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      <title><![CDATA[Danica Patrick uses Facebook to announce her impending divorce]]></title>
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There are many ways that celebrities decide to inform their fans and business cohorts what is happening in their lives.  Danica Patrick may one be the first racing star to use a social media platform to announce a change in one’s personal life.

The petite NASCAR driver, and former IndyCar racer, informed the world that her seven-year marriage to Paul Hospenthal is over. On her ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/danica-patrick-uses-facebook-to-announce-her-impending-divorce/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Camaro joins Nationwide Series in 2013]]></title>
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Chevrolet announced Thursday morning that it would be switching from the Impala nameplate to the Camaro for NASCAR Nationwide Series competition in 2013. The move comes, at least partly, as a result of the manufacturer dropping the Impala for next year. The Camaro will join the SS Sprint Cup Series car and the Silverado Camping World Truck Series truck in NASCAR national level ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/camaro-joins-nationwide-series-in-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Joey Logano edges out Kyle Bush for Talladega Nationwide victory]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Same cars, different results in Talladega

After a 20-minute red flag period to remove Eric McClure from his wrecked
No. 14 TriStar Motorsports Toyota and repair damage to a SAFER barrier,
Joey Logano Jr. got his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota by the No. 54 Kyle
Busch Motorsports Toyota of Kyle Busch as the two raced toward the
checkered flag in the Aaron's 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/joey-logano-edges-out-kyle-bush-for-talladega-nationwide-victory/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 23:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nationwide supremacy on line at Talladega ]]></title>
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With the weekend racing schedule at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway modified because of rain, qualifying for Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the track was dropped from the schedule. As a result, the starting lineup was set based on car owner points.

The starting grid for the weekend’s Nationwide event pits the two series leaders, Elliott Sadler in the No. 2 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/nationwide-supremacy-on-line-at-talladega/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 17:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pastrana inks deal with Roush Fenway Racing]]></title>
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Travis Pastrana is going full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series racing in 2013, and he's
doing so from behind the wheel of the No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford. He'll be a
teammate to Trevor Bayne, who returns to full-time Nationwide Series racing behind the
wheel of the No. 6 RFR Ford.

&quot;I am extremely excited about making the move into full-time NASCAR competition in 2013
and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/pastrana-inks-deal-with-roush-fenway-racing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Danica Patrick's Indianapolis return ends early after hitting the wall]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS – Danica Patrick accomplished something in Saturday’s Indiana 250, the Inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, that she never did in seven Indianapolis 500s.
 
She hit the wall.
 
That’s right; “America’s Princess of Speed” is discovering that a career with fenders isn’t as easy as it looks, especially at the Indianapolis Motor ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/danica-patrick-s-indianapolis-return-ends-early-after-hitting-the-wall/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Danica Patrick takes TV personality Katie Couric for a rapid ride at Indy]]></title>
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Over a seven-year period, Danica Patrick has taken thousands of fast laps around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in an IZOD IndyCar Series open-wheel racer, but she has not taken any laps in a stock car until today.  And today’s laps were only promotional in nature, as part of the build-up for the Indiana 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race on July 28 when the series makes its debut on ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/danica-patrick-takes-tv-personality-katie-couric-for-a-rapid-ride-at-indy/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Road course specialists give Road America race international flavor ]]></title>
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The NASCAR Nationwide Series heads to Elkhart Lake, Wis., this weekend for Saturday's running of the Sargento 200 at Road America. With a trip to a road course, road course ringers come out of the woodwork, so to speak, as several teams turn to road course specialists to up their positions in the championship owner points standings or simply increase their chances of a race ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/road-course-specialists-give-road-america-race-international-flavor/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Octane Management and NASCAR close the door for Montreal event]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Shocking development from Montreal today when Octane Management and NASCAR could not reach an amicable agreement that would have kept the NASCAR Nationwide Series in Montreal for the 2013 season.

Out of the six races on the historic Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, six different winners emerged.  They were all challenging and packed with action from green flag to checkered flag. However to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/octane-management-and-nascar-close-the-door-for-montreal-event/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Piquet turns third Nationwide start into first win at Road America]]></title>
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Nelson Piquet Jr. made his third-career Nationwide Series race opportunity
count on Saturday when he put the No. 30 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet on
the pole and went on to win the Sargento 200 at Road America in Elkhart
Lake, Wis.

