down from finishing the Dakar Rally, where ... Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Brabus 700 4x4 Squared Luxurious Machine
Just when you thought off-roading couldn’t get any more luxurious, Brabus came out with its 700 4x4 Squared G-Wagon. View the full article
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Shannon Spake explains why Martinsville is her favorite moment from 2018
Shannon Spake explains why Martinsville is her favorite moment from the 2018 NASCAR season. Shannon says Joey Logano's bump-n-run was a thrilling moment. View the full article
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[motorsport] StarCom Racing buys charter, signs driver for 2019 Cup season
StarCom announced Monday it had purchased a charter from Richard Childress Racing for its No. 00 Chevrolet team, which will guarantee the team a spot in the field in all 36 races. The organization, formed in September 2017 by a number of partners including a group from its parent company StarCom Fiber, had leased a charter from RCR from its former No. 27 team during the 2018 season. Teams can ... Keep reading View the full article