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Ron Hornaday Jr. steals Atlanta truck win with fuel strategy
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga.—A Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet won Friday night’s Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but it wasn’t the KHI truck that dominated the proceedings. Ron Hornaday Jr. stole a win with fuel-mileage strategy in the Good Sam Club 200, beating teammate-for-a day Clint Bowyer to the finish line by 1.596 seconds to win his second race of the season and the 49th of his career. The four-time … Read entire article »
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Bowyer could make it four in a row in truck series for KHI
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service It should come as no surprise that few tears will be shed over Kevin Harvick’s scheduled absence from Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Harvick, a Sprint Cup regular and truck series interloper, is fresh off a rare trifecta of victories beginning with the series’ visit to Pocono Raceway on Aug. 7. Checkered flags at Michigan International Speedway and last Wednesday night at Bristol … Read entire article »
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Ryan Newman Enters Truck Race to Honor Close Friend Beau Slocumb
Turner Motorsports will run a fourth entry in this weekend’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) event at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS). Ryan Newman will pilot the No. 08 BRANDT/Realtree Chevrolet Silverado honoring the life of former Turner Motorsports family member and Newman’s close friend, Beau Slocumb. A native of Macon, Ga., about an hour south of AMS, Beau Slocumb grew up racing. He began his career racing Legends cars and climbed the professional ladder through … Read entire article »
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Johnny Sauter Ready to Finally Race in 2010
Sandusky, Oh. (March 1, 2010) — Johnny Sauter is ready to finally get his chance to race in 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Sauter was swept up in a multi-truck crash on the opening lap of the season-opening race at Daytona and was unable to complete a lap as a result. After a couple of off-weeks to regroup, Sauter and his Joe Shear, Jr.-led crew are ready to return with a vengeance. In the final four races on 1.5-mile speedways during the 2009 season, Sauter racked up four top-ten finishes including a dominant win at Las Vegas. … Read entire article »
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Matt Crafton Has Some Unfinished Business at Atlanta
Sandusky, OH – Matt Crafton is anxious to return to the intermediate speedways that make up a significant portion of the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule. The 1.5-mile tracks have given the team numerous top-five and top-ten finishes over the past several seasons, including Crafton’s first career win at Charlotte in 2008. Crafton returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway looking for some redemption after a late-race scrape with another driver cost him a chance for a top-five result. … Read entire article »
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Steve Wallace Going Truckin’ at Atlanta
Huntersville, NC – Steve Wallace will take advantage of an off weekend in the NASCAR Nationwide Series to try his hand at truck racing. Wallace will drive the No. 15 Red Top Auctions Toyota for Billy Ballew Motorsports in the Atlanta 200. … Read entire article »
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Jennifer Jo Cobb Ready for Atlanta
Huntersville, NC – Jennifer Jo Cobb is ready to get back into her JJC Racing Ford and make her first laps at Atlanta Motor Speedway. “This is one of the few places that I have no on-track experience at all. I’ve at least made a few laps at most tracks, whether it was in another racing series or as an instructor at the Richard Petty Driving Experience, but never before at Atlanta.” … Read entire article »
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