17th January 2009

Burton says RCR cars need more speed to compete

The saying goes “Speed Kills,” but if you ask Jeff Burton, it’s a lack of speed that’s been holding his Richard Childress Racing team back from contending more vigorously for a Cup championship.

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17th January 2009

Owner role fitting Stewart perfectly as season nears

There’s no question Sprint Cup team ownership agrees with Tony Stewart, and the two-time Cup champion put the latest exclamation point on that fact Friday night at Preseason Thunder Fan Fest at Daytona International Speedway.

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17th January 2009

Dakar Rally: De Villiers wins in car, Coma on bike (AP)

Giniel de Villiers held onto his nerves in the last stage to become the first South African to win the Dakar Rally on Saturday. De Villiers went into the 14th stage with only a two-minute lead over Volkswagen teammate Mark Miller of the United States, and secured the victory by finishing first from Cordoba across the pampas into Buenos Aires, where the first Dakar Rally in South America started…

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17th January 2009

Gordon survives ‘09 Dakar Rally with third-place finish

South Africa’s Giniel De Villiers and Spain’s Marc Coma wrapped up overall victory in the 2009 Dakar Rally following Saturday’s final stage.

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17th January 2009

Stewart ready for double duty (Yahoo! Sports)

Despite the failed history of drivers who became owners, Tony Stewart says he’s certain he made “absolutely the perfect decision.”

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17th January 2009

Earnhardt Ganassi drivers in the dark about future

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing may have four Sprint Cup teams at Daytona’s Speedweeks 2009 in three weeks, or it may have three. A week later, it may be down to two.

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17th January 2009

De Villiers wins Dakar Rally by taking last stage (AP)

Giniel De Villiers of South Africa won the Dakar Rally on Saturday, holding off Mark Miller of the United States and NASCAR driver Robby Gordon. De Villiers finished in 48:10:57 after driving more than 5,600 miles through Argentina, over the Andes and into Chile. He won the 14th and final stage from Cordoba to Buenos Aires in 1 hour, 35 minutes, 43 seconds in his Volkswagen.

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17th January 2009

Gordon remains third at Dakar with one stage to go

Spain’s Nani Roma (Mitsubishi) won the 13th stage of the Dakar Rally on Friday as the 2009 version prepares to conclude Saturday. Roma was more than seven minutes ahead of Poland’s Krzysztof Holowczyc (Nissan) and Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit (BMW) when heavy rain cut the 13th stage short.

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