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NASCAR prepares for new rules package at Kentucky Speedway
Whether NASCAR's new rules create a passing fancy at Kentucky Speedway remains to be seen.9 years ago
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Matt Crafton earns 9th career NASCAR Truck Series win
Matt Crafton earned his ninth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory Thursday at Kentucky Speedway in a race stopped early because of a wreck that damaged the catch fence.9 years ago
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Rain forces NASCAR to cancel test of new rules for Kentucky
NASCAR has canceled a Sprint Cup Series test of a new rules package for Kentucky Speedway after continued rain and will proceed with its normal weekend practice schedule for Saturday night's 400-mile race.9 years ago
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NBC receives positive reviews in return to NASCAR coverage
NBC's return to NASCAR coverage came with a big set of challenges: A three-hour rain delay and a caution-filled race that ended with a horrific last-lap crash nearly eight hours after the network began its broadcast.9 years ago
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NASCAR to try new aero packages at 3 additional tracks
NASCAR will use track-specific rules packages at three more race tracks as the sanctioning body continues to try to improve the racing.9 years ago
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Frightening Daytona wreck puts NASCAR safety in spotlight
Riding bumper-to-bumper at nearly 200 mph, Austin Dillon was smack in the middle of a pack of cars headed to the checkered flag when he was suddenly sent on the ride of his life.9 years ago
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NASCAR fans defend, display Confederate flags at Daytona
Steven Rebenstorf has numerous flags flying atop his canopy tent inside Daytona International Speedway.9 years ago
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NASCAR meets with driver council for 2nd time about rules
The newly formed driver council met with NASCAR for a second time Saturday and it may have led to a new rules package for upcoming races at Indianapolis and Michigan.9 years ago
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NASCAR driver Kyle Busch wants grass removed from tracks
Kyle Busch has become the unwitting poster boy for NASCAR safety improvements.9 years ago
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NASCAR distances itself from Donald Trump after remarks
NASCAR is the latest corporation to distance itself from Donald Trump.9 years ago
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NASCAR tracks unite, ask fans not to fly Confederate flag
NASCAR's national series tracks announced Thursday that they are asking fans to refrain from displaying the Confederate flag at races following the deadly attack at a South Carolina church two weeks ago.9 years ago
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NASCAR chairman wants Confederate flag eliminated at races
Calling the Confederate flag an "insensitive symbol" he personally finds offensive, NASCAR chairman Brian France said the sport will be aggressive in disassociating the symbol from its events.9 years ago
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NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. backs ban on Confederate flag
Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR's most popular driver, called the Confederate flag "offensive to an entire race" Friday while voicing his support for it being removed from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse.9 years ago
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NASCAR distances itself from Confederate flag after massacre
Confederate flags are as easy to find at NASCAR races as cutoff jeans, cowboy hats and beer. They fly over motorhomes. They adorn clothing. They are regular fixtures, just like Ford and Chevrolet, and that is unlikely to change any time soon. NASCAR probably would like to see them go away. The sanctioning body for […]9 years ago
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NASCAR backs moves on Confederate flag
NASCAR issued a statement Tuesday backing South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's call to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds in the wake of the Charleston church massacre.9 years ago
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Kurt Busch wins rain-shortened NASCAR race in Michigan
Kurt Busch won his second NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the season, a rain-shortened event at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday that was called 62 laps short of its scheduled distance.9 years ago
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Phoenix International Raceway to be temporarily renamed Jeff Gordon Raceway
Phoenix International Raceway will temporarily change to Jeff Gordon Raceway on November 15, 2015 for the Quicken Loan Race for Heroes 500. The race is the semifinals for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and will be Gordon's last Sprint Cup Series race as a full-time member.9 years ago
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NASCAR drivers address potential midseason rules changes
Martin Truex Jr. has plenty of questions about the possibility of midseason rules changes aimed at creating better racing.9 years ago
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NASCAR stars voice support for new drivers’ council
Jeff Gordon's lone regret about the NASCAR drivers' council is that it wasn't formed well before he races into retirement.9 years ago
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NASCAR fines Bayne, Cobb for walking on track at Dover
NASCAR fined two drivers on Wednesday for walking across the race track at Dover last weekend.9 years ago
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Column: NASCAR has long needed a driver council for feedback
It started last fall as a text message chain that included roughly 20 of NASCAR's top drivers. The purpose of that group chat was for the drivers to hash out where the current rules package was headed and attempt to gain a consensus on what was best for the competitors.9 years ago
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Jimmie Johnson makes drive toward NASCAR history at Dover
Jimmie Johnson needs a mammoth man cave at home for all of his Dover trophies.9 years ago
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Kenseth wins pole for NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600
Matt Kenseth is hoping history repeats itself Sunday night at the Coca-Cola 600.9 years ago
