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Kyle Busch Looking for a Few Firsts at Daytona
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Kyle Busch and the M&M’s team are shooting for several firsts as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season warms up with Saturday night’s non-points-paying Budweiser Shootout, continues through next week’s Gatorade Duels, and begins in earnest with the 53rd running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on Feb. 20. For starters, the driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) will be seeking something he badly wants to add to his resume: his first win in NASCAR’s biggest race – the Daytona 500 – and in the process bring M&M’s and Toyota their first victory in the Great American Race. And while the talented 25-year-old will enter his seventh full season as a … Read entire article »
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Budweiser Shootout Invite Adds to the Excitement and Workload at Furniture Row Racing
DENVER – When Furniture Row Racing received the recent news from NASCAR that its driver Regan Smith qualified for the invitational Budweiser Shootout, the excitement meter as well as the work meter hit new levels at the team’s shop in Denver. The invite to the prestigious, non-points Budweiser Shootout — Saturday night, Feb. 12 at Daytona International Speedway — was on the basis of Smith being a former NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie of the year (2008). It will mark the first time that Smith and the Furniture Row Racing organization will compete in the Budweiser Shootout, the traditional opening event of Daytona 500 Speedweeks. The shootout lineup will consist of nearly 30 drivers, including the 12 who earned a berth in last year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. “When I got … Read entire article »
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Kahne, Montoya, Logano, Smith added to Shootout field
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Four drivers who otherwise would not have been eligible to compete in the 2011 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway can thank an expansion of the rules for their places in this year’s field. Former Raybestos rookie of the year winners Kasey Kahne (2004), Juan Pablo Montoya (2007), Regan Smith (2008) and Joey Logano (2009) all benefit from a rule change announced Friday that opens the field to Cup rookies of the year from the past 10 seasons, rather than just the reigning rookie winner (Kevin Conway). Already eligible for the Feb. 12 exhibition race are all 12 Chase drivers, past Cup series champions, former Budweiser Shootout winners and former winners of either the Daytona 500 or Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. The Shootout will mark the … Read entire article »
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Busch Brings Home Solid Finish in Budweiser Shootout
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), battled a tight-handling racecar all night long but still managed to bring home a solid fourth-place finish in Saturday night’s non-points Budweiser Shootout NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. … Read entire article »
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Newman Shut Out of Shootout Victory Lane
Kannapolis – Ryan Newman and the Haas Automation Chevrolet team were caught up in a multi-car accident late in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout non-points NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and finished a disappointing 19th. Newman, driver of the No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), hung in the back of the pack for much of the race, hoping to avoid the multi-car accidents that are commonplace in restrictor-plate racing at Daytona. … Read entire article »
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Kevin Harvick Takes Home Second Straight Budweiser Shootout
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — For the second straight year, Kevin Harvick is the Budweiser Shootout champion. Harvick slipped past Greg Biffle with two laps to go in the green-white-checkered finish and was declared the winner when the caution for a multi-car incident was brought out in Turns 3 and 4. … Read entire article »
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Edwards on the pole for Saturdays Budweiser Shootout
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Carl Edwards is on the pole for Saturday nights Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. The starting lineup for the 24-car event was determined by a draw Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway. The 75-lap annual non-points exhibition for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will be divided into segments of 25 and 50 laps. … Read entire article »
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Carl Edwards Selects Top-Starting Spot for the Budweiser Shootout
DAYTONA BEACH (February 4, 2010) —– Carl Edwards is the man that will lead the 24-car field to the green flag in the annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona this Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. Edwards secured the top starting spot through the random selection process that took place on Thursday night at the Speed Stage. … Read entire article »
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Budweiser Shootout A Good Practice for Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Winning the Budweiser Shootout isn’t always an indicator of performance during Speed Weeks and the Daytona 500. Participating in the Budweiser Shootout however, hasn’t hurt drivers’ chances for success in the Daytona 500. … Read entire article »
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