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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Needs More Speed to be a Contender

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., the driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series I Love NY 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 5, 2017, in Watkins Glen, New York. Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

To Dale Earnhardt Jr., the No. 78 Toyota of Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 42 Chevrolet of Kyle Larson aren’t just in a different zip code.

They’re in a different time zone, figuratively speaking when it comes to speed on the race track. Continue reading →

NASCAR XFINITY Series Zippo 200 at The Glen Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series teams are taking to the road course this week for the Zippo 200 at The Glen on Saturday, August 5th at 2 pm ET. Coverage begins at 1:30 pm ET on NBCSN, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

 

Drivers will race 200.9 miles over 82 laps with Stage 1 ending on lap 20, Stage 2 on lap 40, and the last Stage ends on the last lap 82. Continue reading →

Cameos by NASCAR Stars Add Spice to New Soderbergh Film

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Joey Logano isn’t a movie star, but he clearly got a kick out of some facetious preening at Tuesday night’s screening of Logan Lucky. The new Steven Soderbergh film starring Channing Tatum was unveiled in Charlotte to a small NASCAR industry audience in advance of its nationwide release on August 18. Continue reading →

Kyle Busch Breaks 36-Race Winless Drought with Pocono Victory

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Barely more than three hours after the Pocono crowd greeted Kyle Busch with a chorus of boos during driver introductions, Kyle Busch made converts of the fans in the grandstands – at least a large portion of them – with a spectacular burnout after his long-awaited victory in the Overton’s 400. Continue reading →

Kevin Manion Motorsports Shows Some Moxie in their K&N Pro Series Debut at Iowa

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Ben Kennedy, the driver of the #1 Menards Toyota, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Casey’s General Store 150 at Iowa Speedway on July 28, 2017, in Newton, Iowa. Photo – Daniel Shirey/Getty Images

With Ben Kennedy behind the wheel of the No.1, Menards Toyota for Kevin Manion Motorsports they made their team debut in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series a memorable night at Iowa Speedway. Racing from his 18th starting position, Kennedy maneuvered his way through the field to second place challenging the leader, Todd Gilliland during the second half of the Casey’s General Store 150 on Friday night. Continue reading →