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    <title>Motor Sports for Richmond Times-Dispatch</title>
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          <title>R &amp; R Racing: four for Jimmie?</title>
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As Jimmie Johnson gets ready to slam the door on the other title contenders, Chris and George ask: does the Chase need more than 10 drivers?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:50:40 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Hamlin, Keselowski feud heats up</title>
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AVONDALE, Ariz. Brad Keselowski&#8217;s crew chief was headed to the prerace driver meeting when Juan Pablo Montoya cut him off at the door. &#8220;The next two weeks, you better bring your worst cars,&#8220; Montoya told Roy McCauley. &#8220;Why&#8217;s that?&#8220; McCauley asked. &#8220;Because they are going to get wrecked,&#8220; Montoya warned. &#8220;Somebody is going to wreck him, if Denny Hamlin doesn&#8217;t do it first.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:03:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>R&amp;R Fantasy Results: Race 34</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:01:43 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Other points races</title>
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Pos. DriverWPts. &nbsp; 1. Kyle Busch85,487 &nbsp; 2. Carl Edwards55,297 &nbsp; 3. Brad Keselowski45,237 &nbsp; 4. Jason Leffler04,431 &nbsp; 5. Mike Bliss13,960 &nbsp; 6. Justin Allgaier03,946 &nbsp; 7. Steve Wallace03,860 &nbsp; 8. Jason Keller03,831 &nbsp; 9. Brendan Gaughan03,784  10. Michael Annett03,498  Other winners: Joey Logano 5, David Ragan 2, Clint Bowyer 2, Greg Biffle 2, Kevin Harvick 2, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Marcos Ambrose Pos. DriverWPts.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Sprint Cup results</title>
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SPRINT CUP RESULTS&nbsp; RACE STATISTICS&nbsp; A verage speed: 110.486 mph  M argin of victory: 1.33 seconds  Time: 2 hours, 49 minutes, 26 seconds &nbsp; Caution flags: 4 for 23 laps Lead changes: 9 among 4 drivers  Lap leaders: Ku.Busch 1-52; Johnson 53; Ku.Busch 54-55; Johnson 56-73; Newman 74; Ku.Busch 75-89; Johnson 90-243; Kenseth 244-247; Johnson 248-312            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Johnson nears season crown after bounce&#45;back victory</title>
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When a fluke accident cost Jimmie Johnson a huge chunk of his points lead, he knew there was no more room for error in his bid to win a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship. But when it came time to plot a strategy for Phoenix International Raceway, playing it safe was never an option. Johnson cruised to a dominating victory yesterday that moved him to the edge of history, winning the fourth race of this Chase for the Sprint Cup championship in what his rivals considered a &#8220;statement&#8221; showing.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Incentive remains for drivers eliminated from Sprint Cup championship</title>
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AVONDALE, Ariz.&#8212;Jimmie Johnson has such a stranglehold on the championship that it&#8217;s out of reach for every driver besides Mark Martin. And his only chance likely would require a major stumble by the points leader. So what incentive does that leave for the rest of the drivers the final two races of the season? Quite a lot. Everyone in the field has motivation to finish the season strong. Some drivers want a win, while others are trying to improve their spot in the final standings. There are opportunities to test new ideas for next year, as well as a chance to make personnel changes before the offseason.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Again, Johnson sets pace in title chase</title>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.&#8212;This season was supposed to have the most competitive title race since the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship format began six years ago. Instead, it&#8217;s once again been the Jimmie Johnson show. With only two races remaining to crown NASCAR&#8217;s 2009 champion, Mark Martin is the only driver with a realistic shot of dethroning Johnson. But with a 73-point cushion, Johnson only needs to hold steady the next two weeks to win a record fourth consecutive championship.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Kyle Busch, crew chief punished</title>
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR yesterday docked Kyle Busch 25 Nationwide points and fined crew chief Jason Ratcliff $5,000 after Busch&#8217;s No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota failed inspection before last week&#8217;s race at Texas. NASCAR also placed Ratcliff on probation through the end of the year for actions detrimental to stock car racing, using improper equipment and use of an improperly attached weight.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Gordon may have helped Johnson too much</title>
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FORT WORTH, Texas Jeff Gordon was on the verge of winning his fourth NASCAR championship as a driver when he made his debut as a co-owner and teammate for an unproven driver named Jimmie Johnson. The two drivers have become friends in the eight years since Johnson joined Hendrick Motorsports, with Gordon spending many hours explaining the finer points of stock car racing and offering plenty of advice to his eager pupil.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>R&amp;R Racing: still no contest?</title>
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Is Jimmie Johnson in for another rude awakening this weekend in Phoenix? Chris and George debate.           ]]></description>
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          <title>R&amp;R Fantasy Results: Race 34</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>NASCAR notes</title>
