By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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As a track-rat child, Indianapolis-born Ed Carpenter had explored just about every square inch of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The one place he has not been is in Victory Circle on Memorial Day weekend. He will attempt to remedy that next Sunday and he will do so as the pole winner […]

By Deb Williams | Senor Writer
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CONCORD, N.C. – Roush Fenway Racing has struggled for most of the season, but less than a month after announcing Matt Kenseth’s return, the organization swept the front row in qualifying Friday for this weekend’s Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Kenseth earned the pole in the […]

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Third-generation Indy car driver Marco Andretti took Andretti Autosport and Honda to the top of the speed chart with a lap over 227 mph during Wednesday’s seven-hour practice for the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500.
Andretti’s best lap of 227.053 mph around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval led a […]

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Team Penske, the most successful organization in the history of Indy car racing, was out-of-the-box fast Tuesday during the official start of practice for the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 27.
Simon Pagenaud topped an expanded speed chart as all 35 entered drivers completed laps around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis […]

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Kevin Harvick is becoming a world class champagne sprayer.
Harvick passed defending series champion Martin Truex Jr. with two laps to go, held the lead to the checkered flag and collected his fifth victory of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season Saturday night at Kansas Speedway.
The victory was Harvick’s second in a row and third […]

Matt Matt Kenseth was back on the track in Kansas Friday in a new car in a new/old team. (RacinToday/HHP photo by Jim Fluharty)
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Roush Fenway Racing’s Matt Kenseth had an answer ready to roll when he was asked Friday why he’s excited to be back behind the wheel of […]

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Before sisters Brittany and Courtney Force emerged as NHRA “Women of Power,” Ashley Force Hood forever changed the look of the Funny Car category on an historic Sunday afternoon at Atlanta Dragway.
A daughter of Funny Car icon John Force, Force Hood already was a fan favorite via her Sportsman career […]

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Kevin Harvick bid farewell to the field when Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway went green following a rain-induced red flag in the final stage of the three-stage race.
The victory was the fourth of the season for the Stewart Haas Racing driver. It came after he led a race-dominating 201 […]

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Justin Allgaier bumped doors and then held off JR Motorsports teammate Elliott Sadler to win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Dover International Speedway.
Sadler drove underneath Allgaier’s No. 7 Chevrolet heading through Turn 4. As they came off the corner side by side, the cars touched. Sadler’s No. 1 Chevy twitched loose, and Allgaier’s car […]

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Bump Day is positioned to return to the Indianapolis 500 qualifying format for the first time since 2011 this month at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where 35 entries officially have been filed for the 102nd edition of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
Six winners are listed among the 35 drivers who will […]