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Dale Earnhardt Jr Wins The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Showdown

Filed: May 19, 2012 7:25 PM CDT by
Sam Sharpe-US PRESSWIRE

A Winless streak came to an end at Charlotte Motor Speedway as Dale Earnhardt Jr won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Showdown. Earnhardt advances into the All-Star race that will consist of winners from the 2011 season. With the showdown win Earnhardt secured his position and did not have to wait for the fan vote. [...]

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The No.48 Team wins the 2012 NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge.

Filed: May 17, 2012 9:30 PM CDT by
Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE

Rick Hendrick and Jimmie Johnson have another reason to celebrate this week as the No.48 team became this year’s Pit Crew Challenge winner. Just days from winning Hendrick’s 200th Sprint Cup win, the 48 team beat several top Cup teams to win this year’s title of the top pit crew. In order to achieve this [...]

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Talladega: Brad Keselowski Wins Again Where it all Started

Filed: May 6, 2012 6:57 PM CDT by
Filed under: Breaking News, NASCAR
Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE

The Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway is always a really exciting restrictor plate race.  This one was exciting but relative to past Talladega races it was tame.  Although the race started about 45 minutes late due to rain earlier in the morning and track drying activities, it finished only five minutes late.  Continuing the trend [...]

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Kevin Harvick’s NASCAR Team Can Attest it Was Windy at Texas Motor Speedway

Filed: April 14, 2012 11:39 PM CDT by
Filed under: Breaking News, NASCAR
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During the NASCAR Sprint Cup Race at Texas Motor Speedway the winds were 20 to 30 MPH with gusts of 40 Mph.  This caused a lot of debris from the stands to find its way to the race track.  This is not an unusual thing at big NASCAR race tracks like Texas Motor Speedway.   When cleaning [...]

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NASCAR Driver Jimmie Johnson Team Penalized For Infractions At Daytona

Filed: February 29, 2012 2:10 PM CDT by
Filed under: Breaking News, NASCAR
Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE

Jimmie Johnson and his car owner Jeff Gordon have been penalized 25 driver and 25 owner points each for unapproved modifications to their car prior to the Daytona 500 qualifying.  Crew Chief Chad Knaus and car chief Ron Malec have been suspended from the next six NASCAR Sprint Cup races.  With Jimmie Johnsons early crash [...]

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Danica Patrick Qualifies On The Pole For NASCAR Nationwide Race At Daytona

Filed: February 24, 2012 4:54 PM CDT by
Filed under: Breaking News, NASCAR
Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE

Danica Patrick might have been right all along.  She needed to be racing in NASCAR full time in order to be good.  In her first race since going full time in the NASCAR Nationwide series she has qualified her no. 7 Go Daddy Chevrolet for the pole for the Daytona race.  She is the first [...]

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NASCAR Returns Shootout Eligibility to its Past Glory

Filed: February 19, 2012 11:41 AM CDT by
Filed under: Breaking News, NASCAR
Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE

The last few years the Shootout field has been set by drivers who are in the top 25 in points and previous winners in all of the races Daytona.  “Fans have expressed their desire to see this event return to its original eligibility rules,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR senior vice president of racing operations. “We [...]

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Danica Patrick has a Starting Spot in the Daytona 500?

Filed: January 30, 2012 4:36 PM CDT by
Filed under: Breaking News, NASCAR
Sam Sharpe-US PRESSWIRE

It is being reported by Sirius-Speedway sources Stewart Haas Racing (SHR) has purchased part of the Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) #36 car so that Danica Patrick can be guaranteed a starting spot in this year’s Daytona 500.  Danica Patrick is scheduled to run the #10 SHR Go Daddy Chevrolet in 10 NASCAR Sprit Cup races [...]

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David Ragan might be going to Front Row Motorsports

Filed: January 14, 2012 4:31 PM CDT by
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Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE

It is being reported by the Charlotte Observer that David Ragan may have secured a ride at Front Row Motorsports driving one of their cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series.  David Ragan the winner of the July race at Daytona lost his ride driving the Roush Fenway Racing #6 car when it’s sponsor UPS [...]

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Kyle Busch Has Answered to NASCAR, But Now Must Answer to His Sponsors

Filed: November 10, 2011 9:29 AM CDT by
Filed under: Breaking News, NASCAR
Jerome Miron-US PRESSWIRE

Kyle Busch was parked last week from racing in the Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series races by NASCAR for his intentional wreaking of Ron Hornaday under caution in the Camping World Truck Series race.  On Tuesday he was fined $50,000.00 and put on probation until the end of the season by NASCAR.  Other than [...]

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