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Kyle Busch Wins First NASCAR Sprint Cup Title for Toyota

Busch earned his first-career Sprint Cup Series title by one point over second-place driver Kevin Harvick in his No. 18 Camry by finishing highest among the championship contenders in the final round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. Continue reading

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Porsche Dominates Endurance Racing During 2015

Porsche had a strong season with the overall victory at the 24 Hours in Le Mans, the Manufacturers’ World Championship earned at the penultimate round in Shanghai, the drivers’ World Championship in Bahrain. Continue reading

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Chevrolet Victorious at Texas Motor Speedway

Jimmie Johnson in #48 Lowe’s SS, wins his second 2015 Texas victory at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Continue reading

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SEMA Debut for 2016 Cobra Jet Mustang

Ford Performance reveals the 2016 Cobra Jet Mustang today at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas, marking the newest iteration of the limited-edition racecar. Continue reading

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New Corvette Z06 C7.R Debuts at SEMA

The donor car is Corvette’s Z06 with its LT4 supercharged 6.2L V-8 engine – SAE-certified at 650 horsepower (485 kW) at 6,400 rpm and 650 lb.-ft. of torque (881 Nm) at 3,600 rpm – making it the most powerful production car ever from General Motors Continue reading

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Department of Ho Hum – NASCAR 2016 Rules

Decals will be used to create the illusion of different make racecars. Continue reading

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Team Chevy Rodeo Begins

Chevrolet is hiring professional rodeo stars Tuf Cooper, Fallon Taylor, Richmond Champion, Luke Branquinho and Travis Graves, calling them Team Chevy Rodeo. Continue reading

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Renault Group to buy Lotus F1 Team

Yes, the French are buying a storied British team. Continue reading

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Can-Am Killer Porsche

Mark Donohue is – perhaps and arguably – most famous as the driver of the 1500 horsepower (that Porsche admitted to) Can-Am Killer Porsche 917-30. Continue reading

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Jeff Gordon Sets NASCAR Record

Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS, set a record of 789 consecutive Sprint Cup Series starts this Sunday Continue reading

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J.B. Hunt and Petty Motorsports Team for Driver Appreciation

RPM will also participate in driver recruiting activities. Continue reading

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Johnny O’Connell takes fourth-straight Pirelli World Challenge Series Championship Title in a Cadillac ATS-V.R

Johnny O’Connell, driver of the #3 Cadillac ATS-V.R takes a fourth-straight Pirelli World Challenge Series championship during the final race of the season Continue reading

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Toyota Defending Endurance Title at Nürburgring

This weekend’s race marks a return to race action for the Toyota TS040 Hybrids after a 10-week break since the Le Mans 24 Hours, when Toyota finished sixth and eighth, after a thorough and embarrassing thrashing from Porsche and Audi in France. Continue reading

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WEC at Nürburgring Sees Toyota, Audi and Porsche Battling

The race in Germany starts the decisive final stage of WEC. Within the twelve weeks, the last five races will be held in Europe, North America and Asia. The best drivers can score a maximum of 130 points in them until the end of November. Currently, the tally of the leaders, Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer, are at 80 points. Continue reading

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Volkswagen Polo R cars take all Eight Stages at Rally Germany

This season, it has become a tradition for the rear of the three Polo R WRCs to bear a new message at each rally. Not so for Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila, however. Continue reading

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