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Keselowski, who is already locked in the playoffs’ second round thanks to his win last week at Las Vegas, posted the fastest average lap speed (120.224 mph) in the final practice session at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. Keselowski is the third driver this season to win three consecutive races. In 18 career Cup starts at Richmond, he owns one win – the 2014 fall race, when he also started on the ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Busch posted the fastest average lap speed of 121.190 mph at the very beginning of the 50-minute session. “Richmond is getting a little trickier, it seems like, just with the asphalt kind of getting older and the way the cars are. The consensus at Richmond is, of course, just trying to get your car to turn, but also having really good forward bite,” Busch said. “You have to be able to ... ... Keep reading View the full article

When Earnhardt announced his retirement from full-time NASCAR competition at the end of last season he said he’d honor commitments with his JR Motorsports organization in the Xfinity Series, and recently admitted “there’s a little itch to scratch” to get behind the wheel once again. He returned to the track at Richmond on Friday morning, his first NASCAR action since last season’s Cup ... ... Keep reading View the full article

The ARX, a feeder series to the FIA World Rallycross Championship, debuted earlier this year in conjunction with its parent series at Silverstone in England. The opening race was won by veteran rally driver Tanner Foust. In a taste of what is to come later this month, the series next headed to the Circuit of the Americas, which hosted both the second round of the season, as well as this ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Ram Trucks is supporting Nena Barlow again on the 3rd Annual Rebelle Rally this year. View the full article

The biggest deal about the Rebel 12 is the inclusion of Ram’s fourth-generation Uconnect 4C with the 12-inch touchscreen and navigation, an option that has never been available for the Rebel. View the full article

1. After a wild first playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, why do you think the race was as crazy as it was? Jim Utter: A large part of the outcome I believe can be attributed to a very hot and slick track, Unfortunately, the 100-degree heat kept a lot of fans away all weekend, or at least cut short their time at the track, but it made for some phenomenal racing. I also think the start of ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Elliott Sadler, native son, returns for one more shot at Richmond glory, a track favorite chasing a championship while also starting to say his goodbyes. Returning home “This weekend is going to be emotional, I’m not going to lie,” Sadler, a native of Emporia, Va., said during Tuesday’s media day activities for the NASCAR Xfinity Series. “I was at Richmond Raceway a couple of ... ... Keep reading View the full article

The Olympic medalist tested ES Motorsport’s new Skoda Fabia Supercar at the Bikernieki circuit in Latvia on Thursday alongside former works Hyundai WRC driver Kevin Abbring, who is currently working as test driver for the squad. The test marked the first time the car, released last month, has been driven on a full rallycross circuit. The squad chose the Riga venue to compare its performance ... ... Keep reading View the full article

One of the biggest obstacles to space observation is light pollution, but Nissan has one solution in the form of a customized Navara, the Dark Sky concept. View the full article

Is the future of the UTV market electric? View the full article

Dewar, who played a key role in NASCAR's increasing push of its young talent after several big-name retirements, will now transition into a senior advisory role. His replacement Phelps will begin his new role on October 1 and report to current NASCAR chairman and CEO Jim France, who took over from Brian France following his recent arrest. As NASCAR's chief global sales and marketing ... ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR president Brent Dewar will step down from his role and be replaced by Steve Phelps View the full article

Roush just announced a major performance upgrade for the 2018 Ford F-150. View the full article

The Guerlain Chicherit-owned team ran British driver Liam Doran in the most recent events in France and Latvia after it split with Frenchman Jerome Grosset-Janin. Having initially been driving on an event-by-event basis, Doran has also been retained until the end of the year and will compete in the final round of the Americas Rallycross Championship that runs alongside the American round of ... ... Keep reading View the full article

The Norwegian will join Eric Camilli in a two-car factory team for the debut of the German firm’s all-new Polo GTI R5. Solberg, who won the WRC in 2003 then departed the series bound for rallycross in 2012, is delighted to be making this one-off outing. Solberg said: “I think everybody knows about my passion for rallying and when Sven [Smeets, Volkswagen Motorsport director] asked me if ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Brad Keselowski talks with the 'NASCAR Race Hub' crew about what it meant to score the 500th win for Team Penske. View the full article

A wrongful death lawsuit against three-time NASCAR Cup series champion Tony Stewart was officially dismissed on Wednesday, according to ESPN View the full article

Per a report by ESPN's Bob Pockrass, the wrongful death suit has been officially dismissed after it was settled out-of-court in April of this year. The terms of the settlement remain confidential. According to the report, the judge allowed 30 days for the case to be re-opened should the terms of the settlement not be met or if either party wishes for the courts to be involved in the ... ... Keep reading View the full article

For much of Sunday’s South Point 400, Johnson seemed like the driver who had amassed seven championships in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. But as happened so many times in a very challenging season, circumstances curtailed Johnson’s run late in the race. Coming off Turn 2 late following a restart late in the event, Johnson cut a right-front tire after contact with Kurt Busch. He ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Penske's Keselowski, Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney were outpaced by dominant trio Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr and Kyle Busch for much of the 'regular season'. But Keselowski won the last two races before the playoffs at Darlington and Indianapolis, then triumphed in the championship shootout opener at Vegas, too. On all three occasions, Keselowski led relatively few laps but forced himself ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Austin Cindric has “new lease on life” in Xfinity playoffs Austin Cindric’s path to the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs is one no one else can equal. Cindric, who made the Camping World Series playoffs last year driving for the now-closed Brad Keselowski Racing, enters this year’s postseason after driving three different cars for two teams during the regular season. For Cindric ... ... Keep reading View the full article

AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance View the full article

The midsize pickup truck market is buzzing with rumors of Ram coming to play in the space. View the full article

Drew Blickensderfer and David Ragan talk about the state of NASCAR's 'Big 3' after the playoff opener in Las Vegas. View the full article