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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins Pocono 400 – It’s Good to Have Stupid Opponents
For the first time in a decade, Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins two races in one season, adding to his season-opening victory another first place finish, this time at Pocono, finishing ahead of Brad Keselowski, who had the victory in his hands but decided to make a foolish mistake that cost him the top spot for a second straight time.
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Jimmie Johnson Wins FedEx 400 – Feeling Right at Home
After breaking his race winning drought, it seems Jimmie Johnson is on some kind of streak, picking up another victory, this time in the FedEx 400 at the Dover International Speedway, advancing himself quite nicely in the driver standings of the 2014 Sprint Cup Series, dominating by leading for the most laps in a second consecutive race, fending off a less than serious challenge from Brad Keselowski.
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Jimmie Johnson Wins Coca-Cola 600: It’s Been a While
It took Jimmie Johnson, a six-time and defending Sprint Cup champion, nine years to finally get a win again at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600 race, making it a fourth for him on the track and moving him up to 6th in the Sprint Cup standings, and more importantly getting his first win of the season.
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Jeff Gordon Wins at Kansas Speedway – Finally Finishing First
Despite leading the standings, Jeff Gordon entered the 11th race of the season without a single win. That changed with an impressive fight, holding on against a charging Kevin Harvick in the final lap to claim his first win of the 2014 NASCAR season on the Kansas Speedway, pretty much making it definite he’ll be part of the chase while Danica Patrick, finishing 7th, had her best finish since moving to NASCAR.
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Denny Hamlin Wins Talladega – A Turn for the Better
It’s been a season for missed opportunities for Denny Hamlin in 2014, but a surprising win at Talladega Superspeedway means he should be high enough up the standings to qualify for the Sprint Cup championship chase, giving Joe Gibbs racing their second race winner of the season.
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10 Highest Paid NASCAR Drivers
It doesn’t matter how many times Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart will win Sprint Cup titles – the face of the sport is Dale Earnhardt Jr., who continues to be the biggest earner in NASCAR, way ahead of Endorsements queen Danica Patrick as well, regardless of how well (or not) he preforms on the track.
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Danica Patrick, Sexiest Race Car Driver in the World
While it’s arguable whether Danica Patrick is a good enough racing driver to merit the media attention she’s been getting over the years, there’s no debate about the fact that she is one of the more intriguing figures in NASCAR, with her sex appeal and willing to make it work for her a big reason for her popularity.
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Tragedy on the Tracks – Auto Racing Deaths
Dan Wheldon’s tragic death yesterday in Las Vegas was far from the first time a tragedy like this has happened, in Indy racing or any other branch of Auto racing, from Formula One to Nascar. Some accidents and victims come easily to mind , like Dale Earnhardt, but many others are forgotten through the years.