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Jimmie Johnson Looking Forward to Las Vegas as Predictor for Season

Jimmie Johnson will pilot the No. 48 Kobalt Tools Impala SS around Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday, the first 1.5-mile track the team will visit this season.  … Read entire article »

Filed under: Sprint Cup

David Ragan Ready for Las Vegas

David Ragan has an average starting position of 36.5 and average finishing position of 22nd in just two previous starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  Ragan will be competing in both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series events this weekend. Ragan has two previous Nationwide starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; his best finish was 10th in the spring of 2008. … Read entire article »

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Kyle Busch Has a Simple Goal: Victory in Vegas

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – It’s pretty simple, really. Kyle Busch is from Las Vegas and really, really wants to win a race at the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Nationwide Series

Leffler Hoping for Change in Las Vegas

In five Nationwide Series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Leffler has started inside the top-10 twice and has posted finishes of 28th (2000), 22nd (2004), 11th (2006) and 37th (2007).  Adding to his experience at Las Vegas, Leffler has one NASCAR Camping World Series start (2002- started 7th and finished 5th) and two Sprint Cup Series starts (best finish 22nd in 2005). … Read entire article »

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West Coast Trip Provides an Opportunity for Annett to Excel Both On and Off the Track

Las Vegas, Nev. – Following a solid race at Auto Club Speedway, Michael Annett hopes to bring home a strong finish after a two week visit to the west coast for the NASCAR Nationwide Series races in Fontana, California and Las Vegas. The driver of the No. 15 Germain Racing Pilot Travel Centers/HYPE Energy Drinks Toyota Camry gained 11 spots in driver standings following his 16th place finish at Fontana. … Read entire article »

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Las Vegas – Where Strange Things Happen

LAS VEGAS – Plenty of strange things have taken place in Las Vegas in the long and notorious history of the desert city. So, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that something strange will happen in this weekend’s Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. … Read entire article »

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Two NASCAR Nationwide Series Crew Chiefs Fined For Rule Violations At Auto Club Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla – NASCAR announced today that two NASCAR Nationwide Series crew chiefs have been fined due to rule violations discovered during this past weekend’s event at Auto Club Speedway. … Read entire article »

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Las Vegas Lone Venue on Tony Stewart’s “To-Do” List

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Of all the venues that host both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Las Vegas Motor Speedway is the lone racetrack where Tony Stewart has yet to record a victory. … Read entire article »

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Regan Smith Anxious About Returning to Action in Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Being a non-participant is never easy for a racer, and it wasn’t any different for Regan Smith, who watched Sunday’s Auto Club 500 Sprint Cup event on television from his home in Mooresville, N.C. … Read entire article »

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