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DAVID POOLE
Jimmy Elledge has been named crew chief for the No. 84 Red Bull Racing Toyotas driven by AJ Allmendinger, effective with this weekend's activities at Chicagoland Speedway.
By Jim Utter
It appears former IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti is remaining in NASCAR, at least for time being.
DAVID POOLE
As expected, Martin Truex Jr.’s chances to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup took a severe blow Tuesday when NASCAR fined his No. 1 Chevrolet team for a rules violation discovered during initial inspections last weekend at Daytona International Speedway.
AFTER DAYTONA RANKINGS
Edwards, Earnhardt still trail points leader, rankings champ
DAVID POOLE
That's Racin' ranks the top 40 teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series after the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.
IN MY OPINION
JENNA FRYER
Chip Ganassi shocked the NASCAR industry when he shut down Dario Franchitti's unsponsored race team, putting last year's IndyCar Series champion and 71 other employees out of work.
Cabarrus and Concord now must figure out how to structure the deal, and how to pay for it.
By Adam Bell
Concord and Cabarrus County leaders plan to meet Tuesday to work on formalizing their $80million incentives deal for billionaire racetrack owner Bruton Smith.
DAVID POOLE and JIM UTTER
NASCAR tells you it sometimes has to throw a caution for debris because officials aren't sure if something on the track is dangerous or not.
Driver dedicates season to his 2 sons, killed in a car crash
TOM SORENSEN
OPINION
Doug Herbert finished first in the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Fuel class in Norwalk, Ohio, last week.
MARK LONG
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Jeff Gordon was in position for his 14th victory at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night.
DAVID POOLE
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kyle Busch almost wrecked just past the midway point of Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. It turned out to be a good thing he got that out of the way early.
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MARK LONG
The Associated Press
Boris Said and A.J. Allmendinger dropped to the back of the field to start Saturday night's race at Daytona International Speedway.
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MARK LONG
The Associated Press
Several big-name drivers found trouble at Daytona, an all-too-common occurrence at the 2½-mile superspeedway.
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JIM UTTER
The Charlotte Observer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Tony Stewart's already frustrating Sprint Cup Series season took another bad turn on Saturday.
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The Associated Press
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Authorities say a woman was injured, but is expected to recover after she was struck by a car that went over a wall in a crash at Cherokee Speedway.
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DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Six of the top-eight finishers in the Daytona 500 in February were Dodges, led by Penske Racing teammates Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch.
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JIM UTTER
The Charlotte Observer
Another Nationwide Series race, another victory for Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 20 Toyota team. This time it was Denny Hamlin taking the win in Friday night's Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona International Speedway
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MARK LONG
The Associated Press
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The week has improved considerably for Chip Ganassi Racing.
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DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Kurt Busch will run Saturday night's race in a backup car after he blew a right-front tire and hit the wall in Thursday's practice.
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DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Boris Said had the fastest lap in qualifying for last year's July race at Daytona, but it rained before the session was finished to wipe out that lap and send him home without racing.
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DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Some short takes from the Fourth of July Daytona notebook:
