After 2 NASCAR Races, DENNY HAMLIN (Toyota) Is The Current Leader.

     NASCAR begun in February with 2 races.  The first race was the famous DAYTONA 500, and DENNY HAMLIN (Toyota) won the race.  KYLE BUSCH (Toyota) was second, and ERIK JONES (Toyota) was third.  Toyota dominated the race.

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     The second race was the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.  BRAD KESELOWSKI (Ford) won the race.  MARTIN TRUEX JR. (Toyota) was second, and KURT BUSCH (Chevrolet) was third.  This was the first win for the 2019 Ford Mustang.

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     The next race will be the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  Enjoy the race!

     These are the current Driver Standings:

1.  DENNY HAMLIN (Toyota)  87 points
2.  KEVIN HARVICK (Ford)  79 points
3.  KYLE BUSCH (Toyota)  78 points
4.  KYLE LARSON (Chevrolet)  77 points
5.  JOEY LOGANO (Ford)  75 points

NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (Toyota) Won The 2019 Dakar Rally. 100% Peru.

     NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (Toyota) won the 2019 Dakar Rally in the Car Category.  These are the final Driver Standings:

OS.	N°	EXP.	DRIVE-TEAM	MARK-MODEL	TIME	VARIATION	PENALITY
1	301		NASSER AL-ATTIYAH  MATTHIEU BAUMEL	TOYOTA GAZOO RACING SA	34H 38' 14''
2	307		NANI ROMA  ALEX HARO BRAVO	X-RAID TEAM	35H 24' 56''	+ 00H 46' 42''
3	306		SEBASTIEN LOEB  DANIEL ELENA	PH-SPORT	36H 32' 32''	+ 01H 54' 18''
4	303		JAKUB PRZYGONSKI  TOM COLSOUL	ORLEN X-RAID TEAM	37H 06' 45''	+ 02H 28' 31''
5	308		CYRIL DESPRES  JEAN PAUL COTTRET	X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM	37H 26' 57''	+ 02H 48' 43''

Statistics courtesy of https://www.dakar.com

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2019 Dakar Rally. Stage 7. 100% Peru.

     These are the current results in the Car Category after Stage 7 at the 2019 Dakar Rally in Peru:

POS.	N°	EXP.	PILOTO-EQUIPO	MARCA-MODELO	TIEMPO	DIFFERENCIA	PENALIZACIÓN
1	301		NASSER AL-ATTIYAH  MATTHIEU BAUMEL	TOYOTA GAZOO RACING SA	25H 13' 30''
2	304		STEPHANE PETERHANSEL  DAVID CASTERA	X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM	25H 42' 46''	+ 00H 29' 16''
3	307		NANI ROMA  ALEX HARO BRAVO	X-RAID TEAM	25H 51' 29''	+ 00H 37' 59''
4	306		SEBASTIEN LOEB  DANIEL ELENA	PH-SPORT	26H 07' 42''	+ 00H 54' 12''
5	308		CYRIL DESPRES  JEAN PAUL COTTRET	X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM	26H 33' 31''	+ 01H 20' 01''

Statistics courtesy of https://www.dakar.com

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    Video courtesy of https://www.dakar.com

 

     Enjoy The 2019 Dakar Rally!

The 2019 Dakar Rally Is 100% Peru. AL-ATTIYAH (Toyota) Is The Current Leader In The Car Category.

     The Dakar Rally begun this week in Peru, and these are the current results after Stage 3 in the Car Category:

POS.	N°	EXP.	DRIVE-TEAM	MARK-MODEL	TIME	VARIATION	PENALITY
1	301		NASSER AL-ATTIYAH  MATTHIEU BAUMEL	TOYOTA GAZOO RACING SA	08H 34' 08''
2	314		YAZEED AL RAJHI  TIMO GOTTSCHALK	X-RAID TEAM	08H 40' 56''	+ 00H 06' 48''
3	304		STEPHANE PETERHANSEL  DAVID CASTERA	X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM	08H 41' 11''	+ 00H 07' 03''
4	307		NANI ROMA  ALEX HARO BRAVO	X-RAID TEAM	08H 46' 10''	+ 00H 12' 02''
5	303		JAKUB PRZYGONSKI  TOM COLSOUL	ORLEN X-RAID TEAM	08H 47' 53''	+ 00H 13' 45''

Statistics courtesy of https://www.dakar.com


     This is the 2019 Dakar Rally Route, 100% Peru :

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1 Monday, January 7, 2019 Lima > Pisco
2 Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Pisco > San Juan de Marcona
3 Wednesday, January 9, 2019 San Juan de Marcona > Arequipa
4 Thursday, January 10, 2019 Arequipa > Tacna (Truck / Car / SxS)
Arequipa > Moquegua (Bike / Quad)
5 Friday, January 11, 2019 Tacna > Arequipa (Truck / Car / SxS)
Moquegua > Arequipa (Bike / Quad)
- Saturday, January 12, 2019 Arequipa
6 Sunday, January 13, 2019 Arequipa > San Juan de Marcona
7 Monday, January 14, 2019 San Juan de Marcona > San Juan de Marcona
8 Tuesday, January 15, 2019 San Juan de Marcona > Pisco
9 Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Pisco > Pisco
10 Thursday, January 17, 2019 Pisco > Lima

Route courtesy of https://www.dakar.com
 

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Joey Logano (Ford) Won At Miami, And Is The New NASCAR Champion.

