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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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Darlington -
Kevin Harvick saved his best for last Saturday night. After dominating the Bojangles' Southern 500, Harvick stormed into the lead on the final lap to win his second Sprint Cup Series race of 2014.
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Fort Worth -
Joey Logano has only won four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in his career, but his latest, the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Monday, was arguably his most significant one to date.
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Martinsville -
The Busch brothers made it two wins in a row in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, with Kurt Busch winning in Virginia one week after brother Kyle won in California.
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Fontana -
It took six laps more than originally planned, but Kyle Busch became the fifth driver on the list of winners in the Sprint Cup Series, when victories will go a long way to securing a place in the final showdown for the 2014 NASCAR championship.
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Bristol -
“Human error” brought out the caution flag with three laps to go in the Food City 500 and Carl Edwards cruised to the win at the fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season.
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Las Vegas -
Dale Earnhardt Jr. took a risky bet in Las Vegas on Sunday, but his fuel-strategy gamble didn't pay off at the Kobalt 400.
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Las Vegas -
Brad Keselowski's eyes must have lit up during the final lap of the NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. All he had to do was pass Dale Earnhardt Jr., who had just run out of gas, and coast to win the Kobalt 400.
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Phoenix -
Kevin Harvick doesn't quite understand his luck at Phoenix International Raceway, but he won't question it. Winning the Profit On CNBC 500 on Sunday was his second-consecutive victory at the Arizona racetrack and his fifth in total.
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Phoenix -
Kevin Harvick dominated the race at Phoenix on Sunday, winning for the fifth time in the desert, the most by any driver and for the third time in the last six races since the reconfiguration of the speedway.
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Daytona Beach -
It started off as a grey day for NASCAR fans as a rain storm put a hold on the signature race of the Sprint Cup Series. When it was all said and done, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 56th running of the Daytona 500.
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Spectator safety measures were put to the test at Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday when a seven-car accident ended opening Sprint Cup Series practice for the day ahead of Sunday...
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by Lewis Franck (Reuters)
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All-time winningest driver Richard Petty claims Danica Patrick could only win a NASCAR race "if everybody else stayed home."
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Fort Worth -
In the 2013 NASCAR season, Texas Motor Speedway made headlines and stirred up controversy with its NRA sponsorship. This year, the track as has landed another radical sponsor for its April Sprint Cup race.
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Charlotte -
The 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series looks bright for the young but talented driver, Chase Elliott, who has landed a ride with Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s, JR Motorsports and a full-time sponsorship with NAPA.
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Homestead -
Jimmie Johnson came to south Florida this week knowing that placing in the Top 23 in the final NASCAR event of the season would add to his already legendary status. He leaves Florida as six-time Sprint Cup Series champion.
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Avondale -
Jimmie Johnson is only 20 points away from being Sprint Cup champion for the sixth time in his career, after finishing third in the second-to-last race of the NASCAR season.
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Fort Worth -
Jimmie Johnson drove like a man on a mission Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. He was dominant in his sixth win of the season and sent a loud-and-clear message to anyone intent on mounting a challenge for this year's NASCAR Sprint Cup title.
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Martinsville -
Matt Kenseth was one happy guy after the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. He now heads into the final three rounds of the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup tied for first place with Jimmie Johnson.
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Talladega -
Finishing 13th at the Camping World RV Sales 500 on Sunday turned out to be lucky for Jimmie Johnson, who took over the points lead with only four races left in this year's “Chase for the Sprint Cup.”
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Brad Keselowski leads the field under stormy clouds at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, 2013. Rain delayed the Aaron’s 499 for over three hours.
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Greg Biffle crashes and burns at the 2011 Daytona 500
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Brad Keselowski out at the 2011 Daytona 500
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Juan Pablo Montoya
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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.
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Joey Logano celebrates with team owner Roger Penske after winning the Toyota Owners 400, on April 26, 2014 at Richmond International Raceway, in Virginia. It was Logano's second win of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
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Jeff Gordon at Texas Motor Speedway
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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.
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Butch (right) enjoys a vacation on the St. Lawrence River in August. Adopted by Heather Morrissey, Butch was successfully treated for heartworm and whipworms. With him are Levi (the black Lab) and Fisher, both adopted last year through Lab Rescue of the LRCP by Morrissey’s parents.
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Jamie McMurray shows his jubilation after winning the Camping World RV Sales 500, at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 20, his first win on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit since 2010.
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Joey Logano completes a burnout after winning the Pure Michigan 400, at Michigan International Speedway. on Aug. 18, 2013.
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The field is set for NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup. From left to right (back row): Jeff Gordon, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson; (front row) Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer and Matt Kenseth.
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A dejected Kyle Busch surveys the damage to his car after he ran over a fallen TV cable during the Coca-Cola 600, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, 2013. Busch radioed his crew saying his car was “killed” after driving over the debris
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