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Tony Stewart breaks the ice with first 2010 win
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga.—Tony Stewart announced Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway that he’ll be a player in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Stewart won for the third time at Atlanta and for the 38th time in his career when he beat Carl Edwards to the checkered flag in the Emory Healthcare 500. The victory broke a 31-race winless streak for the two-time Cup champion. … Read entire article »
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Hamlin knocks Newman off Atlanta pole
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga.—Late qualifier Denny Hamlin was the only driver between Ryan Newman and a record eighth Coors Light Pole Award at Atlanta Motor Speedway. But Hamlin, the 31st driver to make a run during Saturday’s time trials for Sunday’s Emory Healthcare 500, knocked Newman, the third driver to qualify, off the pole with a lap at 187.380 mph to Newman’s 187.070 mph. … Read entire article »
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Kevin Conway and ExtenZe Racing Sign with Robby Gordon Motorsports
Charlotte, N.C. – Kevin Conway, the leading 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year driver, and ExtenZe Racing officially announce today that they will be teaming with Robby Gordon Motorsports (RGM) for the balance of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season beginning this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. For Sunday’s running of the Emory Healthcare 500, fans will find Conway behind the wheel of the No. 7 ExtenZe Racing Toyota. Conway heads into the Atlanta race weekend leading Terry Cook in the Sprint Cup Series Raybestos Rookie Standings by 154 points (192-38) and looks to better his 31st-place finish at Atlanta earlier this year. … Read entire article »
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Two Races to Go for Drivers Hoping to Clinch Chase Spots
Atlanta – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitors pursuing a Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup berth only have two events remaining in the “Race to the Chase” – the 10-race stretch that precedes the Chase. That means dwindling opportunity and mounting pressure. … Read entire article »
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Blaney to Drive for Front Row Motorsports at Atlanta
STATESVILLE, N.C. – NASCAR veteran Dave Blaney will be back in the driver’s seat next week at Atlanta Motor Speedway, taking the wheel of the No. 38 A&W All American Food Ford for Front Row Motorsports. Blaney will practice and attempt to qualify the car for the Emory Healthcare 500, a race that the No. 38 team must make on speed. The team intends to run the entire race. Blaney has 350 starts in his 13-year Cup career. The Atlanta event will be his first time driving for Bob Jenkins’ Front Row Motorsports. Front Row also fields entries driven by Travis Kvapil and David Gilliland. The third Cup Series entry was driven in the past two race events by Tony Raines, who is still with the team. … Read entire article »
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