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Tommy Baldwin Racing Taps Ryan Blaney to Compete in Nationwide Series
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) signed Ryan Blaney to compete in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS). The 18-year-old will get behind the wheel of the No. 36 SealWrap Repair Tape Chevrolet and compete in six events throughout the season with his debut set for April 27 at Richmond International Raceway. Blaney will also run six NASCAR K&N Pro Series (NKNPS) races in his family-owned DB Racing No. 10 SealWrap Repair Tape/Heavy Duty Industrial … Read entire article »
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Busch Brothers Team up with Monster Energy in Nationwide Series
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Monster Energy Company as primary sponsor of the team’s No. 54 Monster Energy Camry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Team owner Kyle Busch, the all-time race winning driver in the history of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, will share driving duties with his brother Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion. Kyle will drive the season-opening race at … Read entire article »
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Mike Shiplett Named as Crew Chief for Kasey Kahne in Nationwide Series
MOORESVILLE, NC – Turner Motorsports announced today that Mike Shiplett has been added to the team’s roster of veteran crew chiefs to lead the No. 38 Great Clips team with driver Kasey Kahne and up-and-comer, Brad Sweet. It is a reunion of sorts for Shiplett and Kahne who were paired together in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) during the 2007 season and put down impressive results including two victories. “I’m very excited about the opportunity to … Read entire article »
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Rusty Wallace Racing Closes
MOORESVILLE, NC – Officials of Rusty Wallace Racing, LLC (RWR) announced on Friday that the team’s on-track activities will be put on temporary hiatus. While the organization’s day-to-day competition activities will temporarily cease, key elements of RWR’s business staff will remain in place to continue development of future opportunities. The team is currently assisting No. 66 driver, Steve Wallace, in exploring several exciting opportunities for 2012, with backing from his current RWR sponsors. RWR will … Read entire article »
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Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats to Sponsor Austin & Ty Dillon in 2012
WELCOME, N.C. – Bass Pro Shops will continue its partnership with Richard Childress Racing in 2012, serving as a primary sponsor of both Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Ty Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats will be the primary sponsor throughout the year on the No. 3 truck during Ty Dillon’s first full season in the series. The No. … Read entire article »
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Brendan Gaughan to Compete in Limited Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series Races for RCR
WELCOME, N.C. – Veteran NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan will compete in 10 races on the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule, driving Richard Childress Racing’s No. 33 Chevrolet Impala, and in eight races on the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule, driving RCR’s No. 2 Chevrolet Silverado. Gaughan, 36, is the 2002 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year and competed full-time in the Nationwide Series in 2009 and 2010, earning one pole and … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Awards Banquet Honors Four Champions
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR’s future was front and center Monday night as four champions in two national series were crowned. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 24 and Austin Dillon, 21, officially were proclaimed champions of the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, respectively, on the Americana Ballroom stage at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Both were honored with their first NASCAR national series titles. Each became champion in the season following a rookie-of-the-year performance. Dillon … 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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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Tale of a Champion
MIAMI – A year and a half ago Roush Fenway’s Ricky Stenhouse Jr., was fighting for his job in the No. 6 Roush Fenway Ford Mustang in the Nationwide Series . This weekend he heads into the NASCAR Nationwide Series finale with a 41-point lead and on the cusp of his first NASCAR Championship. “Ricky Stenhouse a year ago, was just a possibility,” said Roush Fenway co-owner Jack Roush. “He was not a reality for sure. … Read entire article »
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