NASCAR News

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  Munoz, Daly follow different paths to Indy 500

  Tuesday, May 21, 4:35 pm

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Carlos Munoz's initiation to Indianapolis went relatively smoothly. Conor Daly's first week on the 2.5-mile oval was a little rougher. Either way, the two 21-year-olds... Read more...
  
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  Smith makes headlines heading into Hall vote

  Tuesday, May 21, 4:18 pm

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Bruton Smith just can't help himself sometimes. The eccentric track owner this week suggested he might move a race away from Charlotte Motor Speedway at the exact... Read more...
  
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  ABC counting on story lines to sell Indy 500

  Tuesday, May 21, 2:40 pm

  (AP) - Helio Castroneves and Dario Franchitti will be trying to become four-time Indianapolis 500 champions, four women will roll off the starting grid, a local boy is on the pole and a group... Read more...
  
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  Allgaier thriving despite overhaul to NASCAR team

  Tuesday, May 21, 1:08 am

  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Justin Allgaier started the season with a new car, a new crew chief and a relatively new pit crew. The changes haven't led to a victory just yet for the veteran NASCAR... Read more...
  
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  AJ Allmendinger taking life 1 day at a time

  Monday, May 20, 6:59 pm

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - AJ Allmendinger's parents attended their first Indianapolis 500 in 1979, when they camped in a grassy lot and watched Rick Mears win his first 500. Their son was born... Read more...
  
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  Johnson wins again and shrugs off the haters

  Sunday, May 19, 10:52 am

  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - It's only fitting that Jimmie Johnson's latest romp through the record books was shrouded in post-race controversy. What's a Johnson win, after all, without a good conspiracy... Read more...
  
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  Pit crew change pays dividends for Johnson

  Sunday, May 19, 10:36 am

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Crew chief Chad Knaus gambled this week by making three changes to Jimmie Johnson's pit crew before the Sprint All-Star race and it paid off big time for the No. 48 team. To... Read more...
  
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  No extra $1 million at Sprint All-Star race

  Saturday, May 18, 9:08 pm

  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Charlotte Motor Speedway track owner Bruton Smith doesn't have to worry about dishing out that $1 million bonus. Kurt Busch won the first segment of the Sprint All-Star... Read more...
  

• Keselowski in garage early at All-Star race

  Saturday, May 18, 8:27 pm

  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Defending Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski ran only ran two laps Saturday night in the All-Star race before car problems forced him to take his No. 2 Ford behind the... Read more...
  
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  Fans vote Patrick into Sprint All-Star race

  Saturday, May 18, 7:25 pm

  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Danica Patrick said she can't explain why she's popular among NASCAR fans. She's just happy to have their support. Patrick got a spot in the Sprint All-Star race... Read more...