     Joey Logano (Ford) is the 2018 NASCAR Champion.

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     KYLE BUSCH (Toyota) won the Can-Am 500.  He was followed by BRAD KESELOWSKI (Ford), and KYLE LARSON (Chevrolet).

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     JOEY LOGANO (Ford) won the Ford EcoBoost 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.  He was followed by MARTIN TRUEX JR. (Toyota), and KEVIN HARVICK (Ford).

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     Joey Logano (Ford) is the 2018 NASCAR Champion.  He won the Trophy by wining at Miami.  Congratulations to the new NASCAR Champion Joey Logano, and the Ford team.

     These are the 2018 Final Driver Standings (Statistics courtesy of http://www.espn.com):

Standings
RK	DRIVER	POINTS	WINS	POLES	TOP 5	TOP 10
1	Joey Logano	5040	3	1	13	26
2	Martin Truex Jr.	5035	4	4	20	21
3	Kevin Harvick	5034	8	4	23	29
4	Kyle Busch	5033	8	5	22	28
5	Aric Almirola	2354	1	0	4	17

Latest NASCAR News, And Current Driver Standings.

     ERIK JONES (Toyota) won the Coke-Zero-Sugar-400 at Daytona.  He was followed by MARTIN TRUEX JR. (Toyota), and AJ ALLMENDINGER (Chevrolet).

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     MARTIN TRUEX JR. (Toyota) won the Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart.  He was followed by RYAN BLANEY (Ford), and BRAD KESELOWSKI (Ford).

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     KEVIN HARVICK (Ford) won the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301.  He was followed by KYLE BUSCH (Toyota), and ARIC ALMIROLA (Ford).

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     Kyle Busch (Toyota) won the Gander Outdoors 400.  He was followed by Daniel Suarez (Toyota), and Alex Bowman (Chevrolet).

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     CHASE ELLIOTT (Chevrolet) won the GoBowling at The Glen.  He was followed by MARTIN TRUEX JR. (Toyota), and KYLE BUSCH (Toyota).

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     KEVIN HARVICK (Ford) won the Consumers Energy 400.  He was followed by BRAD KESELOWSKI (Ford), and KYLE BUSCH (Toyota).

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     KURT BUSCH (Ford) won the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race.  He was followed by KYLE LARSON (Chevrolet), and CHASE ELLIOTT (Chevrolet).

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     BRAD KESELOWSKI (Ford) won the Bojangles’ Southern 500.  He was followed by JOEY LOGANO (Ford), and KYLE LARSON (Chevrolet).

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     BRAD KESELOWSKI (Ford) won the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard.  He was followed by ERIK JONES (Toyota), and DENNY HAMLIN (Toyota).

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     BRAD KESELOWSKI (Ford) won the South Point 400.  He was followed by KYLE LARSON (Chevrolet), and MARTIN TRUEX JR. (Toyota).

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     KYLE BUSCH (Toyota) won the Federated Auto Parts 400.  He was followed by KEVIN HARVICK (Ford), and MARTIN TRUEX JR. (Toyota).

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     RYAN BLANEY (Ford) won the Bank of America Roval 400.  He was followed by JAMIE MCMURRAY (Chevrolet), and CLINT BOWYER (Ford).

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     CHASE ELLIOTT (Chevrolet) won the Gander Outdoors 400 at the Dover International Speedway.  He was followed by DENNY HAMLIN (Toyota), and JOEY LOGANO (Ford).

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     ARIC ALMIROLA (Ford) won the 1000Bulbs.com 500.  He was followed by CLINT BOWYER (Ford), and RICKY STENHOUSE JR. (Ford).

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     CHASE ELLIOTT (Chevrolet) won the Hollywood Casino 400.  He was followed by KYLE BUSCH (Toyota), and KYLE LARSON (Chevrolet).

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     JOEY LOGANO (Ford) won the First Data 500.  He was followed by DENNY HAMLIN (Toyota), and MARTIN TRUEX JR. (Toyota).

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     KEVIN HARVICK  (Ford) won the AAA Texas 500.  He was followed by RYAN BLANEY (Ford), and JOEY LOGANO (Ford).

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     These are the current Driver Standings:

1. K. Busch (Toyota)  4128 Points.  7 Wins.
2. M. Truex Jr. (Toyota)  4125 Points.  4 Wins.
3. J. Logano (Ford)  4119 Points.  2 Wins.
4. K. Harvick (Ford)  4103 Points.  8 Wins.
5. K. Busch (Ford)  4100 Points.  1 Wins.