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Michael Annett finally cleared to race
After being sidelined for eight races, Michael Annett will return to the driver's seat of the No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford this weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway for Saturday's History 300 Nationwide Series event. Annett was medically...
Read MoreGreg Biffle: "I highly doubt" Charlotte will lose a NASCAR race
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle took part in a teleconference on Tuesday and was asked about track owner Bruton Smith's claim there was a 70 percent chance he would move Charlotte Motor Speedway's fall Cup series date to Las Vegas Motor...
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Here We Go Again: Smith Talks Moving Fall Race to Vegas
Bruton Smith's long-running battle with Cabarrus County is turning into something like a border war, and the Speedway Motorsports Inc. CEO is talking about moving the battlefield from Concord to Sin City.Smith told WBTV on Monday that it's a "70/30"...
Read MoreBruton Smith could move fall race out of Charlotte
Bruton Smith says there is a strong possibility that he will move the Bank of America 500 out of Charlotte, NC. and take it to Las Vegas...........
Read MoreFantasy NASCAR Picks for Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series comes home this Memorial Day weekend for the Coca-Cola 600. This is the longest race of the year and usually the teams who are performing well through the first 11 races perform well in this marathon. Fantasy NASCAR players...
Read MoreBruton Smith considers moving a Charlotte NASCAR race to Las Vegas
By Jim Utter [email protected] Charlotte Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith says Charlotte might may be on its way to losing one of its two prized spots on the schedule for NASCAR’s premier Sprint Cup Series schedule. During In...
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SHR Struggles to Get 'Handle' On Sub-Par Season
By Tom Jensen, speedTV.comDespite a dismal season to date, there are no crew chief changes planned at Stewart-Haas Racing, a high-ranking team official told SPEED.com Monday morning.“We’ve all won races together and championships together, we’re going...
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NASCAR Driver Money: Slip-Sliding Away
By Eric Spanberg, Charlotte Business JournalIt’s race month in Charlotte, but yet another indication of NASCAR’s diminished fortunes can be seen in a new ranking of the highest-paid American athletes. Just one driver from stock-car racing — Dale...
Read MoreBreaking Down Kurt Busch's Return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Contender Status
Driving a race car seemed to be the least of Kurt Busch's worries in 2012. Often, it showed.Busch wrecked early (at least three race cars required repair after incidents during the season-opening Daytona Speedweeks) and was a participant to incidents...
Read MoreNASCAR All-Star Race 2013: Biggest Stories from Saturday's Premier Event
History was made in more than one way at NASCAR's 2013 Sprint All-Star Race.A unique event, the All-Star race consisted of five separate segments—four 20-lap mini-races, so to speak, and one final 10-lap sprint. The racers' averages throughout the...
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