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It didn&#8217;t take Dave Rogers long to face a huge decision as crew chief for the volatile Kyle Busch. Rogers said it wasn&#8217;t much of a decision at all. He was sure Busch had enough fuel to stay in front to the finish yesterday in Texas, where Rogers made his debut atop the pit box for the No. 18 Toyota. Rogers was wrong by three laps. That&#8217;s when Busch ran out of gas just as he was starting another trip around the 1&#189;-mile high-banked oval. He sputtered through the backstretch and was passed by older brother Kurt Busch and quite a few others. Kyle Busch finished 11th.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Chase standings</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Kurt Busch triumphs at Texas</title>
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Jimmie Johnson&#8217;s drive to history took a hard hit against the wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta. Kurt Busch won at Texas Motor Speedway yesterday, taking over the lead with 2&#189; laps left when his younger brother&#8217;s car suddenly slowed on the backstretch after leading 232 of the 334 laps.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Edwards isn&#8217;t flipping out over winless season</title>
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FORT WORTH, Texas Carl Edwards has found a way to try to mask the frustration of his winless NASCAR Sprint Cup season. &#8220;I&#8217;ve kind of tried to think of it differently,&#8220; Edwards said. &#8220;It&#8217;s not that we haven&#8217;t had no wins this season, it&#8217;s just that we&#8217;ve had nine wins over the last two. That sounds a lot better.&#8220; That still doesn&#8217;t erase that very noticeable zero in 2009, meaning no trademark backflips in victory lane.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:41 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Busch doubles up at Texas</title>
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FORT WORTH, Texas - Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first. Busch won the O&#8217;Reilly Challenge yesterday, his fourth consecutive Nationwide Series victory at the 1&#189;-mile, high-banked track. The dominating victory came a day after he won his fifth truck race in his past five starts in the series. He will try to complete an unprecedented trifecta today and become the first driver to win all three of NASCAR&#8217;s national series on the same weekend.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:59 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Martin, Gordon battling for second in points</title>
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FORT WORTH, Texas&#8212;Mathematically, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon still have a chance to win the Sprint Cup championship. The reality with three races left? &#8220;We&#8217;ve still got a great battle going for second in points,&#8220; Gordon said yesterday. &#8220;If for some crazy reason those guys had trouble, we&#8217;ve got to make sure we capitalize on them. Our focus right now is winning races and trying to get to second in points.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:05:43 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>NASCAR NOTES: Gordon wins first pole of season</title>
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FORT WORTH, Texas - Jeff Gordon won his first Sprint Cup pole of the season with a fast lap of 191.117 yesterday at Texas Motor Speedway, where the four-time champion won his only race of 2009 in April. It is the 68th career pole for Gordon, who is third in the points standings. Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there&#8217;s nothing new to report on the IRL star joining his team.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:50 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Busch makes it 5 straight</title>
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FORT WORTH, Texas - Kyle Busch started his Texas tripleheader with another NASCAR Trucks Series victory. Busch has won each of his past five truck races, extending a streak that began at Bristol in August. Last night, he beat Matt Crafton by 0.725 seconds at the 1&#189;-mile, high-banked Texas track. &#8220;That&#8217;s cool, man. That&#8217;s a pretty proud accomplishment,&#8220; Busch said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve wanted to win a truck race here for a long time.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:38 EST</pubDate>
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AUTO RACING  O&#8217;REILLY CHALLENGE LINEUP&nbsp; (Today at Fort Worth, Texas)&nbsp; (Car no.), Make  Speed &nbsp; 1. (16) Matt Kenseth, Ford&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-187.201 &nbsp; 2. (6) David Ragan, Ford&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-186.548 &nbsp; 3. (38) Jason Leffler, Toyota&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;186.008 &nbsp; 4. (10) Kasey Kahne, Toyota&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-185.925            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:23 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>McMurray&#8217;s Talladega win bittersweet</title>
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TALLADEGA, Ala.&#8212;When Jamie McMurray got home on Sunday night following his dramatic win at Talladega hours earlier, he turned to his wife, Christy, and asked what they should do to celebrate his first victory in nearly three years. Champagne? A nice dinner? Not exactly. Christy hopped on the computer while her emotionally drained husband crawled into bed with the couple&#8217;s two dogs.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:05 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>R&amp;R Racing: It&#8217;s showtime</title>
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After suffering a dreadful race at Talladega, Chris and George debate which racing movie is the best of all time. Plus, a preview of Texas Motor Speedway.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Toyota pulling out of Formula One to cut costs</title>
