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AVONDALE, Ariz. -- A reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion doesn't usually need breaks to win races, but Simon Pagenaud got a big one Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway. Pagenaud won the Phoenix Grand Prix thanks in part to a caution coming at the perfect time for him. He not only got the lead when Team Penske…
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LEEDS, Ala. -- Well, that didn't take long for Josef Newgarden. The rising star of the Verizon IndyCar Series won his first race with Team Penske in just his third start, this one in the Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park. Josef Newgarden needed only three races with Team Penske to find victory lane.…
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MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES: FOOD CITY 500 (500 laps, 266.5 miles), Bristol Motor Speedway; Bristol, Tenn. TV: Sunday, 2 p.m. ET -- Fox (Radio: Performance Racing Network/SiriusXM Channel 90). THIS WEEK: This will be the 113th Cup race held at the World's Fastest Half-mile. There was no race last week due to the Easter holiday.…
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MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES: The series is off this weekend for the Easter holiday. The next scheduled race (No. 8 of 36) will be the Food City 500, April 23, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. THIS WEEK: There is no race this weekend. ... NASCAR announced on Tuesday the format for the May…
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LONG BEACH, Calif. -- James Hinchcliffe is Canadian, but his victory Sunday in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach felt like a homecoming. Hinchcliffe spent four career-defining moments in the Los Angeles area last fall, finishing second in the popular television show "Dancing With the Stars." The locals didn't forget, either, wildly celebrating with him…
