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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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Gordon Puts Brakes on Two Skids At Texas
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By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Fort Worth, Texas – Win in Texas? Finally, Jeff Gordon got ‘er done.
Gordon ended a 12-year/16-race run of futility at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon with a textbook NASCAR Sprint …

Mon, 04/6/09 – 13:59 | Comments Off on Gordon Puts Brakes on Two Skids At Texas
Richard Petty Will Enter Indy 500
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NASCAR legend Richard Petty will field an entry for the Indianapolis 500 for the first time, with John Andretti driving the Window World-sponsored car in the 2009 edition of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on …

Mon, 04/6/09 – 13:36 | Comments Off on Richard Petty Will Enter Indy 500
Schumacher Wins Second Straight
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Tony Schumacher made it two in a row Sunday as he won the NHRA Top Fuel event at the SummitRacing.com Nationals at The Strip in Las Vegas.
Ron Capps was the winner in Funny Car and …

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Briscoe Wins IndyCar Season-Opener
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By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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A lot of uncertainty occupied the thoughts of those at Team Penske during the IndyCar Series’  off season. Not least among the unncertainty being: Would marquee driver Helio Castroneves be …

Sun, 04/5/09 – 16:12 | Comments Off on Briscoe Wins IndyCar Season-Opener
Texas Motor Speedway Boss Busts His Humpy For Fans
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Fort Worth, Texas – With the exit last year of H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler from the employ of Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Eddie Gossage has assumed the title of promoter extraordinaire at …

Sun, 04/5/09 – 13:38 | Comments Off on Texas Motor Speedway Boss Busts His Humpy For Fans
Gordon On A Slump-Busting Mission in Texas
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By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Fort Worth, Texas – His mounting frustration at Texas Motor Speedway has been compounded by a  career-long  NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winless streak. Believe it when Jeff Gordon says he …

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Flag to Flag:  Samsung 500
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Watching the Samsung 500 today?
Do you simply have to talk about it with someone?
Join RacinToday.com’s Nick Bromberg as he chats “Flag to Flag” about the Texas Cup race.
Nick has written for The Kansas City Star …

Sun, 04/5/09 – 11:39 | Comments Off on Flag to Flag: Samsung 500
Rookie Langdon Stuns Field In Vegas
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Rookie Shawn Langdon shocked the field and the crowd at The Strip in Las Vegas Saturday as he earned the top qualifying spot in the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals.
Langdon led the way in Top Fuel, Tony …

Sat, 04/4/09 – 20:29 | Comments Off on Rookie Langdon Stuns Field In Vegas
St Pete Qualifying Highlights
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Graham Rahal wins the pole for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Kyle Busch Dominates Texas Nationwide Race
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By John Sturbin |Senior Writer
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Fort Worth, Texas – Kyle Busch was “bad fast” Saturday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway, and the Nationwide Series record book took a beating because of it.
Busch won the O’Reilly 300 …

Sat, 04/4/09 – 18:49 | Comments Off on Kyle Busch Dominates Texas Nationwide Race