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Tony Stewart Open to Adding 3rd Team

Posted: Jun 19th 2009 9:10PM by FanHouse Newswire (author feed)
Filed under: Tony Stewart, Stewart-Haas Racing

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Tony StewartSONOMA, Calif. (AP) -- Tony Stewart is off to such a strong first season as a team owner, he's already open to expansion.

The Sprint Cup Series points leader said Friday he'd consider adding a third team to Stewart-Haas Racing next year if the right combination was available. Although he promised his team not to expand too quickly, their success so far this season has made him consider his options.

"I wanted to make sure we had two cars that were competitive and had a chance to win a championship," he said Friday at Infineon Raceway. "I'm proud of the fact that I think we're at that point. So if the right situation came along, we would entertain it."
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Sprint Cup N's & Q's: Coca-Cola 600

Posted: May 26th 2009 2:48PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: David Reutimann, Lowes Motor Speedway, Sprint Cup

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Welcome back to another edition of Sprint Cup Notes & Quotes, where even Noah couldn't keep his boat afloat after the non-stop rain at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Are you one of those lonely souls mad that David Reutimann snookered 'em -- yep, that's the first recorded use of that word on FH -- to win his first career race Monday afternoon?

If so, get over it. First time winners are fun to see, and when the race officially ended he was the car leading everyone else. Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers and the rest of the field didn't have to pit, but they did -- and that's just the way it goes.

I'd still like an explanation as to why NASCAR decided on a start time of 12 p.m./EDT for the Monday make-up of its longest race.
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FanHouse Warmup: Russ Friedman 400

Posted: May 2nd 2009 2:14PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Brian Vickers, Denny Hamlin, Sprint Cup

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The Essentials
Race: Russ Friedman 400 by Crown Royal
Where: Richmond Int'l Raceway
Time: Saturday 7:30 p.m./EDT
TV/Radio: FOX Sports, MRN Radio
Twitter: Live updates at FanHouseRacing
Forecast: 60 degrees, 60% chance of rain
Distance: 400 laps (300 miles)
Pole Winner: Brian Vickers
2008 Winner: Clint Bowyer


The Storylines

Who in the world is Russ Friedman? After winning a promotion though Crown Royal, Saturday night's presenting sponsor, Friedman earned himself naming rights to the event in a program that's been going for a few years now.

Friedman, as it turns out, is a veteran of the war in Iraq and has received -- count 'em -- two purple hearts during his service.
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Tests Reveal Goodyear Still Not Ready

Posted: May 1st 2009 5:10PM by Holly Cain (author feed)
Filed under: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, NASCAR Testing, Sprint Cup

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Less than impressed.

That was pretty much the consensus of drivers following Wednesday's Goodyear tire test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway -- the sixth test since a tire debacle at the track during last year's NASCAR race resulted in no green flag runs more than 16 laps.

"The tires still are not ideal,'' said Ryan Newman, who represented the Chevrolet contingent in the four-car test. "I know Goodyear is still working on that. It is just a tough situation, man."
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Talladega Marred by Early 13-Car Wreck

Posted: Apr 26th 2009 4:57PM by FanHouse Newswire (author feed)
Filed under: A.J. Allmendinger, Brian Vickers, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, David Gilliland, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Scott Riggs, NASCAR Crashes, Sprint Cup

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TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) --The "Big One" hit early at Talladega Superspeedway.

A massive 13-car accident just seven laps into Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway took out race favorites and left it open for an unlikely winner to emerge from the field.

The accident started just seven laps into the race near the front of the field when Matt Kenseth appeared to make contact with series points leader Jeff Gordon.

The bump made Gordon's car slide toward the top of the track, and the drivers running around them couldn't avoid the wreck.
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Kurt Busch Finds Victory Lane in Atlanta

Posted: Mar 8th 2009 6:10PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Penske Racing, Sprint Cup

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He may have ended the day going backwards, but Kurt Busch did just about everything right to stay up front Sunday.

As a result, Busch earned his first victory of 2009 in the Sprint Cup Series' Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Kobalt Tools 500 Roundup: Complete Results | Sprint Cup Standings | Schedule

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FanHouse Warmup: Auto Club 500

Posted: Feb 22nd 2009 5:02PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Sprint Cup

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The Essentials
Where: Auto Club Speedway
Time: Sunday 6 p.m./EDT
TV/Radio: FOX Sports, MRN Radio
Forecast: "Isolated Sprinkles", Cloudy, 76
Distance: 250 laps (500 miles)
Pole Winner: Brian Vickers
2008 Winner: Carl Edwards


The Storylines

After a week of debate about Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s driving abilities and Matt Kenseth's soggy Daytona win, NASCAR as we know it has returned to form.
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Junior Gives NASCAR Needed Surge

Posted: Feb 21st 2009 12:25AM by Holly Cain (author feed)
Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Sprint Cup

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This is what Dale Earnhardt Jr. means to NASCAR.

On a weekend which could be considered the most irrelevant on the schedule, Earnhardt has given us something to talk about beyond the doom-and-gloom economy, the empty seats expected at Sunday's stop in Fontana, Calif., or the questionable late-day West Coast time slot that pits the Auto Club 500 directly up against the Academy Awards ceremony ... in the one town that cares most about the Academy Awards ceremony.
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Tempers Boil After Junior's Daytona Dare

Posted: Feb 15th 2009 8:20PM by Holly Cain (author feed)
Filed under: Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Daytona Int'l Speedway, NASCAR Crashes, Sprint Cup

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the talk of the Daytona 500 once again.

Only this time it was all about a punt, not a pass.

Contact between his Chevy and Brian Vickers' Toyota on Lap 125 took out eight other cars -- including the race leader -- and left some of his competitors questioning the fairness of how NASCAR doles out penalties.

More Coverage: Daytona 500 Results | Kenseth Wins | Junior Triggers Crash
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After Rain, It's Matt Kenseth in Daytona

Posted: Feb 15th 2009 8:11PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Matt Kenseth, Daytona Int'l Speedway, Sprint Cup

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It wasn't a full race, but for the driver from Cambridge, Wisc., it's still the Daytona 500.

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, won the rain-shortened 51st running of the Daytona 500 Sunday night after NASCAR stopped the event 48 laps from the scheduled distance.
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