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1 week ago | automotivereport.net | Allen Forkum |Nate Ryan

By NATE RYAN Associated PressDefending NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano said a bout of norovirus sent him to the Darlington Raceway infield care center for medical treatment after last week’s race. The Team Penske star said he had been ailing throughout the week ahead of the 400-mile race that was run in unseasonably warm 89-degree weather. He managed to complete all 297 laps and finish 13th on the 1.366-mile oval.

1 week ago | automotivereport.net | Allen Forkum |Nate Ryan

By NATE RYAN Associated PressAt a track where he has enjoyed more success than any active NASCAR driver, history awaits Denny Hamlin at Bristol Motor Speedway. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver will make his 400th consecutive start in the Cup Series and the 36th of his career at the 0.533-mile oval in Bristol, Tennessee. Hamlin has a circuit-leading four victories at the short track nestled in an area known as “Thunder Valley” near the Tennessee-Virginia state line.

1 week ago | automotivereport.net | Allen Forkum |Fabiola Sanchez

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated PressTOLUCA, Mexico (AP) — Auto workers voiced uncertainty and hope outside a Stellantis assembly plant in central Mexico that was scheduled to begin a month-long pause in production Friday as the maker of brands including Jeep and Ram assesses the potential impact of the latest U.S. tariffs on its operations. The company had announced Thursday that it would pause production at the plant in Toluca, as well as another one in Canada.

1 week ago | automotivereport.net | Allen Forkum |Mark Scolforo

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated PressMECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mike Fowler had been faintly aware that a museum of Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles existed near his boyhood home in the suburbs of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, but the car enthusiast didn’t expect the experience he got when he started volunteering there. Fowler had oil on his hands within a half-hour of his first volunteer session at the Rolls-Royce and Bentley Museum.

1 week ago | automotivereport.net | Allen Forkum

All Times EasternFood City 500Site: Bristol, Tennessee. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 2 p.m., qualifying, 3:05 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (FS1). Track: Bristol Motor Speedway. Race distance: 500 laps, 266.5 miles. Last year: Leading a race-high 163 laps, Denny Hamlin took the win over teammate Martin Truex Jr. in a race that saw a record-breaking 54 lead changes. Last race: Hamlin earned his second consecutive win in Darlington, holding off William Byron after a perfectly executed pit stop.