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6hBob Pockrass

Pockrass: Bristol's barrier addition start of a trend

6hBob Pockrass

Pockrass: Bristol's barrier addition start of a trend

Sprint Cup drivers will see something new at Bristol -- a racetrack with no exposed outside concrete wall. More tracks will follow suit.

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Kenseth edges Keselowski to win Bristol pole

Matt Kenseth, a three-time winner at Bristol Motor Speedway, has won the pole for Sunday's race. He will try for his first win since 2013 when he takes the track Sunday in Tennessee.

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4hBob Pockrass

RCR plans last appeal for Newman penalty removal

Team owner Richard Childress is disappointed NASCAR's appeals board only reduced penalties to Ryan Newman's team instead of issuing full removal, and will appeal a last time to have them removed.

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Kenseth's son to make Xfinity debut at Chicago

Ross Kenseth will make his national series debut at Chicagoland Speedway, where he will drive for the same team, same sponsor and with the same car number used by his championship-winning father

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4hBob Pockrass

Newman penalty cut 25 points by appeals panel

A NASCAR appeals board on Thursday reduced the points penalty and fines but upheld suspensions to three Richard Childress Racing crewmen for bleeding air out of tires.

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Kyle Busch: Return uncertain, hoping for July

Kyle Busch said he hopes he can return by July as he continues to recover from a broken right leg and a broken left foot suffered in a crash Feb. 21 at Daytona International Speedway.

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Labbe, Circle Sport have penalties reduced

A NASCAR-appointed appeals board Tuesday reduced a penalty to Circle Sport Racing, cutting the points penalty from 25 points to 10 points and the fine to crew chief Slugger Labbe.

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Pockrass: Kyle Busch healing, growing

Kyle Busch is itching to get back on the track, but his recovery from crash injuries has also helped him gain perspective and maturity, Bob Pockrass writes.

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Pockrass: Johnson and crew get it right

He dominated at times, but victory didn't appear inevitable for Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus on Saturday night. Then they worked their old Texas magic again.

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The continuing duel between Johnson and Harvick

Ricky Craven discusses the season-long battle between Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick, with Johnson getting the upper hand in the Duck Commander 500 from the Texas Motor Speedway.

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McGee: Twenty years a lifetime ago

It's been only 20 years, but the race held on April 9, 1995, at North Wilkesboro Speedway has become a time capsule for a bygone era, Ryan McGee writes.

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    Patrick, crew chief Knost starting to click

    Daniel Knost brings a more scientific approach to his crew chief role with Danica Patrick. After a rough start, the team is coming off a top-10 at Martinsville and brimming with confidence.

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    Craven: The Bottom Line at Texas

    Ricky Craven breaks down the keys to Texas success, driver grades so far and the potential fallout from tire tampering.

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    Johnson wins at Texas

    Jimmie Johnson recorded his fifth career Sprint Cup victory at Texas Motor Speedway by holding off Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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    11dBob Pockrass

    The search for Harvick's 'secret'

    Kevin Harvick seems to be fast everywhere he goes. What does he have that no one else does? It depends on whom you ask.

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    Craven's Corner: Slump busting

    Breaking out of a slump is one of the hardest things for a race car driver to do. Tony Stewart is mired in a bad one, but Ricky Craven says Stewart can get out of it by going back to basics.

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    Blog: Tires being tested

    NASCAR has been confiscating tires for further inspection the past two weekends, and while nothing has been found amiss, rumors are flying in the Sprint Cup garage.

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