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Late Caution Spoils Busch’s Pursuit of First Martinsville Victory
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Kyle Busch was minutes away from adding the elusive Martinsville Grandfather Clock to his impressive trophy collection when a late caution set up a four-lap shootout. Busch held point for the first two laps, but with two laps remaining Johnny Sauter got around Busch with a bump-and-run maneuver then held off the No. 18 Toyota Tundra to secure the victory. The runner-up finish was the second straight for Busch in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway and ninth consecutive top-five finish in the truck series. “Once we got back going on that final restart, we just didn’t have any turn left and kind of got run over – gave it away,” said Busch “Overall it was a really good race for us, we had … Read entire article »
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Late pass gives Sauter win at Martinsville
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va.—Polesitter Johnny Sauter passed Kyle Busch on the next-to-last lap of Saturday’s Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway and held on to post his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of the season and the third of his career. Busch, who has never won a race at Martinsville, ran second, .453 seconds behind Sauter. Ron Hornaday Jr. finished third, followed by his team owner, Kevin Harvick, who recovered from early trouble to finish fourth. Sauter, whose wife, Cortney, is expecting a baby on Monday, said his truck was nearly perfect. “About the only thing that was missing today was leather interior,” he said in victory lane. “I think Kyle got in the corner and got loose (on the penultimate lap). He got loose and swung the … Read entire article »
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Late restart gives Busch truck series win at Texas
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—Kyle Busch blew past Todd Bodine on a restart on Lap 127 and held off Johnny Sauter over the final 20 laps to win Friday night’s WinStar World Casino 350 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Sauter came home second, followed by Matt Crafton and Bodine, the series points leader. Busch’s seventh win in 14 starts this season gives him 23 career victories in the series. Bodine assumed the lead on Lap 111, when Bobby Hamilton Jr., who was off-sequence on pits stops, brought his No. 47 truck to pit road from the top spot. At that point Bodine held a lead of 2.198 seconds over Busch. That advantage had reached 3.243 seconds when Lance Fenton spun in Turn 2 to cause … Read entire article »
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Bodine overcomes spin and wins at Kentucky
By Lee Montgomery Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service SPARTA, Ky.—Todd Bodine clearly isn’t “points racing.” The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points leader gambled on fuel mileage Friday night and won the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. … Read entire article »
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Sauter spins and wins truck race at Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – What simply had to be the two best saves of the Camping World Truck Series season occurred at exactly the same time and within inches of each other Sunday afternoon at Kansas Speedway. … Read entire article »
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Johnny Sauter to drive for R3 Motorsports in Phoenix Nationwide Race
CHINA GROVE, N.C. – For this Friday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, Johnny Sauter will make a one-race appearance driving the No. 23 Chevrolet for R3 Motorsports. … Read entire article »
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Johnny Sauter Looks to Win at His Sponsors Track
Sandusky, Oh. – It takes an ultra-competitive personality to succeed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. That intense desire to win means every race is important to Johnny Sauter, but whenever he races in Nashville there is added significance as his benefactor Mike Curb is a major force in the Nashville music scene. … 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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Busch, Hornaday Honored At Awards Banquet In Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Tonight, for the first time, the post-season awards banquet for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was a combined event. … Read entire article »
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