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      <title><![CDATA[Kenseth tames the Lady in Black to take the Darlington 500 victory]]></title>
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Despite his crew chief being under suspension, Matt Kenseth drove the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to the win in the Bojangles' Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington (S.C.) Speedway on Saturday. It was Kenseth's third win of the season, but the first of his career at Darlington.

&quot;I've only dreamed about winning the Southern 500,&quot; Kenseth said ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-tames-the-lady-in-black-to-take-the-darlington-500-victory/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[NASCAR Appeals Panel announces fate of Joe Gibbs Racing]]></title>
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The National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel today heard and considered the appeal of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team.

 

The penalties concern Sections 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing; 12-4J: Any determination by NASCAR Officials that race equipment used in the event does not conform to the NASCAR rules detailed in Section 20 of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-appeals-panel-announces-fate-of-joe-gibbs-racing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 01:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Suspensions reduced for Joe Gibbs Racing, Penske Racing teams]]></title>
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The No. 20 Joe Gibbs Toyota NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team won its appeal to the National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel on Wednesday, sort of. JGR went before the Panel to appeal penalties handed down as a result of the engine raced in the No. 20 at Kansas Speedway on April 21 failing inspection. One of the connecting rods in the engine was too light.

According to NASCAR's ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/suspensions-reduced-for-joe-gibbs-racing-penske-racing-teams/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 23:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The rules prevail in NASCAR]]></title>
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Between Penske Racing’s “gray area” work on rear suspension that got it in trouble and Kansas race winner Matt Kenseth’s underweight connecting rod, the fines, points penalties and probationary periods are rampant in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing.

Penske Racing’s appeal of its penalties will be heard on May 1st as they attempt to overturn the fines, suspensions and probations for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/the-rules-prevail-in-nascar/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kenseth aces Richmond pole for a new track record]]></title>
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Richmond, Va. – Matt Kenseth aced the pole for Saturday’s 59th annual Toyota Owners 400, the ninth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event of the season.  And he bettered the Richmond International Raceway track record with a speed of 130.334 miles per hour in the Dollar General Toyota.  The former champion earned his ninth career pole.

The previous standard of 129.983 mph was set by ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-aces-richmond-pole-for-a-new-track-record/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kenseth not happy with Joe Gibbs Racing paying for TRD mistake    ]]></title>
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Hardly anyone likes to be punished, including Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Kenseth won the most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway on April 21 after starting from the pole and dominating the event. But after the race, the engine in the No. 20 car failed inspection and Kenseth and the No. 20 team were heavily penalized. 


While ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-not-happy-with-joe-gibbs-racing-paying-for-trd-mistake/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[TRD statement regarding No. 20 engine issue after Kansas race]]></title>
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Statement from TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development)

&quot;During NASCAR's routine post-race tear down of Matt Kenseth's race-winning car and engine
from Kansas Speedway, one of our engine connecting rods weighed in approximately three grams
under the legal minimum weight of 525 grams.  None of the other seven connecting rods were found
to be under the minimum weight.  

We take ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/trd-statement-regarding-no-20-engine-issue-after-kansas-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kansas winning JGR team penalized: failed post-race engine inspection]]></title>
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 24, 2013) – Penalties have been handed down to the No. 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team as a result of rule violations discovered in the post-race engine inspection April 23 at the NASCAR Research and Development Center.

 

The No. 20 car was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kansas-winning-jgr-team-penalized-failed-post-race-engine-inspection/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kenseth dominates on way to win in Kansas 400]]></title>
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Matt Kenseth's No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was a mainstay up front in the first 100-plus laps of the STP 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday. He fell back a few positions on pit strategy but was back up front at the end and went on to claim his second win of the season. The No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of Kasey Kahne was unable to catch Kenseth ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-dominates-on-way-to-win-in-kansas-400/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kenseth claimed his second career pole at Kansas Speedway ]]></title>
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With a 28.145-second lap in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota around Kansas Speedway on Friday, Matt Kenseth claimed the pole starting spot for Sunday's STP 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the track. It's his second-career pole at Kansas. Kenseth can also make the claim of being the only winner, so far, on the current Kansas Speedway surface, driving a Roush Fenway Ford to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-claimed-his-second-career-pole-at-kansas-speedway/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:35:57 +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 start will be Kyle Busch 300th in NASCAR’s top series ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – At just 27 years of age, it’s difficult to believe Kyle Busch is considered by many to be a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veteran.

