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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kenseth escapes last lap carnage for Talladega 500 victory]]></title>
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Matt Kenseth claimed the top spot in his No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford as more than 20 cars wrecked en route to the checkered flag to claim the win in the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Sunday.

Unofficial race results soon after the last-lap wreck had Jeff Gordon finishing second in the No. 24 Hendrick ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-escapes-last-lap-carnage-for-talladega-500-victory/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2013 Cup cars get first taste of restrictor plate racing at Talladega test]]></title>
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Next season’s race cars take laps in preparation for 2013

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 3, 2012) – Redesigned race cars that will debut next season in the 55th running of the Daytona 500 got its first taste of restrictor plate racing today as seven teams put the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car through its paces at Talladega Superspeedway.

Teams tested the 2013 model, which will ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/2013-cup-cars-get-first-taste-of-restrictor-plate-racing-at-talladega-test/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ford teams stay busy shaking down new Fusion - video]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[DEARBORN, MI, – It’s only been a month since the 2012
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season came to an end, but teams and fans
alike are already looking forward to what lies ahead next year with
the debut of cars like the all-new 2013 NASCAR Fusion.


And while many will be taking a break to celebrate the upcoming
holidays with family and friends, most race shops will continue
humming as ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ford-teams-stay-busy-shaking-down-new-fusion-video/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Concussion final nail in coffin of Earnhardt's 2012 title hopes]]></title>
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Following a 26-regular season that saw consistency and the first win in four years, the bottom has fallen out, so to speak, of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The driver of the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was diagnosed with a concussion on Wednesday, as a result of being collected in a last-lap wreck that involved more than 20 cars in the Good Sam ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/concussion-final-nail-in-coffin-of-earnhardt-s-2012-title-hopes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A win for Danica this weekend at Talladega?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (May 2, 2013) – The stars may be aligning for Danica Patrick as she enters the Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday (May 5) at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
 
Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), always seems run well in the month of May, and she loves restrictor-plate racing, the kind of which takes place ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/a-win-for-danica-this-weekend-at-talladega/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 11:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stewart drives Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet into Missouri parking lot]]></title>
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One day before his press conference, Tony Stewart elected to showcase his new sponsorship partner for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The defending champion let “the cat out of the bag a day early” in Springfield, Missouri. 

On hand tonight at the local Bass Pro Shops was the local ABC affiliated KSPR station. A coup for them to be able to break the news first on one of the most ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/stewart-drives-bass-pro-shops-chevrolet-into-missouri-parking-lot/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 02:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dale Earnhardt Jr. diagnosed with concussion, will miss Charlotte, Kansas ]]></title>
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CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 11, 2012) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not compete in the upcoming
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway after
being diagnosed with a concussion following the Oct. 7 race at Talladega, Ala.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dale-earnhardt-jr-diagnosed-with-concussion-will-miss-charlotte-kansas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ragan scores in wild finish at Talladega]]></title>
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Racing into overtime and darkness, David Ragan powered into the lead on the final lap to win the rain-delayed Aaron’s 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway.  As usual at Talladega, the race was spiced with intense action and for those that sat through the marathon event, they witnessed a wild and woolly finish, one that ended well into the evening.  

Due to a 3 ½-hour rain delay, the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ragan-scores-in-wild-finish-at-talladega/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Late-race accident ends Patrick’s long day at Talladega]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Danica Patrick missed a big accident early and outlasted a three-hour rain delay but couldn’t avoid a late-race multi-car crash, finishing a disappointing 33rd in the Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
 
Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), was in the middle of the pack of drafting cars on ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/late-race-accident-ends-patrick-s-long-day-at-talladega/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 09:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gordon the final laps at Talladega 500]]></title>
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JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET – FINISHED 2ND

THE MODERATOR:  Let's roll into our post-race for today's 44th Annual Good Sam Road Side Assistance 500 here at Talladega Superspeedway.  Our race runner-up was Jeff Gordon.  He drove the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.  Jeff, heard you out on pit road talking about the action there in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/gordon-the-final-laps-at-talladega-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jeff Gordon - Friday media visit]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed his team’s performance so far, the two-car draft, radio chatter and more.
Jeff Gordon, Hendrick Motorspo ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jeff-gordon-friday-media-visit-2011-04-16/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rain washed out qualifications at Talladega, Edwards on pole]]></title>
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All-night rain forced the cancellation of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifications at the Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday.  The advance weather forecast called for the rain, and it happened as projected.  As a result, the starting field for Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 has been set based on practice speeds during Friday’s opening round of practice.

