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FORT WORTH, Texas—Mathematically, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon still have a chance to win the Sprint Cup championship. The reality with three races left? “We’ve still got a great battle going for second in points,“ Gordon said yesterday....
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November 07, 2009
Martin, Gordon battling for second in points
FORT WORTH, Texas—Mathematically, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon still have a chance to win the Sprint Cup championship. The reality with three races...
NASCAR NOTES: Gordon wins first pole of season
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...
Busch makes it 5 straight
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,...
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AUTO RACING O’REILLY CHALLENGE LINEUP (Today at Fort Worth, Texas) (Car no.), Make Speed 1. (16) Matt Kenseth, Ford—————————-187.201...
November 06, 2009
McMurray’s Talladega win bittersweet
TALLADEGA, Ala.—When Jamie McMurray got home on Sunday night following his dramatic win at Talladega hours earlier, he turned to his wife, Christy,...
November 04, 2009
R&R Racing: It’s showtime
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....
Toyota pulling out of Formula One to cut costs
Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world’s largest automaker announcing Wednesday that it needs to cut costs and focus on its core...
November 01, 2009
Drivers race with fate by bump-drafting at Talladega
Michael Waltrip pulled up to the back of Jimmie Johnson’s car, settled in on his bumper and shoved him all the way around Talladega Superspeedway...
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AUTO RACING ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX LINEUP (Today at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) (Car no.), Make Speed 1. (1) L. Hamilton, Mercedes———-198.066...
Win comes down to a push for Busch
TALLADEGA, Ala.—Kyle Busch used a generous bump from teammate Aric Almirola a few hundred yards from the finish to win the Mountain Dew 250 NASCAR...
NASCAR notes: Qualifying rained out; Johnson to start on pole
TALLADEGA, Ala.—Jimmie Johnson last started from the pole at Talladega Superspeedway in 2002, as the points leader, lined up next to Mark Martin....
October 31, 2009
NASCAR notes: Earnhardt’s crew chief will return
TALLADEGA, Ala.—Dale Earnhardt Jr. will keep his crew chief next season. Hendrick Motorsports says Lance McGrew will stay with the No. 88 team in...
Talladega represents the flip side of racing
MILWAUKEE—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...
October 30, 2009
R&R Racing Extra: McGrew named Earnhardt Jr.‘s full-time crew chief
It’s official: Car owner Rick Hendrick has named Lance McGrew the full-time crew chief of Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s No. 88 Chevrolet. McGrew, 41,...
October 29, 2009
R&R Racing Extra: What to do about Talladega?
Six months ago, Talladega Superspeedway was host to one of the most dramatic finishes in Sprint Cup history. Rookie Brad Keselowski, driving for an underfunded...
October 28, 2009
R&R Racing: tweak Talladega
Chris and George debate how to improve racing at Talladega. Also, Tony Stewart is George’s pick to win this weekend, but Chris likes Dale Jr.‘s...
Longtime Martinsville Speedway PR man dies
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP)—Martinsville Speedway president W. Clay Campbell says that Dick Thompson, the track’s longtime public relations director,...
NASCAR: Sadler to drive a Ford as RPM finalizes 2010 plans
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Richard Petty Motorsports is finalizing elements of its 2010 program, beginning this weekend when Elliott Sadler will race a...
October 27, 2009
No title shot, but Hamlin still has drive
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...
October 26, 2009
Hamlin collects win and revenge at Martinsville
Denny Hamlin passes Jimmie Johnson, ending the three-time defending series champion’s run of five trips to victory lane in the previous six races...
Montoya gets tough with Gordon on track
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....
October 25, 2009
NASCAR: Chesterfield’s Denny Hamlin wins in Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE—Denny Hamlin of Chesterfield County turned a dominant car into a winner today at Martinsville Speedway, passing Jimmie Johnson with...
Martinsville spring race set tone for Stewart-Haas’ season
Since the Goody’s Headache Powder 500 on March 29, Stewart-Haas Racing has become a force to be reckoned with. Before the race at Martinsville on...
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AUTO RACING KROGER ON TRACK FOR THE CURE 250 RESULTS (Yesterday at Millington, Tenn.) (Starting pos.), Make Laps 1. (7) Brad Keselowski,...
Roundup: Keselowski, Peters claim victories
October 24, 2009
Newman claims pole at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE - Ryan Newman edged Jeff Gordon in qualifying for tomorrow’s Tums Fast Relief 500, turning a lap of 96.795 mph yesterday to secure the...
In Sprint Cup, one good turn deserves another
Martin Montoya MARTINSVILLE Twice in the first five races of NASCAR’s season-ending, 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, Juan Pablo Montoya’s...
October 22, 2009
R&R Racing: Jimmie’s total domination
Cohost George hates the Chase format because Jimmie Johnson’s practically destined to win. Where’s the drama? Also, a preview of Martinsville....
NASCAR: Childress shuffling crew chiefs
WELCOME, N.C. - Richard Childress Racing will shuffle two crew chiefs following this weekend’s race at Martinsville Speedway. Todd Berrier will take...
October 18, 2009
Johnson boosts margin with win
CONCORD, N.C.—Jimmie Johnson raced to his third victory in the Chase for the Sprint Cup last night to widen his lead in the championship standings....
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