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Apr 12 2013 - 10:40am

Want to ask NASCAR star Denny Hamlin a question?

   Five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars will participate in a Q & A session with ticket tholds to the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown on April 25 prior to the race at Richmond International Raceway.    The Q&A is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. in...

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Apr 12 2013 - 10:36am

NRA 500 2013: Start Time, Lineup, TV Schedule and More

The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is still young, but Texas Motor Speedway always provides drivers with a measuring stick early in the year. A poor finish won't necessarily sink anyone, but performing well in Texas can often catapult drivers to...

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Apr 11 2013 - 4:07pm

Senator asks Fox Sports not to broadast Saturday night's NRA 500

April 11, 2013Mr. Rupert MurdochChairman and Chief Executive OfficerNews Corporation1211 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY 10036Dear Mr. Murdoch: I write today to urge you to not broadcast NASCAR’s NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13th. This...

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Apr 11 2013 - 1:58pm

Mr. Keselowski goes to Washington

   President Barack Obama will honor reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski next Tuesday at the White House.     In a departure from recent seasons, only Keselowski and members of his championship-winning team will make the visit to...

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Apr 10 2013 - 10:10pm

Dale Jarrett, Bruton Smith among NASCAR Hall nominees

   Former Winston Cup champion Dale Jarrett and Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman Bruton Smith are among the five new nominees for induction to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.   The list of 25 nominees for the Class of 2014 was revealed Wednesday night and...

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Apr 10 2013 - 7:00pm

2014 NASCAR Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

Larger than life figures who built NASCAR lap by lap and bolt by bolt from the post-World War II era into the 21st century comprise the 25 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2014...........

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Apr 9 2013 - 5:22pm

NASCAR pit crew competition put on hold this season

      The annual NASCAR pit crew competition, which has been a staple of Sprint All-Star weekend activities the past eight years in Charlotte, is going on at least a one-year hiatus due to a lack of sponsorship.  The event, which included individual...

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Apr 8 2013 - 10:46am

Carl Edwards heads back to the NASCAR TV booth

     From ESPN:     After a two-race initiation last year, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards will return to the ESPN broadcast booth as an analyst for the next three races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.     Edwards will join lap-by-lap...

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Apr 8 2013 - 10:31am

Interesting what DIDN'T happen in Sunday's NASCAR race at Martinsville

   A cursory glance of much of what was written leading up to Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville, likely led race fans to expect to see several plots unfold during the race.   But, here's what DIDN'T happen:      - The 42 other drivers in...

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Apr 7 2013 - 11:09pm

NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin talks about his day not in the car

   Following Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville, sidelined driver Denny Hamlin shared with Bob Dillner on NASCAR Victory Lane the struggles he faced watching substitute driver Mark Martin drive his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in...

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