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Penske is buying IMS and the NTT IndyCar Series; FCA/PSA merger may have killed the Alfa GTV and 8C; SPOILERS: NASCAR, F1, NHRA headlines from a wild racing weekend

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Monday, November 04, 2019
IndyCar

Roger Penske buys the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, NTT IndyCar Series

Tony Hulman bought a run-down speedway in 1945, and following a four-year hiatus after Word War II returned racing to 16th Street and Georgetown. Now, the board of directors of Hulman & Co., owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, says it is selling the speedway and the NTT IndyCar Series to Penske Entertainment Corp.

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Rumor Mill

Report: PSA merger has killed the planned Alfa GTV and 8C sports cars

Alfa Romeo's future product plans will see a cutback, FCA boss Mike Manley indicated during a third-quarter earnings call, Autocar reports. Instead, the brand will focus on four core models, and those models don't include an Alfa GTV or 8C.

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Car News

5 of the oddest Fiat Chrysler-era cars

With a merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot parent company PSA on the horizon, let's take a look at 5 of the oddest vehicles that FCA produced during the last 10 years.

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Trucks

Finally: 2020 Ford Bronco will be revealed in the spring

The new Ford Bronco is coming; this is something we’ve known for a few years now. But now we know when the rebirth of the old-school SUV is slated to happen—at least the season, anyway.

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Car Life

Money, power, respect: Where does the Ford Shelby GT500 fit in?

The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is finally here to take its place as the king of all Mustangs, near and far. The reviews are in and the general consensus seems to be that it is “the best Mustang ever built, but also very expensive.” So where in the wider sports-car world does it fit in?

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Car News

Upcoming Infiniti QX55 coupe is the first (small) step toward a new styling direction for the marque

That the upcoming Infiniti QX55 crossover coupe, which you can get a glimpse of in the image above, bears a strong resemblance to the rest of the Infiniti lineup—especially the similarly sized QX50 with which it shares a platform—should come as no surprise. But something is missing here, and it’s not just a high rear roofline and the corresponding cargo capacity.

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Auctions

Get your barn (factory) find Alfa Romeo Montreal at auction this weekend

In a few days, this 1976 Alfa Romeo Montreal that had been stashed away in a factory in the U.K. will be offered by Silverstone Auctions at its Classic sale at the NEC in Birmingham.

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Green Cars

Here's the best look yet at VW's upcoming VW ID.4 electric crossover

The latest look at the Volkswagen ID.4 gives us a good sense of the design and proportions of the upcoming electric crossover—the first ID-branded model to land in the States in late 2020.

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1993 Mazda MX-5 Miata magazine ad - animated
Classic Ads

1993: Buy a new Miata before you have any responsibilities

A magazine advertisement for the 1993 Mazda MX-5 Miata.

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The Autoweek Podcast episode 81 banner with Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s
Podcast

The ‘Autoweek Podcast’ Ep. 81: Ott Tanak wins WRC, Ford Mustang V10 engineers interviewed and Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 review

On this episode of the “Autoweek Podcast,” Wesley Wren, Mike Pryson and Robin Warner talk with World Rally Championship correspondent Jeremy Hart about Rally Catalunya and Ott Tanak’s championship crowning. The gang also dissects the Mexico GP, talks with Ford Engineers about the Ford Mustang Boss 351 V10 mule and reviews the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500.

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Kevin Harvick
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup

NASCAR Texas Cup race results: Kevin Harvick punches Championship 4 ticket

For Kevin Harvick, Texas is the new Phoenix.

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup

Tony Stewart: NASCAR needs to look at COTA but not at the expense of Texas Motor Speedway

The three-time champion turned a series of exhibition laps on Thursday in a Cup Series two-seater.

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup

Kyle Busch on Todd Gilliland outburst: 'I've never criticized the boss'

The 19-year-old Toyota prospect ripped the 2015 NASCAR Cup Series champion after winning in the Truck Series for the first time at Martinsville Speedway.

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup

Kurt Busch inks extension to remain in NASCAR at Ganassi

It's a rare multi-year extension from Monster Energy, which prefers to operate under a series of one-year deals.

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup

NASCAR rookie Matt Tifft seeking answers to season-ending seizure

The 23-year-old fainted and was unable to compete last weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

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Valtteri Bottas
Formula One

Lewis Hamilton secures sixth F1 title as Valtteri Bottas wins in Texas

Lewis Hamilton wrapped up his sixth Formula 1 World Championship in Austin, Texas, Sunday with a storming drive from fifth on the grid to finish second, after being chased down and overtaken with four laps to go by his teammate Valtteri Bottas.

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ESPN, Formula 1
Formula One

ESPN, Formula 1 ink new three-year deal

The televised Formula 1 races in the United States won’t be moving to a different network for at least the next three seasons.

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Formula One

Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says compromises were made in 2021 rules package

Renault F1 team managing director Cyril Abiteboul can be excused for being more than a little disappointed in 2019.

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Formula One

F1 driver salaries could skyrocket under 2021 rules

Driver salaries are not the only things excluded from the $175 million cap.

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Brittany Force
NHRA

NHRA Vegas Nationals: Sunday results, updated standings

A record-setting weekend for Brittany Force ended with a victory. She won in Top Fuel on Sunday during the 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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Brittany Force
NHRA

Brittany Force makes fastest run in NHRA Top Fuel history Friday in Vegas qualifying

Brittany Force made the fastest run in NHRA Top Fuel history on Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, blazing to the provisional No. 1 spot during qualifying at the 19th Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil.

 

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Doug Gordon
NHRA

Watch this NHRA Camaro Funny Car flip and come apart in Vegas


During the second round of qualifying at the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas Friday, Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Doug Gordon’s 2018 Chevrolet Camaro crossed the center line, then made contact with the wall and rolled.

 

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Christopher Bell
NASCAR Xfinity

NASCAR Texas Xfinity race results: Christopher Bell makes statement with dominant win

Christopher Bell shrugged off a short-lived brake problem in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and cruised to a 5.635-second victory in Saturday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway.

 

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Racing

Mason Mingus wins prestigious Tennessee Late Model race under the wildest circumstance

Mason Mingus earned the prestigious Music City guitar for his victory in Super Late Models' longest endurance race, but only with some assistance from a driver several laps down with a considerably faster car.

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