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[motorsport] Pete Shepherd to make NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in Iowa
When the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway takes the green flag on Saturday the field will feature a pair of Canadians in the field for the second consecutive weekend.It will mark Shepherd’s first time back to Iowa Speedway since 2006 when he ran the USAC Silver Crown Series event for Carl Edwards/RE Technologies Racing, finishing 3rd.“The opportunity arose when Michael from JP ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Finland WRC: Tanak sees off Ostberg to end Friday top
Tanak and Citroen's Ostberg spent Friday embroiled in a huge battle for first position, swapping the lead repeatedly. When Tanak's Toyota faltered out of a hairpin on the afternoon's opening Oittila stage, Ostberg inched into a lead of just 0.1s - which he held on the following Moksi stage as the pair set identical times. Ostberg then built his cushion up to 1.9s with a strong run on Urria ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Finland WRC: Tanak sees off Ostberg to end Friday top
Tanak and Citroen's Ostberg spent Friday embroiled in a huge battle for first position, swapping the lead repeatedly. When Tanak's Toyota faltered out of a hairpin on the afternoon's opening Oittila stage, Ostberg inched into a lead of just 0.1s - which he held on the following Moksi stage as the pair set identical times. Ostberg then built his cushion up to 1.9s with a strong run on Urria ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Finland WRC: Tanak sees off Ostberg to end Friday top
Tanak and Citroen's Ostberg spent Friday embroiled in a huge battle for first position, swapping the lead repeatedly.When Tanak's Toyota faltered out of a hairpin on the afternoon's opening Oittila stage, Ostberg inched into a lead of just 0.1s - which he held on the following Moksi stage as the pair set identical times.Ostberg then built his cushion up to 1.9s with a strong run on ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Finland WRC: Tanak leads Ostberg as Neuville makes error
Neuville had insisted before the weekend that his focus was on protecting his 27-point WRC standings cushion over Sebastien Ogier on an event where his Hyundai team had struggled last year and where he would spend Friday first on dusty roads. Initially ninth to Ogier's seventh, Neuville gained one place when his teammate Andreas Mikkelsen lost three minutes with a trip off the road on third ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Finland WRC: Tanak leads Ostberg as Neuville makes error
Neuville had insisted before the weekend that his focus was on protecting his 27-point WRC standings cushion over Sebastien Ogier on an event where his Hyundai team had struggled last year and where he would spend Friday first on dusty roads. Initially ninth to Ogier's seventh, Neuville gained one place when his teammate Andreas Mikkelsen lost three minutes with a trip off the road on third ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Finland WRC: Tanak leads Ostberg as Neuville makes error
Neuville had insisted before the weekend that his focus was on protecting his 27-point WRC standings cushion over Sebastien Ogier on an event where his Hyundai team had struggled last year and where he would spend Friday first on dusty roads.Initially ninth to Ogier's seventh, Neuville gained one place when his teammate Andreas Mikkelsen lost three minutes with a trip off the road on ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Villeneuve to compete in Americas Rallycross' Canada round
The 47-year old will drive for the Subaru Rally Team USA squad, operated by Vermont SportsCar. He will join former works World Rally Championship drivers Chris Atkinson and Patrik Sandell in a three-car line-up. The third round of ARX will join the seventh round of the World Rallycross Championship at Trois-Rivieres, Villeneuve having raced at the circuit in 2014 as part of his World RX ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Villeneuve to compete in Americas Rallycross' Canada round
The 47-year old will drive for the Subaru Rally Team USA squad, operated by Vermont SportsCar. He will join former works World Rally Championship drivers Chris Atkinson and Patrik Sandell in a three-car line-up. The third round of ARX will join the seventh round of the World Rallycross Championship at Trois-Rivieres, Villeneuve having raced at the circuit in 2014 as part of his World RX ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Villeneuve to compete in Americas Rallycross' Canada round
The 47-year old will drive for the Subaru Rally Team USA squad, operated by Vermont SportsCar. He will join former works World Rally Championship drivers Chris Atkinson and Patrik Sandell in a three-car line-up.The third round of ARX will join the seventh round of the World Rallycross Championship at Trois-Rivieres, Villeneuve having raced at the circuit in 2014 as part of his World ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Roundtable: Should the series add more dirt races?
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Eldora appeared by many accounts to be another successful event with an exciting photo finish. Do you feel NASCAR should do what Tony Stewart suggested last week and explore an Xfinity race there? Jim: While the dirt race at Eldora Speedway is certainly entertaining, no team makes any money by participating in that race. It has the lowest ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Roundtable: Should the series add more dirt races?
