Johnson Takes Daytona Pole
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Hendrick Motorsports juggernaut just keeps on rolling.
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Rain wiped out qualifying Friday for NASCAR&#39;s Sylvania 300, leaving points leader Jeff Gordon on the pole for Sunday&#39;s race.
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Joe Nemechek won his first NASCAR pole of the year Friday by turning in the fastest lap of the day in qualifying for Sunday&#39;s EA Sports 500.
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ST. LOUIS -- Jimmie Johnson won driver of the year honors from The Sporting News on Wednesday despite coming up short in the race for the NASCAR Nextel Cup title.
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Ryan Newman has pocketed 23 pole positions in his three-year NASCAR career. But perhaps none more important than Friday night&#39;s pole-winning effort at Richmond International Raceway.
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Kurt Busch surprised himself by winning the pole yesterday for the NASCAR season finale, putting himself in excellent shape for the opening laps of Sunday&#39;s climactic Ford 400.
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Jimmie Johnson grabbed a victory last night at California Speedway in Fontana, clinching a spot in NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship and guaranteeing he will be no worse than a tie for the top seed in the 10-race playoff.
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HAMPTON, GA. -- Ryan Newman will start tomorrow&#39;s NASCAR race from a familiar spot -- the pole. Newman won his third straight pole and eighth of the year last night, grabbing the top spot for the Bass Pro
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Kurt Busch won the pole yesterday for tomorrowâs Sharp Aquos 500 at California Speedway.
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Motorsport.com. Pole sitter Joe Nemechek paced the field in final practice for NEXTEL Cup teams at Talladega Superspeedway. Nemechek&#39;s lap of 196.
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Right now, things are going Jeff Gordon's way &#151; and that should enhance his chances of winning a fifth NASCAR championship. Thanks to a rainout of qualifying Friday at New Hampshire International Speedway, points leader Gordon will start from the pole in the first event of the new 10-race playoff for the Nextel Cup championship.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. Ryan Newman has grabbed the pole for this weekend&#39;s NASCAR race at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. Newman is ninth among ten drivers and 271 points behind series leader Kurt Busch halfway through NASCAR&#39;s ten-race playoff.
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The stock cars weren&#039;t the only things buzzing the track at Daytona Saturday &amp;#151; Vice President Dick Cheney made his grand entrance when Air Force II flew in low over the crowd gathering for the start of the NASCAR race.
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Talladega, AL (Sports Network) - Veteran Joe Nemechek circled the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway in 50.202 seconds (190.749 mph) to win the pole for Sunday&#39;s EA Sports 500 Nextel Cup event.
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(HOMESTEAD, Fla.) - Kurt Busch will start in great position on Sunday as he tries to wrap up the Nextel Cup drivers championship. Busch has won the pole for the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
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CONCORD, NC -- Jimmie Johnson thought he needed a victory to get himself back into contention for the Nextel Cup championship. He got it, and it still wasn&#39;t enough.
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Ryan Newman earned the pole Friday for Saturday night&#39;s Chevy Rock &amp; Roll 400, the last race of what has become NASCAR&#39;s regular season.