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Jeff Gordon wins second race of season at Pocono
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Long Pond, PA, United States (AHN Sports) – Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon won the race off pit road and then held on to win Sunday’s 5-Hour Energy 500 at Pocono Raceway. With many cars equal and running out front in clean air paramount, Gordon knew [...]
Kyle Busch pulls out Richmond NASCAR Sprint Cup win
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Richmond, VA, United States (AHN Sports) – Kyle Busch led 236 of 400 laps and was clearly the man to beat in winning Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway. Busch kept home-state boys and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin, who won Friday night, [...]
Jimmie Johnson scores season’s first win at Talladega
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Talladega, AL, United States (AHN Sports) – Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson got a push from teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win Sunday’s Aarons 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Johnson tied a NASCAR record by edging Clint Bowyer by a .002-thousands of a second. It was the [...]
The Chase: Denny Hamlin Holds 15-Point Lead Heading Into Season Finale
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN) – It’s a three-horse race in The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship heading into this weekend’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. With Phoenix out of the way, it’s a three-way battle between Denny Hamlin, four-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson and [...]
Hamlin Wins At Texas, Takes Cup Points Lead
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Fort Worth, TX, United States (AHN) – Denny Hamlin regained the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series lead by winning Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. Hamlin won at Texas for the second time this season and took over the lead in the closest three-way Chase the format has ever seen [...]
Sadler Caps Big Day With Texas Cup Pole
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Fort Worth, TX, United States (AHN) – Kevin Harvick Inc. put Elliott Sadler in Victory Lane for the first time in years earlier this year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Pocono. Now he’s banking on KHI doing it in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Shortly after announcing [...]
Clint Bowyer Edges Harvick For Talladega Win
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Talladega, AL, United States (AHN) – Two Richard Childress Racing Chevrolets were out front under the white flag when the caution flew, but it took NASCAR several minutes later to decide the winner via timing and video tapes. Clint Bowyer did celebratory burnouts and he and Kevin Harvick shook [...]
Denny Hamlin Holds Ground With Win At Martinsville
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Martinsville, VA, United States (AHN) – Denny Hamlin knew one of his home-state tracks could make a difference in his Chase chances and it has for now. Hamlin started from the pole and drove home to a win in the Tums Fast Relief 500 Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. It [...]
Denny Hamlin Holds Ground With Win At Martinsville
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Martinsville, VA, United States (AHN) – Denny Hamlin knew one of his home-state tracks could make a difference in his Chase chances and it has for now. Hamlin started from the pole and drove home to a win in the Tums Fast Relief 500 Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. It [...]
Denny Hamlin Within Six Points Of Jimmie Johnson In Cup Chase
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN) – After last week’s win at Martinsville, Denny Hamlin is within six points of four-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points standings. Johnson leads with 5,998 points and just six points ahead of Hamlin (5,992), followed by Kevin [...]
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