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Salo on course for Nationwide season
Mika Salo is on course to take part in next year's NASCAR Nationwide Series after completing a successful first test in a stock car last week
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Johnson secures title as Hamlin wins
Jimmie Johnson claimed an unprecedented fourth consecutive title in NASCAR's premier championship by finishing fifth in the Sprint Cup season finale at Homestead
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Jimmie Johnson
Denny Hamlin
Stuck dismisses VW NASCAR talk
Volkswagen motorsport head Hans-Joachim Stuck visited the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale at Homestead this weekend, but denied press reports suggesting the German brand is considering the series as a future platform
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Volkswagen
Vettel: F1 can learn from NASCAR
Sebastian Vettel believes Formula 1 can learn something from NASCAR after making a visit to the Sprint Cup Series finale at Homestead
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Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race, title
Kyle Busch won the Nationwide Series title in style by claiming his ninth victory of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Kyle Busch
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Stewart proud despite Chase slump
Tony Stewart is proud of his Stewart Haas team's debut season in NASCAR even though he has fallen out of title contention despite leading the championship for a long time this year
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Tony Stewart
Chase Austin
NASCAR boss would welcome Patrick
NASCAR chairman Brian France says he would welcome Danica Patrick to his championships, amid continuing speculation linking the IndyCar star to a stock car debut in Hendrick Motorsports machinery next year
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Hendrick Motorsports
Patrick Carpentier
Martin not focusing on title fight
Mark Martin insists he is not focusing on chasing Jimmie Johnson for the championship heading into the season finale, and reckons his results this year have already gone beyond his own expectations.
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Mark Martin
Jimmie Johnson
Johnson claims Homestead pole
Jimmie Johnson will start from pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale at Homestead Miami Speedway
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Jimmie Johnson
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Johnson extends Hendrick deal
Jimmie Johnson has signed an extension of his current contract with Hendrick Motorsports and will race for the team until at least 2015
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Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Rick Hendrick
Murray thrilled to rejoin Ganassi
Jamie McMurray says he is already looking forward to his maiden outing with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, after the Sprint Cup team confirmed his signing for next year
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Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi
Trulli enjoys first NASCAR test
Jarno Trulli says he enjoyed his first Sprint Cup test at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida on Wednesday, and reiterated his interest in a possible future in NASCAR
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McMurray to drive for EGR in 2010
Jamie McMurray will drive for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in 2010, the Sprint Cup Series team will announce Wednesday.
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Jamie McMurray
Salo relishing NASCAR chance
Mika Salo hopes to make the most of his first chance to sample NASCAR machinery, an opportunity he relishes as he looks for a new challenge.
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Johnson dominates at Phoenix
Jimmie Johnson claimed a dominant victory at Phoenix and closed in on his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup series title.
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Jimmie Johnson
Piquet exploring NASCAR options
Nelson Piquet Jr is exploring options in NASCAR as he continues to work on his plans for 2010.
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Q and A with Nelson Piquet
Along with Jarno Trulli and Mika Salo, Nelson Piquet Jr was also a visitor at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend. AUTOSPORT heard from the Brazilian on Sunday before the Sprint Cup series race.
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Phoenix International Raceway
Trulli open to NASCAR future
Jarno Trulli says that although he still has opportunities to remain in Formula 1 next year, he wants to leave the door open to a possible future NASCAR switch
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Edwards wins Phoenix Nationwide
Carl Edwards claimed his fifth NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of the season at Phoenix on Saturday, while Kyle Busch all but clinched the series title
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Carl Edwards
Kyle Busch
Labonte set for full season with TRG
Bobby Labonte will drive for TRG Motorsports on a full-time basis next year, the team has announced
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Bobby Labonte
Waltrip extends Toyota deal
Michael Waltrip Racing is set to continue running Toyotas for the foreseeable future after signing a new multi-year agreement with the Japanese manufacturer
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Michael Waltrip
Toyota
Martin realistic about title chances
Mark Martin believes only a major issue for points leader Jimmie Johnson in the final two races of the season would allow him to have a real shot at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title
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Mark Martin
Jimmie Johnson
Truex takes Phoenix Cup pole
Martin Truex Jr claimed his third pole position of the season in qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Martin Truex
Johnson still haunted by Texas crash
Jimmie Johnson admits he is still feeling haunted by his early accident at Texas last weekend, leaving him wary going into Sunday's race at Phoenix
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Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Busch and team penalised
Kyle Busch and his team have been penalised for a technical infraction during last weekend's Nationwide Series events at Texas, but he can still clinch the title next weekend at Phoenix.
