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3 hrs ago | Motor Trend

ChumpCar Racing at Daytona International Speedway on The J-Turn

On this week's episode of The J-Turn , Jessi Lang heads to Florida for the ChumpCar World Series' 14 Hours of Daytona.

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Wed Jun 19, 2013

Paddock Talk

2013 Le Mans 24: Darren Law - Driver's Seat To Announcer's Booth

Le Mans to Indy Darren Law is preparing for another stint behind the microphone, this time providing color commentary for SPEED's telecasts of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 22 and 23. Law will join Calvin Fish, Scott Pruett, Dorsey Schroeder, Brian Till and Bob Varsha in the announcer's booth as the network presents 25 hours of coverage of the ... (more)

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Paddock Talk

Chevrolet IndyCar V6 Teams and Drivers Ready for Unique Weekend of Racing

The oval tracks on the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule have produced great racing, as well as success for the Chevrolet IndyCar V6 teams and drivers.

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Daily Reporter

IMS lights Pagoda in honor of Jason Leffler

In this July 1, 2011 file photo, Jason Leffler looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Subway Jalapeno 250 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.

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Mortgage News

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Quicken Loans 400

The last few weekends have been busier than usual for Quicken Loans. First it was the Chevy Indy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans that took place at Belle Isle the first weekend of June.

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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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Related Topix: Sports, Chase Austin, Racing, Boris Jurkovic, Brad Baker, NASCAR, Ian Henderson, Nascar Drivers, Travis Dassow, NASCAR Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck

NASCAR Winston Cup Scene

Isc Approves Daytona Frontstretch Redevelopment

June 18, 2013 - International Speedway Corporation today approved funding to redevelop the frontstretch of Daytona International Speedway , the Company's 54-year-old flagship motorsports facility, to enhance the overall experience for its fans, marketing partners and the motorsports industry.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Paddock Talk

Sorenson Returns to Site of Most Recent Nationwide Win

The No. 40 e-Swisher racing team with driver Reed Sorenson will add right-hand turns to their 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series campaign this Saturday, June 22, on the 4.048-mile road course at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Minn.

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Paddock Talk

BMW Drivers Shine At The Diamond Cellar Classic With One Win

BMW drivers totaled one victory, three top-five and three top-10 finishes across four class of competition at Saturday's GRAND-AM Diamond Cellar Classic at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio.

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Roadracing World

Daytona International Speedway To Spend $400 Million Renovating Frontstretch Grandstand Area

Another rendering of how the new frontstretch grandstands at Daytona International Speedway might appear.

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CNN

Suzuki to rejoin MotoGP in 2015

Japan's re-emergence into global motorsport has gathered pace after Suzuki confirmed it will return to elite motorbike racing in 2015.

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Motorsport.com

Promising run at Mid-Ohio for Spirit of Daytona Racing comes up short

Spirit of Daytona Racing returned to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in pursuit of a second consecutive race victory at the track this weekend, but lady luck unfortunately had a different plan for the team.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

The Southtown Star

Nationwide drivers raise funds for Leffler's son

Leffler was killed Wednesday when the sprint car he was racing slammed into a wall during a race at a dirt track in Swedesboro, N.J. Leffler was 37. "I was in Colorado at the time and, like a lot of folks, I caught wind of it on Twitter," Smith said.

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Hispanic Business

'TURBO' CHARGED Speedy snail takes pole position in summer 'toon breakthroughs

By GREGORY E MILLER Even though many of this summer's animation titles look familiar - most are prequels or sequels or some variation thereof - they all stand apart from their previous incarnations, simply because the technology behind the films continues to rapidly evolve.

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AutoWeek

Electric-powered motorcycles coming to Indianapolis Motora

Some of the fastest electric-powered motorcycles will be making an appearance at Indianapolis Motor Speedway later on this summer.

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Paddock Talk

The No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Team Battles To 17th

Travis Pastrana and the No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing team overcame an early incident during Saturday's Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway to bring home his No.

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Paddock Talk

Damaging Spin Spoils Kurt Busch's Strong Start In Michigan

What started out as a promising day ended in major disappointment for Kurt Busch and the Furniture Row Racing team in Sunday's Quicken Loans 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway.

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Motorsport.com

Corvette grabs top-two spots on the podium at Mid-Ohio

Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi teamed to win the Diamond Cellar Classic on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the No.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Detroit News

Team Hendrick has disappointing day as four finish out of the top 25 at MIS

Dale Earnhardt Jr., crew chief Steve Letarte and team owner Rick Hendrick huddled inside the Michigan International Speedway garage, in front of Earnhardt's wounded car, its hood up and the diagnosis beginning on the engine failure.

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MLive.com

Roger Curtis: Michigan International Speedway August sales 'exploding'

As Michigan International Speedway closes out another successful race weekend, President Roger Curtis is already excited for the track's August race.

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