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[motorsport] Darrell Wallace Jr.'s Daytona 500 car to be sold at auction
Among said items will be something from recent history. In his Daytona 500 debut this past February, Darrell Wallace Jr. started seventh and finished runner-up to race winner Austin Dillon in a spectacular showing for Richard Petty Motorsports.It was also the best result for an African American in the 60-year history of The Great American Race.Wallace was able to escape the carnage ... Keep reading View the full article
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Jeff Emig’s InFROmation – Minneapolis | 2018 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS
Jeff Emig’s InFROmation – Minneapolis. View the full article
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Christopher Bell goes sideways and slams into Vinnie Miller, Cody Ware | 2018 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES | FOX NASCAR
Christoper Bell’s day comes to an end with a heavy hit in Bristol. View the full article
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[motorsport] Alon Day scores NASCAR Euro Series win in season opener
If the first race is any indication, Alon Day is ready to compete for a second straight NASCAR Whelen Euro Series championship this season.Day outdueled Marc Goossens to pick up the win in the first ELITE 1 division race of the season at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain.Day was able to cross the finish line .464 seconds ahead Goossens but Belgian driver later received a ... Keep reading View the full article
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Cole Custer’s pit crew member catches on fire | BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY | FOX NASCAR
A minor fire broke out at Cole Custer’s pit, catching on crew member’s foot. No one was injured. View the full article
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Christopher Bell triggers big pileup early in Bristol | BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY | FOX NASCAR
Christopher slams into the outside wall in lap 5, leading to a major multi-car wreck in Bristol. View the full article
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Erik Jones in search of breakthrough win at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) Second-year Cup Series driver Erik Jones may be on the verge of a getting a breakthrough win at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. View the full article
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[motorsport] David Ragan tops final practice at Bristol; Kurt Busch crashes
Team driver David Ragan paced Saturday’s final practice with an average lap speed of 127.487 mph, which he sent early in the session.Ragan’s FRR teammate, Michael McDowell, who qualified ninth on Friday, ended the final session fifth-fastest (126.295 mph).Chase Elliott was second-fastest (127.073 mph), Denny Hamlin (126.997 mph) was third and Kurt Busch fourth (126.537 mph).“Our ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Barcelona World RX: Solberg sets pace as new season begins
Second fastest in Q1 behind former DTM racer Mattias Ekstrom, Solberg took the lead of the final race of the day in Q2 when leader Sebastien Loeb spun his Peugeot 208 mid-way through the opening lap and Ekstrom’s teammate, Andreas Bakkerud, served his joker lap at the first opportunity.From there on, Solberg led the race comfortably to set the fastest time and move into the top spot ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR wants to make tough sponsor calls easier
The series spent the off-season in talks with Monster over the renewal of the deal, with the title sponsor understood to have asked for multiple extensions on agreed deadlines to continue.NASCAR’s extension with Monster will now end after 2019 and the energy drink company is "highly unlikely" to negotiate a new deal to be the title sponsor beyond that date. ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] D.J. Kennington and Gaunt Brothers honor Humboldt junior hockey team
Kennington will feature a logo honoring the team and town on his Toyota Camry this weekend and hopes in some small way it makes a difference.When the news broke of the terrible accident that claimed 16 lives associated with the Humboldt junior hockey league team last week, NASCAR driver D.J. Kennington reacted like a lot of his fellow Canadians.“When I heard the news I thought about ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Larson sets pace during Saturday’s first Cup practice in Bristol
Kyle Larson qualified sixth on Friday and ran even faster laps early Saturday morning. His top average lap was 14.874 seconds (129.004 mph) edging Martin Truex Jr. who finished with a quick time of 14.880 (128.952 mph).Larson completed nearly 50 laps during the morning session and was the first driver to move up and try to work in a second groove on the track.Times were quicker due ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Valencia NASCAR Euro: Deodhar takes "dream" wins on debut
