TRE NEWS/OPINION
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Jimmie Johnson, making 600th Cup start, looks to snap 43-race winless skid at Pocono
LONG POND, Pa. — When the average NASCAR fan thinks of Jimmie Johnson, indomitability and seven Cup championships come to mind. Those are Johnson’s most noteworthy and extinguished traits, so having that view of the longtime wheelman of Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 48 is expected. It’s natural, too, because as a collective society, we obsess over stardom and…
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Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. to remain at RPM through 2020
“It’s a great team to be a part of,” Wallace said. “Family-oriented sport, family-oriented team, so we have a blast each and every weekend at the racetrack, away from the racetrack.”
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Noah Gragson, fighting a stomach virus, paces final Truck Series practice at Pocono
POCONO, Pa. — Noah Gragson is one of the more exuberant drivers in the NASCAR garage, but on Friday at Pocono Raceway, the 20-year-old’s lively personality wasn’t up to par. Gragson has been dealing with a stomach virus, and he can tell you what that exactly entails — “I was throwing up last night and…
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Ray Ciccarelli set to launch own Truck Series team, serve as an owner-driver
Ray Ciccarelli, a part-time NASCAR competitor and dirt modified racer in the northeast, is set to launch his own Camping World Truck Series team in an owner-driver role, the 48-year-old told The Racing Experts Friday at Pocono Raceway. Ciccarelli purchased a truck this past week “with the help of Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing” and, for…
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TRE Meteorology Watch – Weekend Weather: Gander Outdoors 400
It’s time for your much needed race weather summary ahead of this weekend’s activities at Pocono Raceway. The month of July has been quite soggy this year in the state of Pennsylvania. The pattern of high and low pressure systems witnessed over the last week and a half has certainly been a main contributing factor…
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47 drivers have earned the free pass in 2018
Absent from the list are Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr., who have combined to score nine wins this season.
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No other planned Cup Series races for Jesse Little
“I feel a lot more confident now going to my next Cup race, that’s a good thing,” Little said of his run at Kentucky. “I don’t know when it’ll be, I hope it’s soon, but we’ll see.”
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Kenseth, Marks among entries for Gander Outdoors 400
The 2003 champion is coming off a 15th-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Sunday.
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Chase Elliott closer to NASCAR record after New Hampshire run
Elliott posted a top-five finish and stage win at New Hampshire.
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Big 3 lead field in playoff points
Kevin Harvick now leads all drivers in playoff points earned through the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season with his victory in the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. Harvick, who moved Kyle Busch for the lead with seven laps to go at New Hampshire Sunday, earned five playoff points for the win. The 2014 series champion…