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SHOW #259 – Guest: TNT’s Adam Alexander, we recap Michigan, Hendrick meltdown, Danica’s top 15, bigger Daytona coming soon, ringers vs. regulars, Sonoma preview, fantasy (if we have to) and more. (the and more just makes it sound better) Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie (are you seriously still reading this, just listen already!)

(47:51 mins)

CREDITS: 

Hosts: Kerry Murphey & Toby Christie

Executive Producer: Kerry Murphey

Music: Russell Nash Radium Sound

Voice Over: Thomas Moog

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Nelson Piquet Jr. Road America PoleRoad Racing Brings Out The “Ringers”
The most challenging aspect of Saturday’s Johnsonville Sausage 200 Presented by Menards at Road America for the NASCAR Nationwide Series regulars might not be the facility’s 14 challenging turns, but rather the road-course specialists that are racing alongside them.
These specialists are adept at turning left … and right, and are often challenging for the win at the few road courses that dot the national series’ schedules. For instance, all 24 of Ron Fellows’ starts in the NNS have come at road courses, including Road America where he has three top-three finishes in three starts.

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daytona-rising-renovation-nascar-january image oneInternational Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: ISCA; OTC Bulletin Board: ISCB) (“ISC”) today approved funding to redevelop the frontstretch of Daytona International Speedway, the Company’s 54-year-old flagship motorsports facility, to enhance the overall experience for its fans, marketing partners and the motorsports industry. This historic, multi-year project will break ground on July 5, 2013, and is targeted for completion in January 2016, in time for the 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona and the 58th DAYTONA 500.

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2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series MichiganJune 16, 2013

By Scott Held
Special to NASCAR Wire Service

BROOKLYN, Mich. — Sunday was Father’s Day, but it also turned into a sweet birthday celebration for Ford Motor Co.

Greg Biffle drove his No. 16 Ford Fusion to victory in the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on the same day Ford Motor Co. marked the 110th anniversary of its founding. It also was the 1,000th victory for the blue oval in NASCAR’s top three divisions.

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170702034June 16, 2013

By Scott Held
Special to NASCAR Wire Service

BROOKLYN, Mich. — Greg Biffle feels right at home at Michigan International Speedway.

He took the lead for good on a late restart and ran away from the field in the closing laps to win Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400. The No. 16 Ford driver won his second straight race here and the 19th of his career. Four of those victories have come at MIS.

Continue reading “Race Recap: Greg Biffle Claims Fourth Career NASCAR Victory At Michigan”