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Pit Road Mistakes Cost Busch the Lead in Xfinity Race, Bid for 200 Wins Moves to Sunday

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They say that records are meant to be broken but some records seem insurmountable: the Boston Celtics’ eight straight championships; Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game; Wayne Gretzky’s 2,857 career points. Up until recently, NASCAR’s unattainable record was 200 wins, set by seven-time Cup Series champion Richard Petty between 1960 and 1984. However, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup …

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2016 NASCAR Rewind: Joey Logano

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There is an old adage in racing (and elsewhere), that in order to win a championship, you must first lose a championship. If that’s the case, Joey Logano should be nearly unstoppable next year. Since the inception of NASCAR’s elimination-style Chase format in 2014, Logano has made appearances in the Championship 4 in two of those seasons …

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Up to Speed: Jimmie Johnson Humbled By History, Reaction of Peers after Winning 7th Title

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We all knew it was a possibility, but we didn’t know if it would ever happen. Seven championships. Done only twice in the history of the sport and not in over two decades. Even a driver like Jimmie Johnson, who won five championships in a row, couldn’t pull it off, right? Oh, but he did. …

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Up to Speed: Winning at Phoenix Gives Logano an Opportunity for Redemption

2016 Phoenix International Raceway Nscs Joey Logano Checkered Flag Photo Credit Nascar Via Getty Images

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After a hard-fought victory at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, Joey Logano now has one last race standing between him and his first Sprint Cup Series championship. Oh, and three other drivers who want it just as badly. For Logano, however, this will not be his first time in this situation. NASCAR announced an elimination-style …

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Up to Speed: Carl Edwards Is Living the Dream, & He’ll Wake Up in Homestead

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Carl Edwards will officially be racing for the championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway in a couple of weeks, thanks to a rain shower at the end of a very long day at Texas Motor Speedway. That’s not necessarily fair. Edwards led a total of 36 laps. Though he was definitely not the strongest car, he certainly …

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Up to Speed: With Homestead on the Horizon, Johnson Knows Title Far From a Sure Thing

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Jimmie Johnson winning at Martinsville Speedway is hardly a surprise. Nine victories at the track known as the paper clip, including Sunday’s triumph, means the No. 48 team has to be a favorite anytime the series makes its way back to Martinsville. However, since the introduction of the new elimination-style Chase format in 2014, the fall …

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Up to Speed: Can Logano Go All the Way?

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Unsurprisingly, all four Joe Gibbs Racing cars have advanced to the Round of 8 in the Chase. In the last couple of weeks, however, Chevrolets have shut out the Toyotas and come on strong as a force to be reckoned with. Now, Ford has shown their hand as well. After winning six times last year, …

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Up to Speed: Kevin Harvick Proves to be Toyota’s Most Worthy Foe

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Listen to, read or watch any television show, race broadcast, article, podcast, etc. that focuses on NASCAR and you’ll hear one word to summarize the season so far: Toyota. Kevin Harvick? He’s tuning it all out. Granted, Toyota has won an astounding 15 of 31 races in 2016 and certainly is the most dominant manufacturer this …

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Kyle Busch Wins Kansas NXS Race, Several Chase Drivers Involved in Accidents

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Kyle Busch may have won and dominated the XFINITY Series race at Kansas Speedway – leading 150 of the 200 laps en route to the victory – but it was a wild day in the Midwest. Big championship implications, several cautions, and wild restarts all led to some hurt feelings and damaged racecars throughout the …

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Up to Speed: Even After Charlotte Victory, Jimmie Johnson Still Thinks He Can Do Better

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If there is one thing we have learned over the past decade of Sprint Cup Series racing, it’s this: never count out Jimmie Johnson. Granted, Johnson didn’t make it past the Round of 12 during the first two years of NASCAR’s elimination-style Chase format. At the same time, though he had been eliminated, he won …

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Up To Speed: Change of Scenery Brings Change in Results for Truex

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Martin Truex, Jr.’s fourth win of the season this year isn’t all that surprising when you look at the amount of laps he has led this year, but is surprising when you look at his win totals throughout his career. Prior to 2016, Truex had never won more than one race in one whole season. …

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Up to Speed: Kevin Harvick Proves the Toyota Drivers are Still Fallible

2016 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Nscs Kevin Harvick Matt Kenseth Photo Credit Nascar Via Getty Images

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Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kevin Harvick did not have the fastest car on the racetrack. He was not the best, he was not the strongest and he was not the most dominant. But he still got the job done. Harvick led just eight of the 300 laps en route to the victory, a far …

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