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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Six hundred miles to Victory Lane at Charlotte]]></title>
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The yearly Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway may be the longest
race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, but that doesn't mean that
it always favors veteran drivers. As a matter-of-fact, the 600 has produced
a laundry list of first-time winners over the years.

Names on the list of drivers who visited Sprint Cup victory lane for the
first time after the 600-mile race ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/six-hundred-miles-to-victory-lane-at-charlotte-420774/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dick Trickle ended his own life at the age of 71]]></title>
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Dick Trickle died today, Thursday May 16th at a local cemetery in Boger City, North Carolina.  The retired NASCSAR driver who made the news for his talent on the short tracks and for his personality. His passion was being at a race track. 

From 1967 to 1972, Trickle was the one to beat on the stock car racing short-tracks; he was known as the &quot;White Knight''.  After his ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dick-trickle-ended-his-own-life-at-the-age-of-71/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ward Burton Michigan preview]]></title>
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KMART 400


BALDWIN ON DOVER - "We had a decent car last week at Dover.  We were
competitive during all of the practice sessions and we just got caught
up in a spin early in the race.  We took the air off Jimmy's (Spencer)
spoiler and he came around.  Everyone was trying to check up, but they
tagged us and we spun too.  We had little damage and all four tires were
flat.  We made a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ward-burton-michigan-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2001 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Michigan II: Dale Earnhardt Jr race report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/michigan-ii-dale-earnhardt-jr-race-report-2005-08-22/</link>
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Mayfield's Mileage Makes it at Michigan, Dale Jr. 18th
No. 8 Budweiser Team Leads Late, then Pits for Fuel


Jeremy Mayfield grabbed his first victory of the 2005 season Sunday at
the GPS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway, taking the
lead for the only time with six laps remaining while the other lead cars
pitted for fuel. Scott Riggs also made the most of his fuel ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/michigan-ii-dale-earnhardt-jr-race-report-2005-08-22/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2005 04:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Homestead-Miami Speedway news 2010-11-15]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/homestead-miami-speedway-news-2010-11-15/</link>
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Grand Marshal Named for Championship-Finale Ford 400


`Nothing But a Good Time': Bret Michaels to Serve as Grand Marshal for
Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship Finale at Homestead-Miami


Legendary Poison front-man to deliver most famous words in racing,
sing anthem; wrestling champion Goldberg named Honorary Race Chair for
Saturday's Ford 300


MIAMI--Even after spending more ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/homestead-miami-speedway-news-2010-11-15/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bristol II: Joe Nemechek preview]]></title>
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INSPIRED BY SOLDIERS, NEMECHEK HOPEFUL OF ENDING BRISTOL JINX





BRISTOL, Tenn. (Aug. 23, 2005) -- Always inspired by the bravery
and dedication of soldiers, U.S. Army driver Joe Nemechek will carry even
more inspiration into Saturday night's race at Bristol Motor Speedway.





Before arriving at the half-mile Bristol bullring, Nemechek was scheduled
for a couple of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/bristol-ii-joe-nemechek-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 17:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jeff Gordon press release]]></title>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 12, 1995



DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Like most race drivers, Jeff Gordon likes to
run up front. In the first seven races of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup
season, Gordon has been running up front quite often.


Because of that, Gordon, driver of the DuPont Chevrolet, leads the True
Value Hard Charger Award standings on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit.


Through ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jeff-gordon-press-release/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 May 1995 12:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dodge Pocono post-race quotes]]></title>
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Sunday, June 17, 2001
Pocono Raceway
Pocono 500


JOHN ANDRETTI (No. 43 Cheerios Dodge Intrepid R/T)
"I don't know what happened. Everybody started crossing in front of me. I
slowed down, but I had been hit so much in the back that I didn't stop. I
should have just stopped, and that would have been good enough, but I didn't
and got involved in another deal."


WARD BURTON (No. 22 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dodge-pocono-post-race-quotes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2001 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kenseth gets hot at Bristol, earns pole]]></title>
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Matt Kenseth went out late in the qualifying order but laid down the hottest
lap of the day at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kenseth's lap of 127.300 mph was
good enough to earn Kenseth his first pole of the season and just the second
of his career.


"It's been awhile," Kenseth said. "It was a great lap. We've got a great
car for the race tomorrow night. I didn't think it would qualify ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-gets-hot-at-bristol-earns-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2005 13:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Michigan II: Kasey Kahne preview]]></title>
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KASEY KAHNE:


"We've had a lot of success at Michigan, with a win and four top-five
finishes in seven races. The No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger
will carry the 2006 aero package this weekend. We won the first race
at Michigan last year with that package and finished fourth in the
second. Although it's the same car we used last year, there are major
differences in how it handles ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/michigan-ii-kasey-kahne-preview-2007-08-17/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dodge Motorsports weekend notes 2007-08-22]]></title>
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Good Things Come to Those Who Wait, Wait, Wait;
Ultimate Patience Pays off for Busch at Michigan





BROOKLYN, Mich.  (Wednesday Aug.22, 2007) -- Like everyone else,
Kurt Busch and the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger team came to the Irish
Hills ready to race on Sunday.





