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Ron Hornaday Jr and Martin Truex Jr Receive NASCAR Penalties

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Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Dover White Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2013 Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Dover White Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2013
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Over the past weekend, several drivers faced the potential of penalties from NASCAR for rule violations. Besides the penalties, fines and suspensions for Sprint Cup Series drivers Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and their teams, NASCAR also issued penalties and fines to fellow Sprint Cup driver Martin Truex Jr and Camping World Truck Series driver, Ron Hornaday Jr.

Ron Hornaday Jr.was penalized by NASCAR following his involvement in an on-track incident with Darrell Wallace Jr, last Sunday at Rockingham Speedway. Continue reading →

Keselowski Responds to NASCAR Confiscation of Penske Team Car Parts

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, sits in the garage area during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gen-6 Testing at Texas Motor Speedway on April 11, 2013 Photo - Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, sits in the garage area during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gen-6 Testing at Texas Motor Speedway on April 11, 2013
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2012 Sprint Cup champion, Brad Keselowski and his teammate Joey Logano, both Penske racing drivers, had parts confiscated by NASCAR before the Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway.

In an inspection about an hour before the scheduled start of the race, NASCAR officials required both Keselowski and Logano teams to replace rear-end housing parts around the suspension area of their cars. Leaving team members with a last-minute change to get their cars ready for the impending race. Continue reading →

Busch Dominates Sprint Cup Race for Texas Weekend Sweep

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2013 Photo - Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2013
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The hot-start Kyle Busch is off to this season just keeps getting better. The season isn’t even two months old and Busch has six wins combined, in NASCAR’s top-three series’.

Busch returned to victory lane on Saturday Night when he dominated the race and remained up front throughout the night. A late restart allowed Busch’s crew to get him back out front and then he held off Martin Truex Jr. and cruised to the finish. If it wasn’t for the last caution with 21 laps to go, Martin Truex Jr. would have likely ended up in victory lane since he dominated most of the second half of the race. Determined to win his 300th Sprint Cup start, Busch  knew he couldn’t let that happen. Continue reading →

10th Annual Sprint Fan Vote Now Open

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Sunoco Rookies Patrick, Stenhouse Jr. Among Those Eligible
 
NASCAR-Sprint-Fan-Vote-2013Race fans can now begin casting ballots for their favorite Sprint Fan Vote eligible driver in the hopes of seeing him or her in the prestigious NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, May 18 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Voting begins today and ends at 5 p.m. ET on the day of the race. Continue reading →