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JGR elected not to re-sign Suarez at the end of this season, instead adding 2017 Cup series champion Martin Truex Jr. and his crew chief, Cole Pearn, to take over the No. 19 Toyota team in 2019. Suarez, 26, the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, remains without a ride for next season for the time being. Suarez, however, remains a top candidate to join Stewart-Haas Racing, sources said ... Keep reading View the full article

Citroen team principal Pierre Budar met with Abu Dhabi officials at last weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The two parties failed to find common agreement to take the partnership forward, but Abu Dhabi is already reporting it will return in 2020. The lack of Abu Dhabi funding means a two-car Citroen team, comprised of new signings Sebastien Ogier and Esapekka Lappi, will struggle to make any ... Keep reading View the full article

Citroen team principal Pierre Budar met with Abu Dhabi officials at last weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The two parties failed to find common agreement to take the partnership forward, but Abu Dhabi is already reporting it will return in 2020. The lack of Abu Dhabi funding means a two-car Citroen team, comprised of new signings Sebastien Ogier and Esapekka Lappi, will struggle to make any ... Keep reading View the full article

Petter Solberg, Marcus Gronholm and Sebastien Loeb are frustrated at the series’ perilous position and a lack of answers from the promoter. Still reeling from a lack of support to deliver electric in 2020, WRX has been hit hard by the loss of Audi and Peugeot, leaving many to fear for the series’ future. Gronholm’s frustrations with IMG were common around the paddock. The two-time ... Keep reading View the full article

Petter Solberg, Marcus Gronholm and Sebastien Loeb are frustrated at the series’ perilous position and a lack of answers from the promoter. Still reeling from a lack of support to deliver electric in 2020, WRX has been hit hard by the loss of Audi and Peugeot, leaving many to fear for the series’ future. Gronholm’s frustrations with IMG were common around the paddock. The two-time ... Keep reading View the full article

The Frenchman, who has departed M-Sport after back-to-back drivers’ titles, drove the Citroen on a gravel development test in the Algarve area of southern Portugal. Thursday and Friday were Ogier’s first miles of any significance in the car. He first drove a C3 – with M-Sport team principal Malcolm Wilson’s blessing – in France in September. Six-time champion Ogier said: “It’s ... Keep reading View the full article

The Frenchman, who has departed M-Sport after back-to-back drivers’ titles, drove the Citroen on a gravel development test in the Algarve area of southern Portugal. Thursday and Friday were Ogier’s first miles of any significance in the car. He first drove a C3 – with M-Sport team principal Malcolm Wilson’s blessing – in France in September. Six-time champion Ogier said: “It’s ... Keep reading View the full article

The top-level series currently has three manufacturers in Ford, Chevrolet and Toyota. It last had four manufacturers in 2012, Dodge's final season before it pulled out of NASCAR. Rumors of Dodge returning have been ever-present since its exit, although earlier this year a source told Motorsport.com the firm was not currently looking to make a comeback. Other manufacturers, including ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR is "confident" that it can add a fourth manufacturer to the Cup field sometime after 2020, and has not ruled out finding a fifth View the full article

DGR-Crosley announced Friday it has added Decker to its driver development program for next season and the 21-year-old native of Eagle River, Wis., will compete in a combination of NASCAR Truck, K&N Pro series and ARCA events in 2019. Decker, 21, finished a career-high seventh in the ARCA series this year, finishing with two top-five and nine top-10 finishes in 20 races while competing with ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Joey Logano gives a heartfelt speech at the Cup Series banquet in Las Vegas as the 2018 champion. View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Dale Earnhardt Jr. announces Chase Elliott as the winner of the 2018 Cup Series Most Popular Driver award. View the full article

Jeep was presented with the Rebelle Rally Bone Stock Award at the Los Angeles Auto Show. View the full article

During the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Awards event in Las Vegas on Thursday night, Elliott was named the winner of the 2018 National Motorsports Press Association’s Most Popular Driver award. This was the 28th consecutive year a member of the Earnhardt or Elliott family has won the award, including Chase’s father, Hall of Famer Bill Elliott who won the award each season from 1984 to ... Keep reading View the full article

Chase Elliott has been voted NASCAR's most popular driver, ending a 15-year run for superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. View the full article

Joey Logano talks about the thrill of finally going to the Cup banquet as the champion and having to get a new tuxedo for the first time since his rookie year. View the full article

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Building a Wrangler from zero to off-road hero in one week. View the full article

Patriarch Jerry Herbst has died at age 80. View the full article

Wheeling in a ’18 Chevy Colorado ZR2, paying respects at the Husky Monument, and visiting the Randsburg General Store. View the full article

Following the departure of Audi’s support for Mattias Ekstrom’s EKS outfit, and Peugeot’s withdrawal of its works World RX programme last month, Solberg’s PSRX squad is the only team to have maintained official factory backing post the 2018 season finale in South Africa. The deadline for teams to sign up for the postponed electric transition is March 29 next year. While Volkswagen is ... Keep reading View the full article

Following the departure of Audi’s support for Mattias Ekstrom’s EKS outfit, and Peugeot’s withdrawal of its works World RX programme last month, Solberg’s PSRX squad is the only team to have maintained official factory backing post the 2018 season finale in South Africa. The deadline for teams to sign up for the postponed electric transition is March 29 next year. While Volkswagen is ... Keep reading View the full article

Runner-up to Sebastien Ogier in 2018, Neuville has not restricted his criticism his team's management, as he also lambasted his Hyundai teammates for a lack of support throughout the year. "For sure, if we don't grow in speed and performance, we have no chance [against Tanak and Toyota] next year," Neuville told Motorsport.com. "We need development and now we're going to see; it's a general ... Keep reading View the full article

Runner-up to Sebastien Ogier in 2018, Neuville has not restricted his criticism his team's management, as he also lambasted his Hyundai teammates for a lack of support throughout the year. "For sure, if we don't grow in speed and performance, we have no chance [against Tanak and Toyota] next year," Neuville told Motorsport.com. "We need development and now we're going to see; it's a general ... Keep reading View the full article

#FWOTY19 Day 1 takes us to the RTI ramp and the track View the full article