Hamlin holds off Harvick for Sprint All-Star Race victory

May 16, 2015 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.— With a deft move with three laps left in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin delivered the first victory in the non-points showcase event to Joe Gibbs Racing and to Toyota. As he drove into Turn 1 to start Lap 107, with Kevin Harvick glued to his bumper and ready to make a run at the million-dollar first prize, Hamlin moved up a lane in the corner and took Harvick’s line away, causing Harvick’s No. 4 Chevrolet to lose momentum. “It was more defense than…

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Johnson secures third win of the season at Kansas

May 10, 2015 By Jim Pedley NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Jimmie Johnson held off Kevin Harvick over the final six laps to win Saturday night’s, er, make that Sunday morning’s SpongeBob SquarePants 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. Johnson’s victory – which ended just after midnight local time because of a rain delay of 2 hours and 16 minutes – was his third of the season and his third at the 1.5-mile Kansas oval. “It was a long, hard night,” Johnson said in Victory Lane. It was the 73rd victory of the six-time champion’s career. Harvick,…

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Earnhardt Jr. captures sixth Sprint victory at Talladega

May 3, 2015 By Mark McCarter NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – It's a toss-up which is greater, Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s passion for Talladega Superspeedway or the Talladega fan base's passion for Dale Earnhardt Jr. On a glorious afternoon, Earnhardt offered a one-word order to his team over the radio, a message that could be shared with the thousands of his devotees in the stands: "Celebrate!" he proclaimed. Earnhardt, his team and Junior Nation could celebrate his 0.159-second victory over Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GEICO 500 Sunday afternoon, his sixth Sprint Cup win here. It…

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Busch destroys field at Richmond for Sprint win

April 26, 2015 By Chris Knight NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va. – Suspension to redemption. After being suspended for three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races earlier this season after an alleged domestic violence incident, Kurt Busch won Sunday’s postponed Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway in a dominating performance, virtually locking up a spot in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. “It’s an incredible feeling,” said Busch, who was reinstated March 11 and granted a waiver into the Chase. “It’s a total team effort. And the way that everything came together, it just seemed like we were building, building…

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Jimmie Johnson Takes Texas

By John Sturbin (NASCAR Wire Service) FORT WORTH, Texas—Jimmie Johnson continued his recent domination of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday night, rallying after a late pit stop for a victory in the 19th annual Duck Commander 500. Johnson, the six-time NSCS champion, took the lead on Lap 321 of the scheduled 334 when he drove under and past Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick exiting the dogleg of TMS’ high-banked, 1.5-mile quad-oval. The final 14 laps featured a battle between Johnson and Harvick, the reigning NSCS champion, who finished second despite scraping the Turn 4 wall on Lap 331. Johnson,…

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