James Buescher grabs first Nationwide win in wild finish at Daytona
By Reid Spencer – NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In a weekend of unlikely winners, James Buescher took the checkered flag under caution in Saturday’s Drive4COPD 300 Nationwide Series race with wreckage from the cars of the likely winners strewn behind him in Turn 4 at Daytona International Speedway. Buescher, a first-time winner in the series, took advantage of a last-lap wreck involving front-runners Trevor Bayne, Tony Stewart, Elliott Sadler, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Ricky … Read entire article »
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King Reigns In The NextEra Energy Resources 250
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series once again provided an exciting start to the season with rookie John King capturing his first career win in the 13th annual NextEra Energy Resources 250 on the third attempt at a green-white-checkered finish. King was practically speechless in Gatorade Victory Lane about his first win at Daytona International Speedway after only eight starts in the series. “Man, I’m a rookie, I’m not supposed to be here,” … Read entire article »
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Busch Wins Shootout In A Shootout
In her first race, Ms. Brown found Victory Lane. Ms. Brown, the newest edition to the M&M’s family of characters, was a “passenger” on board Kyle Busch’s No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) that won Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Busch passed three-time and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart just before the finish line on the final lap to claim his first career victory in the … Read entire article »
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Stewart Backs Up His Mantra – Win the Race, Win the Chase
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Tony Stewart won the biggest game of winner-take-all in the history of NASCAR racing. Rebounding from a succession of setbacks, Stewart took the checkered flag in Sunday’s rain-interrupted Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship in a tiebreaker over race runner-up Carl Edwards. With four new tires to Edwards’ two—thanks to a strategic gamble that paid off when rain hit the 1.5-mile … Read entire article »
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Stenhouse clinches Nationwide title as Brad Keselowski wins at Homestead
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service HOMESTEAD, Fla.—Polesitter Brad Keselowski may have won Saturday’s Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but Roush Fenway Racing had a better night, winning two Nationwide Series championships in one race. Keselowski held off a furious charge from series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on the final lap to secure his fifth victory of the season and the 17th of his career. Third-place finisher Carl Edwards clinched the owners’ championship for Roush Fenway, … Read entire article »
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Dillon wins truck title despite valiant run by race winner Sauter
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service HOMESTEAD, Fla.—Austin Dillon withstood a strong challenge from race winner Johnny Sauter to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship in Friday night’s Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. NASCAR called the event with 15 laps left with Sauter in the lead and Dillon in 10th place, giving Dillon, 21, the youngest champion in series history, a six-point edge over Sauter in the final series standings. Dillon is the first … Read entire article »
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Kahne wins at Phoenix; Edwards, Stewart race to dead heat
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—It was Ali-Frazier in the Garden. It was Celtics-Lakers with Bird and Magic. It was NASCAR’s dream. Punch and counterpunch—the top two drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup trading shots in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Yes, Kasey Kahne won the race—his first victory of the season and the 12th of his career—but Edwards and Stewart dominated the action as their battle for the … Read entire article »
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Leffler Wrecks Sadler’s Championship Run while Hornish Gets First Nationwide Win
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—Sam Hornish Jr. cruised to his first Nationwide Series victory Saturday as Elliott Sadler’s championship hopes crumbled behind him. Taking the lead after a two-tire stop on Lap 131 put him on the front row, Hornish held off teammate Brad Keselowski to win the Wypall 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Carl Edwards ran third, followed by Joey Logano and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who all but locked up his first … Read entire article »
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Kevin Harvick wins at Texas, after NASCAR parks Kyle Busch
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—Kevin Harvick did his best to take the drama out of Friday night’s WinStar World Casino 350K at Texas Motor Speedway, winning a two-lap shootout in his own No. 2 Chevrolet. Most of the drama already had occurred, however, by the time Harvick took the checkered flag for his fourth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win in nine starts this season, and one of the central figures … Read entire article »
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