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Martin gets record 49th Nationwide Series win with Vegas victory
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS—Hold on, Kyle Busch. Mark Martin isn’t giving up without a fight. In a fuel-mileage race that saw Danica Patrick post the best-ever result for a female driver in one of NASCAR’s top three national series, Martin took the checkered flag Saturday for the 49th time in the Nationwide Series, holding off—at least temporarily—Busch’s assault on Martin’s career wins record. Martin got the most out of his final tank of fuel and cruised to the finish line after Brad Keselowski, then the race leader, cut a tire and slammed the outside wall on the final lap of the Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Justin Allgaier ran second, with Keselowski limping home in third. After falling two laps down earlier in the race, Danica Patrick rallied … Read entire article »
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Roush Fenway Announces Partnership with As Seen on Racing and IdeaVillage
CONCORD, N.C. – Roush Fenway Racing announced today a multi-car sponsorship with newly-founded As Seen on Racing and IdeaVillage Products Corporation. As Seen On Racing products will be featured on two Roush Fenway NASCAR Nationwide Series entries this weekend at Las Vegas, the No. 16 of Trevor Bayne, winner of the 2011 Daytona 500, and 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the No. 6. Talks have already begun about expanding that schedule throughout the season. Bayne’s car will showcase the HD Vision Aviator sunglasses brand, while Stenhouse’s Ford Mustang will feature EasyFeet, which is aptly described as a “carwash for human feet.” “Easy Feet is a really cool idea and sounds like they’ve got a good grasp on the technology of it,” said Stenhouse Jr. “It’s … Read entire article »
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Ricky Stenhouse experiencing rebirth in 2011
By Lee Montgomery Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service What a difference a year makes for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. This time last year, Stenhouse had crashed out of the season’s first two races, a dreadful start to what became an extraordinarily difficult season. But in 2011, Stenhouse is second in the Nationwide Series points standings as the series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Saturday’s Sam’s Town 300. For Stenhouse, the 2010 season likely always will be the elephant in the room, and in some ways that’s OK with him because it gives him perspective. But Stenhouse tires of talking about it and hopes it soon will fade into memory. Folks likely will not stop asking him about it for some time, though. “Probably not,” Stenhouse said with a sigh. “Hopefully. Hopefully after this year they will. … Read entire article »
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Denny Hamlin: Nice To Meet You
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (March 2, 2011) – It has been said many times that one of the most critical elements to being successful in NASCAR is chemistry between a driver and a crew chief. Sometimes it takes months to find that chemistry and, sometimes with a little luck involved, it might take only hours. Denny Hamlin and Adam Stevens are hoping for the latter. Hamlin will pilot the No. 20 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in Saturday’s Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway while Stevens will serve as crew chief. Stevens is in just his third race as a crew chief after serving as race engineer during the last couple of years for Joey Logano on the No. 20 Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup … Read entire article »
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Ryan Truex Ready To Take On Las Vegas
CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 99 Pastrana-Waltrip Racing Toyota driver Ryan Truex makes his ninth career start and first at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race. The two-time K&N Pro Series East champion made his season debut last weekend at Phoenix where he finished 14th— his fourth career top-15 finish. The 18-year-old driver was the highest finishing rookie at Phoenix and leads the rookie-of-the-year standing by one point. Truex plans to run at least 10 races in 2011 for the newly-formed Pastrana-Waltrip Racing. Action sports star Travis Pastrana will drive the No. 99 in seven races with Boost Mobile as the sponsor beginning at Indianapolis in July. TRUEX ON GOALS 2011 SEASON: “I … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch Looking To Come Out Ahead in Las Vegas
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (March 1, 2011) – Everyone who heads to Las Vegas has dreams of winning big. And nearly everyone who leaves Las Vegas seems to exit with less money than he entered with. The same can be said for the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) NASCAR Nationwide Series teams. But Kyle Busch and his crew chief Jason Ratcliff aren’t losing money at slot machines or blackjack tables but, rather, in SAFER Barriers at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. While the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry for JGR has been nearly unbeatable in recent years, Las Vegas has been cruel to the top team in the Nationwide Series. Since joining JGR in 2008, Busch has finished 31st, 38th and 16th in three starts at … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch “White Hot” With Dominating NASCAR Nationwide Series Win at Phoenix
