Ambrose, the Tasmanian Devil, feeling at home in U.S.

By Jay Hart
April 2, 2010


He was a championship driver in his native Australia, but Marcos Ambrose wanted to compete against the best. So he packed up his things and moved to America. Five years later, he’s living the dream.

Ambrose talked about the switch to Sprint Cup Racing, what his country thinks of NASCAR and what’s really Australian for beer:

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Who are NASCAR’s highest paid drivers?

By Kurt Badenhausen
March 25, 2010


Hendrick Motorsports dominated the action on the track last year and captured the top three spots in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings. Yet none of those three drivers could top the fourth driver in Hendrick’s stable when it came to earnings prowess.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is NASCAR’s highest-paid driver for a second straight year with earnings of $30 million in 2009.

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History is Johnson’s biggest challenger

By Jay Hart
March 21, 2010


In 14 words, Kurt Busch summed up the prevailing sentiment of the entire NASCAR nation: “I’d rather lose to any other 41 cars out there than this 48 car.”

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Tony Stewart's not in a mood for media-room chit-chat

By Jay Busbee
March 19, 2010


Ah, Tony Stewart. We were all so worried once you became an owner that you'd get soft, that you'd leave Evil Tony in the mists of history and become a kinder, gentler Smoke.

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Interesting start to season sure to continue at Bristol

By Joe Menzer
March 15, 2010


Bristol, TN — Folks can say what they want—and certainly there are many opinions floating about on many issues—but one fact is indisputable about this young Sprint Cup season.

It sure has been interesting.

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NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races

By JENNA FRYER
March 9, 2010


Charlotte, NC — Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.

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Earnhardt sits on pole in Atlanta

Associated Press
March 5, 2010


Hampton, GA — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on the pole for the first time in nearly two years. He's hoping it will lead to Victory Lane.

Earnhardt claimed the pole Friday night for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a blistering speed of 192.761 mph.

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Crunching numbers after Las Vegas

By Matt Willis
March 2, 2010


Las Vegas, NV — Cold is such a relative thing.

On Saturday, during the Nationwide Series broadcast, they were talking about how chilly it was in Las Vegas, with temperatures in the high 50s and low 60s. On Monday, I put my windows down on my drive to work here in Bristol, Conn., because the temperatures hit 40. Spring is here!

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Danica Experiment meets reality

By Jay Hart
February 21, 2010


Fontana, CA — Midway through Round 2 of the Danica Patrick Stock Car Experiment, crew chief Tony Eury Jr. radioed to his driver that “it’s all a learning experience.”

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Thrilling finish to a long Daytona 500

By Jay Hart
February 15, 2010


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Years ago, Ken Squier dubbed the Daytona 500 “The Great American Race,” and until recently he couldn’t have been more right.

It is quintessentially American – really big, really fast, sometimes flawed, but most of all, anyone, when given a chance, can win – even Jamie McMurray.

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Danica Patrick crashes in tough day at Daytona

By Andrea Adelson
February 14, 2010


Daytona Beach, Fla — The NASCAR rookie had her Nationwide Series debut end when she got taken out in a 12-car wreck, an unavoidable ending to a day that never really went as planned.

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Junior in search of that a-ha moment

By Jay Hart
February 10, 2010


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The professional life of Dale Earnhardt Jr. is beginning to mirror an episode of “House.” Someone has an ailment no one can diagnose. To the rescue comes a team of trained specialists – the best, mind you – who throw out idea after idea, run test after test, prescribe med after med, only to see the patient get sicker and sicker, that is until the brilliant Dr. House has his “a-ha” moment.

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Jimmie Johnson suffers major wreck in Grand Am, but unhurt

By Jay Busbee
January 30, 2010


This weekend, several NASCAR drivers, including Jimmie Johnson and Juan Pablo Montoya, will participate in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, matching wits and wheels with many of the best drivers from racing series all over the world.

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Standing room only? Not these days

By David Newton
January 23, 2010


CONCORD, N.C. — Size no longer matters.

The days of "build it and they will buy tickets" are over.

Tracks that host NASCAR events are shrinking. Daytona International Speedway is 12,000 seats smaller than it was a year ago for the Great American Race.

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Vegas odds to win in 2010 favor, yep, Jimmie Johnson

By Jay Busbee
January 7, 2010


Scrape up those coins and cash out those savings bonds, everybody, it's time to start betting on NASCAR! The Las Vegas Hilton SuperBook has rolled out the first round of NASCAR 2010 odds, and you're going to be amazed at who they pick to win!

