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Atlanta Race Results
Here’s the full results from Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 held at Atlanta Motor Speedway. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kurt Busch Winning Press Conference
Kurt Busch, crew chief Pat Tryson and owner Roger Penske met with the press after Kurt’s dominating performance in the Kobalt Tools 500. Here’s the transcript. … Read entire article »
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Busch Dominates, Then Holds on For Win
HAMPTON, Ga. – Though he posted a dominant performance throughout most of the day at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kurt Busch had to fight to the finish in overtime to capture his first win of the 2009 season Sunday in the Kobalt Tools 500. … Read entire article »
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Another Eighth for Stewart
In the four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races run thus far in 2009, Tony Stewart has finished eighth in three of them. The driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet Impala SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) nabbed his most recent eighth-place result in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. … Read entire article »
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Busch Battles Back to Bring Home 18th-Place Finish at Atlanta
A driver with the last name Busch ended up in victory lane following Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Unfortunately for Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), it was not him, but rather his brother Kurt, who took home the trophy at the 1.54-mile oval. Kyle managed to rally for an 18th-place finish after battling handling issues throughout the day. … Read entire article »
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Engine Woes Hamper Newman’s Effort in Atlanta
Ryan Newman ran solidly in the top-15 for most of Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., but engine issues during the final 100 laps of the event slowed down his No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet Impala SS and thwarted his team’s march to a top-10 result. Newman was relegated to a 22nd-place finish in his 15th career Sprint Cup start at the 1.54-mile oval. … Read entire article »
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Chad McCumbee Runs Sixth at Atlanta
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Chad McCumbee used another brilliant call from crew chief Bobby Dotter to regain track position and record a sixth place in the SS Green Light Racing #07 at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Commercial Lines 200 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
Mike Bliss Struggles to Eighth Place Finish
It was a hard-fought 8th place finish for Mike Bliss in the No. 40 Oakland Metal Buildings Chevrolet this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. After a slow start in the American Commercial Lines 200, an early Lucky Dog and aggressive adjustments throughout the day made it possible for Bliss to bring home the first top-10 finish of 2009 for Key Motorsports. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
Benson Overcomes Speeding Penalty to Finish Ninth
HAMPTON, GA. -Johnny Benson and his Red Horse Racing team showed why they are a championship team during the American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Running in the top-10 for most of the 130-lap event, Benson was cited with a speeding penalty on his last pit stop of the day. Forced to restart at the tail end of the longest line with only 13 laps to go, Benson clawed his way from the 14th position to finish ninth when the checkered flag waved. His ninth place finish earned the #1 team its first top-10 finish of the season and moved them from 19th to 12th in Camping World Truck Series driver point standings. … Read entire article »
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