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Spotter's Stand: Kevin Harvick Has Steady, Quiet Hold of Points Lead

For 10 straight races, Kevin Harvick's No. 29 team has staked claim to the stall No. 2 in the Sprint Cup garage -- indicating his position at the top of the series point standings. The team in that stall -- with Jimmie Johnson taking the champion's No. 1 stall each week -- will remain the same Sunday at Pocono Raceway as...

Tony Stewart Pleased With Fifth at the Brickyard

SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- Plenty of extraneous events lined up to help Tony Stewart have a solid weekend at his home track, but the thing he could control the most -- the car -- provided the least help before Sunday's Brickyard 400. Fortunately, something started to click on Stewart's cherry red No. 14 Chevrolet after he started...

Jimmie Johnson Misses Brickyard Three-Peat, Struggles to 22nd

SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- Scoring three consecutive Brickyard 400 wins is a record that will have to wait for at least two more years. Jimmie Johnson, the latest driver in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history with an opportunity to take three straight checkered flags, drove to quite an unimpressive 22nd-place in the Brickyard 400...

Juan Pablo Montoya Wins Brickyard Pole

SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- Juan Pablo Montoya proved again Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that he's pretty darn fast around the 2.5-mile legendary oval. Sunday he'll just have to prove he can keep his speed under control. Montoya won the pole for Sunday's 17th running of the Brickyard 400, topping the 43-car field in...

Mark Martin 'Disrespected' by 2011 Questions; Kasey Kahne Plans Still TBD

SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- Mark Martin's terse attitude concerning his oft-questioned future at Hendrick Motorsports continued Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with the 51-year-old driver saying he felt disrespected by the incessant questions. "I'm going to do what I want to do, but for now I'm going to drive the No. 5 car,"...

Background on Brickyard

A brickyard is a place or yard where the earthen building material called bricks are made, fired, and stored, or sometimes sold or otherwise distributed from.

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