Joey Logano Wins 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Title

  by Pete McCole
Joey Logano came into this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series finale as the underdog to the “Big Three” in the championship hunt, but when at the end of the night on Sunday he walked onto the stage as the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion after taking the checkered flag in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Steele takes overall, SCORE Trophy Truck win

  Baja 1000
After the dust settled early Sunday morning and the vehicle tracking devices had been reviewed, popular action sports TV announcer/desert racer Cameron Steele was officially awarded the overall 4-wheel vehicle and SCORE Trophy Truck race victory at the epic 51st SCORE Baja 1000 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. 

Dovizioso wins MotoGP finale in horrible wet conditions

  Many riders crash including Marquez, Vinales and Rossi
Italian Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso was victorious in the 2018 MotoGP season finale at a wet Valencia circuit in incredibly tricky weather conditions that caused the crashes of nine riders-2018 World Champion Marc Marquez among them-and prompted Race Direction to interrupt the first race on lap 13 and re-start a new one half an hour later. Dovizioso passed race leader Alex Rins after the 40-minute red-flag stop due to heavy rain on his way to his fourth win of the season.

Toyota takes easy 1-2 in rain-soaked 6H of Shanghai

  Aston Martin wins in GTE-Pro
Toyota Gazoo Racing took its second consecutive 1-2 finish at today’s 6 Hours of Shanghai after a challenging race held in wet conditions. Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez took the checkered flag in the No.7 Toyota TS050 HYBRID to register back-to-back victories after their Fuji success last month. The No.8 Toyota driven by Fernando Alonso, Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi was 1.419 seconds behind at the finish.

Tyler Reddick Wins First-Career Xfinity Series Title

  by Pete McCole
22-year-old Tyler Reddick ended the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season the same way he started it – in Victory Lane. Back in February, he was celebrating his second-career series victory after taking the checkered flag in the season-opening race at Daytona. Saturday night, he was doing burnouts as the 2018 series champion after winning the season-ending Ford EcoBoost 300 to secure his first-career NASCAR title.

Vinales wins pole at Valencia

  After Marquez crashes
After a crash at turn 4 interrupted his first qualifying attempt Marc Marquez suffered a dislocated shoulder but was able to quickly recover and mount his second bike but it was not good enough to take pole on this day. Movistar Yamaha MotoGP's Maverick Vinales wrote qualifying history today at the Circuito de la Comunitat Valenciana - Ricardo Tormo, becoming only the second rider ever to secure pole position after first taking part in the Q1 session.

Conway and Kobayashi combine to set Pole in Shanghai

  Ford takes thrilling LMGTE Pro Pole
As expected, Toyota locked out the front row of the grid for the Six Hours of Shanghai despite a close challenge from Rebellion Racing. Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi took pole with an average time of 1:42.931 while the FIA World Endurance Championship-leading No. 8 car of Fernando Alonso and Kazuki Nakajima followed 0.228 seconds behind.

Brett Moffitt wins Homestead Truck race and title

  by Pete McCole
Tundra driver Brett Moffitt won the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) championship after capturing his sixth win of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday night. The title is Moffitt’s first NASCAR championship in his first full-time season competing in the Truck Series with Hattori Racing Enterprises. The title is Moffitt’s first NASCAR championship in his first full-time season competing in the Truck Series with Hattori Racing Enterprises.

Denny Hamlin Wins Pole For Cup Series Finale

  by Pete McCole
Denny Hamlin played the role of spoiler in Friday's qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season finale, beating out his teammate Kyle Busch and the rest of the Championship 4 to take the pole for Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The four finalists for the 2018 Cup Series title - Kyle Busch, Martin Truex, Jr., Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick  - all advanced to the final round but none had the speed to match Hamlin, who took the pole for the final race of the season for the second year in a row and the third time in the last four years.

A new era for Porsche

  Major Construction to support push into electric car era
Following the decision to produce the Taycan in Zuffenhausen, Porsche is now carrying out the largest construction project of this site’s eighty-year history. The company’s historical headquarters in northern Stuttgart are being updated for automotive production of the future.

Todd's Dominating Run Gives Toyota 9th World Title

  Toyota Drivers Combine For 10 Wins in '18
J.R. Todd’s run to the Funny Car world championship highlighted a year that saw Toyota-supported drivers win 10 races during the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.  Todd dominated throughout the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs, earning three victories in five final round appearances, culminating with his sixth victory of the season at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona to capture the title.

Barney Visser talks about shuttering NASCAR team

  Lower TV Ratings, No sponsors, No Team
Question and Answer with Furniture Row Racing owner Barney Visser, whose team will defend its 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship with driver Martin Truex Jr. Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It will also be the final race for the Denver, Colo.-based Furniture Row Racing. The team announced on Sept. 4, 2018 that it will cease operations at the end of the season due to lack of necessary funding to field a competitive team.