May 20, 2013

NASCAR: Kyle Busch wins 5th Nationwide race this season / Kurt Busch turns record lap at Darlington

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Story Highlights Kyle Busch won his fifth Nationwide race this season Busch passed Joey Logano with 18 laps remaining Kurt Busch set a qualifying record to win the pole for the Southern 500 on Saturday night DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch figured it’d be easy to run his own program on the Nationwide Series [...]

NASCAR: Ragan’s upset win gives boost to Front Row Motorsports

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David Ragan and his wife Jacquelyn Butler Ragan, celebrate in victory lane after winning Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.(Photo: Sean Gardner, Getty Images) Story Highlights David Ragan ended up jobless at the end of 2011 before signing with Front Row Motorsports Roush Fenway Racing tapped a 20-year-old Ragan to drive departing Mark Martin’s car [...]

NASCAR: Regan Smith takes Nationwide at Talladega after review

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Regan Smith, driver of the No. 7 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, celebrates with his crew in victory lane after he won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama.(Photo: Sean Gardner, Getty Images) Story Highlights Regan Smith won the Nationwide race at Talladega Officials used a video review of the last scoring loop [...]

NASCAR: Kyle Busch wins Denny Hamlin Showdown

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(This was Busch’s third time winning the event, which benefits the Denny Hamlin Foundation.Todd Warshaw/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Kyle Busch is turning Denny Hamlin’s Short Track Showdown into his personal showcase. Busch, a teammate of Hamlin’s with Joe Gibbs Racing, grabbed the lead before the 5-minute pit stops that came after 46 laps [...]

Motorsports Roundup: Sato first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race

(PhatzRadio / AP) — Takuma Sato became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race on Sunday in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The win came in Sato’s 52nd career start, and was the first for A.J. Foyt Racing since Airton Dare won Kansas in 2002. Only the Texan wasn’t on hand [...]

NASCAR: Grading teams at the 2013 Sprint Cup season quarter mark

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(Danica Patrick and Tony Stewart have had memorable moments so far, but their team has disappointed. Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/MCT via Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / SI) — Six races into the 2013 NASCAR season, the sport is experiencing a renaissance. TV ratings have been up from last year for five of the six Sprint Cup [...]

NASCAR: Busch keeps JGR’s Nationwide streak alive at Fontana

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Kyle Busch celebrates in victory lane after winning the Royal Purple 300 Saturday at Auto Club Speedway.(Photo: Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Kyle Busch won for the third time in five Nationwide races this year Busch’s win was the ninth consecutive Nationwide victory at Fontana for Joe Gibbs Racing Nationwide points leader [...]

NASCAR: Five early surprises of the 2013 Sprint Cup season

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, and Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 17, 2013 in Bristol, Tennessee. (March 16, 2013 – Source: Geoff Burke/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — [...]

NASCAR: Off to hot start, Dale Earnhardt Jr. must improve

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Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Great Clips Chevrolet, speaks with Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 17, 2013 in Bristol, Tennessee. (March 16, 2013 – Source: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images North America) [...]

NASCAR: Is NASCAR overpolicing in Hamlin case?

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, leads Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 Zest Ford, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 10, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (March 9, 2013 – Source: Nick Laham/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — [...]