NASCAR
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NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon both drive a Chevy Volt, at least part-time, off the track.
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Kyle Busch Loses License For 128 MPH Lexus LFA Speeding OffenceNASCAR star Kyle Busch had a run in with the law back in May when he was pulled over near his home in Mooresville, North Carolina for doing 128 mph in a 45 mph zone. The car he was driving was a bright yellow Lexus LFA supercar similar to the one pictured, which he had borrowed for a test drive...
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Danica Patrick Moves To NASCAR, Keeps Door Open To Indy 500Danica Patrick, the female racing phenom, GoDaddy spokesperson, and possessor of what is quite possibly the most annoying personal website on the Internet, is rumored to be making the switch from full-time IndyCar racing to the oval-obsessed fields of NASCAR. She won't give up on the Indy 500...
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Race Car Tech: Improving The Breed, Or Ruining The Racing?Carmakers love motor racing. The phrase "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday" didn't come about for no reason - racing is a great way of raising the profile of your cars and the buying public love knowing that some of the technology in their cars has filtered down from the race track. That's the theory...
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NASCAR Moves Toward Relevance, Tests Fuel InjectionNASCAR is switching from carburetors to fuel injection for the 2012 season, and will test fuel injection for the first time at the Kentucky Speedway in advance of this weekend's Sprint Cup race.
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NASCAR Weekend At Infineon A Little Greener With Solar PowerIt might seem ironic that on the weekend the NASCAR Cup series visited Infineon Raceway in Northern California, the circuit chose to announce the completion of its large solar arrays. As over forty NASCAR racers tore around the circuit for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Saturday and Sunday, spectators...
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The attack on military spending in motorsports, especially NASCAR, is once again strengthening. But is it really a boondoggle, or is it a value-conscious way to advertise the military's brands?
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Lewis Hamilton And Tony Stewart Swap F1 And NASCAR Rides: VideoFormula 1 star Lewis Hamilton and NASCAR hero Tony Stewart recently swapped race cars for a promotional event at the 2011 Watkins Glen International in New York, and we now have a video of the duo on the special day. Hamilton hopped into Stewart's 850 horsepower, 3,400 pound Chevrolet Impala NASCAR...
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NASCAR Jumps On The Facebook Game BandwagonIt's no Farmville--but in NASCAR's new Facebook game, you'll be sure to take a faster spin around Car Town.
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Kansas Speedway STP 400 Weather ForecastIt's race weekend, folks, and it's rapidly becoming summer even though the calendar says it's still technically spring. If you're headed to the Kansas Speedway for the STP 400 this weekend, you'll want to bring your sunscreen. High temperatures are set to hover in the low-90s through the weekend...
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STP 400 Drivers: Harvick, Edwards, Johnson, Who Else?Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, and Kevin Harvick look to be breaking a bit of a gap on the rest of the NASCAR Sprint Cup field at this stage in the season, but with about two-thirds of the racing left, it's anyone's game. Matt Kenseth, for example, has two wins to his credit now, while contenders...
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Kansas STP 400 Race ScheduleNow one-third of the way through the season, the NASCAR Sprint Cup is heading to Kansas for the STP 400. Friday's final practice session is just finished, but qualifying remains ahead, scheduled for 11:10 a.m. local (noon Eastern) Saturday morning. Each car will put in two laps to determine the...
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We're getting closer to race day for the Coca-Cola 600, and the Nationwide Series Top Gear 300 is coming this afternoon, so it's time to have a look at what the weather will be like this weekend--both for the racers and the fans. It's looking like a mild weekend all around, with highs in the mid-80s and lows in the mid- to upper-60s. That means the Nationwide race will have a warm track, starting at 2:30 p.m., moving into a cooler track toward the end of the race. For the Coca-Cola 600, the track will already be cooling by the time the race starts at 6:00 p.m., but it won't have too far to...
