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Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2-3 in 2015 Lake Regions 200 Qualifying at New Hampshire

Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2-3 in 2015 Lake Regions 200 Qualifying at New Hampshire

Jul 18, 2015
When it comes to Xfinity Series racing, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Sprint Cup regular Kyle Busch is typically the driver to beat. In Xfinity Series qualifying at New Hampshire on Saturday, that changed. Well, not completely. Denny Hamlin, making his eighth start of the season, qualified his No. 20 JGR Toyota on the pole with a …

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Kevin Harvick Fastest in 1st Saturday Sprint Cup Practice at New Hampshire

Kevin Harvick Fastest in 1st Saturday Sprint Cup Practice at New Hampshire

Jul 18, 2015
Kevin Harvick, looking for his first win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway since the opening race of the Chase in 2006, showed how fast his No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet was, putting himself fastest on the leaderboard in the opening practice on Saturday. Harvick’s time of 28.834 seconds (132.094 mph) was the fastest in the …

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Number Crunching: Your Fantasy Watch for the 2015 5-hour Energy 301 New Hampshire

Number Crunching: Your Fantasy Watch for the 2015 5-hour Energy 301 New Hampshire

Jul 18, 2015
Last week at Kentucky did not go particularly well for the NASCAR Fantasy Live team I had picked. The Joe Gibbs Racing cars showed incredible speed with the lower downforce package that NASCAR was trying and I just didn’t see the amount of speed they had in practice. In Fantasy, like in real life, you …

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Formula 1 Racer Jules Bianchi Passes Away at Age 25

Formula 1 Racer Jules Bianchi Passes Away at Age 25

Jul 17, 2015
Jules Bianchi, a former French Formula 1 racing driver who suffered a tragic accident when he collided with a recovery vehicle during the F1 Japanese Grand Prix on Oct. 5, 2014, passed away on Saturday morning, his family confirmed in a statement. Bianchi was 25 years old. Bianchi had remained in a coma since the …

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Pack racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

2015 Frontstretch Cup: Staff Predictions for the 5-hour Energy 301 at New Hampshire

Jul 17, 2015
Welcome to our eighth year of staff predictions! Each week, our experts attempt to tell you who the winner of each Cup race will be. Take a look to see who your favorite writers think will win it all (or at least score some points) this week! Think you can out-prognosticate our staff? Leave your …

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Matt Dibenedetto on track durng practice at Martinsville Speedway.

Off the Wall With: Matt DiBenedetto

Jul 17, 2015
Welcome to Off the Wall With…, where we ask your favorite drivers five questions that are… well, off the wall! We’ll check in with a different driver each week to get a peek into life outside the racecar. This week NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie Matt DiBenedetto sets the record straight. What’s fun besides racing? Matt …

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Brad Keselowski, Austin Dillon Lead 2015 Lakes Region 200 Practices at New Hampshire

Brad Keselowski, Austin Dillon Lead 2015 Lakes Region 200 Practices at New Hampshire

Jul 17, 2015
A week after winning his first NASCAR Xfinity Series event of the year, Brad Keselowski is looking for his second consecutive victory for Team Penske. So far, he’s well on his way. The 2012 Sprint Cup Series champion set the pace in the first practice session of the weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, clocking …

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Carl Edwards Wins 2015 5-hour Energy 301 Pole At New Hampshire

Carl Edwards Wins 2015 5-hour Energy 301 Pole At New Hampshire

Jul 17, 2015
Joe Gibbs Racing took their hot streak up north. One week after posting four cars inside the top five at Kentucky Speedway – a first for the team in its 23-year history within NASCAR – JGR followed up with a pole-winning run by Carl Edwards, one that puts them in position to contend in Sunday’s …

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Tony Stewart walks through the garage at Kentucky Speedwat prior to the Quaker State 400.

Friday Faceoff: Chasing the Rules, Smoke In the Mirror and a Newcomer

Jul 17, 2015
Welcome to Friday Faceoff, our weekly NASCAR roundtable where Frontstretch experts give their take on major storylines surrounding the sport. Here are a few major questions we’re trying to answer this week. The low-downforce package seen in the Cup Series at Kentucky was deemed a success by both fans and drivers. NASCAR has said they …

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Holding A Pretty Wheel: What Makes a Driver?

Holding A Pretty Wheel: What Makes a Driver?

Jul 16, 2015
He squints through his helmet with steely eyes, planning his next move. When he makes it, it will be swift, sure, and final (he hopes). He’s only got one shot at it, and the wrong move will mean defeat at best, screaming brakes and torn sheet metal at worst. He’s ready… That’s the picture most …

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Tech Talk: Tony Gibson On Slowing Down To Go Fast At New Hampshire

Tech Talk: Tony Gibson On Slowing Down To Go Fast At New Hampshire

Jul 16, 2015
Kentucky Speedway was a challenge for crew chiefs and teams, especially Chevrolet with new twists introduced on the aero platform. As the series heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the package reverts back to the standard one for 2015. As a result, teams are going to face a different variety of challenges on the flat …

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Tony Stewart waves to race fans during driver introductions at Kentucky Speedway.

4 Burning Questions at New Hampshire: Rowdy’s Rise & Smoke’s Struggles

Jul 16, 2015
After the wild success of the low-downforce rules package at Kentucky the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to normalcy this Sunday as the series rolls north to New Hampshire Motor Speedway. New Hampshire will see the return of the original 2015 intermediate-track rules package; with it will come another shuffle of the competitive deck. As …

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