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Twin win for Harvicks in Trucks Series finale
Kevin Harvick made a late pass to cap a dominating show to win the season-ending Trucks Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, ...
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Kevin Harvick
Johnson to start title drive up front, lands pole at Homestead
Jimmie Johnson will go for his fourth straight Cup title from the pole. Johnson turned a lap of 173.919 mph to win the pole at ...
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Jimmie Johnson
Mayfield holds sizable auction, helps raise legal funding
Banned from driving by NASCAR after testing positive for methamphetamines, Jeremy Mayfield has become an auction fanatic. Only ...
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Jeremy Mayfield
Kahne to look outside Petty team after 2010 season
Kasey Kahne is strongly considering leaving Richard Petty Motorsports after next season because of the instability surrounding ...
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Kasey Kahne
Johnson signs extension with Hendrick through 2015
Jimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive ...
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Jimmie Johnson
With Johnson, Martin, final race a no-lose situation for Hendrick
Mark Martin says he can taste victory. Jimmie Johnson says he's itchin' to get on the track Sunday. The Hendrick Motorsports ...
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Mark Martin
Jimmie Johnson
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Penske gives Will Power full-time IndyCar ride
Penske Racing hired Will Power of Australia to drive full-time next year after giving the Indy Racing League driver a part-time ...
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Johnson's NASCAR dynasty: A case of overlooked greatness?
Being overlooked isn't unfamiliar to Jimmie Johnson. The king of the Sprint Cup Series has learned a NASCAR crown carries a lot ...
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Jimmie Johnson
Ganassi hires McMurray to take Truex's place in No. 1 ride
Jamie McMurray has been hired to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. The hiring has long been in the works, ...
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Jamie McMurray
Team notes: Checkered flag set to fall on NASCAR season
NASCAR team reports as the Sprint Cup Series heads for the final round of its 10-race Chase playoff series, the season-ending ...
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F1 champ Button joins McLaren with multiyear deal
Formula One champion Jenson Button signed with McLaren on Wednesday to partner with Lewis Hamilton, giving the English team a ...
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Kimi Raikkonen out of F1 next season, Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat reports
Kimi Raikkonen will sit out of Formula One next season after failing to clinch a deal with McLaren, Finnish daily Turun Sanomat ...
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Kimi Räikkönen
Biffle set for solid results in finale, strides in offseason
We've only got one more chance to try and get to Victory Lane this year, but if I had to pick a track that's been good to us ...
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NASCAR enticing more Formula One drivers
Formula One is regarded as the world's foremost racing circuit, but dabbling in NASCAR by a few F1 refugees has some playfully ...
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Glock reaches two-year deal with new Manor GP team
Timo Glock will drive for the new Manor GP team next season in Formula One. The German driver agreed to a two-year contract Tuesday, ...
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Force Hood bids fond farewell to season after runner-up finish
Our 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Season has officially come to an end. There have been ups and there have been downs. Wins, losses ...
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Burton, Childress team make strides after crew overhauls
Even after finishing second in Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, Jeff Burton wasn't ...
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Jeff Burton
Mercedes-Benz takes over Formula One team Brawn GP
Mercedes-Benz says it is taking over the Formula One championship team Brawn GP while ending its partnership with McLaren.
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Hendrick drivers put on show of strength at Phoenix
Jeff Burton and Denny Hamlin were strong in Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, but they were no match for Jimmie Johnson, ...
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Jeff Burton
Denny Hamlin
Jimmie Johnson
Schumacher clips Dixon by two points for seventh Top Fuel title
Tony Schumacher won his sixth straight and seventh overall Top Fuel championship on Sunday, beating Larry Dixon by two points ...
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Johnson flies to Phoenix win, nears fourth NASCAR crown
Jimmie Johnson drew closer to an unprecedented fourth consecutive title in NASCAR's top series, boosting his points lead Sunday ...
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Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick: No NASCAR deal in place for Danica
Rick Hendrick says he has no deal to bring IndyCar superstar Danica Patrick to NASCAR, and there's no certainty she'll even be ...
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Danica Patrick
Robert Hight wraps up first Funny Car championship
Robert Hight wrapped up his first Funny Car championship Saturday, qualifying third in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals ...
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Edwards' win staves off Kyle Busch's Nationwide title
Carl Edwards has rolled to a dominating win at Phoenix International Speedway that staved off Kyle Busch's bid to clinch the ...
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Kyle Busch
Carl Edwards
Hamlin takes vocal role, lobbies for equal say in NASCAR
Denny Hamlin is continuing to take a more vocal role in the garage and called on NASCAR to give all drivers equal opportunity ...