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Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world&#8217;s largest automaker announcing Wednesday that it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business.           ]]></description>
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          <title>McMurray wins; Johnson closes in on another Sprint Cup title</title>
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TALLADEGA, Ala.&#8212;Jamie McMurray was the unlikely winner of an uncharacteristically dull race at Talladega Superspeedway, where a ban on bump-drafting forced most competitors to treat the event as a slow Sunday drive. The day started with a stern warning from NASCAR President Mike Helton against the aggressive driving that has turned Talladega into the most exciting track on the circuit. What followed was an anesthetized first 450 miles, with long periods of single-file traffic and no driver willing to defy NASCAR&#8217;s order not to bump through the corners.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Drivers race with fate by bump&#45;drafting at Talladega</title>
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Michael Waltrip pulled up to the back of Jimmie Johnson&#8217;s car, settled in on his bumper and shoved him all the way around Talladega Superspeedway as the two drivers worked on a strategy for NASCAR&#8217;s fastest racetrack. &#8220;We got hooked up and started flying,&#8220; said Johnson. Only problem? NASCAR doesn&#8217;t want to see such aggressive drafting anymore, and when Waltrip didn&#8217;t heed a warning to back off a bit, he was yanked out of the final practice session leading into today&#8217;s race.           ]]></description>
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AUTO RACING  ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX LINEUP&nbsp; (Today at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)&nbsp; (Car no.), Make  Speed &nbsp; 1. (1) L. Hamilton, Mercedes&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-198.066 &nbsp; 2. (15) S. Vettel, Renault&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-196.766 &nbsp; 3. (14) M. Webber, Renault&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-196.552            ]]></description>
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TALLADEGA, Ala.&#8212;Kyle Busch used a generous bump from teammate Aric Almirola a few hundred yards from the finish to win the Mountain Dew 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway yesterday. Busch and Almirola pulled wide behind leader Todd Bodine on the final lap, and Almirola nudged Busch&#8217;s No. 51 Toyota to the front. They overtook Bodine just before the finish line in fading daylight at the 2.66-mile oval.           ]]></description>
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TALLADEGA, Ala.&#8212;Jimmie Johnson last started from the pole at Talladega Superspeedway in 2002, as the points leader, lined up next to Mark Martin. He didn&#8217;t even make it to the first lap. In a bizarre prerace mishap as the drivers were warming up their tires, a problem with Martin&#8217;s steering box caused him to run into Johnson. The two cars skidded into the infield grass, Johnson suffered damage to the front of his Chevrolet, and had dropped to the back of the field when the race began.           ]]></description>
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TALLADEGA, Ala.&#8212;Dale Earnhardt Jr. will keep his crew chief next season. Hendrick Motorsports says Lance McGrew will stay with the No. 88 team in 2010. McGrew took over the job on an interim basis in May when Tony Eury Jr. was fired after a horrendous start to the season. Team owner Rick Hendrick says he has faith that McGrew can get the No. 88 team turned around. Earnhardt is 24th in the standings, and has two top 10 finishes since McGrew took over.           ]]></description>
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MILWAUKEE&#8212;A driver spends more time looking through his rear window than his windshield, and the leader in the final turn seems to be in the wrong place. That&#8217;s racing turned upside down. That&#8217;s Talladega . . . where someone usually ends up upside down. &#8220;At 190 mph, you&#8217;re playing with inches, and that&#8217;s what you get,&#8220; said Carl Edwards, who finished his race at the Alabama superspeedway in April with an unplanned flight into the front stretch fence.           ]]></description>
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AUTO RACING  MOUNTAIN DEW 250 LINEUP&nbsp; (Today at Talladega, Alabama)&nbsp; (Car no.), Make  Speed &nbsp; 1. (6) Colin Braun, Ford&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-179.608 &nbsp; 2. (25) Terry Cook, Toyota&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-178.188 &nbsp; 3. (9) Max Papis, Toyota&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-178.052 &nbsp; 4. (23) Jason White, Dodge&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;177.959            ]]></description>
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MOORESVILLE, N.C.&#8212;NASCAR placed driver AJ Allmendinger on probation yesterday following his arrest early in the morning on a charge of drunken driving. Mooresville police said Allmendinger failed a field sobriety test after he was pulled over. Late yesterday afternoon, he was placed on probation until the end of the year for actions detrimental to stock car racing.           ]]></description>
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Chris and George debate how to improve racing at Talladega. Also, Tony Stewart is George&#8217;s pick to win this weekend, but Chris likes Dale Jr.&#8216;s chances better.            ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.&#8212;Kyle Busch will have a new crew chief after this weekend&#8217;s race at Talladega Superspeedway, with Joe Gibbs Racing replacing Steve Addington today after a season that fell far short of expectations. Busch fell eight points shy of claiming a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship because of an inconsistent &#8220;regular season.&#8220; Although he had four wins at the Chase cutoff, he also had 12 finishes outside the top 20.           ]]></description>
