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Earnhardt Exits Brickyard Early after Chain-Reaction Crash

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., the driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 23, 2017, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a fast, competitive race car on Sunday, a rare occurrence in his star-crossed last full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

And for once, Earnhardt was enjoying himself behind the wheel of the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Continue reading →

Restart Wreck Eliminates the Two Fastest Cars

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Kyle Busch, the driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, leads Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 23, 2017, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

For most of Sunday’s race, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. had been cooperative combatants.

After all, they were the clear class of the field in the Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400. Continue reading →

Trevor Bayne Comes Tantalizingly Close to Victory

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Trevor Bayne, the driver of the #6 AdvoCare Ford, is introduced prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on July 23, 2017, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Roush Fenway Racing driver Trevor Bayne had a realistic chance to win for the first time since his stunning triumph in the 2011 Daytona 500.

With 11 laps left in Sunday’s Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400, Bayne was running third behind Brad Keselowski and Jimmie Johnson, but those two drivers were running short on fuel, and pit stops were imminent. Continue reading →

Kasey Kahne Snatches Improbable Victory at the Brickyard

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In semi-darkness, as the sun set behind the front-stretch grandstand at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kasey Kahne did all he could to dispel the shadow overhanging his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season and his racing career.

With a phenomenal restart in the second overtime of Sunday’s Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400, Kahne cleared race leader Brad Keselowski through the first two corners and crossed the overtime line on the backstretch before NASCAR called the record 14th caution of the race. Continue reading →

Kyle Busch Hopes to Win the Race—and the Numbers Game—at Indianapolis

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Kyle Busch, the driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on July 22, 2017, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo – Tim Bradbury/Getty Images

Kyle Busch’s appearance at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend involves more numbers than anyone could be expected to remember.

First and foremost, Busch has a chance to win a third straight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at the 2.5-mile track. No other driver has ever accomplished that feat on the oval—either in Cup or IndyCar Series racing. Continue reading →