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[motorsport] NASCAR, Race Team Alliance and 704Games collaborate to create NASCAR Esports League
Motorsport Network’s video game publisher, 704Games, along with its collaborators NASCAR and the Race Team Alliance (who represent the 14 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams) have together launched the first-ever NASCAR esports league on consoles - the eNASCAR Heat Pro League. The eNASCAR Heat Pro League will feature up to 16 race teams and 32 drivers, each owned and operated by prominent ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] John Hunter Nemechek joins GMS Racing for 2019 Xfinity season
GMS Racing announced on Thursday that Nemechek, the 21-year-old son of NASCAR veteran Joe Nemechek, will compete fulltime for the organization in 2019, driving its No. 23 Chevrolets in the Xfinity Series. John Hunter’s first race with GMS will be the 2019 season opener at Daytona International Speedway. “I am very grateful for the opportunity that Mr. (Maury) Gallagher and the whole GMS ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] John Hunter Nemechek joins GMS Racing for 2019 Xfinity season
GMS Racing announced on Thursday that Nemechek, the 21-year-old son of NASCAR veteran Joe Nemechek, will compete fulltime for the organization in 2019, driving its No. 23 Chevrolets in the Xfinity Series. John Hunter’s first race with GMS will be the 2019 season opener at Daytona International Speedway. “I am very grateful for the opportunity that Mr. (Maury) Gallagher and the whole GMS ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR names newest Drive for Diversity class
Garcia and Cabre are two of four drivers returning to compete in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and Whelen All-American Series in 2019 as part of the Drive for Diversity program. Also returning is Ernie Francis Jr. and Nick Sanchez with Francis competing in the K&N Pro Series East and Sanchez in various Late Model events. The two new members of the team this year are female drivers ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR names newest Drive for Diversity class
Garcia and Cabre are two of four drivers returning to compete in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and Whelen All-American Series in 2019 as part of the Drive for Diversity program. Also returning is Ernie Francis Jr. and Nick Sanchez with Francis competing in the K&N Pro Series East and Sanchez in various Late Model events. The two new members of the team this year are female drivers ... Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Chevrolet Reveals Less Controversial 2020 Silverado HD High Country
The polarizing design of the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD is toned down somewhat in High Country form, revealed online today. View the full article
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[motorsport] Hyundai denies Loeb deal done despite talks
Thierry Neuville, Andreas Mikkelsen and Dani Sordo will run a trio of factory i20 Coupe WRCs at round one in Monte Carlo, while Hayden Paddon is likely to replace Sordo for Rally Sweden. Hyundai team manager Alain Penasse said the team had talked to Loeb, but nothing had moved forward. “We talked to him like we talked to everybody,” he told Motorsport.com. “That is logical in our ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Hyundai denies Loeb deal done despite talks
Thierry Neuville, Andreas Mikkelsen and Dani Sordo will run a trio of factory i20 Coupe WRCs at round one in Monte Carlo, while Hayden Paddon is likely to replace Sordo for Rally Sweden. Hyundai team manager Alain Penasse said the team had talked to Loeb, but nothing had moved forward. “We talked to him like we talked to everybody,” he told Motorsport.com. “That is logical in our ... Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Four Wheeler of the Year 2019: Will You Fit? #FWOTY19
How Will You fit Into The Rigs of Four Wheeler of the Year 2019 #FWOTY19 View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Four Wheeler of the Year 2019 Day 4: Traction Control #FWOTY19
#FWOTY19 Day 4 tests our fleet on loose hillclimbs and in snow View the full article
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[motorsport] Stadium Super Trucks to join NASCAR Cup weekend at Texas
Speedway president Eddie Gossage announced Wednesday that the spring NASCAR weekend will be complemented by three races featuring Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Trucks Series. The weekend already features a tripleheader of Monster Energy Cup, Xfinity and Gander Outdoors Trucks series races. The first SST race is scheduled for Saturday, March 30, following the conclusion of the Xfinity Series ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Stadium Super Trucks to join NASCAR Cup weekend at Texas
Speedway president Eddie Gossage announced Wednesday that the spring NASCAR weekend will be complemented by three races featuring Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Trucks Series. The weekend already features a tripleheader of Monster Energy Cup, Xfinity and Gander Outdoors Trucks series races. The first SST race is scheduled for Saturday, March 30, following the conclusion of the Xfinity Series ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Spire Entertainment purchases Furniture Row charter
