Sprint Cup | Gordon makes a statement in final Challenger Round race at Dover

Sept. 28, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service Now we are 12. Jeff Gordon took the checkered flag in Sunday's AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, but four other drivers got the axe in the first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup elimination race in the history of the sport. AJ Allmendinger, 2004 series champion Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle and Aric Almirola missed the cut for the next round of the Chase, as the field was pared from 16 drivers to 12 following the third and final Challenger Round race. After the dominant car of Coors Light Polesitter Kevin Harvick had…

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Nationwide | Kyle Busch cruises to carbon-copy Nationwide win at Dover

Sept. 27, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del.---It was a case of Dover déjà vu. Kyle Busch took the lead from Joey Logano on pit road under caution near the midpoint of a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway and led every lap thereafter. In winning Saturday’s Dover 200 at the Monster Mille, Busch duplicated an accomplishment remarkably similar to his victory at Dover in May. In this case, he grabbed the lead from Logano with a lightning fast pit on Lap 100 and stayed out front for the final 101 circuits in winning his fifth Nationwide…

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Sprint Cup | Logano wins at New Hampshire as chaotic race scrambles Chase standings

Sept. 21, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H.—Out of the maelstrom that was New Hampshire Motor Speedway sped Joey Logano, who took control of Sunday’s Sylvania 300 on a restart with 27 laps left and held on to win the second race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. But the crux of Sunday’s race wasn’t about Logano’s fourth victory of the season and the second straight for Team Penske in the Chase. It wasn’t about Logano winning for the seventh time in his career and punching his ticket into the second elimination round under NASCAR’s new playoff…

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Nationwide | Thrilling restart gives Brendan Gaughan Nationwide win at Kentucky

Sept. 20, 2014 By Chris Knight NASCAR Wire Service SPARTA, Kentucky - - Brendan Gaughan capitalized on the opportunity to utilize the high line on the final restart of Saturday night’s VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway to win his second NASCAR Nationwide Series race of the season. Gaughan, with a three-wide pass, powered around leaders Chase Elliott and Ty Dillon in the closing laps and cleared his competition in Turn 1, allowing him to cruise to an eight-tenths of a second lead over Richard Childress Racing teammate Brian Scott. “I love my restarts,” said Gaughan in Victory Lane. “It was an awesome…

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Camping World | Cole Custer triumphs at New Hampshire as youngest NASCAR national series winner

Sept. 20, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H.—Cole Custer had his Sweet 16 and his coming-out party on the same afternoon. On a restart with four laps left in Saturday’s UNOH 175 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Custer surged to the front past Matt Crafton, who spun his tires approaching the start/finish line. Darrell Wallace Jr. drove hard to the inside entering Turn 1, passing Crafton for second and challenging Custer for the lead. But with four fresh tires to Wallace’s two, Custer prevailed in Turn 3 and pulled away to become the…

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