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May 26
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Travis Pastrana Finishes 33rd After a Tough Day at Charlotte Motor Speedway

2013 NNS Driver Travis Pastrana - Photo Credit: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images CONCORD, N.C. (May 25, 2013) – Travis Pastrana finished 33rd in Saturday’s History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) after contact with the wall forced the No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) Ford Mustang to retire from the race with 37 laps remaining. “My pride hurts more than anything,” said Pastrana. “The guys gave me a good car. I obviously slipped and spun out in qualifying and then we started out loose at the start of every run, but it would get better and better at the end. I felt like we had a great car. All of the guys really worked hard on it and it’s just really disappointing. We knew we had to ... FULL STORY »

Kenny Wallace Relegated to 29th-Place Finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway

No. 29 ToyotaCare Toyota Camry (Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images) Returning to the seat of the No. 29 ToyotaCare Toyota Camry for the first time since Richmond, Kenny Wallace's day was cut short after the engine overheated in the early laps of the History 300. Early in the event, Wallace radioed ... FULL STORY »

Alex Bowman Finishes 20th at Charlotte Motor Speedway

No. 99 Windows Toyota Camry (Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images) On Wednesday, Alex Bowman and RAB Racing announced a new relationship with Windows 8 Surface Tablet that will continue for selected races throughout the 2013 season. RAB Racing has already been utilizing the Windows 8 Trackside application on their ... FULL STORY »

Kyle Busch and Monster Energy Dominate Charlotte for WIN

Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 25, 2013 in Concord, North Carolina. - Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images "54 Team now Six-Time Nationwide Series Winners in ‘13" Date: May 25, 2013 Event: History 300 (Race 10 of 33) Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Start / Finish: 2nd / 1st (Completed 200 of 200 laps) Winner: ... FULL STORY »

Parker Kligerman Posts Fifth Top-10 of Season At Charlotte Motor Speedway

2013 NNS Driver Parker Kligerman - Photo Credit: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images Date: May 25, 2013 Event: History 300 (Race 10 of 33) Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile Quad-oval) Start / Finish: 5th / 9th (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps) Winner: Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing ... FULL STORY »

Eric McClure Posts a Disappointing 30th-place Finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway

2013 NNS Driver Eric McClure - Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Charlotte, NC (May 25, 2013)— Eric McClure and the No. 14 Hefty®/Reynolds® team headed to Charlotte Motor Speedway looking to improve on last year’s 32nd and 23rd-place finishes. Unfortunately, the Virginia driver was involved in a late-race accident that forced ... FULL STORY »

Brian Scott Finishes 15th After Strong Qualifying Effort at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Brian Scott, driver of the #2 Shore Lodge Chevrolet, stands on pit road - Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Brian Scott and the No. 2 Shore Lodge team brought home a 15th-place finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway after battling a tight-handling condition throughout the 300-mile event. The Boise, Idaho, native remained strong early in the race, climbing as high ... FULL STORY »



2013 NNS Austin Dillon (AdvoCare) - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images
Austin Dillon Earns Top 15 Finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Posted 05.26.13
Austin Dillon drove Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet to a 14th-place finish in the History 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. The Welcome, N.C. native started the 200-lap race from the pole position, his first pole award of the 2013 season, which ...FULL STORY »
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Dakoda Armstrong Finishes 31st After Involvement in Late-Race Incident at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Posted 05.26.13
Making his second NASCAR Nationwide Series start with Richard Childress Racing, Dakoda Armstrong looked to be in position to earn another top-15 finish before a late-race incident took him out of contention Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Qualifying 19th earlier in the day, Armstrong maintained a top-20 running position for ...FULL STORY »
Kevin Harvick (Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images)
Kevin Harvick Earned Top-Five Finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Posted 05.26.13
Kevin Harvick and the No. 33 Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet team earned a fifth-place finish in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event Saturday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The California native started the 200-lap event from the 16th spot and began working his way forward, breaking into the top 10 by ...FULL STORY »
Nelson Piquet Jr. (Photo Credit: Jeff Zelevansky / Getty Images)
Nelson Piquet Jr. Fights His Way to a 16th-Place Finish at Charlotte
Posted 05.26.13
CONCORD, N.C. (May 25, 2013) - Making his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series start at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon, Nelson Piquet Jr. looked to start the summer portion of the schedule out on the right foot in the History 300. Piquet Jr. and his No. 30 WORX ...FULL STORY »
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Kyle Larson Keeps Momentum Going with Fourth-Place Finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Posted 05.26.13
CONCORD, N.C. (May 25, 2013) - Kyle Larson kept his momentum from Darlington Raceway alive, coming from the middle of the field to finish fourth in his first ever race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Larson's No. 32 VIZIO / Hulu Plus Chevrolet went from loose to tight in the initial ...FULL STORY »
2013 NNS Driver Brian Vickers (Dollar General) - Photo Credit: Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Brian Vickers 2013 NNS History 300 Post Race Report
Posted 05.26.13
Box Score Info: RACE: NASCAR Nationwide Series History 300 TRACK: Charlotte Motor Speedway DRIVER: Brian Vickers CAR: No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry START: 3rd FINISH: 11th LAPS: 200 / 200 LAPS LED: 3 POINTS STANDING: 5th Post Race Highlights: · Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brian Vickers started out ...FULL STORY »
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Ford 2013 NNS History 300 Post Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 05.26.13
Ford Racing NNS Notes & Quotes: History 300 (Charlotte Motor Speedway) Saturday, May 25, 2013 Ford Finishing Order: 3rd – Joey Logano 6th – Trevor Bayne 12th – Sam Hornish Jr. 17th – Michael Annett 25th – Steve Wallace 33rd – Travis Pastrana 38th – Chris Buescher TRAVIS PASTRANA – No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mustang – “My pride hurts ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota NNS 2013 History 300 Post Race Notes And Quotes
Posted 05.26.13
TOYOTA NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Post-Race Notes & Quotes Charlotte Motor Speedway - May 25, 2013 - Camry driver Kyle Busch (first) captured the checkered flag in Saturday afternoon's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. - The win marked the sixth for Busch in only his first 10 starts of the ...FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 25, 2013 in Concord, North Carolina. - Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
History Says Kyle Busch Wins Again In Nationwide
Posted 05.25.13
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 ...FULL STORY »


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