He’s back.
After failing to finish better than ninth in his previous six races, Tony Stewart re-emerged as a factor in the Chase for the Sprint Cup with a victory in Sunday’s Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway.
Stewart, who led the series through the first 26 races leading up to the Chase, beat Jeff Gordon to the finish line by .894 seconds to trim 39 points from his deficit to Chase leader Mark Martin, who ran seventh. With four victories this season, Stewart is …Â Details
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Johnson, Martin findings did not imply intent to cheat
Chad Knaus walked out of the No. 48 transporter Friday morning and faced a phalanx of reporters for the crime of being within NASCAR law.
He hadn’t broken any rules. He hadn’t incurred any penalties. But in an inspection at the NASCAR Research and Development Center, series officials found the measurements on the No. 48 team’s race-winning Dover car to be closer to the tolerances than normal. Given Knaus’ reputation and the rumor-mongering nature of the Sprint Cup garage, the issue had morphed into a full-fledged controversy by the time teams arrived at Kansas Speedway…Â Details
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Mark Martin’s impressive run of success continued at Kansas where the Sprint Cup Series Chase leader claimed his seventh pole of the season.
The Hendrick driver, who leads the standing by 10 points over his team-mate Jimmie Johnson, set a time of 30.724 seconds at an average speed of 175.758 mph to beat the previous benchmark set by Dale Earnhardt Jr by 0.084s.
“That’s pretty incredible,” said Martin, who …Â Details
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Danica Patrick says she is still working on a possible transition to NASCAR, and refused to confirm reports that she had reaching an agreement with Andretti Green Racing to remain in the IndyCar series.
Speaking during her team’s test at Homestead-Miami Speedway today, Patrick remained tight-lipped about her new AGR deal – which has been hinted at but not officially confirmed by the team – and hinted that a progressive move into NASCAR was still on the cards… Details
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