May 21, 2013

NASCAR: New car has been positive for racing

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The only certainty at the unveiling of NASCAR’s new car was the Gen-6 was aesthetically pleasing. The new design looked more like a stock car and returned brand recognition to the manufacturers. Adding driver names to the windshield was a late addition, but a sporty touch. But if the Gen-6 wasn’t [...]

Motorsports Roundup: Sato first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race

(PhatzRadio / AP) — Takuma Sato became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race on Sunday in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The win came in Sato’s 52nd career start, and was the first for A.J. Foyt Racing since Airton Dare won Kansas in 2002. Only the Texan wasn’t on hand [...]

Indy Car: Allmendinger prepares for Indianapolis 500 with test

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A.J. Allmendinger drove an IndyCar for the first time since October 2006 when he tested for Penske Racing at Sebring on Tuesday.(Photo: Brian Cleary, Getty Images) Story Highlights He already has the job %u2013 provided Penske can find the money to field him at the Indianapolis 500 Allmendinger is getting a second chance with Penske [...]

NASCAR: News and Notes

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Katherine Legge of England, driver of the #6 Dragon Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series MAVTV 500 World Championship at the Auto Club Speedway on September 14, 2012 in Fontana, California. (September 13, 2012 – Source: Robert Laberge/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Legge may sue after losing IndyCar [...]

NASCAR: Will Tony Stewart do the Indy 500-Coca-Cola 600 double?

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(Photo: Kevin Liles, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Team owner Roger Penske invited Tony Stewart to drive for him at the 2013 Indy 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials have jumped on the offer, starting an online campaign Broadcast partner ABC seemed amenable to moving up the start time of the Indy 500 (PhatzRadio / USA [...]

NASCAR: Keselowski takes Sprint Cup title

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, drives in front of Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2012 in Homestead, Florida. (November 17, 2012 – Source: John Harrelson/Getty Images North America) HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Here’s [...]

NASCAR and IndyCar might find relevance together

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — NASCAR’s immediate future isn’t nearly as precarious as IndyCar’s in the wake of the palace coup that ousted CEO Randy Bernard. But there was an overarching lesson buried within an unseemly episode of dark, juicy and inscrutable intrigue worthy of a Coen brothers movie. The sheen is off big-time auto-racing [...]

NASCAR: Johnson wins fourth Brickyard 400; Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads points

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, and Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M Ford, talk on the grid prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Crown Royal presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on [...]

NASCAR: Indy aiming to restore luster to Brickyard 400 weekend

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 15, 2012 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (July 14, 2012 – Source: Jerry Markland/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — INDIANAPOLIS [...]

NASCAR: Piquet Jr. wins Nationwide Sargento 200; Danica collides

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Nelson Piquet Jr., driver of the #30 Autotrac Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sargento 200 at Road America on June 23, 2012 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (June 22, 2012 – Source: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images North America) ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) – Nelson Piquet Jr. held the lead on a [...]