The Chase
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Building New Cars Has Brought New Kind Of Success For Dale Earnhardt Jr.
bleacherreport.com via @KellyCrandall &bull YesterdayWith the way that the 2009 season went for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and company there was absolutely no way that 2010 could be any worse. Suffering what was statistically his worse season in Sprint Cup Series racing, the No. 88 team was revamped coming into 2010. A mid-season crew chief, shop and personnel changes were all on the menu in order to have the sports most popular driver run like his three teammates who had finished one-two-three in points last year. Team owner Rick Hendrick repeatedly said that Earnhardt Jr.' Earnhardt Jr. qualified second for the Daytona 500 and had… Full Story »
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So what would you do to Carl Edwards for wrecking Brad Keselowski?
Dustin Long NASCAR Blog on Hampton Roads.com &bull YesterdayFrom Daytona to California, Dustin Long covers the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.Read all of his stories on PilotOnline.com's Auto Racing channel. And follow him on Twitter. Let's just cut to the chase on what happened between Carl Edwards and Brad… Full Story »
Jeff Gordon 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion Framed Race Used Parts Piece
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Bruton Smith spouts off on drivers in general, Dale Jr. in particular and maybe dumping the Chase
Dustin Long NASCAR Blog on Hampton Roads.com &bull Mar 6, 2010From Daytona to California, Dustin Long covers the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.Read all of his stories on PilotOnline.com's Auto Racing channel. And follow him on Twitter. Agree or disagree with Bruton Smith, it's hard to ignore the man who heads Speedway Motorsports Inc., which owns such tracks as Charlotte, Atlanta, Bristol, Las Vegas, Texas, Infineon Raceway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He's outspoken. He's fought NASCAR. He's challenged drivers.… Full Story »
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Struggling former Chasers need big day in Atlanta (NASCAR.com)
Nascar News on Yahoo! Sports &bull Mar 5, 2010
Spring is just beginning in the Northern Hemisphere, but for many of those who race in NASCAR, the time of hope is rapidly giving way to the time of get the heck going. Drivers like 2009 Chase qualifiers Kurt Busch and Brian… Full Story »
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Chase pretenders and championship contenders (NASCAR.com)
Nascar News on Yahoo! Sports &bull Mar 4, 2010
David Caraviello: I know that Kahne was the popular pick to fall out of the Chase this year because of all the upheaval at Richard Petty Motorsports over the winter. But I'm a little worried about Montoya right now. That… Full Story »
Game Men NASCAR Kasey Kahne GM Series Watch KAH
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Harvick, Bowyer in good standing heading to AMS
Sprint Cup News on Official Nascar Site &bull Mar 4, 2010
All statistical references are for Sprint Cup races at Atlanta Motor Speedway unless otherwise indicated. Driver Rating is based on the past 10 races at the track. However, a Chevy has never won a Cup race on March 7, date… Full Story »
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Being in the top 12 this early no guarantee of making the Chase
Dustin Long NASCAR Blog on Hampton Roads.com &bull Mar 4, 2010Since the Chase expanded to 12 teams in 2007, history shows that nearly half the drivers in the top 12 in the points heading into Atlanta (the fourth race of the season) do NOT make the Chase. So, as the… Full Story »
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Newman seeking better results -- in '10 and at AMS (NASCAR.com)
Nascar News on Yahoo! Sports &bull Mar 3, 2010
Newman, 32nd in points after three consecutive finishes outside the top 15 (two of which were outside the top 30), actually is having a better start to the 2010 season than he did in 2009. After three races last season,… Full Story »
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To worship or not to worship the 48 (Yahoo! Sports)
Nascar News on Yahoo! Sports &bull Mar 2, 2010
Your piece on Chad Knaus, I will (begrudgingly) agree was spot-on. Knaus has in the past been "caught with his hand in the cookie jar" to put it nicely. That's how Darian Grubb got to be Smoke's Crew Chief, is the way I read it. Jay let me hopefully be the first of many to confess I am guilty. My hate was directed towards Jimmie Johnson out of… Full Story »
Kevin Harvick #29 Shell Pennzoil Cooler Cushion W/Seat Back: NASCAR - Tailgating
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It's tough to ignore Johnson's run of victories (NASCAR.com)
Nascar News on Yahoo! Sports &bull Mar 1, 2010
The D-word isn't that difficult to avoid this week. She finished 36th in the Nationwide race at Las Vegas over the weekend, though she ran as high as third at one point and her poor finish wasn't really her fault. But now she's going away to that other American style of racing for four solid months… Full Story »
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Can Busch mature as racer and remain true to himself? (NASCAR.com)
Nascar News on Yahoo! Sports &bull Feb 27, 2010
Kyle Busch never met Dale Earnhardt. He saw him once, when he was around 16 years old, from roughly 50 feet away. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver keeps an even greater distance between himself and any notion that he's some second coming of the Intimidator, a menacing figure in the rearview mirror… Full Story »
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New daddy Carl Edwards still has a job to do
