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NASCAR Notebook: Kurt Busch takes umbrage at Newman’s post-Darlington comments
By Reid Spencer,NASCAR Wire Service: CONCORD, N.C. – Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman are friends — at least they were. As late as 2008, the drivers were teammates at Penske Racing, and in the first race of that season, Busch pushed Newman to victory in the Daytona 500. In light of their past relationship, Busch took offense at Newman’s comments after last Saturday’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, an event that ended with Newman’s No. 39 … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
NASCAR Issues Fines And Probation For Violations At Darlington Raceway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR has fined Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 51 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, $50,000 and placed him on NASCAR probation until July 25 for his actions during the May 12 race at Darlington Raceway. Kurt Busch violated Section 12-1 (Actions detrimental to stock car racing; reckless driving on pit road during the race; involved in an altercation with another competitor after the completion of the race) of the … Read entire article »
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Cool-Down Lap: Rick Hendrick has much to celebrate, but Jeff Gordon can’t be happy
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DARLINGTON, S.C. – Doubtless Jeff Gordon was happy for his boss. In a euphoric Victory Lane, Rick Hendrick celebrated his long-awaited 200th victory, a win delivered by five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR Sprint Cup racing’s most prolific winner since he entered the series full-time in 2002. Gordon, however, is a larger part of Hendrick’s milestone than Johnson is. Over a career now in its 20th full season, Gordon has contributed 85 victories … Read entire article »
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Kurt Busch edges Hamlin for Nationwide victory at Richmond
By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va. — By the thinnest of margins, in a breathtaking finish that featured two cars sideways and side-by-side at the finish line, Kurt Busch beat Denny Hamlin to the checkered flag by .062 seconds to win Friday night’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Busch delivered the first-ever NASCAR Nationwide Series victory to the team owned by his brother, Kyle Busch. The win was Busch’s fourth in the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Cool-Down Lap: It’s time for drivers outside the top 10 to start thinking “wild card”
By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service Is it too early for drivers outside the top 10 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings to take a more aggressive approach and gamble for victories? The answer to that question is an emphatic “No.” For drivers currently outside the top 10, qualifying as a wild card likely is their only viable way to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup. After Sunday’s STP 400 at Kansas Speedway, we’re nearly a third of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
For Kurt Busch the Business of Racing Starts at Phoenix
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – It’s time to get down to business. The unspoken idiom is a sentiment echoed throughout the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage as competitors now turn their attention westward to Phoenix International Raceway, where the second race of the 2012 season takes place Sunday. The pageantry, pomp and circumstance of the Daytona 500 is unlike any other event on the circuit, but industry insiders say that the real racing season begins after the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Busch Brothers Team up with Monster Energy in Nationwide Series
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Monster Energy Company as primary sponsor of the team’s No. 54 Monster Energy Camry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Team owner Kyle Busch, the all-time race winning driver in the history of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, will share driving duties with his brother Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion. Kyle will drive the season-opening race at … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Tag Heuer Enters Multi-race Sponsorship with Kurt Busch and Phoenix Racing
WESTON, Fla. – TAG Heuer Eyewear announced today that it has entered into a multi-race sponsorship agreement with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kurt Busch and Phoenix Racing. Busch, who will drive the No. 51 Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing in the entire 2012 Sprint Cup season, has a personal services agreement with the eyewear company. TAG Heuer Eyewear will be featured as the primary sponsor on the No. 51 Chevrolet for the Feb. 18 Budweiser Shootout … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kurt Busch Finds a Home at Phoenix Racing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – “I just want to get back to having fun in the racecar.” Those were the words spoken by Kurt Busch just a few days after the season-ending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Banquet in Las Vegas. Today, the 2004 Sprint Cup champion is well on his way toward that simple goal as he’s teamed with Phoenix Racing to run the full 2012 Sprint Cup schedule. “I’m very happy to join Phoenix Racing and after … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
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