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Homestead -
Kevin Harvick capped off a season when he was consistently one of the better cars on most race weekends by winning the last two events and capturing the Sprint Cup Series title for the first time in his career.
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Avondale -
Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards are out. Danny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Ryan Newman and Kevin Harvick are in, as NASCAR-nation readies to crown its 2014 Sprint Cup champion.
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Fort Worth -
For the second time in the past few weeks, tempers flared on pit road after a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Heated words flew and so did the fists.
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Ridgeway -
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his fourth race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season on Sunday, but the win was bittersweet. Despite the “special meaning” of the victory, he won't be able to challenge for the title he has chased his whole career on the circuit
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Concord -
Kevin Harvick is breathing a huge sigh of relief after winning the Bank of America 500, on Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and taking a huge step toward a shot at NASCAR's Sprint Cup title.
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Kansas City -
Joey Logano got his second victory in 2014's Chase for the Sprint Cup and took control in the hunt for the NASCAR top-level series title with the win at the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday.
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Dover -
Jeff Gordon continued his “drive for five” NASCAR championships with a win on the famed “Monster Mile” on Sunday. By winning the AAA 400, Gordon is on to the Contender Round in this year's Chase for the Sprint Cup.
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Loudon -
Joey Logano didn't waste any time in securing a spot in the second round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. One week after teammate Brad Keselowski won the opening round of NASCAR's Chase, Logano won the Sylvania 300 on Sept. 21, 2014.
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Joliet -
Brad Keselowski fed off the momentum of winning the final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season, prior to the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, and rolled into Victory Circle after winning the opening round of the this year's championship run.
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NASCAR nation is about to embark on a 10-week search for its 2014 king. Drivers have fought 26 battles for the right to be one of the 16 left who actually have a chance to hoist the coveted Sprint Cup trophy.
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Richmond -
The words “dominant performance” are bandied about regularly in the world of motorsports. But, Brad Keselowski exemplified the term in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.
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Hampton -
Kasey Kahne jumped into the lead of the Oral-B USA 500 with 24 laps remaining in the Sunday evening race and held on for the win, claiming his place in the final 16 as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series prepares to begin its championship chase.
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Bristol -
Joey Logano weaved his way through traffic during the final laps of the Irwin Tools Night Race, fighting off a late challenge by teammate Brad Keselowski and winning his third race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
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Brooklyn -
Jeff Gordon won the Pure Michigan 400 on Sunday, for his third victory of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and, once again, a great restart was the key, just as it was four weeks ago at Indianapolis.
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NASCAR has implemented a new rule about exiting a car while on the track after the death of Kevin Ward. Jr. Tony Stewart hit him while he was talking on the track.
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Watkins Glen -
AJ Allmendinger won his first ever Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday and secured his place among the 16 drivers who will battle for the series championship during the final 10 races of the NASCAR season.
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Canandaigua -
Veteran NASCAR driver Tony Stewart has decided not to race at Watkins Glen today after he struck and killed a fellow race car driver Saturday night.
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Long Pond -
Dale Earnhardt Jr. led the final 14 laps of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono Raceway, on Sunday, to win his third race of the season and climb into the lead of the standings in the final stretch leading into the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
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Indianapolis -
It was a great day for Jeff Gordon at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. And he it all after the Mayor of Indianapolis declared Sunday “Jeff Gordon Day” in the city.
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Loudon -
Brad Keselowski won for the first time in his career at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and it couldn't have come at a better time. It was Keselowski's third win of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, qualifying him for the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
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Daytona Beach -
Thirty years after NASCAR legend Richard Petty won his 200th career race, his iconic number 43 race car was back in Victory Lane after the very same race at Daytona International Speedway.
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Sparta -
Brad Keselowski celebrated a great weekend after winning the Quaker State 400. It was the first time in his career that Keselowski had won a race after starting in the pole position. But it was after the race that things got interesting.
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Sonoma -
Carl Edwards got his first career win on a road course and the second victory of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season when he held off Jeff Gordon during an exciting final lap at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday.
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Brooklyn -
Six-time, and current, Sprint-Cup champion Jimmie Johnson got his third win of the NASCAR season Sunday afternoon, but admits he was on edge to the very end.
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Long Pond -
Dale Earnhardt Jr. capitalized on Brad Keselowski's misfortune, took over the lead of the Pocono 400 with five laps remaining and cruised the rest of the way to his second win of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
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Dover -
One week after placing the first winner's decal of the season on his car, Jimmie Johnson mastered the “Monster Mile” to win the FedEx 400, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Dover, Delaware, on Sunday.
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Concord -
Jimmie Johnson led out the field to start the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday and, after 600 gruelling miles, he led them back in after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Kansas City -
It took 11 races, but Jeff Gordon solidified his ranking in Sprint-Cup standings with a win at Kansas Speedway, on Saturday night. The win has extra meaning as they are the most important when it comes to ranking drivers for the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
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Talladega -
Denny Hamlin had his eyes on the white flag waving overhead when a track incident left a piece of a bumper near the start/finish line. The cars kept racing another half a lap when NASCAR put the Aaron's 499 under caution.
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Richmond -
Joey Logano made his move at precisely the right time and then drove away from the field to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400, at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night.
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Kasey Kahne wins GoBowling.com 400 John Harrelson
Brian Vickers hoists a huge lobster in Victory Lane after winning the Camping World RV Sales 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 14, 2013. Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Kyle Busch walks away from his car after doing a burnout to celebrate winning the “Cheez-it 355 at the Glen,” at New York's Watkins Glen International, on Aug. 11, 2013. Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Dale Earnhardt Jr. led Brad Keselowski around the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for a number of laps, but he ran out of gas less than a lap from the finish and Keselowski got by to win the Kobalt 400 on March 9, 2014. 295982NASCAR via Getty Images
The NASCAR drivers who will be part of 2014 “Chase for the Sprint Cup” posed with the Sprint Cup Trophy and Sprint Cup ambassadors Madison Martin and Kim Coon after the Federated Auto Parts 400, at Richmond International Raceway. From left to right in the back row are Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth and Aric Almirola. Kneeling in front front left to right are Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, AJ Allmendinger, Kasey Kahne, Joey Chris Graythen/NASCAR via Getty Images
Brad Keselowski out at the 2011 Daytona 500 Screengrab / FOX Sports
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Danica Patrick become the first woman to win a pole in NASCAR's top series. Screen Capture
Kasey Kahne applies the decal to his car after after winning the Oral-B USA 500, the NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Georgia, on Aug. 31, 2014. Nick Laham/NASCAR via Getty Images
Martin Truex Jr. savoured a cup of California wine after winning the Toyota/Save Mart 350, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway on June 23, 2013. Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images
After reseeding drivers, NASCAR officials have announced the list of contenders for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup, a 10-race championship shootout which starts Sunday (Sept. 15) at Chicagoland Speedway. The 12 drivers vying for the Sprint Cup title are (from left to right, back row) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joey Logano. Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Bush, (front row) Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman. avid Banks/NASCAR via Getty Images
James Neal former NASACAR driver arrested on attempted rape c.harges Screen Shot YouTube
Brad Keselowski spins out after being clipped by Carl Edwards who admitted after the race he took him out as a payback for a bump moments earlier. AndrowRanger video
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