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      <title><![CDATA[Sonoma Raceway: Kurt Busch’s sentimental]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[DENVER, Colo. (June 19, 2013) – Kurt Busch’s road racing skills at Sonoma Raceway have been well documented as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver.
 
But when the Furniture Row Racing driver gets asked which race at the 1.99-mile road course in Northern California’s wine country initially stands out, he has a surprising answer.
 
One would expect the 34-year-old former NASCAR champion to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/sonoma-raceway-kurt-busch-s-sentimental/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[12th career start at Sonoma for Newman]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (June 18, 2013) – “I believe in America because we have great dreams – and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.” – Wendell L. Wilkie (American corporate lawyer and 1940 presidential nominee)
 
Ryan Newman readily admits that he lives his dream every weekend on the racetrack.
 
The story goes that when Newman was born in December 1977, his ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/12th-career-start-at-sonoma-for-newman/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sonoma test gives Almirola confidence at road course circuit]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.C. (June 18 2013) - Aric Almirola will hit the twists and turns of wine country at Sonoma Raceway this weekend. The Tampa, Fla., native looks to move the No. 43 Farmland Ford into the top-10 in points by tallying his career-best road course finish.
 
Almirola has two starts at the 1.99-mile road course and finished 28th in both events. After a two-day test with teammate ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/sonoma-test-gives-almirola-confidence-at-road-course-circuit/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ambrose looks for elusive win at Sonoma Raceway]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.C. (June 18, 2013) - If there was one track that 'owes' Marcos Ambrose, it is the Sonoma Raceway. And if there is one favorite going into this weekend, it's also Marcos Ambrose. Behind the wheel of the No. 9 Stanley Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports, many eyes will be focused on the black and yellow machine as Ambrose tries to capture his first win at the track.
 
Ambrose ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ambrose-looks-for-elusive-win-at-sonoma-raceway-2/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Multi-million dollar renovations approved for Daytona]]></title>
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The Daytona International Speedway and the International Speedway Corporation have announced that the latter entity has approved a major redevelopment project for the famed track that will cost up to $400 million. The intent of the project is to enhance the overall experience for the fans, marketing partners and the motorsports industry, according to ISC.  The initiative will commence ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/multi-million-dollar-renovations-approved-for-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Patrick finds 13 ‘lucky’ at Michigan]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Danica Patrick drove a smooth, clean race and finished a respectable 13th in the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event Sunday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. 
 
Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), scored her third top-15 finish of 2013. She finished eighth in February in the season-opening Daytona 500 and 12th in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/patrick-finds-13-lucky-at-michigan/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wood Brothers' Bayne survives Michigan, celebrates with Ford]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Wood Brothers and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane crew didn’t get to drive their No. 21 Ford Fusion to Victory Lane at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, but they did feel like a big celebration was in order.

While Trevor Bayne scored a 15th-place finish, fellow Ford driver Greg Biffle captured the win in his No 16 Ford Fusion, giving Ford Motor Company its 1,000th NASCAR ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/wood-brothers-bayne-survives-michigan-celebrates-with-ford/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[First Sprint Cup start at Michigan for Patrick]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (June 11, 2013) – With the conclusion of last weekend’s Party in the Poconos 400 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), has been to all 23 tracks that host NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
 
Pocono was the last facility where Patrick had yet to compete in Sprint Cup, NASCAR Nationwide Series or ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/first-sprint-cup-start-at-michigan-for-patrick/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Clint Bowyer plan to win this weekend at Michigan]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CORNELIUS, N.C. —  No. 15 5-hour ENEGY Toyota crew chief Brian Pattie says his team’s work in the upcoming races will pay dividends in the fall during NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup. His Michael Waltrip Racing team is third in points with 12 races remaining before the start of the Chase. He and driver Clint Bowyer plan to win this weekend at Michigan International Speedway, but ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/clint-bowyer-plan-to-win-this-weekend-at-michigan/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kvapil battles to a top-20 finish at Pocono Raceway]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (June 10, 2013) - Travis Kvapil and the No. 93 Burger King / Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry team finished in the 20th position on Sunday afternoon at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway.
 