But as the Sprint Cup competitors head to Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth this Saturday night for the NRA 500, the driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is showing veteran-like numbers to prove it ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/texas-start-will-be-kyle-busch-300th-in-nascar-s-top-series/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toyota wants to cross out the Auto Club Speedway off its bucket list]]></title>
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There’s a big challenge for Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, and the rest of the Toyota gang this weekend at Auto Club Speedway: to give the Japanese manufacturer its first victory at one of the two tracks (Indianapolis is the other) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series where Toyota has never won. And the possibilities appear to be pretty strong this time.

Yes, there’s been another ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/toyota-wants-to-cross-out-the-auto-club-speedway-off-its-bucket-list/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kyle Busch dominance at Bristol questioned by the unknowns]]></title>
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Toyota, specifically Joe Gibbs Racing, has dominated NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing, somewhat, at Bristol (Ten.) Motor Speedway in recent years. The manufacturer lays claim to victories in five of the last eight Sprint Cup races at the track, all courtesy of JGR. The circuit heads to Bristol this weekend for Sunday's Food City 500, though, with its new race car for only the second ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kyle-busch-dominance-at-bristol-questioned-by-the-unknowns/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kenseth holds strong to score the victory in Las Vegas]]></title>
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Matt Kenseth celebrated his 41st birthday by eking out a narrow victory over Kasey Kahne in the Kobalt Tools 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.  After hounding the winner in the final laps, Kahne came up short by a mere .6 seconds.
	
In winning, Kenseth became the third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver to win on his birthday.  Cale Yarborough and Kyle Busch were ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-holds-strong-to-score-the-victory-in-las-vegas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:34:32 +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[Bad luck continues for Edwards at Daytona, Kenseth goes out while leading]]></title>
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Carl Edwards has been in four wrecks at Daytona since the initial test was held and his bad luck continued today during the Daytona 500 when he got caught up in a multi-car wreck on the 137th lap.

It started when Trevor Bayne and Brad Keselowski came together while running with a cluster of other cars.  Josh Wise, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Terry Labonte, Kurt Busch, David Ragan, Austin ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/bad-luck-continues-for-edwards-at-daytona-kenseth-goes-out-while-leading/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expect the unexpected at Daytona 500]]></title>
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series may have already run the Sprint Unlimited and two Budweiser Duel races at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, but the 2013 season officially kicks off on Sunday with the 55th running of the Daytona 500. It's the first points-paying race of the year and the first of event of the season in which all 43 competitors are in the same race.

First and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/expect-the-unexpected-at-daytona-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kyle Busch and other Toyota drivers comment on Daytona Duels]]></title>
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KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&amp;M's Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Duel 2 Finishing Position:  1st

What did you learn on the track today? &quot;It's hard to pass the leader.  Just stay out front
when you can get out front and you can run pretty good and just try to hold everybody off behind
you.  There wasn't enough lane by lane racing -- I'd call it -- here.  But, it's awesome to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kyle-busch-and-other-toyota-drivers-comment-on-daytona-duels/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hamlin fastest Toyota in Daytona 500 qualifying]]></title>
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DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Qualified:  7th

How was your qualifying run?  &quot;It was definitely better than what we expected.  We were
consistently about a tenth off of our teammate so we're pretty happy running right there where
Kyle's (Busch) at.  Good run for our FedEx Camry team.  Obviously the overnight adjustments worked
and obviously it ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/hamlin-fastest-toyota-in-daytona-500-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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