Fri, 17/05/13 – 18:47 | No Comment

TOPEKA, Kan. – Brandon Bernstein looked anything but comfortable as he made his way around his team’s compound at Heartland Park Topeka on Friday. He was kind of waddling and weaving and making odd facial grimace kind of deals – all as a result of a mysteriously herniated disc in his lower back.
But rather oddly, [...]

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Stenhouse Jr. Is NNS Champ; Smith Wins Homestead Race
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won his second straight NASCAR Nationwide Series championship by finishing sixth in the season-ending  race Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Regan Smith drove the No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to victory, beating polesitter Kyle Busch to the finish line by 1.375 seconds.
Brendan Gaughan finished third in the race, followed by Sam Hornish Jr. and [...]

Sat, 17/11/12 – 21:00 | Comments Off
France Dishes On Dirt, New Cars, Tweets, More
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By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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NASCAR’s “cool factor,” its Gen 6 race car and the quality of racing were among myriad topics discussed by chairman/CEO Brian Z. France and Steve O’Donnell, the sanctioning body’s vice president of racing operations, during a press conference Saturday morning at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Here is the complete transcript of what has [...]

Sat, 17/11/12 – 18:42 | Comments Off
James Buescher Is The 2012 Camping World Truck Series Champ
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James Buescher won the 2012 Camping World Truck Series championship Friday night with a 13th-place  finish in the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The championship was his first in the series and gave team owner Steve Turner of Turner Motorsports his first title.
Rookie Ty Dillon of Richard Childress was involved in a wreck with Kyle Larson with [...]

Fri, 16/11/12 – 22:19 | Comments Off
Logano Wins Pole; Keselowski To Start Third At Homestead
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Joey Logano may have knocked Brad Keselowski off the front row in Friday’s time trails at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but points leader Keselowski will still start ahead of Jimmie Johnson.
The last of 47 drivers to make a qualifying attempt, Logano circled the South Florida track in 30.672 seconds (176.056 mph) to claim the pole for Sunday’s [...]

Fri, 16/11/12 – 20:34 | Comments Off
Emotions Run High At HMS Press Conference
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By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. – There was plenty of drama in a packed media center at Homestead-Miami Speedway Friday afternoon as Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick discussed the four-time Sprint Cup champion’s retaliation against Clint Bowyer at the conclusion of last week’s race in Phoenix.
Gordon, who said he [...]

Fri, 16/11/12 – 17:55 | 2 Comments
End Of Season Could Be Start Of New RCR Era
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By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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If the skinny surrounding Kevin Harvick’s done-deal exit from Richard Childress Racing after the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is true, RCR’s future definitely will be all about family.
Brothers Austin and Ty Dillon – grandsons of team-owner Childress – are in the formative stages of their respective NASCAR careers, and [...]

Fri, 16/11/12 – 15:26 | Comments Off
Petree Is Living Large During A Third Career
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Andy Petree grew up in North Carolina, the cradle of NASCAR. When he talks about “the sport,” he means stock car racing. One of those who always found a way to get into the grandstands to watch the Winston Cup races during his youth, Petree now calls the Sprint Cup races like he sees them [...]

Fri, 16/11/12 – 14:23 | Comments Off
Johnson Pulls Out A New Weapon In Title Chase
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By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Down 20 points to a toaster-coil hot but inexperienced challenger with just 400 miles to go before the 2012 Sprint Cup championship is decided, Jimmie Johnson introduced psychological warfare into the fight on media day.
No, he didn’t go U.S. vs. Noriega by blaring loud rock music at Brad Keselowski’s hotel, [...]

Fri, 16/11/12 – 10:26 | Comments Off
COTA Is About To Make American History
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By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Formula One’s honeymoon with Circuit of The Americas continued Thursday, less than 24 hours before opening practice for the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
Speaking during the $400-million circuit’s first official press briefing, two-time World Driving ChampionFernando Alonso of Spain said he initially lapped the 3.4-mile, 20-turn layout via [...]

Fri, 16/11/12 – 8:36 | Comments Off
Awesome Austin Track Steps Into World Spotlight
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By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Formula One will add another chapter to its nomadic and disjointed history in America this weekend when Circuit of The Americas – and a pig farm – welcome the motorsports world’s elite, Texas-style.
Opening practice for Sunday afternoon’s latest/greatest edition of the United States Grand Prix is scheduled for 10 a.m. [...]

Thu, 15/11/12 – 10:30 | Comments Off