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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kurt Busch has mixed feelings about 5th-place All-Star finish]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.C. (May 18, 2013) – Kurt Busch saw a potential victory slip to a fifth-place finish in Saturday night’s rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
 
After the four 20-lap segments in the non-points race, Busch posted the best average finish among the 22 drivers and was positioned in first place before teams were required to make a mandatory ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kurt-busch-has-mixed-feelings-about-5th-place-all-star-finish/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sprint All-Star cash goes to Johnson for a record fourth time]]></title>
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At the Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday evening, Jimmie Johnson came from behind to win the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race for a record fourth time.  Taking the lead in the final segment, Johnson wasn’t to be denied as he took the checkered flag and the $1 million first-place prize.

Starting 20th after a substandard qualifying effort, Johnson worked his way through the field to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/sprint-all-star-cash-goes-to-johnson-for-a-record-fourth-time/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:37:54 +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[Kurt Busch’s car will pay tribute to Armed Forces Day at All-Star Race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[DENVER, Colo. -- With Armed Forces Day being celebrated on Saturday (May 18), Kurt Busch’s No. 78 Furniture Row/Sealy Chevrolet will observe the annual holiday with a special paint scheme for Saturday night’s Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kurt-busch-s-car-will-pay-tribute-to-armed-forces-day-at-all-star-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Newman on the list of the All-Star race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – In some ways, getting into the Sprint All-Star Race is like getting into an exclusive club. Those not on the VIP list are going to be standing on the other side of the velvet rope without access to the events inside.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/newman-on-the-list-of-the-all-star-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Martin owns most All-Star starts]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine driver Mark Martin claimed his first NASCAR All Star race victory in 1998 and scored another in 2005. 
Mark Martin, Michael Waltrip Racin ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/martin-owns-most-all-star-starts/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Almirola aims to win showdown, compete in All-Star race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.C. - Aric Almirola will compete in Saturday's Sprint Showdown looking for a win to gain a spot in the headline Sprint All-Star Race. To qualify for the All-Star Race, the No. 43 Smithfield Ford team will have to finish first or second in the Sprint Showdown 40-lap qualifier race. The race will have two 20-lap segments and an optional pit stop between them.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/almirola-aims-to-win-showdown-compete-in-all-star-race-2/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:51:11 +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[Tony Stewart joins exclusive club of 15 at Charlotte in All-Star race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (May 15, 2013) – The NBA has Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O’Neal on its list with 15 All-Star appearances. Baseball greats such as Brooks Robinson, Ozzie Smith and Yogi Berra each played in 15 All-Star Games. And proving how elusive 15 is, no NFL player has played in 15 Pro Bowls. The only one to come close is Merlin Olsen with 14.
 
Saturday night at ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/tony-stewart-joins-exclusive-club-of-15-at-charlotte-in-all-star-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kurt Busch aiming for 2nd Sprint All-Star win]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[DENVER, Colo. (May 16, 2013) – Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will mark the 12th appearance in the annual classic for Furniture Row Racing driver Kurt Busch.
 
The drive to win the prestigious non-points race and the $1 million payday is something that Busch has experienced with his win in the 2010 All-Star Race. 
 
“We feel confident that our ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kurt-busch-aiming-for-2nd-sprint-all-star-win/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The 29th running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star event set to begin]]></title>
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 15, 2013) – History collides with the present, as names including Johnson, Gordon and Busch build upon a foundation laid by the likes of Waltrip, Yarborough and Earnhardt.

 

This Saturday night, the most thrilling all-star exhibition in all of sports roars under the lights at the historic Charlotte Motor Speedway, with the 29th running of the NASCAR ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/the-29th-running-of-the-nascar-sprint-all-star-event-set-to-begin/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 03:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Almirola aims to win Showdown, compete in All-Star Race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.C. (May 14, 2013) - Aric Almirola will compete in Saturday's Sprint Showdown looking for a win to gain a spot in the headline Sprint All-Star Race. To qualify for the All-Star Race, the No. 43 Smithfield Ford team will have to finish first or second in the Sprint Showdown 40-lap qualifier race. The race will have two 20-lap segments and an optional pit stop between them.
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/almirola-aims-to-win-showdown-compete-in-all-star-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Watkins Glen win earns Ambrose a spot in the Sprint All-Star race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.C. (May 14, 2013) - Marcos Ambrose earned a spot in this weekend's Sprint All-Star Race with his dramatic win at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International last season. The road course ace wheeled passed Sprint Cup Champion Brad Keselowski in the final turns to capture his second consecutive win at the New York road course.
 
Ambrose will head into this weekend with one thing on his ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/watkins-glen-win-earns-ambrose-a-spot-in-the-sprint-all-star-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gilliland ready to take risks in Showdown]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[STATESVILLE, N.C. (May 14, 2013) - David Gilliland has never raced in NASCAR's Sprint All-Star Race, but he feels like his chances of earning a spot in that line-up this weekend are better than ever.  The driver of the No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford feels more confident about his team's capabilities than ever before as they prepare for Saturday night's Sprint Showdown, the precursor to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/gilliland-ready-to-take-risks-in-showdown/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Patrick is ready for the Sunday's Sprint Showdown at Charlotte]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (May 14, 2013) – Danica Patrick enters this weekend not quite knowing how many laps she will race on Saturday night.
 
She might race 40, or she might race 130 depending on what happens with the Sprint Fan Vote and the Sprint Showdown. Both are part of the non-points Sprint All-Star event Saturday night at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/patrick-is-ready-for-the-sunday-s-sprint-showdown-at-charlotte/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[David Ragan looking forward to win $1 million at Charlotte]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[STATESVILLE, N.C. (May 14, 2013) - David Ragan will line up for a shot at winning $1 million Saturday night in NASCAR's Sprint All-Star Race, and he's bringing partner CSX with him.  The transportation company returns to the No. 34 Ford for its second primary sponsorship in one of the biggest showcases of the Sprint Cup Series season.
 
Ragan earned his spot in the All-Star starting ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/david-ragan-looking-forward-to-win-1-million-at-charlotte/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Busch hopes to find himself in victory lane for the All-Star race at Charlotte]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (May 14, 2013) – If there was one person who best described the attitude of everyone involved in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, it would be former track President H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, who once called it a race in which the owner of the car tells the driver, “Bring me back the trophy or the steering wheel.”
 

While ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/busch-hopes-to-find-himself-in-victory-lane-for-the-all-star-race-at-charlotte/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Crew members suspended for violation of NASCAR substance abuse policy]]></title>
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 14, 2013) – Jackson L. Dodson II, a crew member in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Frank W. Earnhardt, a crew member in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, have been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy.

 

On May 9, Dodson was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/crew-members-suspended-for-violation-of-nascar-substance-abuse-policy/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Newman ‘engineers’ 10th-place run at Darlington]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ryan Newman and the No. 39 Quicken Loans team of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) “engineered” an impressive run that resulted in a 10th-place finish in the Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/newman-engineers-10th-place-run-at-darlington/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 20:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kurt Busch finishes 14th in Darlington]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Darlington, S.C. -- After starting on the pole and leading a race total of 69 laps, Kurt Busch slipped to a 14th-place finish in Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. 
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 20:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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