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2015 Frontstretch Cup: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Staff Predictions

2015 Frontstretch Cup: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Staff Predictions

Feb 27, 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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Joey Logano Takes Sprint Cup Pole After Chaotic Qualifying

Joey Logano Takes Sprint Cup Pole After Chaotic Qualifying

Feb 27, 2015
Normally, the Daytona 500 winner taking the pole a week after his triumph would be the biggest story of qualifying. But Friday’s qualifying session at Atlanta Motor Speedway was anything but normal. Joey Logano used a blistering 194.683 mph lap to take the pole for Sunday’s Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500, the ninth of his …

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Brad Keselowski Paces Lone Truck Series Practice at Atlanta

Brad Keselowski Paces Lone Truck Series Practice at Atlanta

Feb 27, 2015
Brad Keselowski led the way in the lone three-hour practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on Friday afternoon. Making a return to Atlanta Motor Speedway, the Camping World Truck Series is set to run the Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 on Saturday evening. Leading the way at 178.69 mph, Keselowski had the edge over Kyle …

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Joey Logano Paces Both XFINITY Series Practices at Atlanta

Feb 27, 2015
Team Penske is back on top once again. Daytona 500 champion Joey Logano has momentum on his side following a week full of media appearances across the east coast, and he was able to drive his No. 22 Ford to the top of the charts during both of Friday’s practice sessions for the NASCAR XFINITY …

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Team Xtreme Racing Trailer, Race Car Stolen; Team Withdraws from Atlanta

Team Xtreme Racing Trailer, Race Car Stolen; Team Withdraws from Atlanta

Feb 27, 2015
Some unusual news  came out of Atlanta on Friday morning.  According to USA Today, thieves descended upon the Drury Inn in Morrow, Ga., where Team Xtreme Racing’s team members were staying in anticipation of getting out on track early Friday morning.  The thieves broke into and absconded with a 2004 Ford F-350 dually pulling an …

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Eyes on XFINITY: Brennan Poole Ready to Succeed in Maiden Season

Eyes on XFINITY: Brennan Poole Ready to Succeed in Maiden Season

Feb 27, 2015
Close but no cigar. At Pocono Raceway on Aug. 1, the clouds hovered over the 2.5-mile triangle as the ARCA Series attempted to beat out the rain. That it did; however, the dominant driver on the day lost a tough battle at the end due to pit strategy. Brennan Poole walked in the ARCA garage …

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Friday Faceoff: Super Subs, Turnarounds & Lasting Impressions

Friday Faceoff: Super Subs, Turnarounds & Lasting Impressions

Feb 26, 2015
1. After Kyle Busch’s injury last week at Daytona, David Ragan was named the interim driver of the No. 18 until Busch is able to return.  Was Ragan the right choice for the role? Mark Howell, Senior Writer:  I believe David Ragan was a good choice to sub for Kyle Busch. The guy’s been in …

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Four Burning Questions at Atlanta: New Rules & Standout Substitutes

Four Burning Questions at Atlanta: New Rules & Standout Substitutes

Feb 26, 2015
The 2015 Daytona 500 is finally in the books, and with its conclusion comes the real start of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The superspeedway-style racing inherent to Daytona is a unique style of racing with unique challenges that simply are not shared by the bulk of tracks on the Sprint Cup circuit. The …

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Holding a Pretty Wheel: Now Is No Time for Complacency

Holding a Pretty Wheel: Now Is No Time for Complacency

Feb 26, 2015
Look around at any race track and you’ll see it: a number of innovations in the area of racing safety. From SAFER barriers ringing the track to the design of the racecars themselves, the sport has seen huge strides in safety in the last 15 years. The purpose? Simple, yet important: keep drivers from getting …

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NASCAR 101: Will David Ragan Win as a Sub? 5 Drivers Who Did Just That

NASCAR 101: Will David Ragan Win as a Sub? 5 Drivers Who Did Just That

Feb 26, 2015
David Ragan and Regan Smith have the opportunities of a lifetime: longer-term rides as substitutes in the Sprint Cup Series. Now, that’s certainly true of Ragan, who will fill in for Kyle Busch in the No. 18 for Joe Gibbs Racing for several races until Busch’s recovers from his Daytona injury. Meanwhile, Smith has been …

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Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray Top Testing Charts at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray Top Testing Charts at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Feb 26, 2015
It was an important test session at Atlanta Motor Speedway Thursday afternoon as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tested for the first time using the 2015 rule package. The teams had two test sessions on Thursday with a pair of Chip Ganassi Racing cars leading the pack in the first session. Jamie McMurray turned the …

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Timmy Hill Gets Make Motorsports Truck Ride at Atlanta

Feb 26, 2015
Timmy Hill will return to the ranks of NASCAR this weekend. After filling in during XFINITY Series practice last weekend at Daytona, splitting the ride with Derek White, Hill announced that he will drive the No. 1 Make Motorsports Chevrolet in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Hill announced the …

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