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Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - 'Twas the quiet time for NASCAR when all
throughout the country not a race was running at the track, not even a single
car taking a practice lap.
All stock cars are being fine-tuned in the teams' shops for next year, in
hopes that Speedweeks at Daytona wi... |
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Daytona Beach, FL (MySportsbook) - NASCAR has settled a $225 million racial
discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit filed earlier this year by
former Nationwide Series official Mauricia Grant.
NASCAR and Grant resolved the legal issue during a mediation held December 3
in ... |
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Concord, NC (MySportsbook) - Roush Fenway Racing has made changes to Matt
Kenseth's team in the Sprint Cup Series, as Drew Blickensderfer will take over
crew chief duties for the 2009 season.
Kenseth, the 2003 Cup champion, made the "Chase for the Sprint Cup" in 2008,
but was winle... |
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Homestead, FL (MySportsbook) - Carl Edwards did everything he could do to
defend his Nationwide Series title by winning Saturday's season-ending Ford
300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But Edwards came up 21 points short of doing
it, as Clint Bowyer captured his first championship in o... |
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Homestead, FL (MySportsbook) - Joey Logano won the pole for Saturday's
Nationwide Series season-ending Ford 300 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. The
No.20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver rounded the 1.5-mile oval in 31.962
seconds (168.951 m.p.h.).
The pole victory was Logano'... |
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Daytona Beach, FL (MySportsbook) - NASCAR announced on Wednesday that Iowa
Speedway will replace Mansfield Motorsports Park on the 2009 Camping World
Truck Series schedule after Mansfield requested its removal due to economic
difficulties.
The half-mile track, located in Mansfie... |
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Homestead, FL (MySportsbook) - Johnny Benson captured his first NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series championship Friday with a seventh-place finish in the
Ford 200 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Benson finished the season just
seven points ahead of Ron Hornaday, Jr., who finished... |
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Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The 2008 Formula One season was one for
the record books, as the sport crowned its youngest champion ever in Lewis
Hamilton. The rivalry between McLaren Mercedes and Ferrari intensified with
both teams continuing to battle for head of the class. Seven differe... |
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Monaco (MySportsbook) - Formula One teams and the sport's sanctioning body,
the International Automobile Federation (FIA), agreed to several cost-cutting
measures for 2009 and beyond following Friday's meeting of its World Motor
Sports Council in Monaco.
Among the changes for next s... |
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Tokyo, Japan (MySportsbook) - Honda announced on Friday that it will pull
out of Formula One competition and sell its team due to global economic
conditions.
"Honda Motor Co. has come to the conclusion that we will withdraw from all
Formula One activities, making 2008 the ... |
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Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix has been
dropped from the 2009 IndyCar Series schedule due to difficult economic times
in the Motor City.
Event chairman Bud Denker confirmed the cancellation to the Detroit Free Press
after meeting with city and ... |
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Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Open-wheel racing in America substantially
changed in 2008, as the IndyCar Series and Champ Car World Series agreed to
unify and end their 12-year spit. The unity had positive results for the
series, with the addition of drivers and teams as well as a larger ... |
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Surfers Paradise, Australia (MySportsbook) - Australian-native Ryan Briscoe
held off reigning IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon in the final laps to win
the Nikon Indy 300 on the Streets of Surfers Paradise. The No.6 Team Penske
driver led a race-high 39 laps and crossed the finish... |
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Long Beach, CA (MySportsbook) - Will Power won Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix
of Long Beach, the final race of the Champ Car Series as they have combined
with the IndyCar Series to make one open-wheel tour. The No.8 KV Racing
Technology driver crossed the finish line 5.094 seconds ah... |
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Long Beach, CA (MySportsbook) - After winning Friday's provisional pole,
Justin Wilson backed it up with another superb performance on Saturday winning
the pole for Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the final race of the
Champ Car Series. The No.02 Newman/Haas/Lanigan driver cir... |
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