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May 21
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McDowell Scores Third-Place Finish in Home State of Sponsor Pizza Ranch

2012 NNS Michael McDowell - Photo Credit: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images for NASCAR Post Race Highlights: · Sunday’s Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 at Iowa Speedway was driver Michael McDowell’s first of five starts for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2012. His No. 18 Toyota Camry was sponsored by Iowa-based sponsor Pizza Ranch. · McDowell started the weekend off strong by locking in a fourth place starting position for Sunday’s 250 lap event. · As the race progressed, the No. 18 Pizza Ranch Toyota began to free up, but McDowell still remained a top-five contender. · The third of four cautions came out on lap 180 with McDowell scored third. In for his third pit stop of the day, McDowell was unfortunately issued a pit road speeding penalty. The penalty dropped him back to the tail end of the longest ... FULL STORY »

2012 NSCS & NNS Charlotte Motor Speedway Coca-Cola 600 Weekend Track Event Schedule

2012 Coca-Cola 600 Logo CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY 2012 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES EVENT SCHEDULE Wednesday, May 23rd 4:00 PM NNS HAULERS ENTER ... FULL STORY »

SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NNS Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 Post-Race Recaps

Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Motorsports Logo Parker Kligerman (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger) Finished 8th “A solid day for the Discount Tire Dodge Challenger.  Not exactly the day I was hoping for other than we had clean car at the end, ran solid all day and ... FULL STORY »

2012 NNS Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 Race Results

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the No. 6 Cargill Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 at Iowa Speedway on Sunday in Newton, Iowa. - Photo Credit: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images for NASCAR The current NNS points leader and defending series champion, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.,  dominated the Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 as he lead 209 laps of the 250 that were run, and "held off"  Elliott Sadler by 1.465 seconds to take the victory at ... FULL STORY »

Bayne Finishes 15th in First Sprint All-Star Start

2012 No 21 Good Sam/Camping World Ford Fusion With 10 laps to go, Trevor Bayne and the crew of the No. 21 Good Sam/Camping World Ford Fusion had themselves in position for a strong finish in the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday. Despite a ... FULL STORY »

Richard Childress Racing, 2012 NSCS Sprint Showdown & All-Star Post-Race Notes & Quotes

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) RCR Post Race Report -- Charlotte Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup Series RACE: NASCAR Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star Race TRACK: Charlotte Motor Speedway DATE: May 19, 2012 Race Highlights: Richard Childress Racing's Jeff Burton finished eighth in the NASCAR Sprint Showdown while teammates Kevin Harvick ... FULL STORY »

Tony Stewart – All-Star Race Serves as Test Bed for Coke 600

No 14 Bass Pro Shops NWTF Chevy Stewart Finishes 17th in Non-Points Race at Charlotte Date: May 19, 2012 Event: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (non-points event) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Start/Finish: 9th/17th (Running, completed 90 of 90 laps) Winner: Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Tony ... FULL STORY »



2012 NSCS Ryan Newman - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
Too Little, Too Late for Newman at All-Star Race
Posted 05.20.12
Tornados Driver Finishes 10th in Non-Points Race at Charlotte Date: May 19, 2012 Event: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (non-points event) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Start/Finish: 2nd/10th (Running, completed 90 of 90 laps) Winner: Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) A loose-handling racecar hampered Ryan Newman for most of the ...FULL STORY »
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Patriotic Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday in Concord, N.C. - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
Calculated Strategy Earns Jimmie Johnson Third NASCAR All-Star Win
Posted 05.20.12
CONCORD, N.C. – May 19, 2012 – Jimmie Johnson used a carefully planned strategy of driving his No. 48 Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet hard for the first and last segments, and coasting for the three in between, to capture his third NASCAR Sprint All-Star race plus a cool $1 million.  With this ...FULL STORY »
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Aric Almirola, 2012 NSCS Sprint Showdown Post-Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 05.20.12
Aric Almirola No. 43 Smithfield Ford Fusion Aric Almirola started his first NASCAR Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway from the fifth position. Almirola finished the event as follows:  Seventh—Aric Almirola, No. 43 Smithfield Ford Fusion Almirola qualified his No. 43 Smithfield Ford in the fifth position on Friday afternoon. The team had a solid ...FULL STORY »
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Marcos Ambrose, 2012 NSCS Sprint All-Star Post-Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 05.20.12
Marcos Ambrose No. 9 DEWALT Ford Fusion Marcos Ambrose started his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway from the 18th position. Ambrose finished the All-Star Race as follows: Seventh—Marcos Ambrose, No. 9 DEWALT Ford Fusion Starting in the 18th position, Ambrose had a phenomenal start and motored his way ...FULL STORY »
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SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NSCS Sprint All-Star Post-Race Recaps
Posted 05.20.12
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 2nd HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE LAST DASH FOR THE BIG CASH?  “It’s all about the restart.  I was hoping we’d get a yellow and I’d get another shot at Jimmie (Johnson), but I think you saw all night the high ...FULL STORY »
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Team Chevy, 2012 NSCS Sprint All-Star Post-Race Recaps
Posted 05.20.12
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 DALE JR. FOUNDATION/NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET – FINISHED 5th AN EVENTFUL NIGHT. THERE WERE SOME HIGH POINTS AND SOME LOW POINTS. WALK US THROUGH IT: “First off I have to thank the Dale Jr. Foundation employees and all the people who donate and my sponsors Diet ...FULL STORY »
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Ford Racing, 2012 NSCS Sprint Showdown & All-Star Post-Race Recaps
Posted 05.20.12
CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion – “Something broke, but we had the car taped up and we were running as hard as we could. The water and oil were 280, 290 degrees the whole time, so we were doing all we could. Last year was so awesome ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Sprint Showdown & All-Star Post-Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 05.19.12
Camry driver Kyle Busch (fourth) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday night's All-Star NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Clint Bowyer (14th), Bobby Labonte (19th), Denny Hamlin (20th) and Mark Martin (21st) also competed in tonight's non- points race at the 1.5-mile oval. Labonte earned his spot ...FULL STORY »
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Patriotic Chevrolet, celebrates with a victory lap with team owner Rick Hendrick sitting on the door after winning the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday in Concord, N.C. - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS Sprint Showdown & All-Star Race Results
Posted 05.19.12
Jimmie Johnson and the NSCS No. 48 team had a million (dollars) reasons to celebrate about Saturday night, as Johnson won the 2012 NSCS Sprint All-Star non-points race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the third time. Coming 0.841 seconds behind Johnson (who gave Rick Hendrick his seventh event victory as an owner) ...FULL STORY »


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