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NSCS Race Recap: Kurt Busch Wins Kobalt Tools 500

HAMPTON, Ga. (March 7, 2010) — Kurt Busch won two races Sunday: the Kobalt Tools 500 and the Carl Edwards 25.
In a race that went 16 laps—nearly 25 miles—past its scheduled distance, after Edwards retaliated against Brad Keselowski for an incident earlier in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Busch took advantage [...]

NCWTS Race Recap: Harvick Wins His Third Straight Trucks Start

HAMPTON, Ga. — Brand new truck. Same old result.
Driving a No. 2 Chevrolet that saw its first action this weekend at Atlanta, Kevin Harvick dominated Saturday’s E-Z-Go 200 to win for the third time in his last three starts in NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series.
In a race that saw several championship contenders fall by the [...]

NASCAR’s young guns race at Wiscasset

NASCAR’s young guns race at Wiscasset
Andy Santerre brings his young drivers to “The Ames True Value Center of Speed 300” August 15th
(Wiscasset, ME) Cherryfield, Maine native and four time NASCAR EAST champion Andy Santerre will bring two of his young drivers to race at The Wiscasset Raceway on Sunday, August 15th. Currently the [...]

Johnson Denies Teammate Gordon A Win, Gets Back-To-Back Victories

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LAS VEGAS, NV. — Jimmie Johnson has done it again. He played possum most of the day and then turned on the afterburner to pass teammate Jeff Gordon with just 16 laps to go and win the Shelby American NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Gordon led [...]

Pit-road Woes Can’t Keep Harvick From Win

LAS VEGAS — The best car in the Sam’s Town 300 finally got to the front — just in time to win the race.
Frustrated by slow stops on pit road and a variety of different tire strategies on the part of his competitors, Harvick passed Denny Hamlin for the lead with 25 laps left in [...]

POLEWARCZYK TO TEST K&N PRO SERIES CAR

HUDSON, N.H. — Joey Polewarczyk Jr. will test a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East car with Fadden Racing next week.
Polewarczyk, who owns five career ACT Late Model Tour victories, will test for team owner Mike Olsen during a southern states swing to open the month of March. Polewarczyk will test at Gresham Motorsports Park in [...]

Johnson Rallies For Victory At Fontana

FONTANA, Calif.— A career came full circle for Jimmie Johnson, who won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway in 2002 and on Sunday claimed his fifth victory at the 2-mile track and the 48th of his career — matching the No. 48 on his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
After gaining the lead in [...]

Busch Edges Biffle For NASCAR Nationwide Win In Fontana

FONTANA, Calif. — With a last-lap pass of Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch stole a win in the Stater Bros. 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway — a victory that came at the expense of the race’s dominant driver, Busch’s teammate, Joey Logano.
Busch finished .051 seconds ahead of Biffle, who sent Logano — [...]

NSCS Race Recap: Daytona 500 Is Emotional Win For McMurray, Second Place For Earnhardt Jr.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — What a storybook finish!
Jamie McMurray won the 52nd annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 but it took three green, white, checkered flag attempts and an unbelievable shove from the sport’s most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., to pull the curtain down on one of the most exciting 500’s in the [...]

NCWTS Race Recap: Peters beats Bodine in thrilling Daytona finish

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With a last-lap pass of superspeedway ace Todd Bodine, Timothy Peters won Saturday night’s NextEra Energy 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway.
With a push from polesitter Jason White, Peters passed Bodine on the backstretch and won the race to the finish line. Bodine, who had won [...]