June 19, 2013

NASCAR: Matt Kenseth tames Darlington for third win of year

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Matt Kenseth holds one of his two daughers during introductions for the Bojangles Southern 500 Saturday night at Darlington Raceway.(Photo: Jerry Lai, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — DARLINGTON, S.C. — Matt Kenseth’s dream season with Joe Gibbs Racing now includes Darlington Raceway – the historic oval where he’s been dreaming of an [...]

NASCAR: Kyle Busch wins 5th Nationwide race this season / Kurt Busch turns record lap at Darlington

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Story Highlights Kyle Busch won his fifth Nationwide race this season Busch passed Joey Logano with 18 laps remaining Kurt Busch set a qualifying record to win the pole for the Southern 500 on Saturday night DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch figured it’d be easy to run his own program on the Nationwide Series [...]

NASCAR: Kenseth penalized for failed engine inspection

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to engines, tires and fuel on a race car. Anything even slightly improper is dealt with swiftly and severely. NASCAR always throws the book at offenders. Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing were no exception, getting hit with one of the largest [...]

NASCAR: Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano have ‘unproductive’ text exchange

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(Rescue workers tend to the wreckage of Denny Hamlin’s car after he collided with Joey Logano on the final lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race in Fontana, Ca. .Reed Saxon/AP) HUMBLE, Texas (AP) Roger Penske said Wednesday that Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin have exchanged text messages since their final-lap crash at [...]

NASCAR: Busch keeps JGR’s Nationwide streak alive at Fontana

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Kyle Busch celebrates in victory lane after winning the Royal Purple 300 Saturday at Auto Club Speedway.(Photo: Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Kyle Busch won for the third time in five Nationwide races this year Busch’s win was the ninth consecutive Nationwide victory at Fontana for Joe Gibbs Racing Nationwide points leader [...]

NASCAR Analysis: Matt Kenseth fills Gibbs’ post-Tony Stewart void

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Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Ford Eco Boost Ford, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 2, 2012 in Hampton, Georgia. (September 1, 2012 – Source: Tom Whitmore/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Though NASCAR’s latest worst-kept secret became official [...]

Darrell Wallace Jr.: NASCAR’s ‘breakthrough’ opportunity

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Darrell Wallace Jr., driver of the #18 Coca-Cola Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 at Greenville Pickens Speedway on March 31, 2012 in Greenville, South Carolina. (March 30, 2012 – Source: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — A recent Friday that Darrell Wallace Jr. could [...]

NASCAR Recap: Five Time woes continue; Johnson crashes in practice / Ricky Stenhouse earns first Nationwide win of season

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Jimmie Johnson drives the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (March 8, 2012 – Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — LAS VEGAS – Jimmie Johnson’s turbulent start [...]

NASCAR: Zipadelli reunites with Tony Stewart as competition director

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Team co-owner Gene Haas and driver/co-owner Tony Stewart of Stewart-Haas Racing pose during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week Awards Ceremony at Wynn Las Vegas on December 2, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (December 1, 2011 – Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Greg Zipadelli is leaving Joe [...]

Sunday at Michigan could put Denny Hamlin back on track

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, stands in the garage area prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 20, 2011 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (August 19, 2011 – Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio/ SI) – This Sunday the Sprint [...]