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Kyle Busch outduels Logano for record 50th Nationwide win
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn.—At age 26, Kyle Busch made history in Friday night’s Food City 250 Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. In beating Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano to the checkered flag in a near dead heat (.019 seconds), Busch won his 50th race in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series, breaking a tie with 52-year-old Mark Martin for the top spot on the career victory list. Behind Busch and Logano, Clint Bowyer … Read entire article »
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Wallace finds the good in hairy incident as he heads to Bristol
By Lee Montgomery Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service One of the highlights from last weekend’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Montreal was Steve Wallace’s best career finish. But will anyone remember that after the now-infamous “hair-pulling” incident? “I’m very controversial,” Wallace said. “I don’t know why that is, but that’s kind of how it’s been lately.” Wallace has been a bit of a lightning rod in his brief career, and the best example of that happened after he drove to … Read entire article »
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Wait ’Til Bristol Sees Us! It Loves Us!
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – In the classic 1978 movie Animal House, while on a road triwith his Delta Tau Chi fraternity brothers, Donald “Boon” Schoenstein notices that the band Otis Day and the Knights are playing that evening at the Dexter Lake Club. As the group enters the establishment, “Boon” enthusiastically yells out, “Wait ’til Otis sees us! He loves us!” As Kyle Busch, crew chief Jason Ratcliff and the rest of the Z-Line Designs team for Joe … Read entire article »
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Mike Wallace looking forward to point fight under lights of Bristol
GAFFNEY, S.C. – When it comes to racing at Bristol Motor Speedway under the Friday night lights, there are two big keys to success. First, keep the fenders and bumpers on the race car to stay in the race. Second, survive the bumps, spins and sins of other drivers to exit Thunder Valley with as many points as possible. Mike Wallace knows what it takes to be successful at the.533-mile, concrete oval. Now, h just needs to … Read entire article »
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Bristol is a special place for Elliott Sadler
Elliott Sadler heads to Bristol Motor Speedway this week for the second time this season. In the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ first appearance at the track in March, the No. 2 team battled bad luck after a cut tire in the first practice session forced the team to a backup car. Sadler went on to earn a fourth-place finish, the team’s first top-five finish of the season. Sadler is no stranger to the Bristol, Tenn., short track. … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch plays spin-to-win at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. – After spinning his strongest challenger on Lap 219, Kyle Busch held off Jason Leffler and Elliott Sadler through a spate of cautions in the closing laps to win Friday night’s Food City 250 Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch won his 10th Nationwide race of the year, tying the single-season record he already shared with Sam Ard. The victory was Busch’s 40th in the series, but it was not without controversy. … Read entire article »
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Edwards to Make 200th Nationwide Series Start Friday Night at Bristol
CONCORD, N.C. – Carl Edwards, 2007 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion, is set to make his 200th Nationwide Series start at Bristol Motor Speedway Friday, August 20 in the Food City 250. “I’ve had an amazing opportunity to drive for Jack Roush for the past six years,” Edwards said. “We’ve had 27 wins in those 199 races. I consider myself lucky that I have had such great equipment and crews to work with. I didn’t realize that I had already run that many Nationwide races. It sure has gone by in a flash. I’m looking forward to strapping in at Bristol for my 200th start and I can’t think of a better place for such a milestone. I plan on running a lot more and hope to continue to have a … Read entire article »
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