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Carl Edwards cruises to Nationwide win at Dover

Carl Edwards cruises to Nationwide win at Dover

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del.—Carl Edwards pulled away from Brad Keselowski and Clint Bowyer after a restart on Lap 168 of 200 to win Saturday’s OneMain Financial 200 Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway. The victory was Edwards’ seventh of the year and the 36th of his career. Keselowski held off Bowyer in the closing laps to claim the runner-up position, with Bowyer running third. Kasey Kahne finished fourth, one spot ahead of … Read entire article »

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Martin Truex Jr. finds success at Dover with pole run

Martin Truex Jr. finds success at Dover with pole run

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del. – Martin Truex Jr. returned to the site of his only NASCAR Sprint Cup victory and found success again Saturday afternoon, winning the pole for Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway. Truex, who claimed his first Coors Light pole award of the season and the sixth of his career, will start the third race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup next to Kurt Busch, the … Read entire article »

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Ryan Newman on the wrong side of the luck equation

Ryan Newman on the wrong side of the luck equation

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Ryan Newman’s fortunes in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup provide a marked contrast to the unexpected start of Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Tony Stewart. Stewart won the first two Chase races, at Chicagoland and New Hampshire, but Newman, who entered the Chase as a higher seed than his teammate, seemed to inherit the bad luck that had plagued Stewart for most of the regular season. Newman finished eighth after running … Read entire article »

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For Hamlin, it’s time to relax and have fun

For Hamlin, it’s time to relax and have fun

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del. – For Denny Hamlin, runner-up to Jimmie Johnson in last year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, disastrous results in the first two 2011 Chase races have brought a major change in approach. “We definitely are in a position to where we can kind of relax and have some fun and try to win some races from here on out,” Hamlin said Friday at Dover International Speedway. “That’s … Read entire article »

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Kyle Busch Friday Dover Press Conference Transcript

Kyle Busch Friday Dover Press Conference Transcript

KYLE BUSCH visited with the media at Dover International Speedway Friday to talk about racing at Dover. What is your strategy heading into the third race of the Chase? “Our strategy is just to continue doing what we’ve been trying to do and collect some good finishes here. Just be able to let the points fall as they may by being able to run as strong as we can. It’s about all we can control, but … Read entire article »

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Matt Kenseth Friday Dover Press Conference Transcript

Matt Kenseth Friday Dover Press Conference Transcript

Matt Kenseth is seventh in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings after a sixth-place finish last weekend in New Hampshire. Kenseth visited the infield media center at Dover to talk about this weekend’s race and how wife Katie is doing after her midweek practice accident at Charlotte Motor Speedway while preparing for a charity event. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT COMING TO DOVER AND MAKING A STATEMENT HERE? “I always love coming to Dover. It’s always been … Read entire article »

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For Earnhardt, getting into the Chase was most stressful

For Earnhardt, getting into the Chase was most stressful

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del.—To hear Dale Earnhardt Jr. tell it, the pressure of being in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup doesn’t compare with the stress of trying to get into NASCAR’s 10-race playoff. Earnhardt didn’t secure his Chase spot until Sept. 10, in the final race of the regular season at Richmond. Of the 10 drivers to qualify on points, he was 10th, and after getting collected in a Lap … Read entire article »

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Despite testy exchange, it’s business as usual for Johnson, Knaus

Despite testy exchange, it’s business as usual for Johnson, Knaus

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del.—Despite a testy exchange on the radio last week at New Hampshire, it’s business as usual for Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus—to the extent that the five-time Sprint Cup champion and his crew chief haven’t even talked about the incident. During last Sunday’s Sylvania 300, in which Johnson finished 18th and fell to 10th in the standings, 29 points behind Chase leader Tony Stewart, the driver of the No. … Read entire article »

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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dover Press Conference Transcript

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dover Press Conference Transcript

DALE EARNHARDT JR. met with media and discussed the track surface at Dover, the pressure of making the Chase, the public being able to hear radio talk, and more. Full Transcript: DO YOU HAVE A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS TRACK? IT SEEMS LIKE ITS FEAST OR FAMINE HERE FOR YOU “Yeah, this track has been good at times and bad at times for me. I like asphalt better than I like concrete. Concrete is just not as … Read entire article »

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