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Mike Casto: Jackman… Engineer… Coal Miner?

Mike Casto: Jackman… Engineer… Coal Miner?

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.  Winning Monday’s Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway to open the Chase for the Sprint Cup was both redemptive and a major achievement for Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet team. It gave Stewart a huge jump in the points — ninth to second, seven points behind leader Kevin Harvick — as he pursues a third Sprint Cup championship. The victory preserved Stewart’s record of at least one win in each … Read entire article »

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Newman Finishes 8th on Empty Fuel Tank in Chase Opener

Newman Finishes 8th on Empty Fuel Tank in Chase Opener

JOLIET, Ill. – Despite his U.S. Army Medicine Chevrolet running out of fuel on Turn 2 of the final lap, Ryan Newman still managed to bring home a strong finish as he coasted to the checkered flag in eighth place in Monday’s rain-delayed Geico 400, the opening event in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Newman appeared to have a top-five finish in hand as he took the white flag in fourth place. But … Read entire article »

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Stewart Successfully Saves Fuel En Route to Victory at Chicagoland Speedway

Stewart Successfully Saves Fuel En Route to Victory at Chicagoland Speedway

The hood of Tony Stewart’s No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet read “Printing Done Right.” But after stretching his fuel mileage over the final 52 laps to win Monday’s rain-postponed Geico 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., the slogan could’ve read “Winning Done Right.” Stewart rallied from his 26th-place starting spot to win his series-best third Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland and the 40th of his career, which tied him … Read entire article »

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Chicagoland Speedway Geico 400 Finish

Chicagoland Speedway Geico 400 Finish

With ten laps to go in Mondays Geico 400, nine of the top ten cars were chasing the NASCAR Sprint Cup. With winless Tony Stewart leading Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson, the question on everyone’s mind was “who has enough gas to get to the end?” With rain forcing the race to e delayed from Sunday to Monday afternoon, most of the country was at work as the drama played out. Here’s the video … Read entire article »

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STEWART WINS, Newman Finishes Eighth at Chicagoland

STEWART WINS, Newman Finishes Eighth at Chicagoland

Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., by winning Monday’s rain-postponed Geico 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Stewart led four times for 35 laps in the 267-lap contest to score his first victory since winning last October at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., – a span of 32 races. It was the 40th point-paying win of … Read entire article »

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Stewart Haas Racing Geico 400 Qualifying Report

Stewart Haas Racing Geico 400 Qualifying Report

Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 U.S. Army Medicine Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent in time trials at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., by qualifying fourth for Sunday’s Geico 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Newman turned a lap of 29.507 seconds at 183.007 mph on the 1.5-mile oval. “I had a heck of a lap going until I got down into turn three and hit the bump that tossed the … Read entire article »

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Newman Qualifies 4th at Chicagoland

Newman Qualifies 4th at Chicagoland

JOLIET, Ill. – Ryan Newman will start fourth in Sunday’s GEICO 400 Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway. In Saturday’s time trials, Newman’s U.S. Army Medicine Chevrolet toured the 1.5-mile oval in 29.507 seconds at 183.007 miles per hour. “It was a good lap, but I had a heck of a lap going until I got down into turn three and hit the bump that tossed the nose a little bit,” said Newman. “I am really proud … Read entire article »

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