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1. William Scott Gibbs, Richmond433 &nbsp; 2.Whitney Mattison, Midlothian433 &nbsp; 3.Bruce K. Howells, Chesterfield433 &nbsp; 4.David Benfield, Sandston433 &nbsp; 5. Norma Trimmer, Richmond433 &nbsp; 6. Darren L. Mitchell, Richmond423 &nbsp; 7. Ralph Earl Ellis, Mechanicsville423 &nbsp; 8. Sunny Anderson, Amelia423 &nbsp; 9. Nicholas Heath, Aylett423            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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MARTINSVILLE Denny Hamlin is learning to relish making the best of things after the end of his championship bid, and trying to set himself up to be somebody next year. Coming off consecutive back-of-the-pack finishes&#8212;with contending cars, no less&#8212;that took him out of title contention, Hamli, a former Chesterfield resident, made the most of another good car at Martinsville Speedway, passing Jimmie Johnson and leading the last 138 laps to win Sunday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Denny Hamlin passes Jimmie Johnson, ending the three-time defending series champion&#8217;s run of five trips to victory lane in the previous six races at the shortest circuit in NASCAR&#8217;s Sprint Cup Series.           ]]></description>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Juan Pablo Montoya had had it with Jeff Gordon, and when he felt Gordon began crowding him in the turns yesterday at Martinsville Speedway, he got physical. And he made no apologies afterward. &#8220;It&#8217;s just every time we&#8217;ve been around racing against him, he runs the hell out of me,&#8220; Montoya said. &#8220;He moved me out of the way before, and he was starting to do the same here today. I was running the outside of him, and every time he was just getting wider and wider.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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MARTINSVILLE&#8212;Denny Hamlin of Chesterfield County turned a dominant car into a winner today at Martinsville Speedway, passing Jimmie Johnson with 138 laps to go and holding off the Chase leader on a series of late restarts. Helped by a long green-flag run that established him as the dominant car, Hamlin pulled away after a restart with 52 laps to go and ended Johnson&#8217;s remarkable run of five trips to Victory Lane in the last six races at the shortest circuit in NASCAR&#8217;s Sprint Cup Series.           ]]></description>
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Since the Goody&#8217;s Headache Powder 500 on March 29, Stewart-Haas Racing has become a force to be reckoned with. Before the race at Martinsville on March 29, driver-owner Tony Stewart had recorded three top-10s, but the good runs were mixed in with finishes of 26th and 17th. His first hired driver, Ryan Newman, recorded his first top-10 finish the week before by finishing seventh at Bristol, but that was his first finish better than 27th.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:05:04 EST</pubDate>
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AUTO RACING  KROGER ON TRACK FOR THE CURE 250 RESULTS&nbsp; (Yesterday at Millington, Tenn.)&nbsp; (Starting pos.), Make  Laps &nbsp; 1. (7) Brad Keselowski, Chevy&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-254 &nbsp; 2. (11) Kyle Busch, Toyota&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-254 &nbsp; 3. (29) Jason Leffler, Toyota&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-254            ]]></description>
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MARTINSVILLE - Ryan Newman edged Jeff Gordon in qualifying for tomorrow&#8217;s Tums Fast Relief 500, turning a lap of 96.795 mph yesterday to secure the pole position as the second half of NASCAR&#8217;s Chase for the Sprint Cup gets under way. &#8220;It&#8217;s the place to be, no doubt, and it&#8217;s the place to finish,&#8220; said Newman, who is eighth in the championship points standings through the first five Chase races. &#8220;Obviously, that&#8217;s what we want.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Martin Montoya MARTINSVILLE Twice in the first five races of NASCAR&#8217;s season-ending, 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, Juan Pablo Montoya&#8217;s frustration because of something that happened on the track has been aimed at Mark Martin, a fellow contender for the title. The first time he was annoyed that Martin, running just ahead of him, faked him out on a late restart. And last week, Martin ran into him from behind, denying both a solid finish.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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CONCORD, N.C. - Casey Mears didn&#8217;t expect to find himself looking for work so soon. The NASCAR veteran began the year as the newest driver at Richard Childress Racing, taking over the wheel of the No. 07 Chevrolet and hoping to revive a career that couldn&#8217;t get out of neutral at Hendrick Motorsports. Mears has done that, putting himself 18th in points entering tomorrow night&#8217;s race at Martinsville, ahead of established RCR stars Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick. But the final five races still could be another audition for Mears after Jack Daniels, the primary sponsor on his car, chose not to return in 2010.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Cohost George hates the Chase format because Jimmie Johnson&#8217;s practically destined to win. Where&#8217;s the drama? Also, a preview of Martinsville.            ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. Forgive Denny Hamlin if he&#8217;s a bit frustrated these days. He thought he had a chance this year to win his first NASCAR championship. Instead, he&#8217;s facing five final weeks of simply trying to salvage his season. Back-to-back bad weeks have taken the former Chesterfield resident out of contention in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. He&#8217;s currently 11th in the standings, 372 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson, and his ranking hardly reflects how well he&#8217;s been running.