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Dale Earnhardt Jr Wins the first of two NASCAR Sprint Cup Can-Am Duel Races

Posted on 19 February 2016 by Ken Zino
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NASCAR, Mack Trucks Announce Multi-Year Decal Deal

Posted on 16 February 2016 by Ken Zino

The trucks will be equipped with a 505-horsepower, 13-liter Mack MP8 engine, a so called mDRIVE automated manual transmission and GuardDog Connect telematics system that big brother like monitors the truck’s performance, alerting customers to “potential concerns.” Continue reading →

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Chevrolet Wins Pro Stock at Winternationals in Pomona

Posted on 15 February 2016 by Ken Zino

Greg Anderson, driver of the Summit Racing Equipment / KB Racing Pro Stock Chevrolet Camaro SS lines-up to race his KB Racing teammate Jason Line, during the finals of the NHRA Winternationals Sunday 14 February 2016 at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California. Anderson won the race, his sixth Winternationals win and the 79th of his career. Continue reading →

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Toyota GAZOO Racing Back in Rally, Endurance, NASCAR

Posted on 4 February 2016 by Ken Zino

In WEC, 2016 will see the debut of the new Toyota TS050 Hybrid race vehicle, with which the team will aim to recapture the series championship and achieve its first win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this June. Continue reading →

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Lamborghini Runs Out of Fuel. Audi Takes GTD at Daytona

Posted on 1 February 2016 by Ken Zino

In a nail biting GTD finale of the Daytona 24 Hours Magnus Racing produced an Audi victory. This was the second GT class victory for an Audi Sport customer racing team at the endurance race in Florida since 2013. Audi … Continue reading →

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Chevrolet Corvette C.7R Wins 24 Hours of Daytona

Posted on 1 February 2016 by Ken Zino

The #4 Chevrolet Corvette Racing C7.R, driven by Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Marcel Fässler wins in the GTLM class at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Continue reading →

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Scott Pruett Is 2016 Phil Hill Award Winner from RRDC

Posted on 28 January 2016 by Ken Zino

Scott Pruett, 55, received the 2016 Phil Hill Award from Road Racing Drivers Club president Bobby Rahal last night in Daytona before competing the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the season opener. Pruett has a record 60 victories in IMSA competition. Continue reading →

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Volkswagen One-Two at Rally Monte Carlo

Posted on 25 January 2016 by Ken Zino

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia (F/F) won the Rally Monte Carlo on Sunday. It was the 33rd career win for Ogier, and three years in a row that Ogier took the top spot. Their team-mates Andreas Mikkelsen/Anders Jæger (N/N) finished … Continue reading →

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Ford GT Drivers Named for World Endurance Championship

Posted on 10 January 2016 by Ken Zino

The intention is for the two endurance racing teams to come together in June for a four-car effort at arguably the most famous endurance race in the world, the Le Mans 24 Hours, fifty years after Ford’s historic 1-2-3 finish in France. Continue reading →

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Latest Le Mans Bound Audi R18 Debuts

Posted on 7 December 2015 by Ken Zino

At the financially challenged VW Group, Audi and Porsche will each compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours, the WEC season’s most famous event, with only two instead of three cars. Continue reading →

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Toyota Tundra Driver Erik Jones Wins Truck Championship

Posted on 23 November 2015 by Ken Zino

Toyota Tundra driver Erik Jones captured the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver’s championship during the last NASCAR race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jones took his first-career title by 15 points over second-place Tundra driver Tyler Reddick by winning three races this season at Iowa, Canada and Texas. Continue reading →

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Kyle Busch Wins First NASCAR Sprint Cup Title for Toyota

Posted on 23 November 2015 by Ken Zino

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

Posted on 21 November 2015 by Ken Zino

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

Posted on 8 November 2015 by Ken Zino

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

Posted on 3 November 2015 by Ken Zino

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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