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2011 Coca-Cola 600 Top DriversThough Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick, and Carl Edwards have all scored multiple wins so far this year, the top of the race order has only one of those names in it: Carl Edwards. Look for Edwards to make a strong showing, especially coming off his win at last weekend's All-Star Race also at Charlotte...
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2011 Charlotte Motor Speedway Coca-Cola 600 Race ScheduleMemorial day weekend is approaching, and for NASCAR fans, that means the Sprint Cup cars will be running the Coca-Cola 600--and of course, the Nationwide Series will battle it out in the Top Gear 300. This is a quick look at what to expect from the scheduled events. The Nationwide Top Gear 300 will...
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NASCAR Star Kyle Busch Busted For Doing 128 MPH In Lexus LFANASCAR star Kyle Busch, currently third in the Sprint Cup standings, was pulled over on a road near his home in Mooresville, North Carolina yesterday for speeding in a bright yellow 2012 Lexus LFA not unlike the one pictured above. Busch was driving with his wife Samantha in the car at a speed of...
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Kimi Raikkonen Gets Ready For NASCAR Truck DebutKimi Raikkonen has conquered Formula 1 and raced in the World Rally Championship. So why not try his hand at NASCAR? He'll be making his debut in the Perky Jerky truck this weekend in the Camping World Truck Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Raikkonen's team, ICE1RACING, has partnered with Kyle...
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Kentucky Speedway Teams With Ford To Create Mustang Pace CarNASCAR fans who want to have a small part in the upcoming inaugural Quaker State 400 that will take place at Kentucky Speedway on July 9. Ford is teaming with the Speedway to produce 43 limited-edition Mustang pace cars for the Sprint Cup race. These Special Edition 2012 Ford Mustang GT...
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Though rain played a factor Friday, shutting out Nationwide Series qualifying and threatening to do the same for the Cup cars, weather should be a non-factor for the Southern 500 race this evening. Only a small chance of rain exists throughout the day, a steady 10 percent from morning until midnight. Temperatures, likewise, are forecast to hold fairly level, dropping from a midday high of 76 just 14 degrees to 62 by midnight. Once the sun goes down the track will start to cool off, of course, changing the balance of the cars and the grip level of the track. Darlington's resurfacing in 2008...
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Darlington 2011: Kahne, Newman, Hamlin Top QualifyingAlthough Nationwide Series qualifying was rained out yesterday, the Sprint Cup cars did get to put in their fast laps to determine the lineup for the Showtime Southern 500, and the top three runners came out a small notch ahead, all clearing 180 mph average speed. Kasey Kahne lead the way with a...
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2011 NASCAR Darlington Showtime Southern 500 PreviewAs the Nationwide series gets to racing the Royal Purple 200 today at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, the Cup cars and drivers are gearing up for their Saturday run around the 1.25-mile oval in the Showtime Southern 500. The egg-shaped oval will be, as always, a challenge for drivers and...
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Rick Hendrick Hand-Builds A Corvette Z06 EngineBuyers of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 or ZR1 can hand-build their engines by participating in what Chevy calls the Corvette Engine Build Experience. NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick--he of the eponymous Hendrick Motorsports team--chose to do just that when he bought his Z06 Carbon Edition. We have...
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Travis Pastrana Finishes 33rd At Richmond After CrashNASCAR ain't easy. Just ask Travis Pastrana. After largely dominating North American rally for the past several years, he's finding it hard to make it to the front of the pack in the roundy-round crowd. His latest race at Richmond in the Nationwide Series saw him finish 33rd after contact with the...
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Smokey Yunick's Garage Burns, Part Of NASCAR History GoneNASCAR legend and perhaps the best-liked, most-referenced cheater in motorsports history, Smokey Yunick, used to run a shop called the Best Damn Garage In Town, and last night, the building that housed it until it was shuttered burned to the ground in Daytona Beach, Florida. Even after its closing...
Nelson Ireson