Read more about the article NASCAR community fetes champion Martin Truex Jr.; honors retiring Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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NASCAR community fetes champion Martin Truex Jr.; honors retiring Dale Earnhardt Jr.

December 1, 2017 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS – The centerpiece of Thursday night's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Awards Ceremony was Martin Truex Jr., a first-time champion who earned the title in stock car racing’s foremost division with a Furniture Row Racing team that got its unlikely start as a single-car operation in Denver, Colorado. But the sport also bid farewell—as a full-time driver—to Dale Earnhardt Jr., not only by conferring a 15th straight NMPA Most Popular Driver Award on the 26-time race winner, but also by recognizing his accomplishments with the prestigious Bill France Award of Excellence.…

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December 3, 2017
Read more about the article Julian Maha wins Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award
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Julian Maha wins Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award

Nov. 30, 2017 Staff Report NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS – Julian Maha, a Birmingham physician and founder of an organization that works to improve the lives of children with autism, was announced as the winner of The NASCAR Foundation’s Seventh Annual Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Presented by Nationwide on Thursday night, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Awards at Wynn Las Vegas. Maha, from Vestavia Hills, Alabama, was chosen via an online fan vote conducted on NASCAR.com. He is the award-winning founder of KultureCity, the cutting-edge organization that also seeks to educate society regarding inclusion of autistic children. In…

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December 3, 2017
Read more about the article Martin Truex Jr. holds off Kyle Busch for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title
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Martin Truex Jr. holds off Kyle Busch for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title

November 19, 2017 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service HOMESTEAD, Fla. – At the end of a riveting, breathtaking battle that had fans in the grandstands on their feet long after the checkered flag, Martin Truex Jr. held off Kyle Busch by .681 seconds at Homestead-Miami Speedway to win Sunday’s Ford Eco-Boost 400 and his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title. In Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s last race in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Truex—one of Earnhardt’s closest friends—kept Busch behind him during a 34-lap green-flag run to the finish. “It’s just overwhelming,” a tearful Truex said in Victory Lane. “To…

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November 19, 2017