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Auto Racing (Nascar,
Formula 1, IRL, CART Series)
Nascar
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This Week in Auto Racing July 25 - July 27
Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - NASCAR is in Indy this weekend, and
that means someone will kiss the bricks at the "big" track, while a lot of
beating and banging will go on at the nearby "short" track. Meanwhile, the
IndyCars...
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This Week in Auto Racing July 18 - July 20
Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - It's a weekend off for the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series, but the Nationwide Series hits the track at Gateway, while
the Craftsman Truck Series makes a visit to Kentucky. The IndyCars motor into
Mid-Ohi...
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Busch a ways to go before reaching record
Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - With seven victories in 19 Sprint Cup
Series races this season, Kyle Busch is making a bid towards tying, or perhaps
breaking, the NASCAR modern-era record of 13 wins in a season, set by Richard
Petty i...
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Newman, Penske parting ways after season
Mooresville, NC (My Sportsbook) - Ryan Newman, the 2008 Daytona 500 winner,
became a free agent in the Sprint Cup Series. Newman and Penske Racing
announced Monday they have mutually agreed to move in new directions at the
end of ...
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Busch shines at Chicagoland again
Joliet, IL (My Sportsbook) - Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson on the
second to last lap to win Saturday night's LifeLock.com 400 Sprint Cup Series
race at the Chicagoland Speedway. The No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver
finishe...
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Cup qualifying cancelled at Chicagoland
Joliet, IL (My Sportsbook) - Persistent rain forced NASCAR officials to
cancel qualifying for the LifeLock.com 400 at the Chicagoland Speedway. Rain
fell on the track just after Sprint Cup practice. Officials made a valiant
effort ...
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Stewart joining Haas CNC as driver/owner in 2009
Joliet, IL (My Sportsbook) - Two-time NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart
announced he'll merge with Haas CNC Racing in 2009 to serve as both driver and
owner of the newly-formed Stewart-Haas Racing.
Stewart, who will acquire a 50 perce...
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Stewart, Gibbs parting ways after 2008 season
Huntersville, NC (My Sportsbook) - Two-time Cup Series champion Tony Stewart
has been granted a release from the final year of his contract with Joe Gibbs
Racing, a move that will take effect at the conclusion of the 2008 season.
Stewart wi...
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Report: Tony Stewart leaving Gibbs Racing team
Charlotte, NC (My Sportsbook) - Two-time Cup Series champion Tony Stewart
will leave Joe Gibbs Racing, the Charlotte Observer reported Tuesday night.
Stewart, whose contract as the driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Chevrolet was
set to...
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Truex penalized 150 points
Daytona Beach, FL (My Sportsbook) - Martin Truex, Jr.'s bid for the "Chase
for the NEXTEL Cup" took a serious hit Tuesday when NASCAR slapped his No.1
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet team with severe penalties for a rules
violati...
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This Week in Auto Racing July 11 - July 13
Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - Look out Elwood and Jake Blues, Joliet
will never be the same when NASCAR goes night-time racing at the Chicagoland
Speedway for the first time, while "Music City U.S.A. will be abuzz with the
sounds ...
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Hamilton unstoppable at German Grand Prix
Hockenheim, Germany (My Sportsbook) - Lewis Hamilton passed crowd favorite
Nelson Piquet Jr. with seven laps remaining to capture Sunday's German Grand
Prix Formula One race at the 2.842- mile, Hockenheim Ring road course. The
No.22 M...
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Hamilton on pole for German Grand Prix
Hockenheim, Germany (My Sportsbook) - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won Saturday's
German Grand Prix Formula One qualifying session, beating Ferrari's Felipe
Massa by 0.193 seconds. The No.22 McLaren Mercedes driver circled the 2.842-
mile, H...
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Hamilton wins a rainy British Grand Prix
Silverstone, England (My Sportsbook) - Englishman Lewis Hamilton handled the
wet conditions and captured Sunday's British Grand Prix Formula One race. The
No.22 McLaren Mercedes crossed the finish line over one minute ahead of Nick
Heidfel...
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Kovalainen cruises to first career F1 pole
Silverstone, England (My Sportsbook) - McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen won
Saturday's British Grand Prix Formula One qualifying session, beating Red
Bull's Mark Webber by more than half-a-second. The No.23 McLaren won the pole
with a...
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Red Bull extends Webber through 2009
Silverstone, England (My Sportsbook) - Red Bull Racing has extended the
contract of driver Mark Webber through the 2009 season.
Webber is in his second year with Red Bull following stints with Minardi,
Jaguar and Williams.
"Ma...
