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Colton Herta 2020 IndyCar Season Profile

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Just one season into his NTT IndyCar Series career, Colton Herta already has two wins under his belt. The 20-year-old pulled off a shocking victory in 2019 at Circuit of the Americas, following that up by winning the season-ending event at Laguna Seca. The youngest driver ever to win a race in IndyCar competition, and …

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NASCAR Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2021

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The NASCAR Hall of Fame announced its 2021 Hall of Fame class on Tuesday (June 16), inducting three new members. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Red Farmer and Mike Stefanik made up the trio of inductees, and Ralph Seagraves was the recipient of the Hall’s Landmark Award. This was the first year where only three members were …

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ARCA Moves Charlotte Race to Kentucky, Reveals Schedule Through Late July

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The ARCA Menards Series announced a minor schedule change on Tuesday (June 16), changing the venue of the race originally slated for Charlotte Motor Speedway and solidifying the schedule through July 24. In a statement released by the division, the North Carolina track will no longer host its scheduled event. Teams will instead travel to …

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James Davison Making Cup Debut at Talladega

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James Davison will be behind the wheel of Spire Motorsports’ No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Talladega Superspeedway, the team announced Tuesday, June 16. The GEICO 500 marks the Australia native’s debut in NASCAR’s premier division. Oilfire Spirits and Tilson will sponsor the No. 77, which won the rain-shortened …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2020 Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead

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The Headline(s): Denny Hamlin scored his third victory of 2020 and second since NASCAR returned from hiatus on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway (June 14). All three have come under rainy circumstances. His Daytona 500 win in February was on a Monday after the normally-on-Sunday race was postponed. Next up, his May win at Darlington was …

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Kyle Busch Comes From Back, Wins Truck Race at Homestead

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A pre-race setback didn’t derail Kyle Busch from a win Saturday night, as the defending Cup Series champion raced his way to the front and won the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series’ Baptist Health 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Busch was penalized heavily before the race. His No. 51 Toyota Tundra failed inspection due …

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Harrison Burton Outlasts Field to Win from Pole at Homestead

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Nineteen-year-old Harrison Burton came out of nowhere to win the Hooters 250 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday (June 13) afternoon, his second win of the year and his young career. The second-generation driver got around Noah Gragson on the final restart to lead the final two laps of the race, the only laps he led …

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Ryan Blaney Overcomes Bad Start, Penalty to Finish Second at Martinsville

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Ryan Blaney rebounded from multiple incidents on Wednesday night to finish second under the lights at Martinsville Speedway. Martin Truex Jr. won NASCAR’s midweek race at the paperclip-shaped short track, but the big story of the night was Blaney, who started on pole for the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. One incident of being lapped, …

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Bubba Wallace Driving #BlackLivesMatter Scheme at Martinsville

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Bubba Wallace’s No. 43 will have a new look this Wednesday, June 10 at Martinsville. The Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet will sport an all-black paint scheme with “#BlackLivesMatter” on the sides and several emblems in support of the cause. Wallace wore a T-Shirt prior to Sunday’s event at Atlanta Motor Speedway with both “I Can’t …

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