NASCAR drivers duel in the dirt
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Jeff Gordon prepared Wednesday for a trip down memory lane, returning to Eldora Speedway, a half-mile dirt track carved out of farmland in western Ohio where he raced as a youth. Gordon, Tony Stewart and other top NASCAR drivers accustomed to dueling each other on asphalt, were at Eldora for a charity race organized by Stewart.
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The weather could play a factor today in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Cooler temperatures, something drivers arenât accustomed to at Darlington Raceway for the Southern 500, has changed the way drivers attack the track.
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Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex Jr. have been under the radar all season, never mistaken for one of NASCAR's superstars.
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`FORT WORTH, Texas -- Even though Danica Patrick and Dan Wheldon have made up with a long talk and a hug, those banners promoting "The Rumble at the Speedway" were still prominently displayed around the track Friday.
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Travis Mayer and Jeremy Bloom are taking an unorthodox approach to conquering a sport in which the trail to success is nearly always bumpy.
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From a new car maker -- Toyota -- to a new superstar -- former F-1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya, pictured -- to new rules for its playoff format, NASCAR opens its season Sunday with a slew of dramatic changes.
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AVONDALE, Ariz. - Some sparks flew between rookie Kasey Kahne and Kevin Harvick at the conclusion of Sunday&#39;s Checker Auto Parts 500.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Carburetor-restrictor plate racing generates some strange partnerships. Take last night's Bud Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, which produced an on-track marriage between Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart , two drivers who have had their share of feuds.
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The âChase for the Championshipâ begins Sunday exactly where it left off a week ago at Richmond International Speedway. After rain interrupted and washed out NASCAR Nextel Cup
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A late-race collision between teammates Dario Franchitti and Marco Andretti yesterday at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., left both drivers fuming and gave Scott Dixon a victory and a narrow lead in the IndyCar Series championship with two races remaining.
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One day after getting tough with cheaters in a show of its new zero-tolerance policy, NASCAR officials got even tougher.
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A fellow IRL driver says Danica Patrick has what it takes to succeed if she switches to the paint-swapping world of NASCAR and she&#039;s plenty aggressive in open-wheel racing when it&#039;s &quot;the right time of the month.&quot;
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Dale Earnhardt Jr, right, talks with Matt Kenseth, left, during a break in practice at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway in Concord, NC, Thursday Oct. 14, 2004 before qualifying for Saturday&#39;s UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
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Travis Mayer and Jeremy Bloom are taking an unorthodox approach to conquering a sport in which the trail to success is usually bumpy.
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Conventional wisdom held that Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex Jr., second-year drivers who were the only newcomers in NASCAR's 12-man Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship, would approach the start of this 10-race playoff like a pair of wide-eyed neophytes.
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NASCAR is a different sport when it comes to TV. There are no &quot;home teams,&quot; just drivers who have their own passionate followings.
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Like the sixth and seventh games of the World Series, the inaugural NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup championship is heading toward an exciting climax with only two races remaining this season, beginning Sunday at Darlington (SC) Raceway.