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Carl Edwards leads Cup points 5 straight weeks
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN Sports) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crowned its 10th different race winner of the season this past weekend in Brad Keselowski but Carl Edwards has held on to the points lead five straight weeks. Edwards sits atop the points standings with 485 [...]
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 [...]
Tony Stewart sits atop NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN Sports) – Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart may have come up just short for a win last weekend at Las Vegas, but he left the third race of the season with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points lead. Stewart leap-frogged [...]
Jeff Gordon snaps skid, wins Cup race at Phoenix
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Avondale, AZ, United States (AHN Sports) – Jeff Gordon snapped a long winless skid when he skirted pass Kyle Busch in the closing laps to win Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. In winning the Subway Fresh Fit 500, Gordon snapped a 66-race winless streak [...]
Carl Edwards carries Sprint Cup Series points lead into Phoenix
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN Sports) – Trevor Bayne may have won the season-opening Daytona 500, but former Chaser Carl Edwards carries the NASCAR Sprint Cup points lead into Phoenix. Bayne is only eligible for the NASCAR Nationwide Series points race so it is Edwards who owns the [...]
Robby Gordon switching to Dodge
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN Sports) – Robby Gordon announced Thursday that he will switch from Toyota and drive a Dodge Charger during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Gordon, who finished 34th in drivers points last season, made the announcement at NASCAR Media Day after scoring [...]
Rolex 24 at Daytona: Chip Ganassi rides still up front with 4 hours left
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN Sports) – One of endurance racing’s ultimate test appears as if it could come down to a sprint. With four hours left the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the No. 02 and 01 BMW Rileys of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates were still [...]
Kurt Busch making NHRA Full Throttle debut at Gatornationals
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Glendora, CA, United States (AHN Sports) – Kurt Busch is a former champion and current driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series but this year he’ll be moonlighting in the NHRA Full Throttle Series. Busch, a contender in Sprint Cup’s Chase playoffs last season and driver of the No. [...]
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