Avondale, AZ – The paint scheme was different but the result was the same for Kyle Busch in Saturday’s Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. The driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) dominated the 200-lap race, leading flag-to-flag en route to his first Nationwide Series win of 2011 and his fourth at Phoenix. It was the first time a driver led every single lap of a Nationwide Series event since Dale Earnhardt Jr., led all 100 laps in the July 4, 2003 race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. “Jason (Ratcliff, crew chief) and these guys brought an awesome Interstate Batteries Camry here to begin with,” said Busch, who gave a prelude of his impressive run by winning the pole … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Nationwide Series Points Standings After Phoenix
Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 1. Reed Sorenson 78 2 0 2 2 2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 73 2 0 0 2 3. Jason Leffler 71 2 0 0 1 4. Danica Patrick 58 2 0 0 0 5. Joe Nemechek 58 2 0 0 0 6. Aric Almirola 56 2 0 0 0 7. Mike Bliss 55 2 0 0 0 8. Justin Allgaier 53 2 0 0 1 9. Kenny Wallace 50 2 0 0 1 10. Jeremy Clements 50 2 0 0 0 11. Trevor Bayne 48 2 0 0 1 12. Brian Scott 45 2 0 0 1 13. Landon Cassill 41 1 0 1 1 14. Josh Wise 39 2 0 0 0 15. Elliott Sadler 38 2 0 0 0 16. Steve Wallace 38 2 0 0 0 17. Shelby Howard 38 2 0 0 0 18. Scott Wimmer 37 2 0 0 0 19. Robert Richardson Jr. 32 2 0 0 0 20. Ryan Truex* 30 1 0 0 0 21. Michael Annett 30 2 0 0 0 22. Eric McClure 30 2 0 0 0 23. Morgan Shepherd 29 2 0 0 0 24. Bobby Santos, Iii 27 1 0 0 0 25. Mike Wallace 26 2 0 0 0 26. Charles Lewandoski* 23 1 0 0 0 27. Donnie Neuenberger 21 1 0 0 0 28. Derrike Cope 21 1 0 0 0 29. Patrick Sheltra 20 1 0 0 0 30. Derrike Cope(i) 19 1 0 0 0 31. Blake Koch* 17 1 0 0 0 32. Timmy Hill* 15 1 0 0 0 33. Jennifer Jo Cobb* 12 1 0 0 0 34. Kevin Lepage 10 2 0 0 0 35. Carl Long 8 1 0 0 0 36. Sam Hornish Jr. 8 1 0 0 0 37. Kelly Bires 7 2 0 0 0 38. Brett Rowe 5 1 0 0 0 39. Jeff Green 4 1 0 0 0 40. J R Fitzpatrick 2 1 0 0 0 * Series rookie … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Nationwide Series Basha’s Supermarkets 200 Race Results
Pos St No Driver Make Points Bonus Laps Status 1. 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 0 200 Running 2. 2 60 Carl Edwards Ford 0 200 Running 3. 9 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 0 200 Running 4. 6 30 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 0 200 Running 5. 10 32 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 39 200 Running 6. 3 20 Joey Logano Toyota 0 200 Running 7. 15 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 37 200 Running 8. 16 31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 36 200 Running 9. 5 11 Brian Scott Toyota 35 200 Running 10. 18 09 Kenny Wallace Toyota 34 200 Running 11. 13 38 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 33 200 Running 12. 11 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 32 200 Running 13. 25 88 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 31 199 Running 14. 14 99 Ryan Truex * Toyota 30 199 Running 15. 12 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29 198 Running 16. 26 40 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 28 198 Running 17. 20 7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 27 197 Running 18. 24 39 Josh Wise Ford 26 197 Running 19. 17 62 Michael Annett Toyota 25 197 Running 20. 19 19 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 24 197 Running 21. 23 44 Charles Lewandoski * Chevrolet 23 196 Running 22. 22 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 22 196 Running 23. 35 28 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 21 195 Running 24. 31 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Dodge 20 194 Running 25. 27 14 Eric McClure Chevrolet 19 193 Running 26. 21 01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 18 193 Running 27. 32 81 Blake Koch * Dodge 17 193 Running 28. 29 70 Shelby Howard Chevrolet 16 191 Running 29. 30 15 Timmy Hill* Ford 15 191 Running 30. 8 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 14 190 Running 31. 7 16 Trevor Bayne Ford 13 164 Accident 32. 40 79 Jennifer Jo Cobb * Ford 12 162 Running 33. 28 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 11 108 Handling 34. 4 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 0 105 Accident 35. 34 52 Daryl Harr Chevrolet 9 101 Radiator 36. 38 141 Carl Long Ford 8 19 Brakes 37. 37 24 Kevin Lepage Ford 7 17 Overheating 38. 33 25 Kelly Bires Ford 6 10 Brakes 39. 39 55 Brett Rowe Chevrolet 5 8 Handling 40. 36 27 Justin Marks Ford 0 7 Brakes * Series rookie … Read entire article »
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