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Denny Hamlin
Labonte to drive No. 71 for TRG team next season
Former NASCAR champion Bobby Labonte has signed a deal to drive for TRG Motorsports next season. Labonte has already raced five ...
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Bobby Labonte
Hornaday makes history, wins record-fourth Trucks title
Ron Hornaday, 51, became the oldest champion in NASCAR history Friday night by winning his record fourth title in the Trucks ...
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Truex takes pole, Chase leader Johnson third in Phoenix qualifying
Jimmie Johnson, looking to rebound from his worst finish of the season and put the clamps on his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint ...
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Jimmie Johnson
Dale Jr.: Danica's move far from a done deal
Dale Earnhardt Jr. says a deal to put Danica Patrick in his Nationwide Series car isn't imminent, and even if it were, JR Motorsports ...
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
Danica Patrick
Johnson hoping terrible Texas luck was a one-time incident
Jimmie Johnson is banking that it won't happen again. "I don't think lightning can strike two weeks in a row," Johnson said ...
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Jimmie Johnson
Carquest extends sponsorship deal with Hendrick, Martin
Carquest Auto Parts has extended its sponsorship deal with Hendrick Motorsports and driver Mark Martin. The two-year contract ...
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Hendrick Motorsports
Mark Martin
Martin has shot to win Chase, but Johnson remains in control
The plan for Mark Martin is simple: Go for wins and worry about points later.
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Mark Martin
With one race left, leader Hight now a Countdown fan
As much as he wants to, recent experience is why Robert Hight won't look ahead to celebrating his first Funny Car championship ...
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Single point separates Dixon, Schumacher in Top Fuel race
If the one point separating Tony Schumacher and Larry Dixon entering the NHRA's season finale isn't compelling enough, consider ...
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Team notes: NASCAR heads to desert for next-to-last race
NASCAR team reports as the Sprint Cup Series heads for the ninth round of its 10-race Chase playoff series at Phoenix International ...
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Single point separates top two in NHRA finale
If the one point separating Tony Schumacher and Larry Dixon entering the NHRA's season finale isn't compelling enough, consider ...
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Biffle targets concrete goals ahead of Chase's closing act
I said going into the Talladega race that anything can still happen in this Chase, and last week at Texas proved my point. Even ...
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NASCAR docks Kyle Busch 25 Nationwide points
NASCAR has docked Kyle Busch 25 Nationwide points and fined crew chief Jason Ratcliff $5,000 after Busch's No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing ...
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Kyle Busch
Biffle targets concrete goals ahead of Chase's closing act
I said going into the Talladega race that anything can still happen in this Chase, and last week at Texas proved my point. Even ...
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Johnson's lead deflated but far from flat with two races left
Kurt Busch was wearing a cowboy hat and cradling two six-shooters in victory lane as Jimmie Johnson climbed from a mangled car ...
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Kurt Busch
Jimmie Johnson
Force Hood revved for strong finish at NHRA season finale
I can't believe it is the week of the Auto Club World Finals in Pomona, Calif. It seems like just yesterday the season was kicking ...
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Force Hood revved for strong finish at NHRA season finale
I can't believe it is the week of the Auto Club World Finals in Pomona, Calif. It seems like just yesterday the season was kicking ...
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Johnson's lead deflated but far from flat with two races left
Kurt Busch was wearing a cowboy hat and cradling two six-shooters in victory lane as Jimmie Johnson climbed from a mangled car ...
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Kurt Busch
Jimmie Johnson
Kurt Busch tames Texas as Johnson's crash tightens race
Whether it was snapping a shot at one NASCAR record or slowing a march toward another, a pair of Penske Racing cars played spoilers ...
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Kurt Busch
Johnson crashes early at Texas, dents points lead
NASCAR points leader Jimmie Johnson crashed on the third lap of Sunday's race at Texas Motor Speedway, giving his rivals a chance ...
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Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Busch bids for Texas triple play after Nationwide victory
Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first. Busch won his fourth consecutive Nationwide Series race ...
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Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch bids for Texas triple play after Nationwide victory
Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first. Busch won his fourth consecutive Nationwide Series race ...
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Kyle Busch
New dryer aims to wick time off NASCAR rain delays
After six months of research and a year of development, Rob Brush believes he has a better alternative to NASCAR's track-drying ...
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Kyle Busch races to 5th straight NASCAR Trucks win
Kyle Busch started his Texas tripleheader with another NASCAR Trucks Series victory, extending a winning streak that began in ...
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Kyle Busch
Gordon races to first pole of season at Texas
Jeff Gordon won his first pole position of the season Friday with a qualifying lap of 191.117 mph at Texas Motor Speedway, the ...
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