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Flat Tire Ends Sadler’s Hopes of Truck Series Victory at Darlington
DARLINGTON, S.C. – On an off weekend for the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Elliott Sadler slipped behind the wheel of the No. 2 Armour Vienna Sausages Chevrolet Silverado as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rolled into Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. Sadler started his first Truck Series race at the track dubbed “Too Tough to Tame” from the eighth position. After leading 16 laps a late-race incident with Cole Whitt and a flat tire as the checkered flag flew relegated Sadler to a seventh-place finish. The Too Tough to Tame 200 began with a caution on lap one for an accident in turn one involving seven trucks. NASCAR was able to quickly return the field back to green on lap four and continued under green until the second caution of the evening … Read entire article »
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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 »
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Kasey Kahne going truckin’ with Kyle Busch Motorsports at Darlington
MOORESVILLE, N.C . -Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that Kasey Kahne will drive the team’s No. 18 Toyota Tundra in the Too Tough to Tame 200 at Darlington Raceway on Saturday, March 12. Toyota will serve as the primary sponsor for the defending NASCAR Camping World Series owners’ champions and The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) will join the KBM sponsor lineup as an associate sponsor for the race. “Kyle has assembled a great group of guys over at KBM and I’m thankful for the opportunity to get back behind the wheel of the No. 18 Toyota Tundra,” said Kahne. “They’ve been very successful in a short period of time thanks in part to the support they get … Read entire article »
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Todd Bodine wins Darlington truck race
DARLINGTON, S.C.—In a season where seemingly nothing can go wrong, good fortune smiled on Todd Bodine once again in Saturday night’s Camping World Truck Series Too Tough to Tame 200 at Darlington Raceway. The series leader by 174 points coming into the race, Bodine cruised to his second straight win and third this season in the first truck race at Darlington since 2004. “We love this place,” Bodine crew chief Mike Hillman Jr. said after watching his driver cross the finish line. … Read entire article »
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Truck drivers cautious in return to Darlington
By Jared Turner Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service The Camping World Truck Series returns to Darlington Raceway this weekend after a nearly six-year absence with a race that is appropriately named the Too Tough to Tame 200. “There’s never a corner, a straightaway, not a single moment when you are under green that you can forget about the racetrack,” series points leader Todd Bodine said. “You race it every lap, and you are racing the 35 trucks around you. It takes a lot of patience, and at the same time, you’ve really got to get after it.” … Read entire article »
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