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2015 NASCAR Rewind: Austin Dillon

Dillon, Austin 2015 Race For The Cure 300 Charlotte

(Photo: Mike Neff, Frontstretch)

The second season in Sprint Cup for a driver is often a crossroads season. Many drivers find another gear and get going. For example, Jeff Gordon won his first two races in his second year and claimed his first top-10 finish in points (to be fair, had he not wrecked in three of the last …

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Sprint Cup Series Awards Banquet Caps Off 2015 Champion’s Week in Las Vegas

2015 Martinsville Ii Cup Jeff Gordon Press Conference Cia

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On Friday night, the 2015 Sprint Cup Series season truly came to a close with the annual Sprint Cup Series Awards Banquet at the Wynn Las Vegas in Nevada. It was, as usual, a star-studded affair. Honorees and guests were treated to a routine from host Drew Carey, and performances from Sam Hunt, Rachel Platter …

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NASCAR Names Scott Miller New Senior VP of Competition

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On Tuesday, NASCAR announced the departure of Robin Pemberton from the post of Senior Vice President of Competition, a post that he had held since 2004. In addition to overseeing multiple changes in the chassis raced in Sprint Cup, he was responsible for overseeing changes in officiating and inspection, not to mention the man responsible …

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Stewart-Haas Racing Announces Personnel Changes for 2016

2015 Dover Ii Cup Tony Stewart Danica Patrick Cia

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At Championship Media Day in Florida, Tony Stewart hinted at changes for Stewart-Haas Racing. On Monday, the team made those changes public. The No. 4 team for Kevin Harvick and the No. 41 team for Kurt Busch will remain unchanged.  However, the Nos. 10 and 14 will see new leadership. Michael Bugarewicz has been named the …

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Chad Johnston Named 2016 Crew Chief for Kyle Larson

Kyle Larson Bank Of America 500 2015 Charlotte Cup Mike Neff

Photo Credit: Mike Neff, Frontstretch

On Thursday, Tony Stewart made reference to potential changes at Stewart-Haas Racing in the offseason during Championship Media Day. Crew chief Chad Johnston was likely viewed as being at the center of those changes. If that was so, he didn’t take very long to find himself a new home. On Monday, Chip Ganassi Racing with …

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Xfinity Series Breakdown: 2015 Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead

Larson, Kyle Victory Lane 2015 Ford Ecoboost 300 Homestead

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For much of Saturday’s Ford EcoBoost 300, Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch dominated the proceedings. After an early competition caution, the duo ran off and hid, and by the halfway point, less than 10 drivers were on the lead lap. By the time the third caution flew on lap 118 for Josh Reaume hitting the …

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Off the Wall With: Brett Moffitt

Brett Moffitt Bank Of America 500 2015 Charlotte Cup Mike Neff

(Credit: Mike Neff, Frontstretch)

What’s fun for you besides racing? I like anything adventurous, as long as I’m outside doing something new, whether it’s biking, shooting, riding motorcycles, I love it. That’s the type of person I am. I just want to be busy doing something. What’s the top item on your bucket list? I’ve been looking on Instagram …

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Ford, Chip Ganassi Racing Announce Full-Time IMSA Factory Drivers for 2016

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On Saturday morning, Ford Performance and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates unveiled their new two-car factory Ford GT effort at Homestead-Miami Speedway that will compete full-time in IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT-Le Mans class in 2016. The organization had a rather difficult choice as over 40 professional sports car racers with very strong resumes …

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Joey Logano Fastest in 2015 Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead Happy Hour

Logano, Joey 2015 Ford Ecoboost 400 Practice Homestead

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On Saturday afternoon, the Sprint Cup Series finally managed to get in a full practice session at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After rains shortened Xfinity Series qualifying to only two rounds, track crews worked hard to get the surface back into racing shape. By 1 p.m., the track was ready to go for 50 minutes of practice. …

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Kyle Larson Tops Rain-Shortened 2015 Ford EcoBoost 400 Practice No. 2 at Homestead

Larson, Kyle 2015 Ford Ecoboost 400 Practice Homestead

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The Sprint Cup Series is two-for-two so far this weekend in Homestead. Unfortunately, they’re two-for-two in practice sessions being shortened by rain. The session itself started about five minutes late due to track drying from overnight rains. Because of that, the session was going to be extended to 11 a.m. That did not turn to …

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Tracking The Trucks: 2015 Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead

Crafton, Matt 2015 Fordecoboost 200 Burnout Homestead

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In a Nutshell: Matt Crafton claimed his sixth victory of the season in the Ford EcoBoost 200. Crafton swept a number of drivers who either stayed out or took two tires on the final caution and drove away from there to take the win. John Hunter Nemechek finished 2.942 seconds behind in second. Tyler Reddick was third, …

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Kyle Larson Fastest in 2015 Ford EcoBoost 300 Xfinity Practice at Homestead

Kyle Larson Bank Of America 500 2015 Charlotte Cup Mike Neff

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On Friday afternoon, the Xfinity Series held a 45-minute practice session at Homestead-Miami Speedway ahead of Saturday’s season-ending Ford EcoBoost 300. The rain that ended Sprint Cup practice early did not affect the session.  However, the tire wear and increased amount of rubber on the track did. Much like in Camping World Truck Series practice …

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