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  • On This Day… August 11

    August 11, 1963: John Delphus McDuffie (December 5, 1938 - August 11, 1991) was a NASCAR Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) Series driver before losing his life in a fatal car accident at Waktins Glen, 17 years ago today. McDuffie was involved in an accident in the opening laps of the [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2008, 1:33am EDT
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  • NASCAR Newscast: Centurion Boats at The Glen

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    Posted: August 10, 2008, 9:49pm EDT
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  • Notebook: ‘Big one’ at Watkins Glen KOs 9 cars

    By Reid Spencer — Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — For those used to seeing “the big wreck” at Talladega and Daytona, meet Turn 11 at Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile, high-speed road course. With eight laps remaining in Sunday’s Centurion Boats at The Glen, hard racing between Michael [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2008, 8:19pm EDT
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  • Bobby Labonte is okay, released from hospital

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    Kyle Ocker — Staff writer for FanZone Sports After the massive Superspeedway-like wreck with 9 laps to go during Sunday’s Centurion Boats 200 at The Glen, Bobby Labonte was transported to an area hospital via ground for further observation after he complained of discomfort in his rib and abdominal area. “They think [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2008, 8:01pm EDT
    by Kyle Ocker

  • Watkins Glen International Post-Race Transcript

    An Interview With: KYLE BUSCH STEVE ADDINGTON THE MODERATOR: We are pleased to be joined by our winning race team here today.  That’s Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota and his crew chief Steve Addington.  Congratulations, gentlemen.  This is Kyle’s eighth victory in the 2008 season.  He makes NASCAR history [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2008, 7:50pm EDT
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  • Benson’s tear continues with win at Nashville

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    By Tim Tuttle — Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service GLADEVILLE, Tenn. — Johnny Benson won his third straight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Saturday, passing Erik Darnell for the lead with less than three laps remaining in the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. Benson’s victory also was his fourth in the [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2008, 2:17pm EDT
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  • On This Day…August 10

    August 10, 1987: Patty Moise’s finishes 33rd in The Budweiser at the Glen in her Cup debut. Her Cup career consists of five races over three seasons. She competes in 133 Nationwide Series races from 1986 to 1998. [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2008, 1:01am EDT
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  • South Dakota Pulls Away Late to Win Midwest Region Championship, Reaches Little League World Series for the First Time

    WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Aug. 9, 2008) – Rapid City, South Dakota’s Canyon Lake National Little League scored three runs in the fourth inning and four more in the fifth inning to pull away for a 7-1 win over Coon Rapids National Little League from Minnesota, in the Midwest Region Championship game [...]
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    Fetched: August 09, 2008, 7:19pm EDT
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  • Two Home Runs Earn Shelton National Little League New England Region Title, Berth in 2008 Little League Baseball World Series

    WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Aug. 9, 2008) – In the top of the sixth inning, Shelton National Little League’s Tyler Tice and Marcelo Ursini each hit solo home runs to propel the Connecticut state champions to a 2-1 win in the New England Region championship on Saturday at Breen Field in Bristol, [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 6:57pm EDT
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  • Citrus Park Little League From Tampa, Fla., Uses the Long Ball to Win Southeast Region, Make 2008 Little League Baseball World Series

    WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Aug. 8, 2008) – Wyatt Reid hit two home runs, including the blast that capped an 11-0 Southeast Region Championship game victory for Tampa, Florida’s Citrus Park Little League over Westside Little League from Mobile, Ala., Friday night at Arnold S. White, Sr. Stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla. Reid [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 6:56pm EDT
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  • Kobalt Tools says no to Truck Series sponsorship

    AutoRacingSport.com Kobalt Tools, the Lowe’s brand that was considered the leader to be the title sponsor of the NASCAR truck series, has withdrawn from the bidding, sources say. Craftsman is in its final season as the title sponsor. With Kobalt stepping away, the door is open for Craftsman to renew its status [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 6:26pm EDT
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  • Ambrose wins at The Glen

    Race Winner: Marcos Ambrose Age: 31 Team: No. 59 - STP Ford Owner: Tad Geschickter Crew Chief: Gary Cogswell Marcos Ambrose won the Zippo 200, his first victory in 59 NASCAR Series races. This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2008. This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 6:11pm EDT
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  • Full Throttle Energy Drink 200 Postponed

    NASCAR PR BOWMANVILLE, Ontario — Inclement weather has forced the postponement of the Full Throttle Energy Drink 200 at Mosport Speedway. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Sirius Satellite Radio event was scheduled for Saturday evening start before the weather system moved into the area. NASCAR and track officials have [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 5:54pm EDT
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  • Notebook: Are Hendrick drivers playing head games with Kyle Busch?

