Pro Cup Racing Into Holiday Weekend At Ace Speedway

“Pre-Race Concert, Fireworks All Part Of The Show This Saturday” All-American 250 LogoALTAMAHAW, N.C. – The CARS Pro Cup Series will celebrate Memorial Day weekend in style this Saturday with a party like no other at Ace Speedway. Not only will the top drivers from the CARS Pro Cup Series be battling it out for...more» Related Stories:

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Pro Cup Racing Into Holiday Weekend At Ace Speedway

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Loeb cruises home to Acropolis win

Sebastien Loeb extended his World Rally Championship lead to 31 points as he clinched his fourth win from this year's six rallies in Greece. Loeb's third Acropolis Rally victory was not an easy one, as he had to overcome both a late puncture and stern challenges from both Ford drivers to secure the win, taking the power stage bonus points as well.

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Nine Racing To Feature Three Cars At Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

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Schedule Unveiled for Milwaukee IndyFest

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Dale Earnhardt's daughter, Taylor, marries

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Michael Annett, No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang Charlotte Motor Speedway Preview

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2012 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte NASCAR Cup Series Starting Lineup – Aric Almirola On Pole

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Spy Shots: Skoda's popular Yeti headed for a facelift

Filed under: Budget, Crossover, Skoda, Design/Style

One of our favorite European runabouts is officially due for an update. Skoda designers and engineers are hard at work refreshing the company's Yeti, and our spy photographers spotted the updated vehicle out for testing. A new front fascia looks to be part of the package, complete with larger air inlets and a redesigned grille similar to what we've seen on the Skoda Rapid. Designers have also reworked the small crossover's headlights up front, while the rear now wears new taillamp arrays and and fresh valance. None of the changes are Earth-moving by any means, but they should help keep the well-received Yeti competitive until the next-generation comes along.

So far, there's no solid word on exactly what engine options Skoda will put under the hood, though with a range of fresh powerplants behind a number of the company's other models, the manufacturer could easily spruce up the option sheet.

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LeMons North Dallas Hooptie: Winners!

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LeMons Good/Bad Idea of the Week: Character-Building Porsches

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Dixon, Kanaan say Sato too bold

Former IndyCar champions Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan believe Takuma Sato was too bold in his attempt to pass Dario Franchitti for the Indianapolis 500 lead on the final lap of the race and will be 'haunted' by the error. Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver Sato dived to the inside of Franchitti's Ganassi Dallara-Honda going into Turn 1 as they began lap 200 on Sunday, but the pair made contact and Sato spun into the wall. After Franchitti went on to secure his third win in IndyCar's most famous event, Sato argued that the Scot had not given him sufficient room

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Patrick's double-duty weekend at Charlotte

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The List: The List #0051: Build a Car

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Building your own car is another activity that viewers often request we cover on The List. Assembling a kit car or doing a ground-up restoration of a relic barn find seemed like obvious choices, but weren't very practical. So we donned our thinking caps and came up with a cool alternative to the normal concept of building your own car: assembling your own Local Motors Rally Fighter at the company's micro factory near Phoenix, Arizona.

Building your own Rally Fighter is part of the purchase price when you order one of these crowd-sourced off-road coupes from Local Motors. For $74,900 you get the vehicle along with the experience of helping them build it, as well as your accommodations and meals.

We've driven the Rally Fighter before, but haven't taken you behind the scenes like this to see what the process of buying one is like and how they're built. Jessi and Patrick are going to do that for us, so hit Play to see what this updated notion of building your own car is really like.

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Raikkonen not worried about Lotus form

Kimi Raikkonen believes Lotus has no reason to worry about its form despite a disappointing Monaco Grand Prix. The Finn, who had finished on the podium in the last two races, could only be ninth around the streets of the principality.

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Grosjean ready to grab victory chance

Romain Grosjean says he is ready to make the most of any opportunity he has to win this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, after emerging as one of the main contenders for victory. The Frenchman's Lotus team has been singled out by Jenson Button as the outfit to beat in Monaco, following some impressive speed in opening practice on Thursday. And although the Enstone-based outfit has missed earlier chances to win this season, Grosjean knows he has to be prepared to do what it takes if there is a chance this time out.

