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New NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Format Places Premium On Winning Segments Prior To 10-Lap Shootout
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The 28th running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race will provide some additional incentive for drivers to win one of the four segments heading into the final 10-lap shootout, as the emphasis on winning and pit road strategy have never been more prevalent in this special night of NASCAR star-studded competition. Through the annual Sprint Fan Vote, under way now, fans can again cast ballots for their favorite eligible driver. The … Read entire article »
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Fan Vote for Sprint All-Star Race Now Open
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – As the date of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race approaches, Sprint (NYSE: S) is asking fans to again help determine the starting lineup for what is one of the most highly anticipated events of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Through the annual Sprint Fan Vote, under way now, fans can cast ballots for their favorite eligible driver. The driver receiving the highest number of votes will earn a spot in the prestigious … Read entire article »
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Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Continues Support of Tommy Baldwin Racing
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Ollie’s Bargain Outlet will add a fourth race of primary sponsorship of Tommy Baldwin Racing’s (TBR) No. 36 Chevrolet to the schedule. Dave Blaney will get behind the wheel of the No. 36 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Chevrolet for 500 laps at Martinsville Speedway this weekend. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, one of America’s largest retailers of closeouts, salvage and surplus merchandise, joined TBR for the 54th running of the Daytona 500 and returned to the … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Notebook: Earnhardt Jr. surprised his rivals weren’t better weather men
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. — To Dale Earnhardt Jr., the decision not to pit when rain hit Auto Club Speedway on Sunday was a no-brainer. Earnhardt stayed out and finished third in the rain-shortened Auto Club 400, which NASCAR called after 129 laps when the rain intensified. Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson, however, came to pit road under caution for the initial shower, giving up positions in the top five and costing themselves better … Read entire article »
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It’s Raining Victories for Stewart
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. — Tony Stewart made all the right moves Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, and the last one proved decisive in taking the three-time champion to Victory Lane in the rain-shortened Auto Club 400. After raindrops slowed the race on Lap 124, Stewart, the race leader, faked a move toward pit road but stayed on the track and matched the pace car’s speed of 65 mph, a far cry … Read entire article »
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Denny Hamlin knocks JGR teammate Busch off California pole
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. – Kyle Busch had the pole for Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway — until Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin took it away from him. Hamlin circled the two-mile track in 38.626 seconds (186.403 mph) to claim his second Coors Light pole award at Fontana and the 10th of his career, and he did it by taking the opposite approach from his teammate — running the … Read entire article »
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Appeal over, but dispute over Jimmie Johnson’s “C” posts still rages
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. — In the aftermath of Hendrick Motorsports’ successful appeal of penalties imposed on the No. 48 team for a Daytona rules infraction, Jimmie Johnson made a bold assertion Friday at Auto Club Speedway. “Through the appeal process, we proved that those ‘C’ posts were legal,” Johnson said of the parts NASCAR confiscated on opening-day inspection Feb. 17 at Daytona. NASCAR president Mike Helton would take issue with that statement. In … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Notebook: Brian Vickers scores top-five in Sprint Cup return
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. – What ring rust? Brian Vickers returned to the seat of a NASCAR Sprint Cup car and drove as if he’d never left. In the first event of a six-race deal with Michael Waltrip Racing, Vickers drove the No. 55 Toyota to a fifth-place finish in Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, running right behind teammates Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer. The same driver who exited the series … Read entire article »
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Brad Keselowski keeps cool, scores repeat Bristol win
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. — NASCAR racing has a new Ice Man. As he completed the final lap of his victory in Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Brad Keseloswki needled Paul Wolfe, his crew chief. “Paul, are you nervous?” Keselowski radioed to Wolfe, his voice exuding of confidence. As he crossed the finish line six car-lengths in front of runner-up Matt Kenseth, Keselowski allowed himself an excited whoop. The driver of the … Read entire article »
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