By registering the fastest practice ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/rain-washed-out-qualifications-at-talladega-edwards-on-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 18:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bayne & the Wood Brothers - Ford interview]]></title>
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This Week in Ford Racing - Trevor Bayne, Eddie and Len Wood


Wood Brothers Racing formally announced a two-race sponsorship deal with Camping World and Good Sam for this weekend’s race at Talladega and the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway next month.  Driver Trevor Bayne and co-owner Eddie Wood spoke about the deal and other issues after the car unveiling at the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/bayne-the-wood-brothers-ford-interview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Logano tests new 2013 car then heads to Talladega]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[YET ANOTHER TOP-10 RUN:  Despite falling a lap down early and running out of fuel as the white flag flew, Joey Logano was still able to cross the finish line 10th at Dover International Speedway last weekend, collecting his third straight top-10 finish and fourth in the last six races.  That puts Logano as the only non-Chase driver to collect top-10 finishes in the first three races of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/logano-tests-new-2013-car-then-heads-to-talladega/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Winning Team Post Race Press Conference ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[NASCAR Sprint Cup Series post race press conference at Texas Motor Speedway

An Interview With Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus

KERRY THARP: Let's roll into our race winner for today's 42nd Aaron's
499 here at Talladega Super Speedway. And our race winner Jimmie
Johnson. He drivers the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports
and is joined up front by crew chief, Chad Knaus.
We ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/winning-team-post-race-press-conference-2011-04-17/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rain stops Talladega action with Edwards the leader]]></title>
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Carl Edwards nosed ahead of teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. just as it started to rain at the Talladega Superspeedway.  Officials immediately stopped the race with a quartet of Fords leading the way on the 125th lap.

Until the dark clouds rolled in, Matt Kenseth had totally dominated a majority of the race until yielding first to Jimmie Johnson and thereafter to Stenhouse and finally ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/rain-stops-talladega-action-with-edwards-the-leader/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 20:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ambrose - Ford interview]]></title>
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This Week in Ford Racing  - Marcos Ambrose

Marcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports, is coming off his second top-10 finish of the season after a sixth-place effort at Texas Motor Speedway.  Ambrose, who finished a season-best fourth at Las Vegas in March, is currently 19th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings heading to this ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ambrose-ford-interview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kahne and Newman sweep front row in Talladega qualifying]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KAHNE WILL LEAD THE FIELD TO THE GREEN AT TALLADEGA
EARNS FIRST CAREER POLE AT THE 2.66-MILE SUPERSPEEDWAY
 
TALLADEGA, AL.– October 6, 2012 – Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 5 Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet, will lead the field to the green in Sunday’s Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, Round 30 on the tour and the fourth stop of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kahne-and-newman-sweep-front-row-in-talladega-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 01:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kevin Harvick preview]]></title>
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Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet team return to Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway for Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 as the defending race winners. In last year’s event, Harvick led just two laps -- lap 5 and lap 200 – and took the checkered flag with a 0.011-second margin of victory over Jamie McMurray in the No. 1 Chevrolet. 

I think we should be good at Talladega.Kevin ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kevin-harvick-preview-2011-04-13/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kahne puts Hendrick Chevrolet on pole at Talladega ]]></title>
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Kasey Kahne put up a 50.017-second lap in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet during qualifying on Saturday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway to claim the pole starting spot for Sunday's Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the track.

&quot;Feels good,&quot; Kahne said of starting in the front. &quot;These guys do a great job. They've really ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kahne-puts-hendrick-chevrolet-on-pole-at-talladega/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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