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2011 NNS Dollar General 300 Race Results

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 17 in Joliet, Ill. - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR
Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 17 in Joliet, Ill. - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR
Brad Keselowski dominated the NNS Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway Saturday afternoon (as he led 158 laps of the 200 that were run) and kept Carl Edwards behind him by over 8 seconds at the drop of the checkered flag.

This was Keselowski’s 3rd series win of the 2011 season, his 15th series career win and his 1st series win at Chicagoland Speedway.

Following Keselowski and Edwards to the checkered flag were pole sitter Brian Scott finishing in third, Aric Almirola finishing fourth and Sam Hornish Jr., finishing in fifth.

Elliott Sadler (who now trails the series points leader Ricky Stenhouse , Jr., by 14 points) finished in the sixth position, while Jamie McMurray finished seventh, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. eighth, Paul Menard ninth and Reed Sorenson finished in the tenth position.

RACE NOTES:

Average Speed: 148.637 MPH
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 01 Mins, 06 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 8.568 Seconds
Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 11 laps
Attendance: 36,000

Unofficial Top-Ten in the Point Standings: 1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 986 (Leader) 2. Elliott Sadler – 972 (-14 Points Behind The Leader) 3. Reed Sorenson – 939 (-47) 4. Aric Almirola – 922 (-64) 5. Justin Allgaier – 905 (-81) 6. Jason Leffler – 859 (-127) 7. Kenny Wallace – 813 (-173) 8. Steve Wallace – 791 (-195) 9. Brian Scott – 778 (-208) 10. Michael Annett – 772 (-214).

Next Up:  The teams will have next weekend off, and will return to action in the OneMain Financial 200 at Dover International Speedway on Saturday, October 1st, with ESPN2 beginning their pre-race coverage at 3:00 PM (EDT). FULL STORY »


