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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 →

The Future is Bright and Young with NASCAR Next 2015 Class

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New NASCAR Next Class Already Making Mark on Track

Five of the six NASCAR K&N Pro Series race winners in 2015 are 21 years old or younger. The championship points leaders in both the East and West are 17 and 16. And a 17-year-old just became the highest-finishing female in the 61-year history of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.

It is fitting that as fans celebrate Jeff Gordon’s final year of competition, the ranks of NASCAR is becoming filled with young drivers battling to one day fill that void. And on Tuesday, in a building that honors the sport’s history, NASCAR introduced some of those potential future stars of the sport. Continue reading →

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Captures Sixth Career Sprint Cup Victory at Talladega

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It’s a toss-up which is greater, Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s passion for Talladega Superspeedway or the Talladega fan base’s passion for Dale Earnhardt Jr.

On a glorious afternoon, Earnhardt offered a one-word order to his team over the radio, a message that could be shared with the thousands of his devotees in the stands: Continue reading →

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Geico 500 at Talladega Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: GEICO 500

The Place: Talladega Superspeedway

The Date: Sunday, May 3

The Time: 1 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX, 12:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

Distance: 500.08 miles (188 laps)

 

Busch-Gibson Combo Morphing Into Championship Contenders

Many predicted this. Dating all the way back to his championship season of 2004, Richmond winner Kurt Busch had excelled with a crew chief who could be defined as ‘old school’ – one who made decisions with a healthy mix of modern engineering smarts and plain old gut. Continue reading →