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Not Here For A Long Time, I’m Here For A Good Time

Not Here For A Long Time, I’m Here For A Good Time

Inlet NY – Believe it or not, the time is here again for the Sixth Annual Zippy’s Crusade For Kids Charity Snowmobile Ride in Inlet, New York. The event will take place at The Ole Barn on Friday and Saturday, January 27 & 28, 2012. Greg and Nan Zipadelli are fueling up to make it one of the best rides so far. The 2011 Zippy’s Crusade For Kids event allowed them to donate much needed … Read entire article »

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Steve Addington Named Crew Chief for Tony Stewart

Steve Addington Named Crew Chief for Tony Stewart

KANNAPOLIS, N.C.,  – Steve Addington, winner of 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races as a crew chief, has been named to the same position for three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 team of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) effective immediately. The Spartanburg, S.C., native is only the third crew chief Stewart has had during his 13-year Sprint Cup career, and it comes just a week after Stewart captured the 2011 Sprint … Read entire article »

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50,000 Consequences for Busch’s Actions at Homestead-Miami

50,000 Consequences for Busch’s Actions at Homestead-Miami

Daytona Beach – Kurt Busch was informed today that actions have consequences. Especially “actions detrimental to stock car racing”. In his case, the actions of flipping someone off and then swearing at ESPN report Dr Jerry Punch at Homestead-Miami Speedway last weekend cost him $50,000. In issuing the penalty, NASCAR cited Kurt Busch’s “poor judgment in making an inappropriate hand gesture” when he drove his car into the garage early in the race after it experienced … Read entire article »

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Kobalt Tools 500 Race Results

Hampton, GA – Kurt Busch won today’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway surviving two Green-White-Checkers to win his second consecutive spring race at Atlanta. The win was the first for new crew chief Steve Addington since being released by Joe Gibbs Racing where he was crew chief for Kyle Busch. In the post-race press conference Addington voice his satisfaction in Kurt winning in Sprint Cup before Kyle was able to with his new crew chief. … Read entire article »

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Kurt Busch Wins After Edwards Flips Keselowski

By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga.—Kurt Busch won two races Sunday: the Kobalt Tools 500 and the Carl Edwards 25. … Read entire article »

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Accident Leads to 35th-Place Finish for Kurt Busch at Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Miller Lite Dodge driver Kurt Busch started from the pole in Sunday’s Shelby American here at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the Steve Addington-led Penske Racing Team had high hopes of finishing up front in the annual return to Busch’s hometown by the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. However, after getting innocently caught up in a Lap 93 tangle involving Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya, Busch’s chances for a strong finish ended and he was relegated to a 35th-place finish for the day. … Read entire article »

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After 12 Wins with Kyle, Steve Addington Takes Over As Crew Chief for Kurt Busch

MOORESVILLE, N.C.   – Penske Racing welcomed one of the most respected and successful crew chiefs in NASCAR to its ranks with today’s announcement that Steve Addington will head up the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge team beginning in 2010. … Read entire article »

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Kyle Busch Getting A New Crew Chief After Talladega

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Joe Gibbs Racing has announced that Dave Rogers will be assuming the duties as crew chief for the team’s No. 18 Sprint Cup car driven by Kyle Busch, starting with the Nov. 8 race at Texas Motor Speedway. … Read entire article »

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Records are Made to Be Broken

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – While NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch is way too young to have witnessed some of the great races and legends who competed at historic Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, it doesn’t mean the newly minted 24-year-old doesn’t have a deep appreciation for the facility that turns 60 years old in 2009. … Read entire article »

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