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Williams: Race day turnaround possible

Williams can still make the most of the speed of its car to deliver a strong points finish in the Monaco Grand Prix, despite its disappointing qualifying performance. That is the view of its engineering chief Mark Gillan, who thinks it vital the team is switched on with its strategy so it can make progress up the order. "From our side it is quite clear, we need to make things happen now," he explained, with Bruno Senna starting 13th and Pastor Maldonado at the back of the grid

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No protest against Webber’s win

Mark Webber's victory in the Monaco Grand Prix was unchallenged on Sunday night, despite speculation over a potential protest from rival teams about the legality of his car.

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Mercedes confident tyre issues solved

Mercedes is confident that it is on top of the tyres for the Monaco Grand Prix - despite the big degradation problems it suffered in last year's race. With Nico Rosberg starting on the front row, and Michael Schumacher the quickest car in qualifying, the W03 appears to be well-suited to the tight Monaco track.

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Monaco Saturday quotes: Caterham

Heikki Kovalainen - 18th: "That was a good session for me. I've had a good balance all weekend and I went into this session knowing I could push

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Rendered: BMW’s Growing 3-series Family, Including M3 Sedan, 3er GT, and 4-series Convertible

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Raikkonen’s form a surprise – Prost

Alain Prost has admitted that he has been surprised by the strong form that Kimi Raikkonen has shown on his return to Formula 1 this year. Raikkonen decided on an F1 comeback this season after two years with mixed results in the World Rally Championship - and has already produced two podium finishes. But it is not just Raikkonen's speed that has left Prost impressed, because the Frenchman also likes the way the 2007 title winner approaches his job, and does not pretend to like aspects of being an F1 driver that he dislikes.

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Button unimpressed with Kovalainen

Jenson Button felt Heikki Kovalainen 'got the balance wrong' as the Caterham driver held off Button's McLaren for most of the Monaco Grand Prix. Kovalainen got up to 13th amid the startline crash, while Button had to go wide to avoid Kamui Kobayashi's flying Sauber and found himself behind the Caterham.

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Barrichello: Indy great for learning

Rubens Barrichello believes that his experience at the Indianapolis 500 will help to fast-track his adaptation to IndyCar after finishing as the highest-placed rookie in his inaugural oval race. Barrichello crossed the line in 11th place, having briefly led mid-race during a pitstop cycle, and the Formula 1 veteran said that his time at Indianapolis had taught him a lot about how to get the most out of the cars. "I think that my experience here on the oval will help me have at least more feedback from the cars," he said.

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Official: Audi reinvents the rearview mirror for its Le Mans racers

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Safety, Technology, Audi, Racing

Every year at every auto show we see concept cars that envision replacing the rearview mirrors with digital cameras. They're usually the exterior mirrors and not the central one above the windshield, but whatever the case, and however much sense they seem to make, government regulations prevent them from being put into production. But Audi has found another use for the idea: its racing cars.

The latest R18 Le Mans prototype features, among other more considerable advancements, an AMOLED screen in the closed cockpit that's hooked up to a video camera, housed in carbon fiber and protruding ever so slightly from the tail fin. The system allows the drivers - who are put under enormous strain over the course of an endurance race - to clearly see the traffic coming up behind (or that they've just passed), which is apparently of great benefit considering that these mid-engined, closed-cockpit LMPs have no room for a rear window through which a conventional mirror would peer.

While they were at it, Audi moved the gear indicator, some warning lights and the tire slip gauge to the high-mounted central display. The side mirrors are still there on the outside, so the system doesn't eliminate that drag (for now), but it operates independent of the sight-limiting vibrations that can occur at the high speeds an LMP can reach, and of the weather conditions that can cause reduced visibility from spray in the wet.

Though it may take some time, if Audi wins on Sunday, it could end up selling this technology in its road cars on Monday.

