Articles filed under NASCAR
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Stewart-Haas hires Cole Custer to drive Xfinity Series carSep 16, 2016 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Stewart-Haas Racing has hired 18-year-old Cole Custer to drive its new NASCAR Xfinity Series car next season. The team announced Friday that Custer w...
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Matt Tifft returns to racing 11 weeks after brain surgerySep 16, 2016 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Matt Tifft will be racing again this weekend following surgery to remove a brain tumor in June. Tifft was scheduled to drive the No. 11 Toyota for Re...
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Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson face stiff competition in ChaseSep 16, 2016 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Asked what drivers worry him as he seeks a second-straight Sprint Cup title, Kyle Busch identified Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr. Both compete for ...
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Kyle Busch wins Truck race; Hemric, Peters earn Chase spotsSep 16, 2016 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - With a numerous drivers needing a win to qualify for the first NASCAR Chase for the Truck Series championship, aggression and accidents ruled the fin...
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Stewart, Newman leave NASCAR meeting on good termsSep 16, 2016 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman left a NASCAR-mandated meeting Friday insisting their dustup last weekend is behind them and no apologies are needed. Th...
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NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson remembers 'Baja Bob' GordonSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson remembers vividly the first time he rode in an off-road desert car with "Baja Bob" Gordon about 25 year...
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Retiring Tony Stewart in spotlight as NASCAR playoffs beginSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Tony Stewart's complex personality was on display at media day for NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Stewart was laughing, telling stories o...
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NASCAR beefs up penalties stop blatant cheating in ChaseSep 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR's playoffs are set to begin with a new set of rules that gives the sanctioning body the power to issue far stiffer penalties - so stringent...
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AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing GlanceSep 14, 2016 7:00 am - All Times Eastern NASCAR SPRINT CUP TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 400 Site: Joliet, Illinois Schedule: Friday, practice (1 p.m.), qualifying (6:45 p.m., NBCSN); Saturday,...
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Gibbs is again the favorite at the start of NASCAR's ChaseSep 12, 2016 7:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The odds are once again stacked for Joe Gibbs Racing, the team with all four of its drivers in NASCAR's playoffs. Throw in Martin Truex Jr., who i...