Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s pole-winning car was involved in a minor collision with a track vehicle following post-qualifying inspection at Pocono Raceway Friday.
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Tony Stewart said Friday he has spoken with fellow driver Kevin Harvick and the two have ironed out any hard feelings that resulted from the finish of the July 29 Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Stewart made contact with Harvick as the two battled for the lead late in the race, and damage [...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. waited out a short 45- minute rain delay then went out and captured the pole for Sunday’s Pennsylvania 500 at the Pocono Raceway. Going out as the first qualifier after the track was dried, the No.8 Budweiser Chevrolet driver circled the 2.5-mile, tri-oval in 52.949 seconds (169.975 m.p.h.).
The pole victory was Junior’s [...]

Pos, Car #, Driver, Manu, Time secs, Speed mph, Fast Lap, Laps Run
1 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 53.402 168.533 12 13
2 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy 53.544 168.086 16 16
3 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevy 53.655 167.738 5 5
4 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Chevy 53.661 167.720 15 15
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“We made progress last week at Indy, but lost an opportunity to make more gains when we ended up in an accident early in the race. We plan to run the ‘06 nose and package the rest of the year, but we will be making changes and improvements to that package each week. We went [...]

Construction noise at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has drowned out the fact that the Indianapolis 500 will have fewer seats to offer in the future. The remake of the facility’s road circuit for next year’s motorcycle race will eliminate a bleacher section known as the First Turn Terrace, which has 5,136 seats.
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The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll will roll with the King of Beers when NASCAR’s most popular driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and NHRA young gun Brandon Bernstein pilot commemorative Elvis Presley’s 30th Anniversary paint schemes on the #8 Budweiser Chevy and Bud King Racing Top Fuel dragster in September.
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Reigning Cup champion describes crash, fire at Indianapolis on XM Satellite Radio program “Jimmie Johnson: Not What You Expected:” Jimmie Johnson - “I see a little fire….I’m like, ‘O.K….I’m not hurt,’ and I see a swirl of flames come over by me and I’m like, ‘Wow…I’ve never seen that before.’
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California Speedway has announced an agreement with Sharp Electronics and 3M Company (”3M”) to serve as the title sponsor for the Speedway’s Fall NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Race. The race, being held on Sunday, September 2, 2007, will be known as the Sharp AQUOS 500.
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The new “seeding” process, instituted for this season’s Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, has drivers competing for every position.
After the Sept. 8 race at Richmond International Raceway, the top 12 drivers will be re-seeded according to two performance standards — wins and finishing positions throughout the first 26 races.
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