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So, who’s next? Now that former Formula One champ Kimi Raikkonen has tested with Kyle Busch’s truck team and is set to compete in the truck race at Charlotte next month, who’s the next driver from Formula One to follow Juan Pablo Montoya and others to NASCAR?

“People are watching,” Montoya says when asked if those in Formula One pay attention to NASCAR.

“Over the last few years, when I came over, people started paying attention to how I ran, and I think   …  More

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Matt Kenseth can quit wondering. He is still good enough to win.

After going 76 races without a win, Kenseth finally got back into Victory Lane with a dominating run at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night when the entire Roush Fenway team was outstanding.

“As you start to get a little older and start looking up at the results,  …  More

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Space shuttle pilot Doug Hurley will take a piece of Texas Motor Speedway into space.

Hurley was presented a TMS flag Saturday, which he plans to carry with him on the final space shuttle mission this summer. Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to close out the 30-year shuttle program.

A season-ticket holder at Texas Motor Speedway since 2005, Hurley said he planned to   …  Details

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Tom Busch had a rule his boys had to abide by — if they wanted to race cars, they had to work on them first. No one took to this more than his youngest son, Kyle, who can recall tinkering with his dad’s late model, and helping to build a vehicle for older brother, Kurt. The speed captivated him, for certain, but so did the wrench-turning, dirty-fingernails work of grip and handling and camber, all those elements that helped the driver make the car go fast.

That affinity for the mechanical side of racing is still there for the Sprint Cup points leader, who knows his way around a setup sheet   …  More

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