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• Todd Gilliland driving for FRM in Truck Series
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (January 13, 2019) – Front Row Motorsports (FRM) announced today that the team would expand operations to the NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series in 2020 through an alliance with DGR-Crosley. Nineteen-year-old Todd Gilliland is set to drive the team’s No. 38 Ford F-150 in a full-time effort. Gilliland, a third-ge...2020
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• Auto Club Speedway offered Celebrate 48 ticket package to honor Jimmie Johnson's final start at the track
Southern California NASCAR fans will be sending their farewell wishes to hometown hero and seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson as he races his last Auto Club 400 on March 1st as a full-time NASCAR Driver. With only 48 days left until race day, Auto Club Speedway has released a special ticket package to […]...2020
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• Front Row Motorsports expands to Truck Series; Todd Gilliland to drive
Front Row Motorsports (FRM) announced today that the team would expand operations to the NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series in 2020 through an alliance with DGR-Crosley. Nineteen-year-old Todd Gilliland is set to drive the team’s No. 38 Ford F-150 in a full-time effort. Gilliland, a third-generation NASCAR driver, will look to deliver...2020
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• Top Stories of 2019, #6: Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s plane crash
Motorsport.com's countdown of the biggest stories in racing in 2019 continues with another that did not take place on the race track – the horrific plane crash involving former NASCAR driver-turned-analyst Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family....2019
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• Denny & Mark's Pro-Am Jam nears $2 million in total donations
The Denny & Mark‘s Pro-Am Jam reached $1.79 million in total donations over the eight-year span of the annual celebrity concert and golf event held every fall at the Daniel Island Club in Charleston, S.C. The 8th annual Pro-Am Jam event, held this past Oct. 20-22, donated $166,604. The fundraiser again featured NASCAR driver Denny [&hell...2019
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• Brendan Gaughan plans to make 2020 his final season of racing
NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan announced on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Tuesday morning that he will retire from NASCAR competition after 2020. Gaughan has tentative plans to compete in all four 2020 Superspeedway races between Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway for Beard Oil Motorsports. “I‘ll be back at Daytona for sure,...2019
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• Junior Johnson, "The Last American Hero," dies at 88
Robert Glenn “Junior” Johnson, a moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as “The Last American Hero” by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. NASCAR announced the death of Johnson, the winner of 50 races as a driver and 132 as an owner. “From his early days running moonshine...2019
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• Junior Johnson, "The Last American Hero," dies at 88
Robert Glenn “Junior” Johnson, the moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as “The Last American Hero” by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. NASCAR announced the death of Johnson, the winner of 50 races as a driver and 132 as an owner. “From his early days running...2019
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• Joey Gase and wife Caitlin welcome twins
NASCAR driver Joey Gase and his wife Caitlin welcomed twins Carson and Jace to their family on Wednesday. Joey revealed photos of the boys on twitter saying both were born Wednesday afternoon. Carson checked in at 4 lbs 11 oz while Jace was 4 lbs 7 oz. Caitlin and I would like to introduce Jace […]...2019
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• Chase Elliott gets 2nd most popular NASCAR driver award
Chase Elliott won NASCAR's most popular driver award for the second consecutive year...2019
NASCAR Driver injury and suspension
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• Jason Johnson, 41, dies after crashing in race
NASCAR driver Jason Johnson, 41, died on Sunday from injuries sustained after he crashed while racing at Beaver Dam Raceway on Saturday....2018
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• Sauter to Replace Suspended Gallagher at Dover
GMS Racing announced Thursday that veteran NASCAR driver and 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Johnny Sauter will race in Spencer Gallagher’s place in the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Dover International Speedway. NASCAR announced Gallagher’s indefinite suspension on Wednesday after a failed drug test. Gallagher will participate in NAS...2018
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The failed drug test comes days after Spencer Gallagher got his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory last weekend at Talladega....2018
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Spencer Gallagher has been suspended indefinitely from NASCAR for violating its substance-abuse policy, less than a week after winning his first career Xfinity Series race....2018
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• Canadian NASCAR driver D.J. Kennington is honoring Humboldt Broncos this weekend at Bristol
The sports world has rallied around the Homboldt Broncos Junior Hockey team for the past week. Last Friday, their team bus collided with a semi-truck and resulted in 16 deaths and 13 injuries. The crash has impacted many within Canada and the United States and people have been paying tribute. Canadian NASCAR driver D.J. Kennington is paying tribute...2018
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• Auto Club Speedway offered Celebrate 48 ticket package to honor Jimmie Johnson's final start at the track
Southern California NASCAR fans will be sending their farewell wishes to hometown hero and seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson as he races his last Auto Club 400 on March 1st as a full-time NASCAR Driver. With only 48 days left until race day, Auto Club Speedway has released a special ticket package to […]...2020
