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: Denny Hamlin passes first test in comeback

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Denny Hamlin completes a pit stop during the Bojangles’ Southern 500 Saturday night at Darlington Raceway.(Photo: Jerry Lai, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Denny Hamlin finished second at Darlington Saturday night It was Hamlin’s first full race back after fracturing a vertebra in March Hamlin is still confident he can accumulate the wins or points [...]

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: Penske suspensions reduced by four races on appeal

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Team owner Roger Penske speaks with driver Brad Keselowski at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March.(Photo: Tom Pennington, Getty Images) Story Highlights Instead of missing six points races, seven key team members will miss Darlington and Charlotte. NASCAR Chief Appellate Officer John Middlebrook reduced penalties after team’s appeal. Team owner Roger Penske said he was [...]

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: Talladega’s past filled with death, destruction

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Tony Stewart flips over other cars during a 25-car wreck at Talladega last October.(Photo: Marvin Gentry, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Talladega Superspeedway has a sometimes sordid history of crashes, injuries and deaths Bobby Allison’s 1987 wreck at Talladega was the impetus for restrictor plates at superspeedways Last October, a 25-car crash on the final [...]

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: No lame duck, Harvick, RCR team taking title shot

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Kevin Harvick, center, crew chief Gil Martin, left, and owner Richard Childress, conferring at Daytona International Speedway in February, enjoyed their first victory of 2013 Saturday night at Richmond.(Photo: Sam Greenwood, Getty Images) Story Highlights Kevin Harvick cut down talk of a lame duck season with Saturday night’s win at Richmond Harvick is leaving Richard [...]