    By Reid Spencer — Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Last week at Pocono, Jimmie Johnson said he saw vulnerability in NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader Kyle Busch. On Friday at Watkins Glen International, Jeff Gordon reaffirmed the comments of his Hendrick Motorsports teammate. Busch has seven victories — [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 5:08pm EDT
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  • Bodine wins pole pole at Nashville

    NASCAR Media Keystone Light Pole Winner: Todd Bodine Age: 44 Team: No. 30 - Lumber Liquidators Toyota Owner: Steven Germain Crew Chief: Mike Hillman Jr. Todd Bodine won the Keystone Light Pole Award for the Toyota Tundra 200 with a lap of 30.244 seconds, 158.669 mph. This is his fourth pole in 105 NASCAR Craftsman Truck [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 4:15pm EDT
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  • CitiFinancial to Back Gilliland in Sprint Cup Series

    Team Yates Racing PR CONCORD, N.C. — CitiFinancial announced today that it will sponsor the Yates Racing No. 38 Ford Fusion and driver David Gilliland in four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races beginning at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, Aug. 17. The No.38 will also sport the CitiFinancial and Citi paint [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 11:41am EDT
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  • Notebook: Truex, DEI announce one-year deal

    By Reid Spencer — Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Martin Truex Jr. and Dale Earnhardt Inc. principals Max Siegel and John Story appeared at the Watkins Glen International media center to confirm what had been reported earlier in the week — that Truex will drive the No. [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 11:39am EDT
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  • Said to replace Petty for Cup race at The Glen

    By Reid Spencer — Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Boris Said caught a break on a rainy day — again. After showers forced cancelation of qualifying Friday at Watkins Glen International, eliminating the chance for Said’s No. 60 Ford to make the field for Sunday’s Centurion Boats at [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 11:38am EDT
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  • Rain gives Kyle Busch the pole at Watkins Glen

    By Reid Spencer — Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Rain forced cancellation of Friday’s qualifying session at Watkins Glen International for Sunday’s Centurion Boats at the Glen NASCAR Sprint Cup race. The field for Sunday’s race at the 2.45-mile road course has been set according to car owner [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 11:37am EDT
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  • On This Day…August 9

    August 9, 1987: Larry Pollard wins the Busch 200 at .395-mile Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va., to become the first Canadian-born winner in the Nationwide Series. Pollard wins by 3.6 seconds over Robert Ingram for his only victory in 98 Nationwide starts. [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 1:01am EDT
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  • Sunday, OTL to Examine Diversity in NASCAR

    Sunday’s Outside the Lines (9:30 a.m. ET ESPN; noon ESPNEWS) will look at minorities and women who work on the NASCAR circuit. This past June, former NASCAR official Mauricia Grant filed a discrimination lawsuit against the stock-car racing association. In light of Grant’s lawsuit, OTL will explore the work culture [...]
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    Posted: August 08, 2008, 1:05am EDT
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  • On This Day…August 8

    August 8, 1976: Dave Marcis wins the Talladega 500 by 29.5 seconds over Buddy Baker for his only NASCAR victory from the pole. Marcis wins five Cup races in a 35-year career that ends in 2002 after 883 races. [...]
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    Posted: August 08, 2008, 1:01am EDT
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  • Rain tires for NNS only at The Glen

    With a chance of showers in the forecast for the entire weekend, NASCAR will only use rain tires for the Nationwide Series this weekend.  Last week, NASCAR made history by running a portion of the Montreal Nationwide Series race on rain tires. “We’ll likely continue to use rain tires in Nationwide [...]
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    Posted: August 08, 2008, 12:46am EDT
    by Kyle Ocker

