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[motorsport] Joey Logano: "I couldn’t block them all" on final restart
Logano battled Kyle Busch and muscled away the race lead with just under 20 laps to go. He then proceeded to pull away but with just five laps remaining, a spin by Bubba Wallace changed everything. The caution flag flew and the race was sent into overtime, setting up a two-lap shootout. Logano had the lead for the restart but just couldn't hold back a charging Kurt Busch. “The caution came ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Kentucky NASCAR: Kurt Busch beats brother Kyle to seal first '19 win
Chip Ganassi Racing's Kurt Busch clinched his first victory of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season, beating his brother Kyle Busch in a thrilling overtime finish at Kentucky View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Busch: “I was going to plow the fence” without lifting
Despite fading towards the finish, Kyle Busch once again showed up at the finish of NASCAR Cup Series race. In a thrilling finish, he was forced to back down to keep from wrecking himself and his brother in the final turn of the final lap at Kentucky Speedway. Busch restarted second to Joey Logano as the race went into a two-lap overtime. After passing Logano for the lead, he was run down by ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kurt Busch out-duels brother Kyle on last lap to win Kentucky
Kyle had grabbed the lead at the start of overtime, only to see Kurt get side-by-side and the two bang fenders before Kurt emerged off Turn 4 to win Saturday night’s Quaker State 400. The win comes one week after Kurt Busch lost out on a chance to win at Daytona when his team elected to pit just before the race was to go green but was then red-flagged for lightning and eventually called for ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Busch dominates Stage 2 at Kentucky
Busch dominated much of the 80-lap stage and then fended off his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Erik Jones after green-flag stops to claim the stage win. Austin Dillon was third, Joey Logano was fourth and Clint Bowyer rebounded from a tough Stage 2 to finish fifth. Following the break between Stages 1 and 2, Kyle Busch was the first off pit road thanks to a two-tire spot but several lead-lap ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kurt Busch fends off Logano for Stage 1 at Kentucky
The two battled side-by-side for more than a lap after a restart with 12 of 80 laps left in the stage before Kurt Busch was able to claim his first stage victory of the 2019 season. Kyle Busch finished third, Denny Hamlin was fourth and Aric Almirola completed the top-five.Daniel Suarez started on the pole and after 10 laps he continued to lead the way followed by his Stewart-Haas Racing ...Keep reading View the full article
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The Latest: Kurt Busch beats little brother to win Kentucky
Kurt Busch earned his first win of the season by outdueling his younger brother in overtime in a door-to-door to the Kentucky Speedway finish line View the full article
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The Latest: Kurt Busch wins first stage at Kentucky Speedway
Kyle Busch has won the second stage of the NASCAR race at Kentucky Speedway to make it a Busch Brothers event so far. View the full article
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The Latest: Kurt Busch wins first stage at Kentucky Speedway
Kurt Busch wins first NASCAR stage of season by taking first segment at Kentucky Speedway View the full article
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The Latest: Newman and Houf both fail inspection before race
Ryan Newman and Quin Houff both failed pre-race inspection and will drop to the back of the field for Saturday night's NASCAR race at Kentucky Speedway View the full article
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Kurt Busch outduels little brother to win at Kentucky
Kurt Busch outduels Kyle Busch to win overtime at Kentucky Speedway View the full article
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Suarez and Almirola give Kentucky an all-SHR front row
Suarez and Almirola give Kentucky an all-SHR front row View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Episode 74 of The Truck Show Podcast: Inside the Duramax 3.0L I-6
The Truck Show Podcast Presented by Nissan in association with DECKED… …is a fun, irreverent, and edgy look at today’s world of custom and factory trucks, hosted by automotive journalist Sean Holman and veteran Los Angeles radio personality Jay “Lightning” Tilles. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the latest episode of The Truck Show Podcast. View the full article
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[motorsport] Cole Custer cruises to Kentucky Xfinity win over Bell
Custer took a solid lead in the third stage then managed to use it to his advance during a round of green-flag pit stops before holding off Bell for the win in Friday night’s Alsco 300. Custer’s victory was his fifth of the season – most in the series and one more than Bell. Custer only had two career wins entering the 2019 season. “It’s been unbelievable,” Custer said of his ...Keep reading View the full article
