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[motorsport] Denny Hamlin leads second Cup practice from NHMS
Hamlin set the pace early in the 55-minute session, going to the top of the board at 132.942mph.Ryan Blaney was the top Ford driver in second, 0.090 seconds adrift of the top speed. Martin Truex Jr. clocked in third, Kyle Busch fourth and Kevin Harvick fifth.Harvick, who ran the most laps at 50, explained to NBCSN that running so many laps is the only way to find out how much the ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Start of Sunday's Cup race at New Hampshire moved up an hour
The Foxwoods Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway was originally scheduled for a 2 p.m. ET start on Sunday.With rain and thunderstorms forecast for most of Sunday, NASCAR has elected to move the start of the race to 1 p.m. ET in hopes of providing an opportunity for most or all of the event to take place.New Hampshire does not have lights, so night racing is not an option this ... Keep reading View the full article
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Kurt Busch wins the pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) Kurt Busch has turned a lap of 133.591 mph in the No. 41 Ford to win the pole for the NASCAR race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend. View the full article
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[motorsport] Kurt Busch tops Martin Truex Jr. for New Hampshire pole
With three of his teammates eliminated in Round 2, Kurt Busch was able to bolt to the top of the leaderboard in the final round to win the pole for Sunday’s Foxwoods Casino 301.It’s the third pole for the season for Busch and 25th is his career. It’s also Busch’s second pole in the last six races.“Thank you guys, good work,” Busch said over his team radio after completing his ... Keep reading View the full article
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Dash for cash: Cup champ Truex in the market for ’19 sponsor
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. has a sudden thirst for sponsorship cash. View the full article
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[motorsport] Joey Logano: "We just have to be perfect (to win) and it's not easy"
All three drivers from Team Penske finished in the top-10 last week at Kentucky Speedway – a good sign the organization is making progress this season trying to keep up with Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr., who have combined for 14 wins.While Logano thinks his No. 22 Ford team has a shot at another New Hampshire win this weekend, everything will have to go right.“It ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Martin Truex Jr. 'not really worried' about loss of sponsor
The energy shot company has most recently served as the primary sponsor for 14 races on Truex’s No. 78 Toyota and shared the primary spot on several others.“They’ve been on the fence for a kind of a while and we’ve kind of been waiting on a decision and so I don’t know that I was surprised, but I guess I wish it didn’t take quite as long as it did an ... Keep reading View the full article
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Kevin Harvick says focusing on the 'Big 3' drivers is good for NASCAR
Kevin Harvick tells Daryl Motte about why he thinks focusing on the 'Big 3' drivers is a good thing for NASCAR. View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Busch paces first Cup practice at New Hampshire
Busch, who started from the pole and won last fall’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at the track, posted the fastest average single-lap speed in Friday’s lone practice session.Busch’s speed of 133.769 mph just edged the run from Kyle Larson (133.788 mph). Denny Hamlin was third, Erik Jones was fourth and Ryan Blaney completed the top-five.“I think that Loudon sometimes is a ... Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Best In The Desert Racing Announces 2019 Schedule
2019 Best In The Desert Racing schedule announced View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Benjamin to make K&N Pro Series return in double duty in Iowa
Benjamin will make his first start with car owner Shige Hattori in the K&N Pro Series next week at Iowa Speedway. It will be his first K&N Pro Series race this season since he won in his only start last year at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.Next weekend will also be his first start in the Xfinity Series since Atlanta earlier this year for Joe Gibbs Racing.Iowa has been a good ... Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Keselowski sees 'end of the tunnel' in barren NASCAR Cup win spell
Penske driver Brad Keselowski says "he can see the end of the tunnel" having now gone 24 races since his last victory in the NASCAR Cup series View the full article
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[motorsport] Eye in the Sky: Veteran Rick Carelli helps Erik Jones grab 1st Cup win
This week, Motorsport.com caught up with former racer and veteran spotter Rick Carelli. Known for his success in the early years of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the Avada, Colo., native was in Daytona guiding Erik Jones to his first Cup Series win at Daytona International Speedway nearly two weeks ago.Carelli made nearly 300 starts in various NASCAR series throughout his ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Roundtable: The playoff picture becomes clearer
Martin Truex Jr. won on Saturday to keep the 'Big 3' in the news and in Victory Lane. However, do you see any drivers making improvements who could contend for a win in the near future that no one is talking about?Jim: Honestly. Kyle Larson looks like the only other driver who appears able to contend with Truex, Harvick and Busch on a regular basis, though he still has yet to earn a ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Canadian Donald Theetge to make Xfinity debut in New Hampshire
While it won’t be the first time he’s raced at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Theetge is excited to experience another first in his NASCAR career.Fresh off of a ninth-place finish in the Pinty’s Grand Prix of Toronto, Theetge will make his Xfinity debut on Saturday in the Lakes Region 200 at the one-mile track.“This is my first time in the Xfinity Series and I’m excited for this ... Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR Cup's Charlotte roval resembles street course - Allmendinger
The Charlotte infield 'roval' will be as close as NASCAR comes to street racing, reckons former Champ Car driver AJ Allmendinger View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Government Looks to Protect California Land for OHV Recreation
Senate Bill designates 300,000 acres as OHV Land View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Get to Know Gale Banks: Episode 19 of The Truck Show Podcast
Gale Banks talks about his beginning, turbos, and his influence on the truck market. View the full article
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Chase Briscoe wins in a photo finish at Eldora | 2018 TRUCK SERIES | FOX NASCAR
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Highlights: Chase Briscoe barely beats Grant Enfinger to the line to win the Eldora Dirt Derby. View the full article
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Briscoe wins door-banging overtime shootout at Eldora
ROSSBURG, Ohio (AP) Chase Briscoe held off Grant Enfinger on the dirt at Eldora Speedway in a door-banging overtime shootout Wednesday night in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. View the full article
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Briscoe wins door-banging overtime shootout at Eldora
ROSSBURG, Ohio (AP) Chase Briscoe held off Grant Enfinger in a door-banging overtime shootout in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race Wednesday night at Eldora Speedway. View the full article
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[motorsport] Chase Briscoe takes dramatic Truck win in photo finish at Eldora
Briscoe survived a last-lap, side-by-side, fender banging battle with Grant Enfinger to win Wednesday night’s Dirt Derby at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.Briscoe, who is running a limited scheduled in IMSA and NASCAR Xfinity this season, was competing in his only scheduled Camping World Truck Series race of the year."I know (Enfinger) is running for a championship and he's our ... Keep reading View the full article
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Multi-truck wreck ensues after wild restart at Eldora | 2018 TRUCK SERIES | FOX NASCAR
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Highlights: Todd Gilliland, Myatt Snyder, and Cody Coughlin are all involved in a wreck after a crazy restart at Eldora. View the full article
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Matt Crafton turns Tyler Dippel into the wall at Eldora | 2018 TRUCK SERIES | FOX NASCAR
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Highlights: Tyler Dippel suffers heavy damage after making contact with Matt Crafton and hitting the wall. View the full article
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[motorsport] Tony Stewart: Fans need to put pressure on NASCAR for Cup dirt race
The NASCAR Cup Series has not raced on a dirt track since 1970 in North Carolina, but Cup drivers such as Chip Ganassi Racing's Kyle Larson have calendars that include racing on dirt tracks in sprint cars.Full-time Cup driver Ryan Newman will drive in Wednesday's Eldora dirt track race, an increasingly popular event since Stewart bought the circuit in 2004.It will host the third-tier ... Keep reading View the full article