  • Carl Edwards locks in on bonus points

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    There’s no doubt in Carl Edwards’ mind what he needs to do Sunday in the Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International. Just win, Carl. Edwards is third in the points standings, 185 points behind leader Kyle Busch and nine behind second-place Dale Earnhardt Jr. But that means nothing to Edwards. It’s [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 9:34pm EDT
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  • Logano’s preference: Rain, rain stay away

    One week after the Nationwide Series race in Montreal made NASCAR history by running in the rain, the series once again will be on a road course at Watkins Glen International for Saturday’s Zippo 200. For 18-year-old phenom Joey Logano, Montreal marked his first run on a road course. Not surprisingly, [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 5:42pm EDT
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  • Grant has a questionable background

    The Associated Press is reporting that former NASCAR official Mauricia Grant has a very spotty background.  The AP reports that Grant’s ex-boyfriend filed a restraining order on her in 2002. Click here to read the story. [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 4:04pm EDT
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  • Crafton faces tough challenge at Nashville

    Matt Crafton has Nashville Superspeedway circled on the Craftsman Truck Series schedule. He knows the Toyota Tundra 200 on Saturday will be one of his toughest challenges of a championship-contending season. The unheralded Crafton is third in the points, 31 behind Johnny Benson and 16 behind three-time series champion Ron Hornaday [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 3:14pm EDT
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  • Crew Profile: Doug Yates

    CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO A PODCAST WITH DOUG YATES Name: Doug Yates Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. Attended Mecklenburg High School and graduated from North Carolina State with a degree in mechanical engineering. Current job: Owner, Yates Racing A North Carolina-native with a family steeped in racing, Doug Yates took over Yates [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 3:13pm EDT
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  • Speed reads

    Jimmie Johnson is following last year’s form and having his performance peak leading up to the Chase. He clearly will be Kyle Busch’s fiercest competitor in this year’s Chase. Brad Coleman won’t do much better than J.J. Yeley in the No. 96. One-car organizations just don’t work over the long haul, [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 3:10pm EDT
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  • Top 5 and 5 to watch: Watkins Glen

    Here’s a look at the top five in points and five drivers to watch in Sunday’s Centurion Boats at The Glen. All statistical references are for Sprint Cup races at Watkins Glen unless otherwise indicated. Driver rating is based on the past three races at the track. 1. Kyle Busch, 84.9 [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 3:09pm EDT
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  • Chart of the week: No-win situations

    With 15 races remaining in the Sprint Cup season, five drivers are running out of time to extend multiyear winning streaks. The two with the most on the line, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart, are also the winningest drivers at Watkins Glen, site of Sunday’s Centurion Boats at The Glen. [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 3:07pm EDT
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  • DISH Network® to Sponsor David Gilliland and the No. 38 team at Watkins Glen

    CONCORD, NC and ENGLEWOOD, CO — Yates Racing announced today that DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH), the nation’s second largest satellite TV provider and leader in HD, will sponsor the No. 38 entry with driver David Gilliland for this weekend’s Centurion Boats at the Glen on Sunday, August 10. The DISH [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 11:08am EDT
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  • On This Day…August 7

    August 7, 1966: Richard Petty wins a race of attrition at Atlanta, beating Buddy Baker by 2 seconds in the Dixie 400. The race begins with 42 cars; at the end, 18 are running. [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 1:01am EDT
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  • NASCAR Newscast: Watkins Glen Preview

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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 10:21pm EDT
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  • Coleman to replace Yeley in No. 96 Toyota

    Beginning with the Sprint Cup race Aug. 17 at Michigan International Speedway, Brad Coleman will replace J.J. Yeley as the driver of the No. 96 Hall of Fame Racing Toyota, team officials announced Wednesday. [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 6:30pm EDT
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  • Martin Truex Jr. re-signs with DEI

    Martin Truex Jr. will return to the No. 1 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet next year, Sporting News has learned. The specifics of Truex’s contract, which was signed Wednesday are not known, but he will retain the sponsorship from Bass Pro Shops, which is committed to DEI through the 2010 season. DEI declined [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 6:15pm EDT
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  • Silly Season…What a Mess!

