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No wrecks, but plenty to like about this year’s All-Star Race
Commentary By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service Don’t blame the format. There was nothing wrong with the structure of Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race — nothing, that is, that a few minor tweaks can’t fix. Yes, the final 10-lap segment was anti-climactic. Having gained control of the race and the final restart by winning the first of four 20-lap segments, Jimmie Johnson gradually pulled away from Brad Keselowski during the final dash for the $1 million first … Read entire article »
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Johnson wins record-tying third NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C. – Jimmie Johnson joined an elite club on Saturday night. In beating Brad Keselowski to the finish of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway by .841 seconds, Johnson won the exhibition event for the third time, tying Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon for most all-time. Matt Kenseth ran third, followed by Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who qualified for the … Read entire article »
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Charlotte Preview: Edwards gears up – Buescher pours it on
NASCAR Wire Service Edwards gears up for shot at $1 million All-Star repeat Carl Edwards is the one driver in the garage who can claim to be most recently familiar with winning the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. But just one week ago, he admitted he wasn’t completely familiar with the event’s new format. At Darlington Raceway last weekend, Edwards was asked about his hopes for an All-Star repeat and his thoughts about the new five-segment schedule for the … Read entire article »
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Johnson’s No. 48 team dethrones Hamlin’s No. 11 in Pit Crew Challenge
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The No. 48 team of Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson saved the best for last Thursday night. Posting its fastest time in the final round of the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge, the No. 48 NASCAR Sprint Cup team dethroned the two-time defending champion No. 11 crew of Joe Gibbs racing driver Denny Hamlin. In a competition that includes simultaneously changing front and rear tires, fueling and jacking four different … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Issues Fines And Probation For Violations At Darlington Raceway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR has fined Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 51 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, $50,000 and placed him on NASCAR probation until July 25 for his actions during the May 12 race at Darlington Raceway. Kurt Busch violated Section 12-1 (Actions detrimental to stock car racing; reckless driving on pit road during the race; involved in an altercation with another competitor after the completion of the race) of the … Read entire article »
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Fifth Third Bank to partner with Roush Fenway Racing and Matt Kenseth
Cincinnati – Fifth Third Bancorp today announced a multi-year marketing partnership with Roush Fenway Racing, beginning this season with four races as the primary sponsor of Matt Kenseth’s No. 17 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. A similar number of races for the following years will be announced at a later date. Fifth Third will be theprimary sponsor of Kenseth’s Ford at four Sprint Cup Series races in 2012 including: - Sprint All Star Race in … Read entire article »
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Cool-Down Lap: Rick Hendrick has much to celebrate, but Jeff Gordon can’t be happy
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DARLINGTON, S.C. – Doubtless Jeff Gordon was happy for his boss. In a euphoric Victory Lane, Rick Hendrick celebrated his long-awaited 200th victory, a win delivered by five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR Sprint Cup racing’s most prolific winner since he entered the series full-time in 2002. Gordon, however, is a larger part of Hendrick’s milestone than Johnson is. Over a career now in its 20th full season, Gordon has contributed 85 victories … Read entire article »
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At long last! Johnson wins 200th for owner Rick Hendrick
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DARLINGTON, S.C. – Finally! After months of frustration, Jimmie Johnson gave Rick Hendrick his 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory, running away from the rest of the field on a green-white-checkered-flag restart that took the Bojangles’ Southern 500 one lap past its scheduled distance. On Saturday night at Darlington Raceway, Johnson ended his own winless streak of 16 races, a drought of relative epic proportions for the five-time champion. The victory was … Read entire article »
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Greg Biffle captures pole position for Southern 500
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DARLINGTON, S.C. — After a stellar qualifying run, Jimmie Johnson said there was some speed left in Darlington Raceway — and Greg Biffle found it. Biffle toured the 1.366-mile Lady in Black in 27.281 seconds (180.2557 mph) to win the pole for Saturday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500, beating second-place starter Johnson and third-place Kasey Kahne by .105 seconds. Biffle, who posted back-to-back wins at Darlington in 2005 and 2006, snagged his second … Read entire article »
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