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Season to date: Gordon beat Kahne under similar circumstances Sunday to win his record fifth Brickyard 400, lock up a Chase spot, give his team a huge confidence boost and extend his lead in the standings to 24 points over Dale Earnhardt Jr. in second.

Of course it did. And if Dale Earnhardt Jr. hadn't won that particular race, no one would remember much about it except that it sure wasn't Daytona or Darlington or Talladega or Bristol.

RACE SETUP Race: GoBowling.com 400 - 160 laps/400 miles - #GoBowling400 Track: Pocono Raceway - @poconoraceway Drivers: @jamiemcmurray, @KyleLarsonRacin Cars: No.

Responsible NASCAR fans earned valuable rewards at Sunday's Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Olympic ice dancing champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White will serve as the grand marshals for the NASCAR Pure Michigan 400 on Aug. 17 at Michigan International Speedway.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship points leader and Louisville, Kentucky, native Ben Rhodes heads to Iowa Speedway to compete in the "Autolite Iridium XP 150" East-West combo event on Friday, August 1st, which is also the 12th race in the 16-race season of the NKNPSE.

After showing some serious strength at one of the most demanding tracks on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series tour last week at Eldora Speedway, Mason Mingus and his Win-Tron Racing team look to continue that surge in Saturday afternoon's Pocono Mountains 150 at Pocono Raceway.

Some seats are still available to participate in the third annual Pocono Celebrity Charity Poker Showdown tonight at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.

"I'm 5-foot-9, a buck-85 and I was a defenseman," Annett said. "The other guys kept getting bigger and stronger and faster and I kind of stalled out.

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Long after the Gettysburg Clash has been settled, part of the proceeds from the regional soccer tournament will be used to wage another battle - one with cancer.

Schedule: Friday, practice , qualifying ; Saturday, practice ; Sunday, race, 1 p.m. .

Ty Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26, 2014 in Indianapolis, Ind.

Somewhat retired NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler will climb back behind the wheel of a NASCAR Nationwide Series entry when the series visits Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 22 and heads to his home state of Virginia on Sept.

Dierks Bentley performs on stage at the CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn.

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Gettin' Tricky...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Pocono Raceway for the 11th of 22 races in 2014.

Following his impressive dirt debut at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Tyler Young and the No.

Jeff Gordon sailed into Victory Lane and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series record book with his fifth career win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last Sunday.