May 16
Thursday
NASCAR Driver Ryan Reed to Race on Opening Night at Kern County Raceway Park
‘Reed to drive the No. 16 Drive to Stop Diabetes SM Ford Fusion at the Bakersfield CA Track Opening’
Bakersfield, CA (May 15, 2013)- NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, Ryan Reed to race on opening night at Kern County Raceway Park Saturday, May 18, 2013.
Reed who was diagnosed at age 17 with type 1 diabetes is proving life has not limits by successfully becoming a development driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Roush Fenway Racing and collaborating with the American Diabetes Association to Drive to Stop DiabetesSM .
Reed will return to his hometown of Bakersfield, California to compete in the KGET-TV Opening Night at the state-of-the-art half-mile and quarter-mile speedways that have been in development for nearly 10-years and will officially ... FULL STORY »
History Says Kyle Busch Wins Again In Nationwide
By Chris Knight
History has said in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) this season that if Kyle Busch was competing, he would win. That statistic held its value Saturday afternoon at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, when Busch on his 10-year NASCAR Nationwide Series debut anniversary weekend scored his seventh NNS victory at the 1.5-mile oval in the 32nd-annual History 300. Busch, driving the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing netted his sixth win in 10 races and his fifth Nationwide win in his last six races and 57th of his NNS career. The 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion started on the outside pole alongside Austin Dillon, but took command of the 200-lap race on lap two and dominated the race. The ... FULL STORY »
Richard Childress Receives Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from UNOH
WELCOME, N.C. (May 16, 2013) - In a ceremony held at Sapona Ridge Country Club in Lexington, NC, legendary NASCAR team owner Richard Childress received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) on Wednesday, May ... FULL STORY »
NASCAR Nationwide Series Crew Chief Fined; Crew Chief, Car Chief Placed On Probation For Infractions At Darlington Raceway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 14, 2013) – NASCAR announced today that NASCAR Nationwide Series crew chief Adam Stevens (No. 54 team) has been fined and placed on probation for violations during this past weekend’s event at Darlington Raceway. In addition, the ... FULL STORY »
Crew Members Suspended For Violation Of NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 14, 2013) – Jackson L. Dodson II, a crew member in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Frank W. Earnhardt, a crew member in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, have been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the ... FULL STORY »
Mike Bliss and the Fix-A-Flat Camry Survive Dance with the “Lady in Black”
Mooresville, NC (May 13, 2013) – There’s no other track on the NASCAR Nationwide Series circuit remotely comparable to Darlington’s leading lady. To leave unscathed after 147 laps of choreography at the “Lady in Black” is considered a successful ... FULL STORY »
Dexter Stacey Survives First Visit to Darlington Raceway
“Lady in Black” tough for rookie driver"
Mooresville, NC (May 11, 2013) … Darlington Raceway didn’t get nicknames like “The Lady in Black” and “The Track Too Tough to Tame” by mistake. The 1.366-mile South Carolina historic speedway has earned ... FULL STORY »
The track that lives up to it’s namesake “Too Tough To Tame” for Hal Martin
Mooresville, NC- May 13, 2012 - - At a track that has been slated as "Too Tough To Tame" and "The Lady in Black," Hal and the TriStar Motorsports crew of the No.44 American Custom Yachts Toyota Camry traveled to ... FULL STORY »
Mike Wallace 2013 NNS VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Post Race Report
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GAFFNEY, S.C. (May 13, 2013) – Mike Wallace drove the No. 01 Mac’s Pride Chevy to a 25th place finish Friday, May 10th at Darlington Raceway. The homecoming weekend for JD Motorsports started on Friday morning as the team went through practice and qualifying for the race on Friday night. The ...FULL STORY »
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GAFFNEY, S.C. (May 13, 2013) – Mike Wallace drove the No. 01 Mac’s Pride Chevy to a 25th place finish Friday, May 10th at Darlington Raceway. The homecoming weekend for JD Motorsports started on Friday morning as the team went through practice and qualifying for the race on Friday night. The ...FULL STORY »
Sherwin-Williams Boosts Investment In Sport, Becomes ‘Official Paint of NASCAR’
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Agreement Makes Company Official NASCAR Partner And Contingency Sponsor In NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Touring & Weekly Series, GRAND-AM Road Racing DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 13, 2013) — NASCAR® and Sherwin-Williams today announced a multi-year partnership designating the nation’s largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies as the ”Official Paint of NASCAR.” Sherwin-Williams, ...FULL STORY »
