Dale Earnhardt Jr. has an offer for bill-backing Republican

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was surprised to learn that the Republican Congressman from Georgia sponsoring an amendment to ban military sports spending has not been to a NASCAR race. Now, NASCAR’s most popular driver — who is sponsored by the National Guard— is inviting him to one. Earnhardt spoke Friday, a day after the House Appropriations [...]

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Jimmie Johnson’s pit crew wins

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Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 pit crew got its revenge. Johnson’s team won the NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge on Thursday night, avenging last year’s loss in the finals to Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 team. Hamlin’s team was the two-time defending champions coming into the event and cruised into the finals again this year, but lost [...]

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‘One Hot Night’ in Charlotte

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Twenty years ago, Charlotte Motor Speedway did the unthinkable – light a 1.5-mile high-speed racetrack. The move helped revolutionize the sport and set the tone for more prime time races on the bigger tracks, including the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. Speedway Motorsports, Inc. chairman Bruton Smith and track officials worked with MUSCO to build the [...]

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TRUCKS: Taking The Point

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For Timothy Peters, it’s time to push “go.” But, in a Camping World Truck Series season that’s shorter by three races than last year, it’s almost always “go” time. Peters carries the series point lead into Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The race is the fifth of the season [...]

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. the owner reveals savvy business side

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. draped an arm across Cole Whitt’s shoulders after the pair unveiled a green-and-grey Chevrolet to the adoring throngs (“Junior, nice shave!” yells one fan) outside a Walmart. Standing several inches above the red-haired rookie who drives for Earnhardt’s JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series, NASCAR’s most popular driver jointly looked the part [...]

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DOD’s NASCAR spending hits wall

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NASCAR suffered a rare loss in Congress Thursday — and worst yet, it came at the hands of a Republican from Georgia. Rep. Jack Kingston tipped the scales in the House Appropriations Committee, putting some Southern moxie behind what had been a losing cause until now: Rep. Betty McCollum’s campaign to end the Pentagon’s practice [...]

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