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Eldora appeared by many accounts to be another successful event with an exciting photo finish. Do you feel NASCAR should do what Tony Stewart suggested last week and explore an Xfinity race there?Jim: While the dirt race at Eldora Speedway is certainly entertaining, no team makes any money by participating in that race. It has the lowest ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Talladega Superspeedway to undertake $50 million infield renovation
The infield project, called “Transformation,” will include a garage area fan zone experience, “up close” fan access, interactive attractions and numerous enhanced amenities for both fans and participants. Among the attractions: a fan walkway under the same roof as the race car bays in the new Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage and a 35,000 square-foot covered Open Air Club, which ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Talladega Superspeedway to undertake $50 million infield renovation
The infield project, called “Transformation,” will include a garage area fan zone experience, “up close” fan access, interactive attractions and numerous enhanced amenities for both fans and participants.Among the attractions: a fan walkway under the same roof as the race car bays in the new Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage and a 35,000 square-foot covered Open Air Club, which ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Finland WRC: Tanak tops Thursday's opening stage
The Estonian won the test by just 0.7s, continuing his strong vein of form after winning a recent non-championship round in his home country. World Rally Championship title rivals Thierry Neuville and Sebastien Ogier were second and third fastest respectively, with the Hyundai driver edging the defending champion by just 0.1s. Andreas Mikkelsen ensured four cars start tomorrow within a ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Finland WRC: Tanak tops Thursday's opening stage
The Estonian won the test by just 0.7s, continuing his strong vein of form after winning a recent non-championship round in his home country. World Rally Championship title rivals Thierry Neuville and Sebastien Ogier were second and third fastest respectively, with the Hyundai driver edging the defending champion by just 0.1s. Andreas Mikkelsen ensured four cars start tomorrow within a ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Finland WRC: Tanak tops Thursday's opening stage
The Estonian won the test by just 0.7s, continuing his strong vein of form after winning a recent non-championship round in his home country.World Rally Championship title rivals Thierry Neuville and Sebastien Ogier were second and third fastest respectively, with the Hyundai driver edging the defending champion by just 0.1s.Andreas Mikkelsen ensured four cars start tomorrow within a ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] RCR wanted Chevrolet team alliance amid struggles
RCR is the only team to have won a race with the new Chevrolet, coming in the season-opening restrictor-plate Daytona 500 that had traditionally been a Ford stranglehold. But Chevrolet has yet to win a race since, with teams such as Hendrick Motorsport and Chip Ganassi Racing slowly making progress with the Camaro. Working together RCR's vice president of competition Andy Petree believes ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] RCR wanted Chevrolet team alliance amid struggles
RCR is the only team to have won a race with the new Chevrolet, coming in the season-opening restrictor-plate Daytona 500 that had traditionally been a Ford stranglehold.But Chevrolet has yet to win a race since, with teams such as Hendrick Motorsport and Chip Ganassi Racing slowly making progress with the Camaro.Working togetherRCR's vice president of competition Andy Petree ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Theetge, Powell are first-time winners in Saskatoon
Donald Theetge and Cole Powell collected their maiden victories in the Canadian NASCAR series, winning each a round of the Velocity Prairie Thunder Twin 125s at Wyant Group Raceway.In Race 1, Kevin Lacroix started the 125-lap race from pole position, but the flying 51-year-old Theetge demoted him from the lead after just 16 laps. A final caution on Lap 89 regrouped the field.After ... Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Childress wanted Chevrolet NASCAR team coalition
Richard Childress Racing wanted the Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series teams to form an alliance early in the season to get on top of the 2018 Camaro during its struggles View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 2019 Ford F-150 Limited Gets Raptor’s High-Output EcoBoost V-6
The 2019 Ford F-150 Limited is getting a lot more muscular thanks to the addition of the F-150 Raptor’s high-output EcoBoost V-6 with 450 hp and 510 lb-ft. View the full article
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[motorsport] Ogier says Toyota the benchmark for Finland
Toyota dominated last year's WRC round in Finland, with Esapekka Lappi taking victory, and the defending world champion expects more of the same from the Yaris this week. Ogier starts the second half of the season chasing a 27-point deficit to Neuville, the first time in six years he's turned around in anywhere but the top of the table. And it's that fight for a sixth straight WRC crown ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Ogier says Toyota the benchmark for Finland
Toyota dominated last year's WRC round in Finland, with Esapekka Lappi taking victory, and the defending world champion expects more of the same from the Yaris this week. Ogier starts the second half of the season chasing a 27-point deficit to Neuville, the first time in six years he's turned around in anywhere but the top of the table. And it's that fight for a sixth straight WRC crown ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Ogier says Toyota the benchmark for Finland
Toyota dominated last year's WRC round in Finland, with Esapekka Lappi taking victory, and the defending world champion expects more of the same from the Yaris this week.Ogier starts the second half of the season chasing a 27-point deficit to Neuville, the first time in six years he's turned around in anywhere but the top of the table.And it's that fight for a sixth straight WRC ... Keep reading View the full article