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Daily Fantasy NASCAR Hot-Starts: Overton’s 400

Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series Tales Of The Turtles 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Il Usa Sunday 17 September 2017 Martin Truex Jr, Furniture Row Racing, Furniture Row/denver Mattress Toyota Camry Celebrates His Win World Copyright:brett Moist Nkp

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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series travels to the midwest this week for its stop at Chicagoland Speedway. The green flag for the Overton’s 400 on Sunday (July 1) is at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. FanDuel debuted its new daily fantasy NASCAR contest at Talladega Superspeedway in April and it will continue on throughout …

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Ryan Blaney and Brad Keselowski Lead Overton’s 400 Practice Sessions

Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fl Usa Sunday 18 February 2018 Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, Menards/peak Ford Fusion And Brad Keselowski, Team Penske, Discount Tire Ford Fusion World Copyright: Rusty Jarrett Nkp

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It was the Team Penske show during Saturday’s practice sessions in advance of Sunday’s Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Ryan Blaney led the way in the opening practice while his teammate Brad Keselowski led the second session. Blaney opened up the first session of the day with the fastest lap. A 178.992-mph lap around the Chicagoland …

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Daily Fantasy NASCAR FanDuel Forecast: Overton’s 400

2018 Cup Richmond Brad Keselowski Zach Catanzareti

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series travels to the midwest this week for its stop at Chicagoland Speedway. The green flag for the Overton’s 400 on Sunday (July 1) is at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. FanDuel debuted its new daily fantasy NASCAR contest at Talladega Superspeedway in April and it will continue on throughout …

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Did You Notice?: 10 NASCAR Winners in 10 Races? It’s Possible

2018 Daytona Cup Bruce Nuttleman Jimmie Johnson

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Did You Notice? … The fab foursome of Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer were at it again? Sonoma saw them 1-2-3-4 for most of the race; they would have finished that way if not for late-race pit stops designed to try and win. In the end, they’ve won 14 of 16 …

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The 10: NASCAR Cup Series Power Rankings After Sonoma

Sonoma 2018, Truex Jr. Victory Lane

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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series made the trek to Wine Country this weekend. The final trip to California of the 2018 season featured the usual suspects showing their strong hand again, this time on the first of three road course stops of the season. A late race pit call by crew chief Cole Pearn …

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Up to Speed: NASCAR Stages Mean Less Strategy at Sonoma

Martin Truex Jr. Sonoma 2018 Cup Danny Peters

(Photo: Danny Peters)

The key to Martin Truex Jr.’s victory Sunday (June 24) at Sonoma Raceway was a pit stop that did not happen.  Cole Pearn, Truex’s crew chief, appeared to call the No. 78 to pit road late in the race, only to have the driver stay out for several more laps.  When Truex did pit later …

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Cup All-Star Package Not Being Used Again This Season

2018 Charlotte All Star Cup Kyle Larson Ty Dillon Racing Amy Henderson

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After weeks of speculation, NASCAR announced Thursday morning (June 21) that the aero package used in the All-Star race in Charlotte on May 19 will not be used again in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series this season, but left open the possibility of a similar package in 2019. The All-Star package included aero ducts, …

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Up to Speed: Joey Logano is the 4th Contender

2018 Las Vegas I Cup Joey Logano Todd Gordon Rusty Jarrett Nkp

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The midway point of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season has come and gone.  With its yearly NASCAR broadcast schedule drawing to a close, FOX’s analysts have kicked off their end-of-year predictions and begun to share their thoughts about who will reach the championship race this November at Homestead-Miami Speedway. While nobody should be …

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4 Burning Questions: Should Iowa Host A Cup Race?

Nascar Xfinity Series U.s. Cellular 250 Iowa Speedway, Newton, Ia Usa Saturday 29 July 2017 Brian Scott, Daniel Defense Chevrolet Camaro, Brendan Gaughan, Us Cellular Chevrolet Camaro World Copyright: Brett Moist Nkp

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Should Iowa Speedway be on the Cup Series calendar? Once the current track deals run out in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, one track NASCAR will be taking a very close look at will be the Iowa Speedway. The .875-mile track based in Newton, IA, was designed by Rusty Wallace and heavily based off …

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NASCAR 101: The Best at Each Cup Track (Without a Win)

2018 Pocono Cup Zach Catanzareti Kyle Larson

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Last week, this space covered the NASCAR drivers who’ve won at the most tracks on the national series schedules. It was a largely Kyle Busch-dominated affair — and with good reason; after all, he’s won at all tracks the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has competed on to date, with the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval …

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The 10: NASCAR Cup Series Power Rankings After Michigan

2018 Michigan I Cup Pack Racing Nkp

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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series headed to Michigan International Speedway on Sunday for the FireKeepers 400. Though the race was cut short due to rain, we learned a lot about who’s stepping up their game in their manufacturer’s backyard. Ford put on an overwhelming performance at the front while Toyota wasn’t too far behind. …

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Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR & the Wall of Death

Wall Of Death

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This week’s column will take a decidedly different tack based not on opinion, but on undeniable fact. However the vast majority of fans, drivers, NASCAR officials, fellow pundits, or team owners feel about it, indisputably the NASCAR Cup series takes next weekend off. Based on all empirical evidence gathered by studying data over the last …

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