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Report: Kasey Kahne to leave Richard Petty Motorsports for Hendrick in 2011
Kasey Kahne has agreed to a contract with Hendrick Motorsports beginning in 2011, sources told SceneDaily.com.
Richard Petty Motorsports, which has Kahne under contract for this season, confirmed that Kahne is leaving the organization.
Exactly whether Kahne will drive for a Hendrick team or for Hendrick affiliate Stewart-Haas Racing is still to be determined. Stewart-Haas...
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April 13, 2010
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Ryan Newman grabs first win in 2 years at Phoenix
Ryan Newman took the lead after a late caution at Phoenix International Raceway and held off Jeff Gordon (FSY) in a two-lap shootout Saturday night to get his first victory since the 2008 Daytona 500, and first since joining Stewart’s new team last season.
Kyle Busch (FSY) was cruising to what would have given him a [...]
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April 11, 2010
Hamlin plans to run at least part of Phoenix race
How long Denny Hamlin stays in his race car during this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway will be left up to him, according to the physician’s assistant that is overseeing Hamlin’s rehabilitation from recent knee surgery.
“I’m optimistic that he’s going to be able to run at the very least some laps,” [...]
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April 08, 2010
The Latest on Larry Pearson
There have been numerous calls for Bristol Motor Speedway to end its experiment with old-timer “legends” racing since the track’s March 20 event resulted in a savage late-race accident. Larry Pearson, the driver seriously injured in that wreck, isn’t one of the naysayers. Pearson, 56, had six surgeries in the 12 days following the crash, [...]
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April 06, 2010
Jeremy Mayfield’s lawsuit against NASCAR to remain in federal court
Jeremy Mayfield’s lawsuit against NASCAR will remain in federal court, U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen ruled Tuesday. The case, stemming from a drug test last May that NASCAR says was a positive for methamphetamine but Mayfield says was a mix of over-the-counter and prescription medication, has been at a virtual standstill since January in order [...]
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April 06, 2010
Texas governor Rick Perry sponsors Bobby Labonte for Texas race
Gentlemen, start your … political campaigns? Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s re-election campaign said Tuesday that he’s sponsoring Bobby Labonte’s car for the April 18 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the Texas Motor Speedway. Perry and Labonte were on hand Tuesday as the car was unveiled.
It has the words “Governor Perry” painted on the hood, the [...]
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April 06, 2010
Remembering Glen Wood’s first win
Throughout its history, the NASCAR series now known as Sprint Cup has parked its cars on Easter Sunday. But back in the day they did run at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Mondays, including the day after Easter, and it was on one of those post-Easter Monday races that Glen Wood scored his [...]
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April 06, 2010
DuPont increases hospitality program after big cutbacks in 2009
DuPont’s once robust NASCAR hospitality program suffered enormous cuts last year, but the longtime #24- Jeff Gordon sponsor is back in 2010 with more guests and events at each track. Just a few years ago, DuPont had the largest hospitality program in NASCAR, hosting guests at every race on the Sprint Cup circuit, a number [...]
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April 05, 2010
Shane Hmiel back racing Midgets
Former NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel won a USAC Midget race last week at Hickory Motor Speedway. He returned to race again the next night, turning the fastest speed in qualifying and hoping for another $3,000 winner’s payday, only to see rain wash away those hopes. A handful of people milled around the pits and maybe [...]
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April 05, 2010
Harvick wins Nationwide race in Nashville
Kevin Harvick took advantage of a late caution to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday, the Sprint Cup driver’s second victory in four series starts this season.
Harvick and crew chief Ernie Cope gambled by taking two tires under caution and seized the lead from Kyle Busch with 34 laps to [...]
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April 03, 2010
TMS’ Gossage admits name change offer an April Fools gag
A $100,000 offer from Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage to a radio personality to change his name to promote the track was a hoax, Gossage said Wednesday.
Gossage and TMS officials sent out an official release Wednesday on speedway letterhead saying Dallas DJ Terry Dorsey had accepted Gossage’s offer of $100,000 to legally change his [...]
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March 31, 2010
Hamlin has successful knee surgery
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announced Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, had successful surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee this morning. The surgery was performed by Dr. Patrick Connor with OrthoCarolina. Hamlin injured the knee in January prior to the start of the 2010 [...]
