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Memory Of Plane Crash That Gutted HMS Won’t Fade
Saturday, 25 Oct, 2014 – 17:41 | Comments Off on Memory Of Plane Crash That Gutted HMS Won’t Fade
Memory Of Plane Crash That Gutted HMS Won’t Fade

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Ten years ago race day at Martinsville Speedway dawned with a heavy fog enveloping the half-mile track and the surrounding countryside.
The fog was so thick on Oct. 24, 2004 that team owner …

McMurray Edges Chase Drivers To Win Martinsville Pole
Friday, 24 Oct, 2014 – 19:29 | Comments Off on McMurray Edges Chase Drivers To Win Martinsville Pole
McMurray Edges Chase Drivers To Win Martinsville Pole

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Jamie McMurray posted a lap in 18.954 seconds (99.905 mph) to win the pole for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway.
The pole was the second at Martinsville and the 11th of McMurray’s career.
Second …

Big Stewart-Haas Shakeup Is Quest For Consistency
Friday, 24 Oct, 2014 – 19:15 | Comments Off on Big Stewart-Haas Shakeup Is Quest For Consistency
Big Stewart-Haas Shakeup Is Quest For Consistency

By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Swapping Danica Patrick’s and Kurt Busch’s crew chiefs and road crews had been discussed for quite some time, Stewart-Haas Racing Competition Director Greg Zipadelli said Friday at …

Jimmie: Knaus Will Decide When To Step Down
Friday, 24 Oct, 2014 – 15:37 | Comments Off on Jimmie: Knaus Will Decide When To Step Down
Jimmie: Knaus Will Decide When To Step Down

By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Chad Knaus, the only crew chief Jimmie Johnson has known while winning six NASCAR Sprint Cup championships, isn’t on the chopping block.
But Johnson, who was eliminated from …

Keselowski Vow: I Will Not Be ‘Run Out Of The Sport’
Tuesday, 21 Oct, 2014 – 8:04 | Comments Off on Keselowski Vow: I Will Not Be ‘Run Out Of The Sport’
Keselowski Vow: I Will Not Be ‘Run Out Of The Sport’

FORT WORTH, Texas – Brad Keselowski will continue his pursuit of a second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship with team-owner Roger Penske’s blessing to be his own Bad Self.
Keselowski qualified for the eight-driver Eliminator Round …

Flat Spot On: Why No Fights At Talladega?
Monday, 20 Oct, 2014 – 8:19 | Comments Off on Flat Spot On: Why No Fights At Talladega?
Flat Spot On: Why No Fights At Talladega?

TALLADEGA, Ala. – I went to Talladega to see a fight and a race broke out.
Following the car bashing by Brad Keselowski and the headlocking by Matt Kenseth in Charlotte, it was reasonable to …

Keselowski Wins Talladega; Field Set For ‘Eliminator Round’
Sunday, 19 Oct, 2014 – 16:49 | Comments Off on Keselowski Wins Talladega; Field Set For ‘Eliminator Round’
Keselowski Wins Talladega; Field Set For ‘Eliminator Round’

Brad Keselowski basically had one chance to continue his bid to win a second Sprint Cup championship when Sunday’s cutdown race at Talladega began. The 2012 champ had to win. And win he did and …

‘Texas Terry’ To Drive Off Into Sunset At Talladega
Sunday, 19 Oct, 2014 – 7:27 | Comments Off on ‘Texas Terry’ To Drive Off Into Sunset At Talladega
‘Texas Terry’ To Drive Off Into Sunset At Talladega

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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NASCAR champion Terry Labonte will bookend a stellar Sprint Cup Series career that began at Darlington Raceway in 1978 with his 890th and (really) final start in today’s GEICO 500 …

Vickers, Confusion Reign In Talladega Qualifying
Saturday, 18 Oct, 2014 – 18:58 | Comments Off on Vickers, Confusion Reign In Talladega Qualifying
Vickers, Confusion Reign In Talladega Qualifying

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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A non-Chaser won the pole on Saturday for Sunday’s GEICO 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, but a Chaser in need qualified second fastest.
The non-Chaser who won the …

Qs and As: Kenseth, Keselowski Give Their Sides Of Brawl Story
Friday, 17 Oct, 2014 – 14:18 | Comments Off on Qs and As: Kenseth, Keselowski Give Their Sides Of Brawl Story
Qs and As: Kenseth, Keselowski Give Their Sides Of Brawl Story

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Last weekend’s Sprint Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway ended with on-track and off-track brawls breaking out. Brad Keselowski of Team Penske was involved in much of it.
He clipped some cars on the track and …