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[motorsport] A path towards the championship has now opened for Chase Elliott
Elliott’s win in overtime in Sunday’s race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway is his second this season. While his first career victory two months ago at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International was a welcome relief, Sunday’s win sets Elliott up nicely in the playoffs. He is now locked into the Round of 8, regardless of where he finishes the next two weeks at Talladega and Kansas. While ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Episode 31 of The Truck Show Podcast: Aaron Kaufman Returns
Topics include Arclight Fabrication, 2019 Ram news, 2019 Nissan Titan news, and SEMA of the South. View the full article
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[motorsport] Denny Hamlin says second at Dover "a good start in right direction"
Pit strategy and two late-race cautions helped propel Hamlin to a runner-up finish in Sunday’s Gander Outdoors 400 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. On the final two-lap restart in overtime, Hamlin even had a chance to take the win, as he lined up alongside leader Chase Elliott with two fresher right-side tires than Elliott. Elliott, however, started on the outside line and was able ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Elliott: Dover NASCAR Cup win sweeter after I gave away '17 victory
Chase Elliott says his maiden oval NASCAR Cup series victory at Dover was "sweeter" because he lost a great chance to get a breakthrough at the same venue last year View the full article
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[motorsport] Clint Bowyer "sick" after his misfortune derailed Almirola's day
But mechanical issues cut Bowyer's once promising race short. He ran up front and even led once before his trouble began in the final stage when he was forced to pit for repairs after contact with Ryan Newman. The playoff contender had trouble again a few laps later, bringing out the penultimate caution of the race on Lap 393 when he tagged the Turn 3 wall, ending his day just short of the ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kevin Harvick: "I'd rather win" and "don't really care about points"
Harvick, who already leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with seven wins this season, appeared to be well on his way to his eighth on Sunday and a season-sweep of the Dover races. He dominated on the way to winning the first two stages of the Gander Outdoors 400 and led 286 of the first 320 laps. A victory would have locked him into the next round of the playoffs regardless of his ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Almirola "frustrated and mad and angry" after Dover loss
After Kevin Harvick was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop due to a broken valve stem, his teammate Aric Almirola inherited the race lead with 78 laps to go. The 34-year-old then set his sights on securing his first Cup win in over four years, enjoying a comfortable lead for a time until a caution for debris reset the field roughly 20 laps later. But Almirola was then able to make quick ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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Chase Elliott holds off Denny Hamlin for second career win | 2018 DOVER
NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Chase Elliott holds off Denny Hamlin in overtime at Dover to win his second career race. View the full article
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[motorsport] Chase Elliott takes first oval win in dramatic finish at Dover
Some late-race dramatics and a decision not to pit put Elliott in the lead and he held off Denny Hamlin in overtime to win Sunday’s Gander Outdoors 400 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. Joey Logano ended up third, Erik Jones fourth and Kurt Busch completed the top-five. Rounding out the Top 10 were Kevin Harvick – who won the first two stages in dominating fashion, Austin Dillon ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR Dover: Elliott wins in overtime to secure Playoff spot
Hendrick Motorsport's Chase Elliot took victory in overtime at Dover to move into the third round of the NASCAR Cup playoffs View the full article
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Multiple playoff contenders taken out in big late wreck | 2018 DOVER
NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Multiple playoff contenders including Aric Almirola and Brad Keselowski are caught up in a big late wreck at Dover. View the full article
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[foxsports]
Clint Bowyer’s day ends after slamming the wall | 2018 DOVER
NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Clint Bowyer suffers damage after a tire failure and hitting the wall. View the full article
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[motorsport] Kevin Harvick holds off Bowyer for Stage 2 win at Dover
The stage win was the 14th for Harvick this season. Martin Truex Jr. finished third, Joey Logano was fourth and Aric Almirola completed the top-five. Also collecting stage points were Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and Brad Keselowski. During the break between Stages 1 and 2, all of the lead-lap cars pit and Logano was first off pit road. When the race returned to ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kevin Harvick dominates opening stage at Dover
Harvick took the lead on Lap 17 of 120 and the other time he didn’t lead was when making his green-flag pit stop. Joey Logano finished second, Kyle Busch third, Clint Bowyer fourth and Chase Elliott completed the top-five. Also collecting stage points were Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, Kurt Busch, Aric Almirola and Martin Truex Jr. Kyle Busch, who started from the pole, led the first 16 ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[foxsports]
Kyle Busch, Harvick start NASCAR race at Dover on front row
Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick are on the front row for Sunday's NASCAR race at Dover International Speedway View the full article
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[foxsports]
Kyle Busch, Harvick start NASCAR race at Dover on front row
Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick are on the front row for Sunday's NASCAR race at Dover International Speedway View the full article
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[foxsports]
'RaceDay' picks the eight drivers that move on to the next round of the playoffs
Adam Alexander, Jeff Hammond, Regan Smith, AJ Allmendinger, and Dave Moody pick the eight drivers that they think will move on to round three of the playoffs. View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Cup Dover starting lineup in pictures
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Ryan Blaney talks about why he gives his checkered flags away to young race fans
Alan Cavanna talks with Ryan Blaney about the checkered flag away to a young fan whenever he wins a race. View the full article
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[foxsports]
Vicious cycle: Johnson buys kids bikes to settle Truex spat
Jimmie Johnson put the brakes on a small spat with Martin Truex Jr. with an apology in the form of kids bicycles View the full article
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[motorsport] Wales WRC: Ogier holds off Latvala to seal victory
Toyota driver Latvala took the lead with a brilliant run through the second stage of Sunday morning – Gwydir – but Ogier struck back on the next three stages and set a stunning time on Gwydir 2, which he’d struggled on earlier. Despite lacking first and second gear for some stages on Friday, the M-Sport Ford driver battled hard and was rewarded with a victory by 10.6 seconds over ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Rally GB: Final stage delayed as Ogier retakes lead
Originally scheduled to start at 12:18, the all-asphalt SS23 has been put back with a provisional start time now estimated at 13:00. A spokesman from the event told Motorsport.com: "The stage is delayed because of an incident on the promenade." Motorsport.com's sources have indicated two of the motorbikes involved in a display on the sea front were involved in a collision. Emergency ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Wales WRC: Latvala takes lead from Ogier
Latvala – in search of a third Wales Rally GB win – closed the gap to 1.7s on the opening stage of the day, Elsi, before grabbing a sensational stage win in Gwydir, which is running as the Power Stage and was described as being “like Monte Carlo” by Hayden Paddon, referring to how slippery it was. Latvala recounted a moment where his car was sideways over a crest and he was ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Christopher Bell holds off Custer for Dover Xfinity win
Bell picked up his series-leading sixth victory of the season, holding off Cole Custer to win the Bar Harbor 200 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. The win is Bell’s second so far in the 2018 playoffs and seventh of his career. The six wins is also a new NASCAR record for wins by a rookie in the Xfinity Series. “It’s been a lot of fun this year. They keep giving me really fast ... ... Keep reading View the full article
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Dover becomes only track to allow sports betting on property
All bets are on at Dover International Speedway: Tracks rolls the dice on NASCAR View the full article