With the laps dwindling down and the middle of the pack getting a little antsy, the field turned to complete mayhem with just 8 laps to go in the Centurion Boats at the Glen on Sunday afternoon. Michael McDowell spun David Gilliland as the two raced for position, setting off a chain reaction that left several cars crippled near the pit road entrance. Michael Waltrip, Bobby Labonte, Sam Hornish Jr, Reed Sorenson, Max Papis, Dave Blaney, and Joe Nemechek were also involved.

As seen in the video footage of the accident, Bobby LaBonte was left limping his way over to the …read more

Kyle Busch made perfect on his efforts to sweep the road course races in the Sprint Cup Series this season as he nabbed his first career victory at Watkins Glen International on Sunday. He led four times for a race high 52 laps, giving him his 8th win of the season and making him the first driver to win the races at both Infineon and Watkins Glen in the same year since his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Tony Stewart, did it back in 2005. He also won the Nationwide Series race in Mexico City earlier in the year, making him …read more

Heading into Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Infineon Raceway, most people weren’t talking about points leader Kyle Busch as a favorite to win, especially since he was starting all the way back from the 30th position … well, they were wrong. Busch put his no. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota out front on lap 32, and then held the position for the remainder of the race, with the exception of 2 laps that were led by Carl Edwards during green flag pit stops.
Busch gained his track position due to some good fortune when he and nine other cars made their first pit …read more

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Kyle Busch stayed atop the Sprint Cup Series points standings, and he did so in convincing fashion by dominating the later portions of the Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway, outrunning the Roush-Fenway Racing cars to the finish. The race was 400 circuits long, and Busch was a third place car for over half of them, but his ability to get on and off of pit road quickly enabled him to pass Carl Edwards for the lead during a round of green flag pit stops with 163 laps to go, and there …read more

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In the longest race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, Kasey Kahne proved that attrition pays off, as he was setup in the right place at the right time in the closing laps of the Coca Cola 600 to put his no. 9 Dodge into Victory Lane at Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the second time in as many weeks for car owner Ray Evernham.
After cruising to a victory in last week’s All-Star Challenge, and then earning himself the outside pole position through qualifying, Kahne looked as though he was in position to potentially …read more

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Saturday night’s running of the Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 was one of dominance, heartbreak, surprise, and all-around pure excitement, and the Sprint Cup Series manage to squeeze it all into just 400 laps at Richmond International Raceway. In fact, there hasn’t been any official report published on it, but I’d be willing to bet that at least a handful of fans at Richmond suffered from anxiety attacks, and the rest of them were probably focusing their efforts on tracking down the driver of the no. 18 Joe Gibbs …read more

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Rookie Brawl – Five Way Elimination Match:
Patrick Carpentier and Regan Smith eliminated one another via a double countout. Dario Franchitti pinned Sam Hornish Jr via a Small Package. Then, Michael McDowell closed the match out by defeating Franchitti with his patented finishing move, the “Suicide Spin,” to pick up the victory. Following the match, Aric Almirola attacked McDowell from behind, claiming that he should have had the opportunity to compete in the match, stating that he, too, is …read more

Welcome one and all to the second edition of “Loose in Turn 3.” I thought last week’s conversation went pretty well, but as always, we acknowledge the room for improvement, so we’ve decided to spice this week’s discussion platform up just a bit. There’s been a lot going down as of late in our cherished NASCAR world, so there’s plenty to talk about from Chip Ganassi Racing to the Car of (Today) and even racing in general. So, sit back and strap yourself in tight, cause we’re about to get Loose in Turn Three!
Drivers Have More Strong Opinions Concerning New …read more

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We started Sunday’s running of the Samsung 500 with each of NASCAR’s four car manufacturer’s with a car in the top-four of the starting grid, and that’s exactly how we ended the day, though the race wasn’t nearly as competitive as the results might indicate. Carl Edwards took the lead with about 117 laps to go and never turned back as he claimed his third victory of the season, and the sixth overall for car owner Jack Roush at Texas Motor Speedway.
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- Yes, just a month and a half into the 2008 NASCAR season, here we are already talking about 2009 as it seems that the ever-so-dramatic Silly Season is once again creeping upon us. There’s been quite a buzz created with Richard Childress Racing announcing their addition of a fourth team next year in the Sprint Cup Series, and rumors have begun circulating instantly that Bobby LaBonte was the top candidate to drive that car next season. While it remains true that the 2000 Series Champion has yet to accept an offer of renewal from Petty Enterprises, LaBonte did state …read more