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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:00 +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[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[Darlington: a sentimental favorite for many drivers for different reasons]]></title>
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Darlington (S.C.) Raceway for night racing with Saturday night's running of the Bojangles' Southern 500. This year's Darlington race marks the 10-year anniversary of one of the most memorable NASCAR finish in recent history. It was at Darlington in March 2003 that Ricky Craven drove to his final Sprint Cup Series win, beating Kurt Busch, then ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/darlington-a-sentimental-favorite-for-many-drivers-for-different-reasons/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 07:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kyle Busch looking to ‘double up’ at Darlington]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (May 7, 2013) – Kyle Busch has proven he knows a thing or two about doubling up on a race weekend. 

So it might be appropriate that the driver of the No. 18 Doublemint® Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) will have the iconic Doublemint gum brand adorn his racecar as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to historic Darlington (S.C.) Raceway for Saturday night’s ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kyle-busch-looking-to-double-up-at-darlington/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 12:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[‘The lady in green’ once again meets ‘The lady in black’]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (May 7, 2013) – It’s been called the toughest of all tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. So much so that Darlington (S.C.) Raceway years ago was nicknamed “The Track Too Tough To Tame.”
 
Darlington is an egg-shaped oval 1.366 miles in length – the odd shape because the western portion of the oval needed a tighter radius on the turns as founder Harold ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/the-lady-in-green-once-again-meets-the-lady-in-black/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[David Ragan recieves sponsoring at Darlington]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[May 7, 2013, Effingham, S.C. - Representatives of McCall Farms Inc. today announced Peanut Patch is sponsoring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver David Ragan, fresh off his win at Talladega Superspeedway, in the Bojangles' Southern 500 on Saturday, May 11 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. This will be the second consecutive year the boiled peanuts brand is backing Ragan in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/david-ragan-recieves-sponsoring-at-darlington/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 09:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Busy week for Ambrose concludes with a date with 'Lady in Black']]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.C. (May 7, 2013) - Coming off their second top-15 finish of the season, Marcos Ambrose and the No. 9 Stanley Ford team wasted no time getting back onto the track this week. The team spent Tuesday and Wednesday at the Sonoma Raceway in California preparing for the June event. Ambrose is always a consistent threat to win the event which could quickly propel him into Chase ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/busy-week-for-ambrose-concludes-with-a-date-with-lady-in-black/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 08:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ryan Newman heads to his favorite Darlington Raceway]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (May 7, 2013) – It’s entirely appropriate that Ryan Newman calls Darlington (S.C.) Raceway his favorite stop on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit.
 
As the story goes, the 1.366-mile oval is uniquely configured thanks to a pond that its owner refused to relocate when constructing the racetrack in the late 1940s. The track’s architect made one end of the track tight, narrow ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ryan-newman-heads-to-his-favorite-darlington-raceway/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 08:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Almirola attempt history at Darlington 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.C. (May 7, 2013) - Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Smithfield Ford team are looking to make history this weekend at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway with a fifth consecutive top-10 finish. If the team can finish in the top-10, it will mark the first time that the Petty-owned No. 43 has more than four consecutive top-10 finishes since Richard Petty posted seven consecutive top-10s in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/almirola-attempt-history-at-darlington-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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