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NASCAR moves to keep France info from Mayfield's lawyers
NASCAR has asked a federal court to stop lawyers for suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield from collecting information from the ex-wife ...
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NASCAR
Jeremy Mayfield
Hendrick's priority for 2010: Turnaround for Dale Jr.
Getting Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team back on track is Rick Hendrick's top priority now that Jimmie Johnson has his record fourth ...
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NASCAR
Rick Hendrick
Dale Earnhardt
Jimmie Johnson
Odd couple make it work for Team Johnson
As Queen's We are the Champions filled a chic Miami Beach nightclub inside the W hotel at 3:30 Monday morning, Jimmie Johnson ...
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NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson
Even non-gearheads appreciate NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson
Applause and appreciation, please, for Jimmie Johnson. Even from those of us who might not exactly be what you'd call car racing ...
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Jimmie Johnson
Hamlin proves point, shows competitive edge for 2010
Denny Hamlin's good days in this year's Chase for the Sprint Cup, such as Sunday's Ford 400 victory, made it easy to buy his ...
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NASCAR
Denny Hamlin
Chase Austin
Ford 400
Montoya-Stewart rivalry spices up season finale
Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya, running fifth and sixth in points, were close all weekend, their bright red haulers parked ...
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Juan Pablo Montoya
Tony Stewart
Earnhardt Jr. strikes a hopeful tone in exclusive Q&A
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has 18 victories in his 10 full Sprint Cup seasons but has struggled in his second season with Hendrick Motorsports. ...
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NASCAR
Dale Earnhardt
Hendrick Motorsports
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Four-gone conclusion: Title fits Johnson for NASCAR history
Jimmie Johnson clinched an unprecedented fourth consecutive NASCAR championship Sunday, driving to a fifth-place finish at Homestead-Miami ...
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NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson
Johnson not at ease despite large Chase lead
For three years, Jimmie Johnson's domination of the first nine races of NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup have been such that ...
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NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson
Chase Austin
NASCAR notes: McMurray pleased to reunite with Ganassi
Jamie McMurray's ride for Roush Fenway Racing on Sunday will be his last after four years with the team. He signed this week ...
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NASCAR
Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi
Kyle Busch wins Nationwide title by starting final race
Kyle Busch has won the Nationwide Series championship.
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NASCAR
Kyle Busch
Twin win for Harvicks in Trucks Series finale
Kevin Harvick made a late pass to cap a dominating show to win the season-ending Trucks Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, ...
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NASCAR
Kevin Harvick
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Johnson to start title drive up front, lands pole at Homestead
Jimmie Johnson will go for his fourth straight Cup title from the pole. Johnson turned a lap of 173.919 mph to win the pole at ...
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NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson
Mayfield holds sizable auction, helps raise legal funding
Banned from driving by NASCAR after testing positive for methamphetamines, Jeremy Mayfield has become an auction fanatic. Only ...
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NASCAR
Jeremy Mayfield
Kahne to look outside Petty team after 2010 season
Kasey Kahne is strongly considering leaving Richard Petty Motorsports after next season because of the instability surrounding ...
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NASCAR
Kasey Kahne
Richard Petty
Johnson signs extension with Hendrick through 2015
Jimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive ...
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NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson
Rick Hendrick
With Johnson, Martin, final race a no-lose situation for Hendrick
Mark Martin says he can taste victory. Jimmie Johnson says he's itchin' to get on the track Sunday. The Hendrick Motorsports ...
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NASCAR
Mark Martin
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Rick Hendrick
Penske gives Will Power full-time IndyCar ride
Penske Racing hired Will Power of Australia to drive full-time next year after giving the Indy Racing League driver a part-time ...
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IndyCar
Will Power
Penske Racing
Roger Penske
Johnson's NASCAR dynasty: A case of overlooked greatness?
Being overlooked isn't unfamiliar to Jimmie Johnson. The king of the Sprint Cup Series has learned a NASCAR crown carries a lot ...
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NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson
Ganassi hires McMurray to take Truex's place in No. 1 ride
Jamie McMurray has been hired to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. The hiring has long been in the works, ...
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NASCAR
Jamie McMurray
Chevrolet
Martin Truex
Chip Ganassi
Team notes: Checkered flag set to fall on NASCAR season
NASCAR team reports as the Sprint Cup Series heads for the final round of its 10-race Chase playoff series, the season-ending ...
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NASCAR
Chase Austin
F1 champ Button joins McLaren with multiyear deal
Formula One champion Jenson Button signed with McLaren on Wednesday to partner with Lewis Hamilton, giving the English team a ...
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F1
Jenson Button
McLaren
Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Raikkonen out of F1 next season, Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat reports
Kimi Raikkonen will sit out of Formula One next season after failing to clinch a deal with McLaren, Finnish daily Turun Sanomat ...
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F1
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
Biffle set for solid results in finale, strides in offseason
We've only got one more chance to try and get to Victory Lane this year, but if I had to pick a track that's been good to us ...
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NASCAR
Greg Biffle
NASCAR enticing more Formula One drivers
Formula One is regarded as the world's foremost racing circuit, but dabbling in NASCAR by a few F1 refugees has some playfully ...
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Glock reaches two-year deal with new Manor GP team
Timo Glock will drive for the new Manor GP team next season in Formula One. The German driver agreed to a two-year contract Tuesday, ...
