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Charlotte Preview: Edwards gears up – Buescher pours it on
NASCAR Wire Service Edwards gears up for shot at $1 million All-Star repeat Carl Edwards is the one driver in the garage who can claim to be most recently familiar with winning the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. But just one week ago, he admitted he wasn’t completely familiar with the event’s new format. At Darlington Raceway last weekend, Edwards was asked about his hopes for an All-Star repeat and his thoughts about the new five-segment schedule for the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup, Truck Series
Buescher powers to first Truck series victory
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Simply put, it was James Buescher’s day. Buescher pulled away in the closing laps for a convincing 5.320-second victory over Timothy Peters, who passed Brad Keselowski for the runner-up spot with three laps left in Saturday’s SFP 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. Buescher earned his first win in the series, to go with his maiden Nationwide Series victory at Daytona in February. It … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Truck Series
James Buescher grabs first Nationwide win in wild finish at Daytona
By Reid Spencer – NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In a weekend of unlikely winners, James Buescher took the checkered flag under caution in Saturday’s Drive4COPD 300 Nationwide Series race with wreckage from the cars of the likely winners strewn behind him in Turn 4 at Daytona International Speedway. Buescher, a first-time winner in the series, took advantage of a last-lap wreck involving front-runners Trevor Bayne, Tony Stewart, Elliott Sadler, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Ricky … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Nationwide Series
NASCAR Notebook: MWR windshields confiscated by NASCAR; Buescher wins NCWTS pole
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR confiscated the windshields of three cars built by Michael Waltrip Racing on Friday at Talladega Superspeedway. The windshields of MWR’s No. 56 Toyota, driven by Martin Truex Jr., and the No. 00, driven by David Reutimann, along with the No. 47 Toyota built by MWR for JTG/Daugherty Racing and driven by Bobby Labonte, were deemed in violation of NASCAR rules because of unapproved modifications, specifically that … Read entire article »
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Ron Hornaday Jr. Scores 50th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Victory
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Ron Hornaday Jr., the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series only four-time champion, posted his record-extending 50th victory in the Kentucky 225 at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night. Hornaday held off the late-race charges of runner-up and polesitter Austin Dillon during the final 10 laps. Dillon, who protected his series points lead, pulled to within two-tenths of a second but could get no closer. Hornaday took the lead when Todd Bodine pitted with 11 … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Truck Series
Timothy Peters wins Indianapolis truck race
By Jim Pedley Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service CLERMONT, Ind. – A flat tire turned out to be one of the biggest breaks of Camping World Truck Series driver Timothy Peters’ career. That flat tire occurred just before the halfway point in Friday night’s AAA Insurance 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway. It put him off cycle in terms of pit stops, allowed his crew to improve his truck and paved the way for Peters to take the lead … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
Buescher leading a youth movement in the truck series
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Can a driver spot the rest of the field a full race and still win a championship? Texan James Buescher is trying to do just that, as he leads a group of 20-somethings toward the top of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series standings. After starting second and finishing ninth in the season opener at Daytona, Buescher, 21, failed to qualify of the second race of the season, at Phoenix. Since … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
Kahne wins Darlington truck race
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DARLINGTON, S.C.—Kasey Kahne did it again. Making his first and possibly only start of the year in the Camping World Truck Series, Kahne cruised to a relatively comfortable victory in Saturday’s Too Tough To Tame 200 at Darlington Raceway. The victory made Kahne the first driver in the truck series to win three of his first four starts. Second alongside Elliott Sadler on a restart with 53 laps to go, Kahne immediately dispatched of Sadler—who had taken two tires under the previous caution—and held on through a final restart with three laps left to score the win. Four-time truck champion Ron Hornaday Jr. finished second, followed by defending series champion and 2010 Darlington winner Todd Bodine. Matt Crafton and James Buescher completed the top five. The victory was Kahne’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
Camping World Truck Series Nextera Energy 250 Starting Grid
Daytona – Austin Dillon will start from the pole in Friday nights Nextera Energy 250 as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series kicks off its 2011 season. Outside of Dillon will be James Buescher. With 46 drivers vying for 36 starting spots there were several unhappy drivers who went home after qualifying. Among the non-qualifiers was 2003 Daytona Champion Rick Crawford, who had started every Daytona truck race until this year and 1995 Truck Series Champion Mike Skinner. The full starting grid: Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 50.266 179.047 2. 31 James Buescher Chevrolet 50.442 0.176 0.176 178.423 0.624 0.624 3. 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 50.517 0.075 0.251 178.158 0.265 0.889 4. 4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet 50.614 0.097 0.348 177.816 0.342 1.231 5. 20 Johanna Long Toyota 50.780 0.166 0.514 177.235 0.581 1.812 6. 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 50.889 0.109 0.623 176.856 0.379 2.191 7. 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 50.988 0.099 0.722 176.512 0.344 2.535 8. 22 Joey Coulter Chevrolet 51.057 0.069 0.791 176.247 0.265 2.800 9. 13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 51.071 0.014 0.805 176.225 0.022 2.822 10. 32 Brad Sweet Chevrolet 51.122 0.051 0.856 176.049 0.176 2.998 11. 15 Michael Waltrip Toyota 51.178 0.056 0.912 175.857 0.192 3.190 12. 23 Jason White Chevrolet 51.191 0.013 0.925 175.812 0.045 3.235 13. 29 Parker Kligerman Dodge 51.285 0.094 1.019 175.490 0.322 3.557 14. 7 Miguel Paludo Toyota 51.303 0.018 1.037 175.428 0.062 3.619 15. 30 Todd Bodine Toyota 51.352 0.049 1.086 175.261 0.167 3.786 16. 84 Chris Fontaine Toyota 51.400 0.048 1.134 175.097 0.164 3.950 17. 77 Justin Lofton Toyota 51.407 0.007 1.141 175.073 0.024 3.974 18. 17 Timothy Peters Toyota 51.427 0.020 1.161 175.005 0.068 4.042 19. 92 Clay Rogers Chevrolet 51.495 0.068 1.229 174.774 0.231 4.273 20. 99 Chad McCumbee Ford 51.500 0.005 1.234 174.757 0.017 4.290 21. 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 51.508 0.008 1.242 174.730 0.027 4.317 22. 50 T.J. Bell Chevrolet 51.549 0.041 1.283 174.591 0.139 4.456 23. 1 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 51.685 0.136 1.419 174.132 0.459 4.915 24. 5 Travis Kvapil Toyota 51.701 0.016 1.435 174.078 0.054 4.969 25. 81 David … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
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