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NASCAR team owner Gene Haas granted Formula One entry

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Kannapolis, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation and co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, was granted a Formula One license by the FIA on Friday. The FIA, which is the governing body of […]

This Week in Auto Racing April 11 – 13

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Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 – Darlington Raceway – Darlington, S.C. Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth finished 1-2, respectively, in the 2013 Sprint Cup Series point standings and combined for 13 wins during the 36-race season. This season has […]

Elliott takes winning momentum and points lead to Darlington

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Elliott’s win at Texas allowed him to overtake Regan Smith, his JR Motorsports teammate, and Trevor Bayne for the top spot in the Nationwide point standings. He became the youngest points leader in series history. “I definitely know it’s early […]

Kenseth, Johnson aiming for first wins this season

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Last Monday, Joey Logano won at Texas — a race delayed one day due to rain — and joined Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Daytona 500), Kevin Harvick (Phoenix), Brad Keselowski (Las Vegas), Carl Edwards (Bristol), Kyle Busch (Fontana, Calif.) and Kurt […]

The Inside Line: Logano the next to join Chase party

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – After winning Monday’s rain-delayed race at Texas Motor Speedway, Joey Logano is already looking ahead to the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Logano kept the streak of different winners to start the season alive — […]

Earnhardt Jr., Harvick out early in Texas Sprint Cup race

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Fort Worth, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick had their race end early in Monday’s rain-delayed Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. This 500-mile race at Texas was scheduled for Sunday, but inclement weather postponed it […]

Stewart beats Keselowski for Texas pole

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Fort Worth, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Tony Stewart will start on the pole for a Sprint Cup Series race for the first time in 19 months after edging Brad Keselowski in the closing seconds of Saturday’s qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway. […]

Smith, Bayne take Nationwide points lead to Texas

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In Thursday’s practice sessions at Texas, Smith posted the third fastest lap overall at 179.850 mph, while Bayne was fourth overall on the charts at 179.653 mph. “Our [car] has been fast from the moment we hit the track,” Smith […]

Seven-for-seven in Texas?

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Last Sunday, Kurt Busch won at Martinsville after rebounding from a pit-road incident with Brad Keselowski and Kasey Kahne early in the race and then passing Jimmie Johnson for the lead with 11 laps to go. Busch held off Johnson […]

This Week in Auto Racing April 4 – 6

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Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 – Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, Texas Six races, six different winners. The 2014 season in NASCAR’s premier series has begun in record fashion during the Chase for the Sprint Cup era. Not […]