Sat, 18/03/23 – 9:59 | Comments Off on Rutherford Ponders Bad And Good On 85th Birthday

FORT WORTH, Texas _ Three-time Indianapolis 500 champion Johnny Rutherford belatedly check-marked his 85th birthday during a media event at Texas Motor Speedway, where “Lone Star J.R.” mused over a pair of regrets in his …

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Bristol Track Adds Stress For Champ Hopefuls
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By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – Of the 16 drivers in NASCAR’s Cup Series playoffs, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. are the only three stress-free competitors entering Saturday night’s Bass …

Fri, 09/17/21 – 19:42 | Comments Off on Bristol Track Adds Stress For Champ Hopefuls
Gibbs Adds To ARCA Total
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By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – Ty Gibbs could easily be nicknamed “Mr. Unstoppable”, having won 10 of 18 ARCA Series races this year, but at Bristol Motor Speedway Thursday night he shared …

Fri, 09/17/21 – 8:02 | Comments Off on Gibbs Adds To ARCA Total
Smith Trucks To Bristol Win; Field Pared To Eight
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By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – Sheldon Creed dominated the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first playoff round, winning two of the three races and controlling the third, but it was Chandler Smith …

Fri, 09/17/21 – 7:58 | Comments Off on Smith Trucks To Bristol Win; Field Pared To Eight
NASCAR Heading To La-La Land
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A non-point race in the heart of car-crazy Los Angeles and its most recognizable sports venue will kick off NASCAR’s revamped 2022 Cup Series schedule.
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a tribute to all who served …

Thu, 09/16/21 – 15:23 | Comments Off on NASCAR Heading To La-La Land
‘Super Sub’ Sinks Funny Car Field At The Grove
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Tommy Johnson, Jr. accelerated teammate Matt Hagan’s recovery from COVID-19 Sunday, scoring an improbable “super sub” victory in Funny Car during the 36th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals.
Johnson collected his 23rd career Wally trophy …

Tue, 09/14/21 – 9:14 | Comments Off on ‘Super Sub’ Sinks Funny Car Field At The Grove
Palou Adds To Victory, Point Totals
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Ten laps into Sunday’s Grand Prix of Portland, pole-sitter Alex Palou was mired in 16th place with his NTT IndyCar Series championship hopes unexpectedly in jeopardy.
Fast-forward 100 laps, after Palou had earned his series-best third …

Mon, 09/13/21 – 8:37 | Comments Off on Palou Adds To Victory, Point Totals
Truex Heads to Bristol Free of Worry
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Martin Truex, Jr. intends to enjoy a one weekend of stress-free vacation. Next weekend.
Truex ended a 15-race winless streak on Saturday night when he won the Federated Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at …

Sun, 09/12/21 – 8:26 | Comments Off on Truex Heads to Bristol Free of Worry
Galdi’s McLaren M23-9 in Spotlight at The Glen
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By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – Formula One fans of a certain age will readily recognize the centerpiece of Greg Galdi’s car collection as it sits, quiet and quite majestically, inside the …

Thu, 09/9/21 – 8:49 | Comments Off on Galdi’s McLaren M23-9 in Spotlight at The Glen
Torrence Unstoppable Heading Into NHRA Countdown
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Drivers with a combined 12 NHRA world championships in four professional classes will open the 2021 Countdown to the Championship playoffs as No. 1 seeds.
Three-time/reigning Top Fuel world champ Steve Torrence capped another dominant “regular …

Tue, 09/7/21 – 8:01 | Comments Off on Torrence Unstoppable Heading Into NHRA Countdown
Flat Spot On: Dad-gum! It’s a Darlington Encore
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Well, here they went again at the Darlington Raceway with the Cook Out Southern 500, a race I saw for the first time after arriving on my motorcycle with a typewriter strapped to the back …

Mon, 09/6/21 – 16:39 | Comments Off on Flat Spot On: Dad-gum! It’s a Darlington Encore