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May 2, 2015

By Mark McCarter
NASCAR Wire Service

TALLADEGA, Ala.—Change the rules, change the format – but they can’t change history.

Jeff Gordon, who has won more Talladega Superspeedway poles than any active driver, put together a lap of more than one mile per hour faster than the next-quickest to earn the Coors Light Pole for Sunday’s GEICO 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race (1 p.m. ET on FOX) at the 2.66-mile trioval. Continue reading “Jeff Gordon bests Talladega qualifying, notches 80th career pole”

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The Final Lap Weekly Podcast LogoSHOW #356 – Guest: Kyle Petty talks about his charity ride starting this weekend, we recap the Richmond weekend, Danica soon no longer wearing green, David Ragan getting a doggy on his hood, Jeff Gordon driving at Indianapolis 500, milestones o’ plenty, plus a full Talladega Superspeedway preview, blah! Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie

( Roughly 48:00 mins)

Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly #356 Kyle Petty / Talladega Preview…Blah!”

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Danica Patrick and GoDaddy are two things that won’t go together after this season as her longtime sponsor is pulling out of NASCAR. This leaves Danica without a sponsor as leverage in her contract year with Stewart-Haas Racing. The good news, is she’s off to a great start sitting 16th in the point standings with a couple of Top 10’s to her credit. She’s also ahead of the boss Tony Stewart who is 30th in points.

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INDIANAPOLIS – Five-time Brickyard 400 winner and four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon will drive a Corvette Z06 pace car for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 mile race, May 24 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Continue reading “Jeff Gordon to Drive Corvette Z06 Indy 500 Pace Car Five-time Brickyard winner will lead pack for 99th running of the Indianapolis 500”

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David Ragan to Drive MWR’s No. 55 Toyota for Remainder of 2015 Season
Ragan Begins New Duties at Kansas Speedway; No Timetable on Brian Vickers Return

CORNELIUS, N.C. – Michael Waltrip Racing announced today that David Ragan will drive the No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine for the remainder of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, beginning May 9 at Kansas Speedway. Continue reading “David Ragan Grabs MWR #55 Cup Ride for the Rest of 2015”