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TRG Motorsports will run its No. 71 Chevrolet in the next four Sprint Cup Series races — Fontana, Las Vegas, Atlanta and Bristol — with driver David Gilliland.

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Feb 17th, 2009 | Filed under NASCAR News

Holly Cainby Holly Cain

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A friend from Denver — a new NASCAR fan — called up the morning after the Daytona 500 disappointed and feeling like he got short-changed.

He said stopping the race 48 laps short felt like watching an NFL game being played in bad weather with the referees just deciding whoever was ahead in the third quarter got the win.

As I explained to him — and as Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth has unfortunately felt obligated to explain on every talk show appearance he’s made since earning his first 500 trophy — everyone knows the game and Kenseth’s team simply played it best.

Blame NASCAR’s Scheduling, Not Weather, for Daytona Finish originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Feb 17th, 2009 | Filed under NASCAR News

Speedway Motorsports Inc. owner Bruton Smith plans to spend upward of $70 million to help Kentucky Speedway land a lucrative NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

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Richard Petty says that nothing has changed about driver AJ Allmendinger’s schedule for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season – at least for right now.

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Yates Racing announced Tuesday that Farmers Insurance will sponsor driver Travis Kvapil’s entry in this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway in California.

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Readers want some fans to know that NASCAR isn’t as messed up as they make it out to be.

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Kyle Busch had a pretty good Speedweeks. The problem for Kyle Busch is that pretty good is far from being good enough.

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After an off-season of hard choices and hard feelings, Richard Petty Motorsports opened the season with three drivers placing in the top 10 at Daytona.

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