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[motorsport] Jacques Villeneuve, DJ Kennington new Hall of Fame class
It was a who’s who of Canadian racers, organizers and partners inducted into this year’s class during a ceremony Saturday evening at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Glenn Gould Studio in downtown Toronto. Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame chairman Dr. Hugh Scully and master of ceremonies and legendary motorsports reporter Norris McDonald kicked the evening off before the eight ... Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR Kansas: Elliott claims win from Kyle Busch, Round of 8 sealed
Chase Elliott claimed his third NASCAR Cup win of the season in Kansas, as third place finisher Kyle Larson just missed out on a place in the Round of 8 View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Larson misses out on win, playoff advancement
There were mixed emotions for Kyle Larson at the end of the race at Kansas Speedway Sunday afternoon. After a practice crash on Friday forced him to start in the rear of the field in a backup car, he charged through the pack to finish a close third. However, it wasn’t enough to help him advance to the semifinals of the NASCAR Cup playoffs. “Yeah, it was a good race for us,” said ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Penske has two of its three drivers eliminated from the playoffs
But it was not from lack of effort. Both Blaney and Keselowski led laps, but it wasn't enough to save their title hopes. Blaney blames himself Blaney ran up front for the majority of the race and narrowly missed out on the Stage 1 win. Although it looked like the 24-year-old was going to need a win to advance, a pit road penalty for Kurt Busch opened up an opportunity to advance on ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Chase Elliott snags Kansas win; four more playoff drivers eliminated
Elliott held off Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson in the final laps to score his third career win, collecting them all in the last 11 races. He led 44 of 267 laps and crossed the finish line 0.903 seconds clear of Kyle Busch. Larson finished third and was among those eliminated from the 2018 playoffs. He, along with Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney and Alex Bowman will not advance. Erik Jones and ... Keep reading View the full article
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Chase Elliott scores third career win | 2018 KANSAS
NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Chase Elliott holds off Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson to win at Kansas. View the full article
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William Byron’s day ends early after engine failure | 2018 KANSAS
NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: William Byron's day in Kansas comes to an early end after suffering an engine failure. View the full article
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[motorsport] Kevin Harvick beats Blaney and Logano for Stage 2 win
Logano once again drove off on the restart while Ryan Blaney fought off Kevin Harvick for second. Harvick would launch another attack a few laps into the run, successfully taking the second position. But again, no one could catch the No. 22. Like the first stage, Martin Truex Jr. kicked off green-flag pit stops. During the round of pit stops, Logano lost track position to both Harvick and ... Keep reading View the full article
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The Latest: Logano wins 1st stage at Kansas Speedway
The Latest: Kevin Harvick wins 2nd stage of elimination race at Kansas Speedway; Kyle Busch, Joey Logano lock up spots in 3rd round of playoffs View the full article
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The Latest: Logano wins 1st stage at Kansas Speedway
The Latest: Joey Logano wins 1st stage of NASCAR's elimination race at Kansas Speedway View the full article
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The Latest: Logano wins 1st stage at Kansas Speedway
The Latest: Chase Elliott wins at Kansas Speedway to take momentum into 3rd round of NASCAR's playoffs View the full article
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[motorsport] Joey Logano takes Stage 1 win at Kansas
Logano led from pole with a clean opening lap as Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney moved around Kevin Harvick for the second position. In the early running, Daniel Suarez got up into the wall in Turn 2 and playoff driver Alex Bowman narrowly avoided running into the back of him. Suarez was forced to pit road for fresh tires and repairs, costing him multiple laps in the process. Despite a crinkle ... Keep reading View the full article
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Aric Almirola talks with Regan Smith about returning to the site of his life-changing crash
Aric Almirola talks with Regan Smith about returning to Kansas Speedway, the site of his life-changing crash just 17 months ago. View the full article
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Logano on the pole as elimination race at Kansas begins
Joey Logano on the pole, other championship contenders under pressure when NASCAR drops green flag for Cup Series playoff elimination race at Kansas Speedway View the full article
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Logano on the pole as elimination race at Kansas begins
Chase Elliott won for the 2nd time in 3 races to establish himself as a contender for NASCAR's championship View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Cup Kansas starting lineup in pictures
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[motorsport] Alon Day wins finale en route to second NASCAR championship
Alon led flag-to-flag in the season finale on Sunday to become the second driver in the history of the series to win back-to-back championships and the third driver overall to celebrate multiple titles. The CAAL Racing driver drove a perfect race under constant pressure by Stienes Longin in the first half of the race, but he was able to fend off every attack brought by the Belgian driver. Day ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Four finalists named for NASCAR's Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award
The eighth annual award, named in honor of the foundation’s late founder and chairwoman, honors NASCAR fans who are also accomplished volunteers working for children’s causes in their communities throughout the United States. The overall award winner will be determined by an online vote, which begins today through 5 p.m. ET Nov. 19, at NASCARfoundation.org/Award. The overall winner will ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Hemric fails post-race inspection, Xfinity playoff picture changes
Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway had already sent the playoff picture topsy-turvy as a result of a Lap 1 wreck that collected four playoff drivers. John Hunter Nemechek ended up scoring his first series win in the race, holding off series points leader Daniel Hemric to do so. However, Hemric’s hold on the points lead is likely to take a hit this coming week as his No. 21 ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] John Hunter Nemechek earns first Xfinity win in wild Kansas race
Nemechek took the lead for the final time with 30 of 200 laps remaining and cruised to a more than five-second win over Daniel Hemric in Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. The win is the first for Nemechek in the series in his 15th start. He has been running a partial schedule with Chip Ganassi Racing this season in the No. 42 Chevrolet. The win also comes at the site of his ... Keep reading View the full article
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John Hunter Nemechek scores first career win | 2018 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: John Hunter Nemchek passes Daniel Hemric at Kansas and goes on to score his first career Xfinity Series victory. View the full article
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Nemechek drives away from Hemric for first Xfinity win
Nemechek drives away from Hemric for first Xfinity win View the full article
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Spencer Gallagher hits the wall early | 2018 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Spencer Gallagher's day at Kansas ends early after hitting the wall. View the full article
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[motorsport] Alon Day takes over points lead with big win
Day stormed back to the lead in the ELITE 1 standings in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series standings at just the right time, as he staged a strong battle with Longin and pulled away to win by 1.048 seconds for his career-best fifth win of the season. “I don’t have words,” said Day after the intense duel with Longin. “It’s crazy winning this race. It was the fairest fight I’ve ever had ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kurt Busch tops final Cup practice at Kansas
Busch, who led the most laps last weekend at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway before running out of gas in overtime, posted the fastest average lap speed (186.226 mph) early in the final 50-minute practice session. Erik Jones was second (186.104 mph) and Aric Almirola was third (185.842 mph). Kyle Busch and Paul Menard completed the top-five. “Kansas has been a good track as of late for us ... Keep reading View the full article