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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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World Rally-Raid Championship

2023 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge: 55 on W2RC entry list

By Justin Nguyen
February 18, 2023
4 Mins read

55 comprise the pre-check grid for the second leg of the World Rally-Raid Championship in Abu Dhabi, with 30 in the FIA classes and 25 for the FIM.

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Dakar

Privateer-friendly WCT/TreasuryONE Toyota Hilux T1+ to run 2024 Dakar Rally

By Justin Nguyen
February 17, 2023
1 Mins read
Hennie de Klerk will run the 2024 Dakar Rally with a new WCT/TreasuryONE Toyota Hilux T1+, which is simpler, cheaper, and aimed at privateers unlike the factory-aligned Hilux that won the last two Rallies.
NASCAR Cup Series

Fords sweep Daytona Duels, Zane Smith and Daly qualify

By Justin Nguyen
February 17, 2023
3 Mins read
As Joey Logano and Aric Almirola made it back-to-back Ford sweeps of the Daytona 500 qualifying races, Zane Smith and Conor Daly punched their tickets to the race.
NASCAR Cup Series

Ross Chastain signs extension with Trackhouse Racing

By Justin Nguyen
February 16, 2023
1 Mins read
A day after giving Daniel Suárez a contract extension, team-mate Ross Chastain has gotten the same. Both Trackhouse Racing drivers are locked in through at least 2025.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Mattias Ekstrom joins South Racing for Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

By Justin Nguyen
February 16, 2023
1 Mins read
Mattias Ekström will contest the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge for the first time, albeit in a T3 Can-Am for South Racing after running the Dakar Rally for Audi.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Martin Macik Jr. forgoing Abu Dhabi, returning in Morocco

By Justin Nguyen
February 16, 2023
2 Mins read
After finishing runner-up in T5 at the Dakar Rally, Martin Macík Jr. does not plan to run the next World Rally-Raid Championship round at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge but will enter the one after that at the Rallye du Maroc.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Justin Gerlach making W2RC debut in Abu Dhabi

By Justin Nguyen
February 16, 2023
1 Mins read
German amateur rider Justin Gerlach will compete in the World Rally-Raid Championship for the first time when he enters the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in Rally2.
NASCAR Cup Series

Travis Pastrana, joined by Blocks, cherishes Daytona 500 berth

By Justin Nguyen
February 16, 2023
3 Mins read
Ken Block’s family got to watch from the pits and eventually celebrate with Travis Pastrana when he qualified for the Daytona 500 on speed, carrying on his late friend’s legacy and securing a massive moment for the action sports community.
NASCAR Cup Series

Alex Bowman wins Daytona 500 pole yet again, Johnson and Pastrana lock in

By Justin Nguyen
February 16, 2023
4 Mins read
Tell me you’ve heard this headline before: Alex Bowman won the Daytona 500 pole. Meanwhile, Jimmie Johnson and Travis Pastrana guaranteed themselves spots in the race with their qualifying times.
NASCAR Cup Series

Alex Bowman, Daniel Suarez sign contract extensions

By Justin Nguyen
February 15, 2023
1 Mins read
A pair of Chevrolet NASCAR Cup drivers were inked to new deals as Alex Bowman and Daniel Suárez respectively receive extensions from Hendrick Motorsports and Trackhouse Racing.
Off Road

Zach Sizelove remains Honda Talon factory driver, team to debut new Talon at Baja 500

By Justin Nguyen
February 15, 2023
1 Mins read
Honda Factory Off-Road Racing will have a new Honda Talon ready for Zach Sizelove, who has signed a multi-year extension, starting at the Baja 500.
NASCAR Cup Series

Greg Powell on pit crew of cousin, fellow Nitro Circus star Travis Pastrana for Daytona 500

By Justin Nguyen
February 15, 2023
2 Mins read
“Special” Greg Powell was a BMX stunt rider alongside cousin Travis Pastrana on Nitro Circus. Now, he will be Pastrana’s tyre carrier for the Daytona 500.
NASCAR Truck Series

Daytona NASCAR Trucks to feature Jason White and Jason White

By Justin Nguyen
February 15, 2023
2 Mins read
If you had a nickel for every Jason White entered in the NASCAR Truck Series season opener at Daytona, you’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.
Off Road

International Off-Road Drivers Association to debut in April

By Justin Nguyen
February 15, 2023
2 Mins read
The International Off-Road Drivers Association (IODA), a series formed amid a rift with SODA, will kick off its inaugural season in April. It will host 5 rounds all at Gravity Park USA.
NASCAR Truck Series

Despite fire, Reaume Brothers Racing enters Daytona with Jason White

By Justin Nguyen
February 14, 2023
2 Mins read
Despite a shop fire in January, Reaume Brothers Racing will run the 2023 NASCAR Truck season starting with Jason White at Daytona with a special scheme honouring the Mooresville FD who extinguished the blaze.
Dakar

Dakar navigator Matthew Stevenson dies at 53

By Justin Nguyen
February 14, 2023
1 Mins read
Matthew Stevenson, Dakar Rally co-driver for those like Jutta Kleinschmidt and Luc Alphand in the 2000s and Volkswagen Dakar factory team member, died Monday after suffering an aneurysm. He was 53.
NASCAR Truck Series

Conner Jones to run 9 NASCAR Truck races for ThorSport

By Justin Nguyen
February 13, 2023
1 Mins read
16-year-old Conner Jones, who is so young that he was born after Jimmie Johnson won his first Daytona 500, will enter 9 NASCAR Truck races for ThorSport Racing in 2023.
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