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Schumacher back in F1 after three-year retirement

The Associated Press
December 29, 2009

BERLIN — Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is coming out of retirement to drive for Mercedes in 2010, saying Wednesday that he expects to contend for the title again.

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Hendrick gets emotional during NASCAR awards ceremony

By Isaac Brekken
December 5, 2009


LAS VEGAS — Rick Hendrick capped a record-making season Friday night with NASCAR's highest award, and the car owner had to stop to compose himself during the annual awards ceremony that honored driver Jimmie Johnson's fourth consecutive title.

Johnson's championship gave Hendrick Motorsports its 12th NASCAR title, and capped a year that saw Hendrick sweep the top three spots in the standings.

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Inaugural Chase was best yet

By Jay Hart
November 20, 2009


HOMESTEAD, Fla. — After inhaling smoke from Jimmie Johnson’s three-, going on four-year burnout, the mind might be too hazy to remember if NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship ever produced a thriller.

It did, back in 2004.

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Can Denny Hamlin dethrone Jimmie Johnson?

By Jay Hart
Novembver 7, 2009


On the bright side, Cub fans now have company. But safety in numbers is hardly a consolation prize for those hoping for, at the very least, a nail-biting finish to this year’s Chase.

The road to Johnson’s fourth straight championship will be the least congested yet.
He will, in all likelihood, clinch the title next weekend in Phoenix – marking the first time in its six-year history the Chase will be decided before the season finale. And when he does, those not rooting for the No. 48 (which is exponentially more than are) will be left to say to themselves, “Wait ‘til next year.”

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Fryer’s Five: Hamlin plays second fiddle

By Jenna Fryer
October 27, 2009


Denny Hamlin won at Martinsville Speedway for the second time.

There ya go, Denny. There’s your top billing.

In the midst of yet another championship year for Jimmie Johnson, everybody else is feeling a bit ignored. It’s Johnson this and Johnson that as the three-time defending Sprint Cup champion marches toward a record fourth title, and his dominance has left little room in the spotlight for anybody else.

So after Hamlin beat Johnson on Sunday at Martinsville for his career-best third victory of the season, Hamlin challenged the media to give his win some attention.

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Fryer’s Five: Former champs fight back

By Jenna Fryer
October 7, 2009


KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Just like that, folks, we’ve got a title race on our hands.

A week after Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson schooled the field at Dover to turn the Chase into an apparent two-man race, it was blown wide open again at Kansas Speedway. Only three drivers went into Sunday’s race within 100 points of Martin.

Now there are six, and seventh-place driver Jeff Gordon is only 103 points out.

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Martin wins Chase opener, extends lead in standings

By Sporting News Wire Service
September 20, 2009


LOUDON, N.H. — Top seeding in the Chase for the Sprint Cup must agree with Mark Martin and, on Sunday, he took the first step toward the championship that has eluded him for more than 20 years.

The driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet held off a ferocious charge by Juan Montoya on a restart with three laps left in the Sylvania 300 and won the race under caution when NASCAR threw the yellow flag as the lead pack streaked through Turn 4 on the final lap

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Ambrose, Edwards on front row in Montreal

By Reid Spencer
August 30, 2009


Some seven hours and myriad raindrops after failing to get their entry to the starting grid for Saturday's Grand-Am race, Marcos Ambrose and Carl Edwards overcame wet conditions to grab the front row for Sunday's Napa Auto Parts 200 Nationwide Series race.

Ambrose took at pole at 80.905 mph at 2.709-mile Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and Edwards claimed the second starting position at 80.116 mph, after crashing during warmup laps the Kevin Doran-owned Rolex Grand-Am car he and Ambrose were to share for the race.

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NASCAR: Speeding violation helps Johnson win — Montoya boils over after being penalized

By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press
Monday, July 27, 2009


INDIANAPOLIS — Jimmie Johnson cashed in on the most expensive speeding ticket in NASCAR history yesterday, grabbing an improbable third victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when a penalty to Juan Pablo Montoya blew the race wide open.

In a performance that mirrored his dominating Indianapolis 500 victory nine years ago, Montoya was in cruise control as he led 116 laps and built a 5-second lead over the competition. Then NASCAR flagged him for speeding on a routine pit stop with 35 laps remaining, and the driver became unglued.

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NASCAR confirms Mayfield tested positive for meth

By Accosiated Press
July 1, 2009


CHARLOTTE (AP) — NASCAR confirmed Wednesday that suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamines.

The confirmation came outside federal court after Mayfield's attorney mentioned the illegal substance several times during a 45-minute argument against the driver's indefinite suspension. Court recessed after Bill Diehl's argument and is set to reconvene Wednesday afternoon.

