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[motorsport] Sweden WRC: Tanak leads, Gronholm drops out
Running third on the road, Tanak took wins on Hof-Finnskog and Rojden, with second-placed Teemu Suninen breaking his streak with fastest time on Svullrya, the longest stage of the rally. M-Sport’s Suninen is locked in an extremely close battle for position with Toyota driver Jari-Matti Latvala and Hyundai's Thierry Neuville, who had been the overnight leader after Thursday’s Karlstad ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Parker Kligerman clinches "bittersweet" Daytona 500 ticket
With help from Toyota teammate Kyle Busch, Kligerman drove past Tyler Reddick, who was already qualified for Sunday’s Daytona 500 through speed, with three laps to go in Thursday night’s first Daytona 500 qualifying race held off Reddick and Truex to qualify for Sunday’s season-opening race. “First off, I got to thank Kyle Busch, a Toyota teammate,” Kligerman said. “When he fell ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Harvick and Logano win NASCAR Daytona 500 Duels as Mustang stars
Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano shared the wins in the NASCAR Duel races at Daytona as Ford's new-for-2019 Mustang swept the top three spots in both qualifying races View the full article
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[motorsport] Joey Logano uses last-lap pass to win second Duel at Daytona
Running fourth at the time, Logano dove to the inside of leader Clint Bowyer with a little help from Ryan Blaney on the final of 60 laps and held on to win the second Daytona 500 qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. Bowyer ended up second, Aric Almirola third, Denny Hamlin was fourth and Kurt Busch completed the top-five. Ford drivers swept the top three positions in both ...Keep reading View the full article
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Joey Logano wins Duel #2 as Gaughan races his way in | 2019 DAYTONA 500 | FOX NASCAR
NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Joey Logano wins the second Duel as Brendan Gaughan races his way into the Daytona 500. View the full article
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[motorsport] Jimmie Johnson apologizes after turning Kyle Busch in Duel race
This time, Johnson was involved in an incident on the track in Thursday night’s first Daytona 500 qualifying race, making contact with Kyle Busch while the duo were racing three-wide with Tyler Reddick. Contact from Johnson sent Busch’s No. 18 Toyota into a spin. The damage left Busch one lap down and he limped home to an 18th-place finish. Johnson immediately asked his spotter to relay ...Keep reading View the full article
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Kligerman to earns open spot in the Daytona 500 field
Parker Kligerman has earned an open spot in the Daytona 500 field View the full article
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Johnson causes another crash at Daytona, concedes mistake
Johnson causes another crash at Daytona, concedes mistake View the full article
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[motorsport] With help of "lucky charm," Kevin Harvick wins first Daytona Duel
After moving his way into the lead, Harvick led the final 44 of 60 laps keeping Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at arm’s length to win the first of two 150-mile Daytona 500 qualifying races Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway. Paul Menard finished third, Matt DiBenedetto was fourth and Martin Truex Jr. completed the top-five. “Our Ford was fast and I had Stenhouse and (Menard) ...Keep reading View the full article
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Kevin Harvick wins Duel #1 as Kligerman races his way in | 2019 DAYTONA 500 | FOX NASCAR
NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Kevin Harvick wins the first Duel as Parker Kligerman races his way into the Daytona 500. View the full article
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Harvick wins qualifying race for Daytona 500
Logano and Harvick lead Ford sweeps in Daytona qualifying View the full article
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Harvick wins qualifying race for Daytona 500
Joey Logano led another Ford sweep in the second qualifying race for the Daytona 500 View the full article
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Harvick wins qualifying race for Daytona 500
Kevin Harvick won the first Daytona 500 qualifying race to earn a starting spot in the second row of NASCAR's biggest race View the full article
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Kyle Busch upset with Jimmie Johnson after spin in the first Duel | 2019 DAYTONA 500 | FOX NASCAR
NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Kyle Busch goes for a spin after contact with Jimmie Johnson in the first Duel. View the full article
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Dale Earnhardt’s 1998 Daytona 500 win is still special among current NASCAR drivers
Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., and Matt Dibenedetto all agree: their favorite moment in NASCAR history is Dale Earnhardt’s 1998 Daytona 500 win. View the full article
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[motorsport] Kaz Grala to run limited Xfinity schedule with RCR
After getting released by JGL Racing midway through last year, Grala joined Fury Race Cars, hoping to have landed a full-time ride. But when the entry list for Saturday’s NASCAR Racing Experience 300 was released, Grala’s name was nowhere to be found. But the 20-year-old driver is not without a ride this year as Richard Childress Racing announced on Thursday that Grala will drive its No. 21 ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Sweden WRC: Neuville fastest on opening superspecial
Neuville and Ogier were engaged in a last-gasp battle for victory at Rally Monte Carlo and resumed their fight on Sweden’s 1.2-mile Karlstad superspecial, although the Citroen driver was second fastest after running wide at the final corner. The wet, slushy snow reduced grip for all the drivers and created deep ruts. Andreas Mikkelsen, completed the podium places after the short opening ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] The Other Side of Alex Bowman
Last year was a really interesting circumstance for me, having not raced much at all in a year and a half and never having had really a full season in great equipment to really show my strengths and weaknesses. So I feel like I really learned a lot last year in terms of where I stack up and finding where my strengths and weaknesses are. The biggest thing for me in the offseason was to identify ...Keep reading View the full article
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Dillon, Wallace try and rekindle Daytona 500 magic
Dillon, Wallace try and rekindle Daytona 500 magic View the full article
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[motorsport] Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus join FOX broadcast team in 2019
But along with the usual suspects for the drivers only broadcast, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and his former crew chief Chad Knaus join the party in select races. Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano will be in the booth for the NXS season-opener Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, then Johnson will join the broadcast team the next week in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Jimmie Johnson and Paul Menard clear air over Daytona Clash crash
Jimmie Johnson and Paul Menard have discussed their race-deciding collision in last Sunday's NASCAR Clash race at Daytona and agreed to put it behind them View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Roundtable: Who will win the Daytona 500?
Each week, Motorsport.com's Jim Utter, Nick DeGroot and Tim Southers take on the hot topics in the NASCAR world. This yea,r fans can also participate via social media and be a part of the conversation. This week the panel prepares to kick off the 2019 NASCAR season in earnest with all three national series competing at Daytona International Speedway. How surprised were you to see William ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Jimmie Johnson and Paul Menard clear the air over Clash wreck
During Wednesday’s Daytona 500 Media Day, Menard said the two drivers had spoken about the incident and while he didn’t like the result, he did not believe Johnson intentionally wrecked him. Menard was leading the Clash Sunday when Johnson dove to the inside in an attempt to pass. Menard appeared to move in an attempt to block and the two made contact, which triggered a massive ...Keep reading View the full article
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Drivers, connect your Wi-Fi! iRacing a hit in NASCAR
NASCAR drivers, fans flock to virtual iRacing View the full article
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[motorsport] Austin Dillon looking for "magic" in another Daytona 500 win
After bumping then-race leader Aric Almirola on the final lap of overtime during last year’s season-opening race, Dillon took over the race lead and held off Darrell Wallace Jr. to secure his first-ever Daytona 500 victory. “It’s been really nice to come back to Daytona,” Dillon said during Wednesday’s Daytona 500 Media Day. “I’ve met a lot of people here and created a lot of ...Keep reading View the full article