Gordon â repaved Martinsville poses new challenges
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Repaving the Martinsville Speedway, with more tarmac replacing much of the previous tarmac/concrete mix, has not removed its challenges to a driver, but changed them, according to five times winner at the Virginia venue Jeff Gordon.
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When Bristol Motor Speedway resurfaced its .533-mile track in preparation for last Saturday's Sharpie 500, Jeff Byrd, the track's president and general manager, cautioned his minions to be prepared to face a backlash.
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TALLADEGA - With Jeff Gordon coasting to victory, behind a pace car and ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr., fans frustrated with a finish under caution littered Talladega Superspeedway with debris after the race in April.
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Jimmie Johnson has fought through mistakes, mechanical failures and the despair of losing friends in a plane crash to charge back into NASCAR&#39;s closest championship battle ever.
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It would be easy for Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson to just pack it up and forget about competing for this year&#39;s Nextel Cup Series championship.
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Jeff Gordon is Jimmie Johnson's teammate, mentor, friend and the co-owner of his car &#151; and he's also one of the guys trying to beat out Johnson for the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship.
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NASCAR Truck Series driver David Reutimann, still sore from a vicious crash in last week&#39;s race at Texas Motor Speedway, will have Rich Bickle standing by in case he needs help completing Saturday&#39;s Kroger 200 at Martinsville.
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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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A plane registered to Hendrick Motorsports went down in the mountainous area around Martinsville Speedway Sunday. The Beach Craft King Air twin engine plane was headed to Martinsville from Concord, North Carolina.
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The leader in the &#39;Chase for the Cup&#39; hasn&#39;t run well in his last three races at Martinsville. Kurt Busch arrived at Martinsville Speedway with a 24-point lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Midway through their 10-race playoff, the Nextel Cup contenders are at the shortest and slowest oval on the NASCAR circuit â- place four-time series champion Jeff Gordon insists can
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No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: Gordon finished third at Richmond and climbed from second to first in the points standings.
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such as Richmond International Raceway, Infineon Raceway or even Pocono Raceway, for example -- the logistics at several others are more than questionable.
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Jeff Gordon, seeking a victory that would tie him with the late Dale Earnhardt in career wins, found himself a lap behind the leaders through 65 laps of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on Sunday.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. - The good news for the drivers chasing Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson in the Nextel Cup Series championship is that five opportunities remain to cut into their lead and ruin their season-long domination.
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As the second-to-last race of the Nextel Cup season, Sunday&#39;s race at Darlington Raceway will play an important role in determining the champion of NASCAR&#39;s top series.
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Mark Martin has finished second in the points race in Nascar&#39;s premier series four times, so he knows the excruciating gut turn of coming close but not close enough.