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. Nobody is trying to sugarcoat the train wreck that is Dale Earnhardt Jr.&#8216;s season. He knows it&#8217;s bad. His car owner knows it&#8217;s bad. All of NASCAR knows it&#8217;s bad. Only nobody knows how to fix it. And as the most prolific pairing in NASCAR history teeters on the brink of disaster, car owner Rick Hendrick is in a race to figure out what to do with his No. 88 team before Earnhardt loses what&#8217;s left of his crumbling confidence.           ]]></description>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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CONCORD, N.C. - Denny Hamlin was already at home when Jimmie Johnson crossed the finish line for his third victory in five championship races. Juan Pablo Montoya didn&#8217;t have a great view of the victory celebration, he was four laps behind the action. And Mark Martin? Well, the one guy most people believed could keep pace with Johnson was mired back in traffic.           ]]></description>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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CONCORD, N.C.&#8212;Jimmie Johnson raced to his third victory in the Chase for the Sprint Cup last night to widen his lead in the championship standings. Johnson held off Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon on a handful of late restarts last night in a 500-lap race for his sixth career victory at Lowe&#8217;s Motor Speedway. Although he&#8217;s long dominated at the track, the win was the Lowe&#8217;s-sponsored driver&#8217;s first since 2005.           ]]></description>
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Richard Childress doesn&#8217;t appear to be too concerned about Kevin Harvick&#8217;s possible departure at the end of the 2010 season. Childress said Saturday night at Lowe&#8217;s Motor Speedway that he&#8217;s focused on helping his struggling team move on following a disastrous 2009, not Harvick&#8217;s status. Harvick hinted during a television interview recently that he has no plans to remain at Richard Childress Racing when his contract expires next year.           ]]></description>
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Barring a miracle, former Chesterfield resident Denny Hamlin&#8217;s title hopes are gone, but he looks as though he could be one to watch tonight.           ]]></description>
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Denny Hamlin is over last week&#8217;s debacle at Auto Club Speedway. He just wishes everybody else was, too. Hamlin likely saw his bid for his first NASCAR title evaporate with 60 laps to go when the pole-sitter mistakenly tried to cut off a hard-charging Juan Pablo Montoya on a double-file restart. He didn&#8217;t have enough room, and his No. 11 Toyota ended up spinning into the pit road barrier.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:05:44 EST</pubDate>
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. hit rock bottom during his last trip to Lowe&#8217;s Motor Speedway. He struggled with his car, feuded with his crew chief and finished a season-low 40th in one of the most embarrassing weekends of his career. Team owner Rick Hendrick fired crew chief Tony Eury Jr. three days after that May debacle, and things were supposed to turn around with some fresh leadership on Earnhardt&#8217;s No. 88 team.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:01:28 EST</pubDate>
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CONCORD, N.C.&#8212;Kyle Busch is feeling better, thanks. The NASCACR star shrugged off walking pneumonia to dominate the Nationwide Series race at Lowe&#8217;s Motor Speedway last night, picking up his seventh victory of the year to extend his points lead over Carl Edwards with four races remaining. Mike Bliss was second, followed by Dave Blaney and Brian Vickers. Edwards finished fifth to drop 195 points behind Busch.           ]]></description>
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Tonight&#8217;s raceRace: NASCAR Banking 500 When: 7 p.m. Where: Lowe&#8217;s Motor Speedway (Concord, N.C.) Track length: 1.5 miles Race distance: 501 miles (334 laps) Last year&#8217;s winner: Jeff Burton Qualifying record: Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 188.425 mph (Feb. 25, 2005) Race record: Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 155.012 mph (June 22, 1997) On the air: TV&#8212;ABC; radio&#8212;WRVA (1140)           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:59 EST</pubDate>
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Greg Biffle says he &#8220;probably shouldn&#8217;t have&#8221; run into fellow NASCAR driver Joey Logano during last week&#8217;s Nationwide race, an incident that led to a postrace confrontation between Biffle and Logano&#8217;s father. Biffle and Logano tangled early in the race at Auto Club Speedway, a move Biffle said was payback after Logano bumped him during the Nationwide race at Kansas a week earlier.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Intimidator&#8212;who won 76 Cup races and seven championships&#8212;made his black No. 3 a larger-than-life symbol in NASCAR with an aggressive driving style that rattled competitors and enamored fans. Shares the record for most Cup series championships (seven) with Richard Petty. Won his first title in 1980, his second full season. Won the 1998 Daytona 500. Died in an accident on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. headlined the five inductees into the first Hall of Fame class, a group that drew mixed reactions to the inclusion of France&#8217;s son instead of driver David Pearson. France, who formed the National Association of Stock Car Racing in 1947, was the first inductee announced yesterday in a ceremony that followed a lengthy voting session at the Charlotte Convention Center.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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See what cohosts Chris and George think about the picks for the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame.            ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. It was just a little more than two years ago when two-time series champion Tony Stewart accused NASCAR officials of &#8220;playing God&#8221; by manipulating races through phantom debris cautions. Upset because a series of caution flags contributed to him losing a race at Phoenix, Stewart likened the sport to professional wrestling in complaining that the bogus debris calls changed the outcome of races.           ]]></description>