    As the Silly Season of 2008 continues, and rumors are constantly crossing through the grapevine, it is hard for anyone to keep track of anything. Tony Stewart has solved large pieces of the puzzle the last month, officially announcing his move to the newly formed Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009 to drive [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 6:00pm EDT
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  • Edwards, Johnson In Hot Pursuit; Stewart: The Real Road Course Ringer

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Busch’s comfortable Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup bonus points lead suddenly doesn’t look all that insurmountable. Two weeks ago, Jimmie Johnson won at Indianapolis and collected 10 Chase bonus points, pushing his season total to 20. A week later at Pocono, Carl Edwards won, and [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 2:55pm EDT
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  • Watkins Glen can be a road hazard

    It’s that time of year when NASCAR nation digs into its Chase for the Sprint Cup toolbox and pulls out the words wild card. Here’s how they are used: Bristol is a real wild card because anything can happen at a short track. Talladega is a real wild card because you never know [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 2:55pm EDT
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  • Will Pocono be the watershed moment for Harvick?

    For Kevin Harvick, the first lap of Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway wasn’t the unmitigated disaster it could have been — because the driver and crew of the No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet wouldn’t let it end that way. The cars had barely gotten up to speed when [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 2:54pm EDT
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  • Martin could drive the 5 car in 2008

    Hendrick Motorsports announced July 4 that Mark Martin would pilot the car full-time in 2009, but now sources are reporting that the soon to be 50-year-old could be in the car before the end of the 2008 season. Casey Mears is the current driver of the number 5 car, and is [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 1:56pm EDT
    by Kyle Ocker

  • Driver’s Take

    Hey Matt again resident driver at fanzone.  Many Nascar regulars I garuntee have never raced in the rain.  So Saturday at Montreal was very special.  Has a driver your curious on what its like to race in the rain.  Is it slick?  Is it hard?  Most of all is it [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 1:16pm EDT
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  • McMurray to wave green flag for Crown Royal 200

    CONCORD, N.C. — For the first time ever, Roush Fenway Racing driver Jamie McMurray will be on the other side of the flag stand for the start of a race. Typically, it’s McMurray, piloting his No. 26 Crown Royal Ford Fusion coming to the green flag at speeds of more [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 12:18pm EDT
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  • On This Day…August 6

    August 6, 1961: Crash Bond makes his only NASCAR start. He finishes 13th in the Nashville 500. NASCAR’s other Crash, Crash Carson, finishes last of 34 cars in his only start, July 31, 1955, at Bay Meadows Speedway in San Mateo, Calif. [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 1:01am EDT
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  • Camping Spaces Going Quick At Atlanta Motor Speedway For Pep Boys Auto 500

    HAMPTON, Ga. (August 5, 2008) – While Atlanta Motor Speedway offers numerous camping options for NASCAR fans, less than 20 infield camping spaces remain available for the Pep Boys Auto 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend. Located on the infield in High Speed Corral between Turns Three and Four, fans wanting [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2008, 5:52pm EDT
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  • P.J. Jones to Drive No. 96 DLP HDTV Toyota at Watkins Glen

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — P.J. Jones will drive the No. 96 DLP HDTV Toyota Camry in Sunday’s Centurion Boats at The Glen NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International road course, Hall of Fame Racing officials announced today. Jones, who has seven Sprint Cup starts at The Glen [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2008, 4:49pm EDT
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  • UMI and Hammerhead Entertainment to Publish Dale Jr. — Shifting Gears

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — UMI Publications, Inc., in conjunction with Hammerhead Entertainment, announced the publication of a new book, Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears, featuring NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Jr. — Shifting Gears offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at Earnhardt Jr.’s transition from the company his father created to [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2008, 4:45pm EDT
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  • NASCAR Teleconference Transcript - Robby Gordon

    An interview with: ROBBY GORDON HERB BRANHAM: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for joining us today on today’s NASCAR Cam Video teleconference. It’s in advance of this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International. That’s the Centurion Boats at the Glen on Sunday. That’s the final road race on this [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2008, 4:39pm EDT
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  • Race To The Chase Week 6: Watkins Glen International

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — At what point does Kyle Busch start worrying? The battle for potential Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup bonus points got tighter this past weekend, with Carl Edwards picking up another 10 bonus points for his win at Pocono - pushing his total to 30. Busch, with 70 [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2008, 1:32pm EDT
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  • On This Day…August 5