Nascar News on ESPN &bull Feb 26, 2010
This is a big week for Edwards personally, but it's also a big week professionally. He views this race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as a benchmark of where the No. 99 Ford team stands for improving things in 2010.… Full Story »
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Burton goes to Las Vegas, and ideally so, on a roll (NASCAR.com)
Nascar News on Yahoo! Sports &bull Feb 26, 2010
And in the fall, after Burton had missed the Chase for the first time since 2005, his first full season with Richard Childress Racing, even Burton's most loyal fans had to be wondering. The 2010 season is just two races… Full Story »
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Creature Vs. Creature Writers Pool: Picks For The Shelby American GT 350
bleacherreport.com via @PulseonSports &bull Feb 26, 2010Actually he never went anywhere but after a 35th place finish in the Daytona 500 many were trying to say that it would derail him from contending for a fifth straight championship. Unfortunately for them, Johnson dominated at his home track in California pick up his 48th career win in his No.48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. He now heads to Las Vegas looking for his fourth win in Sin City and second of the season, as he continues his climb toward the top of the standings. If he gets there he'll have to dethrone current points leader Kevin Harvick.… Full Story »
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Kevin Harvick leads standings but still seeks first Cup points-race win since 2007
Nascar News on Scene Daily &bull Feb 25, 2010Kevin Harvick is off to a strong start in 2010, but the Richard Childress Racing driver has not won a Sprint Cup points race since the 2007 Daytona 500. Kevin Harvick hasnt won a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points race since capturing the Daytona 500 in 2007. Yet the Richard Childress Racing driver finds himself atop the point standings after two races in 2010, thanks to solid finishes at Daytona and California. Not wins, mind you, but solid finishes. Strong efforts. The blue-collar stuff that sometimes gets lost or ignored in the glare of lights and showers of… Full Story »
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Kenseth still trying to get back to Victory Lane (AP)
Nascar News on Yahoo! Sports &bull Feb 24, 2010
An engine failure six laps into the Las Vegas race last March left in him in last place and began a downward trend that saw Kenseth miss the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship for the first time. Then after only one race this year, an eighth-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500, the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing team had an unexpected change of crew chiefs. After a… Full Story »
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Earnhardt Ganassi Racing/ Las Vegas Motor Speedway Advance Notes
Frontstretch Nascar Blog &bull Feb 24, 2010
One story lost in the shadow of Speedweeks in Daytona was the absence of Carter Simo Racing?s No. 08 car. Much of the teams equipment was put up for auction Tuesday; however, a source tells Frontstretch.com the operation still plans to field a car in 2010, with a limited schedule of races TBD. CSR may also try and field a car for the Talladega ARCA race in April; until then, most of the teams employees have been temporarily released and are working for other teams in the sport. In mid-2009, team owner John Carter bought the assets of beleaguered owner/driver… Full Story »
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Kenseth's struggles must look familiar to Earnhardt (NASCAR.com)
Nascar News on Yahoo! Sports &bull Feb 24, 2010
Regardless of their performance on the race track or the disparity between their backgrounds and popularity, they have always seemed intrinsically linked. Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. entered NASCAR's premier series together, at the forefront of the heralded 2000 rookie class, and on the heels of a pair of championship showdowns on the then-Busch circuit. Since then their fortunes have always invited comparison, even if their careers have ventured along divergent paths. Such is the case with two drivers who share a common starting point. Recently, though, they have appeared on opposite ends of the competitive spectrum. Kenseth… Full Story »
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Hal Martin Finds his Roots in Daytona, Gears Up for Palm Beach
Frontstretch Nascar Blog &bull Feb 24, 2010
One story lost in the shadow of Speedweeks in Daytona was the absence of Carter Simo Racing?s No. 08 car. Much of the teams equipment was put up for auction Tuesday; however, a source tells Frontstretch.com the operation still plans to field a car in 2010, with a limited schedule of races TBD. CSR may also try and field a car for the Talladega ARCA race in April; until then, most of the teams employees have been temporarily released and are working for other teams in the sport. In mid-2009, team owner John Carter bought the assets of beleaguered owner/driver… Full Story »
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Roush Fenway sees progress at California, but still has 'work to do'
Nascar News on Scene Daily &bull Feb 23, 2010Roush Fenway Racing entered the Auto Club 500 looking at the race as a major test to see how much progress the organization has made since last season. The results?Weve got some work to do, Matt Kenseth said after his seventh-place finish. Coming off a disappointing 2009 season that produced just three victories, Roush Fenway Racing entered Auto Club Speedway on the heels of a strong performance at Daytona. It ran well at California,… Full Story »
