May 19, 2013

NASCAR: No lame duck, Harvick, RCR team taking title shot

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Kevin Harvick, center, crew chief Gil Martin, left, and owner Richard Childress, conferring at Daytona International Speedway in February, enjoyed their first victory of 2013 Saturday night at Richmond.(Photo: Sam Greenwood, Getty Images) Story Highlights Kevin Harvick cut down talk of a lame duck season with Saturday night’s win at Richmond Harvick is leaving Richard [...]

NASCAR: Tony Stewart confident his team will improve

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Tony Stewart drives the wrecked #14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet after cutting a tire early during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 17, 2013 in Bristol, Tennessee. (March 16, 2013 – Source: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images North America) Story Highlights All three Stewart-Haas Racing drivers are ranked outside [...]

NASCAR Analysis: Kenseth’s move speaks to Roush finances, youth

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, leads Kurt Busch, driver of the #51 Phoenix Construction Services Chevrolet, Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Ford EcoBoost Ford, and Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma on June 24, 2012 in Sonoma, [...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. slips in standings after doubly rough day

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard/Amp Energy Chevrolet, races during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on October 2, 2011 in Dover, Delaware. (October 1, 2011 – Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — DOVER, Del. – After his rough Sunday at [...]

Aronimink feels more like US Open than US Open did

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Adam Scott of Australia stands with his caddie Steve Williams on the 11th tee during the first round of the AT&T National at Aronimink Golf Club on June 30, 2011 in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. (June 29, 2011 – Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images North America) NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Adam Scott must have felt [...]

Franchitti, Dixon likely to contend for Indy 500 checkers

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(Picture courtesy of SI) (PhatzRadio/ SI) – Will she stay or go? Heading into the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, this is the question that looms over the race and the entire IndyCar Series: Will Danica Patrick stay in IndyCar beyond 2011 or will this be her final appearance in America’s most [...]