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Skinner survives Martinsville to regain points lead Mike Skinner sneaked into the lead and held off Jack Sprague for the final 66 laps Saturday, helped along by numerous cautions that made the Kroger 200 Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville look like a brawl.

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Indy 500 winner off to tough stock car start Dario Franchitti bolstered his cred with the good ol’ boys by getting penalized for rough driving. He’s still got a long way to go before he can even think about winning a stock car race.

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Best of friends, Gordon and Johnson battling for ultimate NASCAR prize (AP)

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Water in fuel supply leads to big wreck Water got into the fuel supply of more than two cars during the weekend NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, apparently leading to a crash that took out several top contenders near the end. Denny Hamlin was leading the Pep Boys Auto 500 with three laps […]

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NASCAR probing how water got in Hamlin’s fuel NASCAR is ruling out sabotage, but Nextel Cup series director John Darby did confirm that fuel samples from the cars of Denny Hamlin and Dave Blaney did contain water, which clearly hampered their performance.

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Hamlin steps on the gas with 3 laps to go — and nothing happens (AP) Denny Hamlin was all set to take the green flag and hoping he could hang on to the lead over the final three laps.

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Franchitti ready for challenging journey Dario Franchitti may have stumbled in his Busch debut, but he knows the task ahead of him and relishes it, says Lee Spencer.

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Busch wins; Hornaday retakes series lead Kyle Busch made the most out of a lucky break Saturday, pulling away from Ron Hornaday Jr. to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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RGM talking to Sauter about second Cup team Robby Gordon Motorsports is prepared to add a second Nextel Cup team in 2008, and team owner Robby Gordon said Friday that Johnny Sauter is a candidate, provided he can bring sponsorship.

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Former crew chief to be manager of competition Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates has hired former Dale Earnhardt Inc. director of technical operations Steve Hmiel as manager of competition. “I have said many times in reference to drivers that when good ones become available you owe it to your organization to make a […]

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