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Kyle Busch claims top starting spot for All-Star Race
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service: CONCORD, N.C. – Kyle Busch and his crew had all three elements necessary to win the pole for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race — speed on the racetrack, speed on and off pit road and speed from the pit crew during the mandatory green-flag stop at Charlotte Motor Speedway. With a total time of one minute, 59.112 seconds (136.006 mph) over three laps and the pit stop, Busch edged … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Notebook: Jimmie Johnson philosophical about third-place run
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. — How disappointed was Jimmie Johnson not to secure the 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory for team owner Rick Hendrick? In fact, his disappointment didn’t move the needle at all — because Johnson didn’t think he had a race-winning car in Sunday’s STP 400 at Kansas Speedway. True, the five-time champion finished third behind Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr., and Johnson was able to challenge Truex for the … Read entire article »
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Allmendinger overcomes late draw for Cup pole at Kansas
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan.– Despite a late draw on a slick track that warmed throughout Saturday’s qualifying session, AJ Allmendinger claimed the pole for Sunday’s STP 400 at Kansas Speedway, posting a lap at 175.993 mph (30.683 seconds). In winning the second Coors Light pole award of his career, his first since 2010 at Phoenix and his first since joining Penske Racing this season, Allmendinger edged Kevin Harvick (175.747 mph) by .043 … Read entire article »
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Penske Racing to Partner with Ford Starting in 2013
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Penske Racing has announced that it will join Ford Racing as part of a multi-year agreement that will begin with the 2013 NASCAR season. Penske Racing’s teams will compete with Ford Fusions in the Sprint Cup Series and with Ford Mustangs in the Nationwide Series, beginning next season. Since 2003, the Penske Racing NASCAR teams have been aligned with Dodge Motorsports. Over the course of the relationship with Dodge, Penske Racing teams have … Read entire article »
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Allmendinger Ready for “Real Season” to Begin at Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. – AJ Allmendinger says anything less than a top-10 finish in this weekend’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway will be a disappointment. After posting solid top-10 finishes in both NASCAR Sprint Cup races there last season, the Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver is looking to even better that level of competitiveness this time around. “Phoenix International Raceway has been a really good track for us and I really think we’re going … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Allmendinger on a steady course to the top
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Perhaps no time in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history has there been a better example of a competitor’s steady and continuous progress opening a major door than is the case with AJ Allmendinger. The hard charger known as “Dinger” by the media and fans alike was named as the driver for Penske Racing’s No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Team last month. He is certainly deserving of the opportunity. “We have spent most … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Penske Racing names AJ Allmendinger as driver of the No. 22 Dodge
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Penske Racing has named AJ Allmendinger as the driver of the team’s No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Charger for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Allmendinger, who has competed in the Cup Series since 2007, is coming off a strong season that saw him finish 15th in the series standings while battling for a position in the Chase for the Championship. The 30-year-old native of Los Gatos, Calif., earned one top-five, 10 top-10 and … Read entire article »
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Sprint Cup Teams Test Electronic Fuel Injection At Martinsville Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the third time this month, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams tested Electronic Fuel Injection on track, as 10 cars churned out laps around the .526-mile paper clip layout at Martinsville Speedway Monday. Teams from Roush Fenway Racing, Penske Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, NEMCO Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Furniture Row Racing, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing and two teams from Stewart-Hass Racing participated in Monday’s session. This marked the third EFI test for … Read entire article »
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Edwards wins Phoenix pole; Chase leaders struggle
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—Carl Edwards won his third Coors Light Pole Award of the season Friday at Phoenix International Raceway, and AJ Allmendinger put his car on the front row despite the adversity facing Richard Petty Motorsports. In contrast, the only three drivers with realistic chances to win the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup—Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick—all had lackluster qualifying efforts in time trials for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 and must come through the field to stake their claims to the series championship. Edwards covered the one-mile distance in 26.395 seconds (136.389 mph), as he, Allmendinger (136.250 mph) and Kurt Busch (136.240 mph) all eclipsed Ryan Newman’s track qualifying record of 135.854 mph (26.499 seconds), set on Nov. 5, 2004. Hamlin, who leads second-place Johnson … Read entire article »
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