    August 5, 1999: Greg Biffle wins his sixth Craftsman Truck Series race of the season and his career with a .261-second victory over Stacy Compton in the Power Stroke 200 by Ford at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Biffle goes on to win three more races and the 1999 championship. [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2008, 1:01am EDT
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  • Former Buffalo Bill Kevin Everett Named Grand Marshal for Zippo 200

    Former Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett will serve as the Grand Marshal for the Zippo 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen International on Saturday, August 9. Everett will have the prestigious responsibility of saying the four most famous words in racing - “Gentlemen, start your engines!” - [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2008, 6:18pm EDT
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  • On This Day…August 4

    August 4, 1968: A season-high four cars finish on the lead lap of the Dixie 500 at Atlanta, one of two times that happens in the 49-race Cup season. LeeRoy Yarbrough is the winner by 10 seconds over Bobby Isaac, with Donnie Allison third and David Pearson fourth. The other [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2008, 1:01am EDT
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  • Race Re-Cap: NASCAR Got The Race It Needed

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    This season has been a real roller coaster ride. While there’s been a lot to like about 2008, there’s no question, one of NASCAR’s lowest hours came at Indianapolis last week. NASCAR needed a good race at Pocono to wash away the memory of last Sunday. Considering the shaky history [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2008, 10:04pm EDT
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  • Notebook: Third-place Johnson crosses finish line on fumes

    LONG POND, Pa. — Two-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson thought he had plenty of fuel to finish Sunday’s Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono International Raceway-until he ran out of gas in the final turn and coasted across the finish line. Fortunately for Johnson, there was no [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2008, 8:33pm EDT
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  • Pocono Raceway Post-Race Transcript

    An interview with: CARL EDWARDS BOB OSBORNE JACK ROUSH KERRY THARP:  Outstanding job out there today, gentlemen.  This is Carl’s fourth victory in 2008, his second victory here at Pocono Raceway.  He moves up to third in the points in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, closing in on second. Carl, terrific performance out there [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2008, 8:01pm EDT
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  • Goodyear Announces Actions to Address NASCAR tires

    LONG POND, Pa.  — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced today actions focused toward solving the tire issues that hampered last weekend’s event at the Brickyard. Stu Grant, General Manager, Global Race Tires for Goodyear, said engineers are working around the clock to completely understand the issues, and as part [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2008, 2:32am EDT
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  • On This Day…August 3

    August 3, 1995: Monster Truck driver Andy Brass makes his only NASCAR start, trying his hand at smaller trucks, and he finishes 23rd in the Craftsman Truck Series Action Packed Racing Cards 150 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2008, 1:01am EDT
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  • Fellows wins in Montreal

    MONTREAL, Canada — “Rain man” Ron Fellows took advantage of pit strategy and an early end to Saturday’s NAPA Auto Parts 200 to score the fourth NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of his career — and his first at a track other than Watkins Glen International. In the first NASCAR points race [...]
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    Posted: August 02, 2008, 6:58pm EDT
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  • Cup Notebook: Rain washes out Pocono practice

    LONG POND, Pa. — Persistent morning rains put a damper on NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice for Sunday’s Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway, and forced the cancellation of two scheduled sessions. For many of the teams here, information gathered during Friday’s single practice, combined with notes from the [...]
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    Posted: August 02, 2008, 4:07pm EDT
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  • On This Day…August 2

    August 2, 2003: Brian Vickers, on his way to the Nationwide Series championship, wins his first NASCAR race, the Kroger 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Vickers finishes the season with three Nationwide wins and takes the championship by 14 points over David Green. [...]
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    Posted: August 02, 2008, 1:01am EDT
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  • Johnson on the point at Pocono

    LONG POND, Pa. — Under partly sunny skies with comfortable temperatures in the high 70s, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson blazed through Pocono Raceway’s 2.5-mile triangle at 168.215 mph to capture the pole for Sunday’s Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500. Johnson, the 32nd of 44 drivers to attempt qualifying, was the [...]
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    Posted: August 02, 2008, 12:57am EDT
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  • On This Day…August 1

    August 1, 1999: Former NFL coach Jerry Glanville makes his last start in a NASCAR race, finishing 23rd in the Craftsman Truck Series Pennzoil/VIP Discount Auto Center 200 at New Hampshire. [...]
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    Posted: August 01, 2008, 1:01pm EDT
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  • Hamlin, Gordon, Stewart hungry for Pocono win

