NASCAR becoming more aware of drivers’ head injuries
If Michael Waltrip were to count up all the concussions he has sustained over a NASCAR career that stretches back nearly 30 years, he’d certainly hit 10 — and probably keep going.
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Jeremy Mayfield indicted for possession of stolen goods
Suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield has been indicted by a grand jury in North Carolina on charges of possession of stolen goods stemming from a Nov. 1 search of his property.
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Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle fill front row for Daytona 500
Edwards, who lost the championship last season on a tie-breaker to Tony Stewart, won the pole for the season-opening Daytona 500, beating teammate Greg Biffle for the top starting spot during a windy Sunday qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway.
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Kyle Busch edges Tony Stewart to win Shootout
Kyle Busch edged Tony Stewart in a thrilling finish to the first race of 2012, using a sling-shot pass Saturday night on the last lap of the exhibition Budweiser Shootout to beat the defending NASCAR champion to the checkered flag.
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Notebook: Modifications to Jimmie Johnson's Daytona 500 car deemed illegal
Five-time NASCAR champion Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus are back in the spotlight at one of racing’s biggest stages — and not for the right reason.
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Phoenix track wants no part of Bubba Watson’s ‘General Lee’
Track officials have canceled plans to have pro golfer Bubba Watson drive the car from the television series "The Dukes of Hazzard" at Phoenix International Raceway because of concerns about a negative reaction to an image of the confederate flag.
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No denying Danica Patrick is NASCAR’s new star attraction
Patrick will make her Sprint Cup Series debut in the Feb. 26 season-opening Daytona 500. It’s the first of 10 races this year at NASCAR’s top level driving for three-time champion Tony Stewart.
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Tony Stewart: No pressure to repeat as Sprint Cup champ
Over the closing weeks of last season, Steve Addington had been led to believe he would be Tony Stewart’s crew chief for the 2012 year. Then Stewart won at Martinsville and again at Texas to give him four wins in eight races.
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Tucker Hibbert leads snocross drivers tonight at Silverdome
Tucker Hibbert is known as the world's top snowmobile snocross athlete and he will put his reputation on the line Friday night when the ISOC National Snocross Tour stops at the Pontiac Silverdome.
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No one injured in fire at Joe Gibbs machine shop
A spokesman for the NASCAR team says a few employees were treated on site for smoke inhalation, but were not transported to the hospital.
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AJ Allmendinger’s team wins Daytona 24-hour race
Michael Shank Racing did it with a pair of drivers hoping Sunday’s victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona is the kickoff to their career comebacks.
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Danica Patrick will skip Indy 500, race instead in NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600
Patrick said Monday she’s added the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway to her schedule. She’ll drive for Stewart-Haas Racing, and team owner Tony Stewart said the decision to sit out the Indianapolis 500 was Patrick’s decision.
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JR Hildebrand shakes off Indy misfortune, looks forward to Belle Isle race
JR Hildebrand was among the IndyCar drivers at the North American International Auto Show Friday to promote the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, which will be held June 1-3, a week after the Indianapolis 500.
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