Kyle Busch one win from Nationwide record

Friday,September 3rd, 2010

Sam Ard didn't do it. Neither did Jack Ingram. Or Dale Earnhardt Jr. Or Martin Truex Jr. Or even Kevin Harvick. No, no driver in the 28-year history of the NASCAR Nationwide Series has won 11 races in a single season. But Kyle Busch could accomplish that feat in this Saturday's Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Ard won 10 races in 1983, the second year of the series, and Busch matched that total in 2008. But no one else has won that many—until this year.

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Chase-Clinching Scenarios heading to Atlanta

Thursday,September 2nd, 2010

Two races remain before the 12-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field is set. The implications are many: clinch scenarios, bonus points, bursting bubbles. It’s an exciting time, and the two-race stretch run begins with a new holiday tradition – the second Labor Day race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the Emory Healthcare 500. On The Bubble: McMurray Closing In On 12th Jamie McMurray, who has won two of the season’s biggest races – the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400

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NASCAR announces Vegas Champions week schedule

Thursday,September 2nd, 2010

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A safe bet: Las Vegas is a perfect setting for the high-energy, fan-friendly activities encompassing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week, a postseason celebration that showcases the nation’s No. 1 form of motorsports while also honoring its top driver – and its ultra-loyal fan base. Following last season’s successful debut of Champion’s Week in Las Vegas, NASCAR is bringing the party back in December, capped by the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony, scheduled for Friday, Dec. 3

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Harry Gant Headlines Driver Appearance Schedule at Darlington Historic Racing Festival

Wednesday,September 1st, 2010

The Darlington Historic Racing Festival will return to the track “Too Tough To Tame” for a third straight year announced Darlington Raceway President, Chris Browning. The third annual event will take place September 24-26, 2010. This year’s event has been expanded to include a third day to accommodate a swap meet and car show, both of which are new additions for the 2010 event.

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NASCAR’s ‘Changing Lanes’ premiers Wednesday on BET

Wednesday,September 1st, 2010

The show is billed as an opportunity to change the face of NASCAR. Ten blacks, Hispanics and women, all living in one house, competing for a job as a driver in a sport that has been dominated for 60 years by white males. That competition will play out this fall in Changing Lanes, a documentary series produced by the NASCAR Media Group that will be televised on BET beginning Wednesday. BET has purchased 10 episodes of the one-hour show, which debuts this week.

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Montreal stands out among Nationwide venues

Tuesday,August 31st, 2010

MONTREAL—Vive Montreal! There’s no other city like it in NASCAR racing, and there’s no other race quite like the NAPA Auto Parts 200, which invariably reveals more twists and turns than the 14-corner road course that has hosted the Nationwide Series for four years. “I’m going to find a nice steak, and I’m going to drink like hell and maybe French kiss a French girl,” promised race winner Boris Said.

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