Articles filed under Auto Racing
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Shane van Gisbergen is back in Chicago after his career-altering NASCAR Cup Series win a year agoJul 05, 2024 8:38 pm - Shane van Gisbergen prefers the countryside to a big city, so Chicago isn't exactly his type of place. Except for the Windy City streets. He likes those a lot. Van Gisber...
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Richard Petty, ‘The King’ of NASCAR, says camp for seriously ill children is family’s true legacyJul 03, 2024 3:10 pm - Richard Petty, with a record 200 Cup Series wins, seven championships and a first-ballot inductee into the Hall of Fame, is considered NASCAR's greatest driver. He is spe...
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O’Donnell: Last thing downtown Chicago needs is NASCAR raceJul 03, 2024 6:00 am - O’Donnell: NASCAR in Chicago is about as necessary at paintball at The Art Institute.
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Joey Logano wins at Nashville in record 5th overtime for 1st NASCAR Cup Series victory of yearJun 30, 2024 9:08 pm - LEBANON, Tenn. — Joey Logano stretched his fuel enough to hold off a group of pursuers at the finish line Sunday night and win the Ally 400 in a NASCAR Cup Series record ...
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Christopher Bell spills the tea and spoils the surprise that Chase Briscoe is headed to JGRJun 22, 2024 3:42 pm - Christopher Bell knew the instant he spilled the tea — without even the courtesy of a spoiler alert — that he would catch grief for prematurely disclosing Chase Briscoe was headed to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025.
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Kyle Larson's bid to run The Double ends in disappointment after bad weather intervenesMay 27, 2024 7:20 pm - CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson spent a year preparing to run the double. Instead, he got to run only a single, leaving the NASCAR star beyond disappointed. Larson’s quest wa...
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Newgarden goes back-to-back at Indy 500 to give Roger Penske record-extending 20th winMay 26, 2024 8:54 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Josef Newgarden once again brought his victorious Team Penske car to a stop on the Yard of Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He found that same hole i...
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Jim O'Donnell: On a weekend all about valor, Danica, Caitlin and a prep runner boost the edgesMay 25, 2024 1:46 pm - THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS to sing a simple song about a trio of athletes who have never appeared together. They are Danica Patrick, Caitlin Clark and Lily Ginsberg. Pat...
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Josef Newgarden was on top of the world after winning the Indy 500. This year feels much differentMay 24, 2024 11:03 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — A social media post designed to introduce drivers in the Indianapolis 500 to the general public put Josef Newgarden in an awkward light when the reigning r...
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McLaughlin soaks up every moment of making Team Penske history ahead of the Indy 500May 23, 2024 8:47 pm - In the late-night hours, long after Scott McLaughlin had won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 and with his adrenaline still running far too high to get any sleep, he slipped into the grandstands to collect his thoughts.