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Crafton begins campaign for a Truck Series three-peat

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This will be Crafton’s 15th season in the series, including his 11th as driver of the No. 88 Menards-sponsored Toyota for ThorSport Racing. “It’s an awesome accomplishment, without a doubt, to say that we won two in a row, and […]

Budweiser Duel: Determining the Daytona 500 starting lineup

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Daytona Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Budweiser Duel at Daytona International Speedway — the twin 150-mile qualifying races — will determine the starting lineup beyond the front row for Sunday’s Daytona 500. Thursday’s twin-qualifiers will be held at nighttime for […]

Patrick wrecks in Daytona practice, goes to backup car

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Daytona Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Danica Patrick was involved in a multi-car accident in the opening minutes of Wednesday’s practice at Daytona International Speedway, forcing her to switch to a backup car. The incident occurred on the backstretch where Denny […]

Court orders Busch to stay away from ex-girlfriend Driscoll

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Dover, DE (SportsNetwork.com) – A Delaware court has ordered NASCAR driver Kurt Busch to maintain a distance from his ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, and not have any contact with her. In November, Driscoll filed a domestic abuse claim against Busch after […]

The Inside Line: Daytona qualifying needs fixing

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(SportsNetwork.com) – When NASCAR scrapped single-car qualifying runs and implemented its group qualifying format for the Daytona 500, it had hoped the format would be appealing to drivers and teams. It wasn’t. In fact, Sunday’s qualifying for the Daytona 500 […]

Gordon wins pole for his last Daytona 500

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Daytona Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Jeff Gordon will start on the pole for his final Daytona 500 after winning Sunday’s qualifying, which featured NASCAR’s group qualifying format for the first time in the 57-year history of this prestigious race. Gordon, […]

New format for Daytona 500 qualifying

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Daytona Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – For the first time in the 57-year history of the Daytona 500, NASCAR will use its group qualifying format to set the front row positions for the race and determine the starting lineups for the […]

2015 NASCAR season gets underway with Sprint Unlimited

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As part of its new rules package for this season, NASCAR banned all private test sessions as a cost-cutting measure. That included the elimination of “Preseason Thunder” testing at Daytona, which had been held in the middle of January in […]

This Week in Auto Racing Feb. 14 – 15

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Sprint Cup Series The Sprint Unlimited – Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, Fla. The 2015 Sprint Cup Series season has arrived with Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway. This 75-lap preseason, non-points race will be the first […]