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Kurt Busch Hoping for a Solid Performance at Dover
DOVER, Del. – Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch returns to Dover International Speedway for this weekend’s “AAA 400” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race hoping a recent trend continues for his Steve Addington-led “Double Deuce” Penske Team. The likelihood of that occurring is extremely high, especially considering that Dover was the site of Busch’s best finish of the 10 Chase races last season. “It was kind of strange how things shook out in last year’s Chase,” offered … Read entire article »
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Gordon Looking for Concrete Improvements at Dover
DOVER, Del. – It has been four months since Jeff Gordon finished 17th at Dover International Speedway, but the No. 24 Drive To End Hunger team feels they have made monster improvements on concrete tracks since that day in May. There are only two concrete tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule: Dover and Bristol Motor Speedway. Earlier this year in Bristol, Tenn., Gordon started seventh but led no laps enroute to a 14th-place finish … Read entire article »
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Former East Carolina University Center Ed Watkins Finds Life On Pit Road A ‘Gas’
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 26, 2011) — Frustrated doesn’t accurately describe Juan Pablo Montoya’s mood following Coors Light Pole qualifying for Sunday’s Sylvania 300. Circumstances – a late rain shower – left Montoya 31st on the grid knowing that his Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Chevrolet had been capable of much, much more. Montoya, however, put qualifying behind him and raced his way to a ninth-place finish, the Colombian’s first top 10 since Watkins Glen … Read entire article »
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. salvages top 20 but wants more
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H. – Given that he suffered two flat tires in Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. could have seen his championship hopes come to an inglorious end in the second race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. That didn’t happen, because Earnhardt persevered and managed a 17th-place, lead-lap finish. For Earnhardt, whose winless streak reached 121 races, that just wasn’t good enough on … Read entire article »
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Jimmie Johnson characterizes run-in with Kyle Busch as hard racing
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H.—Five-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson really didn’t take umbrage when Kyle Busch crowded him with 21 laps left in Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. After all, both drivers are in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and are expected to contest positions. Johnson, however, lost three spots after contact between his No. 48 Chevrolet and Busch’s No. 18 Toyota. He finished 18th and dropped to 10th … Read entire article »
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Inspection failure gets Kurt Busch’s day off to rocky start
LOUDON, N.H. – Kurt Busch was on pit road after driver introductions for Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but there was a problem—his car wasn’t. The rear end of Busch’s No. 22 Dodge was outside of NASCAR’s tolerances, and Busch’s crew had to fix the problem before NASCAR allowed the team to push the car onto the grid. Team members pushed the car the length of pit road to the fifth starting spot just … Read entire article »
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Despite contact, teammates Kenseth and Edwards finish strong
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H.—On Lap 173 of Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards did the last thing a driver wants to do—spin out a teammate. Though Edwards said he tried mightily to stay off Roush Fenway Racing teammate Matt Kenseth’s bumper, Edwards carried more speed into the entry to Turn 1, tapped Kenseth’s Ford and sent him spinning. Kenseth kept his car off the wall and was able to … Read entire article »
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Stewart makes it two in a row with New Hampshire win
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H.—After climbing from his winning car Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart made the understatement of the year. “We’ve got a shot at this thing,” said Stewart, who by taking the checkered flag in the Sylvania 300 became the second driver to win the first two races in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in the same year. In a dramatic reversal of fortune, Stewart won the … Read entire article »
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Chevy Race Report: Tony Stewart Wins Sylvania 300 – Post-Race Winner’s Press Conference Transcript & Video
LOUDON, N.H. – Tony Stewart made a strong statement in his bid for a third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) championship by winning the second race in the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). It was the second win for the driver of the No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet in six days, coming on the heels of Monday’s rain-delayed win at Chicagoland Speedway. He becomes only the second … Read entire article »
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