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Allmendinger Enjoys a Busy 2009 Season
STATESVILLE, N.C.- AJ Allmendinger has enjoyed a busy 2009 season so far as the No. 44 Dodge secured a spot safely within the top 35 while posting impressive finishes at Daytona and Martinsville. For the first time this season, Allmendinger and his wife Lynne plan to spend an off-weekend around their North Carolina home with next to nothing planned–just as the like it. After the off weekend, Allmendinger returns to business at Phoenix International Raceway for the eighth race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season. … Read entire article »
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Elliott Sadler Preparing for Phoenix
STATESVILLE, N.C. – Elliott Sadler and the No. 19 team for Richard Petty Motorsports are heading into the off week looking to rest, relax and regroup before heading to Phoenix International Raceway. Sadler, an avid North Carolina Tar Heel fan, watched his Tar Heels win the NCAA Championship on Monday night from his home while celebrating his wife Amanda’s birthday. Then the pair is headed to the Sadler family retreat in Nags Head, N.C. for the Easter weekend to spend time with family. … Read entire article »
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Career Best Finish Leads Michael Annett to Music City U.S.A.
Lebanon, Tenn. – NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Michael Annett will visit Music City U.S.A. to compete in the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway this weekend. Annett has two previous starts at the track in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. … Read entire article »
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Jeff Gordon’s Crew Scores Back-to-Back Tissot Pit Road Wins
It was a double victory for the No. 24 team Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway in Forth Worth. Along with driver Jeff Gordon winning the 500-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup race, the No. 24 over-the-wall crew won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award. … Read entire article »
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Newman, Army Team Grind Out 15th-Place Finish in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas – Despite major handling problems with his U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala SS during Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway, Ryan Newman managed to finish with a respectable 15th-place finish. … Read entire article »
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Kurt Busch Finishes Eighth in Samsung 500 at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas – Miller Lite Dodge driver Kurt Busch continued showing his team’s intermediate track prowess in Sunday’s Samsung 500 here at Texas Motor Speedway, finishing eighth and maintaining his third position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup points. “It was a really good run for the Miller Lite Dodge,” said Busch, who started 28th and enjoyed another total-team-effort that led to his fourth top-10 finish in the seven races completed this season. “We worked on it (the car) and made small adjustments throughout the day. “We felt like we couldn’t run with the big dogs, but could have a good points day,” said Busch, who picked up his eighth top-10 finish in 13 races here at TMS. “That’s exactly what we needed. I felt that our car was better on the … Read entire article »
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Kenseth Overcomes Pit Road Problem to Post Solid Top-Five Finish at Texas
FT. WORTH, Texas – Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 DEWALT Team battled back from a late miscue on pit road to finish fifth Sunday in the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The team struggled during all three of the weekend’s practice sessions, but hit the mark when it counted, turning in a third-place qualifying effort on Friday en route to the top-five finish. … Read entire article »
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Stewart Scores Second Straight Top-Five Finish and Climbs to Fifth in Points
After scoring his career best finish as a driver/owner in last weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Tony Stewart was poised to improve upon that third-place effort with a win in Sunday’s Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. The driver of the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) led four times for 16 laps on the 1.5-mile Texas oval, and with 25 laps remaining in the 334-lap race, had a shot at scoring that much-desired victory. But when the checkered flag dropped, Stewart was the fourth driver across the stripe. It wasn’t a win, but it was his ninth top-10 finish in 15 career Sprint Cup starts at Texas. Just seven races into the season — and seven races … Read entire article »
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Texas Winning Team Press Conference Transcript – Jeff Gordon
THE MODERATOR: We are pleased to be joined in the Victory Theater by today’s race winner and his crew chief. Race winner is Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 DuPont/National GED Plus Chevrolet for Rick Hendrick Motorsports. His crew chief is Steve Letarte. Jeff, congratulations for your victory, today’s win. This is your 82nd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race win, your first at Texas Motor Speedway. You gotta feel very, very happy about this win and just how your season is going right now. … Read entire article »
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