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Johnson Dominates Martinsville; Wins Eighth At Track

By NASCAR Wire Service ⋅ April 8, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Leading 346 of 500 laps in the STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Jimmie Johnson racked up his eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at the short track.

Late Pass Gives Sauter Victory At Martinsville

By NASCAR Wire Service ⋅ April 7, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Johnny Sauter passed Jeb Burton with 17 to go and pulled away to win the Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway.

Martin, Vickers To Fill In For Hamlin In JGR’s No. 11

By Michael J Smith ⋅ March 29, 2013 ⋅ One comment

Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Mark Martin will replace Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry, as Hamlin recovers from an L1 compression fracture he suffered during his incident with Joey Logano on the last lap of the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. JGR President JD Gibbs said: We’ve been real [...]

Hamlin May Miss Up To Six Weeks

By Michael J Smith ⋅ March 27, 2013 ⋅ One comment

Denny Hamlin may miss up to six weeks while he recovers from a fractured L1 vertebra suffered after his last-lap incident with Joey Logano during the Auto Club 400.

Busch Wins At Fontana As Hamlin, Logano Wreck

By NASCAR Wire Service ⋅ March 27, 2013 ⋅ 2 comments

Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano knocked each other off the race track on the final lap of the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway, allowing Kyle Busch to steal the win.

Busch Wins Sixth Nationwide Race At Fontana

By NASCAR Wire Service ⋅ March 25, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Kyle Busch finished .834 seconds ahead of Nationwide Series leader Sam Hornish Jr. to win the Royal Purple 300, his sixth win at the Fontana and the ninth straight for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Cassill Sues BK Racing Over Unpaid Winnings

By Michael J Smith ⋅ March 20, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Landon Cassill is suing BK Racing over what he says is $205,000 in unpaid winnings and other fees the team owes him for racing for them last year.

Some Criminal Charges Against Mayfield Dropped

By Michael J Smith ⋅ March 19, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Ten felony burglary charges against former Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield have been dropped because the primary witness against him died in a motorcycle accident last year.