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Pace Laps: Johnson’s Major Win, NHRA Girl Power and Late Model Season Underway

Sprint Cup: Delightful Dale – You would think the most happy and ecstatic driver in the state of Georgia would be Atlanta winner Jimmie Johnson. No sir, as Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was delighted after the 2016 debut of the low-downforce package – a race he finished second to his Hendrick Motorsports teammate. “I loved it,” …

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Tracking the Trucks: John Hunter Nemechek Victorious in Atlanta

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In a Nutshell: John Hunter Nemechek survived the war at Atlanta Motor Speedway and wheeled his way to a second career victory in Saturday’s Great Clips 200. In a race that was slowed by a late-race red flag, Nemechek inherited the lead from Christopher Bell inside 10 laps to go and held off a charge …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: 2016 Season Shaping Up to Be a Strong One

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As the weekend quickly approaches, so does the 2016 Camping World Truck Series season. With a handful of changes and a large number of driver moves, this season is shaping up to be the healthiest in years, and it all starts with Friday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250. The biggest changes you need to know …

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Pace Laps: Chase Elliott Chasing NASCAR History While NHRA Debuts

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Sprint Cup Series: Could Chase Elliott Be the Spark NASCAR Needs? – For the fourth year in a row, the best possible story came together for NASCAR on Daytona 500 Qualifying Day. 20-year old Chase Elliott grabbed the pole Sunday afternoon for the Great American Race, and in doing so became the youngest pole winner in …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Don’t Fix What Isn’t Broken in the Truck Series

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NASCAR’s media tour at Charlotte Motor Speedway opened with a bang on Tuesday. Among other announcements, the sanctioning body introduced a Chase format for the Camping World Truck Series that will feature eight drivers competing for seven events in a battle for the championship. A decision that many fans dreaded, the elimination format will mirror …

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2015 NASCAR Rewind: Greg Biffle

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10 years ago, Greg Biffle was on top of the NASCAR world. He closed out the year with a win at Homestead-Miami Speedway, his sixth of the season, and he finished runner-up to Tony Stewart in the championship battle. Fast forward to 2015 and Biffle is an afterthought at best. During 2014, Biffle made the …

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2015 NASCAR Rewind: Justin Allgaier

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The 2015 season saw Justin Allgaier return to the HScott Motorsports team for a second season, this time with a teammate in tow. The growing organization, led by owner Harry Scott Jr., had a full year under its belt and came in with high hopes. But the year didn’t end up quite the way anyone …

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Pace Laps: Kyle Busch, Chris Buescher Best and a Fitting Farewell

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Sprint Cup Series: Kyle Busch Claims the Sprint Cup – On Sunday evening, a sellout crowd watched the final race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, the Ford EcoBoost 400. The thought going in was that you probably would have to win the race to take the title. For most of the race, that did …

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Crew Chief Marcus Richmond, Red Horse Racing Part Ways

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Just days removed from his second victory in four races, Timothy Peters will have a different crew chief atop the pit box at Homestead-Miami Speedway for tonight’s Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200. Richmond revealed the news on Twitter Thursday afternoon. Really hate I have to miss closing out the season with @TimothyPeters17…Go get …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Austin Theriault Returns to Action

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This weekend, the Camping World Truck Series heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway to close out the 2015 season. Barring a major problem for Erik Jones, he’ll seal up the championsip pretty easily, but more importantly, Austin Theriault will make his return to Brad Keselowski Racing for the first time since his head on crash into a …

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Tracking the Trucks: 2015 Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix

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In a Nutshell: Timothy Peters took the checkered flag 0.309 seconds ahead of John Hunter Nemechek to win the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway Friday night. Peters inherited the lead after Erik Jones, who had led the most laps, and Matt Crafton got together, taking out third-place driver Johnny Sauter along the way. …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Can a Chase in the Truck Series Work?

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Early Sunday morning, as the Sprint Cup Series prepared for Texas Motor Speedway, I came across an article title on Twitter that made me want to scream. According to Motorsport.com, NASCAR is reportedly considering a Chase-like format for the Camping World Truck Series. Without even reading the article, I was ready to condemn the idea, …

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