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Dario Franchitti Wins Third Indy 500

Sun, 27 May 2012 18:27:56 EDT

Smoldering Hot Day At Track Is One Degree Shy Of 1937 Record

— Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time Sunday after Takuma Sato crashed on the final lap.

Ryan Preece Has A Melancholy Win At Thompson

By SHAWN COURCHESNE, scourchesne@courant.com — Sun, 20 May 2012 22:18:04 EDT

Accidental Contact Knocked Out Ceravolo

THOMPSON — With his winning SK Modified car preparing for postrace inspection at Thompson International Speedway, Ryan Preece shook his head in disdain.

Rocco Wins Whelen SK Modified Feature At Waterford Speedbowl

By SHAWN COURCHESNE, scourchesne@courant.com — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:19:52 EDT

On May 12 Keith Rocco missed the SK Modified feature at the Waterford Speedbowl so he could compete in a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, N.H.

St. Hilaire Rebounds With Late Model Feature Win

By SHAWN COURCHESNE, scourchesne@courant.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:00:25 EDT

On May 11, Mark St. Hilaire left Stafford Motor Speedway with his race car bent and in pieces after a hard wreck in the Late Model feature.

Auto Racing Notes: Hillbilly Racing Hopes It's Found Its Driver

By SHAWN COURCHESNE, scourchesne@courant.com — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:17:31 EDT

One event, an abbreviated one at that, was all David Hill needed to see to know he found the driver he wants in his family's Hillbilly Racing NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour car.

Busch Beats Out Newman For Top Qualifying Spot At Charlotte

The Sports Xchange — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:33:02 EDT

Kyle Busch and his crew had all three elements necessary to win the pole for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race — speed on the racetrack, speed on and off pit road and speed from the pit crew during the mandatory green-flag stop at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Logano Wins Nationwide Series Race At Darlington Raceway

Fri, 11 May 2012 23:05:43 EDT

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Joey Logano drove away from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin after a green-white-checkered-flag restart and won Friday night's VFW Sport Clips 200 Nationwide Series event at Darlington Raceway.

Smith Wins Late Model Feature At Waterford Speedbowl

By SHAWN COURCHESNE, scourchesne@courant.com — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:01:18 EDT

Jeff Smith has a reputation as one of the cleaner drivers at the Waterford Speedbowl.

Brad Keselowski Wins At Talladega

The Sports Xchange — Sun, 6 May 2012 19:17:16 EDT

Sixth Sprint Cup Win

— Brad Keselowski gave Dodge its first Talladega Superspeedway victory in 36 years, holding off Kyle Busch with relative ease on the final lap of the Aaron's 499 on Sunday.

Stafford Giving Fans Ride In Modified Car

Thu, 10 May 2012 19:53:22 EDT

There was a time at Stafford Motor Speedway when the sight of Bob Potter coming in the rearview mirror would mean sure terror for SK Modified drivers at the track.