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Car won't start but Johnson still wows school kids
Ready to thrill a few hundred school kids, Jimmie Johnson hopped into a replica of his No. 48 car to fire up the engine. The battery was dead. He and some members of his group tried to bump start the car. That just bashed in the show car's bumper, led ...
Leffler planned for young son in case of death
Jason Leffler, like every other racer, understood the risks of his profession. It's a conversation he had with his longtime girlfriend when his NASCAR prospects dried up and a return to the sprint car circuit was the only way he could compete on a regular basis. It wasn't a glamorous ...
Biffle holds on to win again at Michigan
Greg Biffle gave Ford a milestone victory — right down the road from company headquarters. Biffle raced to his second straight Sprint Cup win at Michigan International Speedway, easily holding off Kevin Harvick after points leader Jimmie Johnson smacked the wall in the final laps Sunday. It was the 1,000th ...
Smith holds off Larson to win Nationwide race
The rain drops splashed down on the pavement at Michigan International Speedway about an hour after Regan Smith's victory Saturday. Too late to interrupt the race — and that was fine with Smith and crew chief Greg Ives. "I've had a lot of different situations over the years, of weather ...
Trust fund set up for Jason Leffler's young son
A trust fund has been established for the 5-year-old son of Jason Leffler, the NASCAR driver who died earlier this week in a racing accident. The Charlie Dean Leffler Discretionary Trust will be overseen by trustees Harry Scott Jr., the Turner Scott Motorsports co-owner, former Braun Racing owner Todd Braun ...
Edwards tops Cup qualifying at Michigan
Brad Keselowski was asked to pick one word to describe a lap at Michigan International Speedway. "Fast," the defending Sprint Cup champion said. "This is, to me, the fastest track we have — and it might be in speed, but it definitely is in feel." MIS is in its second ...
Hendrick says Keselowski should show 'more class'
Rick Hendrick defended his team's hiring approach Friday and said Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski should show "more class" after accusing Hendrick Motorsports of stealing information by poaching employees from Ford teams. "Brad misrepresents the facts and spends a lot of time making insinuations and accusations about other teams when ...
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Turkish PM: Authorities will rid Istanbul's Taksim Square of 'troublemakers' within 24 hours. ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says police will remove "troublemakers" from Istanbul's Taksim Square within 24 hours. The Thursday warning comes less than a day after Erdogan's Islamic-rooted party offered a plan to ...
Leffler dies after accident in dirt car event
NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident Wednesday night at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway. The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time winner on the Nationwide Series, was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. Bridgeport Speedway is a 5/8-mile, high-banked dirt oval. Leffler finished ...
Johnson dominates in win at Pocono Raceway
Jimmie Johnson walked into the media center holding his daughter's hand, his pregnant wife right behind them. Their second child is due in September, right around the time of the final race before the Chase field is set. With an automatic berth in NASCAR's playoffs secured, Johnson has permission to ...
Allmendinger set to replace Labonte at JTG
AJ Allmendinger will replace Bobby Labonte next week at Michigan International Speedway for JTG Daugherty Racing. Allmendinger could drive even more Cup races for the struggling race team. Labonte, the 2000 Cup champion, is 28th in the Sprint Cup points standings and hasn't finished better than 15th in a race. ...
NASCAR remains a ratings winner on Fox
NASCAR remains a ratings winner for Fox. The network said Friday that 13 Sprint Cup races this season averaged a 4.8/10 rating. Fox also said live NASCAR viewership ranked No. 2 among men 18-49 and men 25-54 from February through the end of the broadcast season. NASCAR on Fox also ...
Rain washes out track activity at Pocono
Rain has washed out Friday's Sprint Cup qualifying at Pocono Raceway. Points leader Jimmie Johnson will automatically sit on the pole for the start of Sunday's 400-mile race. It rained all day and cars never got on the track. There are only 43 entries for the race so no driver ...
Stewart wins Cup race at Dover
With one big move, Tony Stewart put Juan Pablo Montoya and a sluggish season well behind him. After a mundane start, Stewart is back in Victory Lane — and in the thick of Chase contention. Stewart's outside pass on Montoya with three laps left was enough to win Sunday at ...
Hamlin needs wins to aid Chase push
Denny Hamlin has tried to learn to love Dover. He just can't. Not yet, at least. Maybe Hamlin has to learn to win at Dover before he can truly embrace the mile concrete oval. Hamlin has been tormented for years by the track and voiced his disdain for Dover as ...
Patrick sides with boss over boyfriend on blocking
Danica Patrick sides with her boss over her boyfriend. Patrick laughed at the idea that Tony Stewart (her boss) wanted to choke Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (her boyfriend) for blocking in last week's race at Charlotte. In fact, she might have helped Stewart put his hands around Stenhouse's neck. Patrick had ...
Johnson touched by visit to Oklahoma tornado site
Jimmie Johnson was simply heartbroken. He saw the damaged neighborhoods, destroyed homes, fallen trees and tons of debris in tornado-ravaged Oklahoma. It was the stuffed animals that really choked up the five-time Sprint Cup champion. "There's a kid involved. Kids lived here and families and people, and it kind of ...
TNT to give fans a backstage pass for 6 races
The TNT portion of the NASCAR television schedule begins next week at Pocono and the network will attempt to give fans a backstage pass during its six-race run. TNT will showcase one driver per week in an "All Access" segment during its pre-race coverage. First up will be Denny Hamlin, ...
NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson to visit Moore
Five-Time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will visit tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Thursday to help distribute supplies to victims of the May 19-20 tornados. Johnson will be accompanied by his wife, Chani, a native of Muskogee. The visit is in conjunction with Johnson's sponsor, Lowe's, and the Feed the Children initiative. ...
Fox Sports has not determined why rope snapped
Fox Sports on Monday said it still had not determined why an overhead TV camera cable snapped during the Coca-Cola 600. The network says a full investigation is under way and use of the camera is suspended indefinitely. Earlier, NASCAR said it would wait for Fox Sports to conclude its ...
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