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Jagger Jones Partners With Alec Martinez for Irwindale

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West coast late model owner Alec Martinez is finally heading back to the track this weekend at Irwindale Speedway. With racing and much of the world on pause due to COVID-19, Martinez, 21-years-old, opened up about the struggled the pandemic has brought upon his race team. “It was really hard. Luckily LKQ Pick Your Part, they’ve …

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2-Headed Monster: Should NASCAR Have Banned the Confederate Flag?

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NASCAR made one of its biggest announcements in its history on Wednesday evening (June 10) when it announced that it was banning fans from displaying the Confederate flag at all of its tracks. Michael Massie and Vito Pugliese debate whether this was the right move. A Hypocritical Knee-Jerk  Banning the confederate flag was the wrong …

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James Small Earns First Victory as Cup Series Crew Chief: ‘It’s a Big Relief’

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He’d be the first to admit it: James Small had big shoes to fill. Replacing Cole Pearn, an engineer turned championship-winning crew chief for a powerhouse organization who upped and left in a surprise offseason move, coming off a runner-up season in the standings, where a bad pit stop may have meant a second title …

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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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NASCAR Bans Confederate Flag from Events

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Displaying the confederate flag will no longer be allowed at any NASCAR events and properties, the sanctioning body announced Wednesday (June 10). The news comes after the guidelines for conduct during the national anthem were removed before last Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This allows for peaceful protests during the pre-race ceremonies. “The presence …

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Stock Car Scoop: Bubba Wallace’s New Paint Scheme, NASCAR Allowing Fans at Homestead & Talladega

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NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace will be supporting a new paint scheme for Wednesday night’s (June 10) primetime race at Martinsville Speedway. Wallace also made comments to CNN’s Don Lemon about banning the confederate flag at events. Just how far did he go in the interview? We will tell you in the latest edition …

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Power Rankings: Hotlanta Edition

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One thing we can say about last Sunday’s (June 7) race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is that it will be most remembered for what happened during pre-race. But it would have been impossible to create a race more memorable than the words and imagery we saw from NASCAR over the weekend. While I have always …

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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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Ryan Blaney on Wednesday Night’s Blue Emu 500 Pole at Martinsville

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Ryan Blaney drew the pole for the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. NASCAR used a random draw again to fill out the starting lineup, with the top 12 in points starting in the first 12 spots. For the second week in a row, the No. 10 of Aric Almirola will start second. …

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Bubba Wallace Treated, Released For Fatigue After Atlanta Cup Race

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Since its NASCAR Cup Series date moved away from Labor Day Weekend after the 2014 season, the variable of warmer temperatures has been less of a factor at Atlanta Motor Speedway. But, as Bubba Wallace discovered, the dangers of heat exhaustion can still rear their ugly head down in Georgia. A rescheduled event from March …

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Stock Car Scoop: Kevin Harvick Wins, Bubba Wallace Treated for Exhaustion at Atlanta

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NASCAR Cup Series teams took to the rough and rigid track of Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday (June 7). How did Kevin Harvick find his way to victory lane? Look back on his romp in the latest edition of Stock Car Scoop with Bryan Nolen. Frontstretch’s newest podcast that focuses on the motorsports news of …

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Entry List: Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500

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The NASCAR Cup Series returns to action just three days after Sunday afternoon’s race in Atlanta, heading north to Martinsville Speedway in Virginia for a Wednesday night event on June 10, 2020. The Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 will be the first ever race held under the lights on the .533-mile, paperclip-shaped oval. It’s the …

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