Carlos Sainz celebrated his 20th career Dakar Rally stage victory on Wednesday and extended his overall lead as the event moved into Chile.
Sainz has now moved within two wins of Stephane Peterhansel’s record 22, though it was the Frenchman who looked more likely to add to his tally early on in the day’s running, which began at an altitude of 11,000ft in the Atacama Desert  … More
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Sunoco, Inc., the official fuel of NASCAR, has launched the “Decal Raceâ€â€” a contest that gives customers a chance to win a 2011 Ford Explorer or free fuel for an entire year. All contestants need to do is take a picture of a car with a Sunoco decal on the bumper, and upload it to www.decalrace.com where they can enter to win.Â
Consumers can create an online profile, which allows them to upload and share photos when they see a decal out on the road. Sunoco rewards the member who has uploaded the most photos each week with a $100 gift card, and each photo submitted automatically enters them into a grand prize drawing of a 2011 Ford Explorer. The contestant who uploads the most  … More
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CALAMA, Chile — Robby Gordon will be leaving Chile and the Dakar Rally much earlier than expected. Trying to recover from mechanical issues after Stage 2, Gordon’s Hummer was hit with more problems during Wednesday’s Stage 4 and he was disqualified, according to speedenergy.com. Speed Energy was Gordon’s sponsor for the Dakar Rally.
Gordon began the day 1th but had right front wheel bearing issues before the start of the timed special, costing him about five hours. He completed the stage, but because he was late to the special, he was disqualified from the rally. Gordon was one of six cars to withdraw Wednesday  … More
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