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Kentucky offers last 1.5-mile NASCAR stop before Cup playoff
NASCAR drivers know that little data from Kentucky Speedway's unique 1.5-mile layout can be applied to remainder of the intermediate tracks on the Cup schedule View the full article
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Daniel Suarez claims Cup Series pole at Kentucky Speedway
Daniel Suarez led a front row sweep for Stewart-Haas Racing in provisional qualifying at Kentucky Speedway View the full article
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[motorsport] Daniel Suarez tops SHR teammate Almirola for Kentucky pole
Suarez, the final of 36 cars to make a qualifying attempt on Friday, rocketed to the top of the leaderboard as Fords claimed four of the top-five starting positions. Suarez’s average lap speed of 184.590 mph was almost a mile-an-hour faster than his Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Aric Almirola (183.799 mph). Brad Keselowski ended up third (183.443 mph). Kurt Busch, driving Chip Ganassi ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] The Truck Show Podcast Episode 75: The Most Reliable Trucks, Rad Online Automotive Community, and More
The Truck Show Podcast Presented by Nissan in association with DECKED… …is a fun, irreverent, and edgy look at today’s world of custom and factory trucks, hosted by automotive journalist Sean Holman and veteran Los Angeles radio personality Jay “Lightning” Tilles. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the latest episode of The Truck Show Podcast. View the full article
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[motorsport] Brad Keselowski leads final practice at Kentucky
Ford Mustangs made up four of the top-five spots in final practice with Keselowski leading the way at 182.303mph. The Team Penske driver has a series-leading three wins at Kentucky with the latest coming in 2016. Kevin Harvick was second (181.794mph), Denny Hamlin third (181.763mph), Ryan Blaney fourth (181.702mph) and Clint Bowyer fifth (181.458mph). Daniel Suarez ran the most laps at 63 ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Euro, Pinty’s and Mexico series in action this weekend
It will be a busy weekend for all three NASCAR International series with races in three different countries across two continents. The Pinty’s Series will join the IndyCar Series with it’s annual event on the streets of Toronto with the Pinty’s Grand Prix of Toronto. The Canadian series visits the Toronto road course for the sixth time with three-time event winner Andrew Ranger also ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Oceano Dunes to Remain Open For Now
After a long, emotionally-charged Coastal Commission Meeting held in San Luis Obispo, California, the Commission members voted to take no action that could lead to limited use or full closure of the Oceano Dunes. Hundreds of people on both sides of the issue packed an Embassy Suites Hotel meeting room as well as an overflow View the full article
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[motorsport] Kurt Busch tops Friday's first Cup practice at Kentucky
In the final three minutes of the 50-minute session, Busch posted an average lap speed of 183.742 mph as several teams elected to make mock qualifying runs. Aric Almirola ended up second (183.542 mph) and his Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Daniel Suarez was third (183.101 mph). Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch – who has won races in four different series at the track – completed the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Tyler Ankrum takes Kentucky Truck win as Moffitt runs out of gas
Brett Moffitt had emerged from green-flag pit stops with a large lead but was told he was two laps short on fuel. He apparently never saved any as his No. 24 Chevrolet fell off the pace with just under two of 150 laps remaining. Ankrum, who had a longer pit stop but clearly had enough fuel because of it, moved into the lead and cruised to the victory in Thursday night’s Buckle Up 225 at ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Extreme E Race Series Brings Electric Vehicles Off-Road
A new form of off-road racing is coming with all electric vehicles. Extreme E has announced it will promote several races with a traditional round-robin format and two groups of six teams. Each driver will go head-to-head to earn a place in the final round. The terrain will vary from artic ice to desert to View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Episode 76 of The Truck Show Podcast: Barn Finds, the MegaRaptor, and the Ford Super Duty Tremor
The Truck Show Podcast Presented by Nissan in association with DECKED… …is a fun, irreverent, and edgy look at today’s world of custom and factory trucks, hosted by automotive journalist Sean Holman and veteran Los Angeles radio personality Jay “Lightning” Tilles. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the latest episode of The Truck Show Podcast. View the full article