Ford Fine Tunes NASCAR Fusion

Ford has been fine-tuning the look of the final version of their 2013 Fusion with a number of tweaks?all intended to reinforce the Fusion branding. Actual grille bars can now be seen in this Ford Design photo, and further detailing was added to the fog light housings and headlights, since its initial reveal in January. [...]

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Logano rolls to Pocono win from pole position

Joey Logano slipped under Mark Martin in the closing laps Sunday at Pocono Raceway for his first victory since 2009 and become the first Sprint Cup driver this season to win from the pole.

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Greetings from Daytona

By Michael Vega, Globe Staff DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- Greetings from Daytona International Speedway, where the green flag will be unfurled this afternoon for the Gatorade Duel, a pair of 150-mile qualifying heats that will set the 43-car grid for...

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It?s a Gas!

I’d like to nominate whoever designed these Sunoco ads (posters?) for a Lifetime Achievement Award in typesetting. Gorgeous. Via Just A Car Guy. You can read this post in its original form on The Chicane.

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Power Tour 2012 From the Participants? Eyes: Part Two

Power Tour participants have been sharing photos from the road on our Facebook page and Twitter, here are some of our favorites.  

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Kyle Busch wins All-Star pole

Kyle Busch wins All-Star pole


By Steve Reed
The Associated Press


Published May 18, 2012 06:34PM MDT


Charlotte, N.C. ? Kyle Busch captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race for the second straight year.
Busch completed the unique three-lap qualifying that included a mandatory four-tire pit stop in 1 minute, 19.11 seconds. He was the last qualifier on the track and knocked Ryan Newman to the outside of the front row.
While winning the pole puts Busch and his No. 18 Toyota in great position to win his first All-Star race, it certainly doesn?t guarantee a first-place finish and the accompanyin...

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Atop the Spotters Stand: Poco-doze

There are two extra days at Pocono for testing because of the repave. Several spotters are whining about how bored they are, and how hopeful they are that the weather holds out. Nine times out of ten it usually rains.
So Twitter has been abuzz this week. One spotter has been in Pocono most of the week [...]

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Seneca Cup. Watkins Glen, 1951.

I absolutely adore seeing little Cooper and Effyh 500s mixing it up with big Chrysler-Allards and Jags and Ferrari coupes in this brilliant footage from the 1951 Seneca Cup event at the Watkins Glen road races. Watch how that exhaust smoke just poured out of George Weaver’s Maserati when he got on the gas out [...]

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Off the Beaten Track: Six Guys in a Starbucks in Bahrain

Three Western sports-journalist friends and three Bahraini race-fan friends have an exchange that is anything but ordinary. Was our reporter spun or was this an untold side of the story? Or both?

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Factory Tour: Covercraft Industries, INC

We like machines.   We like cars.   We really like machines making components for cars, so we were excited to get a special tour of the Power Tour Day 7 Lunch Stop, the Covercraft facility in Pauls Valley, OK.   Covercraft makes all its car covers, seat covers and other protective accessories on site [...]

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It?s a Gas!

I’d like to nominate whoever designed these Sunoco ads (posters?) for a Lifetime Achievement Award in typesetting. Gorgeous. Via Just A Car Guy. You can read this post in its original form on The Chicane.

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Power Tour Day 4: Holley

Here’s what a long-hauler engine bay looks like. We stopped by Holley’s booth at the Madison Power Tour stop and came across a rough-around-the-edges Impala that looks like it could belong to Freiburger. Lance Sharp rescued a ’66 Impala from the crusher and he, along with his buddies Jeffery Mink, Anthony Mahan, and Micheal Matthews [...]

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Villeneuve to run 2 Nationwide races for Penske

Penske Racing has hired Jacques Villeneuve to run the two road course races this season in the Nationwide Series.

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Indianapolis 500: Dario Franchitti wins third Indy 500

By JENNA FRYERINDIANAPOLIS ? Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books, the latest three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.Read more on NewsOK.com

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Power Tour in Motion: Driving Gallery

  Muscle cars, trucks and hot rods cruising public highways and occasionally leaving a stop sign with vigor?what more do we need to say?

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Stevens wins Exergy, stakes claim to Olympic berth

BOISE, Idaho (AP) ? Evelyn Stevens won the Exergy Tour following a final-stage breakaway, firmly cementing her claim to a berth on the U.S. Olympic team for the London Games.
Stevens, of Boulder, Colo., took second place in a sprint with Germany's Claudia Haeusler after the 46.7-mile stage.Read more on NewsOK.com

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Power Tour 2012 Day 6: Kicker ?Livin? Loud?

  The guys at Kicker are having a blast as the sponsors of Day 6 here in Stillwater, OK.   The morning’s weather looked bad, so there was a last minute location change from Kicker Corporate (where we would have all been parked on wet grass) to Oklahoma State University a little bit down the [...]

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Mcreynolds: team turmoil

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NHRA to race in New Hampshire in 2013

NHRA president Tom Compton said the sanctioning body has been working for 10 years to plant its flag in the New England market.

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Carl Edwards vs Jimmie Johnson ? Who Will Take The Cake

Image Source: http://www.dragnix.net/Legends/ The race between Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson is panning out to be neck and neck after 11 races. There are still many believers in a few strong outings from Kevin Harvick, but it will likely come down to these 2 power houses. Many bloggers and NASCAR enthusiasts have been noting that [...]

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Kyle Busch wins wild Bud Shootout at Daytona

By Michael Vega, Globe Staff DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- Time and again, Kyle Busch got knocked down in Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout. But the indomitable driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was never knocked down out for...

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Sundhage picks 6 newcomers for US Olympic team

CHICAGO (AP) ? Sydney Leroux's spectacular start earned her a trip to London.
Leroux, who has seven goals in just nine appearances with the U.S., was one of six newcomers on the 18-woman roster for the London Olympics announced Sunday.Read more on NewsOK.com

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Tokyo governor critical of low Olympic support

TOKYO (AP) ? Tokyo's governor has criticized citizens of the Japanese capital for their lack of support for the city's bid to host the 2020 Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee last week selected Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul as finalists in the 2020 race.Read more on NewsOK.com

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Prelude to the dream: who to watch

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Jimmie Johnson's car fails NASCAR inspection

By Michael Vega, Globe Staff DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet, the same car he looked to race in next Sunday's 54th Daytona 500, failed to pass NASCAR's initial inspection today on the opening day of Speedweeks...

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Toyota unveils deals with 3, including Gibbs

Joe Gibbs Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing and JTG Daugherty Racing announced new multi-year extensions with Toyota on Tuesday.

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Power Tour Day One: Painless Performance

Well over 1,000 cars have rolled in to the Milford Proving Ground for the kickoff to HOT ROD magazine’s Power Tour 2012, which is right where we left the Long Haulers at the end of last year’s tour. Painless Performance is the main sponsor for today’s stop and “Miss Painless Performance” Veronica Jensen has been [...]

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You Rank It! Vulcans Vicky

We want your input on our feature cars to print in the magazine. Here are three photos to see if you would cruise it around town or straight to the junkyard. Use our V8 scale: Vote 1 if you hate it or 8 if you love it. After you rank it join the conversation in [...]

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Kurt Busch's friendship with Newman on rocks?

Kurt Busch doesn't have any issues with NASCAR or the penalties it meted out from last week's incidents at Darlington Raceway, but the driver's relationship with former teammate Ryan Newman needs some work.

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Trading Paint ? Book Highlight

Ever argued with your beer-holding, chip munching buddy about who the greatest NASCAR driver of all time was? Ever bet about how Danica Patrick would perform in NASCAR? Ever heckle your brother-in-law because he thought the crash of the century was merely a fender bender? In Trading Paint, Jerry Bonkowski, a veteran NASCAR writer gets [...]

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Indy 500: Will Power wants to ?win something of significance?

Indy 500: Will Power wants to ?win something of significance?


By Jenna Fryer
The Associated Press


Published May 25, 2012 09:51AM MDT


Indianapolis ? Will Power has 18 victories since moving to America, where he?s one of the most decorated drivers in open-wheel racing.
But his r�sum� has some glaring holes: He?s never won an Indianapolis 500, and he?s never won a championship.
?I?d just love to win something, just one time win something of significance,? he said Thursday. ?I?m so sick of it.?
The most dominant driver in IndyCar the last three seasons isn?t content with his results. And make no mistake, they are quite impressive...

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Indianapolis 500: Dario Franchitti wins third Indy 500

By JENNA FRYERINDIANAPOLIS ? Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books, the latest three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.Read more on NewsOK.com

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Tokyo governor critical of low Olympic support

TOKYO (AP) ? Tokyo's governor has criticized citizens of the Japanese capital for their lack of support for the city's bid to host the 2020 Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee last week selected Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul as finalists in the 2020 race.Read more on NewsOK.com

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Ziegler wins 200 free at Olympic tune-up meet

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) ? Kate Ziegler won the 200-meter freestyle and two-time Olympian Ellen Gandy of Britain swam under a minute to win the 100 butterfly at the Speedo Grand Challenge on Saturday night.
Ziegler touched in 2 minutes, 1.72 seconds for her second victory in two days. Read more on NewsOK.com

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Two Weeks Until Power Tour

The HOT ROD staff heads out to Detroit in two weeks, we’re looking forward to seeing some familiar faces as well as all of the first-timers. Just a reminder, you can find all of our Power Tour information HERE, so check there first if you have any Power Tour-related questions.

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Atop the Spotters? Stand: The Longest Race of the Year

We turn our eyes to racing in Charlotte for the second week in a row. Even with being able to sleep at home there are a lot of activities going on to keep you busy.
As I type this our spotter, Earl Barban, has just finished grilling for the 88 & 48 teams as they help load [...]

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Spa. ?58.

Let’s take a spin around Spa in her configuration for the 1958 Belgian Grand Prix, shall we? You can read this post in its original form on The Chicane.

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