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27
May
CONCORD, N.C. – Former Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon had a brief conversation after the Coca-Cola 600 after Busch was apparently upset with how hard Gordon was racing him.
Busch refused to answer a question about it in his postrace news conference, saying the conversation would remain quiet. But Gordon, who finished one […]
25
May
CONCORD, N.C. — Haas CNC Racing’s two qualified Sprint Cup cars for Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 were confiscated by NASCAR Saturday afternoon at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and taken to its nearby research and development center.
The garage had barely opened when the two Haas cars were summoned to NASCAR’s template “grid” inspection area; and shortly after, […]
23
May
By Keven Kelly and Patrick Crowley / The Cincinnati Enquirer
Posted: May 22, 2008
The Kentucky Speedway in Sparta is being sold to one of professional auto racing’s biggest operators.
Speedway Motorsports Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., and its founder and chairman Bruton Smith will announce this afternoon that it is purchasing the speedway in a deal that is […]
21
May
By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY
CONCORD, N.C. — Some NASCAR drivers would give their spare tires for the chance to compete in the Indianapolis 500. Not 2000 Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya. Been there, done that. “I’ve done it. I’ve won it. It’s hard to think about doing it again,” says Montoya, who […]
20
May
Canadian Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was a matchup NASCAR could only dream of: Melanie Troxel and Ashley Force going head-to-head in the first all-female Funny Car elimination round.
Troxel won the round, made it to the finals and ultimately claimed the title Sunday at Thunder Valley Nationals - making her the first woman in NHRA history […]