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5 hrs ago | Paddock Talk

2013 Road America: Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Nationwide Race Preview

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Nationwide Series History at Road America ... Richard Childress Racing has four previous starts at Road America, earning one top-five finish with Max Papis in 2012.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

BleacherReport

Kurt Busch: a Nascar Driver Who Has Earned His Second Chance

He was the Sprint Cup Series Champion in 2004, and then there was his long-running feud with Jimmy Spencer.

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NASCAR Winston Cup Scene

Buescher to attempt race at Road America

With limited road-course experience, Buescher will pilot the No. 34 Chevrolet for Turner Scott Motorsports in the Johnsonville Sausage 200 presented by Menards at the 4-mile Road America course.

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NASCAR Winston Cup Scene

In the Rearview: Recapping Michigan

No, not the cinematic version -- although his day riding on the hood of Dale Earnhardt Jr. 's car surely came to a premature end as well -- but NASCAR's version of the Man of Steel, who over the past decade has proven capable of leaping just about anything in single bound.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Sports Media 101

Michigan's Quicken Loans 400 Shows Benefit and Flaw of Chase Format

Motorsports 101 provides 24/7 obsessive sports coverage of Motorsports as a part of Sports Media 101 .

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BleacherReport

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma

Sprint Cup Series will head to the rolling hills of Northern California this week for the Toyota Save Mart 350 at will mark the first road-course test for the Gen-6 car.

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Paddock Talk

Johnson Sees Points Lead Shrink With Late-Race Accident

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service When Jimmie Johnson hit the wall in the closing laps of Sunday's Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway, he also took a serious hit in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings.

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Paddock Talk

2013 Michigan: Landon Cassill NASCAR Nationwide Race Recap

After a race's absence from the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller Flex Seal Chevrolet, Landon Cassill returned to the cockpit Saturday and finished 26th in the Alliance Truck Parts 250 Nationwide Series race at Michigan International Speedway.

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The Detroit News

Jeff Gordon guesses wrong, exits race early

Gordon was caught up in Bobby Labonte's spin just a half-dozen laps into the Quicken Loans 400, ending the four-time Sprint Cup champion's chance for a strong finish.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

KARE-TV Minneapolis

Greg Biffle triumphs in Michigan

Greg Biffle cemented Ford's turnaround Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, scoring the 1,000th victory for the manufacturer across NASCAR's three national series.

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International Business Times

NASCAR Quicken Loans 400 At Michigan: Where To Watch Live, TV Channel, Preview, Starting Lineup

Before the engines start at NASCAR's Quicken Loans 400 Sunday, the drivers and crowd will hold a moment of silence for Jason Leffler.

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The Miami Herald

Good memories abound for Earnhardt at Michigan

He won at Michigan International Speedway last June after 143 races without a victory.

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LA Daily News

Motor Racing: Ryan Hunter-Reay wins at Milwaukee

When Ryan Hunter-Reay picked up his first win of the season in Alabama, he regretted that his wife and newborn son weren't on hand for Victory Lane photographs.

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Detroit Free Press

Mike Brudenell: Tony Stewart stung by loss of pal Jason Leffler

Driver Tony Stewart looks at his car after a practice session for today's Spint Cup series race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

Examiner.com

2013 Alliance Truck Parts 250: Busch fourth at Michigan

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brian Vickers led the three JGR teams in qualifying for Saturday's Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway .

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The Daily News Leader

Smith holds off Larson, roars to Nationwide victory

The rain drops splashed down on the pavement at Michigan International Speedway about an hour after Regan Smith's victory Saturday.

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KTVN Reno

Smith holds off Larson to win Nationwide race

A second blast in two days has killed a worker at a south Louisiana chemical plant, just miles from the site where two workers were killed a day earlier.

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Detroit Free Press

Live leaderboard: Dillon on the pole for Nationwide race at MIS

It ain't all bad news for Detroit! The next step should be re-inventing Hart Plaza in the guise of... Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 AdvoCare Chevrolet, poses with the poll award after qualifying for pole position for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway.

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Paddock Talk

ECR Decal In Tribute To Jason Leffler

Ed Carpenter Racing team manager Tim Broyles has designed a special decal for the No.

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Detroit News

Paul Menard makes his move for Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress is pleased to see his driver, Kevin Harvick, sitting fifth in the points race thanks to a pair of victories.

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