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Coulthard to call it quits after '08
Silverstone, England (My Sportsbook) - Veteran driver David Coulthard has
decided to retire from Formula 1 racing following the 2008 season.
Coulthard, who started his F1 career with Williams racing in 1994 after the
tragic death of ...
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F1 announces provisional schedule for 2009
London, England (My Sportsbook) - A provisional 2009 schedule for the Formula
1 season was announced Wednesday and it includes the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to
increase the number of races from 18 to 19.
The season will open with the Austral...
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Massa captures Grand Prix of France
Magny Cours, France (My Sportsbook) - Brazilian Felipe Massa took advantage
of Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen's broken exhaust to capture Sunday's
Formula One Grand Prix of France. Raikkonen held onto the second spot and
crossed the fini...
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Raikkonen leads Ferrari sweep of front row
Magny-Cours, France (My Sportsbook) - Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen captured the
pole for Formula One's Grand Prix of France. The No.1 Ferrari circled the
2.756-mile, Circuit De Nevers road course in one minute, 16.449 seconds.
The pole ...
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Surprise points leader heading to French GP
Magny Cours, France (My Sportsbook) - The Formula One points leader doesn't
drive a Ferrari. The Formula One points leader doesn't drive a McLaren
Mercedes. No to the shock of nearly everyone, the points leader is Poland's
Robert ...
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Kubica collects first win in Montreal
Montreal, Canada (My Sportsbook) - Poland's Robert Kubica captured Sunday's
Grand Prix of Canada Formula One race. The victory was Kubica's first in the
F1 series. The No.4 BMW Sauber crossed the finish line 16.495 seconds ahead of
teammat...
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IndyCar's golden girl needs to cool it
Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - Danica Patrick's series of on-track
confrontations continued on Saturday when she had a tiff with Milka Duno at
the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, OH . Patrick approached Duno in
her pi...
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Briscoe storms to victory at Mid-Ohio
Lexington, OH (My Sportsbook) - Ryan Briscoe won Sunday's Honda Indy 200
with a dominating performance at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Briscoe led
43 of 85 laps and crossed the finish line 7.2640 seconds ahead of his
Team Pe...
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Castroneves wins pole in Ohio
Lexington, OH (My Sportsbook) - Helio Castroneves captured the pole for
Sunday's Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course . The No.3 Team
Penske driver rounded the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course in one minute,
07.2480...
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Dixon wins rain-shortened race in Nashville
Nashville, TN (My Sportsbook) - Scott Dixon took advantage of a
controversial pit stop by Tony Kanaan to capture Saturday's rain-shortened
Firestone Indy 200 at the Nashville Superspeedway.
Dixon, the series points leader...
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Castroneves beats out Patrick for pole in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee (My Sportsbook) - Helio Castroneves won the pole for
Saturday's Firestone Indy 200 at the Nashville Superspeedway. The No.3 Team
Penske driver made four laps around the 1.33-mile oval in one minute, 31.5320
seconds...
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Hunter-Reay an upset winner at Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, NY (My Sportsbook) - Ryan Hunter-Reay ended Scott Dixon's
three-race winning streak at Watkins Glen International and scored his first
IndyCar Series victory by winning Sunday's Camping World Grand Prix at The
Glen. The No.17 Ra...
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Briscoe fastest in qualifying at Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, NY (My Sportsbook) - Ryan Briscoe won the pole for Sunday's
Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. The No.6
Team Penske driver rounded the 3.37-mile road course in one minute, 29.3456
seconds...
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Kanaan dominates caution-filled race in Richmond
Richmond, VA (My Sportsbook) - Tony Kanaan dominated the last 94 laps and
captured Saturday night's SunTrust Indy Challenge at the Richmond
International Raceway. The No.11 Andretti Green Racing driver crossed the
finish line 4.7691 seconds a...
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Kanaan quickest at RIR
Richmond, VA (My Sportsbook) - Tony Kanaan won the pole for Saturday night's
SunTrust Indy Challenge at the Richmond International Raceway. The No.11
Andretti Green Racing driver circled the 0.750-mile short track four times in
one minute, 04....
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Wheldon's strategy pays off in Iowa
Newton, IA (My Sportsbook) - Dan Wheldon went the last 90 laps, 37 under
caution, without a pit stop to capture Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 at the Iowa
Speedway. The No.10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver crossed the finish line
0.1430 ...
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Dixon awarded IndyCar pole at Iowa
Newton, IA (My Sportsbook) - Scott Dixon will start from the pole for
Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 at the Iowa Speedway after rain cancelled
qualifying.
Starting alongside Dixon will be Helio Castroneves, who trails Dixon in the
standings ...
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