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March 31, 2010
Hamlin will need clearance from doctor to compete
Denny Hamlin, slated to undergo surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) Wednesday morning in Charlotte, will only need clearance from his doctor to resume competing in NASCAR, according to officials with the sanctioning body.
Hamlin injured his left knee Jan. 22 while playing basketball, and had hoped to put off the surgery until after [...]
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March 31, 2010
Hamlin to have knee surgery Wednesday
Surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Denny Hamlin’s left knee will not limit the Sprint Cup driver behind the wheel for the next race, according to one of the doctors that will perform the operation on Wednesday. “I anticipate by the time he gets to Phoenix [April 8-10] he’ll have a pretty [...]
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March 30, 2010
Gordon and Kenseth not happy with each other after Martinsville finish
Matt Kenseth went for the win with an aggressive move that included bumping Jeff Gordon with less than two laps remaining in the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 on Monday at Martinsville Speedway. Gordon’s reaction was simple – if he wasn’t going to win, then Kenseth wasn’t going to win as well.
With Gordon leading and [...]
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March 29, 2010
Hamlin makes pit gamble pay off at Martinsville
Denny Hamlin turned a gutsy late-race pit stop for tires into a gutsy drive from fourth to first in an overtime finish Monday, winning a rain-delayed thriller at Martinsville Speedway.
Hamlin bruised past Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth in the next-to-last lap to win the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 for his second straight [...]
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March 29, 2010
Rain delay at Martinsville
There is a rain delay at Martinsville and the forecast does not look good for the rest of the day as more rain is expected. Stay tuned…
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March 28, 2010
Sauter gets in Hornaday’s face after Truck race
Johnny Sauter got in the face of Ron Hornaday after the Truck Series’ Kroger 250, but with two NASCAR officials nearby, it didn’t escalate into anything more Saturday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway.
Sauter was angry because Hornaday had turned him with 27 laps remaining. After the race, Sauter did not return to his pit stall as [...]
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March 27, 2010
Harvick wins Truck race in Martinsville
Harvick, who was fastest in both practice sessions and inherited the pole position after a Friday qualifying rainout, made it four wins in the last four Camping World Truck Series races by winning in Martinsville. He led 187 of the 250 laps, including the final 61.
“That’s pretty cool. Don’t know that I’ve ever won four [...]
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March 27, 2010
Casey Mears to sub if Hamlin can’t drive
Casey Mears was selected Saturday to sub for #11-Denny Hamlin while he recovers from ACL surgery. It’s a deal that came together in just a few days, but one Mears knows could relaunch a fledgling Cup career after going 1-for-6 in making races with underfunded Keyed-Up Motorsports…a deal that ended with a DNQ Friday. “It’s [...]
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March 27, 2010
Bill Simpson’s Impact Racing products losing certification
The SFI Foundation, which sets safety standards and certifies equipment such as uniforms and helmets, announced Friday that it has terminated contracts with Impact Racing and all of its driver suits, arm restraints, shoes, gloves, socks, underclothing, helmet supports, and driver restraint systems will be decertified effective April 27.
The announcement comes while SFI and HANS [...]
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March 27, 2010
Hamlin to have surgery on knee, will have standby driver
NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin will have reconstructive surgery on his left knee Monday, sources close to the driver and Joe Gibbs Racing told ESPN.com.
Hamlin, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in December playing pickup basketball, planned to wait until the end of the 2010 season to repair it.
But growing fear of long [...]
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March 27, 2010
Harvick on pole as Martinsville qualifying is rained out
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POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
129Kevin HarvickChevroletShell / Pennzoil N/AN/AN/A
217Matt KensethFordCrown Royal N/AN/AN/A
348Jimmie JohnsonChevroletLowe’sN/AN/AN/A
416Greg BiffleFordU.S. Census N/AN/AN/A
514Tony StewartChevroletOld Spice / Office Depot N/AN/AN/A
62Kurt BuschDodgeMiller Lite...
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March 26, 2010
Video: Carl Edwards talks to Dale Jarrett about give and take
Make sure to watch the end of the story about Mark Martin. Classic!
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March 26, 2010
Robby Gordon will run in Cup until May
A few weeks ago, Robby Gordon was planning on putting another driver in his #7 Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota while he competed in the MonsterJam truck competition. But the truck didn’t get done in time, and so he’s now headed to Martinsville…where he’ll have to qualify on speed after a disappointing start to the season [...]
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March 26, 2010
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