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Tuesday 11 February 2020

NASCAR

has wild

first 48

hours of

Speedweeks

By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP)
— NASCAR is off to an in-
triguing start and the sea-
son has barely begun.
In the first 48 hours, Ricky
Stenhouse Jr. and Erik
Jones, a pair of drivers
with something to prove,
grabbed the first two wins
of the year. Brad Keselows-
ki already seems at odds
with teammate Joey Lo-
gano and the Busch Clash
was an exhibition in how
not to drive in the Daytona
500.
Kevin Harvick casually
mentioned he'd signed
an extension with Stewart-
Haas Racing through 2023,
a move that takes him out
of contention to join Fox
Sports while Jeff Gordon
acknowledged on social
media he is adjusting to
this year's two-man booth.
Corey LaJoie presented
Rick Hendrick with a hand-
written letter stating his
case to replace Jimmie
Johnson in the No. 48 next
season, while Kyle Larson
began his season as the
top free agent in NAS-
CAR without a single stress Blazers beat Heat 115-109 in
about his future.
The main event is still a Iguodala's debut for Miami
week away, but NASCAR
got a strong setup from its
first weekend at Daytona
International Speedway. Miami Heat guard Andre Iguodala brings the ball up the court
Stenhouse back in Septem- during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Port-
ber was subdued sitting at land Trail Blazers in Portland, Ore., Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020.
a sports book in a Las Ve- Associated Press
gas casino. Good friends Page 19
Larson and Denny Hamlin
were exhausted after a
day promoting the start of
the playoffs, but Stenhouse
had not qualified to race
for the championship and
had the entire day off.

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