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NASCAR drivers and fans can’t believe Jimmie Johnson wasn’t a unanimous first-ballot Hall of Famer

Jimmie Johnson is one of the most successful NASCAR drivers in history - but he wasn't a unanimous first-ballot Hall of Famer.

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Steve Hummer: The Kevin Harvick Saga runs its final laps in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Back on the Monday of March 12, 2001, Atlanta picked up its morning paper and read of many sporting splendors. Down in Florida, Braves pitcher John Smoltz made a second start in his recovery from elbow surgery. Lefty Driesell’s Georgia State basketball team had just earned an invite…

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NASCAR isn’t just sport — it’s America itself, and Chicago is about to enjoy a slice

Cars themselves are the epitome of the USA, the essence of us. Everything a car lets you do, everything you can do in a car, everything you can do to a car — it’s the stuff that makes you feel free, in control, beyond the law, fast.

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The resurrection of the North Wilkesboro Speedway — and the larger hope it represents

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — These were some of the scenes of resurrection here last Wednesday, 11 days before the first NASCAR race in more than 26 years at the North Wilkesboro Speedway:

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"Huge sense of pride" in Kevin Harvick's return to the No. 29

None was bigger than when Harvick was thrust into the Cup series in 2001 following the death of Dale Earnhardt in a last-lap crash in the Daytona 500.

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Kevin Harvick gets final NASCAR outing with #29 car in All-Star race

The 2014 Cup Series champion's Stewart-Haas Racing Ford will switch from its regular #4 to use the #29 in a throwback paint scheme reminiscent of the design which adorned Harvick's Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet when he won his first Cup race in 2001.

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Kevin Harvick gets one more NASCAR ride in the No. 29 car

Stewart-Haas Racing and Harvick announced on Thursday that Harvick will drive a No. 29 Ford in the May 21 inaugural NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway.

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Concussion lingers for former NASCAR champion Kurt Busch

Kurt Busch is trying to move on with his life after his NASCAR career was prematurely curtailed from the lingering effects of a concussion

The Independent UK

NASCAR turns 75: The best of the best

The best of the best from 75 years of NASCAR.

Orlando Sentinel

Edgar Thompson: Happy 75th anniversary, NASCAR, and thanks for the memories

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Erik Jones is a student of history who has carved out a modest slice during his NASCAR career.

Orlando Sentinel

Dale Earnhardt’s popular Daytona 500 win resonates 25 years later

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. was The Intimidator, the driver who defiantly wore the black hat and did not give an inch on the asphalt.

Orlando Sentinel

How NASCAR’s ‘Closer’ is approaching his last Daytona 500

Kevin Harvick embarks on his final NASCAR season at this weekend’s Daytona 500, a race that made both his name and his epithet. The 2014 Cup Series champion reflects on his exploits in NASCAR's most important race...

Motorsport

How NASCAR’s greatest ‘Closer’ is approaching his final acts

Kevin Harvick embarks on his final NASCAR season at this weekend’s Daytona 500, a race that made both his name and his epithet. The 2014 Cup Series champion reflects back on his exploits in NASCAR's most important race, which he famously won in 2007

Autosport

NASCAR 75: Car evolution includes stock, wings, safety. EV?

NASCAR’s next 75 years almost certainly will include at least a partially electric vehicle turning laps at Daytona International Speedway

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NASCAR veteran Kevin Harvick discusses how he wants to be remembered in retirement

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When a 25-year-old Kevin Harvick was tapped to run in replacement of Dale Earnhardt the week after the legend died in the 2001 Daytona 500, he remembers who visited his trailer before the race.

The Independent UK

Frankie Muniz, best known as 'Malcolm' reboots racing career

Actor Frankie Muniz, best known for his leading role in “Malcolm in the Middle," is planning to compete full time as a race car driver

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Scott Fowler: Bad news on top of bad news: Is this the worst period in Charlotte pro sports history?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panther Robbie Anderson had a petulant sideline fit Sunday and got traded Monday. That was exactly one week after Panther head coach Matt Rhule got fired, and on the very same day that the arrest of Charlotte Hornet James Bouknight for driving while impaired was made…

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Analysis: RCR was not Busch's first NASCAR choice, but it may be his best

Richard Childress Racing clearly wasn’t the first choice for Kyle Busch for the 2023 NASCAR Cup campaign but perhaps, all things considered, it may be the best one.

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RCR was not Kyle Busch's first choice, but it may be his best

Richard Childress Racing clearly wasn’t the first choice for Kyle Busch but perhaps all things considered it may be the best one.

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Kyle Busch details his deal with Richard Childress Racing, gets compared to Earnhardt Sr.

The first domino for Kyle Busch has officially fallen.

Autosport

Harvick slams "slow to react" NASCAR over "screwed up" Next Gen crashes

Kevin Harvick has criticised NASCAR for being 'slow to react' to safety concerns, saying its new-for-2022 Next Gen car is 'screwed up as far as the way that it crashes'.

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Harvick: NASCAR Next Gen car "screwed up" in "the way that it crashes"

Despite NASCAR-mandated changes to the Next Gen car this week, Kevin Harvick remains adamant safety concerns are not being addressed quickly enough.

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NASCAR to hold 2023 All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in return to NC track

North Wilkesboro Speedway still has life to offer, and organizers proved as much with a sold-out late model event last week featuring NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Orlando Sentinel

NASCAR star Kyle Busch enters Coke Zero Sugar 400 seeking better luck at Daytona

Ever since he arrived as a 19-year-old phenom driving in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series, Kyle Busch has been difficult to keep up with on the track or in the record books.

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McLaren and Ricciardo to Split Ahead of 2023 after Buyout

Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren will split at the end of the Formula One season after a buyout was negotiated with the Australian on the final year of his contract. Ricciardo held the option on 2023 for his seat at McLaren but his performance has been underwhelming through 35 races. Although…

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