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1. David Wolfe, Colonial Heights406 &nbsp; 2. Diane Bowles, Richmond406 &nbsp; 3. William Conner, Manquin406 &nbsp; 4. James Barnett, Sandston406 &nbsp; 5. Michael Leake, Blackstone406 &nbsp; 6. Joey Capelli, Mechanicsville406 &nbsp; 7. Gloria Bradley, Richmond406 &nbsp; 8. Tim Cope, New Kent406 &nbsp; 9. Michael Koss, Mechanicsville406  10. Laurie A. Johnson, Chester404            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Sprint CupRace: NASCAR Banking 500 When: Saturday, 7 p.m. Where: Lowe&#8217;s Motor Speedway (Concord, N.C.) Qualifying: Thursday, 7 p.m., ESPN2 Track length: 1.5 miles Race distance: 501 miles (334 laps) Last year&#8217;s winner: Jeff Burton Qualifying record: Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 188.425 mph (Feb. 25, 2005) Race record: Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 155.012 mph (June 22, 1997) On the air: TV&#8212;ABC; radio&#8212;WRVA (1140) Nationwide Race: Dollar General 300 Where: Lowe&#8217;s Motor Speedway When: Friday TV: ESPN2, 7:30 p.m. Camping World Truck Race: Kroger 200 Where: Martinsville Speedway When: Oct. 24 TV: SPEED, 12:30 p.m.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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DINWIDDIE&#8212;Tony Schumacher grinned, turned around, and pointed to the Top Fuel bracket on the wall behind him. It was about 90 minutes before the start of eliminations yesterday at Virginia Motorsports Park, and Schumacher had his path to a seventh national title&#8212;and sixth consecutive&#8212;mapped out.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:03:17 EST</pubDate>
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FONTANA, Calif.&#8212;Jimmie Johnson is back in control of NASCAR&#8217;s Chase for the Championship. The three-time defending Sprint Cup champion easily pulled away from Jeff Gordon following a restart with three laps left to win the Pepsi 500 yesterday at Auto Club Speedway for his fifth victory of the year and 45th overall. The win was Johnson&#8217;s fourth at the 2-mile oval and sent a message to the rest of the contenders he has no plans of giving up his spot atop the series easily.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:01:58 EST</pubDate>
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FONTANA, Calif.&#8212;Don&#8217;t tell Rick Hendrick that NASCAR needs Danica Patrick. Hendrick said while he&#8217;d be intrigued if the IndyCar driver opted to make a move to stock cars, he doesn&#8217;t think the sport needs her to thrive. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think she&#8217;s important to our future,&#8220; Hendrick said. &#8220;I mean, she would add a new dimension, maybe if she participated in the Nationwide Series or Cup Series one day. But I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s going to make any difference where NASCAR is.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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If Mike Neff&#8217;s teammates saw him out at dinner last night, it&#8217;s a good bet his check was paid for. Not a factor in the NHRA playoffs, Neff did his Funny Car team a huge favor yesterday when he took out third-place Tony Pedregon in the second round; this after then-first-place (and now second-place) teammate Ashley Force Hood exited in the first round (to Jeff Arend), and then-second-place (and now points leader) Robert Hight, another teammate, was taken out by Tim Wilkerson in the second round.           ]]></description>
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HAMPTON&#8212;C.E. Falk wrapped up a championship season by leading from pole to checkers to win the Crossroads Fuel Service 100 Late Model stock car race Saturday night at Langley Speedway. The victory was his 11th of the season at the Hampton Roads track. Falk claimed the pole position with a qualifying lap at 86.575 mph and shared the front row with his primary rival for the &#8216;09 title, Danny Edwards Jr.           ]]></description>
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After checking on the cows, Matt Hagan sometimes putters around his 500-acre farm in Christiansburg on a 130-horsepower tractor. Top speed through the rolling hills: 6 to 10 mph. On the weekend, the 26-year-old Hagan does the extreme opposite. He pilots the 7,000-horsepower Shelor.com Motor Mile Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:05:04 EST</pubDate>
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1. Denny Hamlin: So can the former Chesterfield resident turn a pole-winning effort Friday into a much-needed race victory Sunday? Hamlin backed up his top spot in qualifying by posting a practice lap of 179.252 in Happy Hour on Saturday, good for third.           ]]></description>
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Jimmie Johnson has some advice for Danica Patrick if the IndyCar star really wants to make the move to NASCAR: don&#8217;t do it part-time. Patrick has reportedly signed a three-year extension to remain in IndyCars with Andretti Green Racing, though she is in preliminary talks with JR Motorsports about dabbling in NASCAR&#8217;s Nationwide Series sometime down the road.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:03:21 EST</pubDate>