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Brian Scott - Photo Credit: Rainier Ehrhardt / Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NNS Dollar General 300 Starting Lineup
no responses - Posted 09.17.11
Brian Scott, with a qualifying lap speed of 176.748 mph, captured his first NNS career pole, and will lead the field to the drop of the Dollar General 300 green flag at Chicagoland Speedway. Sharing the front row with Scott, and starting second with a qualifying lap speed of 176.626 mph, will be Brad Keselowski, ...FULL STORY »
No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet Impala (Justin Allgaier) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR
Justin Allgaier, No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet Impala Chicagoland Speedway Preview
no responses - Posted 09.13.11
JUSTIN ALLGAIER QUICK FACTS No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola Chicagoland Speedway September 17, 2011 No. 31 BRANDT News and Notes Defending Chicagoland Winner... Justin Allgaier is the defending NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) winner at Chicagoland Speedway. This past June he claimed victory by saving ...FULL STORY »
No. 30 Rexall Chevrolet Impala
Kasey Kahne, No. 30 Rexall Chevrolet Impala Chicagoland Speedway Preview
no responses - Posted 09.13.11
KASEY KAHNE QUICK FACTS No. 30 Rexall Chevrolet Impala Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola Chicagoland Speedway September 17, 2011 No. 30 Rexall Chevrolet News and Notes Rexall welcomes back Kasey Kahne... Kasey Kahne will make his second start with primary sponsor Rexall this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. This will mark Kahne's seventh start of ...FULL STORY »
No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet Impala - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR
Jason Leffler, No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet Impala Chicagoland Speedway Preview
no responses - Posted 09.13.11
JASON LEFFLER QUICK FACTS No. 38 Great Clips Impala Chicagoland Speedway Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola September 17, 2011 No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet News and Notes Leffler at Chicagoland Speedway, by the numbers... In his last three NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) starts at Chicagoland, Jason Leffler has proved impressive capturing three ...FULL STORY »
Reed Sorenson, No. 32 Dollar General Chevrolet Impala Chicagoland Preview
no responses - Posted 09.13.11
REED SORENSON QUICK FACTS No. 32 Dollar General Chevrolet Impala Chicagoland Speedway Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola September 17, 2011 No. 32 Dollar General Chevrolet News and Notes Trying to Pick Up Steam with Seven To Go - Reed Sorenson and his Dollar General team made gains with their eighth-place finish at Richmond ...FULL STORY »
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2011 NSCS, NNS & NCWTS Chicagoland Speedway Weekend Track Event Schedule
no responses - Posted 09.11.11
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY 2011 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES / NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES EVENT SCHEDULE Thursday, September 15th 11:00 AM NCWTS HAULERS ENTER 12:30 PM NCWTS REGISTRATION OPENS 1:00 ...FULL STORY »
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Justin Allgaier, No. 12 Verizon Dodge Charger – Gateway International Raceway Preview
no responses - Posted 07.13.10
Justin Allgaier No. 12 Verizon Dodge Charger Gateway International Raceway – Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 July 17, 2010 Verizon Team News and Notes This Week’s Verizon Dodge … Justin Allgaier will pilot Penske Racing chassis PRS-017 in Saturday night’s Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 at Gateway International Raceway. This is the same Dodge Charger that ...FULL STORY »
No. 32 Dollar General Toyota Camry
Reed Sorenson Finishes Eighth Under The Lights Of Chicagoland In The Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola
no responses - Posted 07.12.10
JOLIET, Ill. (July 12, 2010) – The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) returned to Chicagoland Speedway this weekend for the annual battle under the Joliet, Illinois night sky. As the sun dipped behind the grandstands, Reed Sorenson strapped into the No. 32 Dollar General Camry and focused on charging to the ...FULL STORY »
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Brian Scott Fights For Career Best Third Place Finish at Chicagoland
no responses - Posted 07.12.10
Joliet, Ill. (July 9, 2010) - Brian Scott finished a career-best third in the Dollar General 300 Powered By Coca-Cola on Friday at Chicagoland Speedway. Battling Cup Series regulars, Scott endured two late-race caution flags to pick up six spots in the last nine laps. Qualifying 18th, Scott knew his ...FULL STORY »
Joey Logano - Photo Credit: Sam Greenwood / Getty Images for NASCAR
Joey Logano Comes Home Second Following Dominating Second-Half Performance at Chicagoland Speedway
no responses - Posted 07.12.10
Joey Logano and the No. 20 GameStop Toyota looked to be well on their way to a second victory in 2010 on Friday at Chicagoland Speedway, but a late-race green-white-checkered finished allowed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch to pass them late in the race. As a result, Logano ...FULL STORY »
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HostGator.com Sponsorship Starting to pay off for Joe Nemechek and Fans
no responses - Posted 07.10.10
Hostgator.com’s sponsorship with Joe Nemechek is starting to pay off. The team had their best finish yet this year, with a 15th place finish for the Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. In an interview with Joe after the race he said: “It was a good race. We had a ...FULL STORY »
With this 37th win, Kyle Busch takes sole possession of second place on the all-time series wins list behind Mark Martin with 48. Here he celebrates in Victory Lane at Chicagoland Speedway. Photo Credit: Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR
Kyle Busch Brings the Heat to Chicagoland
no responses - Posted 07.10.10
Z-Line Designs Driver Wins Series-Best Seventh NASCAR Nationwide Series Race of 2010 Date: July 9, 2010 Event: Dollar General 300 (Round 18 of 35) Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series Location: Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. (1.5-mile oval) Start/Finish:    8th/1st (Running, completed 203 of 203 laps in a green-white-checkered finish) Winner:           ...FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
2010 NNS Dollar General 300 Race Results
1 response - Posted 07.09.10
On the last green-white-checkered restart of the NNS Dollar General 300, Kyle Busch took the lead from teammate Joey Logano, and held him off to win at Chicagoland Speedway. This was Busch's 7th series win of the 2010 season, his 37th series career win and his 2nd series win at Chicagoland ...FULL STORY »
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2010 NNS Dollar General 300 Starting Lineup
no responses - Posted 07.09.10
Kevin Harvick, with a qualifying lap speed of 177.696 mph, captured the NNS Coors Light Pole Award for tonight's Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. This was Harvick's 2nd series pole of the 2010 season, his 21st series career pole and his 1st series pole at Chicagoland Speedway. Starting on the outside ...FULL STORY »
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2010 NNS Dollar General 300 Final Practice Session Speeds
no responses - Posted 07.09.10
Both Ryan Newman and Raybestos Rookie contender, Colin Braun, posted the identical fastest lap speed of 177.253 mph, during the final NNS Dollar General 300 practice Session at Chicagoland Speedway. Behind Newman and Braun was Trevor Bayne (177.206) posting the third fastest speed, and was followed by Reed Sorenson (176.551) fourth ...FULL STORY »
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