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Justin Nguyen

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Justin is not an off-road racer, but he writes about it for The Checkered Flag.
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NASCAR Cup Series

Christopher Bell secures Round of 8 spot with Roval win, Custer penalised for team orders

By Justin Nguyen
October 12, 2022
3 Mins read

Christopher Bell needed to win the final race of the Round of 12 to advance to the next, and he delivered at the Roval. Conversely, Cole Custer helped deliver a spot for Chase Briscoe, resulting in a 50-point penalty.

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World Rally-Raid Championship

Mason Klein secures first W2RC FIM crown in Rally2

By Justin Nguyen
October 12, 2022
1 Mins read
Mason Klein has 28 points on Romain Dumontier for the Rally2 title entering the World Rally-Raid Championship season finale in Andalucía; with the winner only getting 25 points, Klein is the first FIM W2RC class champion.
Off Road

VORRA founder, Off-Road Hall of Famer Ed Robinson passes away

By Justin Nguyen
October 12, 2022
2 Mins read
Ed Robinson, who founded the Valley Off Road Racing Association in 1975 and was inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2018, passed away on Monday.
Extreme E

Ezequiel Perez Companc joins XITE for Energy X Prix

By Justin Nguyen
October 11, 2022
3 Mins read
GT World Challenge Europe driver Ezequiel Pérez Companc will make his Extreme E début at the Energy X Prix, sharing the XITE Energy Racing entry with Tamara Molinaro.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Kees Koolen becomes first W2RC FIA class champion with T5 title

By Justin Nguyen
October 10, 2022
2 Mins read
Kees Koolen held off Martin Macík Jr. by 26 points to win the T5 category title. He is the first overall FIA class champion under the World Rally-Raid Championship banner.
NASCAR Xfinity Series

Daniel Hemric returning to Kaulig in 2023

By Justin Nguyen
October 9, 2022
1 Mins read
2021 NASCAR Xfinity champion Daniel Hemric will stay with Kaulig Racing for a second year, remaining in the #11 car for the 2023 season.
NASCAR Xfinity Series

A.J. Allmendinger hits double-digit Xfinity road course wins

By Justin Nguyen
October 9, 2022
2 Mins read
A.J. Allmendinger now has ten road course wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and is four-for-four on the Charlotte Roval.
DakarWorld Rally-Raid Championship

Gerard Farres confirms Dakar 2023, Andalucia Rally entry

By Justin Nguyen
October 9, 2022
1 Mins read
Gerard Farrés will run the Dakar Rally for the sixteenth time in 2023. Driving for South Racing Can-Am again with Diego Ortega Gil, he will use the Andalucía Rally as a rehearsal.
Dakar

Dakar Rally Cartier Cheich goes for €1.03 million in auction

By Justin Nguyen
October 8, 2022
2 Mins read
The Cartier Cheich watch presented to those who won their class back-to-back at the Dakar Rally in the 1980s, which was only achieved once by Gaston Rahier, went for €1.03 million in auction.
DakarNASCAR Whelen Euro Series

Buggyra Racing ends NASCAR Euro Series season to focus on Dakar 2023

By Justin Nguyen
October 8, 2022
2 Mins read
Buggyra Racing and Aliyyah Koloc have withdrawn their NASCAR Whelen Euro Series entry for the rest of 2022 to prepare for the 2023 Dakar Rally.
Off Road

Apdaly Lopez, Broc Dickerson team up for 2022 Baja 1000

By Justin Nguyen
October 7, 2022
1 Mins read
21-year-old Broc Dickerson will join forces with 2017 overall winner Apdaly Lopez for the 2022 Baja 1000, where they will share Dickerson’s #34 Trophy Truck.
Dakar

Toomas Triisa, Stefano Caimi qualify for Dakar 2023 at Rallye du Maroc

By Justin Nguyen
October 7, 2022
1 Mins read
As the highest finishing rookies in the T4 and Moto categories respectively at the Rallye du Maroc, Toomas Triisas and Stefano Caimi have been guaranteed entry into the 2023 Dakar Rally.
NASCAR Cup Series

Points penalty for William Byron dropped

By Justin Nguyen
October 7, 2022
1 Mins read
The National Motorsports Appeals Panel ruled WIlliam Byron’s 25-point penalty for spinning Denny Hamlin at Texas has been dropped. In its place, his fine was increased from $50,000 to $100,000.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2022 Rallye du Maroc: Winners include Chicherit in Hunter debut, Quintero as youngest in race history

By Justin Nguyen
October 6, 2022
3 Mins read
In his maiden rally with the Prodrive Hunter, Guerlain Chicherit took the T1 overall while Nasser Al-Attiyah claimed the T1 World Rally-Raid Championship lead from Sébastien Loeb.
NASCAR Cup Series

Kevin Harvick docked 100 points for parts violation

By Justin Nguyen
October 6, 2022
1 Mins read
Kevin Harvick, an outspoken critic against various components of the NASCAR Cup Series’ Next Gen car, has received a 100-point penalty while crew chief Rodney Childers is suspended four races for, ironically, a parts infraction.
NASCAR Cup SeriesNASCAR Xfinity Series

Kaulig Racing promotes Allmendinger to Cup, signs Chandler Smith

By Justin Nguyen
October 5, 2022
3 Mins read
Two NASCAR Xfinity regular season championships merited a full-time Cup ride for A.J. Allmendinger with Kaulig Racing in 2023, while Chandler Smith takes over his NXS ride.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2022 Rallye du Maroc: Stage 4 sees Loeb retirement, Price crash, Red Bull T3 podium

By Justin Nguyen
October 5, 2022
3 Mins read
Yazeed Al-Rajhi beat overall leader Guerlain Chicherit for the Rallye du Maroc Stage 4 T1 win by less than two minutes, while Sébastien Loeb’s W2RC T1 title hopes took a blow after retiring.
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