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Brad Keselowski Executes Late-Race Pass to Win at Indy

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Brad Keselowski, the driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 10, 2018, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

SPEEDWAY, Ind. – It’s been a historic two weeks for Brad Keselowski. The No. 2 Ford driver executed a hard-nosed pass of Denny Hamlin with two laps remaining in Monday’s rain-delayed Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard to win his first race at prestigious Indianapolis Motor Speedway, one week after visiting Victory Lane in the “crown-jewel” Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Continue reading →

Kurt Busch Wins Sixth Career Race at Bristol

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Kurt Busch, the driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 18, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

With only three races left in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, drivers came into this Bristol Motor Speedway night race with something to prove. Drivers don’t want to make the playoffs based on points; they would rather say that they made the playoffs because they won their way in. That was the case on Saturday night. Many drivers were racing aggressively throughout the whole night to try and earn their way into the playoffs. Continue reading →

NASCAR Champ Bobby Labonte to Race for NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Title

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First American NASCAR Champion to Compete Full-time in the International Series

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 9, 2018) –  The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is about to get some American flavor. Continue reading →

Furniture Row Racing Builds on Success with a Fully Funded 2018 Season

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When Furniture Row Racing began operations in 2005, it was yet another start-up Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team. Start-up teams have rarely, at least in the last couple of decades, found top-tier success. Mid to the back of the pack finishes are the normal routine and funding is hard to come by. Thankfully for Furniture Row Racing, owned by Barney Visser, it worked a little differently and that’s helped get his team to championship contention. Continue reading →

Shell Oil Company and Joey Logano Rally Relief for Hurricane Harvey Victims

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This week was to be a celebration of Shell and Pennzoil coming together in 2002 with a special paint scheme on Joey Logano’s No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion at Darlington Raceway for the official ‘Throwback Weekend of NASCAR.’ Now, Shell and Logano are asking the NASCAR community to come together to help bring assistance to those impacted by the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. Continue reading →