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2012 Pit Crew Challenge Photo Gallery

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Mayoral Contenders Talk Transit, Part 4: Christine Quinn

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Loeb pulls away on Acropolis Rally

Sebastien Loeb is pulling away in the Acropolis Rally lead after Citroen stepped up its pace on the second of Friday's three loops of stages in Greece. The world champion was a close second to team-mate Mikko Hirvonen on SS5, then won SS6, giving him a 10-second outright lead over Jari-Matti Latvala, who was not happy with his Ford's handling on either stage. After his flurry at the end of the first loop, Petter Solberg has fallen back to fourth again, damaging his Ford in an impact with a rock after a crest on stage six.

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Earnhardt: Strategy now predictable

Dale Earnhardt Jr believes the limited drop-off in tyre performance will make strategy predictable in the closing laps of Sunday's 600-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Charlotte.

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Maldonado upbeat about Williams pace

Spanish Grand Prix winner Pastor Maldonado says the signs are there that he can reproduce the form that took him to victory in Barcelona after ending the first day's practice at Monaco fifth fastest. The Williams driver, who was also fifth quickest in the morning session on Thursday, reported that his car had given him reason to feel confident on a track he loves and excels on.

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Tea Party Republicans Take Aim at Bike-Ped Funding in Conference

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Solberg continues after fixing damage

Petter Solberg was able to continue in the Acropolis Rally after fixing the damage from his stage six accident during the remote service before Friday's final loop.

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Latvala takes early Acropolis lead

Jari-Matti Latvala made the best possible start to his return to the World Rally Championship by taking the early lead of the Acropolis Rally. The Ford driver had missed the last round in Argentina after breaking his collarbone in a skiing accident. Rather than starting with a superspecial, this year's Acropolis features a solitary full-length stage - the 25 kilometres of Kineta - on Thursday afternoon before the crews head for the overnight break

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Guerrieri wins at Indy from the back

Esteban Guerrieri won an eventful Indy Lights Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, giving the Sam Schmidt Motorsports team its fourth straight victory at the event. The Argentine driver, who had started from the rear of the grid due to an engine change, took the lead in the final stages of the race with a move on Andretti Autosport's Carlos Munoz.

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2012 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte NASCAR Cup Series Starting Lineup – Aric Almirola On Pole

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Photos: Clayful Look At 2013 NASCAR Cup Series Wood Brothers Ford Fusion

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2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Instrumented Test: 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 Seconds!

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Vergne relieved to match Ricciardo

Toro Rosso driver Jean-Eric Vergne admitted that he had feared he might struggle in Monaco, so was relieved to outpace team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in Thursday practice.

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Horner praises Williams’ response to fire

Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has praised Williams' response to its garage fire in Spain, and how the team has acted in helping rival teams learn lessons from what happened. Williams is still unsure of what caused fuel to ignite in its garage after the Spanish GP, but has openly briefed other teams on what factors it believes contributed and what action it is taking to ensure that there is no repeat in the future

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Top drivers pick lowly start positions

Qualifying pacesetter Petter Solberg gambled on the rain staying away from the Acropolis Rally, by deciding to run at the back of the pack through the opening day of the Greek event. The Ford driver's fastest time at Thursday morning's qualifying stage afforded him to opportunity to select his place on the road first, and the 2003 world champion wasted no time in deciding on 13th place, the last of the World Rally Cars.

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Massa aims for fresh start at Monaco

Felipe Massa remains hopeful the Monaco Grand Prix can mark the start of a new chapter in his season, as he bids to turn around his disappointing campaign. The Brazilian is under pressure to lift his performances - with Ferrari conceding that it needs Massa to lift his game if he is to deliver the points it needs for Constructors' Championship success

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Justin Allgaier, No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet Impala Charlotte Motor Speedway Preview

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This Week on the C/D YouTube Channel: Jumping Cars, Beater Drifting, a Chronic Speeder, and a Doorless Nissan Leaf

It’s a new week, which means new episodes of Full Hoon, Battle of the Beaters, Driver Rehab, and Car and Driver: Tested on our YouTube channel. Today’s installment of Full Hoon explores car jumping, interesting motorcycle use, and inappropriate taxi drivers. Tomorrow, two teams will attempt to build drift machines from crapcans for a fresh [...]

