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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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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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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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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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Loudon -
Matt Kenseth wins the Sylvania 300, the second race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. That makes seven wins for the season for Kenseth, and two consecutive wins in the first two races in the 2013 Chase series.
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The punishment continues for Michael Waltrip Racing. NAPA has announced it's decision to vacate the final two seasons as Martin Truex Jr.'s sponsor.
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Richmond -
Carl Edwards won the race Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, but perhaps more important is the fact that the list of drivers vying for the 2013 NASCAR championship is complete.
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Atlanta -
Kyle Busch won his fourth race of the season and secured his place in the final 10-race shootout for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.
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Bristol -
It was a close one, but Matt Kenseth managed to stay just far enough ahead of Kasey Kahne to win his fifth race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, Saturday night in Tennessee.
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Tony Stewart is officially out for the remainder of the 2013 Sprint Cup season, and Monday afternoon, Stewart-Haas Racing announced his replacement.
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Brooklyn -
At the age of 23, Joey Logano has his racing career ahead of him, but he enjoys few things more that racing against the man who is all but responsible for him being in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
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Brooklyn -
The pole sitter at the Pure Michigan 400 wins the race on Sunday, August 18th. This is Joey Logano's first win of the season, putting him closer to a wild card spot as the Race to the Chase contines.
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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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Brad Keselowski takes a victory lap at Homestead-Miami Speedway, on Nov. 18, 2012, after winning his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Brad Keselowski flashes a “V” signalling two victories this season on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series after he won the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, on June 28, 2014.
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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.
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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.
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Kyle Busch celebrates after winning the Auto Club 400, on March 23, 2014 at Auto Club Speedway, in Fontana, California.
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Jimmie Johnson speeds away with the checkered flag while doing a burnout after he won the Coke Zero 400, at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2013. Johnson won both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the Florida race track this season, which began in February with the Daytona 500.
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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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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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