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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins at Pocono – Feeling Like It’s The Year
Completing the sweep at Pocono with a win of the GoBowling.com 400 is nice, but the big thing about Dale Earnhardt Jr. picking up his third win of the 2014 Sprint Car race is him getting closer to entering the chase in the lead, with his first NASCAR title, finally, looking a more realistic possibility than it ever was.
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Carl Edwards Wins at Sonoma – Giving Someone Else a Shot
It almost ended badly for Carl Edwards but the Roush Fenway Racing managed to hang on at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 to claim his second victory of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, finishing just ahead of Jeff Gordon and breaking the streak Hendrick Motorsports had going when heading into Sonoma.
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Jimmie Johnson Wins at Michigan – Starting to Take Over
It’s becoming a familiar sight to see Jimmie Johnson sprayed with some bubbly after winning his third out of the last four races, finishing first in Michigan for the first time in his career, slightly edging Kevin Harvick to take the Quicken Loans 400 and make it another great day for Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet.
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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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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.