&quot;We knew how great of a road course racer he was, but we didn't know he
was this good,&quot; No. 30 crew chief Trent Owens said.
I knew I could do ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/piquet-turns-third-nationwide-start-into-first-win-at-road-america/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Danica Patrick speeds to her first NASCAR pole]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It has been 18 long years since a woman landed a NASCAR pole position but today that historic marker set by Shawna Robinson was broken when Danica Patrick put her No. 7 GoDaddy.com on the NASCAR Nationwide Series pole for the Daytona 300 race.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/danica-patrick-speeds-to-her-first-nascar-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bayne to run at Bristol in spite of sponsor woes]]></title>
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When NASCAR car owner Jack Roush announced during the 2011-2012 off-season
that he'd have to cut back efforts for his Roush Fenway Racing organization
in some areas as a result of difficulty in finding sufficient sponsorship,
Trevor Bayne, one of RFR's Nationwide Series competitors looked to be one
of the victims of the cutbacks.

When Carl Edwards opted out of competing in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/bayne-to-run-at-bristol-in-spite-of-sponsor-woes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carpentier, Tagliani and Villeneuve head local drivers at Montreal ]]></title>
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Nine Canadian drivers turn out to race in home country

The NASCAR Nationwide Series heads north of the border this weekend for Saturday's running of the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. As with any road course in the series, road course specialists, or &quot;ringers,&quot; seem to come out of the woodwork. This weekend, several of these specialists give the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/carpentier-tagliani-and-villeneuve-head-local-drivers-at-montreal/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Allgaier scores first road course win in Montreal]]></title>
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After two green-white-checker attempts on Saturday, Justin Allgaier powered his No. 31 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet past the No. 22 Penske Racing Dodge of then-leader Jacques Villeneuve on the final lap to claim the win in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.

&quot;I didn't breathe the whole lap,&quot; Allgaier said in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/allgaier-scores-first-road-course-win-in-montreal/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 23:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Regan Smith celebrates his first NNS victory at Homestead]]></title>
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Regan Smith scored his first-ever Nationwide Series victory when he captured the Ford EcoBoost 300 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday evening. The New York-state native ran with the leaders throughout and vaulted into the lead near the end to win the series finale.  

Leading 24 laps, the victor drove the Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet fielded by JR Motorsports.  And the race ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/regan-smith-celebrates-his-first-nns-victory-at-homestead/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tagliani takes Montreal pole with limited Nationwide experience]]></title>
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Alex Tagliani may not have much experience when it comes to racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, but that didn't deter him from turning a 100.865-second lap in the No. 30 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal on Friday to claim the pole starting spot for Saturday's NAPA Auto Parts 200. It's the Canadian's first series pole after claiming the second ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/tagliani-takes-montreal-pole-with-limited-nationwide-experience/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kurt Busch barely beat Hamlin in Nationwide action at Richmond ]]></title>
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Kurt Busch staved off a late-race charge by hometown driver Denny Hamlin to win the Virginia 529 College Savings Nationwide Series race at the Richmond International Raceway on Friday evening.  The margin of victory was a scant .062 seconds, for the closest Nationwide finish ever at Richmond.

Winner Busch drove the Monster Energy Toyota fielded by his brother Kyle’s team, Kyle ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/kurt-busch-barely-beat-hamlin-in-nationwide-action-at-richmond/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pastrana and his Toyota team plan 2012 events]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[X-Games and Race Of Champions (ROC) star Travis Pastrana plans to compete in seven NASCAR Nationwide Series events in 2012, beginning with the series event at Richmond International Raceway on April 27. He’ll be behind the wheel of a No. 99 Pastrana199 Racing Toyota. The team has a technical alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing.

Pastrana originally planned to run a partial Nationwide ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/pastrana-and-his-toyota-team-plan-2012-events/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Travis Pastrana is "really pumped" before 1st Nationwide start]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Travis Pastrana, No. 99 Boost Mobile Toyota Camry, RAB Racing
Are you eager to make you Nationwide Series debut?
&quot;It's definitely been a really long time coming.  We felt like we were fairly prepared last year coming in.  Just really was
looking forward to getting that first start at Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Raceway) and hurt myself and it's been -- since that race,
it's all I've ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/travis-pastrana-is-really-pumped-before-1st-nationwide-start/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stewart looking for a slam dunk in Daytona 300]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TONY STEWART
Looking for a Slam Dunk in Daytona
 
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., (Feb. 22, 2012) – If there’s anyone who’s just a kid at heart, it’s Tony Stewart.
 
That’s why there’s no better driver to help Oreo kick off its 100th birthday celebration than the three-time and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion.
 
While Stewart hopes to defend his Sprint Cup title in 2012, there’s one ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/stewart-looking-for-a-slam-dunk-in-daytona-300/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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