June 19, 2013

NASCAR: Kevin Harvick wins wild Coca-Cola 600

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Story Highlights Race was red-flagged for about 30 minutes after Fox camera cable fell across track Ten fans were injured and three taken to hospitals Defending champion Kasey Kahne, who took IV fluids for flu-like symptoms before the race, was second (PhatzRadio / AP) — CONCORD, N.C. — Kevin Harvick won a wild Coca-Cola 600 [...]

NASCAR: Sprint All-Star Race will discourage sandbagging with $1 million bonus

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Jimmie Johnson celebrates after winning the 2012 Nascar Sprint Cup Series All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.(Photo: Jeremy Brevard, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Sprint All-Star Race will discourage sandbagging with a $1 million bonus and format tweaks The order on a pit stop to start the final segment will be determined by the average [...]

NASCAR: Fans injured when car sails into fence at Daytona / Tony Stewart takes Nationwide race at Daytona

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(Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood said 14 fans were treated on site, and 14 fans were taken to local hospitals. Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/MCT via Getty Images) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — At least 33 fans were injured Saturday during a NASCAR race when a car flew into the fence at Daytona International Speedway, hurling [...]

Racing: Pruett ties record as Ganassi wins Rolex

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Scott Pruett tied Hurley Haywood’s record of five Rolex 24 at Daytona victories Sunday, helping Chip Ganassi Racing return to Victory Lane in the prestigious sports car race. A slight lineup change and a dominating performance in the twice-around-the-clock race earned the No. 01 team another celebratory Rolex watch. Three-time [...]

NASCAR: Bowyer wins; wild card for Gordon

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, drives ahead of Clint Bowyer, driver of the #15 5-hour Energy Toyota, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 8, 2012 in Richmond, Virginia. (September 7, 2012 – Source: Chris Graythen/Getty Images North America) [...]

NASCAR: Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. cry foul over spilled oil

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet, leads a group of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Finger Lakes 355 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 12, 2012 in Watkins Glen, New York. (August 11, 2012 – Source: John Harrelson/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA [...]

NASCAR: Earnhardt not as wary of being road weary

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew/AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, walks down the grid before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway on August 5, 2012 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (August 4, 2012 – Source: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / Elmira (N.Y.) Star-Gazette) [...]

NASCAR: Bowyer dominates at Sonoma

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Clint Bowyer, driver of the #15 5-hour Energy Toyota, leads Kurt Busch, driver of the #51 Phoenix Construction Services Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma on June 24, 2012 in Sonoma, California. (June 23, 2012 – Source: Geoff Burke/Getty Images North America) SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Clint Bowyer raced [...]

NASCAR: Sprint Cup’s race in Phoenix should dictate teams’ success in 2012

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — Now the real NASCAR seasons begins. On Sunday the Cup circuit stops at Phoenix International Raceway, a flat one-mile oval located in the Arizona desert. PIR will be a far better measure than Daytona of which teams will flourish in 2012 and which ones will struggle. Why? The restrictor-plate racing at [...]

NASCAR: Championship on the line for Carl Edwards at Martinsville Speedway

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Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Subway Ford, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 21, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (October 20, 2011 – Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — With four races left [...]