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Kevin Harvick Friday Media Visit
KEVIN HARVICK met with members of the media at Atlanta Motor Speedway and discussed racing at Atlanta, Kevin’s Krew, KHI NCWTS program and other topics. … Read entire article »
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Debut, Part Deux
MOORESVILLE, NC – While it’s true that the Feb. 13 NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway was the debut race for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Saturday’s E-Z Go 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., might be the first race to really let the team know where it stacks up against the competition. Better put, “Debut, Part Deux.” Daytona is a restrictor-plate racetrack where the draft plays a key role in the outcome of the race. With the trucks running close together throughout the event, it’s easy for drivers to get caught up in an accident not of their own making, and that’s exactly what happened to KBM driver-owner Kyle Busch and his teammate, Tayler Malsam. Busch was the first victim of … Read entire article »
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Johnny Sauter Ready to Finally Race in 2010
Sandusky, Oh. (March 1, 2010) — Johnny Sauter is ready to finally get his chance to race in 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Sauter was swept up in a multi-truck crash on the opening lap of the season-opening race at Daytona and was unable to complete a lap as a result. After a couple of off-weeks to regroup, Sauter and his Joe Shear, Jr.-led crew are ready to return with a vengeance. In the final four races on 1.5-mile speedways during the 2009 season, Sauter racked up four top-ten finishes including a dominant win at Las Vegas. … Read entire article »
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Matt Crafton Has Some Unfinished Business at Atlanta
Sandusky, OH – Matt Crafton is anxious to return to the intermediate speedways that make up a significant portion of the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule. The 1.5-mile tracks have given the team numerous top-five and top-ten finishes over the past several seasons, including Crafton’s first career win at Charlotte in 2008. Crafton returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway looking for some redemption after a late-race scrape with another driver cost him a chance for a top-five result. … Read entire article »
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Steve Wallace Going Truckin’ at Atlanta
Huntersville, NC – Steve Wallace will take advantage of an off weekend in the NASCAR Nationwide Series to try his hand at truck racing. Wallace will drive the No. 15 Red Top Auctions Toyota for Billy Ballew Motorsports in the Atlanta 200. … Read entire article »
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Jennifer Jo Cobb Ready for Atlanta
Huntersville, NC – Jennifer Jo Cobb is ready to get back into her JJC Racing Ford and make her first laps at Atlanta Motor Speedway. “This is one of the few places that I have no on-track experience at all. I’ve at least made a few laps at most tracks, whether it was in another racing series or as an instructor at the Richard Petty Driving Experience, but never before at Atlanta.” … Read entire article »
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KHI Picks Doug George as New Crew Chief for Ron Hornaday
KERNERSVILLE, NC – Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) announced today that Doug George has been appointed crew chief of the No. 33 Longhorn Chevrolet Silverado driven by four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday. … Read entire article »
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New Crew Chiefs for Matt Kenseth and Ron Hornaday
Less than one year after winning his first two races as crew chief for Matt Kenseth, Drew Blickensderfer will no longer guide the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing team, the organization announced Wednesday. … Read entire article »
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Tough Opening Act for Kyle Busch Motorsports
Daytona Beach, FL – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) didn’t get off to the start team officials were hoping for as both driver/owner Kyle Busch and driver Tayler Malsam were involved in early accidents in Saturday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. … Read entire article »
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