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Jeff Gordon and Juan Montoya were not only racing for the win on Sunday, at Martinsville, but also for valuable championship points in the Chase. Both drivers are inside the Top 5 overall and trying to close the gap on championship leader Jimmie Johnson, and that ...
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Denny Hamlin returned to his winning ways at Martinsville, as he finally put an end to Jimmie Johnson's winning streak in the Chase. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver put constant pressure on the Hendrick Motorsports title contender on Sunday and eventually managed to ...
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NASCAR announced yesterday it will host the Chasers for Charity Fanfest on December 2, at the Las Vegas Motor5 Speedway's Neon Garage and Blackjack Club. The event is the start of this year's inaugural Champions Week in the city.
"One of the key elements ...
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Jimmie Johnson has moved one more step to securing his 4th consecutive Sprint Cup crown in the NASCAR series after his 3rd Chase win of the season at Lowe's Motor Speedway. From the early beginning of the weekend it was pretty clear who will dominate the Bank of ...
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Johnson Breaks NASCAR Record in Charlotte QualifyingNASCARJimmie Johnson seems to have really gotten up to speed in the 2009 Chase, as the Hendrick Motorsports driver today topped the qualifying practice of the NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Known to be a true specialists on the Northern Carolina track, Johnson was the only driver in the Sprint Cup field to cross the 192 mph speed limit on Friday. By doing so, Johnson recorded the fastest ever performance of a Sprint Cup machinery in terms of qualifying average. His 192.486 mph average lifted him only 0.082 seconds above main title rival this year Mark Martin, who had to settle for the runner-up spot. The qualifying at Lowe Motor Speedway started later than initially scheduled because of the weather conditions. Rain made its way to Charlotte ... >> Read more |
Thelma Kulwicki, the stepmother of late NASCAR champion Alan Kulwicki announced yesterday she has established a $1.9 million trust fund to benefit the UNC-Charlotte engineering program. According to NASCAR, this is the biggest donation ever made to the school which ...
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) yesterday announced the first 5 historical names to be inducted in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The class of 2010 includes Dale Earnhardt, Bill France Sr., Bill France Jr., Junior Johnson and Richard Petty ...
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As announced back in July, Ford is getting ready to enter NASCAR series next, after going through all the NASCAR submission and approval process. The next step towards the entry was taken this week, as the manufacturer unveiled one of the Mustangs to participate at the ...
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Yes, we have seen some great father vs son confrontations throughout the 61-year history of the NASCAR series, but the Talladega Superspeedway will soon witness the first father vs daughter fight (in the same race) in the sports' books.
Mike Wallace and his ...
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The 2009 Sprint Cup Chase promises to be a great one, as there are no less than 5 drivers now entitled to hope at the NASCAR trophy this year. Jimmie Johnson played his cards right and scored his 5th win of the season on Sunday, taking the chequered flag at Fontana ...
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Europeans often refer to NASCAR driving (or drivers) as being... well, not so smart. Driving around in circles doesn't seems like that bigger deal, when you compare it to the complex, technical and difficult driving of Formula One or some other series using classic ...
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Tony Stewart fixed his bad start in the Chase this year with a great win at Kansas Speedway, using a perfect 2-tire change strategy late in the race to finish ahead of Hendrick Motorsports' Jeff Gordon. The 2-time Sprint Cup champion completed a perfect weekend in ...
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Jimmie Johnson won fourth race of the year and first of the 2009 Chase on Sunday, after dominating the AAA 400 at Dover from beginning to end. The Hendrick Motorsports driver started the race from pole position and preferred to stay back and watch Kyle Busch take ...
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Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports team achieved his second pole at Dover International Speedway on Friday. The No. 48 Chevrolet managed to beat Juan Pablo Montoya for the first spot on the grid by only 0.096s.
Johnson recorded a lap time of 22.878 seconds with an ...
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As wine gets better and better by the year, so does NASCAR veteran Mark Martin. The Hendrick Motorsports driver and championship leader won the first race of the Chase on Sunday, at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, fending off Colombian driver Juan Montoya after ...
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Now that he secured his first Chase presence in career, Colombian driver Juan Montoya took on the qualifying session of the first race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with little pressure on his shoulders. Everything he'll get from now on will be a bonus, so why ...
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Toyota's partnership with Red Bull will continue for at least one more season, as announced by Red Bull Racing via a press release yesterday. The two companies will once again join forces in 2010, following a fruitful relationship inside NASCAR's premier Sprint Cup ...
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With the Chase list now confirmed for the remaining 10 rounds of the 2009 Sprint Cup season, the NASCAR officials have unveiled the schedule for the upcoming year. And there are little changes brought to the Sprint Cup Series next year, with the most notable ones ...
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Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing took Saturday night the win in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. The Sprint Cup Series event saw Hamlin achieve a well deserved win after leading 298 laps of the 400 scheduled.
Hamlin managed to finally ...
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After recently breaking his right foot while playing Frisbee with a couple of friends, Roush Fenway’s driver took the win on Friday night in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Richmond International Raceway.
Carl Edwards drove an exhilarating race, although ...
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