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Pocono planning improvements, safety upgrades
Sat Jul 31st at 9:02 pm

After spending ample time addressing the issue of drivers being fined for comments detrimental to NASCAR, the second-most-asked question in the media center at Pocono focused on the safety of the track hosting Sunday's Cup Seri...

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Childress, Stewart add insight on owners' meeting
Sat Jul 31st at 8:22 pm

Team owner Richard Childress this weekend at Pocono Raceway said last week's mass-meeting of NASCAR owners at Hendrick Motorsports was a concerted discussion on cutting costs and improving the sport -- not the preliminary step ...

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Logano fast in Happy Hour but needs a bit more
Sat Jul 31st at 5:49 pm

Joey Logano was laughing Saturday at Pocono Raceway when he admitted his second-fastest lap of Happy Hour was a one-shot deal, on his first lap on the track.

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Trevor Bayne captures third straight Nationwide pole
Sat Jul 31st at 5:45 pm
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Trevor Bayne has become the first Nationwide series driver in 18 years to capture three consecutive poles.

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Bayne captures third straight Nationwide pole (AP)
Sat Jul 31st at 5:36 pm

Trevor Bayne has become the first Nationwide series driver in 18 years to capture three consecutive poles.

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Hoops and racing: Two-sport Tony Stewart? (AP)
Sat Jul 31st at 5:21 pm

Smoke was on a hot streak at the free-throw line.

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Brent wins ARCA race at Pocono (PA SportsTicker)
Sat Jul 31st at 5:14 pm

Robb Brent won the ARCA race at Pocono Raceway on Saturday for his first career victory and continued a season-long trend of new winners in Victory Lane.

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Elliott Sadler holds off Kasey Kahne, Matt Crafton in trucks series
Sat Jul 31st at 5:07 pm
Associated Press

Elliott Sadler held off Kasey Kahne in a green-white-checkered finish to win the inaugural NASCAR Truck Series race Saturday at Pocono.

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Sadler holds off Kahne, Crafton in trucks series (PA SportsTicker)
Sat Jul 31st at 4:36 pm

By GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

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Juan Pablo Montoya puts Brickyard 400 heartache behind him
Sat Jul 31st at 4:08 pm
David Newton

LONG POND, Pa. -- When last seen at Indianapolis, Juan Pablo Montoya was shaking his head and disappearing into his motor coach.

So how long did it take for him to get over losing a second straight Brickyard 400 that he'd domin...

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Pocono Raceway promising safety changes
Sat Jul 31st at 3:36 pm
Associated Press

Often criticized by drivers for unnecessary 500-mile races and for clogging two spots on the Sprint Cup schedule, Pocono Raceway is now deemed by some unsafe after an accident in the June race involving Kasey Kahne.

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Pocono promising safety changes (AP)
Sat Jul 31st at 2:54 pm

Pocono Raceway keeps taking hits.

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Roush missing from Pocono, but still in action
Sat Jul 31st at 1:11 pm

This weekend at Pocono Raceway isn't the first time team owner Jack Roush has been absent from a Cup Series venue as an event opened, but he's not disconnected from what's going on with his Roush Fenway Racing.

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Drivers acknowledge impact of their comments
Fri Jul 30th at 7:47 pm

After Ryan Newman acknowledged Friday he was one of two drivers NASCAR fined for making critical comments about the Cup Series, Denny Hamlin admitted he was the second driver recently penalized.

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Tony Stewart captures pole for Pennsylvania 500
Fri Jul 30th at 6:51 pm
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Tony Stewart likes to start up front at Pocono Raceway.

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Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards wish owner Jack Roush a speedy recovery
Fri Jul 30th at 5:21 pm
Associated Press

Carl Edwards hopes Jack Roush makes a speedy recovery from injuries the NASCAR team owner sustained in a plane crash this week in Wisconsin.