    Denny Hamlin is set to make his 100th career start Sunday, and wants to win at Pocono for a third time. Hamlin has won a points race at Pocono in the Sprint Cup Series two times already. And he is ready for a third. A native of Richmond Virgina claims Richmond [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2008, 2:46pm EDT
    by Kyle Ocker

  • Blame Gamers Missing One Heckuva Battle

    It is said that into every life a little rain must fall. Well, isn’t that the truth? Toss a low pressure system in with all that moisture, add some nice warm temperatures and rapidly swirling winds, and you have the recipe for a real humdinger of a storm. Some would [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2008, 2:32pm EDT
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  • Canada return means closure for Ambrose

    Marcos Ambrose was two laps away from winning his first Nationwide Series race one year ago at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course in Montreal. Ambrose dominated the NAPA Auto Parts 200, leading 37 laps before an irate Robby Gordon retaliated because of earlier contact from Ambrose, spinning the Australian [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2008, 2:30pm EDT
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  • Top 5 and 5 to watch: Pocono

    Here’s a look at the top five in points and five drivers to watch in Sunday’s Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. All statistical references are for Sprint Cup races at Pocono unless otherwise indicated. Driver rating is based on the past seven races [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2008, 2:29pm EDT
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  • CARFAX TO SPONSOR DRIVER TRAVIS KVAPIL AT MICHIGAN

    CONCORD, N.C. Yates Racing announced today that Carfax, the most trusted provider of vehicle history information, will sponsor the No. 28 entry and driver Travis Kvapil for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on August 17th. The race marks the first time that Carfax has been [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2008, 2:27pm EDT
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  • Wake Forest Baptist to Establish Nation’s Most Comprehensive Pediatric Trauma Institute

    WINSTON-SALEM - Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and the Richard Childress family announced at a press conference today that they have teamed up to form what will become the nation’s most comprehensive Institute for Pediatric Trauma. The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma will focus on key areas in treatment, education [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2008, 5:15pm EDT
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  • Kahne looking for season sweep at Pocono

    Kasey Kahne will be looking to capture a season sweep of the two Pocono races this weekend. Kahne piloted his number 9 Budweiser Dodge from the pole to victory lane, leading 69 laps and adding a Pocono victory to his growing resume for the first time in his career. Kahne has [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2008, 5:00pm EDT
    by Kyle Ocker

  • Roush admits McMurray is least productive driver

    Team owner Jack Roush admits that Jamie McMurray is obviously the least productive member of his NASCAR Sprint Cup operation this season, but he did not say that meant McMurray would be the driver to leave the organization when Roush Fenway Racing cuts to four NASCAR Sprint Cup teams in [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2008, 2:18pm EDT
    by stewartjrfan2088

  • Driver’s Take

    Hey its Matt again with Driver’s take.  I watched Indy with horror seeing tires ware out every 10 12 laps.  But worst of all drivers gave 75% to 80% not 100% like they are suppose to.  They knew driving their hearts out could be hard in the firewall.  They had [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2008, 2:16pm EDT
    by stewartjrfan2088

  • Race to the Chase is heating up for Pocono

    After the mess that was Indianapolis last weekend, Jimmie Johnson came out with the win. Which tightened up the Race to the Chase standings. After the win for Johnson, which placed him in fourth place in the Sprint Cup Series Standings, has a 329-point cushion from fourth to twelfth. Johnson has [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2008, 12:59pm EDT
    by Kyle Ocker

  • NASCAR Newscast: Pocono Preview

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    Posted: July 30, 2008, 1:53am EDT
    by FanZone

  • On This Day…July 30

    July 30, 1955: Today, Syracuse, N.Y., tomorrow, San Mateo, Calif. Tim Flock wins a 100-lap event on the 1-mile dirt track of New York State Fairgrounds and then travels cross country for a scheduled 250-lap race on the mile dirt track of Bay Meadows Speedway. The race actually goes 252 [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2008, 1:01am EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Pemberton: Tire issue “won’t happen again”

    Last weekend at Indianapolis is a weekend that NASCAR would love to forget as soon as possible.  The 160 lap race turned into 11 segments due to tire wear concerns. However, This is not the first time NASCAR has seen this type of wear at the track. “So we probably need [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2008, 5:24pm EDT
    by Kyle Ocker