During a rainy weekend in the northeast with first practice and qualifying cancelled at the 2.5-mile speedway, competitors in the Sprint Cup Series had a limited amount of time to dial in their cars for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kvapil-battles-to-a-top-20-finish-at-pocono-raceway/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Richard Childress Racing drivers after race at Pocono]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Late-Race Incident Relegates Menard to 30th-Place Finish at Pocono Raceway
 
Paul Menard, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet crashes ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/richard-childress-racing-drivers-after-race-at-pocono/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Late restarts hamper Patrick at Pocono]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Danica Patrick was near the top-20 in the closing laps of the Party in the Poconos 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, but she was shuffled back during two late-race restarts and finished 29th.
 
Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), was running 21st in her first career start at Pocono when the green flag flew on ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/late-restarts-hamper-patrick-at-pocono/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Newman finishes fifth at Pocono]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ryan Newman and the Haas Automation team were able to use creative pit strategy in the Party in the Poconos 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway to record a fifth-place finish.
 
Newman started 23rd in the 43-car field and led three times for 19 laps en route to his eighth top-five finish in 23 career Sprint Cup starts at Pocono. It matched his season-best ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/newman-finishes-fifth-at-pocono/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stewart’s roll continues through Pocono]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tony Stewart may get down, but he should never be counted out. Stewart, the driver of the No. 14 Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), delivered that message last week with a victory at Dover (Del.) International Speedway and then backed it up Sunday with an impressive fourth-place effort in the Party in the Poconos 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/stewart-s-roll-continues-through-pocono/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kurt Busch solid in Pocono, finishes 7th]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[LONG POND, Pa. (June 9, 2013) – Kurt Busch came back from a pit road glitch to post a solid seventh-place finish in Sunday’s Party at the Poconos 400 Sprint Cup Series race.
 
It was the fifth top-10 of the season for Busch, who gained two spots in the driver point standings – from 17th to 15th. He is only 21 points out of 10th with 12 races remaining before the Chase begins.
 
Since ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kurt-busch-solid-in-pocono-finishes-7th/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Busch looking to continue success at Pocono Raceway]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[LONG POND, Pa. (June 5, 2013) – Another track configuration and another opportunity for Kurt Busch’s Furniture Row Chevrolet SS to show its muscle.
 
Busch, who joined Furniture Row Racing near the end of the 2012 season, has helped lift the Denver-based single car team to a new level in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. His driver rating at recent races is not only one of the best, but ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/busch-looking-to-continue-success-at-pocono-raceway/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Busch heads to Pocono 400]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (June 4, 2013) – As a winner of 26 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races thus far in his young career, Kyle Busch certainly knows how to throw a party, particularly in victory lane.


One track where he hasn’t celebrated as a Sprint Cup winner with confetti, champagne and, of course, milk chocolate M&amp;M’s is Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, the site of Sunday’s appropriately named ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/busch-heads-to-pocono-400/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[No. 2 Penske Racing team in trouble again]]></title>
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The No. 2 Penske Racing Ford, driven by Brad Keselowski, failed post-race inspection at Dover (Del.) International Speedway on Sunday after the FedEx 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the track. NASCAR officials determined that the front of the car was too low. As a result, crew chief Paul Wolfe was fined $25,000, while Keselowski was docked six championship driver points and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/no-2-penske-racing-team-in-trouble-again/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Almirola eyes chase spot at 'tricky triangle']]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.C. (June 4, 2013) - The No. 43 Smithfield Ford teams heads to Pocono (Penn.) Raceway 17 points outside of the coveted top-10 in championship points. Aric Almirola hopes to out-trick the 'Tricky Triangle' and bring home a top-10 finish to help propel the team in points.
 
Almirola posted a 28th and 18th-place finish in the June and August races respectively last year ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/almirola-eyes-chase-spot-at-tricky-triangle/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ambrose ready to master 'tricky triangle']]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.C. (June 4, 2013) - Although some may think it's too early to be talking about the &quot;Chase for the Sprint Cup,&quot; Marcos Ambrose and the No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports team know it's not the case. Ambrose will visit the 'Tricky Triangle' this weekend looking to master the three, very different turns at the Pocono (Penn.) Raceway. Carrying the DEWALT colors, the No. 9 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ambrose-ready-to-master-tricky-triangle/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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