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22
May
CONCORD, N.C. — Several of NASCAR’s top Sprint Cup drivers hope to end long winless streaks Sunday at the series’ longest race of the season.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and former Cup champions Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth are among those trying to end dry spells — and slow the momentum of Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards […]
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
Matt Kenseth is about to join a group of former Cup champions that already includes Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch. His membership will be official when he becomes another former Cup champion who has failed to make the Chase, NASCAR’s version of the playoffs.
Kenseth still has time to make a comeback, just as he […]
10
May
DARLINGTON, S.C.: Car owner Richard Childress watched Dale Earnhardt win a lot of races and wreck his share of competitors through the years. And while Kyle Busch has gained a reputation for hard driving Earnhardt-style, Childress says the 23-year-old is no “Intimidator.”
“I don’t think there’s a comparison,” Childress said Friday. “Maybe some of what happens […]
1
May
The championship was called the Nextel Cup, a vehicle called the Car of Tomorrow was still in the development stages, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was still the face of Dale Earnhardt Inc. on that Saturday two years ago in the capital of the old South. NASCAR’s most popular driver recorded his 17th career victory that […]