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Liam Doran made his first foray into team ownership at the start of this season, breaking away from his father’s race team in favor of establishing his own squad, LD Motorsports. So far, the results have been up and down, with race wins in both Global Rallycross and European events, as well as some high-profile [...]

While Toomas Heikkinen looks to clinch his first Global Rallycross Supercars championship at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend, Finnish compatriot Joni Wiman looks to do the same in the GRC Lites class. Heikkinen’s accomplishments have stolen much of the attention, but Wiman has been just as impressive. In nine track appearances [...]

Global Rallycross conducted a successful test day at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday, with nearly a dozen drivers and some surprising special guests taking the wheel. The biggest two names to take part were Kurt Busch, 2004 NASCAR Cup champion, and Marcus Smith, president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway. [...]

For Dave Mirra, heading to The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway is a homecoming race for him; his BMX career took off while he lived in North Carolina, and he has plenty of family ties in the state. It’s also a significant race for him, as it will be his first race in the [...]

Toomas Heikkinen enters the next Global Rallycross race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a series-record five-race winning streak. After taking his maiden victory in the second X Games Munich race, he added a second win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, set a new record by winning at Bristol nine days later, and extended it with [...]

Perhaps the biggest news out of the Global Rallycross paddock over the past month was Dave Mirra’s sudden departure from the Subaru PUMA Rallycross Team. Mirra, a 24-time X Games medalist, made the decision to step away from the only team and manufacturer he’d ever known, but confirmed he would race in Sunday’s event at [...]

On Monday, Global Rallycross veteran and longtime rally privateer Pat Moro officially divulged the details on his brand-new Chevrolet Sonic, a long-awaited project that will make its debut this weekend at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Moro’s addition to the 15-car Charlotte field also gives GRC representation from all three major American automakers [...]

Some facts and figures going into the Sylvania SilverStar zXe Global Rallycross at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the penultimate round of the 2013 GRC season: There have been 21 Global Rallycross races since the series’ inception in 2011. Only Tanner Foust has competed in all 21 events; Dave Mirra and Brian Deegan are tied for second [...]

For months, it’s been perhaps the worst-kept secret in the Global Rallycross world: Pat Moro, last season’s best privateer driver, would bring Chevrolet into the sport with a brand-new Sonic sometime this season. Rumors spread about the car for months while PMR Motorsports developed the new platform quietly and out of the spotlight. Finally, at [...]

In May 2012, Global Rallycross made its inaugural visit to Charlotte Motor Speedway, where Marcus Gronholm kicked off the season right by scoring a victory over OlsbergsMSE teammate Tanner Foust and Stephan Verdier. Just over a year later, the sport returns to North Carolina, having built successfully upon the foundations laid in that initial event. [...]