Former NASCAR team owner J.T. Lundy dies at 82
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John Thomas Lundy, who ran the Ranier-Lundy NASCAR Cup Series team alongside a controversial stint as a horse racing owner at Calumet Farm in the 1980s, died Wednesday at the age of 82.
Cale Yarborough, one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history with 3 Cup Series titles and experience at both Le Mans and the Indy 500, passed away Sunday at the age of 84.
Gil de Ferran, 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time CART series champion died on Friday at 56.
Past-Racing launches Ford Ranger T1+ rental programme for 2024 W2RC and Bajas, 2025 Dakar Rally
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Spanish team Past-Racing will have “several” Ford Ranger T1+ vehicles available for those who wish to race the Blue Oval in any of the 2024 World Rally-Raid Championship or FIA Baja Cup events as well as the 2025 Dakar Rally.
After departing Spire Motorsports, Ty Dillon will race full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series for the first time since 2013 when he pilots the #25 for Rackley WAR in 2024.
After a journey that included a 14-year break from off-road racing and having to withdraw from the 2023 race due to logistical issues, “Super Fabio” Lottero will finally get to race the Dakar Rally in 2024.
Marc Solà, Luis Barbero, and Twan Vollenbregt were not expecting to race in the Dakar Rally or Classic in 2024 at first, but circumstances have thrown them into the navigator’s seats.
Before the 2024 Africa Eco Race, FIA member clubs worked to warn drivers about taking part in an event without FIA recognition. That won’t be an issue now as the FIA signed off on it under its respective ASNs.
75-year-old Kenjiro Shinozuka, the 1997 Dakar Rally winner, will not race the Africa Eco Race in 2024 due to losing his main sponsor. However, he hopes to remain involved by supporting his elementary school in Dakar.
The World Rally-Raid Championship’s inaugural BP Ultimate Rally Raid on the Iberian Peninsula, scheduled for April, will be mainly held in Portugal with a leg in Spain.
Sonia Ledesma will not return to the Dakar Classic in 2024, citing budget and unfair treatment that she argues comes with the territory of being a woman in racing.
Due to Martin Šoltys sustaining an injury in the final days before the 2024 Dakar Rally, Pascal de Baar will fill in by driving the new Tatra Buggyra Evo3. Egbert Wingens will replace de Baar in the Team Boucou truck.
Sébastien Loeb Racing will field two Polaris RZR Pro R Factory SSVs, the same model that races in SCORE International, at the 2024 Dakar Rally for Xavier de Soultrait and Florent Vayssade.
CFMOTO Thunder Racing Team skipping Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge amidst Red Sea shipping crisis
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With Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea potentially impacting transport to the UAE, CFMOTO Thunder Racing Team will not race the 2024 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge.
Nicola Dutto, a paraplegic rider, stole the show when he and his team conquered the Baja 1000 in November. Two months later, the crew will head from Europe to Dakar at the 2024 Africa Eco Race.
Willem Avenant hopes to achieve a childhood dream of racing the Dakar Rally in 2025, a journey he’ll document on his “Decoding Dakar” series that he plans to provide as a roadmap for other Dakar aspirants.
Dirk von Zitzewitz stepping away from navigating, but "not quite finished with the Dakar yet"
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2009 Dakar Rally champion co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz turned down offers for 2024 as injuries prompted him to walk away from navigating, but he isn’t calling it quits on racing or the Dakar just yet.
