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Two years ago, Camron Waugh’s limited exposure to NASCAR came when he went over to his buddy’s college dormitory room and that week’s Sprint Cup race was on television.

Even then, knowing next to nothing about the sport, he was drawn to pit stops.

Fast forward to Thursday night at Time Warner Cable Arena and the 2011 Sprint Pit Crew Challenge—and there was Waugh right in the middle of all the fast and furious action. Waugh now serves as the front-tire changer on the No. 48 Chevrolet driven on race days by five-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. He had been on that job for the whopping total of 10 days before competing in his first Pit Crew Challenge   …  Details

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The tough and expedited schooling Danica Patrick has undergone in NASCAR may easily give her the advantage she needs for the Indy 500.

NASCAR may be the new pinnacle of motorsports, with drivers coming over from Formula One, open-wheel and other series.

For Patrick, there is one goal  …  More

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Kyle Busch and his team hope to have Kimi Raikkonen as best prepared as they can for his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut on Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The 2007 Formula 1 world champion is set to start his NASCAR foray next weekend behind the wheel of the #15 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra at  …  Details

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Matt Kenseth called his own shot to get to Victory Lane.

He asked for two tires, not four, on the last pit stop. He zipped out of his stall, left contenders like Jimmie Johnson behind, and celebrated a winning strategy on the Monster Mile.

Kenseth and crew chief Jimmy Fennig called the audible on the last stop, and the crew made the switch before the car was dropped from the jack, leading Kenseth to  …  Details & Video

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