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Trevor Bayne won the pole for Saturday night’s Nationwide Series race at Gateway International Raceway by posting a qualifying lap at 133.567 mph on Saturday afternoon.
The poll was the first of the season for the 19-year-old Michael Waltrip Racing driver, and the second of his career.
Second fastest in qualifying for the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 [...]

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In racin’ news today, Friday, July 16:
Braun Racing announced that former Formula One World Champion and Indy 500 winner, Jacques Villeneuve, will attempt to qualify the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota for the upcoming Brickyard 400 (NSCS) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The Canadian driver has captured world championships in both the Indy Car World Series and [...]

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Joliet, Ill. – Kyle Busch crossed the finish line ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano at Chicagoland to win the Dollar General 300 Natioinwide Series.
Busch led the most laps of the race, and the win was the 37th victory of his Nationwide career.
“It wasn’t easy,” Busch said. “We [...]

By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
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Daytona Beach, Fla. – Aboard a car carrying the number made famous by his father, Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s victory in the Nationwide Series event at Daytona on Friday brought back emotional memories – and might help resurrect his career after a prolonged slump.
“I do think this helps us, because the new [...]

Brad Keselowski won his fourth Nationwide Series pole of the season Friday afternoon when he laid down the fastest qualifying lap for Friday evening’s Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
Keselowski, the series points leader and a three-time race winner this season, turned a lap at 183.031 mph in his Penske Racing Dodge Challenger.
Second fastest [...]

By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
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Daytona Beach, Fla.–- The new racing Mustang sallies forth along with the Challenger from Dodge in Friday’s Nationwide Series race at the France family’s Speedway by the Sea. Will the new cars become a sea change for NASCAR?
What you see is what you get with this new generation of cars, because [...]

By Larry Woody | Senior Writer
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It may be time to restore the name of NASCAR’s second-tier division to the Busch Series.
Or, better yet, the Kyle Busch Series.
The young Vegas hot-shoe continued his rampage through the Nationwide Series record book with another dominating victory last Saturday at New Hampshire.
Another win, another record. Just another day at [...]

By Mike Harris | Senior Writer
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Loudon, N.H. – Kyle Busch won again in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series, setting a record  for career laps led on the way to his victory Saturday in the New England 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
But Busch had to share the attention Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a driver [...]

Let’s see what’s in the Morning Memo today:
From the birthing moment of the Danica To NASCAR saga, I’ve wondering what the thoughts of the people in the offices at Andretti Autosport (formerly Andretti Green) have been thinking.
Surely they have not been too thrilled with the fact that the driver who, though certainly not their [...]

By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer
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Loudon, N.H. – Points leader Brad Keselowski captured the pole for this afternoon’s New England 200 Nationwide Series race with a speed of 129.657 mph during qualifying Saturday morning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
It was the sixth series pole for Keselowski, who has three victories this season.
Carl Edwards, the winner of [...]