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Posted by Penni On January - 13 - 2010

Today in NASCAR news:

  • Two Cup races change race length. The first night race of the season, held at Phoenix International Raceway on April 10, has added an additional 63 laps to the race. The race will now have 375 laps and will become the Subway Fresh Fit 600. In contrast, the Oct. 10 race to be held at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., will be reduced from 250 laps to 200 laps. The race is to be called the Pepsi Max 400 as opposed to the Pepsi 500. At this time, no changes are expected for the fall Phoenix race or spring Fontana race.
  • New team buys No. 26. 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 »

Race Reviews

NASCAR Championship Season Closing Out Soon

Posted by Penni On November - 5 - 2008

It was a weekend full of repeats at Texas Motor Speedway as Ron Hornaday Jr., Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards all made their second trip to TMS’ Victory Lane for the year.

Hornaday, who was the favorite to win, experienced misfortune early on, as the caution came out while he was pitting. He regained the lead and made his way to the front of the pack, passing leader Busch, to captured the win. He is now only six points out of the lead in the Craftsman’s truck series point standings.

The Nationwide race, like the truck race, was dominated by Busch. After starting fourth, Busch quickly made his way to the front taking the lead from Kevin Harvick, who had started second. Read the rest of this entry »

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Chasers Turn Into Crashers At Talladega’s ‘Superspeedway’

Posted by Penni On October - 8 - 2008

Talladega proved to be just as exciting as it has always been. There was the “big one,” times two, a first time winner and of course some beating and banging.

The “big one” was multiplied times two Sunday and each was equally damaging to the two sets of drivers.

The first “big one” happened on lap 63 with Brian Vickers, the leader of the middle row of cars, who was battling for the lead with all the other cars on the frontstretch when his right front tire exploded. The explosion sent his No. 83 Toyota into the left side of Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 1 Chevrolet and many cars and drivers searching for clarity. Read the rest of this entry »

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Biffle Takes 2nd Straight Victory To Close Gap In Chase For Cup

Posted by Penni On September - 24 - 2008

He did it again!

Greg Biffle won Sunday’s race — the second in the Chase for the Sprint Cup — much like he did the weekend before. Biffle, who ran in the top five most of the day, got his No. 16 Ford around teammate, Matt Kenseth, No. 17, with less than 10 laps to go. He was able to hold the lead, get around lap traffic and beat his teammates to the finish line to capture his second win of the season.

He is currently the only driver to win the first two races in the Chase since its inception. He also sits third in points, tied with Jimmie Johnson, and is only 10 points behind his teammate, Carl Edwards, who has the lead.

The Roush-Fenway Racing Fords were fast. Not only did Biffle win and teammates, Kenseth and Edwards finish second and third respectively, but teammate Jamie McMurray lead a good amount of laps early one in Sunday’s race. Read the rest of this entry »

Race Reviews

One Down, Nine More Races Left

Posted by Penni On September - 17 - 2008

The first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup was good clean racing, for the most part, and as most years go to show, it shook up the points a bit.

Kyle Busch went into Sunday’s race as the points leader, when he left, he was 74 points behind new leaders Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson — they are tied for first.

What happened to Busch? Read the rest of this entry »

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