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NASCAR on BET? Drive for Diversity goes reality TV
"Changing Lanes" chronicles 10 young female and minority racers in NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program as they compete for four spots on a team.
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Ambrose Voted Best V8 Supercar Driver Ever
Ambrose Voted Best V8 Supercar Driver Ever For Immediate Release CORNELIUS, N.C. (September 2, 2010) – - As a part of V8X magazines 10-year celebration, motorsports journalists have rated NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose as the best V8 Supercar driver ever. “It’s just an honor to receive this kind of recognition,” Ambrose humbly [...]
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Boris Said wins Nationwide race at Montreal
Boris Said has won the Nationwide race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, edging Max Papis by a nose on a green-white-checkered finish.
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Michael Waltrip to drive Aarons #55 at Talladega
Two-Time Daytona 500 Champ To Race No. 55 Toyota ATLANTA – Aaron’s, Inc. will sponsor driver Michael Waltrip at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 31 as part of its 55th anniversary celebration. The two-time Daytona 500 champion and former Talladega winner returns to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driving the No. 55 Toyota fielded by his [...]
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Kyle Busch holds off Todd Bodine to win fourth straight race
Kyle Busch withstood two late challenges for the lead from Todd Bodine, and hung on to win the NASCAR Camping World truck series race at Chicagoland Speedway in overtime Friday night.
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Audio Podcast: Who's Locked In?
SHOW #125 – Awesome race in Montreal, Kyle wins 4th straight, what drivers will lock in, Paul returns, Atlanta anniversary, fantasy picks and more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop LISTEN HERE (About 45 mins) Download audio file (tfl_chat_show125_10.mp3) CORRECTION: The point leaders in 2010 have been: Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick from Fontana to [...]
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Regan Smith gets new 2-year deal with Furniture Row Racing
Regan Smith has signed a contract extension with Furniture Row Racing through the 2012 season to drive the team's No. 78 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
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Atlanta Celebrating 50th Anniversary Season
Atlanta Celebrating 50th Anniversary Season Atlanta Motor Speedway, site of the next NASCAR Sprint Cup event, on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 5, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. AMS’s first year of hosting NASCAR events was 1960. The track had two races that year, won by Fireball Roberts and Bobby Johns. Since then, [...]
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NASCAR reinstates Randy LaJoie after drug suspension
NASCAR has reinstated former driver Randy LaJoie following his suspension for a failed drug test.
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Bonus Points up for grabs
More On Those Bonus Points – They’re Crucial To Championship Chances Prior to the Chase, the 12 drivers who qualify have their point totals re-set to 5,000, whereupon 10 bonus points are tacked on for each pre-Chase race win. Those adjusted point totals establish Chase seedings. Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin have the prospective top [...]
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Kyle Busch sweeps all 3 Bristol races
Kyle Busch made NASCAR history Saturday night with an unprecedented sweep of three national races in one week, completing the trifecta with a victory in the Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Two Chase Spots Locked Up…Who’s Next?
Two Chase Spots Locked Up…Who’s Next? Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon have already clinched berths in the 2010 Chase. A number of drivers can add their names to that coveted list. Leaving Atlanta, a driver must be 196 points ahead of 13th place to officially clinch a spot in the Chase. A few seem likely [...]
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Brian Vickers: Had heart surgery for blood clots
NASCAR driver Brian Vickers says he had heart surgery last month as part of his treatment for blood clots.
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Said-Heads Rejoice ? Boris wins Montreal
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service PHOTO CREDIT: CIA STOCK PHOTO (August 29, 2010) MONTREAL—At long last, road-course ace Boris Said is a winner in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Said won Sunday’s NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve when—with the two strongest cars out of contention—the always unpredictable event ended with [...]
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NASCAR reducing Nationwide purses 20 percent
NASCAR will cut the purses of its second-tier Nationwide Series by 20 percent next season.
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Boris Said is a NASCAR winner at Montreal
Race Recap | Montreal 10 Trevor Bayne 9 Justin Allgaier 8 Parker Kligerman 7 JR Fitzpatrick 6 Joey Logano 5 Paul Menard 4 Brad Keselowski 3 Jaques Villenuve 2 Max Papis Victory Lane 1 In a thrilling finish, Boris Said takes home his very first career NASCAR win racing to the line in a photo [...]
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NASCAR plans no punishment following Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski incident
NASCAR officials plan no punishment for Kyle Busch or Brad Keselowski over an issue between the drivers late in Friday night's Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Starting Lineup: Ambrose, Villeneuve up front at Montreal
1 47 * Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie/Glad Toyota 2 32 Jacques Villeneuve Dollar General Toyota 3 20 Joey Logano GameStop Toyota 4 60 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 5 09 Boris Said Zaxby's/PFC Ford 6 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 7 98 Paul Menard Colonial Elegance/Menards Ford 8 22 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire/Ruby Tuesday Dodge [...]
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Danica Patrick to race in Nationwide Series in 2011 for JR Motorsports
JR Motorsports says it expects to field a Nationwide Series car again next season for Danica Patrick.
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Kyle Busch wins 4th NASCAR race in a row
Kyle Busch extends winning streak at Chicagoland By Lee Montgomery Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service PHOTO CREDIT: CIA STOCK PHOTO (August 27, 2010) JOLIET, Ill.—What can slow down Kyle Busch? Perhaps only the checkered flag. Busch won his second consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race and his fourth national series race [...]
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Carl Edwards agrees to run full Narionwide Series schedule in 2011
Carl Edwards says he has committed to racing the full Nationwide Series schedule next season.
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Bristol Motor Speedway fall victim to high prices, tough economy
Once the toughest ticket in NASCAR, Bristol is now just like every other track that's struggling to attract fans in a tough economy.
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Kyle Busch wins NASCAR Trucks race at BMS
Kyle Busch won his third straight NASCAR Trucks race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday night.
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Sources: NASCAR considering season-ending Chase excluding Sprint Cup regulars
NASCAR officials are considering a possible Chase playoff format for the Nationwide Series next season that would exclude Sprint Cup competitors, sources confirmed Tuesday.
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Budweiser to sponsor Kevin Harvick's No. 29 Chevy
Budweiser has signed on to sponsor Kevin Harvick in 2011.
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