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NASCAR Drivers Harvick, Truex Have Role With Flyers

By A.J. PerezJun 5th 2010 – 3:56PM

PHILADELPHIA -- They may not sing quite as well as Kate Smith used to, but the Philadelphia Flyers have a couple of lucky charms who are probably an improvement behind the wheel. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader Kevin Harvick attended Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final as guest of Flyers forward Jeff Carter. Carter...

Four Cup Teams Penalized by NASCAR

By FanHouse StaffApr 21st 2010 – 7:16PM

Crewmen on several NASCAR Sprint Cup teams might have been scratching their heads Wednesday and asking the same question: "Now just who was it who said we could use that radiator?" That's because they all used an unapproved cooling system, leading to a total of $200,000 in fines and dozens of lost points for four...

Truex Jr.'s Move Comes a Year Late

By Geoffrey MillerJul 7th 2009 – 5:46PM

The water invading the hull of the Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing sinking ship finally got to be too much for the talented Martin Truex Jr."I've given them everything that I could," said Truex on Tuesday after announcing he'd take over a ride at Michael Waltrip Racing. "There got to be too many questions, too many things that...

Tony Stewart Open to Adding 3rd Team

By FanHouse NewswireJun 19th 2009 – 9:10PM

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) -- Tony Stewart is off to such a strong first season as a team owner, he's already open to expansion. The Sprint Cup Series points leader said Friday he'd consider adding a third team to Stewart-Haas Racing next year if the right combination was available. Although he promised his team not to expand too...

Chasers Glad To Not Be in Kansas Anymore

By Geoffrey MillerOct 1st 2007 – 6:32AM

One-fourth of the Chase for the Nextel Cup population had a good day (and night!) at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.The remaining three-fourths would have gladly taken Dorothy's trip to Oz instead of their 210 travels around the 1.5 mile circuit Sunday.The disparity was pretty clean cut as Jimmie Johnson left with the point...

Background on Martin Truex Jr.

Martin Lee Truex Jr. (born June 29, 1980) is a NASCAR driver. He drives the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing in the Sprint Cup Series.

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