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5 Lessons Learned: Junior, Smoke Are Feuding

By Jared Turner 5 Lessons Learned at Richmond   Kurt Busch Comeback Complete In practically every race since returning from an indefinite suspension for alleged domestic abuse, Kurt Busch has had tremendous speed in his No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet. It wasn’t until Sunday’s race at Richmond, however, that speed finally translated into a win. The 2004 Sprint Cup Series champion put a whipping on the competition at RIR, leading 291 of 400 laps on the way to his first victory in more than a year. Now, he’s locked into the Chase for the Sprint Cup and looks to be one of…

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April 27, 2015
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Busch destroys field at Richmond for Sprint win

April 26, 2015 By Chris Knight NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va. – Suspension to redemption. After being suspended for three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races earlier this season after an alleged domestic violence incident, Kurt Busch won Sunday’s postponed Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway in a dominating performance, virtually locking up a spot in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. “It’s an incredible feeling,” said Busch, who was reinstated March 11 and granted a waiver into the Chase. “It’s a total team effort. And the way that everything came together, it just seemed like we were building, building…

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April 26, 2015
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Hamlin dominates XFINITY Series race at Richmond

April 24, 2015 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va.—Domination must be contagious. Six days after Joey Logano led all 300 laps in a NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Bristol, Denny Hamlin led 248 of 250 circuits in winning Friday night’s ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway. The only two laps that spoiled a Hamlin no-hitter were Brian Scott’s dive bomb off Turn 4 to lead Lap 154 by inches and Elliott Sadler’s contrarian fuel strategy, which allowed him to lead Lap 226 during a cycle of green-flag pit stops before Hamlin, on fresh tires, roared back past him on Lap…

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April 26, 2015
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Richmond Preview: Toyota No Favorite at RIR

By Jared Turner Saturday night’s race at Richmond International Raceway is called the Toyota Owners 400. But the past four times the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has convened at the .75-mile Virginia short track, it’s been a Ford or a Chevrolet in Victory Lane. Last season, the Team Penske Fords of Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski swept the two Richmond races, respectively, as Logano took the checkered flag in the spring and Keselowski led 383 of 400 laps on the way to a dominant triumph in the fall. The previous year, it was the Roush Fenway Racing Ford of Carl Edwards taking…

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April 24, 2015
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Fresh Faces: Austin Wayne Self Is Ready

By Joseph Wolkin Life for a normal 19-year-old usually involves getting ready for finals. But then again, Austin Wayne Self isn’t your normal 19-year-old. Racing for Mason Mitchell Motorsports in the ARCA Series, one of NASCAR’s top prospects has his sights set on winning the team its second straight championship. Last year, he won the Rookie of the Year award with Cunningham Motorsports, but there is more pressure now with the possibility of moving to one of NASCAR’s top-tier divisions in 2016. What is the biggest challenge you face while trying to make a name for yourself? “The biggest challenge is the…

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April 23, 2015