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Chris Gabehart: JGR lawsuit is 'punishing a former employee for daring to leave"
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (590+ words) by JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer JGR has sued Gabehart for allegedly embarking on "a brazen scheme to steal JGR's most sensitive information" and on Tuesday night added Spire Motorsports to the suit. JGR also requested a restraining order…...
Kyle Busch outduels field for record ninth Truck Series win at EchoPark Speedway
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (500+ words) HAMPTON, Ga. (NASCAR Wire Service) " Kyle Busch took his third consecutive and record ninth win of his career in the Fr8 208 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at EchoPark Speedway Saturday afternoon capping a dramatic push to the checkered flag to collect…...
From antitrust fight to victory lane: Michael Jordan’s 23XI grabs a Daytona 500 win
1+ week, 2+ day ago (517+ words) by JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Decades later, Jordan is now a Daytona 500 winner. He was an ecstatic team owner during the victory celebration, which he joined seconds before winner Tyler Reddick was presented the trophy. Reddick paused the…...
Shot at history slips away for Elliott, Keselowski in DAYTONA 500 chaos
1+ week, 2+ day ago (799+ words) DAYTONA BEACH, Fl. (NASCAR Wire Service) " Two former NASCAR Cup Series champions took the white flag signaling one lap to-go in Sunday's 68th DAYTONA 500 in position to perhaps at last add DAYTONA 500 champion to their already accomplished racing resumes. Elliott's No....
A battered car forces William Byron into a backup for his Daytona 500 three-peat bid
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1351+ words) by JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer He'll have to do it in a backup Chevrolet after his preferred No. 24 was damaged in a qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. No big deal, though: Byron won his first Daytona 500 in…...
Austin Hill holds the line in wild Daytona dash to the finish
1+ week, 4+ day ago (571+ words) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (NASCAR Wire Service) " Austin Hill continued his mastery of NASCAR's big tracks dominating Saturday's United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway " the Georgia native's fourth win in this NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season-opener here in the last…...
NASCAR bumps up Daytona 500 start time with storms in the forecast
1+ week, 5+ day ago (326+ words) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) " With the threat of late-day storms in the Daytona Beach area, NASCAR announced Saturday that the start of the 68th running of the DAYTONA 500 on Sunday will be moved up one hour, with the green flag now scheduled…...
'Smoke' Rises Again: Tony Stewart returns to Daytona for NASCAR Truck Series opener
1+ week, 5+ day ago (446+ words) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (WCYB) " The familiar roar of "Smoke" returns to the high banks of Daytona International Speedway Friday night as three-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart makes a high-profile return to stock car racing. "He was the man…...
Hamlin returns to the Daytona 500 seeking normalcy after father’s death
1+ week, 6+ day ago (381+ words) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (WLOS) " Daytona often marks a fresh start in the NASCAR world, a moment most drivers greet with excitement. But, for Denny Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 champion, the return to routine carries a deeper purpose this year: finding…...
A spin, a patch of grass and inches from a crash, Casey Mears still makes the Daytona 500
1+ week, 6+ day ago (754+ words) by JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Mears choked back tears three separate times after squeezing into the 41-car field as the highest-finishing "open" car in the first of two 150-mile qualifying races. Anthony Alfredo earned the final spot in…...