Getty Images Matt Kenseth led the halfway point of the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway after opting for track position with a two-tire pit stop under yellow at Lap 236.
Denny Hamlin has led 117 laps today, but sat second behind Kenseth with Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne (60 laps led) and Greg Biffle rounding out the Top 5 at Lap 250.
Kenseth is looking to follow up his first victory with Joe Gibbs Racing last week at Las Vegas with his third career triumph at “The World’s Fastest Half-Mile.”
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Food City 500
Top 10 (Lap 250 of 500)
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Greg Biffle
7. Clint Bowyer
8. Joey Logano
9. Jeff Gordon
10. Brad Keselowski
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McLaren’s rich history at Monaco may not be extended this weekend, but both Jenson Button and Sergio Perez are pleased to have made it through to Q3 for Formula One’s star event. Perez led the team’s charge by qualifying 7th, and although he is disappointed to have not finished any higher, the young Mexican is…
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Lewis Hamilton is delighted to have qualified on the front row for tomorrow’s Monaco Grand Prix after a difficult start to the race weekend. The British driver had felt uncomfortable with the car before qualifying, but he overcame these difficulties to finish P2 just behind teammate Nico Rosberg. “Congratulations to Nico and the team today,…
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Felipe Massa has revealed that Ferrari tried everything they could in order to repair his car for qualifying, but he is not looking forward to starting last on the grid for tomorrow’s Monaco Grand Prix. Massa suffered a huge crash in final practice on Saturday morning, causing a great deal of damage to his Ferrari…
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Nico Rosberg may have stormed to pole position in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix but he is not expecting an easy race tomorrow. The German driver has started on pole for the last two races, yet he has failed to finish any higher than P6 on Sunday. Therefore, he is not confident that this…
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Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel has accepted full responsibility for failing to qualify on pole position for tomorrow’s Monaco Grand Prix, having made a small error in Q3 which meant that he could not challenge Nico Rosberg at the front. The Red Bull driver finished 3rd in the final session behind Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, but he…
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Nico Rosberg has secured his third pole position in a row during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday, edging out teammate Lewis Hamilton who completes an all-Mercedes front row. Despite the weather threatening to rain on Rosberg’s parade, he set a fastest time of 1:13.876 late on in Q3 to finish on top,…
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Who’s in Indy’s ‘under-the-radar’ crowd? Depends who you ask
May 25, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT
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At most Indianapolis 500s, there are distinctive tiers for the field of 33. Usually there are three or four headliners, five to seven “contenders but not favorites,” a dozen or so “they could be there if not for one thing or another,” and the rest who are there to make up the numbers. In 2013,…
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There’s no rest for the wicked in Formula One, but Ferrari are facing a particularly busy lunchtime in Monaco after Felipe Massa suffered a big crash during final practice ahead of qualifying today. The Brazilian driver crossed the start-finish line with DRS open to start a flying lap, and he appeared to lock up under…
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Formula One has been on a crusade to reduce costs for the past few seasons following the withdrawal of BMW, Toyota and Honda in 2008 and 2009, but McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh believes that the sport is currently facing a crisis. “Formula One works best in a crisis but it is a shame that…
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Nico Rosberg has continued his clean-sweep of the sessions in Monaco by finishing quickest in final practice on Saturday. The German driver’s good form from Thursday was evident once again, putting in a quickest time of 1:14.378 to edge out Romain Grosjean and Sebastian Vettel at the top of the time sheets. The session was…
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Denny Hamlin is no different than any other racer when he mentions how painful it was for somebody else to drive his car. After injuring his back in March during a last-lap crash at Auto Club Speedway, Hamlin had to endure that very situation and watch both Mark Martin and Brian Vickers race his No.…
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When you have a team like Target Chip Ganassi Racing behind you, you’re usually in a position to contend almost anywhere – including the Indianapolis 500. Scott Dixon, last year’s “500″ runner-up, has been in this position for over a decade with TCGR, and it has to play a little into his belief that he…
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Final preparations are in the books for the quartet of rookies who will be making their Indianapolis 500 debuts this Sunday. Only one of the four is contesting the full IZOD IndyCar Series season, Schmidt Peterson’s Tristan Vautier. Team Penske’s AJ Allmendinger is in the midst of his IndyCar return from a seven-year NASCAR sojourn,…
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Changes to parking policies and traffic routes, as well as more police officers and stricter enforcement of cooler sizes, await fans coming to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend for the 97th Indianapolis 500. With the ’500′ serving as one of the first major sporting events since the Boston Marathon bombings last month, IMS has…
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One of the greatest IndyCar drivers of the last 20 years – and a hero to countless thousands for his recovery after losing his legs in an accident – finally had his day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. On Friday, Chip Ganassi presented Alex Zanardi with the car that Zanardi used to complete “The Pass”…
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Marussia team principal John Booth is pleased with the start that his drivers have made to the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, but he has admitted that the rest day on Friday does give the team extra time to review the data collected and prepare for the sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Unlike any other race,…
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Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen has made a slight change to his special Monaco helmet design ahead of Saturday’s sessions, with the move rumored to have been encouraged by Formula One Management. Many of the drivers have opted to run with an alternative helmet livery in homage to F1′s glamour event, with Sebastian Vettel and Lewis…
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Cecotto suspended after causing Sainte Devote crash in GP2 Monaco feature
May 24, 2013, 5:35 PM EDT
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Venezuelan driver Johnny Cecotto Jr. has been suspended from the FIA GP2 Series sprint race in Monaco, after he was judged to have caused the first turn collision in Friday’s feature race. Cecotto started from pole and missed his apex into Sainte Devote, with the ensuing pileup behind him affecting nine cars who were then…
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Scuderia Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo has spoken of his special affinity for the Monaco Grand Prix, and the Australian driver expects the team to run well at the race after a good showing last time out in Barcelona. Ricciardo ran well at the Spanish Grand Prix to finish P10, and he is sure that this…
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Caterham F1 Team owner Tony Fernandes has spoken out to silence rumors that he may be set to sell the team after it has failed to meet his expectations. Although the tycoon did admit that he expected Caterham to be running in the midfield by now, he believes that the team has come too far…