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Agreement Makes Company Official NASCAR Partner And Contingency Sponsor In NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Touring & Weekly Series, GRAND-AM Road Racing DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 13, 2013) — NASCAR® and Sherwin-Williams today announced a multi-year partnership designating the nation’s largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies as the ”Official Paint of NASCAR.” Sherwin-Williams, ...FULL STORY »
Landon Cassill 2013 NNS VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Post Race Report
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GAFFNEY, S.C. (May 5, 2013) – A long hard fight with the “Lady in Black” saw Landon Cassill and the No. 4 Flex Seal team cross the stripe in the 23rd position on Friday, May 10th. The Nationwide Series was a one day show on Friday, with the competitors using the ...FULL STORY »
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GAFFNEY, S.C. (May 5, 2013) – A long hard fight with the “Lady in Black” saw Landon Cassill and the No. 4 Flex Seal team cross the stripe in the 23rd position on Friday, May 10th. The Nationwide Series was a one day show on Friday, with the competitors using the ...FULL STORY »
Persistent No. 6 Team Keeps Trevor Bayne on “The Lady in Black”
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DARLINGTON, S.C. (May 10, 2013) – Roush Fenway Racing’s Trevor Bayne got tangled up in a wreck less than 25 laps into Friday night’s VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200. The No. 6 Cargill team worked hard and fast during a series of pit stops at Darlington Raceway ...FULL STORY »
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DARLINGTON, S.C. (May 10, 2013) – Roush Fenway Racing’s Trevor Bayne got tangled up in a wreck less than 25 laps into Friday night’s VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200. The No. 6 Cargill team worked hard and fast during a series of pit stops at Darlington Raceway ...FULL STORY »
Travis Pastrana Finishes 28th at the “Track too Tough to Tame”
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DARLINGTON, S.C. – (May 11, 2013) – In his second NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Darlington Raceway, Roush Fenway Racing’s (RFR) Travis Pastrana fought hard all night to finish 28th at the track properly nicknamed “too tough to tame”. “It was my fault,” said Pastrana. “I didn’t qualify ...FULL STORY »
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DARLINGTON, S.C. – (May 11, 2013) – In his second NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Darlington Raceway, Roush Fenway Racing’s (RFR) Travis Pastrana fought hard all night to finish 28th at the track properly nicknamed “too tough to tame”. “It was my fault,” said Pastrana. “I didn’t qualify ...FULL STORY »
Brian Scott Brings Home a 14th-Place Finish at ‘The Lady in Black’
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Brian Scott and the No. 2 Shore Lodge team took the checkered flag in the 14th spot after battling a loose handling car for the better part of the night at Darlington Raceway on Friday night. The 25-year-old NASCAR Nationwide Series driver took the green flag from the rear of ...FULL STORY »
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Brian Scott and the No. 2 Shore Lodge team took the checkered flag in the 14th spot after battling a loose handling car for the better part of the night at Darlington Raceway on Friday night. The 25-year-old NASCAR Nationwide Series driver took the green flag from the rear of ...FULL STORY »
Austin Dillon Earns an 11th-Place Result at Darlington Raceway
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Austin Dillon drove Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet to an 11th-place finish in the VFW Sport Clips 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway on Friday evening. The Welcome, N.C. native started the 147-lap affair from the eighth position and reported a loose-handling condition while running high ...FULL STORY »
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Austin Dillon drove Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet to an 11th-place finish in the VFW Sport Clips 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway on Friday evening. The Welcome, N.C. native started the 147-lap affair from the eighth position and reported a loose-handling condition while running high ...FULL STORY »
Ty Dillon Finishes 13th in Darlington Raceway Debut
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Ty Dillon and the No. 33 Armour Vienna Sausages team rallied to a 13th-place finish after battling an ill-handling Chevrolet for the first part of the 147-lap affair at Darlington Raceway on Friday night. This was the Welcome, N.C. native's first appearance to the 1.336-mile raceway in the NASCAR Nationwide ...FULL STORY »
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Ty Dillon and the No. 33 Armour Vienna Sausages team rallied to a 13th-place finish after battling an ill-handling Chevrolet for the first part of the 147-lap affair at Darlington Raceway on Friday night. This was the Welcome, N.C. native's first appearance to the 1.336-mile raceway in the NASCAR Nationwide ...FULL STORY »