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Hampton -
Jimmie Johnson didn't let his starting position get him down and made a charge late in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race to win at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday.
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Joey Logano was beside himself as he stepped out of his car in Victory Lane after winning the Daytona 500, the opening race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season on Sunday.
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Daytona Beach -
Jeff Gordon has begun his swan song on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on the right note. On Sunday, Gordon posted the best qualifying time and will start the Daytona 500 in the pole position.
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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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Jeff Gordon at Texas Motor Speedway File photo
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
Jeff Gordon celebrates by kissing the “yard of bricks” after winning the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard, on July 27, 2014, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Patrick Smith/NASCAR via Getty Images
Joey Logano completes a burnout after winning the Pure Michigan 400, at Michigan International Speedway. on Aug. 18, 2013. Jared C. Tilton/NASCAR via Getty Images
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. Tom Pennington/Getty Images
Brad Keselowski out at the 2011 Daytona 500 Screengrab / FOX Sports
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
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
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. Heather Morrissey
Brad Keselowski places his name in the grid for Round 2 of the 2014 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Keselowski opened this year's 'Chase' the same way he started it in 2012, when he was the NASCAR Sprint Cup champion. A win in the MyAFibStory.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway guarantees Keselowski a spot in the second round of the playoff for the NASCAR top-level series title. Sean Gardner/Getty Images
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. 297655Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images
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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Jimmie Johnson brought his daughter along to admire the “Monster Trophy” after winning his second-straight race, the FedEx 400, on June 1, 2014 at Dover International Speedway, in Delaware. 298758Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Kyle Busch celebrates after winning the Auto Club 400, on March 23, 2014 at Auto Club Speedway, in Fontana, California. Brian Lawdermilk/NASCAR via Getty Images
Ryan Newman celebrates with his family by kissing the “Yard of Bricks” after winning the “Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard”, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on June 28, 2013. Streeter Lecka/NASCAR via Getty Images
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