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Robby Gordon Strikes Fan During 2015 Baja 500 (UPDATED)

Robby Gordon Strikes Fan During 2015 Baja 500 (UPDATED)

Jun 9, 2015
Robby Gordon struck a spectator while attempting to pass eventual event winner Apdaly Lopez during Monday’s Baja 500. The 46-year-old driver made contact with the fan’s legs as he attempted to run out of the truck’s path. Gordon, who continued on, appeared to be in the middle of the racing lane at the time. No report …

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Bowles-Eye View: NASCAR’s Danica Domino

Bowles-Eye View: NASCAR’s Danica Domino

Jun 9, 2015
Every year, the stack of dominoes known as NASCAR’s Silly Season needs a major talent to come tip the scales. In order for there to be movement among teams, especially in an era where new owners and opportunities are going the way of the dinosaur there needs to be a spark in the form of …

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5 Points to Ponder: Truex’s Ceiling, Harvick’s Record & Newman’s Ire

5 Points to Ponder: Truex’s Ceiling, Harvick’s Record & Newman’s Ire

Jun 9, 2015
ONE: How far can Martin Truex Jr. go in 2015? What a popular victory that was on Sunday at Pocono Raceway for Martin Truex Jr. I know that I am meant to be scrupulously impartial – and for the most part I am, honest – but there was something about that win that really warmed …

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Who’s Hot and Who’s Not in NASCAR: 2015 Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan Edition

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not in NASCAR: 2015 Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan Edition

Jun 9, 2015
Burnouts (Hot) 97, 131, 131, 95. Those are the numbers of laps led in each of the last four Sprint Cup points races by Martin Truex Jr. But the only number Truex needed and now has is the No. 1, as in the number of wins he has so far this season. The win by …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: Grading FOX’s Grid Walk

Couch Potato Tuesday: Grading FOX’s Grid Walk

Jun 9, 2015
Welcome back, race fans. This past weekend, the Sprint Cup Series was at Pocono Raceway, traditionally one of the more spread-out tracks on the calendar. However, we ended up with a closer, more competitive race than at Dover. Funny how those things work out. Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 After a rather unsatisfactory 400-mile tilt …

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Entry List: 2015 Drivin’ for Linemen 200 at Gateway

Entry List: 2015 Drivin’ for Linemen 200 at Gateway

Jun 8, 2015
In one its rare standalone weekends, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) will suffer from a small field. NASCAR released the entry list for the June 13 NCWTS Drivin’ for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park this afternoon (June 8). The list includes on 26 entrants, six short of a full field. While the …

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Entry List: 2015 Great Clips 250 at Michigan

Entry List: 2015 Great Clips 250 at Michigan

Jun 8, 2015
A full field is preparing for NASCAR’s fastest track. NASCAR released the entry list for the June 13 Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of American at Michigan International Speedway earlier today (June 8). The list includes 40 entrants, signifying a full-field for the fans with all drivers making the race. Joe Gibbs Racing will …

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He’s Back: Kyle Busch Eyes Xfinity Series Return at Michigan

He’s Back: Kyle Busch Eyes Xfinity Series Return at Michigan

Jun 8, 2015
Look out, Xfinity Series. Rowdy’s back. Kyle Busch is on the entry list for Saturday’s Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America. Held at Michigan International Speedway, it’ll be his first NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) race since sustaining a compound fracture of the lower right leg and a mid-foot fracture of his left foot …

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Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2015 Pocono Spring Race Recap

Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2015 Pocono Spring Race Recap

Jun 8, 2015
Editor’s Note: Mike Neff, who usually writes these things these days, was called away by an important assignment at the last minute and asked if I could fill in. (OK, so actually I dragged him out of bed in the middle of the night, stuffed him in a closet, nailed it shut and asked if …

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Kickin’ the Tires: With Martin Truex Jr. a Winner, Who Else is Worthy of a Chase Berth?

Kickin’ the Tires: With Martin Truex Jr. a Winner, Who Else is Worthy of a Chase Berth?

Jun 8, 2015
The takeaway from last week’s column was: It really didn’t matter if Martin Truex Jr. made it to the winner’s circle because his performance should ensure him a spot in the Chase for the Championship. Well, that is a moot point now. While not quite the same feeling as watching American Pharoah cross the stripe, …

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Martin Truex, Jr. in Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway after winning the Axalta 400

Martin Truex Jr.’s Popular Victory at Pocono Key to Championship Run

Jun 8, 2015
Finally. It has been a while, almost two years in fact since Martin Truex Jr. won a race. In between that last one, at Sonoma in June 2013 and Sunday’s trip to Victory Lane at Pocono life has been filled with tough moments – both for he and his family. After being forced out of …

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Brian France: ‘It Doesn’t Matter How the Exact Form of Communications Happens’

Brian France: ‘It Doesn’t Matter How the Exact Form of Communications Happens’

Jun 8, 2015
Following a rather formal drivers council at Dover International Speedway, NASCAR Chairman Brian France agrees that it will enable all sides to have a larger voice. Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano were included in the council with NASCAR officials on Saturday evening prior to …

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