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Gibbs racers don’t look like favorites for Kobalt 400

Las Vegas sports books had a lot to think about Saturday when the trio of Joe Gibbs Racing drivers looked extremely sluggish during the final two practice sessions before today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

NASCAR’s Brian Vickers: Racer, philosopher, adventurer

The idea behind talking to Brian Vickers was to point out that not long ago he was one of NASCAR’s brightest young stars, and then he nearly died — twice — from blood clots in his lungs and legs.

Cope won Daytona, still needs soap sponsor to run in Nationwide

Derrike Cope’s life might have changed forever when he inherited that victory at Daytona in 1990. But now he’s driving in the Nationwide Series, and he has only a three-race deal, and his sponsor is Charlie’s Soap of Mayodan, N.C.

Beasley helps change face of racing

There are four Las Vegans currently running in NASCAR’s top two touring series, which not only is remarkable but only one fewer than from North Carolina.

Logano blazes to Kobalt 400 pole

Joey Logano won the pole for Sunday’s Kobalt 400, setting a track record by running 193.278 mph under the new three-segment qualifying format for NASCAR Sprint Cup races. Twenty-four drivers broke the record at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Kwasniewski becomes a local tourist

Las Vegan Dylan Kwasniewski, a rookie in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, got to see life from the tourist perspective in his return to his hometown this week. Now he gets to race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the first time.

Earnhardt Jr.’s selfie underscores NASCAR’s new promotional tack

The photo on Twitter captures key elements of NASCAR’s marketing strategy — Dale Earnhardt Jr. snapping a selfie in front of a statue of his famous stock car-racing daddy at the legendary Daytona International Speedway — exemplifies the convergence of NASCAR’s emphasis this season on social media to promote its brand.

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