May 21, 2013

NASCAR: Harvick gets win in Speedweeks opener at Daytona

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Yellow Chevrolet, are involved in an incident during the NASCAR Sprint [...]

New NASCAR drying system debuts for Speedweeks

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NASCAR’s new Air Titan drying system, which was recently tested at Daytona International Speedway, will dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to dry the track.(Photo: Mike Meadows, ISC) (Photo: Mike Meadows, ISC) Story Highlights Air Titan, NASCAR’s new drying system, is designed to reduce track drying time by 80% It relies on air [...]

NASCAR: Patrick, Kenseth fast as NASCAR wraps test in Daytona

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(Photo: Jared C. Tilton, Getty Images for NASCAR) Story Highlights Vice president of competition Robin Pemberton says new car performed as hoped NASCAR pleased with reduction in bump drafting and tandem drafting that fans had complained about Charlotte test next week expected to draw complete Cup circuit DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The fabricators working overtime [...]

NASCAR: Matt Kenseth captures pole, looks to sweep Daytona

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Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Zest Ford, signs the wall in Victory Lane after qualifying for the pole position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (July 5, 2012 – Source: Tom Pennington/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio [...]

Matt Kenseth: NASCAR’s quiet, workmanlike (and cheap) star

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Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, leads Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway on June 30, 2012 in Sparta, Kentucky. (June 29, 2012 – Source: Chris Trotman/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) [...]

NASCAR: Kenseth wins wild Daytona 500

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Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Best Buy Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 27, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (February 26, 2012 – Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — This [...]

NASCAR, drivers juggle sponsors while seeking continuity

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Ryan Newman, driver of the #39 U.S. Army Chevrolet, speaks with the media during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 23, 2012 in Concord, North Carolina. (January 22, 2012 – Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — A Purdue structural [...]