Articles filed under NASCAR
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Wallace tops Daytona 500 speed chart in final practiceFeb 17, 2018 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The first black driver to start the Daytona 500 since 1969 continues to blaze a trail at Speedweeks. Darrell Wallace Jr. turned heads again Sa...
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At 92, team owner Glen Wood skips 1st Daytona 500Feb 17, 2018 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Glen Wood is sitting out the Daytona 500. Wood has done most everything at "The Great American Race," driving in the inaugural edition in 1959...
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Earnhardt ready to hit South Korea for NBC Olympics gigFeb 17, 2018 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. won a checkered flag before he leaves to check out Olympic gold. Earnhardt departs Monday for South Korea to start his Olym...
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Car Wars: Chevy Camaro makes splashy debut at DaytonaFeb 17, 2018 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Toyota dominated NASCAR's top series the last three years, winning nearly half the races and two championships. It forced Chevrolet and Ford t...
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Sauter dedicates Truck Series win at Daytona to crew chiefFeb 16, 2018 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Johnny Sauter wanted to win this race, maybe as badly as any other. Sauter won the season-opening NASCAR Truck Series race Friday night and de...
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First at last: Earnhardt's lone 500 victory still resonatesFeb 16, 2018 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt was NASCAR's "Intimidator," winning his first Cup championship in only his second full season. Earnhardt had achieved about all...
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Shifting gears: NASCAR's young look on display for DaytonaFeb 16, 2018 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Never before has one race displayed NASCAR's rapidly changing look more than this year's Daytona 500. Three drivers under age 25 will start in...
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Vietnam vet Thompson to make Daytona 500 start at 66Feb 16, 2018 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The oldest driver in the Daytona 500 field is truly a race veteran. Mark Thompson did a tour of duty in Vietnam that wrapped two decades befor...
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First at last: Earnhardt's lone 500 victory still resonatesFeb 16, 2018 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt was NASCAR's "Intimidator." He stormed into the sport and won his first Cup championship in only his second full season. Earnha...
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Jimmie Johnson, 7 others switching cars for Daytona 500Feb 16, 2018 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and seven others are switching to backup cars for the Daytona 500. All of the teams sustained damage...