Rain washed out things on Sunday and Monday, and Tuesday got to be a
guessing game with fog in the area. But ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dodge-motorsports-weekend-notes-2007-08-22/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Michigan: Bobby Labonte preview]]></title>
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Bobby Labonte on racing at Michigan International Speedway:


"I love racing at Michigan. It's a track that as a race car driver, you
really look forward to because you have so many options. You can race
high, you can race low, and pretty much anywhere in between. It's just
plain fun as a driver. I've won a few times there and have a few poles
there. I think Yates has a really strong ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/michigan-bobby-labonte-preview-2009-10-02/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Loudon II practice one times]]></title>
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Pos   No Driver               Make            Time    Gap To 1st    Speed     Gap  To 1st
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 1.   12 Ryan Newman          Dodge         28.556                133.380
 2.    8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.   Chevrolet     28.734  0.178  0.178  132.554  0.826   0.826
 3.   17 Matt Kenseth         Ford ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/loudon-ii-practice-one-times-2003-09-14/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2003 15:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dover II practice one times]]></title>
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 1.   48 Jimmie Johnson       Chevrolet     23.472                153.374
 2.   20 Tony Stewart         Chevrolet     23.521  0.049  0.049  153.055  0.319   0.319
 3.   12 Ryan Newman          Dodge ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dover-ii-practice-one-times-2003-09-20/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2003 22:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kansas: Dodge teams race quotes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kansas-dodge-teams-race-quotes-2005-10-10/</link>
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Ryan Newman finished 23rd on the day but maintained his position at
second in the Chase for the Championship.  Rusty Wallace's seventh-place
finish moved him to fourth in the points, while Jeremy Mayfield finished
16th and moved to ninth.





RUSTY WALLACE, NO. 2 MILLER LITE DODGE CHARGER, STARTED 33RD, FINISHED
SEVENTH





"It was a good run, a real good run.  We qualified really ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kansas-dodge-teams-race-quotes-2005-10-10/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2005 15:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Loudon: Sam Hornish Jr qualifying rain out notes]]></title>
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Rain cancels qualifying, Hornish to Start 26th in Loudon


LOUDON , N. H. (June 26, 2009) -- Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the Penske
Racing No. 77 AAA/Penske Truck Rental Dodge Charger, will start the Lenox
Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the 26th position on
Sunday after Friday's qualifying session was cancelled due to rain.


With the cancellation of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/loudon-sam-hornish-jr-qualifying-rain-out-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BUSCH: Charlotte II: Roush Racing preview]]></title>
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Roush Racing Fast Facts


-    Martin's commanding victory moved him up two places to seventh in
the points. Martin trimmed Tony Stewart's lead by 20 points and trails
first place by 118. He trails second by only 38 points and he is just 21
points out of fifth.


-    After dominating last week's race at Kansas, Martin heads to Lowe's
Motor Speedway which he regards as his favorite ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/busch-charlotte-ii-roush-racing-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Daytona II: Jeff Gordon post qualifying interview]]></title>
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JEFF GORDON,
 NO. 24 DUPONT IMPALA SS -- Starts 2nd:


TALK ABOUT HOW YOUR CAR WAS IN PRACTICE AND GOING INTO TOMORROW
NIGHT'S RACE.


"Obviously we are in a great position in the points and starting
where we are starting is certainly going to make a big difference.  I
felt like yesterday in practice we tried to run in traffic a lot more
because we were anticipating that we weren't ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/daytona-ii-jeff-gordon-post-qualifying-interview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[J.J. Yeley preview]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last Time Out; Daytona International Speedway: J.J. Yeley overcame the odds and qualified for the &quot;Great American Race&quot; during last Thursday's Gatorade Duels at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, guaranteeing Whitney Motorsports their first start in the Daytona 500. Unfortunately, the team's hard-work was short lived as engine failure just 10 laps into the 208-lap event ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/j-j-yeley-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Elliott Sadler speaks about Talladega wreck]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/elliott-sadler-speaks-about-talladega-wreck/</link>
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Elliott Sadler Speaks About Talladega Wreck...


"First of all, I want to thank all of the sponsors, fans and members
of the media that have called to check on me following my wreck at
Talladega. It was a scary wreck from inside of the car and it may
have been a little scarier to see the replay. I was alert during the
entire wreck. It reminded me a lot of the big wreck I had at ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/elliott-sadler-speaks-about-talladega-wreck/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2003 13:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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