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#NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams are preparing for 400 laps of racing action in the AAA 400 Driver for Autism at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, May 15th. FOX Sports 1 begins their pre-race coverage at 11:30 am ET with a green flag around 1 pm ET and radio coverage is available on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

MonStar: No One Better at Dover than Jimmie Johnson

Last season, Jimmie Johnson notched his tenth career win at Dover International Speedway – aka the Monster Mile – to become just the fifth driver to visit Victory Lane at least ten times at a single track. 

If he takes the checkered flag in Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover, Johnson will join Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip as the only drivers to win 11 or more races at single track. Continue reading →

Brad Keselowski Takes Checkers in Action-Filled Talladega Race

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Taking control in the final three laps of Sunday’s wreck-filled GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Brad Keselowski claimed his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at the 2.66-mile race track and solidified his spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Choosing the top lane for a restart on lap 186 of 188, Keselowski powered his No. 2 Team Penske Ford past Kurt Busch with two laps left and crossed the finish line as a gaggle of cars wrecked behind him coming to the stripe. Continue reading →

Edwards Bumps Teammate Kyle Busch to Win at Richmond

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The honeymoon at Joe Gibbs Racing may be over.

Yes, on Sunday at Richmond International Raceway, Carl Edwards won his second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in the Toyota Owners 400 and the fourth in a row for JGR, but he did so with a last-lap bump-and-run on teammate Kyle Busch, who was seeking his third victory in four events.

“We did everything right – be smart,” Busch was told on his radio, after Edwards moved the No. 18 Toyota up the track in turns three and four and beat Busch to the finish line by 0.675 seconds.

Busch took the advice. No doubt seething inside at the loss of a race he seemed poised to win, he maintained radio silence.
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Edwards Dominates Wild NASCAR Sprint Cup Race at Bristol

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The record will show that polesitter Carl Edwards won Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in dominating fashion, leading 276 of 500 laps and beating runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the finish line by 0.766 seconds.

But while Edwards cruised to victory with the fastest car in the eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season, drivers behind him suffered a litany of troubles, populating the top-ten with the most unlikely array of competitors this season.

Consider that:

Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Chase Elliott posted a career-best fourth-place result a week after recording a career-best fifth at Texas. Continue reading →

Driver Introduction Songs at Bristol Motor Speedway

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Bristol Motor Speedway has always featured the most unique driver introductions on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit, but 2016 takes it to a whole new level with the addition of Colossus TV.

The sights and sounds of each driver selecting their own songs was presented on the world’s largest, outdoor, center-hung, four-sided video display. Whether it was seeing Clint Bowyer get crazy with Goldberg during a or watching Joey Logano walk out to “White and Nerdy” by Weird Al, Colossus TV was a major asset to pre-race.

Carl Edwards chose Bon Jovi’s “Have a Nice Day” after claiming the pole for Sunday’s Food City 500. His teammate Matt Kenseth is the defending race winner and started second, so his walkout song “Back for More” by Five Finger Death Punch fit. Continue reading →