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• NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne retiring after 15 Cup seasons
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne says he is retiring from full-time racing. The 38-year-old Kahne announced his intentions Thursday on Twitter, saying “I’m not sure what the future holds for me, but I’m at ease with the decision that I have made.” The former Hendrick Motorsports driver has 18 victories in 15 years in the Cup Series, i...2018
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• NASCAR Cup: Darrell Waltrip thinks of death in Pocono crash
As Darrell Wallace Jr.’s No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet headed toward a retaining wall, head-on, during the Gander Outdoors 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., on July 29, the driver wondered if he was about to die. “I didn’t know if I was going to die or not,” Wallace said as a substitute gues...2018
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The stars of NASCAR tell Daryl Motte if they would rather be stuck in the middle of the draft at the end of a race, or get called to the NASCAR hauler....2018
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• Dale Eardnhardt Jr. conflicted with the Redskins' trade decision
BY NICOLE HUTCHISON Former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. is strongly conflicted on the Redskins' blockbuster trade for Alex Smith. "I had a bit of a change of heart...2018
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• Greg Biffle Joining NBC’s ‘NASCAR America’, Not Closing Door On Driving
It didn’t take long for Greg Biffle to get back into racing. The longtime NASCAR driver, who parted ways with Roush Fenway Racing in November after 19 years with the organization, announced Friday via Twitter that he had accepted an opportunity to join NBC Sports’ “NASCAR America” show as a recurring guest analyst. It’s not an entirely shocking dev...2017
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• NY Knicks Notebook: Can Jeff Hornacek Save Phil Jackson's Triangle Offense?
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NASCAR Driver kids, wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend, father/mother
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• Top Stories of 2019, #6: Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s plane crash
2019
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• Joey Gase and wife Caitlin welcome twins
2019
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• NASCAR Cup: Glen Wood remembered
The Wood family has planned a private memorial service for Glen Wood, NASCAR Hall of Famer and co-founder of Wood Brothers Racing, the longest-tenured team in NASCAR. Wood passed away January 18, 2019, at the age of 93. Grandson Jon Wood, a former NASCAR driver and Director of Business Development for the race team, revealed via Facebook on Tuesday...2019
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• Biffle must pay ex-wife $250K for violating privacy
A North Carolina jury has determined that former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle has to pay Nicole Lunders, his ex-wife, $250,000 after determining he violated her privacy by having security cameras installed in their bedroom and bathroom areas....2018
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• Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle found guilty of invading ex-wife's privacy
According to court documents, Biffle used cameras in the couple's bedroom and bathroom to discover his wife was having an affair....2018
Top news - NASCAR Driver
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• Busch: Ex-girlfriend was trained assassin
The NASCAR driver known as "The Outlaw" testified Tuesday he believes his ex-girlfriend is a trained assassin dispatched on covert missions around the world who once returned home in a blood-splattered gown....2015
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• Remembering the life of Adam Petty 15 years after untimely death
Fourth-generation NASCAR driver Adam Petty was the great-grandson of NASCAR patriarch Lee Petty, the grandson of NASCAR legend and seven-time champion Richard Petty, and the son of former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty....2015
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• Musician: Busch's ex-girlfriend sought revenge
A man who counseled NASCAR driver Kurt Busch's ex-girlfriend amid the couple's breakup last year says she initially was brokenhearted but later set out for revenge....2015
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• Kurt Busch under investigation for alleged domestic violence
The Dover Police Department are investigating NASCAR driver Kurt Busch for an alleged domestic assault case that occurred on Nov. 5, 2014. ...2014
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• Wife of former NASCAR driver Ward Burton announces she is cancer free
Tabitha Burton, wife of former NASCAR driver Ward Burton and mother of XFINITY Series driver Jeb Burton, has announced she is cancer free....2016
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• Kyle, Samantha Busch give 11-year-old victim of cyber bullying unique experience
When Samantha Busch, wife of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, saw the story of 11-year-old Logan Fairbanks responding to cyber bullies online she knew she had to do something. Last weekend at Michigan International Speedway, Kyle and Samantha gave the Fairbanks family a one-of-a-kind at-track experience that ended in Victory Lane....2015
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• Elite company: McMurray joins Andretti, Foyt as Rolex 24 and Daytona 500 winners
By scoring the victory in the 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona, NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray became the third person in history to win both the Rolex 24 and the Daytona 500, joining Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt. ...2015
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• NASCAR driver Tony Stewart gets flagged for weighty issue
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Tony Stewart opened Speedweeks with a weighty - and heated - issue....2015