Returning to racing after three years, Deodhar set the most consistent times across two sessions to be awarded the ELITE CLUB division winner. He was driving a Chevrolet Camaro for Dutch squad Mishumotors"That was pretty awesome and I am quite happy”, said Deodhar. “I didn't even know what to expect because we sorted everything out late in the race. To start with a win is like a ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Five things to watch in Saturday's Xfinity race at Bristol
Here are five things to watch in the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 (1 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1):Four drivers – Christopher Bell, Daniel Hemric, Cole Custer and Ryan Preece – are eligible to win a $100,000 bonus from Xfinity’s Dash4Cash program in Saturday’s race. Whichever of the four drivers finished highest in the race will win the bonus. In addition, the top four finishers in the race ... Keep reading View the full article
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Busch brothers will start on the front row at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) NASCAR points leader Kyle Busch edged older brother Kurt Busch by 0.002 seconds Friday to take the pole for the Cup Series race Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway. View the full article
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[motorsport] Brothers Kyle and Kurt Busch claim front row for Bristol Cup race
Kyle Busch, fresh off his victory last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, grabbed the pole for Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway with an average lap speed in the final round of 128.822 mph.He just edged his older brother, Kurt (128.804 mph) for the top spot. Brad Keselowski (128.282 mph) ended up third, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fourth and Ryan Blaney fifth.Rounding ... Keep reading View the full article
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Kyle Busch: All-Star race rules 'not what I signed up for'
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) Kyle Busch is growing tired of stock car racing's governing body trying to manufacture tighter competition in the annual All-Star race at the expense of the Cup Series' heavy hitters. View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Mailbag: Pressing questions
Hello mailbag. My question involves tires and qualifying. As a follower of multiple racing series', I am curious why NASCAR likes tires cold, while F1 uses tire warmers to heat their tires, and NHRA does burnouts to make the tires stick better? – From KenKen, according to NASCAR, they want all teams to be on equal footing and use the tires as provided by Goodyear. NASCAR doesn't want ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Johnson on All-Star Race package: "There's really nothing to lose"
Even the most vocal critic of the move, Kyle Busch, admits he doesn’t have a better idea.“I don’t have any better ideas than any that are being thrown out there. I can’t complain if I don’t have any better ideas,” Busch said Friday at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. “The fact of the matter is that we’re trying to orchestrate something that doesn’t quite exist.“The trucks sometimes ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Ryan Blaney leads Cup practice at Bristol; Harvick wrecks
Blaney, who earned his career-best 10th-place finish at Bristol last August, posted an average lap speed of 129.877 mph to top the 55-minute session. Erik Jones posted the same speed ended up ranked second based on driver points.Kurt Busch bolted into the top three at the end of the session (129.657 mph). Last weekend’s race winner, Kyle Busch, was fourth and Kyle Larson completed the ... Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Kyle Busch questions NASCAR Cup's spec racing policies
Kyle Busch says the NASCAR Cup series has to "stop this spec game" as he believes efforts to reduce costs have not helped level the playing field View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Cool New Products From Moab Easter Jeep Safari
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[fourwheeler] Cool New Products From Moab Easter Jeep Safari
Cool New Products From the Easter Jeep Safari View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Euro Series ready to roll into 2018 season
A total of 31 cars will hit the track with 52 drivers from 20 teams this weekend in Valencia, Spain, in the two divisions with drivers coming from a total of 18 countries.Slated to compete in Valencia will be seven NWES champions led by defending series ELITE 1 champion Alon Day and two-time title holder Anthony Kumpen.Lucas Lasserre and Wilfried Boucenna both were crowned champions ... Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] GCK hopes to entice Renault backing for World RX team
Guerlain Chicherit, whose team revealed the revolutionary Megane RS in Paris earlier this month, will start his first World RX round as a team owner and driver in Barcelona this weekend.The Frenchman has self-financed the development, production and running of the car and team, but hopes early success will persuade the French manufacturer to divert some o ... Keep reading View the full article