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Dario Franchitti&#8217;s return to IndyCar racing couldn&#8217;t have gone better. He&#8217;s the IRL champion once again. &#8220;I still can&#8217;t believe it,&#8220; said Franchitti, the scent of champagne obvious on his soaked racesuit an hour after the checkered flag came out in his honor. &#8220;Really, I can&#8217;t.&#8220; Franchitti successfully emerged from one of the closest points races in series history yesterday, winning the season-ending Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the first caution-free IRL race ever.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:01:55 EST</pubDate>
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With the fast times and speeds that were being posted during yesterday&#8217;s two qualifying sessions at Virginia Motorsports Park, drivers Larry Dixon and Jack Beckman couldn&#8217;t resist taking a peek at the other classes. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to give up my seat, but you almost want to sit up in the stands to watch,&#8220; said Dixon, who claimed the pole for the Virginia Nationals in Top Fuel in 3.783 seconds, the fifth-best elapsed time at 1,000 feet in NHRA history.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:01:45 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Home is wherever Capps chooses to park</title>
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At the end of the day, Ron Capps enjoys walking through the front door and being greeted by the smell of his wife&#8217;s cooking. Since Capps is one of the top Funny Car drivers on the NHRA circuit, he would seem to have limited chances to experience such greetings during the 24-race season. That is not necessarily the case.           ]]></description>
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AUTO RACING  COPART 300 RESULTS&nbsp; (Yesterday at Fontana, Calif.)&nbsp; (Starting pos.), Make  Laps &nbsp; 1. (1) Joey Logano, Toyota&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-152 &nbsp; 2. (5) Brian Vickers, Toyota&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-152 &nbsp; 3. (16) Carl Edwards, Ford&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-152 &nbsp; 4. (10) Kevin Harvick, Chevy&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-152            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:01:01 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>On foot or behind the wheel, speed is his signature</title>
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If all Antron Brown did was drive a Top Fuel dragster, he would be unusual. After all, there aren&#8217;t that many Top Fuel drivers in the country. Only 15 are here at Virginia Motorsports Park this weekend for what is normally a 16-car field. But in addition to his Top Fuel job, Brown he is an African-American in a sport where not many African-Americans make their living.           ]]></description>
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Former Chesterfield resident Denny Hamlin won the pole for tomorrow&#8217;s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway. Hamlin averaged 183.870 mph during his qualifying run around the 2-mile oval. The pole is his first of the year and seventh of his career. Hamlin&#8217;s last pole came at Richmond in 2008. David Reutimann will start second, followed by Greg Biffle.           ]]></description>
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AUTO RACING  FIRESTONE INDY 300 LINEUP&nbsp; (Today at Homestead, Fla.)&nbsp; (Car no.), Make  Speed &nbsp; 1. (10) Dario Franchitti, Honda&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;212.696 &nbsp; 2. (9) Scott Dixon, Honda&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-212.160 &nbsp; 3. (6) Ryan Briscoe, Honda&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;212.137 &nbsp; 4. (20) Ed Carpenter, Honda&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-211.769            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:01:24 EST</pubDate>
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If she can continue her string of solid finishes, Ashley Force Hood could be blazing her way into history in the NHRA&#8217;s Funny Car class. Force Hood is trying to become the first woman to win a Funny Car title in the sport&#8217;s almost 60-year history. She goes into this weekend&#8217;s Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie with a three-point lead over Robert Hight, her John Force Racing teammate, in the Countdown to 1 playoffs.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Patrick&#8217;s future is still the craze</title>
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Danica Patrick&#8217;s moment of clarity came three years ago. It was the Firestone Indy 400 at Michigan International Speedway, a race made memorable by a meltdown. Patrick ran out of gas with less than three laps to go, climbed from her car and embarked on a foot-stomping, fist-shaking tantrum before taking refuge behind the pit wall.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:01:19 EST</pubDate>
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NASCAR will attempt to halt its sinking television ratings through consistent, earlier start times that appeal to longtime race fans. NASCAR chairman Brian France said yesterday that Fox, ESPN / ABC and Turner agreed to the earlier start times after research showed &#8220;our core fans want to begin watching NASCAR a little earlier in the afternoon.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:01:01 EST</pubDate>
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Chris and George talk about why NASCAR should switch up the 10 races in the Chase. Plus, why Jimmie Johnson is the odds-on favorite to win this weekend.            ]]></description>
