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truTV’s ‘Motor City Masters’ Head to Pocono Raceway

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Photo – Courtesy of truTV

truTV’s Motor City Masters Heading to Pocono Raceway June 7-8 with Immersive Car Design Installation

Motor City Masters is off to the races. truTV’s new car design competition is at the center of an immersive car-design installation at Pocono Raceway’s Fan Fair for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from Pocono 400 during the weekend of June 7-8. Produced with Chevrolet and premiering Tuesday, June 24, at 10 pm ET, Motor City Masters is bringing together ten experienced designers, with various specialties and backgrounds, all sharing a passion for car design.  Continue reading →

Camping World Truck Series Winstar World Casino and Resort 400k Preview

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Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

The Camping World Truck Series heads to the Texas Motor Speedway for its first of two visits there on Friday night.

Joe and John Hunter Nemechek have split the No. 8 truck this season for the SWM-NEMCO Motorsports team.  John Hunter finished sixth last week at Dover.

The team looks to do well this weekend as team co-owner Sid Mauldin is battling cancer. Continue reading →

Pocono ARCA 200 Preview

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Photo - Kyle Magda

Photo – Kyle Magda

The ARCA Racing Series stays in the Northeast this weekend, traveling from New Jersey Motorsports Park to Pocono Raceway.

The teams will tackle the Tricky Triangle on Saturday for the 58th time in ARCA history.

Looking at the entry list, the name that sticks out the most is Sprint Cup rookie Kyle Larson, who will drive an entry for Turner Scott Motorsports to gain extra track time for Sunday’s race. Continue reading →

Throwback Thursday – Mayfield Tries to Rattle Earnhardt’s Cage a Little

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Photo – Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

Out of all the June races at Pocono, none was more entertaining than the 2000 Pocono 500.

Rain on Sunday postponed the race to Monday. Rusty Wallace started on the pole at Pocono, seeking for his fourth win at the track. Wallace led 107 laps, but to win, track position was important.  Early in the race, many drivers elected to take two tires to get out front. The race featured 24 lead changes among 11 drivers. Continue reading →

Jimmie Johnson Making Many Rethink the 2014 Season

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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway on May 31, 2014 in Dover, Delaware. Photo - Rob Carr/Getty Images

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway on May 31, 2014 in Dover, Delaware.
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Reversal Of Fortune: Johnson Quickly Causing People To Rethink ‘14

Having gone from a winless driver to a winner of two races in a row, Jimmie Johnson no longer looks like a struggling reigning series champion. Suddenly, he looks completely capable of winning a record-tying seventh title.

Don’t be surprised if he reinforces that new-fangled notion on Sunday at Pocono Raceway where he comes in as defending champion of the Pocono 400 and winner of three races overall at the often-precarious “Tricky Triangle” – the race track with only three turns, almost no banking and plenty of history.
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