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After his 2010 failings, Stenhouse appreciates 2011 success more
By Lee Montgomery, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Ricky Stenhouse Jr. said he’d be more aggressive in this weekend’s Ford 300 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, having taken a fairly comfortable 41-point lead in the NASCAR Nationwide Series points standings. But if you read that as a young driver being unnecessarily risky, you haven’t been paying attention. Maybe there was a time when the aggressive Stenhouse would take too many chances, but that was before he nearly … Read entire article »
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After Phoenix dissapointment, Sadler hoping for success at Homestead
Elliott Sadler and the No. 2 OneMain Financial team head to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the final race of the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Going into the season’s end, the No. 2 team has collected 12 top-five and 23 top-10 finishes, along with 174 led laps. He also earned a career-high five pole awards. Heading into the last race of the season, Sadler sits in the second position in the Nationwide Series Driver Point standings, 41 points behind the leader. Sadler has competed at the 1.5-mile track five times in the Nationwide Series, with a best finish of fifth in 1996. The Emporia, Va., native has also turned laps at the track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 12 times, bringing home a ninth-place finish in 2002. Sadler made … 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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Bayne aims to ride Texas momentum into Phoenix
By Lee Montgomery, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Trevor Bayne did OK putting the controversy from the Talladega Sprint Cup race behind him, scoring his first Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend. So how does he handle success? We’ll find out this Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway, which hosts the Nationwide Series Wypall 200. “We try not to feed off the negative things, and we know we’re going to be back to a positive day,” … Read entire article »
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Bayne parlays late restart into first Nationwide win
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—Nearly nine months after winning the Daytona 500 in his first attempt, Trevor Bayne finally got his first victory in NASCAR’s second-tier series. Bayne powered past Roush Fenway teammate Carl Edwards after a restart on Lap 194 of 200 and held off hard-charging Denny Hamlin for the victory in Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Bayne crossed the finish line .142 seconds ahead of Hamlin, … Read entire article »
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Danica Patrick finds comfort in carrying memory of Dan Wheldon
By Reid Spencer – Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—Danica Patrick returns to racing at Texas Motor Speedway carrying the memory of what happened the last time she competed on a 1.5-mile oval. Patrick was one of the fortunate drivers who avoided the 15-car wreck that killed two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon on Oct. 16 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In her return to action in the Nationwide Series, Patrick and sponsor GoDaddy.com have opted … Read entire article »
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AdvoCare and RCR Announce Partnership for Austin Dillon’s 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series No. 3 Chevy
WELCOME, N.C. – Richard Childress Racing and AdvoCare have entered into a partnership for the company to be the primary sponsor of the No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet Impala driven by Austin Dillon for 20 races in the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Dillon, who currently drives the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, has an 11-point lead in the driver championship point standings with two races remaining. The 21-year-old … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch hopes to get back to victory lane at Texas
By Lee Montgomery Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service For most drivers, a two-race losing streak at any particular track is simply the cost of doing business. But Kyle Busch is clearly not most drivers—especially not at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Busch won five in a row at the 1.5-mile track, but that streak was stopped by Carl Edwards last year. Busch lost again there in April, so he heads to Texas for this weekend’s O’Reilly … Read entire article »
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Reed Sorenson to drive for MacDonald Motorsports for the remainder of the season
MOORESVILLE, NC – MacDonald Motorsports is proud to announce that Reed Sorenson will remain in the No. 82 Dodge Challenger for the final 3 races of the NASCAR Nationwide Series season. After leaving Turner Motorsports three weeks ago, Sorenson joined MacDonald Motorsports at Kansas and also the following week at Charlotte. The team however is seeking out more sponsorship to help finish off the season. “I’m really happy to have Reed in the No. 82 for … Read entire article »
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