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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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
Brad Keselowski takes a victory lap at Homestead-Miami Speedway, on Nov. 18, 2012, after winning his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR
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
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. Scott Halleran/Getty Images
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 Jared C. Tilton/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
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
Dale Earnhardt Jr. raises a broom after sweeping the two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Pocono Raceway this season. He won the GoBowling.com 400 on Aug. 3, 2014, to go along with the Pocono 400 in June. Tom Pennington/NASCAR via Getty Images
Jeff Gordon races to the finish line to win the Pure Michigan 400, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Aug. 11, 2014. Brian Lawdermilk/NASCAR via 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
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
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
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. 299494Matt Sullivan/NASCAR via Getty Images
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