With Nasser Al-Attiyah so far ahead in the Dakar Rally standings, there was no reason to push too hard s in Stage 8. This allowed Yazeed Al-Rajhi to rebound from his DNF to win the leg.
Dakar Rally Stage 6 was one to forget for Audi as Carlos Sainz and Stéphane Peterhansel crashed out and Nasser Al-Attiyah tightened his grip, while Husqvarna swept the Bike classes including a RallyGP 1–2.
As weather continues to put a literal damper on the Dakar Rally, Stages 7 and 8 have been modified with shorter lengths. The Bike race for Stage 7 has also been called off.
Hendrick Motorsports will bring back their NASCAR Xfinity programme for 2023, once again on a four-race schedule for their Cup drivers.
Honda Factory Off-Road owner Jeff Proctor stepped away from driving after winning the Baja 1000 due to concussions, but as he starts therapy, he hopes to increase awareness of its dangers for racers.
In a bizarre penalty, Yasir Seaidan has received a suspended disqualification from the Dakar Rally after co-driver Alexey Kuzmich wore a watch in the cockpit that isn’t the model given by the race.
Carlos Sainz Jr. was subject to an FIA investigation after he closed his dad’s door during Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally, but stewards decided no further action was necessary beyond warning against repeat events.
With rain in Dawadmi making it impossible for the Dakar Rally campers to set up shop, Stage 6 will be shortened by 100 km before heading to Riyadh for the 7th.
Rival Audi received a slight boost from the W2RC for the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally via Equivalence of Technology, but Nasser Al-Attiyah still kept them at bay for the T1 win.
Spencer Boyd will spend a fifth season in the NASCAR Truck Series with Young’s Motorsports, and a second in their #12 truck, in 2023.
Jordan Anderson Racing will become a two-car full-time operation in 2023 with Parker Retzlaff in the #31 and Jeb Burton joining the new #27.
Amid a difficult Dakar Rally for him and his fellow Prodrive Hunters, Sébastien Loeb was able to find light in the darkness by topping Stage #4.
Speaking to NRK Nyheter, retired World Rally and Rallycross Champion Petter Solberg revealed he has been training for a Dakar Rally run in 2024.
Robbie Pierce, businessman and off-road star who has raced in short course, Baja, and even Dakar, died in a scuba diving accident. He was 63.
A downpour that created a difficult-to-traverse river resulted in Stage #3 of the Dakar Rally to be reduced from 477 kilometres to 377.
Ken Block, who wowed fans with his Gymkhana series and rally successes, died in a snowmobile accident Monday. He was 55.
2023 Dakar Rally: Nasser Al-Attiyah returns to winning form as Hunters suffer punctures in Stage 2
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After a difficult start, defending Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah is back on top of the podium in Stage #2.
