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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Reaches Midpoint:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Reaches Midpoint:

July 7, 2009
Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart needed little time to grasp the driver-owner concept. At the seasons midpoint, he has already: * Won two races (Pocono and Daytona), becoming the first driver-owner to win a race since Ricky Rudd in 1998, and

Race Fast Facts – Daytona International Speedway:

Race Fast Facts – Daytona International Speedway:

July 4, 2009
* Tony Stewart won the COKE ZERO 400 Powered By Coca-Cola, his 35th victory in 374 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. * This is his second victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2009. The last driver-owner to win multiple races in a season was Ricky Rudd in 1997 (Dover and

Sprint Cup Series Notes from Pocono:

Sprint Cup Series Notes from Pocono:

June 8, 2009
* Tony Stewart won the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. He started first but dropped to the rear under penalty because he went to a backup car after crashing in Saturday practice. This is the fourth time a driver started at the rear and won in 2009. Six of the past eight

Stewart wins at Pocono:

Stewart wins at Pocono:

June 7, 2009
#14-Tony Stewart won the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway, his 1st win of 2009, 34th of his career, 1st in 19 races. Stewart won from the pole, even thou he started in the rear due to a backup car, but official results will show Stewart starting 1st. Stewart has now won

Race Fast Facts – Pocono Raceway

Race Fast Facts – Pocono Raceway

June 7, 2009
#14-Tony Stewart won the Pocono 500, his 34th victory in 370 Sprint Cup Series races. This marks the first win in the series by a driver-owner since 9-27-98 (Ricky Rudd, Martinsville Speedway.) This is his first victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2009. This is his second

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June 2, 2009
* Jimmie Johnson won the Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! at Dover International Speedway. * Johnson became the fourth repeat race winner in 13 races this season, joining Kyle Busch (three), Mark Martin (two) and Matt Kenseth (two). Brad Keselowski, Jeff

Race #800 for Elliott:

Race #800 for Elliott:

May 21, 2009
#21-Bill Elliott, driving the Motorcraft Ford for Wood Brothers Racing, will make his 800th career start Sunday in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Elliott is currenty 7th in the all-time Sprint Cup start list behind Richard Petty (1184 starts), Ricky Rudd

Stewart looking to be the first owner-driver winner since Rudd:

Stewart looking to be the first owner-driver winner since Rudd:

May 21, 2009
#14-Tony Stewart's win in the All-Star Race doesn't go down as an official win for Stewart-Haas Racing, so the team will still be looking for its first points win Sunday night. Stewart will also look to do something that hasn't been done in this millennium: win as

Owner-Driver Breakthrough Victory could be at Hand for Stewart:

Owner-Driver Breakthrough Victory could be at Hand for Stewart:

April 25, 2009
You have to go all the way back to Sept. 27, 1998 to find the last time a driver-owner won an event in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Ricky Rudd raced to victory that day at Martinsville Speedway. After eight races this season, #14-Tony Stewart appears poised to end

Bobby Labonte gets new crew chief:

Bobby Labonte gets new crew chief:

April 22, 2009
Yates Racing today announced Ben Leslie, former crew chief for the #28 Yates Racing Ford, will serve as crew chief for Bobby Labonte and the #96 Hall of Fame entry for the remainder of the 2009 season. Previous crew chief Todd Parrot will assist the Yates organization

Bristol Officials Reviewing Saturday Night Special:

Bristol Officials Reviewing Saturday Night Special:

March 30, 2009
Bristol Officials Reviewing Saturday Night Special: Bristol Motor Speedway vice-president of events Wayne Estes said the process of selecting the legends field dictated that Bristol winners at the Cup or Busch/Nationwide Series level would compete, and none would be

Back problems for Jeff Gordon?

Back problems for Jeff Gordon?

March 29, 2009
Back problems for Jeff Gordon? Okay, what's the deal with Jeff Gordon's back? He's talked for three weeks now about chronic back pain. And that sounds suspiciously like the type of pain that Ricky Rudd and Mark Martin have endured. Martin himself had major back surgery

Childress named NCMA Achievement in Motorsports Tribute Award:

Childress named NCMA Achievement in Motorsports Tribute Award:

November 12, 2008
Richard Childress will be the recipient of the North Carolina Motorsports Association's Tribute Award at the group's annual awards banquet on January 26, 2009, at the Embassy Suites Resort and Conference Center in Concord, NC. Childress is celebrating his 40th year

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August 12, 2008
* Kyle Busch won the Centurion Boats at the Glen at Watkins Glen International. He won from the first-place starting position, the ninth race at Watkins Glen won from that position. Busch became the first driver to score three victories on road courses in a single

Former NASCAR Crew Chief Escapes Injury In Boat Explosion:

Former NASCAR Crew Chief Escapes Injury In Boat Explosion:

June 12, 2008
Former NASCAR crew chief Cliff Champion and three other people escaped serious injury Tuesday when the 80-foot charter boat Champion operates on Lake Norman exploded, but a 19-year-old man who was refueling the boat when the blast occurred was still missing at nightfall