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5 Lessons: Danica Is Learning, Improving

Jimmie Johnson Is New Texas King Entering the Duck Commander 500, Jimmie Johnson had won four races at Texas, including three of the past five at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth track. But all of the Hendrick Motorsports driver’s wins here had come in the fall. That’s not the case anymore, however. With his triumph on Saturday night, the six-time Sprint Cup champion finally unlocked the door to Victory Lane in the spring race while making it four wins overall in the past six Texas races. That’s the essence of domination -- at a track that, for the longest time, wasn’t among Johnson’s…

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April 17, 2015
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Battle at Bristol? Short track causes tempers to flare

By Jared Turner Think the first seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races of 2015 have been wild and unpredictable? Buckle up. You probably haven’t seen anything yet. The next track on the schedule, Bristol Motor Speedway, is notorious for bump-ups, short tempers, fights and, yes, wrecks. Want to settle a score? Bristol’s steep 33-degree banks, lightening-fast speeds (at least for a short track) and narrow racing groove make the treacherous .533-mile high-banked layout a good place to do it. Unlike many tracks where roughing up a driver in the final laps is widely frowned upon, such tactics are not only lawful at…

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April 15, 2015
Read more about the article I’m Just Saying: Earnhardt Jr.’s Girlfriend Should Relax
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I’m Just Saying: Earnhardt Jr.’s Girlfriend Should Relax

Amy Reimann, the girlfriend of Dale Earnhardt Jr., posted two tweets to her personal Twitter account on Friday afternoon expressing her displeasure about someone – presumably a fan – giving NASCAR’s most popular driver the ol’ bunny ears during a photo opportunity at Texas Motor Speedway. Reimann, Junior’s partner of more than three years, used the hash tag “rude” to describe the prank, and tweeted, “If you get the pleasure to take a photo with a celebrity, don’t give em the bunny ears.” In a second tweet, she added that there is a “time and place” for such a practical joke. While…

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April 14, 2015
Read more about the article Jimmie Johnson Takes Texas
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Jimmie Johnson Takes Texas

By John Sturbin (NASCAR Wire Service) FORT WORTH, Texas—Jimmie Johnson continued his recent domination of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday night, rallying after a late pit stop for a victory in the 19th annual Duck Commander 500. Johnson, the six-time NSCS champion, took the lead on Lap 321 of the scheduled 334 when he drove under and past Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick exiting the dogleg of TMS’ high-banked, 1.5-mile quad-oval. The final 14 laps featured a battle between Johnson and Harvick, the reigning NSCS champion, who finished second despite scraping the Turn 4 wall on Lap 331. Johnson,…

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April 12, 2015
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Race Preview: Will Fireworks Fly at Texas?

By Jared Turner They say everything’s bigger in Texas. That includes that speeds at Texas Motor Speedway. Already one of NASCAR’s fastest tracks, the 1.5-mile Fort Worth venue reached into rarefied air last fall when Tony Stewart shattered the old track record with a lap of 200.111 mph in the second round of knockout qualifying. Stewart’s lap made Texas just the fourth track in NASCAR history to have a qualifying record set with a speed in excess of 200 mph. As the Sprint Cup Series prepares for its Texas return, Stewart believes the key to going fast this weekend will be being…

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April 10, 2015