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Martin Truex Jr. picks up highest finish of 2020
Martin Truex Jr. earned his highest finish in the NASCAR Cup Series Sunday (June 7) with his third-place finish in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Truex, the 2017 series champion, swept Stages 1 and 2 with victories in the race and followed up with his first Top-5 finish of 2020.…
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J.J. Yeley completes 300th start
J.J. Yeley is now one of 96 drivers who have competed in at least 300 races in NASCAR’s top series. Yeley started 30th in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday (June 7). The Spire Motorsports driver completed 311 laps, ultimately finishing 36th, 14 laps down. “What a long day,” Yeley…
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Kevin Harvick takes second win of 2020
Kevin Harvick scored his second win of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Sunday (June 7) at the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. For Harvick, it was his third win at the 1.5-mile speedway and the 51st of his Cup Series career. “For me, this place is pretty special just because of…
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Kurt Busch earns top 10 finish after lap 1 penalty at Atlanta
Kurt Busch’s sixth-place finish in Sunday’s Folds of Honor Quik Trip 500 was a hard-fought effort from the very start for the 2004 Cup champion. Busch was set to start Sunday’s race in 12th but failed pre-race tech inspection three times. Busch dropped to the rear and then was forced to serve a drive-through penalty…
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Harvick advances two NASCAR legends on wins list
Kevin Harvick’s win in Sunday’s Folds of Honor Quik Trip 500 at Atlanta has now moved him ahead of Junior Johnson and Ned Jarrett on the all-time Cup wins list. Harvick led 155 laps Sunday, including 105 of the last 108 laps, en route to his second win of the 2020 Cup season. The win…
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Eckes breaks slump with Top-3 finish
By Nick Lewis Christian Eckes finished third Saturday (June 6) at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Camping World Vet Tix 200 for his first Top-5 of the season. Prior to the race today, Eckes’ highest finishing position came at Charlotte Motor Speedway a week-and-a-half ago where he finished in the 14th position. Eckes said that…
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Enfinger wins Overtime thriller at Atlanta
By Nick Lewis Grant Enfinger won at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Vet Tix Camping World 200 over Austin Hill after overtaking him on an overtime restart. This is the first season in which Enfinger has won multiple races in the Camping World Truck Series. Enfinger, starting in second on the outside of Hill, was…
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Jake Nichols wins virtual #GeorgeFloyd100 charity event
#JusticeForFloyd. #SayTheirNames. #BlackLivesMatter. These are just a few of the trending hashtags on social media and around the country after the tragic death of George Floyd on May 25th, 2020.
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NASCAR Announces Upcoming Races Scheduled for the 2020 Season
NASCAR announced a new installment of races to the 2020 racing schedule, Thursday (June 4), for June 26 through August 2 at seven different venues. Pocono Raceway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway and New Hampshire Speedway are the venues that will host NASCAR national series and ARCA…
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REPORT: Cup Series to add new venue in 2021
The NASCAR Cup Series has a “very tentative” date to run at Nashville Superspeedway in June of 2021, according to a report in the Tennessean. The race would be the first Cup Series event at the 1.33-mile racetrack. More details to come as the story develops. SOURCES Racing-Reference.info Tennessean