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Sprint Cup Series Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 at Pocono Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400

The Place: Pocono Raceway

The Date: Sunday, June 7

The Time: 1 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX Sports 1, 11:30 a.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

Distance: 400 miles (160 laps)

 

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Takes Aim at Pocono after Winning Both Races Last Season

Last August, Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrated with a broom in Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway after completing the season sweep with his second win of the year at the 2.5-mile track.

The triumph marked his third of four checkered flags collected on the season and his first sweep of a track since he won both Talladega races in 2002. Continue reading →

No. 00 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Team Penalized For Rules Infraction At Charlotte Motor Speedway

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No. 00 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Team Penalized

For Rules Infraction At Charlotte Motor Speedway

The No. 00 team that competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has been penalized for a rules infraction discovered during post-race inspection on May 15 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The infraction is a P2 penalty and violates the following sections in the 2015 NASCAR rule book: Continue reading →

History of All-Star Race

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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star race will again head to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend for what is the 31st running of the event. The All-Star race is at Charlotte every year, except the 1986 running which was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The annual All-Star race is an event that gives fans a quality race with a fan vote and has become a fan-favorite year in and year out.

Throughout the years we have seen multiples formats as NASCAR strives to make the race more compelling for fans. Those formats include. Continue reading →

Johnson Secures Third Win of the Season at Kansas

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Thanks to a brief but wild Kansas spring storm and the long delay it produced, Jimmie Johnson on Sunday became the first NASCAR Sprint Cup driver to win a race on Mother’s Day since 2007.

Johnson, who is pursuing a record-tying seventh Sprint Cup Series championship this season, held off Kevin Harvick over the last six laps to win Sunday morning’s SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway.

Johnson’s victory – which was just after midnight local time because of a delay of 2 hours and 16 minutes – was his third of the season and his third at the 1.5-mile Kansas oval.

“It was a long, hard night,” Johnson, who led just ten laps and spun out unassisted early in the race, said in Victory Lane. “Once we got up front, we were able to hang on.”

Reminded about what day it was when he finally took the checkered flag, Johnson said… Continue reading →

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: SpongeBob SquarePants 400

The Place: Kansas Speedway

The Date: Saturday, May 9

The Time: 7:30 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX Sports 1, 7 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps)

Gordon’s Numbers Gaudy At Kansas

This Jeff Gordon guy is pretty good.

Every week, it seems like the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to a track where Gordon has posted some hefty numbers.

This week is no different.  The No. 24 Chevrolet driver’s statistics at Kansas Speedway – site of Saturday’s SpongeBob SquarePants 400 are downright gaudy. Gordon boasts a track record with three wins. Additionally, he claims ten top-fives in 18 starts at the 1.5-mile track – a whopping 55.6 percent. Continue reading →