Former champion Busch has high praise for Johnson
The story can now be told: Penske Racing driver Kurt Busch is a candidate for president of the Jimmie Johnson Fan Club.
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Remembering to share road with motorcyclists
For many, motorcycling is a lifestyle, passion, pastime and even a profession.
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Winning — or not — weighs on Gordon, Kenseth at PIR
To win or not to win isn’t a question in NASCAR. It can be the difference between staying employed or not whether it’s in Cup, Nationwide or the Truck Series.
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Remembering to share road with motorcyclists
For many, motorcycling is a lifestyle, passion, pastime and even a profession.
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N’wide: Crew chief for No. 9 fined for PIR violations
NASCAR announced Tuesday that Wally Rogers, crew chief for the No. 9 Dodge driven by A.J. Allmendinger, has been fined due to rules violations during the Nationwide Series event at Phoenix International Raceway.
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Bowyer takes Nationwide title despite Edwards’ win
Carl Edwards won the battle, but Clint Bowyer won the war.
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Bowyer, JGR to be honored at Nationwide ceremony
In its first season as title sponsor of the Nationwide Series, Nationwide Insurance has been rewarded with a “two-for-one.”
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ESPN2 ratings up in 2008 with seven percent gain
A season of improved ratings and viewership for the Nationwide Series on ESPN2 ended on a high note as the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway delivered a 1.6 household coverage rating, an increase of 33 percent from the 1.2 rating for last year’s race that also aired on ESPN2.
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No. 20 team crew member offers tips on tire upkeep
Todd Foster, rear-tire changer on Tony Stewart’s No. 20 Chevrolet, knows the importance of tightening lugs nuts.
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Gordon hopes his Texas struggles change with pole
If you believe in statistics, it doesn’t look good for Jeff Gordon heading into Sunday’s Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Benson always believed he would win a Truck title
Johnny Benson wasn’t surprised to win the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series championship.
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Winning — or not — weighs on Gordon, Kenseth at PIR
To win or not to win isn’t a question in NASCAR. It can be the difference between staying employed or not whether it’s in Cup, Nationwide or the Truck Series.
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Gordon snags first career pole for Texas Cup race
If Jeff Gordon needed a change of pace to break the spell of his last disastrous tango with Texas Motor Speedway, he found it Friday afternoon.
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Truck Series pays tribute following Benson’s title run
Johnny Benson admitted he was more nervous standing in front of an audience of his peers Monday night during the Craftsman Truck Series awards banquet in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Grand Ballroom than he ever was during Friday night’s emotionally electrifying season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Truck title brings it all full circle for owner Davis
For a guy who had waited two decades to finally celebrate a NASCAR championship, Bill Davis seemed amazingly relaxed about the whole ordeal. As the laps wound down Friday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Davis was a picture of serenity, even if his insides might have been churning.
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Ambrose to close out ‘08 under Waltrip umbrella
In preparation for Sprint Cup Series competition in a Toyota in 2009 with JTG-Daugherty Racing, Marcos Ambrose has agreed to drive the final four races of the season for Michael Waltrip Racing.
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SPEED ratings highest since move to net in ‘03
The dramatic Craftsman Truck Series finale on SPEED peaked at more than one million households and put an exclamation point on the most-watched season since the series moved to the network in 2003.
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Waltrip resiliency remains 25-year career calling card
resilient re·sil·ient [ri-zil-yuhnt, -zil-ee-uhnt] adjective 1. springing back; rebounding. 2. returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched. 3. recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyant.
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Ambrose getting his Cup chance, headstart on ‘09
Five year ago, Marcos Ambrose was putting the finishing touches on his second consecutive V8 Supercars championship. But in the back of his mind, he had this crazy idea of coming to America and racing at NASCAR’s highest level.
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Truck Series pays tribute following Benson’s title run
Johnny Benson admitted he was more nervous standing in front of an audience of his peers Monday night during the Craftsman Truck Series awards banquet in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Grand Ballroom than he ever was during Friday night’s emotionally electrifying season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Unilever to sponsor No. 5 car for 10 races in 2009
Unilever, a multi-national company that owns more than 400 of the world’s most recognized food and home care brands, will be a primary sponsor for JR Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolets in 10 Nationwide Series races in 2009 (watch video).
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Reactions in garage vary on DEI, Ganassi merger
The company his father founded essentially will cease to exist, at least in the form that his father intended.
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Ray chosen as diversity apprentice for Waltrip team
Toyota Motor Sales Inc. and Michael Waltrip Racing announced Thursday that Josh Ray is the diversity apprentice selected from Toyota’s Technician Training and Education Network (T-TEN) alumni program.
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Key to Truck Series season: Riding momentum swings
Johnny Benson didn’t hesitate when asked what he thought was the key moment of his 2008 Craftsman Truck Series championship season. It came before the No. 23 Toyota even touched the asphalt at Daytona International Speedway back in February.
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SPEED ratings highest since move to net in ‘03
The dramatic Craftsman Truck Series finale on SPEED peaked at more than one million households and put an exclamation point on the most-watched season since the series moved to the network in 2003.
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Same strategies, differing results for Hendrick duo
Two Hendrick Motorsports teammates used the same strategy at the end of Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway, but with very different results. Jeff Gordon parlayed a fuel gamble into a second-place finish, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. was left running on fumes.
