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Denny Hamlin Undergoes Successful Surgery on Left Knee

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announced today Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, had successful surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee this morning. … Read entire article »

Filed under: NASCAR

Bowyer’s Crew Wins Tissot Pit Road Award in Martinsville

Clint Bowyer’s over-the-wall crew won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Monday’s rain-delayed (March 29) Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the historic Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Sprint Cup

Texas DJ to Legally Change His Name to TexasMotorSpeedway.com

FORT WORTH, Texas – This time Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage truly is going to have to put his money where his mouth is in regard to his $100,000 challenge to Terry Dorsey, host of the Dorsey Gang morning show on Dallas/Fort Worth country music radio station 96.3 KSCS. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Sprint Cup

Showtime will be title sponsor of Southern 500

Showtime, which debuted its Inside NASCAR show last month, is climbing deeper into the sport by title-sponsoring the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, SportsBusiness Journal reported Monday. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Sprint Cup

Kyle Busch Looking for Another 1-2 Punch at Nashville

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Prior to 2009, Kyle Busch only had one top-10 finish in his six career NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn. Other than his sixth-place result in April 2004, Busch had failed to finish higher than 16th at the tricky 1.33-mile concrete oval west of Nashville. That all changed in 2009 when Busch, driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), delivered a 1-2 punch by finishing second in the April race and then scoring his first Nashville Nationwide Series victory in June. Last year, Busch led 250 of 450 laps available to him in the two races at Nashville and also won the pole for the June race. He’ll look to continue his dominating ways at Nashville during Saturday afternoon’s … Read entire article »

Filed under: Nationwide Series

Germain Racing Rolling Out New Race Truck for Todd Bodine in a Bid to Take Home a Guitar

Mooresville, N.C. – After last week’s fresh paint scheme for the Germain.com Tundra, this week, Germain Racing will unleash driver Todd Bodine in a brand new race truck. The chassis, TRD-131, has never been on track. The last time Germain Racing went to the race track with a brand new, untested truck was in 2008. The team unloaded TRD-130 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, started 8th, led 20 laps and finished 9th. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Truck Series

Michael Annett Nashville 300 Preview

Lebanon, Tenn. – Music City will buzz with the sounds of roaring engines this weekend as the NASCAR Nationwide Series heads to the Tennessee state capital for action packed NASCAR racing at Nashville Superspeedway. Michael Annett and the No. 15 Germain Racing team will carry the colors of loyal Tennessee based sponsor Pilot Travel Centers for the second race in a row at a track in the Volunteer State. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Nationwide Series

Trevor Bayne Nashville Preview

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Tennessee driver Trevor Bayne heads to Nashville Superspeedway for Saturday night’s Nationwide Series race that promises an extra $25,000 in the winner’s purse for any series regular. The Knoxville native qualified second at Nashville in June in just his second start. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Nationwide Series

Dollar General to Sponsor Busch’s No. 18 Toyota Tundra at Nashville Superspeedway

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 30, 2010) – Dollar General, the nation’s largest small-box retailer, will sponsor Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) Toyota Tundra in Friday night’s 200-mile NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Truck Series