| This Week in Auto Racing March 12 - 14
While all three of NASCAR's national
touring series take a break, the IZOD IndyCar Series and Formula One kick off
their 2010 seasons this weekend. IndyCar will run on the streets of Sao Paulo,
Brazil for the first time, and F1 will be in Sakhir, Bahrain.
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| NASCAR suspends crew members for substance abuse violation
NASCAR on Tuesday indefinitely suspended
two crew members for violating the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy.
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| Edwards receives three-race probation for Atlanta incident
Carl Edwards avoided suspension but
received a three-race probation period from NASCAR after intentionally
wrecking Brad Keselowski in last Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor
Speedway.
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| NASCAR needs to control on-going Edwards-Keselowski feud
Prior to the start of the 2010 season, NASCAR
essentially told Sprint Cup Series drivers, "Boys, have at it and have a good
time." Perhaps NASCAR should redefine its new rules on allowing more on-track
freedom for drivers, following Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski's frightful
incident in the closing laps of Sunday's race at Atlanta.
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| Kurt Busch prevails in a wild one at Atlanta
Kurt Busch charged from fourth to first after a
first green-white-checkered attempt and then held off the field following a
second two-lap overtime finish to win Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta
Motor Speedway.
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| Earnhardt Jr. tops in qualifying at Atlanta
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole for the Kobalt
Tools 500 with a blazing lap in Friday's qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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| Johnson on the right track heading to Atlanta
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, March
7. Race: Kobalt Tools 500. Site: Atlanta Motor Speedway. Track: 1.54-mile
oval. Start time: 1:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 325. Miles: 500.5. 2009 winner: Kurt
Busch. Television: FOX. Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR
Radio.
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| This Week in Auto Racing March 5 - 7
NASCAR returns to the East Coast, as the
Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series tackle one of the fastest tracks on
the circuit.
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| Earnhardt Jr. contributes $1M to Victory Junction camp
NASCAR's most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt
Jr., announced on Monday he is donating $1 million to build and maintain The
Dale Jr. Corral and Amphitheater at Victory Junction -- a camp for children
with serious illnesses.
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| Patrick has much more to learn in NASCAR before her return
Danica-mania in NASCAR is over...for the time
being, anyway.
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