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F1
Timo Glock
Force Hood bids fond farewell to season after runner-up finish
Our 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Season has officially come to an end. There have been ups and there have been downs. Wins, losses ...
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NHRA
Full Throttle
Ashley Force
Burton, Childress team make strides after crew overhauls
Even after finishing second in Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, Jeff Burton wasn't ...
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NASCAR
Jeff Burton
Phoenix International Raceway
Richard Childress
Mercedes-Benz takes over Formula One team Brawn GP
Mercedes-Benz says it is taking over the Formula One championship team Brawn GP while ending its partnership with McLaren.
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F1
Mercedes-Benz
McLaren
Ross Brawn
Hendrick drivers put on show of strength at Phoenix
Jeff Burton and Denny Hamlin were strong in Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, but they were no match for Jimmie Johnson, ...
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NASCAR
Jeff Burton
Denny Hamlin
Jimmie Johnson
Rick Hendrick
Phoenix
Schumacher clips Dixon by two points for seventh Top Fuel title
Tony Schumacher won his sixth straight and seventh overall Top Fuel championship on Sunday, beating Larry Dixon by two points ...
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NHRA
Tony Schumacher
Larry Dixon
Johnson flies to Phoenix win, nears fourth NASCAR crown
Jimmie Johnson drew closer to an unprecedented fourth consecutive title in NASCAR's top series, boosting his points lead Sunday ...
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F1
Jimmie Johnson
Phoenix
Hendrick: No NASCAR deal in place for Danica
Rick Hendrick says he has no deal to bring IndyCar superstar Danica Patrick to NASCAR, and there's no certainty she'll even be ...
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NASCAR
Rick Hendrick
Danica Patrick
Robert Hight wraps up first Funny Car championship
Robert Hight wrapped up his first Funny Car championship Saturday, qualifying third in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals ...
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NHRA
Robert Hight
NHRA Finals
Edwards' win staves off Kyle Busch's Nationwide title
Carl Edwards has rolled to a dominating win at Phoenix International Speedway that staved off Kyle Busch's bid to clinch the ...
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NASCAR
Carl Edwards
Kyle Busch
Phoenix
Hamlin takes vocal role, lobbies for equal say in NASCAR
Denny Hamlin is continuing to take a more vocal role in the garage and called on NASCAR to give all drivers equal opportunity ...
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NASCAR
Denny Hamlin
Labonte to drive No. 71 for TRG team next season
Former NASCAR champion Bobby Labonte has signed a deal to drive for TRG Motorsports next season. Labonte has already raced five ...
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NASCAR
Bobby Labonte
Hornaday makes history, wins record-fourth Trucks title
Ron Hornaday, 51, became the oldest champion in NASCAR history Friday night by winning his record fourth title in the Trucks ...
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NASCAR
Ron Hornaday
Truex takes pole, Chase leader Johnson third in Phoenix qualifying
Jimmie Johnson, looking to rebound from his worst finish of the season and put the clamps on his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint ...
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NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson
Martin Truex
Chase Austin
Phoenix
Dale Jr.: Danica's move far from a done deal
Dale Earnhardt Jr. says a deal to put Danica Patrick in his Nationwide Series car isn't imminent, and even if it were, JR Motorsports ...
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IndyCar
Danica Patrick
Dale Earnhardt
JR Motorsports
Johnson hoping terrible Texas luck was a one-time incident
Jimmie Johnson is banking that it won't happen again. "I don't think lightning can strike two weeks in a row," Johnson said ...
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NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson
Carquest extends sponsorship deal with Hendrick, Martin
Carquest Auto Parts has extended its sponsorship deal with Hendrick Motorsports and driver Mark Martin. The two-year contract ...
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NASCAR
Carquest
Hendrick Motorsports
Mark Martin
Rick Hendrick
Martin has shot to win Chase, but Johnson remains in control
The plan for Mark Martin is simple: Go for wins and worry about points later.
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NASCAR
Mark Martin
Chase Austin
With one race left, leader Hight now a Countdown fan
As much as he wants to, recent experience is why Robert Hight won't look ahead to celebrating his first Funny Car championship ...
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NHRA
Robert Hight
Single point separates Dixon, Schumacher in Top Fuel race
If the one point separating Tony Schumacher and Larry Dixon entering the NHRA's season finale isn't compelling enough, consider ...
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NHRA
Tony Schumacher
Larry Dixon
Team notes: NASCAR heads to desert for next-to-last race
NASCAR team reports as the Sprint Cup Series heads for the ninth round of its 10-race Chase playoff series at Phoenix International ...
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NASCAR
Chase Austin
Phoenix
Single point separates top two in NHRA finale
If the one point separating Tony Schumacher and Larry Dixon entering the NHRA's season finale isn't compelling enough, consider ...
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NHRA
Tony Schumacher
Larry Dixon
Biffle targets concrete goals ahead of Chase's closing act
I said going into the Talladega race that anything can still happen in this Chase, and last week at Texas proved my point. Even ...
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NASCAR
Chase Austin
Greg Biffle
NASCAR docks Kyle Busch 25 Nationwide points
NASCAR has docked Kyle Busch 25 Nationwide points and fined crew chief Jason Ratcliff $5,000 after Busch's No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing ...
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NASCAR
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Biffle targets concrete goals ahead of Chase's closing act
I said going into the Talladega race that anything can still happen in this Chase, and last week at Texas proved my point. Even ...
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