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3 hrs ago | Times-Herald

Kyle Busch close to unprecedented NASCAR trifecta after Nationwide win

Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first. Busch won his fourth consecutive Nationwide Series race at the 11 2-mile, high-banked track Saturday, a dominating victory a day after winning his fifth truck race in a row this season.

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8 hrs ago | Crash

How do you solve a problem like Talladega?

Metaphorically, a roller coaster is exactly what drivers found at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday... On Saturday evening, Juan Pablo Montoya broke the tension of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a visit to Six Flags over Georgia, a sprawling amusement park outside Atlanta.

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12 hrs ago | Dallas Morning News

Keselowski ready for double duty

Brad Keselowski is headed for a full-time ride in the Sprint Cup series, starting this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.

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17 hrs ago | Fox Sports

Mears to sub for Burton in Texas Nationwide race

Following Jeff Burton's wreck in Turn 2 during first practice for the Dickies 500, team owner Richard Childress has decided to replace him with Casey Mears for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Star-telegram.com

Dale Jr.: Nothing new, but Patrick good for NASCAR

By SCHUYLER DIXON Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IndyCar star joining his team.Earnhardt told The Associated Press on Friday that other teams were still in the mix for Patrick's services.

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Athens Banner-Herald

NASCAR to honor fallen soldiers at Texas race

NASCAR will honor the fallen soldiers at Fort Hood during a race weekend that is just 170 miles from the site of the massacre that left 13 people dead.

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NASCAR Winston Cup Scene

Happy feet

Talk about hangdog. Mark Martin 's car had been flipped and turned into a sparking bottle rocket heading to the white flag at Talladega last Sunday.

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Star-telegram.com

After achieving 2009 goals, Brian Vickers aiming higher

By ANTHONY ANDRO The Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship has been a downright disaster for Brian Vickers.It would be a lot tougher pill for him to swallow had his season not been made before the Chase started.

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Examiner.com

Edwards seeks first 2009 win

Stop eight on the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup tour is Texas Motor Speedway for Sunday afternoon's Dickie's 500.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Motorsports Blog

2010 AMA Pro Superbike Championship Schedule Showcases Top North...

AMA Pro Racing DAYTONA BEACH , Fla. AMA Pro Racing officials announced today the 2010 race schedule for the AMA Pro Superbike Championship that will see the series visit the foremost road courses in the United States.

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BleacherReport

Danica Patrick To Race For JR Motorsports In 2010

It appears one of the biggest names in Indy Car will be making the switch from open-wheel racing to stock cars.

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The Herald

Talladega win gives McMurray bittersweet send-off at Roush

AP Photo/Chris Graythen Jamie McMurray takes the chechered flag ahead of Kasey Kahne to win the AMP Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Sunday, Nov.

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Forth Worth Star-Telegram

Tony Stewart has made all the right moves in his transition to owner-driver

That's all it took to turn Haas CNC Racing from a Sprint Cup afterthought into one of the most powerful teams in NASCAR.

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San Bernardino County Sun

Talladega's speed parade bores drivers

In light of what transpired at Talladega Superspeedway last Sunday, what ever happened to those folks calling for higher banks and/or restrictor plate racing at Auto Club Speedway? Granted, cars were going around NASCAR's longest track at breakneck speeds.

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Pensacola News Journal

Sprint Cup star Kyle Busch will race at Snowball Derby

NASCAR Sprint Cup standout Kyle Busch has entered to race in the 42nd annual Snowball Derby on Dec.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Bizjournals

ScottsMiracle-Gro joins Aflac in NASCAR sponsorship

Aflac Inc. , primary sponsor of Carl Edwards and the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, will team up with ScottsMiracle-Gro to give the company primary sponsorship for six Sprint Cup races in the 2010 season.

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Motorsport.com

BUSINESS: Sonoma Infineon Raceway 2010 news 2009-11-03

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' 22nd annual visit to the Sonoma Valley will highlight the 2010 Big O Tires Racing Season at Infineon Raceway, raceway officials announced today.

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AutoWeek

Sprint Cup drivers turn out in force for tire test at...

A picture of NASCAR drivers Jamie McMurray and Steven Cole Smith. NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Jamie McMurray and Kurt Busch talk about testing tires at Daytona on Monday and Tuesday.

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Bradenton.com

Chase moves on to the Lone Star State

By Jimmie Johnson got a huge boost in his quest for an unprecedented fourth straight Sprint Cup Series championship after surviving last Sunday's "wild- card" race in the Chase at Talladega.

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AdelaideNow...

Extension: Ambrose lands two-year NASCAR deal

AUSTRALIAN driver Marcos Ambrose has cemented his place in the competitive US NASCAR series with a new two-year deal.

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