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Short Track Racing Should Encourage Summer Viewership

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Once floundering in the Cup series, Logano has matured into a legitimate driver – and is now legal to drink the Victory champagne on top of it.

Who needs a green-white-checkered for some close racing at the finish? The Sprint Cup drivers proved they could keep their cars pointed in the right direction during a breath-taking nine laps of green-flag competition that concluded Saturday night’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond. No one could have been thinking about a manipulated outcome, as the …

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Daniel Suarez to Make Nationwide Debut for Joe Gibbs Racing at Richmond

Joe Gibbs Racing announced on Tuesday morning that NASCAR Toyota Series and K&N Pro Series East driver Daniel Suarez will make his Nationwide Series debut in Friday night’s ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Sponsorship will be provided by Silent Circle, a global service that allows for the sending of encrypted communications and Telcel, a Mexican telecommunications …

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NASCAR Mailbox: Penske Racing’s Success An Unexpected Twist

Joey Logano’s win at Texas was a well-deserved and hard-fought victory, especially considering that late-race restart brought on by a tire issue with Kurt Busch. Though Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, and teammate Brad Keselowski (among others) made a strong run for the win last Monday, it was Logano who was the victor after leading 108 …

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NASCAR Mailbox: Don’t Be “Bossy” to Jimmie Johnson

I don’t know about you, but these marathon race days/weekends are making me crazy. Even though I don’t make it to every event, I’m still tethered to my laptop/television while keeping up to date with everything happening in the world of racing for responsibilities here at Frontstretch and elsewhere. While I enjoy watching the sport, …

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Beyond the Cockpit: Timmy Hill on CircleSport, Commitment and Racing Sims

Timmy Hill comes off a partial schedule in 2013 as a rookie driver in the NASCARSprint Cup Series. Driving for FAS Lane Racing, Hill wrapped up the year with an average finish of 34.0, although he posted just three DNFs – none of which were due to wrecks, an admirable result for a first-year at the sport’s highest level. …

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