  • NASCAR apologizes for tire problems at Indy

    NASCAR apologized Tuesday and took responsibility for the tire fiasco that marred Sunday’s running of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Sprint Cup race was disrupted by repeated competition cautions as tires wore excessively in the 160-lap race. The longest green-flag run was 13 laps. [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2008, 5:20pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • No. 96 DLP®HDTV Toyota to Promote “Mirrors” at Pocono

    CORNELIUS, N.C. — DLP®HDTV is teaming up with 20th Century Fox to support the upcoming action thriller, “Mirrors,” in a promotional partnership for the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Aug. 3 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. “Mirrors,” starring Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton and Amy [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2008, 4:01pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett and Barney Hall Added To List of Legends to Appear at the Darlington Historic Racing Festival

    DARLINGTON, S.C. — The Inaugural Darlington Historic Racing Festival is turning into a virtual who’s who among legendary drivers, car owners, mechanics and broadcasters. Legendary drivers Ned Jarrett and Bobby Allison and former car owner Ray Fox are the latest legends to commit to an appearance at the inaugural event. Jarrett, [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2008, 1:33pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • McCumbee, Petty and Labonte to Pilot No. 45 Dodge

    Mooresville, N.C. — Petty Enterprises, the winningest organization in NASCAR history, announces its driver lineup for the No. 45 Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge through the August 17th NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the Michigan International Speedway. Chad McCumbee, Kyle Petty and Terry Labonte will each compete in one [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2008, 1:24pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • On This Day…July 29

    July 29, 2006: Carl Edwards gets his first win on his “home track,” Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill. Edwards, of Columbia, Mo., wins the rain-delayed Busch Silver Celebration 250 Nationwide Series race by 5.658 seconds over Clint Bowyer. Gateway is located just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2008, 1:00am EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Budweiser Shootout Returns To Daytona In 2009

    ST. LOUIS and DAYTONA -– The Budweiser Shootout, NASCAR’s season-opening event, will return in 2009 as part of Budweiser’s multi-year sponsorship renewal with Daytona International Speedway. Since its inception in 1979, the Budweiser Shootout has become one of the most anticipated events on the racing calendar for both drivers and fans. [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2008, 10:11pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • No fourth team for RCR

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    Sources are reporting that Richard Childress Racing doesn’t appear to be adding a fourth team for 2009, as reported earlier this year.  The sources cites that RCR is still looking for a new sponsor for Clint Bowyer and the number 07 team for next year, and there is no top-tier [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2008, 5:58pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • NASCAR This week on ESPN

    NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Live from Pocono on ESPN The unique, triangular shape of Pennsylvania’s Pocono Raceway always presents a challenge to NASCAR teams, and ESPN will have live, flag-to-flag coverage of the 500-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono, telecast presented by Cheez-It, on Sunday, August 3, at 1 p.m. [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2008, 3:24pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Week 21: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 – And Beyond

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Below is a look at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 along with other notable drivers, going into the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500. (Note: Drivers listed below who are outside the top 12 are chosen based on past performances at the upcoming track and/or [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2008, 12:36pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • On This Day…July 28

    July 28, 1974: David Pearson starts eighth in the Dixie 500 at Atlanta, his lowest start of the season. Pearson competes in 19 of 30 races, wins 11 poles, starts second twice, third four times and fourth twice. He wins seven races and finishes in the top five 15 times. [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2008, 1:00am EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Challenging Circumstances At Brickyard Balanced By Increase In Green-Flag Passing

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With teams clearly responding to the challenges presented by tire wear during Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, the race produced a solid increase in green-flag passing compared to last year. There may have been a record number of caution laps for the race, 52. But the [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2008, 9:18pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Notebook: Tire problems put damper on Brickyard race

    INDIANAPOLIS — Even promoter extraordinaire Humpy Wheeler couldn’t have come up with this one — an Allstate 400 at the Brickyard run in 12 segments with a seven-lap dash to the finish. Excessive wear on the right-side tires Goodyear provided for the Sprint Cup race, however, forced NASCAR to call frequent [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2008, 8:46pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway Post-Race Transcript

