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Ambrose, JTG Daugherty to part ways after 2010

Published: July 27, 2010

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After five successful years together in NASCAR’s top touring divisions, JTG Daugherty Racing and Marcos Ambrose will part ways at the end of the 2010 Cup Series season.
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Report: NASCAR fines drivers for comments

Published: July 27, 2010

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Concerns about a half-empty race track dogged NASCAR long before Sunday’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the sanctioning body’s top officials didn’t want to discuss attendance or any other ailments plaguing the nation’s No. 1 racing series.
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Missing Chase wouldn’t dampen McMurray’s year

Published: July 26, 2010

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Jamie McMurray’s victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday provided a slight boost to his hopes of qualifying for NASCAR’s year-end championship playoff. The Brickyard 400 win lifted the Earnhardt Ganassi driver two positions in the standings, and pulled him within 151 points of the final berth in the Chase.
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Johnson’s Indy run ends in disappointment

Published: July 26, 2010

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In the 100-year history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, no driver has won three consecutive races in Indy’s signature events. And Jimmie Johnson’s attempt to become the first to capture three Brickyard 400 trophies in a row met with similar results.
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Johnson’s Indy run ends in disappointment

Published: July 26, 2010

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In the 100-year history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, no driver has won three consecutive races in Indy’s signature events. And Jimmie Johnson’s attempt to become the first to capture three Brickyard 400 trophies in a row met with similar results.
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Missing Chase wouldn’t dampen McMurray’s year

Published: July 26, 2010

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Jamie McMurray’s victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday provided a slight boost to his hopes of qualifying for NASCAR’s year-end championship playoff. The Brickyard 400 win lifted the Earnhardt Ganassi driver two positions in the standings, and pulled him within 151 points of the final berth in the Chase.
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Notes: Hendrick says he’ll honor Martin’s contract

Published: July 26, 2010

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Team owner Rick Hendrick won’t force Mark Martin out of his seat next year to make room for Kasey Kahne at Hendrick Motorsports.
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Notes: Hendrick says he’ll honor Martin’s contract

Published: July 26, 2010

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Team owner Rick Hendrick won’t force Mark Martin out of his seat next year to make room for Kasey Kahne at Hendrick Motorsports.
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Dirty air limits options for those chasing leaders

Published: July 26, 2010

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With straightaways only 50 feet wide and turns banked at fewer than 10 degrees, negotiating the venerable Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s ribbon-like asphalt at speed is already the perfect recipe for single-file racing. But add to that the turbulence from running directly behind another car, and it compounds the problem of passing.
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Dirty air limits options for those chasing leaders

Published: July 26, 2010

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With straightaways only 50 feet wide and turns banked at fewer than 10 degrees, negotiating the venerable Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s ribbon-like asphalt at speed is already the perfect recipe for single-file racing. But add to that the turbulence from running directly behind another car, and it compounds the problem of passing.
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McMurray joins exclusive list with Brickyard win

Published: July 25, 2010

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Juan Montoya once again had victory within reach at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Then questionable strategy cost him first the lead, and ultimately the race.
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France hints at major changes to schedule, Chase

Published: July 25, 2010

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NASCAR appears ready to give its 2011 Cup Series schedule a facelift.
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Burton inserts self into Brickyard threat discussion

Published: July 24, 2010

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Juan Montoya, Mark Martin and Kasey Kahne are the names most mentioned when it comes to drivers with the best chance of recording their first Brickyard 400 victory on Sunday. Perhaps it’s time to add Jeff Burton to that list.
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Ex-open-wheelers battle for final Brickyard spot

Published: July 24, 2010

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Jacques Villeneuve stood in the broiler that was the concrete of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway garage area Saturday afternoon, his arms crossed, shifting from one foot to another. Media surrounded the former Indianapolis 500 champion, but no one asked a question — not yet.
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Montoya stays hot at Indy as he wins the Cup pole

Published: July 24, 2010

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Juan Montoya took advantage of an early qualifying draw and a slightly conservative approach from Jimmie Johnson to win the pole for Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as Chevrolets claimed nine of the first 10 starting spots.
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