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Showdown pole winner

Last was best for Martin Truex Jr. Truex was the last of 23 cars to qualify Friday night for the Sprint Showdown and easily bested Jamie McMurray to win the pole for the prelude to Saturday night’s Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR’s Mike Harmon denies stealing competitor’s transporter

NASCAR driver Mike Harmon denied on Twitter that he stole a team transporter from competitor Jennifer Jo Cobb’s racing team.
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May 16, 1992: Charlotte's 'One Hot Night'

Charlotte Motor Speedway billed it as "One Hot Night." It proved that and beyond on May 16, 1992, thanks to star drivers Davey Allison, Kyle Petty and Dale Earnhardt.
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It's NASCAR penalty day

NASCAR issued several penalties on Tuesday, the most serious of which was to Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 54 Nationwide Series team, which won last weekend's race at Darlington, S.C., with driver Kyle Busch.
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Want to buy Jeff Gordon's New York City condo?

A three-bedroom Manhattan condominium is about to enter the marketplace priced at $30 million. The seller: Jeff Gordon.
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Kurt Busch impresses in drive to first pole in 2 years

Kurt Busch earned his first pole in two years in impressive fashion, using a track-record lap of 181.918 mph to claim the top starting spot for Saturday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
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Helton: Appeals rulings don’t undermine NASCAR’s authority

Despite a pair of losses in the appeals process this week, NASCAR President Mike Helton said he doesn’t look at it as an “us against them” proposition.
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Higgins' Scuffs: 'Old Darlington' ... those were the days!

A liquor run via airplane, parts flying into the press box and lawmen waiting in a pit box for a driver are just some of the more colorful stories coming out of Darlington's past.
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Giddy-up and start your engines

Slideshow: Rodeo competitor Taylor Earnhardt provided pointers on roping a calf and other feats during a media event Thursday promoting the Wild West theme of this year's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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NASCAR reduces suspensions for Penske Racing crewmen

Penske Racing won’t get back any fines or points, but it did see the suspensions of seven of its team members cut in half as a result of its final appeal of NASCAR penalties.
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Denny Hamlin: It's still tough having to watch

It didn't go quite as planned, but Denny Hamlin did his part in making his brief return to the Sprint Cup Series in Sunday's race at Talladega. Hamlin started the race and got out of his No. 11 Toyota at the first caution, giving way to driver Brian Vickers. Vickers, however, was caught up in a ...