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Toyota Won Its 10th WRC Title in Chile. The One It Can’t Control Is Still Open. Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 car on a rally stage

Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 car on a rally stage

Toyota Won Its 10th WRC Title in Chile. The One It Can’t Control Is Still Open.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Solberg beat Ogier by 16.6 seconds and Toyota sealed a record-equalling 10th manufacturers’ title — leaving a...

The Race That Won Ugo Ugochukwu the F3 Title Wasn’t on the Original Calendar FIA_F3_Austria_2025_Nr._3_Ugochukwu

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The Race That Won Ugo Ugochukwu the F3 Title Wasn’t on the Original Calendar

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Ugo Ugochukwu and Freddie Slater arrived in Madrid level on 141 points. The race that split them...

Weekend Recap, September 11-13: Antonelli Runs Away, Larson Wakes Up, and Marc Marquez Takes the Lead Back 2026_Chinese_GP_-_Ferrari_-_Lewis_Hamilton_-_Qualifying.webp

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Weekend Recap, September 11-13: Antonelli Runs Away, Larson Wakes Up, and Marc Marquez Takes the Lead Back

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Madrid, Gateway, Misano and Chile in one weekend - and four championships that no longer look the...

Williams’ Madrid Throwback Honors a Title Saudi Money Built. Here’s What Was Actually on the Car. Carlos Sainz driving the Williams FW48 during the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix weekend

Carlos Sainz driving the Williams FW48 during the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix weekend

Williams’ Madrid Throwback Honors a Title Saudi Money Built. Here’s What Was Actually on the Car.

Shawn Henry September 22, 2026

Williams turned up in Madrid this weekend in white, green and navy. The one-off wrap on the...

A Broken Collarbone in Paraguay Rearranged Two Toyota Cockpits. Chile Collected. A rally car kicking up a dust cloud on a gravel special stage

A rally car kicking up a dust cloud on a gravel special stage

A Broken Collarbone in Paraguay Rearranged Two Toyota Cockpits. Chile Collected.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

One fractured collarbone in Paraguay reshuffled two Toyota cockpits for Rally Chile. By Friday night, both cars...

Maple Grove Is Racing Again, and Its 12-Date Schedule Says More Than the Announcement Did A white Chevrolet Camaro accelerating down a prepared quarter-mile drag strip

A white Chevrolet Camaro accelerating down a prepared quarter-mile drag strip

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Maple Grove Is Racing Again, and Its 12-Date Schedule Says More Than the Announcement Did

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Maple Grove Raceway reopened 25 days after going dark. Its new fall calendar has no nitro, no...

NASCAR Kept the Coronado Course for 2027. Everything Around It Changed.

An official waves the checkered flag at the NASCAR Cup Series race on the street course at Naval Base Coronado in June 2026

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NASCAR Kept the Coronado Course for 2027. Everything Around It Changed.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

NASCAR returns to Naval Base Coronado on July 30-Aug. 1, 2027 with one fewer series and a...

NASCAR’s 2027 San Diego Return Is a Series Shorter — and the Trucks Had That Weekend Free U.S. Navy sailors watch a NASCAR race from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California

U.S. Navy sailors watch a NASCAR race from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California

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NASCAR’s 2027 San Diego Return Is a Series Shorter — and the Trucks Had That Weekend Free

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

NASCAR returns to Naval Base Coronado on July 30-August 1, 2027 with Cup and the O’Reilly Auto...

Subaru’s Overmountain Fill-In for Pastrana Isn’t a Downgrade — the Entry List Says So A car driving down a dirt road next to a forest

A car driving down a dirt road next to a forest

Subaru’s Overmountain Fill-In for Pastrana Isn’t a Downgrade — the Entry List Says So

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

When Subaru Motorsports USA needed a stand-in for the injured Travis Pastrana at Overmountain Rally Tennessee, it...

Porsche Penske’s BoP Complaint Has a Problem: Its Own Customer Team Keeps Winning a white sports car driving down a race track

a white sports car driving down a race track

Porsche Penske’s BoP Complaint Has a Problem: Its Own Customer Team Keeps Winning

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Thomas Laudenbach and Jonathan Diuguid spent part of Thursday’s media call explaining why Porsche Penske Motorsport’s Porsche...