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Kyle Busch bumps past Larson late for second straight win
Kyle Busch won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee on Monday — a day after he began the race on the pole — but he had to work hard to get […]
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Bowyer breaks 190-race drought with Martinsville win
Monday’s STP 500 didn’t start off as the Clint Bowyer show, but for the veteran who hadn’t seen Victory Lane since October of 2012, the ninth victory of his career will be one to remember. […]
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No. 3 crew chief part of Carolina connection that won Daytona 500
WELCOME — As a boy growing up within earshot of Charlotte Motor Speedway, Justin Alexander spent many a Sunday afternoon watching his favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt Sr., race his iconic No. 3 Chevrolet into Victory […]
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History repeats itself at Daytona, right down to a lucky penny
WELCOME — The symmetry was so magical, it was almost too good to be true. Twenty years after Dale Earnhardt Sr. earned his only Daytona 500 win, and on the anniversary of his death at […]
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NC’s Austin Dillon wins crash-marred Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Austin Dillon saw his opportunity and took it to win the 60th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. Never seemingly among the top contenders all day, he got […]
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Cup racing is back with the Daytona 500
No one knows how to wave the green flag on a sports season quite like the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, which holds its marquee event — the Daytona 500 — as the first stop […]
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Bowman pilots Dale Jr.’s former car to Daytona 500 pole
Alex Bowman captured the pole for next Sunday’s Daytona 500 with a speed of 195.644 mph in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet, which was the former car of the retired Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bowman, 24, had […]
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Cup series has old and new faces in different places
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series subtracted some star power with the retirement of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth and Danica Patrick, but a young crop of drivers will look to fill the void starting […]
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Look Ahead: Nine bold predictions for 2018
The NSJ sports staff decided it would be fun to end the year with a little prognosticating beyond which teams and players we believe will stand out in 2018. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff […]
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Truex claims EcoBoost 400, Cup Series title
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Martin Truex Jr. claimed his eighth win of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Series season Sunday in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. With the win, Truex also won his first Cup […]