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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Edwards flies to pole in Sprint All-Star qualifying at Charlotte]]></title>
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Carl Edwards out-braved 18 others to take the coveted pole position for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Adding to the bravery quotient for the drivers was that pit-road speed, entering and exiting, was not enforced.

Qualifying consisted of three laps and a mandatory four-tire pit stop.

The NASCAR Sprint All-Star race will cover 135 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/edwards-flies-to-pole-in-sprint-all-star-qualifying-at-charlotte/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Roush Fenway Racing shows Boston support with “B-Strong”]]></title>
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CONCORD, N.C. (April 18, 2013) – In the aftermath of the tragic events that occurred during Monday’s Boston Marathon, Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) will show its support for the city of Boston with a “B-Strong” tribute this weekend at Kansas Speedway.  All three Roush Fenway Ford Fusions will carry “B-Strong” decals during this weekend’s NASCAR event and RFR team owner Jack Roush ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/roush-fenway-racing-shows-boston-support-with-b-strong/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johnson looks to stay on top at Kansas]]></title>
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway this weekend for Sunday's STP 400, and when it comes to racing in Kansas, there's a handful of drivers who have figured out the track well enough to make a couple of trips to victory lane there -- Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon in the No. 24 Chevrolet and Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 Chevy, Greg Biffle in the No. 16 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/johnson-looks-to-stay-on-top-at-kansas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Texas home of Roush Fenway dominance and milestones reached]]></title>
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for the NRA 500 on Saturday night. It's the first night race of the 2013 season for the Cup Series, making it the first night race, ever, for the new Gen-6 race car.

With a new race car, past statistics at Texas may not be true indicators as to what will happen at TMS come Saturday night. But if they are ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/texas-home-of-roush-fenway-dominance-and-milestones-reached/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Martinsville history runs deep for Roush Fenway Racing]]></title>
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CONCORD, N.C. (April 3, 2013) – This weekend Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) rookie Sprint Cup driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will make his debut at a track traditionally noted for knocking around rookies and veterans alike; Martinsville Speedway.

 

“We have won there a few times, but history would definitely show that it has been a challenge,” said RFR team owner Jack Roush, who will ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/martinsville-history-runs-deep-for-roush-fenway-racing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Edwards and Biffle put top-Five finish in California]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[FONTANA, Calif. (March 24, 2013) – Roush Fenway’s Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle posted finishes of fourth and fifth respectively to lead the RFR effort in a wild finish in Sunday’s 400-mile Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway.
 
Fireworks flew after a late-race restart led to a frantic finish that saw tempers flare and fists fly. Through it all, Edwards and Biffle calmly ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/edwards-and-biffle-put-top-five-finish-in-california/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hamlin takes third-straight front row start with Fontana pole]]></title>
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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, has qualifying the new Gen-6 race car figured out. On Friday, he claimed the pole for Sunday's 400-mile race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., with a lap time of 38.410 seconds. It's his third-consecutive front row start, five races into the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

The No. 16 Roush Fenway Ford of Greg ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/hamlin-takes-third-straight-front-row-start-with-fontana-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Teams fine-tune intermediate track set up in Las Vegas]]></title>
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 7, 2013) – The new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gen-6 car prepares for its intermediate track debut as teams “rolled the dice” on various set ups during testing Thursday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Intermediate style tracks make up the bulk of the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule and teams were given an extra day to fine-tune their machines before the Kobalt ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/teams-fine-tune-intermediate-track-set-up-in-las-vegas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greg Biffle top Ford driver in Daytona Duels]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ GREG BIFFLE, No. 16 3M Ford Fusion 

WALK US THROUGH THE END OF THE RACE THERE.  “He (Kevin Harvick) won the Sprint Unlimited race
like that and I tell you, I went all the way to the back when I started on the inside and worked
my way all the way back to second. I was hoping that wasn’t going to happen today. I could see
four to go and I was starting inside I thought I was dead in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/greg-biffle-top-ford-driver-in-daytona-duels/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Daytona Duel victories to Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch]]></title>
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Daytona Beach, Fla. – Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch were the winners of the Budweiser Duel races on Thursday afternoon at the Daytona International Speedway.  Harvick scored in the first 150-mile race and Busch did so in the second round.

