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2 hrs ago | Paddock Talk

2013 Charlotte (All-Star): Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap

Race Highlights: a Richard Childress Racing teammates Jeff Burton and Paul Menard participated in the Sprint Showdown finishing third and fourth, respectively.

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Sun May 19, 2013

AutoWeek

Short Track Roundup: John Blankenship wins $20,000 in Bad Boy 98

John Blankenship held out to win Saturday in Arkansas. The Bad Boy 98 win was huge, as it netted him $20,000. John Blankenship earned $20,000 for the biggest victory of his dirt late model racing career Saturday at Batesville Motor Speedway.

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Paddock Talk

Kyle Busch Breaks 'Drought' With NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Win At Charlotte

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.- Winless in his last seven starts in NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series, Kyle Busch broke what was for him a major drought with a victory in Friday night's North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Log Cabin Democrat

Jimmie Johnson races to record 4th All-Star win

"To beat Jeff and Earnhardt, two guys that I have looked up to my whole life, two massive icons of our sport, this means the world to me," Johnson said.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Paddock Talk

2013 Charlotte: Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Truck Race Recap

Race Highlights: a Richard Childress Racing teammates finished second and fifth .

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Paddock Talk

Business, Sports Leaders To Honor 10,000 Military

Charlotte Motor Speedway is joining with business leaders from around the country to honor some 10,000 active military and family members before the green flag drops on NASCAR's ultimate test of man and machine, the May 26 Coca-Cola 600, as part of a Memorial Day weekend saluting the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Paddock Talk

NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

TRACK KANGAROO EXPRESS OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Ward and Jeb Burton signed autographs, posed for pictures and greeted fans Friday during a special autograph session at the newly opened Kangaroo Xpress infield convenience store.

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Rome News

NASCAR: Edwards will start out front in All-Star race

Carl Edwards captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, paying tribute to the late Dick Trickle along the way.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Paddock Talk

2013 Charlotte: NASCAR Truck Qualifying Results - Burton, Chevrolet On Pole

By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers Jeb Burton and his No. 4 Arrowhead/Kangaroo Express Chevrolet won the Keystone 21 Means 21 Pole Award for the 11th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200 with a lap of 29.773 seconds, 181.372 mph.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Paddock Talk

Butler University To Display 'Bulldog' Logo On 2003 Grad Ed Carpenter's Car

Ed Carpenter, the only team owner/driver in the IZOD IndyCar Series, will have his university's support again when he takes the green flag at world's most famous racing facility in the 97th running of the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" on May 26.

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Mon May 13, 2013

NASCAR Winston Cup Scene

Driver reports

Where he stands: Johnson leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings with 423 points.

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Paddock Talk

Spencer Gallagher No. 23 Allegiant Air Chevrolet Impala Ss Toledo Speedway

No. 23 Allegiant Air Chevrolet Impala SS - Spencer Gallagher and the Gallagher Motorsports team head North to Toledo Speedway for this weekend's ARCA Racing Series, Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care.

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Sun May 12, 2013

BleacherReport

Who's Hot and Who's Not in NASCAR After Sprint Cup Series Race at Darlington

The Bojangles Southern 500 is now a Mother's Day weekend tradition for the Sprint Cup Series, revived in its glory despite being removed from its Labor Day weekend roots about a decade ago.

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NASCAR Winston Cup Scene

Gordon glad milestone was memorable

The way the schedule played out, Jeff Gordon knew long before Saturday night's race at Darlington Raceway that a milestone start was due.

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Motorsport.com

Newman 'engineers' 10th-place run at Darlington

Ryan Newman and the No. 39 Quicken Loans team of Stewart-Haas Racing "engineered" an impressive run that resulted in a 10th-place finish in the Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night at Darlington Raceway.

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NASCAR Winston Cup Scene

Kahne: He (Kyle Busch) screwed up again

Kasey Kahne pulled his race car up to the rear of his transporter, where team owner Rick Hendrick was waiting to offer a few words of encouragement.

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Sat May 11, 2013

NBC29

Kenseth passes Busch for 1st Darlington victory

Authorities on Saturday arrested the 12-year-old brother of an 8-year-old girl who was mysteriously stabbed at her home in a rural Northern California community last month.

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AutoWeek

Matt Kenseth took the lead from teammate Kyle Busch with 12 laps to go to win Saturday'sa

Matt Kenseth won the NASCAR Sprint Sup Series race at Darlington on Saturday night.

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Paddock Talk

2013 Darlington: Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Nationwide Race Recap

Race Highlights: a Richard Childress Racing teammates finished 11th , 13th and 14th .

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Washington Times

Briscoe, Bell doing double duty this weekend

There was a lot of attention on former NASCAR champion Kurt Busch 's test this week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in an Andretti Autosport Indy car.

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