Off road racers join NASCAR stars in top series
Four drivers from Winston Cup and the Truck series transition from off road to NASCAR. Brendan Gaughan, Robby Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Casey Mears share desert roots and multiple championships, with Gaughan noting off road as a difficult mastery and a life changing path to NASCAR success.
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Top NASCAR rankings from That's Racin
Matt Kenseth leads with seven top tens in eight races as the rankings assess performance and momentum this season. Dale Earnhardt Jr faces title hurdles tied to Martinsville outcomes, while Kurt Busch seeks a late surge.
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Martinsville Speedway Race Weekend Details Revealed
The Martinsville Speedway hosts a Sunday noon CT race at the .526 mile Martinsville oval in Virginia with qualifying Friday at 2 05 p m. Fox TV and Motor Racing Network radio. Purse stands at 4 071 million dollars. Last year’s winner was Bobby Kea Labonte Jr with Rusty Wallace the last to win both Martinsville races in a year in 1994. Other multiple year winners include Geoffrey Bodine 1990 Darrell Waltrip 1989 Cale Yarborough 1977 Richard Petty 1967 1969 and 1972 and Fred Lorenzen 1964.
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Winston Cup hot and not list cites Kenseth and Earnhardt Jr
The column highlights Matt Kenseth with seven straight top-10s six of them ninth or better. Dale Earnhardt Jr climbs from 38th to second in six races. Jeff Gordon rises from 15th to fifth in three races. Notable struggles include Joe Nemechek failing to finish the last three races and Dale Jarrett not finishing top 10 since February Rockingham win. Tony Raines and Ken Schrader are the only full-time runners in eight races without a top-15 finish.
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poll question on Nascar rule call at Talladega
Las Week's poll asks if NASCAR was right not to penalize Dale Earnhardt Jr for dipping below the yellow line while challenging for the lead at Talladega. Voter options include The Future and The 1950s with 2,279 votes cast.
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