Prior to the start, officials announced that the 2014 edition of the Budweiser Duel will be run under the lights for the first-time ever.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/daytona-duel-victories-to-kevin-harvick-and-kyle-busch/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Harvick powers to victory in Duel No. 1 at Daytona]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Daytona Beach, Fla. – In the first Budweiser Duel at the Daytona International Speedway on Thursday afternoon, Kevin Harvick raced to victory and was trailed across the finish line by Greg Biffle, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/harvick-powers-to-victory-in-duel-no-1-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bayne top Ford driver in Daytona 500 qualifying times]]></title>
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TREVOR BAYNE (No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion) – QUALIFIED 3rd  “The Wood Brothers know
how to do it, that is for sure. That is what is so cool about qualifying here. It shows all the
hard work that they put into these cars. Once you get in the race and get beat up a little bit it
doesn’t matter quite as much but qualifying shows all the hard work they put into it. I am ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/bayne-top-ford-driver-in-daytona-500-qualifying-times/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Biffle and Logano consider Daytona Unlimited a learning experience]]></title>
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GREG BIFFLE (No. 16 3M Ford Fusion) – FINISHED 2nd  POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE
  
“I thought about sticking it in there and it just didn’t look like it was going to work to me. It looked like it would be sparks and parts flying. He shut the door on the top. That is what Kevin needed to do to win the race. I looked in the mirror and didn’t have anyone pushing me. I figured someone ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/biffle-and-logano-consider-daytona-unlimited-a-learning-experience/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Ford drivers comment on Daytona Unlmited]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[GREG BIFFLE (No. 16 3M Ford Fusion) – FINISHED 2nd

DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR HARVICK AT THE END? “I felt like I did. The 3M Ford Fusion really was strong all night. It seemed like some cars were better than we were and we will work on our stuff for the 500. I had a run on him at the top there and he closed the door. Kevin did what he had to do to win that race. I didn’t think there ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ford-drivers-comment-on-daytona-unlmited/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Harvick takes victory in Daytona Unlimited non-points race]]></title>
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Daytona Beach, Fla. – On an unseasonably cool Saturday evening in Florida, Kevin Harvick 
raced to victory in the 75-lap Sprint Unlimited, a non-points event for the NASCAR Sprint Cup 
Series.
	
The race was run in segments of 30, 25 and 20 laps with fans deciding such things as 
number of tires to be changed and the outfit worn by Miss Sprint in victory lane. 
	
Driving the Budweiser ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/harvick-takes-victory-in-daytona-unlimited-non-points-race-431760/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 03:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Edwards moves to backup after Daytona Unlimited practice crash]]></title>
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The season’s first practice session saw the season’s first
multicar accident, with five cars involved in an accident that took place only nine minutes into
the season’s first practice. The result sends Roush Fenway’s Carl Edwards and the No. 99 Fastenal
team to a backup car for tomorrow night’s Sprint Unlimited all-star race.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/edwards-moves-to-backup-after-daytona-unlimited-practice-crash/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Almirola fastest on only day of Charlotte testing]]></title>
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After rain cancelled NASCAR Sprint Cup Series testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway on
Thursday and thawing ice between the SAFER barriers and the concrete wall on Friday morning
delayed Friday's session, teams finally got test time Friday afternoon and continued
runs into the evening under the lights.

&quot;We needed these two days to really figure out what the car is going to end up ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/almirola-fastest-on-only-day-of-charlotte-testing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Biffle posts fastest single-car lap in Daytona testing]]></title>
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On-track activity calmed down at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on Saturday, the final day of three days of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series testing at the track, as teams returned to single-car runs during both of the day's test sessions. Overall, Greg Biffle (No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford) posted the fastest lap speed with a time of 194.936 mph. The lap was also the fastest ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/biffle-posts-fastest-single-car-lap-in-daytona-testing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fans get early peak at Daytona action during Preseason Thunder]]></title>
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With the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season on the horizon, fans and teams, alike, head to Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway for the yearly Preseason Thunder event to be held Jan. 10-12. In addition to autograph and question-and-answer sessions for fans' enjoyment, the teams will hit the track all three days to test their new sixth generation racers in preparation for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/fans-get-early-peak-at-daytona-action-during-preseason-thunder/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Keselowski's Cup championship tops 2012 Top performances]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – No one saw this coming. No one.

Brad Keselowski won his first race in 2009 at Talladega Superspeedway, running a part-time schedule with single-car team Phoenix Racing. It was a nice story in a long season, one that ended with Jimmie Johnson winning the championship.

His second victory came in 2011 at Kansas Speedway while in his second full season with Penske ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/keselowski-s-cup-championship-tops-2012-top-performances/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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