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• Erik Jones becomes latest driver to hit concrete wall with no SAFER barrier
Erik Jones became the latest NASCAR driver to hit an unprotected concrete wall during Saturday's NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as SAFER barriers and overall safety remains at the forefront of the sport. ...2015
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• Ross Kenseth, son of Matt Kenseth, wins Michigan ARCA Series race
Ross Kenseth, the 22-year-old son of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth, won the ARCA Michigan 200 Friday at Michigan International Speedway, passing Grant Enfinger with 14 laps to go to take the lead for good. Kenseth was making just his third ARCA Series start. "I knew when we unloaded we had a fast piece," Ross Kenseth told FOX Sports ...2015
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NASCAR Driver fantasy rankings and news
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• Fantasy NASCAR: Toyota / Save Mart 350 Driver Picks
Chad Robb tops fantasy NASCAR driver picks for the Toyota / Save Mart 350...2017
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• Fantasy NASCAR: Axalta Presents the Pocono 400 Driver Picks
Chad Robb's top fantasy NASCAR driver picks for the Pocono 400....2017
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• Fantasy NASCAR: Go Bowling 400 Driver Picks
Chad Robb's top fantasy NASCAR driver picks for the Go Bowling 400....2017
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• Meet Mike Daly, The Coach Who Never Played Lacrosse
M ike Daly, tall, Irish and carrying the sturdy body of a 44-year-old former football and baseball player, usually invokes the irony of his life’s work at least once a year — with a line of self-deprecating yet incisive humor directed at the group of 18- to 22-year-olds sitting before him. “But what do I know?” he’ll deadpan in a darkened team film...2017
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• Fantasy NASCAR Ford EcoBoost 400 Driver Picks
Chad Robb shares his top fantasy NASCAR driver picks for the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead....2016
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• Bell, fellow Toyota drivers aim to get Supra rolling, starting at Atlanta
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Christopher Bell wants to be the first NASCAR driver to put the new Toyota Supra in Victory Lane and he isn’t approaching the opportunity lightly. “I remember when (Jason) Leffler won the first Xfinity race for Toyota in the Camry at IRP,” Bell said of the 2007 highlight at Indianapolis Raceway […] The ...2019
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• Several NASCAR drivers entered in 2019 Chili Bowl
A handful of NASCAR national-level drivers will start their 2019 racing season early than their fellow-competitors by competing in the week-long Chili Bowl Nationals midget-car event in Tulsa, Okla., Jan. 14-20. Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, Christopher Bell, Justin Allgaier, Chase Briscoe, J.J.Yeley, Landon Cassill, Tanner Thorson and Tanner Berryhill...2019
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• Elliott Sadler, Noah Gragson most popular in NASCAR Xfinity, Truck series
Elliott Sadler and Noah Gragson were named 2018 Most Popular Drivers in the NASCAR Xfinity and Camping World Truck series, respectively. This year marks the third-consecutive season and the fourth time, overall, Sadler has been voted Most Popular Driver in the Xfinity Series. The 2018 season also is Sadler’s last as a full-time NASCAR driver, as he...2018
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• NASCAR Xfinity: Jeffrey Earnhardt to run partial schedule for JGR in 2019
Joe Gibbs Racing has signed fourth-generation NASCAR driver Jeffrey Earnhardt to drive its No. 18 Toyota in nine NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2019, the race team announced Monday. “From the time we first came to NASCAR in 1992, we’ve always put forth maximum effort to have the best possible results on the racetrack,” Joe Gibbs Racing Vice Chairma...2018
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• NASCAR Cup: Cole Whitt retires
Cole Whitt retired from competition as a NASCAR driver after Sunday’s Can-Am 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at ISM Raceway near Phoenix, his TriStar Motorsports team has announced. Below, is the announcement from the race team, distributed via Twitter (@TriStarRaceTeam): Whitt drove the No. 72 Chevrolet for TriStar Motorsports part-time ...2018
NASCAR Driver rumors, scandals
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• NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne retiring after 15 Cup seasons
2018
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• Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick spotted together
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and NASCAR driver Danica Patrick have been the subject of much gossip recently, with sports fans attempting to read the tea leaves to figure out if the two are indeed dating.There has been speculation about the two being a couple over the past few weeks, with Patrick having broken up with former boyfriend Ricky Ste...2018
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• Chase Elliott Definitely Is Feeling Love from His Hometown Walmart
There’s virtually nothing you can’t find at your local Walmart. And for NASCAR driver Chase Elliott, the store’s seemingly endless inventory includes a whole lot of love. Elliott and his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup colleagues are in Atlanta this weekend for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. The trip enabled Elliott to pay his hometown Dawsonville, Ga....2017
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• Greg Biffle Joining NBC’s ‘NASCAR America’, Not Closing Door On Driving
2017
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• Danica Patrick Still In Sponsorship Limbo With NASCAR Season Approaching
The 2017 NASCAR season is just around the corner, and one of the sport’s biggest stars still is in major sponsorship limbo. Stewart-Haas racer Danica Patrick raised eyebrows when she appeared at a recent NASCAR media event wearing a firesuit void of the familiar light blue Nature’s Bakery logo she wore for much of the 2016 season. As it turns out, ...2017