May 24, 2013

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: Tony Stewart makes passionate anti-blocking argument

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Story Highlights Tony Stewart says he doesn’t believe blocking should become a common practice Stewart tried to block a last-lap charge at Talladega last year and triggered a massive crash Stewart insisted blocking was a relatively new phenomenon that is getting increasingly worse (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Tony Stewart vehemently defended [...]

NASCAR: Kyle Busch, Gibbs Racing pick up first win at Fontana

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FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano raced side by side into the final lap, two bitter rivals unwilling to give even an inch – right up until they made contact with less than a mile to go. The race ended with Hamlin in the hospital, Logano in a shoving match with Tony [...]

NASCAR: Tony Stewart confident his team will improve

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Tony Stewart drives the wrecked #14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet after cutting a tire early during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 17, 2013 in Bristol, Tennessee. (March 16, 2013 – Source: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images North America) Story Highlights All three Stewart-Haas Racing drivers are ranked outside [...]

NASCAR: Hamlin believes he was victim of double standard

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(Denny Hamlin has won more than 20 races and earned more than 125 top-10 finishes in a Sprint Cup career that began in 2006. Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Hamlin met with NASCAR chairman Brian France before Las Vegas race and they’re ‘on the same page’ Hamlin: ’90% of what you hear [...]

NASCAR: Danica Patrick wins pole for NASCAR’s Daytona 500

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Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, poses with team owner Tony Stewart and crew chief Tony Gibson after winning the Coors Light Pole qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (February 16, 2013 – Source: Chris Graythen/Getty Images North [...]

NASCAR: Don’t overlook Kasey Kahne for the 2013 Sprint Cup championship

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Kasey Kahne’s fourth-place finish in 2012 may give him the boost and experience he needs to contend for a championship. Kevin Liles/US Presswire (PhatzRadio / SI) — He’s not the favorite and shouldn’t be considered among the leading contenders to win the championship. Instead, he says, call him an underdog. Kasey Kahne’s reasoning for this [...]

NASCAR: Junior hopes for nickname after 10th win

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(Photo: Tom Pennington, Getty Images for NASCAR) Story Highlights Earnhardt Jr. has nabbed award since 2003 He finished 12th in driver points and won his first race in four years Only driver Bill Elliott has been voted most popular more often, with 16 nods (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — LAS VEGAS — Dale Earnhardt Jr. [...]

NASCAR: Kenseth wins, Keselowski keeps points lead

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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, leads Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Zest Ford, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2012 in Kansas City, Kansas. (October 20, 2012 – Source: Geoff Burke/Getty Images North America) KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The fast, smooth new [...]

NASCAR: Kahne wins pole at Kansas

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Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 19, 2012 in Kansas City, Kansas. (October 18, 2012 – Source: Geoff Burke/Getty Images North America) KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Every championship contender knew that starting position would be paramount [...]