May 18, 2013

NASCAR: Matt Kenseth confident of maintaining his momentum

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Story Highlights Performance draws comparisons to the ‘Silver Fox’ Kenseth has won three of his 11 starts this season He stands third in points (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — DARLINGTON, S.C. — Duplicating the deft driving style of a legend, Matt Kenseth added his name to a hallowed list as a Southern 500 winner Saturday [...]

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 panel reduces JGR penalties

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) A NASCAR appeals panel sided with Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday and eased some of the penalties imposed for having an illegal part in Matt Kenseth’s race-winning engine at Kansas last month. NASCAR punished JGR after discovering during a post-race inspection that one of eight connecting rods in the engine at the [...]

NASCAR Recap: David Ragan soaks in unlikely victory at Talladega / Hinchcliffe passes Sato on last turn to win IndyCar’s Sao Paulo 300

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Story Highlights David Ragan got his second career victory at Talladega Ragan’s victory in the marathon race is another example of this season’s unpredictability The win was the first for underfunded Front Row Motorsports (PhatzRadio / AP) — Talladega, Ala. — The plaudits were pouring in Sunday night on Twitter for David Ragan. And unlike [...]

NASCAR: Restrictor plates spark debate with a visit to Talladega awaiting / NASCAR fines, suspends RCR crewmembers

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(Clint Bowyer is one driver who has excelled in restrictor-plate races, having won two of his last five. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — When last we left Talladega Superspeedway in October 2012, there was the usual trail of crumbled sheet metal heading to the garage, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was saying that people who [...]

NASCAR: Kyle Busch wins Denny Hamlin Showdown

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(This was Busch’s third time winning the event, which benefits the Denny Hamlin Foundation.Todd Warshaw/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Kyle Busch is turning Denny Hamlin’s Short Track Showdown into his personal showcase. Busch, a teammate of Hamlin’s with Joe Gibbs Racing, grabbed the lead before the 5-minute pit stops that came after 46 laps [...]

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: Matt Kenseth makes it 2 straight at Kansas Speedway, holding off Kasey Kahne for victory

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Matt Kenseth knew that he had a front-running car Sunday. It was simply a matter of getting there. So when a caution flag came out with several leaders on pit road, and Kenseth found himself leading the pack into the pits, he had a feeling things were [...]

NASCAR: Matt Kenseth’s best is yet to come; plus a new No. 1

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(Matt Kenseth and his Joe Gibbs Racing team have impressed the injured Denny Hamlin (right). Tom Pennington/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / SI) — MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Matt Kenseth walked through pit road unnoticed, slipping by fans who were focused on Jimmie Johnson’s victory celebration at Martinsville Speedway. It can be easy to overlook Kenseth, but don’t [...]