Top off road stars jump to NASCAR action
Four drivers with strong off road roots Jimmie Johnson Robby Gordon Casey Mears and Brendan Gaughan have moved into NASCAR racing. Gaughan recalls desert beginnings with multiple early championships while Johnson Gordon and Mears built Cup and Truck success.
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That's Racins Top Picks Nineteen? Nascar Power Rankings
NASCAR writers rank the season’s top drivers with Kenseth Gordon Johnson and others highlighted. Kenseth holds seven top tens in eight races while Earnhardt Jr. eyes Martinsville performance and Kurt Busch seeks late-season form amid setbacks.
Earnhardt Jr. Victory Sparks NASCAR Conspiracy Talk
Conspiracy debates flare after Dale Earnhardt Jr won at Talladega amid a controversial pass below the yellow line. He defends the move while NASCAR officials say the call was play on. Critics argue governing body bias and the fix rumor mill rise as the public debates the outcome and rule enforcement.
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Martinsville Speedway Race Preview and History Notes
Martinsville Speedway, a 526 mile paved oval in Martinsville Virginia, hosts a Sunday race with qualifying at 305 p.m. ET and race at 8 p.m. Channel 8 covers TV and WKNR 850-4 radio. Purse stands at $4,071,000. Past winner Bobby Labonte. Rusty Wallace earlier in 1994 became last to win both Martinsville races in a year. Other drivers to complete the double include Geoffrey Bodine 1990 Darrell Waltrip 1989 Cale Yarborough 1977 Richard Petty 1967 1969 1972 and Fred Lorenzen 1964.
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Winston Cup Hot and Not List from Jim Utter
In Winston Cup racing, Kenseth posts seven straight top tens all ninth or better. Earnhardt Jr jumps from 38th to second in six races. Gordon climbs from fifth to fifth in three races. Nemechek fails to finish the last three races. Jarrett has not finished top 10 since February at Rockingham. Raines and Schrader are the only drivers in all eight races without a top 15.
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Poll position this week racing question at hatsracin dot com
Poll asks if NASCAR erred by not penalizing Dale Earnhardt Jr for dropping below the yellow line while challenging for the Talladega lead. Last week’s query asked which decade featured the best racing with 2 279 votes recorded.
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