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Sept. 3, 2014

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—What is now the NASCAR Nationwide Series will have a new name next year—and for the next 10 years.

But Wednesday’s announcement of Comcast’s XFINITY brand as the title sponsor of NASCAR’s secondary series merely scratches the surface of a deal that includes XFINITY as an official NASCAR partner in the multichannel video programming distributor and broadband ISP categories.
Continue reading “NASCAR and Comcast announce 10-year entitlement agreement, XFINITY Series”

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 1, 2014) – With his win at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night, Kasey Kahne became the 13th winner of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season – and the 13th member of the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Matt Kenseth finished second at Atlanta, and though winless, has accumulated enough points throughout the regular season to guarantee himself a spot in the Chase.

Fourteen Chase spots are now taken, assuming those 14 drivers all attempt to qualify at Richmond. Continue reading “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Clinch Scenarios for Richmond”

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Aug. 31, 2014

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

HAMPTON, Ga. – It was Tony Stewart’s return to racing that dominated the headlines before Sunday night’s Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but it was Kasey Kahne who stole the show—and a berth in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

In a race that went 10 laps beyond its scheduled distance of 325 laps, Kahne surged past Matt Kenseth on the second attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag finish to win for the first time this year and the third time at the 1.54-mile speedway. Continue reading “Late-race surge at Atlanta puts Kahne in Victory Lane—and in the Chase”