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Larson hospitalized after fainting at autograph session

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Martinsville, VA (SportsNetwork.com) – Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Larson was taken to a hospital for precautionary reasons after he fainted during an autograph session at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday. Larson, the 2014 rookie of the year in NASCAR’s top […]

Hamilton beats Vettel for Malaysian GP pole

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (SportsNetwork.com) – Defending Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton placed his Mercedes on the pole for the Malaysian Grand Prix after edging Sebastian Vettel from Ferrari in Saturday’s rain- soaked qualifying. The start of the final round […]

This Week in Auto Racing March 28 – 29

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Sprint Cup Series STP 500 – Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, Virginia Defending Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick will try to extend his streak of finishing either first or second to nine races this weekend at Martinsville Speedway. The last […]

IndyCar’s new aero kit making race debut in St. Pete

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IndyCar teams have been familiarizing themselves with the new aero kit in preseason testing earlier this month. In Friday’s first practice session for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Team Penske driver and reigning series champion Will Power, in […]

JR Motorsports set for Truck Series debut at Martinsville

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Custer, the 17-year-old son of Stewart-Haas Racing executive vice president Joe Custer, is scheduled to make his season debut in trucks after competing in nine races in the series last year. He became the youngest driver ever to win a […]

Can Harvick make it 9 straight top-twos at Martinsville?

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After last fall’s race at Martinsville, Harvick finished second at Texas and then won the last two events of the ’14 season — Phoenix and Homestead — to claim his first championship in NASCAR’s premier series. In the first five […]

Hamilton aiming for another win in Malaysia

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After completing only four laps around Sepang International Circuit in the early going of P1, Hamilton came to a stop on track and radioed to his team that he had lost power. He missed the remainder of P1, as his […]

NASCAR suspends crew chief Labbe for 3 races

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Daytona Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – NASCAR placed Sprint Cup Series crew chief Slugger Labbe on suspension for three races and fined him $50,000 for a rules infraction discovered during last Friday’s opening-day inspection at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. […]

J.D. Gibbs receiving treatment for brain issues

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Huntersville, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Joe Gibbs Racing revealed on Wednesday that J.D. Gibbs, the team’s president, is starting treatment for symptoms impacting areas of brain function, including speech and processing issues. Gibbs is the 46-year-old son of JGR team owner […]

The Inside Line: 2015 IndyCar Series season preview

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(SportsNetwork.com) – Seven months after running its last race, the Verizon IndyCar Series is back on track with its 2015 season opener this weekend on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. IndyCar teams have been testing the past several months, […]