June 17, 2009
NASCAR has accused Jeremy Mayfield's expert witness of presenting false testimony about his credentials, according to a motion filed in U.S. District Court. Mayfield's lawyers used the testimony of Dr. Harvey MacFenerstein as basis that Mayfield should be...
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Jeff Gordon guarantees it. He says the nightmare that was last year's Brickyard 400 won't happen again. Gordon was among 12 drivers testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday and Tuesday. It was the seventh and final tire test Goodyear has had since...
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June 15, 2009
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Crew chief Greg Erwin didn't hesitate. Greg Biffle radioed his crew chief and asked if he could challenge Jimmie Johnson for the lead instead of saving fuel in the final laps Sunday. "Hell yeah,'' Erwin said. Biffle quit his tap da...
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BROOKLYN, Mich. -- NASCAR Chairman Brian France says he believes General Motors will remain in the sport "for many, many years" but acknowledges that series officials have had talks in the past with other auto manufacturers. France would not say...
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June 14, 2009
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- What next? While competitors praise NASCAR for seeking their input on how to improve the racing, the car and other issues, the key is what series officials will do with the suggestions. Drivers and car owners are optimistic that NASCAR......
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BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Car owner Richard Childress admits this has been a tough season with only one of his drivers in the top 15 in points a year after three of them finished in the top six. One way to improve that, he says, is that his teams need to be more...
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June 13, 2009
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- General Motors is cutting its factory support to NASCAR Nationwide and Truck teams and could extend cuts to its Sprint Cup teams. GM makes the moves as it attempts to re-emerge from bankruptcy.
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BROOKLYN, Mich. --Kyle Busch says he doesn't regret smashing the guitar after his Nationwide win last weekend at Nashville and chided Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans for criticizing him. Busch created an uproar among fans by smashing the guitar -- the trophy give...
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June 10, 2009
Jeremy Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamine, ESPN the Magazine reports, citing two unidentified sources. NASCAR has not revealed the drug that caused Mayfield to fail a test taken last month at Richmond International Raceway, but Chairman Brian Fr...
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May 31, 2009
You might have seen him a few years back. You know, big, beefy guy with the bleach-blonde crewcut and goatee. He often wore camouflage pants or shorts, combat boots and a T-shirt that read "I hate this town" or maybe one that stated "I love...
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May 28, 2009
CONCORD — NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers are shrinking. They're an inch shorter and nine pounds lighter than their counterparts from 20 years ago, bucking a trend in sports where athletes often grow larger. "We don't see big, strong men compete,&quo...
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May 26, 2009
CONCORD — Monday's Coca-Cola 600 will be known as the shortest in its 50-year history after rain limited the race to 340.5 miles. That would be a short-sighted way to look at it, though. What one can't measure in miles can be measured in years. The...
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CONCORD — Crew chief Rodney Childers didn't consider it a gamble to keep David Reutimann on the track while the leaders pitted during a late caution in Monday's Coca-Cola 600. Yet it turned into the winning move. Reutimann was 14th when the caution...
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May 25, 2009
CONCORD — Some NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers say they would like a rule used only in the all-star race added for all points races. The all-star race features double-file restarts with lead-lap cars in the front. Cars a lap down restart behind all those...
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May 24, 2009
CONCORD — Kyle Busch can save NASCAR's eroding fan base, some say, but only if he chooses. Confident, calculating and cocky, Busch hesitates to embrace the role as the sport's villain — as Dale Earnhardt did — even if many fans already v...
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CONCORD -- Track owner Bruton Smith suggests that NASCAR could be in for quite a fight with Jeremy Mayfield's lawyer should a lawsuit be filed. Mayfield has retained high-profile Charlotte lawyer Bill Diehl to represent him as Mayfield fights his indefini...
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May 22, 2009
CONCORD — Peel away the talk about Jeremy Mayfield's positive drug test. Move beyond the record fine NASCAR handed Carl Long this week for an oversized engine. Forget for a moment, the concerns about the racing. There's more going on in the sport. K...
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CONCORD — Suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield and his lawyer met with NASCAR officials Thursday afternoon to discuss his positive drug test. NASCAR officials indefinitely suspended Mayfield on May 9 after he failed a random drug test taken at Richmond...
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May 21, 2009
CONCORD — It started as a dream, then it seemed as if it wouldn't become reality, but Lowe's Motor Speedway grew from the ground and created one of stock-car racing's most treasured traditions — the 600-mile race. The original 600 was held th...
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May 20, 2009
Jeff Gordon had a medical procedure on his ailing back Monday and reported that “it went well.”The NASCAR Sprint Cup series driver has struggled with back pain in recent years and it has gotten progressively worse.Gordon said in a statement he...
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May 18, 2009
CONCORD — Tony Stewart's all-star victory doesn't count for anything in terms of points or records. Yet it counts for everything. Stewart's victory gave many team members either their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup win or first Cup win in years. Tha...
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May 17, 2009
CONCORD — Tony Stewart capped an action-packed final segment by taking the lead two laps from the finish to win the all-star race Saturday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the first time. "It's about time," Stewart screamed in his radio......
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CONCORD — Jeremy Mayfield denied Saturday that an illegal drug caused his positive drug test, says NASCAR has not informed him what they found in his system and hints at legal action. NASCAR indefinitely suspended Mayfield after he failed a drug tes...
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May 16, 2009
CONCORD -- NASCAR Chairman Brian France won't reveal what caused Jeremy Mayfield's positive drug test despite a growing number of drivers saying that the information needs to be released. "If we released it, I think it would provide credibility to (testin...
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CONCORD -- "Oh my God, look at this!" Bob Keselowski was in a hospital room with his wife Kay as she was about to give birth. He wasn't looking at her, though. He was focused on the TV and the sight of Ricky Rudd's flipping car at Daytona that February da...
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