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Forbes honors NASCAR driver on 30 Under 30 Sports list:

Forbes honors NASCAR driver on 30 Under 30 Sports list: Forbes Magazine has selected NASCAR Next driver Julia Landauer to this year's Sports 30 Under 30, a list of the "brightest young entrepreneurs, innovators and game changers." Forbes released its selections Tuesday...
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NASCAR Chief Sales Officer Jim O’Connell Resigns:

NASCAR Chief Sales Officer Jim O'Connell Resigns: Longtime NASCAR Chief Sales Officer Jim O'Connell has resigned after 11 years with the sanctioning body. O'Connell informed NASCAR two weeks ago of his intentions, and his final day was last Friday. O'Connell said, "...
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Robby Gordon skipping Dakar Rally:

Robby Gordon skipping Dakar Rally: Robby Gordon "“ who has starred in IndyCar, NASCAR, off-road racing and is also the founder of the Stadium Super Trucks Series "“ will not be participating in this year's Dakar Rally (Asuncion in Paraguay to Resistencia in Argentina...
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Harvick to broadcast 5 XFINITY races for Fox UPDATE:

Harvick to broadcast 5 XFINITY races for Fox UPDATE: Fox Sports will announce that NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick will call eight combined national series races for Fox this season as a guest analyst, as the 41-year-old driver starts to eye his post-racing career. Harvick...
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Harvick to join Truck broadcasts UPDATE:

Harvick to join Truck broadcasts UPDATE: Fox Sports will announce that NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick will call eight combined national series races for Fox this season as a guest analyst, as the 41-year-old driver starts to eye his post-racing career. Harvick will call...
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Richmond joins KBM, rounds out crew chief lineup:

Richmond joins KBM, rounds out crew chief lineup: Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced the addition of Marcus Richmond to the team's crew chief lineup for the team's three-truck effort in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for 2017. Richmond will call the shots...
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Athenian shutdown?

Athenian shutdown? Social media posts popped up in early December that employees had been laid off from Athenian Motorsports. More posts circulated after the new year. It is unclear what the team plans are as of now; whether they will continue part-time or close completely...
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JRM confirms shutdown:

JRM confirms shutdown:After a two-year venture in the Camping World Truck Series, JR Motorsports will not field a team in the series this season. The team made it official with a tweet on Tuesday morning. JR Motorsports primarily fielded Cole Custer from 2015-16 in...
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Trent Owens to serve as Buescher’s crew chief:

Trent Owens to serve as Buescher's crew chief: Trent Owens will oversee JTG Daugherty's new entry in the Monster Energy Cup Series for 2017 with driver Chris Buescher. Owens started his duties with the #37 team on Monday. Owens honed his crew chief skills on the XFINITY...
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Atlanta Motor Speedway to be re-paved:

Atlanta Motor Speedway to be re-paved: Twenty years after it was last resurfaced, Atlanta Motor Speedway's historic racing surface is scheduled to be repaved this spring, following the March 3-5 NASCAR Weekend triple-header. Work is scheduled to begin in late March...
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Hamlin working on staying with JGR:

Hamlin working on staying with JGR: Denny Hamlin finished sixth in the standings last season after advancing to the Round of 8 in the Chase. Although his contract expires at the end of the 2017 season, JGR has no plans on letting Hamlin go. "We'll announce something...
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Dunlap not returning to Fox:

Dunlap not returning to Fox: Asked on Twitter if he was returning to Fox Sports' "NCWTS Setup" pre-race show this season, Ray Dunlap said, "Fox Sports did not renew my contract for 2017. It was 16 great years with a really talented group of friends.".(1-2-2017) ...
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Congrats:

Congrats: Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR's most popular driver, married longtime girlfriend Amy Reimann on Saturday night. Earnhardt and Reimann have dated since 2009 and got engaged in June 2015 in Germany at a church where Earnhardt's ancestors had attended seven generations...
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Massaro leaves NBC:

Massaro leaves NBC: NBC Sports' Mike Massaro announced on his Facebook page that he would not return to NBC in 2017: "With a new year comes new challenges"¦. Since 1996, Broadcasting NASCAR Races, whether it be radio or TV, has been my life. I fear, however, 2016 ...
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Fans can helicopter to Las Vegas races:

Fans can helicopter to Las Vegas races: Maverick Helicopters offers 2017 NASCAR Weekend attendees transfers to Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 11, 2017 and Sunday, March 12, 2017. Guests who book before Friday, Jan. 27, 2017 will save $50 per person, per...
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Two drivers in the top 10 all season:

Just two drivers spent the entire 2016 Cup season in the top 10 in points: #18-Kyle Busch and #19-Carl Edwards. Busch spent four different weeks at the top - after Atlanta (Feb), Las Vegas (March), Texas (April), and Richmond (Sept). His lowest point in the standings...
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Sad News – Steve Allen:

Steven Wayne Allen III, 33, of Advance, NC, and formerly of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 at Baptist Hospital. Steve was an employee of Lanier Hardware in Lexington. His main love was his daughter Lexi, sports, being at the lake with his mom Debbie...
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NASCAR Europe launches new Elite Club Division:

Building on the success of the past several seasons of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series throughout Europe, the series has announced the creation of a new division in the popular series. Drivers and stock car newcomers will be able to experiment in the NASCAR-sanctioned...
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Abreu preps for Chili Bowl, says ThorSport return possible:

Rico Abreu believes the odds are in his favor at the 2017 Chili Bowl Nationals. After all, Abreu won the last two Golden Drillers - the trophy awarded to the last driver standing after five furious days of racing among more than 350 entries. This year's field consists...
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Rick Ware shutting down XFINITY program; moving to Trucks UPDATE:

Rick Ware Racing will return to the Camping World Truck Series full-time in 2017, temporarily shutting down its XFINITY Series program. 21-year-old Cody Ware says he will pilot the team's full-time truck for approximately half of the 23-race schedule. The other driver...