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Johnson wins third title in a row to match Yarborough
Carl Edwards did everything he could, but Jimmie Johnson made sure Edwards’ best wasn’t good enough.
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Edwards takes the race, comes up short in Chase
He conserved the fuel. He won the race. He did the backflip. He took home the trophy. If Carl Edwards had a list of things to do on his dashboard during Sunday’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he completed the checklist by the end of 267 laps.
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Emotion, frustration mark Stewart’s Gibbs farewell
The familiar orange and white racecar came to a stop in the garage area, and for the longest time, Tony Stewart sat inside, helmet on, not moving. Was he savoring his final ride in the No. 20 machine with which he had become synonymous? Was he struggling to control his emotions following his last start with Joe Gibbs Racing?
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Reactions in garage vary on DEI, Ganassi merger
The company his father founded essentially will cease to exist, at least in the form that his father intended.
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Vickers bests Ambrose to lock No. 84 inside top 35
The haulers of Marcos Ambrose and Brian Vickers were parked side-by-side in the garage area at Homestead-Miami Speedway all weekend. They will be again at Daytona in February, but with one significant difference.
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N’wide: Crew chief for No. 9 fined for PIR violations
NASCAR announced Tuesday that Wally Rogers, crew chief for the No. 9 Dodge driven by A.J. Allmendinger, has been fined due to rules violations during the Nationwide Series event at Phoenix International Raceway.
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Bowyer takes 56-point lead over Edwards into finale
This time, Homestead matters in the Nationwide Series.
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Confident Bowyer takes 91-point lead into Phoenix
Two weeks ago, Clint Bowyer had a 196-point lead over Carl Edwards in the Nationwide Series standings. That’s a significant number. Because if Bowyer emerges from Saturdays’ race at Phoenix International Raceway with a 196-point lead, he will clinch his first series title.
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Edwards wins in Phoenix and closes on Bowyer
Carl Edwards got the win in Saturday’s Hefty Odor Block 200 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway — and championship leader Clint Bowyer got the save (watch video).
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Kenseth, Stewart declare their title aspirations over
There are four races left in the 2008 season, but for drivers who have been to the pinnacle of the Cup Series ladder, they know what it takes to win — and maybe more importantly, when a season is over.
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Gordon hopes his Texas struggles change with pole
If you believe in statistics, it doesn’t look good for Jeff Gordon heading into Sunday’s Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Earnhardt Jr. crashes in practice, forced to backup
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s day at Talladega Superspeedway started out poorly when the engine on his No. 88 Chevrolet went sour just eight laps into Friday’s first practice session.
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Stewart OK with managing dual roles as season ends
Less than three weeks remain in a tenure that has been 10 years in the making.
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Smack: Undecided voters in Junior, Busch debate
1. Now that the season is almost over, it’s time to assess: did Rick Hendrick make the right move by releasing Kyle Busch to add Dale Earnhardt Jr.?
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NASCAR statement on 01’s pass below the yellow line
At Sunday’s drivers’ meeting, NASCAR reiterated the rule about passing under the yellow line and provided the same information to all drivers and crew chiefs in a hand out, as it has done in past Daytona and Talladega races.
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Kenseth, Stewart declare their title aspirations over
There are four races left in the 2008 season, but for drivers who have been to the pinnacle of the Cup Series ladder, they know what it takes to win — and maybe more importantly, when a season is over.
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Not great, but Junior’s first year at HMS a good start
It wasn’t a win, but second place in the TUMS QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway sure felt like one for Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Sunday.
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Jarrett’s final ride a victory lap of a successful career
Dale Jarrett finally got to drive the big brown truck on a racetrack.
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Busch hopes fast times change intermediate luck
To say Kurt Busch has struggled on intermediate, 1.5-mile tracks this season would be an understatement. In the seven races this season on the six tracks 1.5 miles in length, Busch has an average finish of 21.2, well off his career average of 18.3.
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Jarrett’s 1999 win last of caution-free Michigan races
With its wide banked turns and multiple grooves, Michigan International Speedway has a reputation for some great side-by-side racing. In fact, the first NASCAR event there in 1969 resulted in a last-lap battle between Cale Yarborough and LeeRoy Yarbrough, with Cale winning by five car-lengths.
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Smack: Two icons call it quits in the same week
1. Humpy Wheeler’s retirement as president and general manager of Lowe’s Motor Speedway goes into effect after the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend. Can the legendary promoter really be replaced, and who fills his large shoes?
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1on1: Dale Jarrett
Prior to running in what he has repeatedly insisted will be his last race, driver Dale Jarrett talked with the media about his long and distinguished career — and what lies ahead for him as he hangs up his driver’s suit.
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Johnson, Burton, Gordon have stats for second half
The 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup has reached its midpoint — five races down, five more to go.
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Lowe’s to honor Jarrett with All-Star ticket package
Dale Jarrett will finally “race” the truck and Lowe’s Motor Speedway is offering a special two-day ticket package for just $44 so fans can be on hand May 17 when Jarrett’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered Tour” culminates at the Sprint All-Star Race.
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Gordon’s season running out of time to get victory
As teammate Jimmie Johnson celebrated yet another victory — his fifth of this season and, remarkably, his 12th in 43 tries since the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship was instituted in 2004 — Jeff Gordon was left once again to explain his season-long dilemma.
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Johnson dominates to win Martinsville, extend lead
You can start engraving the championship trophy.
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