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Entry List: 2015 Quaker State 400 at Kentucky

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After a wild Sunday night in Daytona, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is setting their sights on Sparta, Kentucky for another weekend of night racing. NASCAR released the entry list for the July 11 Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway earlier today (July 6). The entry list includes 46 entrants, …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2015 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

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Who’s in the headline – You’d think a Dale Earnhardt Jr. victory at Daytona International Speedway would immediately steal all the headlines. Instead? He’ll have to split them with Austin Dillon this week. Dillon’s flight into the catchfence – seriously, his entire car cleared the wall – will be seen around the world for weeks, months and years …

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Hope for Michael Waltrip Racing

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It’s been a difficult couple years for Michael Waltrip Racing. At the end of the Sept. 7 Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway in 2013, the team seemed to be in the best position in its then-seven-year existence. Clint Bowyer was incredibly consistent, making the Chase for the second-straight year and appearing to be …

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NASCAR 101: Surprise Victories in the Coke Zero 400 Are Nothing New

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In many ways, the Coke Zero 400 is an inferior race to the Daytona 500. While the 400-mile race is run on the same track and under the lights, it’s not held to the same level of prestige as the season-opening event. Only Daytona 500 victors are said to be champions of Daytona International Speedway. Still, …

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The Frontstretch 5: Tracks That Could Offer New 2015 Winners

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Welcome to the Frontstretch Five! Each week, Amy Henderson takes a look at the racing, the drivers and the storylines that drive NASCAR and produces a list of five people, places, things and ideas that define the current state of our sport. With Amy busy this week, Frontstretch Assistant Editor Aaron Bearden looks ahead to …

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Entry List: 2015 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

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For the first time since Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s 2014 Daytona 500 triumph, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) will race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday night. NASCAR released the entry list for the July 5 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona earlier today (June 29). The preliminary list includes 45 entrants, meaning two will fail …

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Entry List: 2015 Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona

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After taking a week off, the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is ready to raise the intensity in one of the season’s biggest races. NASCAR released the entry list for the July 4 NXS Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway earlier today (June 29). The list included 44 drivers, meaning that four will fail to …

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Rookie Spotlight: Speedy Stefano Coletti Searching For Consistency

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Stefano Coletti came into the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series as a wild card. A veteran of Europe’s GP2 series, Coletti joined KV Racing Technology for the 2015 IndyCar season, driving the team’s No. 4 Chevrolet, replacing Sebastian Saavedra as the Indianapolis, Indiana-based team’s second driver. Coletti, 26, entered the season as a relative unknown. While fellow …

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Racing Report Card: Grading NASCAR & 2015 Motorsports

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The 2015 racing season is roughly halfway complete. Let that sink in for moment. It’s been nearly four months since Joey Logano’s spirited drive to Victory Lane in the Daytona 500, three months since Lewis Hamilton began his dominant 2015 F1 campaign with a win in the Australian GP, and two months since the debut …

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Entry List: 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma

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For the first time in 2015, the stars of NASCAR are preparing to turn both left and right. NASCAR released the entry list for the June 28 Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway earlier today (June 22). The list contains 44 entrants, meaning one driver will fail to make Sunday’s race. While …

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Microsoft Becomes Official Technology Partner of NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports

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NASCAR has gained a powerful new partnership. Microsoft, a global leader in technology and innovation, has come to terms on new, multi-year agreements to become an Official Technology Partner of NASCAR. They’ll also become a major technology partner of 11-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports. As part of the agreements, both NASCAR and …

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Austin Dillon Earns 2015 Owens Corning Atticat 300 Pole at Chicagoland

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Looking to beat his little brother, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular Austin Dillon took the Coors Light Pole Award for tonight’s Owens Coming Atticat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. Dillon, 25, laid down a 30.583-second lap to claim the NASCAR Xfinity Series pole, his fifth pole of 2015. Ross Kenseth will make his series debut from …

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