Joey Logano wins at Charlotte to advance in NASCAR’s Chase

Oct. 11, 2015 Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C. – Congratulations, Joey Logano. You just drew the first get-out-of jail-free card for Talladega. With a dominating victory in Sunday’s rain-delayed Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Logano punched an early-bird ticket to the Eliminator Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Now Logano can take a carefree trip to unpredictable Talladega two weeks hence. The same can’t be said for three of the sports superstars. Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch all had major issues at Charlotte and will have to rebound in the remaining…

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NASCAR Pole Position Kansas Edition Now Available

NASCAR Pole Position Talladega edition is now available. Please head to Walmart, or other area retailers that offer free magazines, to pick up your free copy. You can find a list of preferred retailers distributing NASCAR Pole Position here. Magazines were shipped to area Walmarts that feature Tire & Lube Express departments. Be sure to tell them NASCAR Pole Position sent you! And remember the magazine is free for all race fans! If you are not in the race market, you can get a subscription to NASCAR Pole Position here right now. WANT A FREE WEEKLY NASCAR MAGAZINE? ROAR! is a digitally-delivered, weekly magazine that reviews the week…

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NASCAR Business: Bowyer’s Future Plans Are Finalized

HScott Motorsports announced that Clint Bowyer and 5-hour ENERGY will join the team for the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Bowyer and 5-hour ENERGY have been partners for four seasons, winning three races and finishing runner-up in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. Starting with the Feb. 21, 2016, Daytona 500, Bowyer will race Chevrolets for HScott in a technical alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing and Hendrick Motorsports. "I am very thankful for the continued support and commitment from 5-hour ENERGY, and for Harry Scott Jr. for putting this opportunity together," said Bowyer. "My relationship with everyone at 5-hour ENERGY is something I…

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Five Lessons Learned: Dale Jr. Has Competitive Fire

By Jared Turner Kevin Harvick Is Mr. Clutch What can be said that hasn’t already been about the ability of Kevin Harvick and the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team to get the job done when their backs are against the wall? Remember last year’s Chase-elimination race at Phoenix and the Championship Race at Homestead? Yeah, Harvick won both. In an all-too-familiar must-win scenario and facing elimination from this year’s Chase, Harvick went out at Dover and beat the field into submission with one of the most dominant performances of his lengthy career. Now, he’s arguably the odds-on favorite to walk away with…

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Johnson’s Elimination Proves Winning Isn’t Everything

By Jared Turner Is it really fair for a driver with four wins on the season to be eliminated from title contention with seven races remaining while multiple drivers with nary a win all year still remain in the hunt for the sport’s top prize? That’s the question NASCAR must answer after Sunday’s final race of the Chase Challenger Round. All we’ve heard the past few years is how NASCAR wants to put a greater emphasis on winning. And, to be fair, the sanctioning body has done that with its win-and-you’re-in pathway to earning a spot in the Chase. But what about…

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