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Kyle Busch
Waltrip serious about Trulli test
Michael Waltrip Racing officials say the team is serious about the upcoming NASCAR test for former Toyota F1 driver Jarno Trulli.
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Michael Waltrip
Toyota
Montoya: Continuity key to EGR future
Juan Pablo Montoya believes continuity will be important for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing as he considers next season to be key to the squad's future.
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Juan Pablo Montoya
Gordon laments Texas problems
Jeff Gordon lamented losing out on a great opportunity to climb back into contention for the NASCAR Sprint Cup title following his 13th place at Texas
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Jeff Gordon
Martin: I can challenge Johnson
Mark Martin says he can give Jimmie Johnson a run for his money in the final two NASCAR Sprint Cup races of the year after his title hopes were revived by Johnson's Texas crash
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Mark Martin
Jimmie Johnson
Johnson: Points lead is still healthy
Jimmie Johnson was disappointed to have lost a big portion of his healthy points lead at Texas but still considers his 73-point margin to Mark Martin to be ample heading into the final two races of the season
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Jimmie Johnson
Mark Martin
Kurt Busch wins at Texas
Kurt Busch claimed victory at Texas Motor Speedway, while an incident involving Jimmie Johnson in the early laps opened up the title battle once again
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Kurt Busch
Texas Motor Speedway
Jimmie Johnson
Johnson suffers early wreck at Texas
Jimmie Johnson crashed on lap 3 of Sunday's Sprint Cup series race at Texas, throwing the Chase for the Sprint Cup Series wide open
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Jimmie Johnson
Chase Austin
Toyota: Ganassi switch possible
A switch to Toyota by Earnhardt Ganassi Racing remains possible, although the Japanese car manufacturer is not looking at expanding their current roster of Sprint Cup teams.
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Toyota
Chip Ganassi
Kyle Busch wins Texas Nationwide race
Kyle Busch dominated on his way to his eighth Nationwide Series win of the season at Texas Motor Speedway
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Kyle Busch
Texas Motor Speedway
Toyota remains committed to NASCAR
Toyota's NASCAR management says the Japanese manufacturer remains committed to competing in NASCAR, following its recent pullout from Formula 1
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Toyota
Busch, Keselowski end crash row
Kurt Busch and new Penske team-mate Brad Keselowski have settled their differences over their run-in last weekend at Talladega, which left both and a number of cars involved in a multi-car crash that brought the race to an end
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Brad Keselowski
Kurt Busch
Roger Penske
Gordon on Texas Cup pole
Jeff Gordon claimed pole position for Sunday's eighth round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup at Texas Motor Speedway
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Jeff Gordon
Chase Austin
Texas Motor Speedway
Martin not sad over blown title run
Mark Martin says he remains upbeat despite an accident at Talladega last weekend all but blowing his chances of winning a first Sprint Cup series title
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Mark Martin
Johnson to keep offensive approach
Jimmie Johnson plans to keep an offensive approach for the last three races of the Sprint Cup season instead of trying to manage his massive gap in the points
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Jimmie Johnson
Montoya: Johnson has title in the bag
Juan Pablo Montoya hopes to be able to claim his first win of the year in the final three races of the season, as the title looks already out of reach for him and those chasing Jimmie Johnson.
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Juan Pablo Montoya
Jimmie Johnson
Allmendinger to finish 2009 in Fords
AJ Allmendinger will drive a Ford for the remainder of the 2009 season, as Richard Petty Motorsports continues its switch from Dodge
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A. J. Allmendinger
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Richard Petty
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McMurray hopeful of 2010 Cup drive
Jamie McMurray remains confident that he will be in a competitive car next season, as he remains in talks to secure a NASCAR Sprint Cup drive for 2010
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Jamie McMurray
Keselowski to finish 2009 with Penske
Brad Keselowski is set to replace David Stremme at the wheel of Penske's #12 car for the final three races of the Sprint Cup series season.
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Brad Keselowski
Roger Penske
David Stremme
McMurray wins in wild Talladega finish
Jamie McMurray took his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory since 2007 at Talladega, hanging on at the front through a pair of massive late accidents
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Jamie McMurray
Rain gives Johnson Talladega pole
Jimmie Johnson will start Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race from pole position after rain forced qualifying to be cancelled at Talladega Superspeedway
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Jimmie Johnson
Talladega Superspeedway
Allmendinger regrets DUI mistake
AJ Allmendinger says he regrets the actions that led to his charge for drink driving and is hopeful that it will not affect his NASCAR career
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A. J. Allmendinger
Earnhardt to retain crew chief in 2010
Dale Earnhardt Jr will keep Lance McGrew as his crew chief in 2010, despite their poor season this year
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