    An interview with: JIMMIE JOHNSON RICK HENDRICK CHAD KNAUS HERB BRANHAM:  We’re ready to start our winners press conference.  Rick, open up first and tell us how it feels today after this race. RICK HENDRICK:  It’s an unbelievable feeling to win this race.  You know, after practice, Jimmie was so confident, it looked like [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2008, 7:58pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Sporting News Top 10

    1. Kyle Busch. It’ll take more than a 15th-place finish to knock Busch out of No. 1. 2. Jimmie Johnson. First and second in last two races. 3. Carl Edwards. Fourth second-place finish in 2008. 4. Matt Kenseth. Tire problems give Kenseth his third 38th-place finish of the season. 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Escapes [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2008, 6:52pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • On This Day…July 27

    July 27, 1956: Speedy Thompson wins the first NASCAR race at Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Shelby, N.C., a 201-lap event on the half-mile dirt track. Thompson and Ralph Moody are the only drivers to finish on the lead lap. [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2008, 1:01am EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Rule change can’t keep Kyle Busch out of victory lane

    CLERMONT, Ind. — Even NASCAR’s newly-implemented rule to restrict Toyota’s horsepower couldn’t stop Kyle Busch from getting to victory lane again. Busch led 197 of 200 laps in winning Saturday’s Kroger 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis on Saturday night — his sixth Nationwide Series win of the season. Busch now [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 11:05pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Truex denies his deal is done

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Martin Truex Jr. said Saturday after NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that a published report saying he had reached an agreement in principle to remain at Dale Earnhardt Inc. for two years was not true. Though Truex may well drive for DEI next season, his [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 7:01pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Notebook: Stewart can rely on past champion provisionals in ‘09

    INDIANAPOLIS — When Tony Stewart launches his new No. 14 and No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolets at Daytona next year, the No. 14 driven by Stewart is likely to carry the owner points earned by the No. 70 Haas CNC Chevrolet this season. Stewart’s teammate, who has not been named, will [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 6:48pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Braun on the pole

    Colin Braun, driver of the No. 16 CitiFinancial Ford Fusion, will start on pole for tonight’s Kroger 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park. This is Braun’s second career pole in six races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. “This pole really means a lot, not only to me but the entire team. Wayne [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 6:24pm EDT
    by Kyle Ocker

  • Robin Pemberton Comments on Tires at Indianapolis

    Following are comments from NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton, regarding tires for Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. “We’ve got enough tires for Sunday’s race and there will be up to 10 sets per team. Not everybody is going to use all of their tires in the last practice [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 5:32pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Driver Killed In Motorcyle Accident

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR driver Brian Pack passed away Friday in North Carolina following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. “NASCAR is deeply saddened to learn of Brian’s passing, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends,” said Jim Hunter, NASCAR vice president of corporate communications. Pack, [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 3:45pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Jimmie Johnson wins Brickyard pole

    INDIANAPOLIS — In a Saturday morning qualifying session dominated by Chevrolet and Dodge, Jimmie Johnson won the pole for Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, narrowly edging Mark Martin for the top spot. The 18th driver on the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Johnson covered the 2.5-mile distance in 49.515 seconds [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 1:17pm EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Benson holds off Hornaday for second straight win

    CLERMONT, Ind. — Johnny Benson claimed his second straight Craftsman Truck Series win on Friday at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, holding off the challenge of Ron Hornaday, Jr. during a final two-lap run to the checkered flag in the Power Stroke Diesel 200. Benson has claimed three wins this season [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 11:59am EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • Notebook: Newman to Wallace: Penske didn’t fire me

    INDIANAPOLIS — Just because driver Ryan Newman and ESPN analyst Rusty Wallace aren’t teammates anymore doesn’t mean they can’t get under each others’ skin. Newman and Wallace suffered an uneasy partnership at Penske Racing until the 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion retired at the end of the 2005 season. Newman, who [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 11:57am EDT
    by FanZone Staff

  • On This Day…July 26

    July 26, 1958: In his third Cup race, 21-year-old Richard Petty finishes ninth on the one-third-mile paved track of Wall Stadium in Belmar, N.J., for his first top-10 finish in NASCAR. Jim Reed passes polesitter Rex White on the first lap and leads the entire 300 laps. Petty completes 278 [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 1:01am EDT
    by FanZone Staff
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