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BROWN: Edwards Proves That Nice Guys Can Finish First
The year was 2005, the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series was entering its second year with a new title sponsor and a virtual nobody from Missouri had just been picked by two-time defending champions Roush Racing to drive one of their cars.
CUP: Departing Edwards ‘Personally Satisfied’ With NASCAR Career
Carl Edwards looked like a man at full peace with his life on Wednesday, as he confirmed that his departure from Joe Gibbs Racing and decision to not drive full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series this season was completely on his own terms.
CUP: Carl Edwards Expected To Announce Retirement On Wednesday
Multiple media outlets are reporting that Carl Edwards will step away from NASCAR to pursue “other interests outside of driving” and will not race this season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
SOUZA: Rowdy’s Title Loss Will Only Help Him
Going into Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kyle Busch was searching for a second consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.
NSCS: Harvick Wins Cup Pole At Homestead; Busch Leads Title Contenders
For the fourth straight week, a non-championship contender ran the table in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying, as Kevin Harvick stormed to the top of the speed charts Friday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
NSCS: Edwards Rains On Logano’s Parade; Punches Ticket To Championship
FORT WORTH, Tex.– After a long, wet and dreary day that turned to night, Carl Edwards wins the rain shortened AAA Texas 500 from the Texas Motor Speedway, his third victory of the season and first in the Chase, punching his ticket to Miami for a chance to win his first title. Edwards ensured his team after a dismal 36th …
NSCS: Kevin Harvick Fastest In Friday Sprint Cup Series Practice at Texas
Kevin Harvick will enter Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway out of the championship cutoff by a mere 15 points.
NSCS: Chip Ganassi Racing’s Chase Hopes Crushed By The Monster Mile
Chip Ganassi Racing entered Dover Int’l Speedway on Sunday with one car on either side of the Chase elimination line, but with high hopes of finding a way to put both Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray into the Round of 12.
NSCS: Sealing The Six Pack; Edwards Grabs Coors Light Pole At New Hampshire
Carl Edwards continued his dominance of Coors Light Pole Qualifying at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, scoring his third pole in the last four Loudon races on Friday afternoon in advance of the second race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
AUDIO/FEATURE: Edwards ‘Having Fun’ Re-Learning Repaved Watkins Glen Circuit
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Prior to the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen weekend this week, Watkins Glen International embarked on a massive repaving project that tore out the entire racing surface and laid brand new asphalt and curbing in the corners. WGI laid an amount of asphalt equal to laying twenty-two miles of asphalt on a two-lane road, including the NASCAR …
NASCAR: Close Racing Fuels Growth of Digital, Social & Broadcast Numbers
As NASCAR racing continues to thrill fans week in and week out this year, the increase in close competition has been the the driving force behind the increased consumption of NASCAR action in broadcast, digital and social media.