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Gordon wins Michigan pole with new track record

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Brooklyn, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Jeff Gordon will start on the pole for Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 after setting a new track qualifying record at Michigan International Speedway. Gordon made a lap around this two-mile oval at 206.558 mph during the […]

Mid-Ohio: final road-course race for Nationwide this season

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Located roughly 60 miles north of Columbus, Ohio, Mid-Ohio is a 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course. Nationwide competed here for the first time one year ago. A.J. Allmendinger won the inaugural Nationwide race at Mid-Ohio. Allmendinger, who drove the No. 22 […]

This Week in Auto Racing Aug. 16 – 17

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Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 – Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, Michigan Time is running out for Greg Biffle to qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. With four races remaining in the regular season, Biffle is […]

Busch looking for first truck win at Michigan

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Kyle Busch is the clear-cut favorite to win this 200-mile event. Busch, who is one of three Sprint Cup Series regulars entered, has won all five truck races he’s competed in this season — Daytona, Kansas, Charlotte, Dover and Kentucky. […]

‘Grieving’ Stewart won’t return to racing until ready

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Brooklyn, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Representatives from Stewart-Haas Racing said during a press conference on Friday at Michigan International Speedway that Tony Stewart is “grieving” over the death of Kevin Ward Jr. and its undetermined when Stewart will be back in […]

NASCAR announces new safety rules

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Brooklyn, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – NASCAR has implemented a new rule that will require drivers involved in accidents on the racetrack to remain inside their vehicles unless “extenuating emergency conditions exist with the race car.” During a press conference on Friday […]

Tony Stewart to sit out Michigan

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Kannapolis, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Tony Stewart has made the decision not to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event this weekend at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Stewart, who struck and killed a fellow competitor walking on the dirt […]

Stewart investigation to continue for at least two more weeks

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Canandaigua, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The investigation into last Saturday’s accident in which NASCAR driver Tony Stewart struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. during a sprint car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park is expected to continue for at least two more […]

The Inside Line: Uncertainty ahead for Stewart

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(SportsNetwork.com) – As of now, there are no criminal charges pending against NASCAR driver Tony Stewart after his involvement in a fatal accident during Saturday night’s sprint car race at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park. But Stewart, a three-time champion in […]