Mike Hembree
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 17
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- Sep 30, 2026
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- Jul 13, 2026
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Brad Keselowski Faces the Biggest Decision of His NASCAR Career (opens the original)
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The template for Brad Keselowski’s racing career was established in a moment of high drama April 26, 2009, at Talladega Superspeedway. Keselowski and Carl Edwards were barreling toward the finish line on the final lap, wrestling for the win in front of several other challengers. Their cars made contact. Neither driver backed off. The impact sent Edwards’ car flying into the catch fence separating the grandstand from the track. Parts from Edwards’ car sailed into the grandstand, injuring several
Las Vegas, NASCAR, and a $60 Bet (opens the original)
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NASCAR fans will arrive in Las Vegas by the thousands this week for the weekend Cup/O’Reilly Auto Parts playoff doubleheader at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Many—probably most—will pair a couple of days at the track with some time on the Vegas strip, one of those Places Your Mama Told You About. First-time visitors will be dazzled. My first time was March 1999. I was dazzled by the acres upon acres of neon, by a Statue of Liberty not in New York, by a massive hotel apparently built for Caesar, by g
Indianapolis 500 Legend Gordon Johncock Dies at 90 (opens the original)
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Gordon Johncock, winner of one of the most thrilling Indianapolis 500s in the race’s long history, has died. Johncock, 90, died of natural causes at his home in South Branch, Michigan Monday, according to Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials. Johncock won 25 IndyCar races and an IndyCar championship across a career that spanned 28 years and two retirements. He won the Indy 500 twice, the second victory coming in 1982 in a classic finish that is remembered as one of the 500’s best. Driving for t
Denny Hamlin Looks to Rebound as NASCAR Chase Heads to Kansas (opens the original)
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Denny Hamlin missed all the excitement Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. While Joey Logano was skating around the other leaders to win the race and Carson Hocevar and Ryan Blaney were getting in each other’s faces, Hamlin was having a very average night on the fast half-mile. He never led the race and finished eighth. Hamlin opened the Chase as the top seed but has struggled to find his playoff footing. He finished 18th at Darlington, ninth at St. Louis, and eighth at Bristol for an aver
Fifty Years Later, Cale Yarborough Still Owns Bristol (opens the original)
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Kyle Larson, freshly awake after breaking a 51-race winless streak with a victory Sunday near St. Louis, rolls on this week to one of his favorite tracks—Bristol Motor Speedway. With the win, Larson made a major move in the Chase standings, climbing into second place. He’s only nine points behind leader Denny Hamlin entering Saturday night’s race at Bristol, the third event in the Chase. Larson has been a Bristol kingpin in recent years, scoring three wins and seven top fives in his eight BMS st
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