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Harvick Dominates At Martinsville
0 CommentsPosted by THL on March 27, 2010 under Post Race, THL Highlights, Truck Series News
It was a relatively uneventful day for Kroger 250 winner Kevin Harvick. The same can't be said for Harvick's teammate, Ron Hornaday Jr., who started deep in the field in Saturday's Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway and survived a late-race dust-up with Johnny Sauter to post a much-needed runner-up finish. Harvick, who owns his No. 2 Chevrolet and the No. 33 Hornaday dr... more. -
SealMaster to sponsor Sauter at Martinsville
0 CommentsPosted by THL on March 25, 2010 under Team PR, Truck Series News
SealMaster Pavement Maintenance Products & Equipment will be the primary sponsor on the ThorSport Racing #13 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Johnny Sauter the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway on March 27. The full line of SealMaster pavement maintenance products and equipment are recognized worldwide for quality and performance. SealMaster has 64 locations nationwide, with three existing fran... more. -
Ickler and Busch to swap at Martinsville and Nashville
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Pre Race, Team PR, Truck Series News
Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) owner-driver Kyle Busch, who was originally scheduled to pilot his No. 18 KBM Toyota Tundra in Saturday’s Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, has turned the driving duties over to KBM driver Brian Ickler. In turn, Busch will take over for Ickler in the No. 18 Tundra next weekend (April 2) at Nashville Superspeedway in Leb... more.
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RCR Team Martinsville Advance – Dillon (#3), Harvick (#29), Burton (#31), Bowyer (#33)
0 CommentsPosted by THL on March 24, 2010 under Cup Series News, Pre Race
RCR at Martinsville… In 114 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup starts at Martinsville, RCR has earned three poles and posted six wins between former drivers Ricky Rudd and Dale Earnhardt. Additionally, RCR-prepared Chevrolets have earned 24 top-five and 46 top-10 finishes at Martinsville dating back to April 10, 1972. Childress, a former driver in NASCAR’s top division, contributed four of those top 1... more.
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Brad Keselowski on Going Back to Spoiler this Weekend
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No. 12 Penske Dodge Charger News and Notes This Week’s Charger… The No. 12 Penske Dodge Charger team will use chassis PRS-723 during Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. PRS-723 is a brand-new chassis to the No. 12 team. Rookie Meeting for Keselowski... For the second consecutive weekend, driver Brad Keselowski will have to attend the NASCAR rookie meeting on Fri... more.
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KBM-Third Race, Third Different Style of Track
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Pre Race, Truck Series News
In its brief history, Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) has participated in just two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events. The first took place in February at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, a 2.5-mile high-banked superspeedway where NASCAR uses restrictor plates to keep the speed of the trucks down. Following that, KBM’s two-truck duo of driver/owner Kyle Busch and driver Tayler Malsam... more.
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Kyle Busch-A Win Would Be So “Satisfying” at Martinsville
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Cup Series News, Pre Race
Anyone who has ever watched Kyle Busch race knows how hungry he is for a victory every time he competes. But Busch, driver of the No. 18 Snickers Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), would certainly take some extra satisfaction if he were to end up in victory lane for the first time at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, the site of Sundays NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goodys Fast Pain Relief 500.... more.
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Nationwide Series Open Week Notes
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News
Independent Surge Continues: J-DM’s Mike Wallace In Top 10 What’s different about this picture? To see what’s changed, looked closely at what really hasn’t: Carl Edwards is leading the standings. Check. Edwards (2007) heads a group of five former NASCAR Nationwide Series champions in the current top-10 rankings — Kyle Busch (fourth in the standings, reigning series champion); Ke... more.
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Jeff Burton Fastest on Final Day of Prep for Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Cup Series News, Track News
The final day of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series spoiler testing and preparation for the May 30 Coca-Cola 600 concluded at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Jeff Burton, driver of the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, posting the fastest time of the day. Burton's time of 28.539 and speed of 189.215 paced the 49 cars from 40 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams who came to Charlotte Motor Speedway for a... more. -
Said Takes First Laps During NNS Test At Road America
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, THL Highlights, Track News
If Boris Said’s disappointment at not running the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America is any indication, fans are in for a treat. “I’m really [angry] that I can’t come because I’m going to be somewhere else that weekend,” he said Wednesday, following a morning test session at the famed course. “It’s going to be a great show and I’ll be sure to watch it on T... more. -
Spoiler Test At Charlotte Motor Speedway – Day Two
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Wednesday’s second day of a two-day NASCAR Sprint Cup Series test session at Charlotte Motor Speedway ended with resounding validation as teams prepare to transition from the wing on the rear of their cars to a spoiler. This Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup event at Martinsville Speedway marks the first with spoilers on NASCAR’s new car. The wing-to-spoiler switch was one of several rule change... more.
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Nationwide drivers fight to get into top-30
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The April 3 race at Nashville Superspeedway is the next Nationwide Series race on the 2010 schedule, and it's the fifth race of the season. That means that it's the last race that teams will be relying on 2009 owner points to guarantee starting spots. Unlike in the Sprint Cup Series where the top-35 are guaranteed spots on the starting grid each week, only the top-30 are guaranteed spots in the Na... more.
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DuVita to sponsor Herd Racing at Nashville Superspeedway
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rentwood-based DuVita, LLC, has been named primary sponsor of Herd Racing’s NASCAR Nationwide Series team for the Nashville 300 on April 3 at Nashville Superspeedway. The DuVita car, #75 Chevrolet Impala SS driven by racing veteran Brett Rowe, will feature DuVita’s corporate logo, among other sponsors. DuVita provides home-based business opportunities in direct marketing of all-natural d... more. -
Mikey Kile to make NNS debut in Braun 10 at Nashville
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Braun Racing announced that ARCA Racing Series driver, Mikey Kile, will make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut next weekend at Nashville Superspeedway, driving the #10 Toyota Camry. The #10 will carry AccuDoc Solutions as its primary sponsor. Kile made his NASCAR debut last season driving a partial schedule in the Camping World Series for Brad Keselowski Racing. In six starts, the 27 year-old acc... more.
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Fenton and Greenfield to make CWTS debuts at Martinsville for Team Gill Racing
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Pre Race, Team PR, Truck Series News
Rookies Lance Fenton and Clay Greenfield will make their NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debuts this week at Martinsville. Fenton, from Tyler, Texas, will be driving the #95 Dodge Ram. Greenfield, from Clarksville, TN, will driving the #46 for Team Gill Racing. Dennis Setzer is due to return at Nashville in the #46 on April 2nd.... more.
