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Brad Keselowski had the win in his hands during the inaugural Cup race at Kentucky in his hands in 2011. The No. 2 team had a slower pit stop than most of the leaders and Keselowski never recovered to contend for the win. Continue reading
A well-timed caution helped get Carl Edwards to the front of the field, and the driver of the No. 99 Roush Fenway Ford did the rest.
Edwards passed Marcos Ambrose for the lead moments after a restart on lap 86 and later held off a charging Jeff Gordon to win Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Continue reading
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the wine country of California to race at Sonoma Raceway this weekend. It will be the first of two road-course stops for Cup this season, with the other being at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York. Continue reading
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Ricky Rudd was in his second full season with Robert Yates Racing (RYR) and looked for his first win since 1998.
The Virginia driver finished runner-up twice up until Michigan in June 2001 since his last win at Martinsville Speedway in September 1998, where he was given oxygen after the race. Continue reading
From lap one to lap 400, Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway belonged solely to Jimmie Johnson. Johnson and his No. 48 team dominated as they perfectly executed a game plan en route to their first victory of the year.
Rarely does this team go too far into the season without scoring a victory. However, the team wasn’t fazed by the somewhat slow start this year. Demonstrating their strength as team in this race, Johnson once again proved why he’s a six-time champion. Continue reading