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IndyCar Preview: 2015 Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis

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The series returns to race at its most storied home, but this weekend it races on the other circuit for just the second time.  The race was meant to add to the fun of the month of May at Indianapolis and it looks like it does just that. The one question that might arise is …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: Tony Stewart Overshadows Atlanta Telecasts

2014 Atlanta Cup Kevin Harvick Tony Stewart Cia

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Tony Stewart: one of the year’s biggest stories across NASCAR, not just his Sprint Cup home base. Smoke’s story has permeated not just stock car racing coverage, dominating chatter with the usual suspects but mainstream media as a whole. It’s a phenomenon that shows no signs of stopping, even though in some areas it should… …

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Tracking the Trucks: Chevrolet Silverado 250

Chevrolet Silverado 250

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In a Nutshell: Ryan Blaney finished 0.049 seconds ahead of German Quiroga to win Sunday afternoon’s Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The driver of the No. 29 Ford led twice for a race-high 34 laps en route to his first win of the season. Erik Jones, Gray Gaulding and Andrew Ranger rounded …

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Nuts for Nationwide: Road Courses, the Land of Opportunity

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Goodbye, short tracks. Thanks for the memories. I appreciate what you used to do for NASCAR. However, you’ve been replaced – by road courses, where the NASCAR Nationwide Series heads for the third and final time this weekend. Mid-Ohio will be the center of attention, and most likely, the most-entertaining race of the weekend. Everything …

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Alex Tagliani, Ray Courtemanche, Jr. Enter Truck Race at Mosport

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Two Canadian drivers have decided they’ll take their talents to the Camping World Truck Series when the circuit visits Canadian Tire Motorsports Park at the end of the month. Brad Keselowski Racing announced Tuesday that Alex Tagliani will drive the No. 19 Ford F-150 in the Aug. 31 Truck Series race at the road course. A native …

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Alex Tagliani, Kenny Habul Among Road Course Ringers Entered for Nationwide Series at Mid-Ohio

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Habul. Marks. O’Connell. Maybe not household names in the vocabulary of most NASCAR fans, but this weekend, they’ll get their time to shine. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is running its second consecutive road course race this weekend, with this one taking place at a relatively new track for the sport’s second-tier division: the Mid-Ohio Sports Car …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: A Classic Racing TV Mistake… No “Pay Off”

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Ah, road course racing. For the first time in 2014, the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series turned right in both California and Wisconsin. After months of oval track coverage, it was good to see some NASCAR TV showing a slightly different picture than usual. However, before we start, we must talk about some expected but …

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Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in NASCAR: 2011 Michigan – Bristol Edition

Familiarity returned to the Sprint Cup Series with Kyle Busch pulling into victory lane, one of the “hot” drivers at this point of the season.