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Toyota unveils new 2013 Camry

Toyota will campaign a revised Camry in next year's Sprint Cup Series, the manufacturer unveiling the new bodywork that completes the 2013 car line-up. For the seventh consecutive year since joining NASCAR's elite series, the Japanese brand will use its most popular model,, which has been the best-selling car in the US for the last ten years. However, the new car will resemble more the actual street vehicle, in line with what the other three manufacturers have introduced after working with NASCAR to make their race cars more relevant to what their clients buy from dealers

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DOT’s Newest Bike/Ped Safety Campaign: “Heads Up”

DOT's newest PSA campaign urges cyclists and pedestrians to pay attention and follow the rules of the road.
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NASCAR Fan Picks: Top Five Drivers in the Auto Club 400 at Fontana, California (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

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Caterham shrugs off engine blow-up

Caterham's technical director Mark Smith downplayed the significance of Heikki Kovalainen's engine failure during first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix.

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Michael Annett, No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang Charlotte Motor Speedway Preview

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DOT’s Newest Bike/Ped Safety Campaign: “Heads Up”

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2014 Ford Fiesta ST Five-Door Spy Photos: A Six-Speed Manual, Rear Disc Brakes, and MyFord Touch Are Headed to the Hottest Fiesta

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How Much Will $6 Billion Improve Access to Jobs in Metro Atlanta?

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VW Beetle Convertible to Launch with ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s Editions at L.A. Show

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Team Chevy Racing Display Visits Food Lion Speed Street

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Boost levels unchanged for Indy 500

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Danica Patrick Doing Double Duty In Charlotte, Cup And Nationwide

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Report: Nissan confirms next-gen Rogue will be built in Tennessee

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Crossover, Nissan

Nissan is in the process of overhauling five of its most popular models, beginning with the 2013 Altima that just went into production at the automaker's Smyrna, Tennessee facility. Next up is the all-new Pathfinder, which made its debut in Detroit earlier this year, and now Kicking Tires reports that the smaller Rogue crossover will be the next vehicle to get a much-needed freshening.

Unlike the current model, the next-generation Rogue will be built in the United States, specifically in - you guessed it - Tennessee. That aside, we don't know much else about the next Rogue, though Nissan's Hi-Cross concept from the 2012 Geneva Motor Show (pictured) certainly gives us a good glimpse as to what's possible, at least in terms of design.

The Hi-Cross, a seven-seat crossover, featured a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine coupled to a hybrid powertrain and a continuously variable transmission. It's hard to say if this sort of powertrain will find its way into the new Rogue, though. Rumors had circulated for quite some time about the new Altima using a four-cylinder turbo setup, but the production car makes due with refreshed versions of the existing four- and six-cylinder engines.

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Toyota to field GT 86 and Lexus LFA at 24 Hours of Nürburgring

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Korbin Forrister Inhales Experience; Knowledge In ARCA Racing Series Debut

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PATRICK HEAD STEPS DOWN FROM THE BOARD OF WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX HOLDINGS PLC

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Pirelli reveals more compound choices

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Official: Edo Competition squeezes 600 HP into Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate

Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, Wagon, Mercedes-Benz

If you need to haul some stuff in a big hurry, you could do a lot worse than the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate wagon. It offers all the power of its coupe and sedan siblings, only with the added cargo space that so many European customers prefer over the betrunked versions. But if the stock 457 horsepower isn't enough, the good folks over at Edo Competition are glad to help out with an upgrade of their own.

That upgrade, it turns out, is anything but negligible, pumping output up by nearly 150 horsepower to a stonking 600. Torque has also been boosted from 442 lb-ft stock to 501, where that extra single measure of twist makes all the difference.

The boost comes courtesy of new exhaust, headers, cats and filters, supplemented by 19-inch modular alloys riding on suitably low-profile Michelin rubber, with a slew of interior enhancements to make the Edo C63 feel all the more special.

The exterior, however, remains decidedly low-key - all the better for messing with the head of Porsche drivers on the Autobahn while hauling the whole family and all their gear. Check it out in the press release below and the high-res image gallery above.

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