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Jeff Gordon Takes the Win and the Points Lead at Michigan

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Pole-sitter, Jeff Gordon took the lead from Logano with 17 laps remaining in the Pure Michigan 400 to take his third win of the season, and regain the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points lead.

“The last one, I thought he had a good start.  But I had a good one, too,” said Gordon. “I really think what happened to him on that last restart was Kevin was having some trouble getting going.  This is a big, fast place.  There’s a draft there.  My lane moved along as a group.  Even though Joey got out there, he was sort of sitting on an island by himself.  We kind of tracked him down.  I was able to get to his left rear.  When I got to his left rear, drug him back, gave me a ton of momentum.  I was able to get to the bottom and get by him.”

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Johnny Sauter Grabs his First 2014 Series’ Win and the Points Lead at Michigan

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ThorSport Racing finishes 1-2 in the Career for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway

For Johnny Sauter this is his first win of the season in the Camping World Truck Series in a tight finish of just 0.433 seconds over his ThorSport Racing teammate, Matt Crafton, finishing second.

Pit strategy was the difference between first and second with the race leader Crafton pitting on lap 97 for fuel allowing Sauter to regain the lead on his way to the checkered flag and victory lane. Sauter led 21 laps en route to his tenth career victory in the Camping World Truck Series. He also takes over the points lead from Ryan Blaney. Continue reading →

Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Preview

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Sunoco Rookie Elliott Leads Four Horse Championship Title Pursuit   
Just a dozen races remain in the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series title race, and the top four drivers have a mere 13 points separating them as they head to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 on Saturday, Aug. 16. Leading the series’ top tier quartet is Rookie of the Year candidate and JR Motorsports driver Chase Elliott who rests 12 points ahead of his teammate Regan Smith in second-place.Smith stands just one point ahead of third-place Elliott Sadler and fourth-place Ty Dillon;who have the same points total in the series standings.
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Stewart Haas Racing Calls on The Mayor of NASCAR – Jeff Burton

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Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

On Wednesday morning Greg Zipadelli, VP of Competition at Stewart Haas Racing called NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Burton, known as the Mayor of NASCAR and asked if he had any interest in racing this weekend at Michigan International Speedway, should Tony Stewart decide to not race.

Stewart is still grieving and dealing with the aftermath of the unfortunate incident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park this past weekend and has decided to not race at Michigan this weekend. For an organization that is gingerly taking each day as it comes, Burton is a good choice for the challenging circumstances facing the team.  Continue reading →