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Video – Stewart, Harvick and Earnhardt Jr. Chicago post-race press conferences
Joliet, IL – Following Monday’s running of the Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, the top three finishers met with the media for the traditional post-race press conferences. First up were Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. Following Harvick and Earnhardt, race winner Tony Stewart and crew chief Darrian Grubb sat down to discuss winning the first race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The … Read entire article »
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Jeff Gordon’s Chase off to a disappointing start
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill.—Jeff Gordon entered the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on a roll, one of the odds-on favorites to win the title. He left Chicagoland Speedway with a whimper, after a succession of problems dropped him to a 24th-place finish in Monday’s Geico 400 and a 25-point deficit to Chase leader Kevin Harvick. Gordon lost a lap when he shredded a tire and got it back with a free pass … Read entire article »
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Crew change helps Kevin Harvick take Chase lead
JOLIET, Ill.—Kevin Harvick was circumspect after Monday’s Geico 400, but those were Clint Bowyer’s pit crew members he was standing beside during prerace ceremonies at Chicagoland Speedway. In fact, for the second time in as many seasons, Harvick has gotten pit crew help for the Chase from his Richard Childress Racing teammate. In an effort to bolster RCR’s only Chase entry, front tire changer Jason Pulver, front tire carrier Austin Craven, rear tire changer Dustin Necaise, rear … Read entire article »
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Stewart starts Chase with his first win of the season
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill.—Winless no more. Poor-mouthing Tony Stewart, who four days ago minimized his chances for a third Sprint Cup title, outlasted the field in Monday’s rain-delayed Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Saving fuel during a 50-lap green-flag run to the finish, Stewart, who started 26th, crossed the stripe .941 seconds ahead of hard-charging Kevin Harvick to win his first race of the season and the 40th of his career, tying him with Mark … Read entire article »
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Stewart wins first stop in the Chase for the Sprint Cup
The hood of Tony Stewart’s No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet read “Printing Done Right.” But after stretching his fuel mileage over the final 52 laps to win Monday’s rain-postponed Geico 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., the slogan could’ve read “Winning Done Right.” Stewart rallied from his 26th-place starting spot to win his series-best third Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland and the 40th of his career, which tied him … Read entire article »
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Rain postpones Geico 400 until Monday
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill.—The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will have to wait a day. Intermittent rainstorms thwarted track-drying efforts Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, forcing postponement of the Geico 400—the first Chase race—until noon ET Monday. The race will be televised by ESPN. Matt Kenseth, who won the pole for the first Chase race to be held at the 1.5-mile speedway, will lead the field to the green flag roughly 22 hours after the … Read entire article »
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Matt Kenseth gets Chase off to strong start with Chicagoland pole
JOLIET, Ill.—Though no championship points are awarded for qualifying, Matt Kenseth got a leg up on his competition in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in Saturday’s time trials at Chicagoland Speedway. Kenseth also took the first step toward doing something no Ford driver has ever done—win a Cup race at the 1.5-mile track. Kenseth toured the track at 183.243 mph (29.469 seconds) to edge Paul Menard (183.125 mph) for the top starting spot in … Read entire article »
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Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip confirm they’re negotiating
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill.—Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip Racing acknowledged Friday they’re talking, but there’s no deal to announce yet, team owner Michael Waltrip said. “I can confirm we have had very productive conversations with Clint and a quality sponsor,” Waltrip said in a statement released by the team. “Today, however, we don’t have anything finalized and we’re not in a position to make any formal announcements. Our goal has never changed. “(Co-owner) … Read entire article »
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Carl Edwards expects give and take in the Chase
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill.—Carl Edwards has finished second four times this season, but don’t expect him to use his bumper to turn some of those seconds into wins during the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup—at least not early on. “I think you have to let it go down to the end of the season,” Edwards said. “I think at Homestead (in the season finale) there might be some more temptation, because … Read entire article »
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