Franchitti Is Still Thinking About Switching to Nascar
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Dario Franchitti, the Indianapolis 500 and newly crowned IndyCar Series champion, is expected to leave Andretti Green Racing for a ride with a Nascar team next season.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. has decided where he will drive next season, and all signs point to Hendrick Motorsports.
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It only seemed fitting that Rusty Wallace would announce his coming retirement at Daytona Speedway. After all, that&#39;s where Wallace&#39;s friend and competitor Dale Earnhardt lost his life in a 2001 accident.
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The Hendrick Motorsports juggernaut just keeps on rolling.
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So much for the preliminaries. After seven months and 26 races, NASCAR's Nextel Cup series is finally ready to get down to the business of deciding a champion.
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On Sunday fans of NASCAR&#39;S Nextel Cup will have a far better idea who is likely to be this year&#39;s champion. Because while Saturday night&#39;s Chevy Rock &amp; Roll 400 at Richmond&#39;s tight three-quarter
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NASCAR's favorite son wants to make a name for himself, so the most exciting race will take place off the track
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Scott Dixon pulled ahead of Dario Franchitti on two counts yesterday: He took advantage of a late collision by Franchitti to win the Motorola Indy 300 in Sonoma, Calif., and he took over the lead in the IndyCar Series championship standings with two races remaining.Franchitti started the 80-lap race at Infineon Raceway from the pole and held an 8-point lead over Dixon in the standings. Dixon won for the fourth time this season. HÃ©lio Castroneves was second; Franchitti, who collided with Marco Andretti on Lap 69, was third.
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RICHMOND, Va. | NASCAR hasn&#39;t even unveiled its Chase for the Championship and already there&#39;s a problem. When it came up with the idea of a 10-race playoff, NASCAR correctly realized there would
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There have been times this year that David Gilliland couldn&#039;t help but wonder if he was in over his head, that leaving California for a NASCAR career was maybe a bad idea.
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Jeff Gordon insists he won't be trading in his Ferrari for a family friendly vehicle any time soon. That doesn't mean NASCAR's four-time champion isn't thrilled about becoming a father.
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When Dale Earnhardt Jr. needed career advice, he turned to Rick Hendrick. When his grandfather suffered a stroke, it was Hendrick who made arrangements at the hospital. When his sister had a cancer scare, Hendrick stepped in to find a specialist. And when Earnhardt needed to find a new team, it was a no-brainer. He landed with Hendrick, announcing a five-year deal Wednesday to join the elite team in 2008.
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After seven months and 26 races, NASCAR&#39;s Nextel Cup series is finally ready to get down to the business of deciding a champion.
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Brian France created NASCAR&#039;s championship format to add drama to the title chase. Three years later, he&#039;s still not satisfied and plans to tweak the system again.
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Dario Franchitti squeezed out a half-lap more than Scott Dixon on their final fuel load yesterday to win his first IndyCar Series title in what may be his farewell to open-wheel racing. Franchitti and Dixon came into the season finale at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., with Franchitti leading the standings by 3 points. Franchitti overtook Dixon on the final lap to win by 1.844 seconds. He won the title and the $1 million prize that goes with it by 13 points.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants more than a piece of his father's company. He wants his stepmother to give him majority ownership, a negotiating demand that might force him to part ways with Dale Earnhardt Inc. after this season.
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DALLAS -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will have two 8s on his new car. NASCAR's most popular driver will be in the No. 88 Chevrolet when he moves to Hendrick Motorsports next season, the team announced Wednesday.