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Posted by Penni On January - 7 - 2010

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Today in NASCAR news:

  • Elliott Sadler will join Kevin Harvick in the Camping World Truck Series. Sadler and Harvick will split time in Kevin Harvick Inc.’s No. 2 Chevrolet for 15 of the 25 races. Sadler, who last drove in the truck series in 2003, will make his debut in the KHI Chevrolet at Daytona. The driver for the remaining 10 races has yet to be announced.
  • Ken Schrader will race the Budweiser Shoot out in Red Bull Racing’s No. 82 Toyota. Read the rest of this entry »
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Rainy Weather Ends Daytona 500 Early

Posted by Penni On February - 19 - 2009

The wait is over. The first official race of the year — the Daytona 500 — has come and gone. It was nothing like NASCAR fans expected considering the weather decided to play havoc and shortened the “biggest race of the year” by 48 laps. It was pretty much a sour end to a much anticipated race and week. Read the rest of this entry »

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Harvick Takes Shootout Win

Posted by Penni On February - 13 - 2009

It’s all about the money, or at least for Kevin Harvick it is. Harvick, who hasn’t won a points race since the 2007 Daytona 500, stole Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout win. It was his first win since the 2007 All-Star race, another race worth a bunch of money, but no points.

From Harvick’s steal to a record number of lead changes (23), the 75-lap race was full of excitement and dramatic wrecks from start to finish. Read the rest of this entry »

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The New Season Is Full Of Change

Posted by Penni On February - 6 - 2009

It’s NASCAR time once again and the new season unofficially begins this Saturday with the star-studded Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. Like everything else that is NASCAR this season, it too will see changes. Read the rest of this entry »

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A ‘Newman’ For The New Year?

Posted by Penni On February - 20 - 2008

Last Thursday, all the 53 drivers entered into the Daytona 500 — the Great American Race — competed in two separate qualifying races — the Gatorade Duels. Only four were able to race their way into the Daytona 500 (John Andretti, Dale Jarrett, Kenny Wallace, and Brian Vickers).

The first duel win went to Dale Earnhardt Jr. who dominate the race and was able to secure his win thanks to Reed Sorenson, driver of the No. 41 Target Dodge, who help push him and keep in first position. This left everyone, including myself, to speculate whether he’d win the 500 or not. I was leaning towards the yes, as were many others that I talked with.

The second duel was won by Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota. This gave Toyota their first Cup win and momentum for the 500. Despite Hamlin being the first Toyota winner, he wasn’t the one everyone was eying for the first coveted win. Read the rest of this entry »

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‘Fun’ Start For New Season

Posted by Penni On February - 13 - 2008

The 2008 season has begun, finally!

Last weekend proved to be exciting. Friday night before Budweiser Shootout, during final practice, two separate wrecks occurred. Eleven out of 23 cars ended up needing to make repairs or were out of commission.

Teams, including two-time champion Jimmie Johnson and teammate four-time champion, Jeff Gordon had to go to back up cars. A few of teams, didn’t have back up cars for the Shootout. They had to get one down from Charlotte (or their respective towns) in time for Saturday’s inspection and night race, if they chose not to use either of their cars slated for the Daytona 500.

The last wreck, involving Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch, caused its own little bit of controversy and excitement. Read the rest of this entry »

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