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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chicagoland Media Visit Transcript
DALE EARNHARDT, JR. met with members of the media at Chicagoland Speedway and discussed being in the Chase, racing at Chicagoland and other topics. Full transcript: HERE IN 2007 WHEN BRAD KESELOWSKI MADE HIS FIRST START HOW BIG WAS HE IN TERMS OF ESTABLISHING YOUR ORGANIZATION AS CAPABLE OF WINNING RACES AND CONTENDING: “He was the first driver that gave us that opportunity. I guess we him as much credit as he owes us on the … Read entire article »
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Jimmie Johnson Chicagoland Media Visit Transcript
JIMMIE JOHNSON met with members of the media at Chicagoland Speedway and discussed his feelings going into the chase, the Richmond incident with Kurt Busch, team radios and other topics. Full transcript: ON RACING AT CHICAGOLAND AND GOING FOR A SIXTH STRAIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. “ I think that yesterday’s media and what we have been through the last day or so, I think Chicago has embraced our sport and kicking off the chase, I thought the media … Read entire article »
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Kevin Harvick Chicagoland Media Visit Transcript
KEVIN HARVICK met with members of the media at Chicagoland Speedway and discussed the Chase and other topics. Full transcript: TALK ABOUT STARTING THE CHASE AT CHICAGOLAND: “It’s been a good race track for us. Last year wasn’t great for the nighttime race, but I think as you say, looking back at the past, it’s been a race track that we look forward to coming to. Just see where we get started off in practice and … Read entire article »
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Tony Stewart Bullish in Bear Market
KANNAPOLIS, N.C., – Despite a year in which Tony Stewart is still winless, the driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing has plenty of reason to be bullish in this weekend’s Bear market. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is taking top billing in the Windy City as the Chicago Bears play the second game of their NFL season down in New Orleans while Stewart and 42 other drivers compete in … Read entire article »
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Team meeting spurs Harvick toward title run
By Jim Pedley Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service The 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup officially begins for 12 drivers when the green flag drops for Sunday’s Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. But for one driver, Kevin Harvick, the Chase may have begun emotionally two weeks ago at a team meeting. It was a meeting which, several of those in attendance say, is responsible for sending Harvick and his No. 29 Richard Childress Racing team into the … Read entire article »
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Did team orders contribute to late-race caution at Richmond?
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service CHICAGO – Paul Menard’s spin late in Saturday’s regular-season Sprint Cup finale at Richmond raised some eyebrows. It also raised questions about how far a driver could and should go to help a teammate. Jeff Gordon was leading comfortably when Menard’s spin on Lap 385 brought out the final caution. Harvick pulled away after a restart with 12 laps left and held off Carl Edwards for the win, with Gordon finishing … Read entire article »
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No changes planned for Busch
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Last weekend’s 26th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway marked the end of the “regular season” for Kyle Busch and 11 other drivers locked into the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. So, as the Sprint Cup Series heads to the start of the final 10-week, 12-driver “playoff” starting Sunday with the Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., what kind of changes … Read entire article »
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Lowe’s-Johnson combo a big winner on and off the track
By Tripp Mickle Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service A little more than a decade ago, Lowe’s executives tuned in to NASCAR races and cringed as they watched the orange No. 20 car stamped with The Home Depot logo charge to win after win after win. It collected 12 in three years with Tony Stewart at the wheel before Lowe’s CEO Bob Tillman had enough. His Lowe’s No. 31 car, driven by Mike Skinner, hadn’t so much as sniffed … Read entire article »
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Chase Races Will Finally be Available Online at NASCAR.com
Charlotte, N.C. — Heading into the start of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR, ESPN and Turner Sports, which manages NASCAR.COM, announced today details of a new partnership that will provide race fans with a never-before-seen digital viewing experience during the sport’s postseason run. NASCAR.COM’s RaceBuddy product will be available for the first time ever during the Chase while NASCAR content will appear for the first time ever in ESPN’s WatchESPN.com platform and … Read entire article »
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