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fanhouse.com Filed under: NASCAR Tracks, Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports A few of NASCAR’s biggest names made quick plans this week to help victims of Tuesday’s massive earthquake in Haiti. Auto Club Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have all taken different measures to help with the relief efforts after the quake destroyed nearly [...]

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Jan 16th, 2010 | Filed under NASCAR News

fanhouse.com by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: NASCAR Tracks, Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports A few of NASCAR’s biggest names made quick plans this week to help victims of Tuesday’s massive earthquake in Haiti. Auto Club Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have all taken different measures to help with the relief efforts after the [...]

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Jan 16th, 2010 | Filed under NASCAR News

Nascar.com Carlos Sainz of Spain won the Dakar Rally in his Volkswagen, finishing second in Saturday’s final stage into Buenos Aires to maintain his overall led. Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah won the 14th and final 128-mile stage in 1 hour, 19 minutes, 42 seconds. Read the full story

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Jan 16th, 2010 | Filed under NASCAR News

thatsracing.com Tom Higgins: It seemed a monumental mismatch. Pete Hamilton, a relative newcomer to NASCAR’s major series, vs. savvy, seasoned pro David Pearson, stock car racing’s “Silver Fox.” Read the full story

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Jan 16th, 2010 | Filed under NASCAR News

fanhouse.com by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: NASCAR Media Watch, Sprint Cup In what has been a few weeks of good news for NASCAR fans — likely changes to make the Sprint Cup car more competitive, changed distances of a pair of west coast races — there’s no need to look at ESPN’s Wednesday announcement as [...]

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Jan 16th, 2010 | Filed under NASCAR News

fanhouse.com by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: Kasey Kahne, Sprint Cup THE SEASON: Getting better, but not quite enough. Such words probably tell of Kasey Kahne’s attitude after the 2009 campaign that left him with just his second career appearance in the Chase for the Sprint Cup and second-best final season standing. Only his third season [...]

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Jan 16th, 2010 | Filed under NASCAR News

fanhouse.com by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR Tracks, Sprint Cup West coast NASCAR fans will have some new race distances to get used to in 2010. Both the Auto Club Speedway — “The Track Formerly Known as California Speedway” — in Fontana, Calif., and the Phoenix International Raceway announced plans [...]

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Jan 16th, 2010 | Filed under NASCAR News

fanhouse.com by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: Car of Tomorrow, Sprint Cup The wing may no longer fly in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing. According to reports on NASCAR.com and SceneDaily.com, NASCAR has taken drastic steps towards the possibility of removing the raised wing from the rear of the current Sprint Cup Series car in favor [...]

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Jan 16th, 2010 | Filed under NASCAR News

fanhouse.com by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: Carl Edwards, Roush Fenway Racing, Sprint Cup THE SEASON: Just as fellow 2008 frontrunner Kyle Busch did, Carl Edwards was nowhere near what most expected par to be for driver No. 99 in 2009. But unlike Busch, Edwards still managed to earn a spot in the Chase for the [...]

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Jan 16th, 2010 | Filed under NASCAR News

nascar.com Camping world Truck Series Kyle Busch Motorsports announced Friday that NASCAR veterans Eric Phillips and Dan Stillman will serve as crew chiefs for KBM’s two entries in the Camping World Truck Series. Read the full story

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Jan 16th, 2010 | Filed under NASCAR News