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2 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Kahne produces hats to sell for Leffler Trust

The racing community rallies around its own, and Kasey Kahne has stepped up to help raise funds for Jason Leffler's young son.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Tad Geschickter, Bryan Clauson, Nate Monteith, Travis Dassow, NASCAR Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Michael Valiante

2 hrs ago | SavannahNow

Leffler planned for young son in case of death

Jason Leffler, like every other racer, understood the risks of his profession. It's a conversation he had with his longtime girlfriend when his NASCAR prospects dried up and a return to the sprint car circuit was the only way he could compete on a regular basis.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR, John Graham, Nascar Drivers, Deac McCaskill, NASCAR Busch, Auggie Vidovich, Mike MacKenzie, Jack Roush

6 hrs ago | Blog Red Machine

NASCAR At The Ballpark: Reds Racing Night In Cincinnati

It's that time of the year again: NASCAR racing invades the Cincinnati metro and the Tri-State area.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Chase Austin, Boris Jurkovic, John Graham

8 hrs ago | Game Industry

Nascar The Game 2013 Announced For PC and Mobile Devices

Leading independent racing game developer Eutechnyx today announced that they are expanding their NASCAR partnership with two new videogames; NASCAR The Game 2013 for Windows PC and NASCAR: Redline' for mobile devices.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Jay Ryan Norris, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Eric McClure, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Brett Thompson

12 hrs ago | Denver Post

Greg Biffle wins again at Michigan International Speedway; tire trouble hits Johnson

Greg Biffle raced to his second consecutive Sprint Cup victory at Michigan International Speedway, easily holding off Kevin Harvick after points leader Jimmie Johnson smacked the wall in the final laps Sunday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Josh Krug, Racing, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dwayne Leik, Mike MacKenzie, Michael Valiante

16 hrs ago | Daily Record

Pocono Raceway offers its 'thanks'

Pocono Raceway thanked Morris County employees for their service, particularly during superstorm Sandy, by inviting them to a NASCAR race and giving them special passes and special access.

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Related Topix: Sports, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Matt McCall, John Graham, John Borneman III, Deac McCaskill, NASCAR Busch

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Detroit Free Press

NASCAR: Hendrick Motorsports stars struggle at MIS Sunday

Kasey Kahne climbs from his car after an incident during Sunday's Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

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Related Topix: Sports, Colin Braun, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Jack Roush, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Auggie Vidovich, Matt Carter, John Borneman III

BleacherReport

2013 Quicken Loans 400: Greg Biffle's Competitive Fire Refreshing for NASCAR

Blame it on the long schedule with 36 checkered flags each year sometimes separated by fewer than six days.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tad Geschickter, Bryan Clauson, Nate Monteith, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Travis Dassow, NASCAR Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Michael Valiante, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont

BleacherReport

Fyi Wirz: Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne Enjoy Nascar and NFL Promotion

Tony Stewart gets ready to take TV media for a fast pace car ride at Daytona International Speedway.

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Related Topix: Sports, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, John Graham, Deac McCaskill, NASCAR Busch, Boston Reid, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, John Coffman

Detroit Free Press

Wings' Kronwall amazed by NASCAR's speed, compares DeKeyser to Lidstrom

Hardcore Pawn, Wings' Kronwall invade MIS: The Golds from "Hardcore Pawn" and Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall are at Michigan International for Sunday's NASCAR Quicken Loans 400.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Chase Austin, Boris Jurkovic, John Graham

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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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Bryan Clauson, Brad Baker, NASCAR, John Graham, Ian Henderson, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Michael Valiante

South Bend Tribune

Auto racing: Fun no matter what the risk

Whatever. Dirt. Asphalt. Doesn't matter. They just like to go fast, turn left and tempt fate.

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Chase Austin, Racing, Andy Belmont, Boris Jurkovic, John Graham

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Bradenton.com

Hunter-Reay wins at Milwaukee for second straight year

Ryan Hunter-Reay has figured out The Milwaukee Mile pretty well after winning the IndyCar Series race here for the second year in a row.

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Related Topix: Sports, CART Racing, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport, Racing, Indy Racing, KV Racing Technology, Takuma Sato, Team Penske, Helio Castroneves, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Tony Kanaan

The State

Franchitti up from last to 10th in IndyCar points

But his eighth-place finish Saturday at the Milwaukee Mile was his fourth consecutive top-10 finish and continued a remarkable climb in the standings for the Scot.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Target Chip Ganassi Racing, Indy Racing

AutoWeek

Jason Leffler funeral services set; charity funda

A funeral service for former NASCAR driver Jason Leffler will be held on June 19 in Cornelius, N.C. Leffler was killed in a racing crash on a short track in New Jersey on Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Colin Braun, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Jack Roush, Racing, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Boris Jurkovic, Andy Belmont, John Graham

Sports Network

Dillon wins record fourth straight Nationwide pole

Austin Dillon became the first driver in Nationwide Series to win four consecutive poles after setting a new track qualifying record at Michigan International Speedway.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR, John Graham, Nascar Drivers, Deac McCaskill, NASCAR Busch, Auggie Vidovich, Mike MacKenzie, Jack Roush

WAFF-TV Huntsville

Teaching teens safer driving

Poll parents with teenagers at driving age, and probably, you'll find they don't think their kids have been trained adequately to drive defensively on the road.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tad Geschickter, Bryan Clauson, Nate Monteith, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Travis Dassow, NASCAR Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Michael Valiante, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont

WTVG-TV Toledo

Man shot in the back on Norwood Avenue

The shooting happened around 4:45 Saturday morning on Norwood near Detroit. Police say a man was shot in the back outside of bar in the area.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, NASCAR, Matt McCall, John Graham, Nascar Drivers, Deac McCaskill, NASCAR Busch, Boston Reid, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, John Coffman

The Kansas City Star

Sporting KC players get up to speed in fast cars

Kansas City will hire more parking enforcement attendants but also will allow pay by phone.

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Related Topix: Sports, Paulo Nagamura, Soccer Players, Chance Myers, Racing, Andrew Myers, NASCAR, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, John Graham, Nascar Drivers, Deac McCaskill, NASCAR Busch

Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Indianapolis Star

Helio Castroneves stands by Team Penske's victory at Texas Motor Speedway

Helio Castroneves defended Team Penske's victory last week at Texas Motor Speedway, saying he will not allow post-race penalties for improper equipment to "out-shine what we did."

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dwayne Leik, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Boris Jurkovic, John Graham