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Charlotte All-Star Saturday Night Preview

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Going three-wide, Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 51 Phoenix Construction Services Chevrolet, races AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 22 Pennzoil Dodge, and Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, May 19, 2012 Photo - Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Going three-wide, Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 51 Phoenix Construction Services Chevrolet, races AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 22 Pennzoil Dodge, and Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, May 19, 2012
Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

One of NASCAR’s biggest night of racing will be this Saturday night. It’s All-Star Saturday night and the excitement, drama, and action are expected throughout the evening. The All-Star Race is a very special event and often includes a lot of drama, resulting in great racing. Saturday night kicks off with the Sprint Showdown featuring drivers hoping to get into the main event by finishing first or second in the race. The All-Star race follows with format changes for this season. Fans can expect this race to be unpredictable and as wild as it has been in years past. Continue reading →

Dates Set For NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Awards

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Dates Set For NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Awards

NASCARlogoPostseason Honors Celebrates Fifth Year In Miami Beach

NASCAR announced Wednesday the postseason awards dates for the annual NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, set for Monday, Nov. 18 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla.

For the fifth consecutive season, the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will share the awards stage, honoring the series driver and owner champions as well as the top-five drivers in each series.  Continue reading →

Last Chance for Fan Vote in Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte

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downloadOnly three unclaimed spots remain for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. And 23 drivers will race hard to nab one of them in the Sprint Showdown (7:30 p.m. ET on SPEED), the precursor to the main event scheduled to start at about 9 p.m. ET.

Among that list of 23 are rookies, veterans, winners and former Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup contenders. Three rookies pepper the fields: Danica Patrick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Timmy Hill. Martin Truex Jr. had a career year last year, making the Chase and vying for a championship. He’ll join Jeff Burton and Juan Pablo Montoya as former Chasers who have yet to lock up a spot. Continue reading →

Ricky Stenhouse Jr Looks to Lasso a Victory at Sprint All-Star Race

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Sprint Cup Series Rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Looks to Lasso a Victory At NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is excited about the opportunity to be part of his first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo - CMS/Jonathan Coleman

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is excited about the opportunity to be part of his first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Photo – CMS/Jonathan Coleman

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday to get some lessons from the pros on how to lasso his way into the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race next week and compete for up to $2 million in winnings.

Playing off the All-Star Race’s Wild West theme, the Roush Fenway Racing driver got lessons in roping, rode a mechanical bull and tried his hand at barrel racing with instruction from FOX Sports/SPEED TV analyst Jeff Hammond and professional rodeo competitor Taylor Earnhardt. Continue reading →

Dramatic Finish Leaves David Ragan in Victory Lane

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David Ragan, driver of the #34 Farm Rich Ford, performs a burnout in celebration of winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, 2013 Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images

David Ragan, driver of the #34 Farm Rich Ford, performs a burnout in celebration of winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, 2013
Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Fans waited through rain, wrecks, and a nail-biting green-white-checker finish to witness an incredible victory by the underdog, David Ragan. No one was talking about Ragan until the last lap when he emerged at the front of the field with drafting help from his teammate, David Gilliland. Both the David’s shot to the lead and blocked everyone else to make sure that Front Row Motorsports got to victory lane. They were successful and FRM got to celebrate their first Sprint Cup victory. Many will agree, the race was worth the wait and the ending didn’t disappoint. It may have taken a while, but this Talladega race was truly remarkable. Continue reading →