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Monday Motorsports: Normalcy Returns to Nascar

Joey Logano says he is no longer feuding with Tony Stewart while maintaining that he will not change how he races. Days after International Speedway Corp. reported a first-quarter profit of $13.5 million, the Florida Senate is set to begin moving a bill that would give the NASCAR promoter and racetrack owner close to $100 [...]

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NASCAR takes steps to drive 'green'

Hendrick Motorsports has a tight grip on the top three, and with the Martinsville track being kind to Jimmie Johnson, that lead could grow. This is your full schedule for the weekend. After a two-race initiation last year, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards will return to the ESPN broadcast booth as an analyst [...]

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NASCAR takes steps to drive 'green'

NASCAR Martinsville 2013 results: Jimmie Johnson dominates Martinsville for his eighth win at the track. By NASCAR Wire Service on Apr 7 2013, 6:56p 1. Stay connected with SB Nation Follow @sbnation. Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports. Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson made it look easy in winning the STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Filling [...]

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NASCAR takes steps to drive 'green'

The tricky paperclip-shaped track is the oldest track on the schedule having hosted NASCAR's top tiered series since 1949 and it's a place where great drivers often shine. Of the 128 races Martinsville has hosted over the years, 63 percent of them have Full lineup and starting grid for the STP Gas Booster 500 at [...]

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NASCAR takes steps to drive 'green'

NASCAR Martinsville 2013 results: Jimmie Johnson dominates Martinsville for his eighth win at the track. By NASCAR Wire Service on Apr 7 2013, 6:56p 1. Stay connected with SB Nation Follow @sbnation. Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports. Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson made it look easy in winning the STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway. A [...]

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NASCAR takes steps to drive 'green'

Jimmie Johnson set a new track record in qualifying and will start on the pole for Sunday's NASCAR race at Martinsville Speedway. First and probably foremost, NASCAR is using a 15% ethanol blend for fuel, which is 50% more ethanol than is found in the E10 blends at everyday service stations. Ethanol is denatured alcohol [...]

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NASCAR Chairman Brian France pleased with action, contact at California, says …

Yo quiero…NASCAR? Univision is set to premiere a romantic telenovela in conjunction with the American stock car racing series called “Arranque de Pasión, La Historia de Ela” — translation: “Fit of Passion, The Story of Ela.” The show follows Ela, an In a NASCAR race that featured a little of everything, here are the three [...]

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NASCAR: Additional SAFER barrier likely at Fontana

Racing legend Darrell Waltrip thinks NASCAR should follow in hockey's footsteps and let drivers punch out their differences — and each other — after… Yo quiero…NASCAR? Univision is set to premiere a romantic telenovela in conjunction with the American stock car racing series called “Arranque de Pasión, La Historia de Ela” — translation: “Fit of [...]

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Analysis: NASCAR wins with fighting, wrecking

Hamlin suffered an L1 compression fracture in a crash on the final lap of Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. He was battling driver Joey Logano for the win when contact from Logano sent Hamlin's car into the inside Hamlin suffered an L1 compression fracture in a crash on [...]

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Analysis: NASCAR wins with fighting, wrecking

It's unclear whether NASCAR will see it that way. The sanctioning body could decide Tuesday — the weekday these decisions usually are revealed — whether to fine Stewart or put him on probation for his role in the fight. However, this is what Kyle Busch — one of NASCAR's famous hot-heads — has signed on [...]

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