The charter, which acts as a guaranteed entry and right to prize money, has been bought by the Spire Sports + Entertainment company, which has clients in NASCAR - including Chip Ganassi Racing's Kyle Larson. Furniture Row closed its doors at the end of the 2018 season and its driver Martin Truex Jr moved to fellow Toyota-aligned team Joe Gibbs Racing for '19. The former team owner Barney ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Spire Entertainment purchases Furniture Row charter
The charter, which acts as a guaranteed entry and right to prize money, has been bought by the Spire Sports + Entertainment company, which has clients in NASCAR - including Chip Ganassi Racing's Kyle Larson. Furniture Row closed its doors at the end of the 2018 season and its driver Martin Truex Jr moved to fellow Toyota-aligned team Joe Gibbs Racing for '19. The former team owner Barney ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] USA round dropped as World RX unveils revised calendar
The series had announced its initial 2019 schedule in October, but presented a revised 10-event calendar to the World Motor Sport Council in St Petersburg on Wednesday. The first World RX event to be held in the US was run at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas in September, but further visits to the venue will now be “postponed” until the planned electric switch in 2021. Series promoter ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] USA round dropped as World RX unveils revised calendar
The series had announced its initial 2019 schedule in October, but presented a revised 10-event calendar to the World Motor Sport Council in St Petersburg on Wednesday. The first World RX event to be held in the US was run at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas in September, but further visits to the venue will now be “postponed” until the planned electric switch in 2021. Series promoter ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Supercars planning Christmas talks with IndyCar and NASCAR
The Aussie Touring Car series has both major American categories on its radar at the moment, following a succession of links to the Gold Coast event. It started with news that Supercars is in talks with NASCAR about an exhibition race at the Surfers Paradise event, as first revealed by Motorsport.com on the eve of this year's Gold Coast 600. Just weeks later a movement to get IndyCar back on ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Supercars planning Christmas talks with IndyCar and NASCAR
The Aussie Touring Car series has both major American categories on its radar at the moment, following a succession of links to the Gold Coast event. It started with news that Supercars is in talks with NASCAR about an exhibition race at the Surfers Paradise event, as first revealed by Motorsport.com on the eve of this year's Gold Coast 600. Just weeks later a movement to get IndyCar back on ... Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Defunct Furniture Row Racing's NASCAR Cup charter bought for 2019
The now-defunct Furniture Row Racing team that ran Martin Truex Jr to the 2017 NASCAR Cup series title has had its charter bought ahead of the '19 season View the full article
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[fourwheeler] SPIED: 2020 Ford Explorer With Minimal Camouflage
The 2020 Ford Explorer was recently spotted in Michigan wearing limited camouflage, giving us a good look at the next generation of the Blue Oval’s popular SUV. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Mopar Accessorizes the 2020 Gladiator with Jeep Performance Parts
Jeep Performance Parts and Mopar wasted no time getting the 2020 Gladiator pickup accessorized with a long list of performance and styling goodies. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Four Wheeler of the Year 2019: Drivers-Eye View #FWOTY19
Seeing each of the FWOTY19 rigs from the driver's perspective View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Four Wheeler of the Year 2019 Day 3: Sand and Water #FWOTY19
#FWOTY19 Day 3 tests the fleet in sand and water View the full article
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[motorsport] Blake Koch joins JD Motorsports for 2019 Xfinity season
Koch, who was released from Kaulig Racing early in 2018 and failed to secure a ride this past season, will return to full-time racing in 2019 driving the No. 4 for JD Motorsports along with sponsorship from his company, FilterTime. Koch, 33, replaces Ross Chastain, who will compete in the Xfinity Series next season with Chip Ganassi Racing. “It’s hard for me to explain how excited I am ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Blake Koch joins JD Motorsports for 2019 Xfinity season
Koch, who was released from Kaulig Racing early in 2018 and failed to secure a ride this past season, will return to full-time racing in 2019 driving the No. 4 for JD Motorsports along with sponsorship from his company, FilterTime. Koch, 33, replaces Ross Chastain, who will compete in the Xfinity Series next season with Chip Ganassi Racing. “It’s hard for me to explain how excited I am ... Keep reading View the full article