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Bayne moving over to Sprint Cup full-time in 2015

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Concord, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Trevor Bayne, who shocked the racing world in 2011 when he won the Daytona 500, has secured a full-time ride for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. During a press conference on Saturday at Charlotte […]

Rosberg beats Hamilton for Monaco GP pole

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Monte Carlo, Monaco (SportsNetwork.com) – Nico Rosberg from Mercedes won his second consecutive pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday, despite making a mistake on his final qualifying run. Rosberg, who resides in Monte Carlo, held the provisional […]

Kanaan, Dixon 1-2 in final Indy 500 practice

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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Tony Kanaan and Scott Dixon led the way in Friday’s final practice session for the Indianapolis 500. Known as Carb Day, this one-hour practice session was the last opportunity for teams to […]

Nationwide points battle moves on to Charlotte

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Elliott has two wins this season — Texas and Darlington. He has held the points lead for each race since his victory at Texas. “I definitely know it’s early on in the year, and there’s so much racing to go, […]

This Week in Auto Racing May 24 – 25

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Indianapolis 500 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Indianapolis, Indiana The 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place on Sunday, and it could very well be as thrilling as last year’s race, which featured a record 64 lead changes among […]

Hamilton aiming for another win in the Monaco GP

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Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes is attempting to win his fifth straight grand prix. Two weeks ago, Hamilton grabbed the lead in the world championship point standings after winning the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. He holds a three- point advantage […]

Busch ready for the Indy 500/Coca-Cola 600 double

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There is no rain in the forecast for the Indianapolis and Charlotte areas on Sunday. On Thursday night, Busch qualified 28th for the Coca-Cola 600. He then headed to Indianapolis to participate in Friday’s final practice for the Indy 500 […]

No clear-cut favorite to win this year’s Indy 500

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Six drivers in the 33-car field have won the prestigious 500-mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the past — Helio Castroneves, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Buddy Lazier, Juan Pablo Montoya and Jacques Villeneuve. In 2000, Montoya became the first […]

Elliott, Scott among new inductees into NASCAR Hall of Fame

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Charlotte, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Bill Elliott, a former Cup Series champion, and Wendell Scott, the first African-American to win a race in NASCAR’s premier racing circuit, were among those selected into the 2015 class of inductees for the NASCAR Hall […]

The Inside Line: Carpenter ‘determined’ to win Indy 500

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(SportsNetwork.com) – Ed Carpenter is an Indianapolis native, a graduate of Butler University and now a two-time Indianapolis 500 pole winner. Carpenter also won the inaugural Indy Lights race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2003. But the one thing he […]