Truex Earns First Cup Win For DEI At Dover
Martin Truex Jr. and Dale Earnhardt Inc. celebrate Truex’s breakthrough victory at Dover International Speedway as DEI locks in a resurgence while Truex eyes a possible Chase bid. Crew chief Kevin Manion notes a stronger, top ten capable team, with Truex 13th in points halfway through the season.
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Martin Truex Jr
Dover
DEI
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Mayetta
N.J
Del
Earnhardt Jr
Truex
Jonships
Busch Team
Kevin Manion
Chevrolet
Daytona Beach
Fla
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Manion
International Speedway
Dale Earnhardt Inc
Pocono Raceway Weekend NASCAR Events Schedule and Purse
The Pocono Raceway hosts a 2.5 mile paved track on Sunday with racing at 2 p.m. Qualifying at 3:40 p.m. TV coverage on TNT and radio on WKFM 96.1 FM. Purse totals $4,939,849. Last year winner was Denny Hamlin. Also featured this week is Federated Auto Parts 300 and related series events.
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Pocono Raceway
TNT
WKFM
Denny Hamlin
Federated Auto Parts
Saeed
Poll position this week on first time Cup winner vote
This week asks readers to vote on who will be the next first time Cup winner after two straight first-time victors. Cast your vote at thatsracin dot com. Last weekend Casey Mears earned his first Cup win at Charlotte, and the poll notes top-40 drivers still searching for first wins with vote counts shown.
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Thatsracin.com
Casey Mears
Charlotte
Stop and Go reflects NASCAR chatter and driver fates
The column glosses on Ryan Newman's return timing, Robby Gordon entering the top 10, and Bill France Jr's legacy. It mocks Kurt Busch for a pit road incident, brands Dale Earnhardt Jr. rumors as Evernham chatter, and criticizes media coverage.
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Ryan Newman
Victory Lane
Robby Gordon
Bill France Jr
Nascar
Kurt Busch
Tony Stewart
Evernham Motorsports
Elliott Sadler
Dale Jr
Jim Time
Top 10 Nextel Cup Points Leaders Rankings
Jimmie Johnson leads the top picks at Dover with a worn-out car in pursuit of a win. Denny Hamlin stays strong as a Pocono favorite, while Jeff Burton and Tony Stewart hold solid positions. Carl Edwards climbs to sixth with a near two-year win drought noted.
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Dover
Truex
Jimmie Johnson
Jeff Gordon
Tony Stewart
Denny Hamlin
Pocono
Carl Edwards
Kurt Busch
Jeromie Johnson
Mark Martin
Matt Kenseth
Martin Truex Jr
Jeff Burton
Jamie McMurray
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Ryan Newman
Bobby Labonte
Clint Bowyer
Greg Biffle
Kevin Harvick
J.J. Yeley
Kyle Busch
Elliott Sadier
Mike Skinner
Ron Hornaday
Todd Bodine
Ted Musgrave
Greg Biffie
Rick Crawford
David Ragan
Dave Blaney
Travis Kvapil Thee
Juan Montoya Dohnny Benson
David Reutimann
Regan Smith
Jack Sprague Shee Re Eee
Casey Mears
Jason Leffler
Marcos Ambrose
Stephen Leicht
Aaron Fike Taree
Bobby Hamilton Jr
Mike Wallace
Matt Crafton
Sane
Federated Auto Parts
Fort Worth
Texas
Nashville
Tenn
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Lem Mollem
Juan Pablo Montoya
Jad
Yeley
Someone Else
Davie Giltit
Reed Sorenson
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KTEL
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