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1 week ago | 
americancarsandracing.com | Gary Gastelu
From bootlegging to business school? NASCAR President Steve O’Donnell told the Pocono Record that the series has considered holding a race at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field stadium in Philadelphia Well, not at, but in. “Pocono [Raceway] has delivered for us in terms of fans, but when you look at opportunities, one of the places we looked was Franklin Field,” O’Donnell said. “It was one of the only places we could’ve put a race track inside.
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1 week ago | 
americancarsandracing.com | Gary Gastelu
The Shelby Cobra is one of the most iconic sports cars of all time. The marriage of the British AC Ace with an American V8 was a perfect union of handling and power that created a serious challenger to the European sports cars of the 1960s. Fewer than 1,000 were built before the decade was over, but its enduring appeal led to countless replicas and continuation cars being produced in the decades since while the values of the originals climbed into the millions. But now there’s a new one.
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1 week ago | 
americancarsandracing.com | Gary Gastelu
Sometimes the owner just has to roll up their sleeves and get the job done themselves. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be filling in as crew chief for Connor Zilisch’s car during the Xfinity Series Race at Pocono Raceway on Saturday, June 21. Zilisch’s regular JR Motorsports crew chief Mardy Lindley was suspended for one race and fined $10,000 after the car had two loose lug nuts at Nashville.
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1 week ago | 
americancarsandracing.com | Gary Gastelu
(The Gas Station is where American Cars And Racing Executive Editor Gary Gastelu vents his opinions. Feel free to let us know if you think they stink.)Trump is getting into the telecom business. The Trump Organization this week launched Trump Mobility, which will provide cellular service and sell a gold $499 smartphone starting later this year.
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1 week ago | 
americancarsandracing.com | Gary Gastelu
Spire Motorsports Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar has apologized for making insulting comments about Mexico City during the recent NASCAR race weekend and has been fined by his own team. Hocevar was sim racing on a Twitch livestream on Friday when he answered a question about his thoughts on the inaugural event.
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1 week ago | 
americancarsandracing.com | Gary Gastelu
Famed Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca shook up the auto industry in the late 1980s with a seven-year/70,000-mile powertrain warranty and now one of his successors at Stellantis is taking it to the next level. Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis has announced a standard 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty on the brand’s upcoming 2026 model year trucks and vans, including heavy duty models. Ram currently offers five-year/60,000-mile coverage, as does its competitors Ford, GM and Toyota.
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1 week ago | 
americancarsandracing.com | Gary Gastelu
Jeep is best-known for its history of military service, but now it is joining the police force. The Jeep Wagoneer Command Operations Vehicle (COV) is a new law enforcement version of the full-size SUV meant for VIP transport and motorcade operations. It’s not armored, but it is equipped with hidden lights, speakers and sirens and an auxiliary wiring harness that can support radios, computers and other mobile office equipment. Jeep is also offering a variety of cargo and weapon storage setups.
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1 week ago | 
americancarsandracing.com | Gary Gastelu
The 1973 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty was a high watermark for American performance cars. Arriving at the end of the original muscle car era, it came equipped with a 455-cubic-inch V8 that was essentially a racing engine in disguise. The upgraded Super Duty 455 V8 was officially rated at 310 hp, compared to 250 hp for the standard version, but was known to produce much more than that and was just a few modifications away from much more than that.
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1 week ago | 
americancarsandracing.com | Gary Gastelu
The Tesla Model 3 has topped the 2025 Cars.com American-Made Index, which ranks vehicles based on their impact on the U.S. economy. The annual report considers the location of final assembly, where the engine and transmission are built, how much production supports the U.S. manufacturing workforce and the overall percentage of U.S. and Canadian parts used in the vehicle.
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1 week ago | 
americancarsandracing.com | Gary Gastelu
X marks the spot … for speed. Chevrolet has unveiled the 2026 Corvette ZR1X, a new high-powered hybrid version of the all-American sports car. The Corvette ZR1X pairs the mid-mounted 1,064 hp turbocharged 5.5-liter V8 from the Corvette ZR1 with a front electric motor derived from the Corvette E-Ray’s to create an all-wheel-drive super-Vette. The electric motor’s power has been increased from the Corvette E-Ray’s 160 hp to 186 hp to give the Corvette ZR1X a combined 1,250 hp.