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Waving the Checkers: Pocono

By Ricky Craven
June 8, 20009


Tony Stewart’s performance inside the car in the closing laps of his win at Pocono showed a combination of creativity and extreme talent. So don’t categorize his victory Sunday as just another fuel-mileage win, because it was anything but.
Winning races as a result of having better fuel mileage always has been a part of the equation in NASCAR. But Stewart didn’t win because of superior fuel mileage, he won because of capacity – and I am not talking about the size of the gas tank.
No, Stewart’s win – his first Cup points victory as a driver/owner – resulted from his capacity to think unconventionally and do something inside the race car during green-flag laps that I had never seen.

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NASCAR rail: Auto Club 500 at a glance

By Dan Beaver,
February 19, 2009


WHERE: Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
2.0-mile intermediate speedway with 14 degrees of banking in the corners.

Last week's Daytona 500 was like watching fireworks in the rain. After that disappointing event, race fans hope that sunny Southern California lives up to its reputation and NASCAR gets a rain-free weekend. This probably isn't the time to remind everyone that last year's edition of this race took two days to complete and that the track was plagued by weepers all weekend. When the track is dry and in good shape, Auto Club hosts some great competition since drivers can race three wide through the corners without fear of contact.

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Historic Racing Festival to return to Darlington

By Lou Bezjak
January 27, 2009


DARLINGTON — After a successful event in its first year, the Darlington Historic Racing Festival will return in September.

Last year’s two-day event drew about 5,000 people and 125 car entrants.

Fans were treated to classic and vintage cars as well as former NASCAR drivers and personalities such as Darrell Waltrip, Buddy Baker, David Waltrip and Junior Johnson.

“We are very excited bringing that event back,” Darlington Raceway president Chris Browning said. “It was a big success last year. The folks that came out really enjoyed the legends and cars and we got fantastic reviews from the fans and entrants.”<

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Johnson's third title would place him among the greats

By Jeff Owens, NASCAR Scene
November 11, 2008


A lot will be written in the next few days and weeks about Jimmie Johnson tying Cale Yarborough's record of three straight NASCAR Cup championships.

Reporters and media pundits will go out of their way to compare the two stars from different eras.

But really, there is no comparison.

Jeff Owens (NASCAR Scene)

Johnson's third straight title is much more significant. In fact, it is one of the most significant accomplishments in NASCAR history.

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This Week in Auto Racing September 5 - 7

By Chris Symeon, Motorsports Editor
September 3, 2008


Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The "Chase cut-off race" at Richmond International Raceway headlines a busy weekend of racing. Meanwhile, the IndyCar Series title will be decided in the season finale at Chicagoland.


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Chevy Rock &amp; Roll 400 - Richmond International Raceway - Richmond, VA

It's now or never for several drivers to secure the remaining seven positions in this year's "Chase for the Sprint Cup" championship. Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Jeff Burton have already qualified, while Greg Biffle and Kevin Harvick will also make the "Chase" by simply starting in Saturday night's Chevy Rock &amp; Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway, which is the final race of the regular season.

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Rain hits Indianapolis again, canceling most of practice

By STEVE HERMAN, AP Sports Writer
May 23, 2008


INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—The final practice for the Indianapolis 500 was a lot like the rest of the month at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: cold, wet and short.

What was supposed to be an hour of final tuneups before Sunday’s race was stopped by rain Friday after only 12 minutes, and the annual pit stop competition among top contenders’ crews was canceled altogether.

Former winner Buddy Rice had the most laps of any driver, managing 11 trips around the 2.5-mile oval, while Ganassi Racing teammates Dan Wheldon and pole-starter Scott Dixon had six laps each and turned in the top speeds at 223.934 and 223.028 mph, respectively.

Bruno Junqueira and Tomas Scheckter completed just one lap, while Ryan Briscoe was the only one of the 33 starters who did not get a single lap before the rain hit.

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Run What You Brung!

By Floyd Tilton


Racing should be about who can go the distance the quickest

I personally am getting tired of seeing the weekly list of rules violations that NASCAR publishes following each race. Rarely does a week go by where NASCAR doesn't find three or four teams in violation of something.

Rules Are Made To Be Broken

I've often heard the phrase, "Rules are made to be broken," but this is getting to be ridiculous. It seems as if no one follows the rules anymore, and fines and disciplinary action have become the rule rather than the exception. Why not go back to the old standard that we used to run at the old Ozark Speedway in Joplin, Missouri, "Run What You Brung!"

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