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At a time when many racing operations are scaling back, Kyle Busch has opted to ramp up as he announced Friday that the team he owns will field a full-time Nationwide Series effort next season.
Busch, whose Kyle Busch Motorsports team has been racing in the Camping World Truck Series the past couple years, made his [...]
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
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CONCORD, N.C. – Carl Edwards’ victory chances in Friday’s Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage appeared to have been extinguished only 32 laps into the event when his Ford pancaked the wall exiting Charlotte Motor Speedway’s fourth turn. However, the Missouri driver envisioned a different ending.
With five laps remaining, Edwards [...]
Concord, N.C. – Pink was the color of the day Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway as NASCAR, track officials and competitors showed their support of Breast Cancer Awareness month, but for at least three members of the NASCAR community the Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage was more than a Nationwide Series race.
Elliott and Hermie [...]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. –Brad Keselowski won the Kansas Lottery 300 Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway on Saturday afternoon and won it with ease.
The Penske Racing driver led all but 29 laps of the 200-lap race. It was his fourth victory of the season in the series.
Carl Edwards of Roush Fenway Racing finished second – a [...]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Carl Edwards of Roush Fenway Racing won the pole for Saturday afternoon’s Kansas Lottery 300 on Saturday morning.
Edwards had a fast lap of 171.521 mph at the 1.5-mile tri-oval.
Brad Keselowski of Penske Racing was second fastest with a lap at 171.282 mph.
Third fastest was Ryan Truex in a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. [...]
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Turner Motorsports announced today that Brian Vickers will assume driving duties of the No. 32 Dollar General Chevy, beginning this weekend at Kansas Speedway. Vickers, who drivers for Red Bull Racing in the Sprint Cup series, will replace Reed Sorenson.
Vickers, the 2003 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion, who has [...]
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Carl Edwards led 179 of 200 laps to win Saturday’s One Main Financial 200 Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway.
Edwards sealed the win by pulling away from second-place Brad Keselowski and third-place Clint Bowyer after the final restart of the race, which came on lap 168.
“Today I had a very fast car,” Edwards said. [...]
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Brad Keselowski won his third Nationwide race of the season and the 15th of his career, cruising to victory over Carl Edwards at Chicagoland Speedway.
Polesitter Brian Scott finished third, followed by Aric Almirola and Sam Hornish Jr. in a race that saw 10 cars finish on the lead lap. Points leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr. kept [...]
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
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RICHMOND, Va. – Danica Patrick, who is moving to NASCAR’s Nationwide Series full time in 2012, said Friday her limited Sprint Cup schedule wouldn’t be determined until NASCAR released next year’s schedule in its entirety.
“Go Daddy’s input is important (in determining the schedule) and they’ll play a part, but they’re [...]
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Kyle Busch took the lead coming out of the pits after a caution with with 40 laps to go and went on to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway on Friday night.
The victory was the eighth of the season for Busch and the 51st of his career in the series.
Finishing second [...]