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<title><![CDATA[Mark Ashenfelter: Nationwide season started with Carl Edwards vs. Clint Bowyer and ended that way, too]]></title>
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The 2008 Nationwide Series season started with Carl Edwards vs. Clint Bowyer and ended that way, too. But there were some crazy twists and turns in between, writes Mark Ashenfelter.]]></description>
<pubDate>November 20, 2008 11:04:58 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Carl Edwards hoping to derail Clint Bowyer in series finale at Homestead-Miami]]></title>
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In Clint Bowyer's eyes, Carl Edwards is a dangerous man. The defending Nationwide Series champ has nothing to lose and the points leader squarely in his sights, writes Mark Ashenfelter.]]></description>
<pubDate>November 13, 2008 03:01:50 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allgaier ready to finish off dream season with start at Homestead]]></title>
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AP Photo/Paul Connors Justin Allgaier had a little too much adventure on Lap 47 at Phoenix International Raceway, but he made up for it with an 11th-p...]]></description>
<pubDate>November 11, 2008 06:42:44 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Clint Bowyer wants to be on the right side of history in the Nationwide Series]]></title>
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Clint Bowyer knows that only one driver leading the Nationwide Series with two races to go has failed to win the title. He also knows his 91-point lead over Carl Edwards was at 196 two races ago, writes Mark Ashenfelter.]]></description>
<pubDate>November 06, 2008 10:10:36 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Depressed economy forces Earnhardt's hand at JR Motorsports]]></title>
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AP Photo/Wade Payne The No. 88 Chevy will be the lone full-time Nationwide Series entry for JR Motorsports in 2009.    In a robust economy, JR Moto...]]></description>
<pubDate>November 04, 2008 05:42:32 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[With Carl Edwards breathing down his neck in the Nationwide Series, Clint Bowyer wants to get back to winning]]></title>
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Clint Bowyer has had a great season, but he's been on a bit of a losing streak. He wants to correct that at wide and fast Texas, not only to close in on the Nationwide Series title, but to reward his team after some missed opportunities, writes Mark Ashenfelter.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 30, 2008 08:07:08 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Edwards having too much fun not to pull double duty again in 2009]]></title>
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John Sommers II/Getty Images Who's No. 1? Well, it's still Clint Bowyer, but Carl Edwards, above, helped himself with a win at Memphis.     If Car...]]></description>
<pubDate>October 28, 2008 10:26:53 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[David Reutimann hoping for repeat win in Memphis; Marc Davis hoping to qualify for first race]]></title>
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David Reutimann remembers last season's Nationwide Series crashfest at Memphis well, not least of all because he won it. Marc Davis is trying to make his own memories this time, hoping he qualifies and makes his series debut, writes Mark Ashenfelter.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 23, 2008 11:52:27 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Drivers liked what they saw in "new car" testing at Lowe's]]></title>
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Phil Cavali/thehotlap.com The Nationwide Series Richard Childress Racing Chevy runs around Lowe's Motor Speedway during a new car test Oct. 13.   T...]]></description>
<pubDate>October 21, 2008 08:44:45 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ashenfelter: When it comes to Felix Sabates, just stand back and listen]]></title>
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When it comes to Felix Sabates, just stand back and listen, writes Mark Ashenfelter.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 15, 2008 08:11:10 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vickers, Lamar see the positives in sharing Braun Racing ride in 2009]]></title>
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Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Burney Lamar, left, is getting a chance to get his career back on track with Braun Racing.   For Brian Vickers, it's a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>October 13, 2008 09:59:21 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2008 has been 'a gut-check year' for Burton's Nationwide program]]></title>
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Jeff Burton is used to winning in the Nationwide Series. So why is he having such a hard time in 2008? Joe Gibbs Racing has something to do with it, writes Mark Ashenfelter.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 09, 2008 08:25:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hamlin gets OK to race, will drive only in Bank of America 500 this weekend]]></title>
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Coming off a hard crash Sunday that left him hospitalized overnight, Denny Hamlin will skip Friday night's Nationwide Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 08, 2008 09:29:10 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kansan Bowyer, Missourian Edwards looking forward to border brawl]]></title>
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Sure, the Nationwide Series title is Clint Bowyer's to lose, but there's something more at stake Saturday at Kansas Speedway. Bowyer wants to win at his home-state track, and beat Missourian -- and his nearest title competitor -- Carl Edwards in the process, writes Mark Ashenfelter.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 25, 2008 09:16:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dover challenge greets Nationwide drivers on stretch run]]></title>
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Speeds like a superspeedway with turns like a short track. Add a concrete surface and you have the Monster Mile in Dover, Del., and a special challenge for this week's Nationwide Series race, writes Mark Ashenfelter.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 18, 2008 07:00:06 PDT</pubDate>
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