{"id":37651,"date":"2017-03-21T10:23:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T17:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=37651"},"modified":"2017-03-21T10:23:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T17:23:24","slug":"this-week-in-motorsports-102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-102\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Motorsports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37652\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-102\/unnamed-1-40\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/unnamed-1-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unnamed (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/unnamed-1-1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/unnamed-1-1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37652 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/unnamed-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (1)\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/unnamed-1-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/unnamed-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/us13.campaign-archive1.com\/?u%3Dfacef3c98121272e80697013d%26id%3D57da180ab6%26e%3D55480d3bc2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1490115115912000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG3M_yV4_xSOcG5IXrQoLCe7nOOAA\">FORD MUSTANG GT4 POWERS TO SEBRING POLE &amp; CHECKERED FLAG<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37653\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-102\/graveltulare\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/graveltulare.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1402063617&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"graveltulare\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/graveltulare-300x185.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/graveltulare.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37653\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/graveltulare.jpg\" alt=\"graveltulare\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/graveltulare.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/graveltulare-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woosprint.com\/news\/race-reports\/458-2017-race-reports\/4290-gravel-steals-tulare-from-stewart\">Gravel Steals Tulare from Stewart<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37649\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/nascar-heats-up-in-phoenix\/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series-camping-world-500\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lead-8.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;AVONDALE, AZ - MARCH 19:  Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Ryan Blaney, driver of the #21 Motorcraft\\\/Quick Lane Tire &amp; Auto Center Ford, take the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 19, 2017 in Avondale, Arizona.  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