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1. Kenneth Jacobsen, Churchville419 &nbsp; 2. Michael W. Pitts, Midlothian415 &nbsp; 3. Jeffrey A. Lee, Midlothian415 &nbsp; 4. Jeff Kavanaugh, Prince George415 &nbsp; 5. Margaret Craig, Richmond415 &nbsp; 6. Genie Lucyk, Richmond410 &nbsp; 7. James Jordan, Chester406 &nbsp; 8. Betty Foster, Mechanicsville406 &nbsp; 9. Frank Carter Sr., Richmond406            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Sprint CupRace: Pepsi 500 When: Sunday, 3:15 p.m. Where: Auto Club Speedway (Fontana, Calif.) Qualifying: Friday, 6:30 p.m., SPEED Track length: 2 miles Race distance: 500 miles (250 laps) Last year&#8217;s winner: Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet Qualifying record: Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 188.425 mph (Feb. 25, 2005) Race record: Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 155.012 mph (June 22, 1997) On the air: TV&#8212;ABC; radio&#8212;WRVA (1140) Nationwide Race: Copart 300 Where: Auto Club Speedway When: Saturday TV: ESPN2, 4:30 p.m. Camping World Truck Race: Kroger 200 Where: Martinsville Speedway When: Oct. 24 TV: SPEED, 12:30 p.m.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. Longtime NASCAR fans deride the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship as manufactured drama that has ruined the racing. Try telling that to the five drivers who used Kansas Speedway to gain points on leader Mark Martin. &#8220;I think that&#8217;s why they made the Chase,&#8220; four-time series champion Jeff Gordon said after chipping 19 points off his deficit Sunday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Tony Stewart found himself in danger of letting a title slip away after just two rounds in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. The two-time champion wasn&#8217;t exactly in a must-win situation yesterday at Kansas Speedway, but a rocky start to the Chase put him in search of some very big finishes before leaders Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson put the title out of reach.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Red Bull&#8217;s Sebastian Vettel never trailed and won Formula One&#8217;s Japanese Grand Prix yesterday, reviving his championship hopes. Vettel finished ahead of Toyota&#8217;s Jarno Trulli and McLaren&#8217;s Lewis Hamilton. Drivers&#8217; championship leader Jenson Button of Brawn GP was eighth, a place below teammate Rubens Barrichello. Brawn GP all but sealed the constructors&#8217; championship. Only a 1-2 finish by Red Bull in both of the remaining races and Brawn finishing pointless can prevent a Brawn championship in its first season.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Tony Stewart&#8217;s rapid thinking earned him the race lead, and he held on over the final 26 laps at Kansas Speedway for his fourth win of the season. Mark Martin still has the lead in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.            ]]></description>
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KANSAS CITY, Kan.&#8212;That horrific crash didn&#8217;t slow Joey Logano. Logano passed points leader Kyle Busch with three laps left yesterday at Kansas Speedway, pulling out his fourth Nationwide victory just a week after flipping his car seven times in a Cup race at Dover last week. Busch, who has finished second in all four of Logano&#8217;s wins this season, led 173 of the 200 laps on the 1.5-mile oval and has led 2,226 laps this season, breaking the season series record of 2,127 set by Sam Ard in 1984. But Busch didn&#8217;t have enough to hold off Logano, who came back to beat him in the final 10 laps for the fourth time this season.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:03:17 EST</pubDate>
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When: 2 p.m. &nbsp; Where: Kansas Speedway &nbsp; Track length : 1.5 miles &nbsp; Race distance: 400 miles (267 laps) &nbsp; Defending champion: Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet &nbsp; Qualifying record: Matt Kenseth, Ford, 180.856 mph (Oct. 8, 2005) &nbsp; Race record: Mark Martin, Ford, 137.774 mph (Oct. 9, 2005)            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:01:48 EST</pubDate>
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 PRICE CHOPPER 400&nbsp; (Tomorrow at Kansas City, Kan.)&nbsp; (Car no.), Make  Speed &nbsp; 1. (5) Mark Martin, Chevy&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-175.758 &nbsp; 2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-175.279 &nbsp; 3. (25) Brad Keselowski, Chevy&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-175.205 &nbsp; 4. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-175.200            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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KANSAS CITY, Kan.&#8212;Mark Martin has another pole in his race to win the Chase. Martin turned a lap of 175.758 mph on a cool, windy day on the 1.5-mile oval at Kansas Speedway, earning his career-best seventh pole of the season. The 50-year-old will start on the front row with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in tomorrow&#8217;s Price Chopper 400, the third of 10 races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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KANSAS CITY, Kan.&#8212;The feud between Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski is not over. Far from it. The tension started at last weekend&#8217;s Nationwide race at Dover, where Hamlin&#8217;s day ended after contact with Keselowski caused him to crash. The former Chesterfield resident confronted Keselowski after the race on pit road, and the two had to be separated after a brief scuffle.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Thumbs up to NASCAR for the safety measures they have taken in the &#8220;car of tomorrow.&#8220; Thumbs down to the drivers who haven&#8217;t challenged Jimmie Johnson in the Chase.            ]]></description>
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If Danica Patrick knows what her future after this season holds, she&#8217;s not saying. Patrick refused yesterday to confirm widespread reports that she&#8217;s agreed to a three-year extension of her IndyCar contract with Andretti Green Racing. Asked about the extension, Patrick shook her head, not saying a word. Patrick is considered the biggest draw in the IRL, and her interest in moving to NASCAR has been speculated on numerous times in recent years. She has a close relationship with Tony Stewart, and he has said Patrick will eventually make the jump he did&#8212;from IndyCar to stock cars.           ]]></description>
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