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Johnson begins Chase with a seventh championship in mind

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The “new” Chase begins on Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. This year, NASCAR revised its playoff format for the Sprint Cup Series, expanding the field of drivers from 12 to 16 and including a series of elimination rounds to decide the […]

Tight points battle in trucks heading into Chicagoland

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Truck teams practiced at Chicagoland on Thursday. Blaney posted the fastest lap in the opening session at 175.234 mph. Sauter was quickest in the second and final session at 176.540 mph. The series has been running at this 1.5-mile racetrack […]

FIA confirms 20-race calendar for F1 in 2015

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London, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, confirmed its calendar for the 2015 Formula One world championship season, which includes a record-matching 20 races and the return of the Mexico Grand Prix. The FIA announced next year’s […]

The Inside Line: Preview of the 2014 NASCAR Chase

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(SportsNetwork.com) – This year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup championship will likely be more intense and pressure-filled than ever for those drivers competing in it, thanks to NASCAR’s new playoff format for its premier series. Prior to the start of […]

SHR switching pit crews for Harvick, Stewart

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Kannapolis, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Stewart-Haas Racing announced on Tuesday that it is swapping the pit crews for Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 team and Tony Stewart’s No. 14 team, beginning with this weekend’s race at Chicagoland Speedway. According to a news […]

F1 legend Schumacher out of hospital

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(SportsNetwork.com) – Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has returned home after a nine-month hospital stay caused by a near-fatal skiing accident, his manager announced in a statement released Tuesday. Sabine Kehm said that the retired auto racing legend is […]

Hamilton tops Rosberg for Italian GP pole

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Monza, Italy (SportsNetwork.com) – Lewis Hamilton will start on the pole for the Italian Grand Prix after beating Mercedes teammate and championship rival Nico Rosberg in Saturday’s qualifying. Hamilton made a lap around the 3.6-mile (5.793-kilomter), 11-turn Monza circuit in […]

Keselowski grabs pole for Chase-cutoff race at Richmond

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Richmond, VA (SportsNetwork.com) – Brad Keselowski claimed his fourth pole in the Sprint Cup Series this season after winning Friday’s knockout-style qualifying for the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Keselowski, the driver of the No. 2 Ford […]

Richmond is Bowyer’s last opportunity to make the Chase

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This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of one of the biggest scandals to rock NASCAR. Michael Waltrip Racing received the most severe penalties in the sport’s history for attempting to manipulate the outcome of the fall 2013 race at Richmond, […]

This Week in Auto Racing Sept. 5 – 7

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Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 – Richmond International Raceway – Richmond, Virginia Clint Bowyer’s memories from last year’s Chase-cutoff race at Richmond International Raceway is the furthest thing from his mind right now. In fact, Bowyer has only […]