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Consider the Corner Turned for Red Bull

By Geoffrey MillerJun 8th 2008 – 11:50PM

Team Red Bull, this is your official welcome to NASCAR.The mood around the TRB shop should be way, way up this week after a very impressive performance by both of its drivers A.J. Allmendinger and Brian Vickers Sunday at Pocono Raceway. After their weekend, TRB can definitely take a foothold as the second-best Toyota team...

Kahne Trumps Strategies of Vickers, Dale Jr.

By Geoffrey MillerJun 8th 2008 – 6:45PM

Kasey Kahne truly had the best car Sunday afternoon at Pocono Raceway, and despite the interesting race strategies applied by Top-5 finishers Brian Vickers and Dale Earnhardt Jr., he managed to muscle his No. 9 Dodge to his second win of 2008.Vickers, Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, and a host of others got off the pit...

Second Mistake at Pocono Takes Out Busch

By Geoffrey MillerJun 8th 2008 – 5:14PM

NASCAR's top dog isn't so invincible after all.Kyle Busch got into the wall on lap 46 Sunday afternoon at Pocono Raceway on the frontstretch, heavily damaging his right front and sending the No. 18 to the garage. Busch smacked the wall after cutting up the track in front of Jamie McMurray, clipping the left front of the...

FanHouse Warmup: Pocono 500

By Geoffrey MillerJun 8th 2008 – 1:00PM

What: Pocono 500Where: Pocono RacewayWhen: Sunday, June 8 (Green Flag: 2:00pm/et TV Coverage: 12:30pm/et)Distance: 200 laps, 500 milesWeather: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 87.2007 Winner: Jeff GordonPredictions: Keep Reading Top Weekend Stories from Pocono...

Kyle Busch Wrecks on Pit Road at Pocono

By Geoffrey MillerJun 7th 2008 – 12:30PM

Kyle Busch was furious Saturday morning at Pocono Raceway -- at himself.It's tough to see in the video, but Busch got loose off of turn 3, saved the car, then attempted to get to pit lane. As he hit the brakes, the car slid sideways and Busch banged the inside pit wall, sending the team to a back-up car. Watch at 1:19:If I...

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