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Joey Logano talks about the hours after wining the title and the 379 texts he still has to answer
Joey Logano talks with Daryl Motte about what happened in the hours following his championship victory and the 379 texts that he still has left to answer. View the full article
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[motorsport] Joey Logano returned to his roots and emerged a NASCAR champion
Even before Logano made his Cup series debut at age 18, he was already a familiar name in NASCAR circles. Logano entered NASCAR with high praise from veterans such as Mark Martin and a clever nickname to go with it: “Sliced Bread” (as in the greatest thing since). Although he quickly won races in what was then called the Nationwide Series and even picked up a fuel-mileage victory in his ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] FIA under pressure to introduce 'virtual chicanes' in WRC
Last Friday Hyundai driver Andreas Mikkelsen was forced to overtake a tractor travelling down the Sherwood stage, and crashed shortly afterwards. The FIA is investigating the incident. The tractor had been used to rebuild a straw-bale chicane displaced by Jari-Matti Latvala and was returning to its off-stage position when Mikkelsen encountered it. Some in the WRC now want to replace chicanes ... Keep reading View the full article
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Brad Keselowski thought Kyle Busch had the championship in hand before the final restart in Miami
Brad Keselowski says that on the final restart in Miami he thought there was no way anyone would be able to catch Kyle Busch. View the full article
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[autosport] Martin Truex Jr: Furniture Row team made me a NASCAR superstar
Last year's NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr says the now-closing Furniture Row Racing team made him a "superstar" View the full article
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[motorsport] Ogier questioned why he's leaving M-Sport
World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier has admitted there have been times he has questioned why he is leaving M-Sport Ford for Citroen in 2019 given his 2017/18 success. Ogier clinched a sixth WRC title in a row in Australia on Sunday, in what will be his final rally with Malcolm Wilson's team before he and co-driver Julien Ingrassia return to Citroen. He had joined M-Sport Ford after ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Jimmie Johnson's "most difficult year" ends quietly at Homestead
They debuted in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series together in 2002 and immediately won the pole for the season-opening Daytona 500. Nine races later, they had earned their first win. Over the next 16 seasons they won a NASCAR record-tying seven Cup series titles, including five in a row at one point. Johnson’s victory in the spring Dover race last season was the 83rd of his career but ... Keep reading View the full article
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Motte’s Minute: Joey Logano has finally ‘made it’ with 2018 Monster Energy Cup win
In this weeks edition of 'Motte's Minute' Daryl Motte reveals Joey Logano’s championship woes at the start of the season. View the full article
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Column: Logano journeys from bullied teen to NASCAR champion
Column: Logano journeys from bullied teen to NASCAR champion View the full article
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Champion’s Weekend: Joey Logano – Homestead-Miami Speedway
Joey Logano talks with Kaitlyn Vincie about winning his first Cup Series championship. View the full article
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Looking back at all 18 of Furniture Row Racing's Cup Series victories
Take a look back at every single win for Furniture Row Racing, from Regan Smith at Darlington in 2011, to Martin Truex Jr. at Kentucky in 2018. View the full article
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[motorsport] Roger Penske on Joey Logano: "I think we've got an A+ guy"
Penske is confident that in his newest championship driver, Joey Logano, he has both. Logano, 28, powered to the lead with 12 of 267 laps left in Sunday’s Ford 400 and held on for the victory which also handed him the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship. It’s Logano’s first NASCAR national series title and the second Cup series championship for Penske (Brad Keselowski ... Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Joey Logano: I justified my 2018 NASCAR title favourite claim
New NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano says he proved at Homestead that he was right to consider himself the title favourite View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 2019 Ram 1500 North Edition Arrives in Time for Harsh Winter Weather
Ram is targeting a special version of the charming 2019 1500 pickup at prospective shoppers in cold-weather areas: The Ram 1500 North Edition View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Nissan Chair Carlos Ghosn Ousted Following Arrest Over Financial Misconduct
Carlos Ghosn has been removed as CEO of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance following an internal investigation that revealed financial misconduct. View the full article
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[autosport] Kevin Harvick: 'Daytime racecar' ended 2018 NASCAR title shot
Defeated 2018 NASCAR Cup Series title contender Kevin Harvick says his Stewart-Haas Racing Ford was a "daytime" racecar that prevented him challenging for the championship late on at Homestead View the full article
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[motorsport] Todd Gordon: “We could go 15 laps I think better than anybody”
After suffering through a challenging 2017 season that saw his team finish outside the Top 10 in the series standings, Gordon and his No. 22 Team Penske Ford team were determined to get back into championship contending form. The end result was Logano racing to the win in Sunday’s Ford 400 in a 15-lap shootout to the finish that gave Gordon and Logano their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Latvala had "given up" on winning in 2018
The Finn was expected to play the Toyota team game on the final day of the WRC season, first being told to play rear-gunner for title hopeful Ott Tanak who had the overnight lead. Even when Latvala inherited the lead thanks to a Tanak mistake on this morning's loop, it was expected Toyota would swap the pair over to keep Tanak in the title fight. However, the team team never the chance ... Keep reading View the full article
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Joey Logano spoils Big 3 party to win NASCAR title
Joey Logano busted up the Big Three and captured an improbable first NASCAR title by soundly beating a trio of former champions View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Busch last of title contenders after "frustrating night"
Kyle Busch has been part of the Championship 4 every year since 2015, but this is the first time he ended up last of the title contenders. For the No. 18 team, the 400-mile race was an uphill battle. Between an ill-handling race car and slow pit stops, things just didn't seem to go their way. And even when things did, Busch wasn't able to capitalize on it. "We finished fourth, last of the ... Keep reading View the full article
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Joey Logano said in early 2018 that he hasn't 'made it' yet because he doesn't have a championship
Joey Logano tells Daryl Motte at the 2018 NASCAR media tour that he hasn't felt like he's 'made it' yet in racing because he didn't yet have a championship'. View the full article
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Truex's planned goodbye bash turns into pity party at finale
Martin Truex Jr. badly wanted a second straight championship View the full article
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[motorsport] Kevin Harvick's title hopes faded due to "a daytime race car"
During the first two days of practice of the weekend, Harvick was not especially happy with the performance of his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. When Sunday’s Ford 400 got underway, however, he quickly began to show the performance which had led him to a career-best eight NASCAR Cup Series wins this season. He won the first stage in dominating fashion and was passed on the final lap by ... Keep reading View the full article
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Joey Logano busts up Big Three to capture improbable first NASCAR title
Joey Logano won the NASCAR season finale Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, beating the Big Three soundly to capture his first title. View the full article
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[motorsport] Martin Truex Jr. comes one position short of defending title
Truex struggled in the early running, but that No. 78 came alive as the sun went down. He ran Joey Logano down during the third stage and passed him for the lead on Lap 219, holding the advantage until a round of green-flag pit stops put Kevin Harvick out front. Logano was second and Truex third, but as the run continued, he closed the gap to the two drivers ahead. He dispatched Logano but ... Keep reading View the full article