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Bad Day At Las Vegas A Concern For Biffle
Friday, 7 Mar, 2014 – 9:39 | Comments Off on Bad Day At Las Vegas A Concern For Biffle
Bad Day At Las Vegas A Concern For Biffle

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
An extra day of practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Thursday may have resulted in an extra day of discovery for some Sprint Cup drivers, but for Greg Biffle …

Harvick Appears In Position To Fulfill Potential
Tuesday, 4 Mar, 2014 – 10:41 | Comments Off on Harvick Appears In Position To Fulfill Potential
Harvick Appears In Position To Fulfill Potential

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
It’s always been tough to slot Kevin Harvick during discussions about driving talent. By the end of the 2014 Sprint Cup season – 2015 at the latest – that process …

Harvick Holds Off Earnhardt Jr. To Win Phoenix
Sunday, 2 Mar, 2014 – 18:13 | Comments Off on Harvick Holds Off Earnhardt Jr. To Win Phoenix
Harvick Holds Off Earnhardt Jr. To Win Phoenix

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
Kevin Harvick, fast all week in practices, was fast on race day as well as he notched a dominating win in Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.
The …

Racing Will Reach A New Low In Phoenix Today
Sunday, 2 Mar, 2014 – 9:25 | Comments Off on Racing Will Reach A New Low In Phoenix Today
Racing Will Reach A New Low In Phoenix Today

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
When it comes to racing machinery, there are very few inconsequential changes. Virtually all have the ability to produce or reduce speed – and, hence, finishing positions in races – …

‘Knockout Qualifying’ Gets A Split Decision At Phoenix
Saturday, 1 Mar, 2014 – 11:23 | Comments Off on ‘Knockout Qualifying’ Gets A Split Decision At Phoenix
‘Knockout Qualifying’ Gets A Split Decision At Phoenix

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
Turns out, there was no need to make use heart needles during the Sprint Cup Series’ debut of “knockout qualifying”. The new procedure was interesting but hardly the fuse-blowing fun-o-rama that …

Keselowski Wins Pole In Phoenix
Friday, 28 Feb, 2014 – 20:53 | Comments Off on Keselowski Wins Pole In Phoenix
Keselowski Wins Pole In Phoenix

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Brad Keselowski won the first Sprint Cup pole utilizing NASCAR’s “Knockout Qualifying” Friday night at Phoenix International Raceway.
His Team Penske teammate, Joey Logano, was second fastest in the segmented qualifier.
Keselowski completed a lap at 139.384 …

Tested Stewart Heads To Phoenix For Real Racing
Friday, 28 Feb, 2014 – 7:55 | Comments Off on Tested Stewart Heads To Phoenix For Real Racing
Tested Stewart Heads To Phoenix For Real Racing

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
Speedweeks was much more than a series of races and practices driver Tony Stewart. It was also a series of tests. This week, with the Daytona 500 behind him – …

Logano Is Gaining Acceptance Into Frat Party
Thursday, 27 Feb, 2014 – 8:05 | Comments Off on Logano Is Gaining Acceptance Into Frat Party
Logano Is Gaining Acceptance Into Frat Party

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Joey Logano.
Who?
Logano.
Until last season, when he made the NASCAR Chase playoff for the first time following four so-so seasons, Logano had been on the outside looking in, someone trying to …

Junior’s Victory Tour Takes Him To F1 Country
Tuesday, 25 Feb, 2014 – 11:16 | Comments Off on Junior’s Victory Tour Takes Him To F1 Country
Junior’s Victory Tour Takes Him To F1 Country

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
Two-time Daytona 500 champion Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Victory Tour Across America includes a stop Tuesday afternoon on behalf of Texas Motor Speedway in Austin.
That’s neither a typo nor a geographical …

Junior Makes The 2014 500 A Great American Race
Monday, 24 Feb, 2014 – 10:39 | Comments Off on Junior Makes The 2014 500 A Great American Race
Junior Makes The 2014 500 A Great American Race

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
Over the past several years, the Daytona 500 had truly become “NASCAR’s Super Bowl”. That is, more about the pomp than the circumstance.
As with the NFL’s annual biggest game of …