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FONTANA, Calif. — Jimmie Johnson was sitting on pit road when the yellow flag came out — and that is why he won at home again. The No. 48 Hendrick crew finished its work and Johnson crossed the scoring line at the end of pit road just before then …

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FONTANA, Calif. – Jimmie Johnson knows he got lucky. So do the Richard Childress Racing drivers who went from leading to chasing him in the final laps. The fortunate break for Johnson in his victory at California came because he already was in the …

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While Bobby Labonte and Joe Gibbs prospered immediately with a successful start to what would be a 10-year partnership, Dale Jarrett was building a long-term union with car owner Robert Yates and their No. 28 Texaco-Havoline Ford team. Yates was Ford …

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As part of its cost-cutting measures, NASCAR is decreasing the amount it will pay teams in race winnings by approximately 10 percent in 2010. Dover Motorsports CEO Denis McGlynn told financial analysts about the cut during a conference call and …

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The countdown is on. Saturday night, the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup season gets under way with the Budweiser Shootout. A mere eight days later, it will be the Daytona 500 taking center stage, as one driver will put their name in an elite category with …

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Jan. 31–FONTANA — The Auto Club Speedway was having a nasty day. One driver suffered from smoke inhalation and another needed to be extricated. Over on pit row, a blaze erupted. As if that wasn’t enough, an out-of-control race car that had seen …

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How often can 19 year old, NASCAR reigning Rookie of the Year, Joey Logano be referred to as the veteran schooling the youngster? Logano had his hands full with 16 year old, Sergio Pena en route to his second victory in the Irwindale Speedway, Toyota …

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IRWINDALE, Calif. (AP) — Joey Logano raced to his second NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown victory Saturday night, holding off 16-year-old Sergio Pena. Logano, the 19-year-old star preparing for his second Sprint Cup season, also won the 2007 race on …

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 29 (UPI) — NASCAR announced Friday it is reducing prize money in its three top series by 10 percent for the 2010 season. The cuts will be put in place for races in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series …

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IndyCar driver Danica Patrick unveils her GoDaddy.com No. 7 JR Motorsports stock car during an event announcing her intention to make her stock car racing debut in an ARCA race Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin …

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