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Jun 04
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SPEED Analysts Steve Byrnes, Matt Clark & Kenny Wallace React to Kurt Busch Suspension

SPEED Logo Today, NASCAR suspended NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kurt Busch until June 13, and extended his probation until Dec. 31. Here are quotes from SPEED analysts on the news… Steve Byrnes, SPEED NASCAR Race Hub Host: “I saw him with Jerry Punch (earlier in the day) and he seemed fine. Then, later that night when I actually saw it (Busch’s interview with Bob Pockrass) on Facebook, my feeling was that he was going to get into trouble. Not because of that one incident, but because of the totality of what’s gone on this year. He was pretty abusive of NASCAR at Darlington (S.C.) – to the tower – during the race, and I just think it’s the totality of what’s gone on. I ... FULL STORY »

Statement From Kurt Busch Regarding His One-Week NASCAR Suspension

Kurt Busch - Photo Credit: Getty Images MOORESVILLE, N.C., (June 4, 2012) – Below is a statement from NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kurt Busch regarding his one-week suspension from all NASCAR-sanctioned events and the extension of his probation until Dec. 31. “I accept NASCAR’s decision. I put ... FULL STORY »

NASCAR Suspends Driver Kurt Busch Until June 13; Extends His Probation

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 4, 2012) – NASCAR has suspended driver Kurt Busch until June 13 of this year and extended his NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 for his actions following the NASCAR Nationwide Series race June 2 at Dover ... FULL STORY »

Granny Grump: Dover, Bodine, Wide Smilin’, Not Same Champ Jimmie And Other Stuff

Granny Grump Hello loyal readers and other folks. I had to take a couple of weeks off from my race report to clear my head of some bothersome woes. Yessirree I do get 'em from time to time which is neither here ... FULL STORY »

Hurley is 2012 Recipient of ServiceMaster Clean Extra Mile Award at Dover

DOVER, Del. (June 4, 2012) – Dover International Speedway employees and volunteers were cheering for their fellow teammate Jim Hurley this past weekend. Hurley is not a NASCAR driver and didn’t compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race Sunday, ... FULL STORY »

Kurt Busch and Team Score Fourth-Place Monster Energy Finish at Dover’s “Monster Mile”

Kurt Busch - Photo Credit: Getty Images KBM Earns Fifth Top-Five Finish of Season Maintains Ninth in Owner's Points Championship The one-mile concrete surface known as the "Monster Mile" proved difficult for the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota team on Saturday from Dover (Del.) International Speedway. Despite challenging ... FULL STORY »

Richard Childress Racing, 2012 NNS 5-hour ENERGY 200 Post-Race Notes & Quotes

RCR Post Race Report -- Dover International Speedway NASCAR Nationwide Series Dover 200 Dover International Speedway June 2, 2012 Race Highlights: Richard Childress Racing teammates finished sixth (Austin Dillon), seventh (Elliott Sadler) and eighth (Ty Dillon). Sadler leads the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver championship ... FULL STORY »



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Brian Scott and No. 11 Dollar General Team Earn Third Place Finish in Dover
Posted 06.03.12
Post Race Highlights: ·    Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brian Scott qualified fifth for Saturday afternoon’s Nationwide Series 5-Hour Energy 200 at Dover International Speedway. ·    The No. 11 Dollar General Toyota had some handling issues early in the 200 lap race. A competition caution came out on lap 40 with Scott scored in seventh. ...FULL STORY »
Joey Logano, driver of the #18 Dollar General Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series 5-hour Energy 200 at Dover International Speedway on June 2, 2012 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Logano brings home his first monster trophy in Dover
Posted 06.02.12
Dover, Del. -- Even though Joey Logano’s career is still very much a young one, he’s had quite a few cracks at Dover International Speedway. He made his much-anticipated NASCAR debut at the track in 2008, and has run 12 races at the Monster Mile in three different series, but ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NNS 5-hour ENERGY 200 Post-Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 06.02.12
Camry driver Joey Logano drove his No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry to victory lane in Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Dover International Speedway. Logano led the field three times for a race-high 154 laps (of 200). This is Logano's first career Dover triumph, his fourth NNS win of 2012 ...FULL STORY »
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SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NNS 5-hour ENERGY 200 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 06.02.12
Sam Hornish Jr. (No. 12 Wurth Dodge Challenger R/T) Finished 13th “Compared to what we had yesterday I think that it was an OK day.  I thought that we were making the car better all day.  We didn’t have the track position that we needed but we were moving forward on ...FULL STORY »
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Ford Racing, 2012 NNS 5-hour ENERGY 200 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 06.02.12
MICHAEL ANNETT, No. 43 Pilot/Flying J Ford Mustang (Finished 11th) “We started off the race and made a good call there to come in before the competition caution and we already had our tires and restarted up front there. We came in and got fuel and we hung right there in ...FULL STORY »
Joey Logano, driver of the #18 Dollar General Toyota, burns out to celebrate winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series 5-hour Energy 200 at Dover International Speedway on June 2, 2012 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
2012 NNS 5-hour ENERGY 200 Race Results
Posted 06.02.12
Joey Logano dominated the NNS 5-hour ENERGY 200 at Dover International Speedway Saturday afternoon, as he leads 154 laps (out of 200)  and keeps fellow Joe Gibbs Racing teammates, Ryan Truex and Brian Scott, in his review mirror en-route to victory lane. This was Logano's fourth series win of the 2012 season, his thirteenth ...FULL STORY »
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2012 NNS 5-hour ENERGY 200 Starting Lineup
Posted 06.02.12
Ryan Truex and Joey Logano will make it an all-Joe Gibbs Racing front row for today's 2012 NNS 5-hour ENERGY 200 at Dover International Speedway, as Truex captures the Coors Light Pole Award (his series first) with a qualifying lap speed of 154.746 mph. Truex's teammate, Logano, ran  a lap speed of ...FULL STORY »
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2012 NNS 5-hour ENERGY 200 Final Practice Session Speeds
Posted 06.01.12
The final (and only) NNS 5-hour ENERGY 200 practice session found Joey Logano, with a lap speed of 154.215 mph, showing the fastest way around Dover International Speedway. Elliott Sadler, with a lap speed of 154.149 mph, posted the second fastest lap speed, and was followed by Ryan Truex (153.853 mph) ...FULL STORY »
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2012 NNS 5-hour ENERGRY 200 Pre-Race Q&A with Toyota Motorsports Driver, Ryan Truex
Posted 06.01.12
RYAN TRUEX, No. 20 Grime Boss Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Are you looking forward to racing at Dover this weekend? "As everyone knows, this is one of my favorite places to be. It's my home track, probably an hour-and-a-half from where I grew up. I always grew up coming and watching races ...FULL STORY »


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