Rivalry heats as Skinner and Hornaday vie for Truck title
The NASCAR Truck Series title race tightens with Mike Skinner seeking a third championship and Ron Hornaday aiming to complete a three-peat. Hornaday, leading after Sept 1, faces six races remaining as Kvapil and Harvick Inc. push for a first crown. Hornaday's success mirrors past battles with Skinner and reflects Kevin Harvick Inc.'s rising influence.
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THATS RACINS TOP PICKS FOR NASCAR RANKINGS
A recap of the top drivers in ThatsRacin s weekly ranking led by Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon with notes on recent performances at Kansas Dover and Talladega. The list highlights the Chase prospects for Bowyer Edwards and Harvick while noting setbacks for Kenseth and Kurt Busch. Readers are directed online to www thatsracin com for the full top-40 rankings.
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Reed Sorenson
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Kyla Busch
David Stremme
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Kurt Busch
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Scot Alags
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Kye Petty
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David Reutimann
Talladega Race Details And Paint Scheme Winner
At Talladega Superspeedway the 2.66 mile tri oval hosts a Sunday 2 PM race with qualifying at 12 15 PM on Saturday. Purse is 5384639 dollars. Last year winner was Brian Vickers. Also the Mountain Dew 250 Truck race airs at 4 PM Saturday on Speed. Deborah Chastain of Thomasville GA won a Pepsi design contest for Jeff Gordon s No 24 Chevrolet for this weekend. Gordon delegated design to fans earlier this year and artist Sam Bass selected five finalists with Gordon picking the winner.
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THIS WEEK S QUESTION: Villeneuve at Talladega NASCAR vote
Question asks if former world champion and Indy 500 winner Jacques Villenueve should be allowed to race at Talladega. Vote at wennthatsracin com. The snippet mentions last week s question about team orders and notes 3 905 votes and a dismissive line about Formula One.
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STOP N GO Who's Hot NASCAR Roundup
Greg Biffle earns first win since last season as Clint Bowyer rises from long shot to contender in three weeks Jimmie Johnson stays on track to repeat as champion MNASCAR calls for rule enforcement Denny Hamlin faces sophomore slump Matt Kenseth struggles after two solid races Lights demanded for all tracks by Jim Utter
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