Monthly Archives: April 2013

Keselowski Responds to NASCAR Confiscation of Penske Team Car Parts

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, sits in the garage area during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gen-6 Testing at Texas Motor Speedway on April 11, 2013 Photo - Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, sits in the garage area during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gen-6 Testing at Texas Motor Speedway on April 11, 2013
Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

2012 Sprint Cup champion, Brad Keselowski and his teammate Joey Logano, both Penske racing drivers, had parts confiscated by NASCAR before the Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway.

In an inspection about an hour before the scheduled start of the race, NASCAR officials required both Keselowski and Logano teams to replace rear-end housing parts around the suspension area of their cars. Leaving team members with a last-minute change to get their cars ready for the impending race. Continue reading →

Toro Launches ‘Talladega Ticket Takeaway’

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Toro Launches ‘Talladega Ticket Takeaway’

ToroSweepstakesSweepstakes winners earn tickets to Aaron’s Dream Weekend at Talladega Superspeedway®

Attention race fans! You know you can count on Toro for tools that make yard care fast and easy. Now you can join us at one of the fastest race tracks in the country. As the official supplier of turfgrass maintenance equipment to Talladega Superspeedway®, Toro will be tending the turf at the Aaron’s Dream Weekend May 3-5, 2013, and you could be there with us!  Continue reading →

Busch Dominates Sprint Cup Race for Texas Weekend Sweep

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2013 Photo - Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2013
Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

The hot-start Kyle Busch is off to this season just keeps getting better. The season isn’t even two months old and Busch has six wins combined, in NASCAR’s top-three series’.

Busch returned to victory lane on Saturday Night when he dominated the race and remained up front throughout the night. A late restart allowed Busch’s crew to get him back out front and then he held off Martin Truex Jr. and cruised to the finish. If it wasn’t for the last caution with 21 laps to go, Martin Truex Jr. would have likely ended up in victory lane since he dominated most of the second half of the race. Determined to win his 300th Sprint Cup start, Busch  knew he couldn’t let that happen. Continue reading →

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stars Racing in Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown to Participate in Fan Q&A Session at Richmond

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stars Racing in Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown to Participate in Fan Q&A Session at Richmond 

DHShortTrackShowdownSprint Cup Series stars will participate in a Q&A session withDenny Hamlin Short Track Showdown presented by FedEx ticket holders on Thursday, April 25, prior to the race at Richmond International Raceway. The Q&A is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. in the Amphitheater and is open to all April 25 ticketholders. Fans can tweet their questions ahead of time to @DHFoundation.  Continue reading →

Texas Cowboy Hat Goes to Dominant Kyle Busch

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 12, 2013 Photo - Chris Graythen/Getty Imaages

Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 12, 2013
Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty images

In another impressive Nationwide Series performance, Kyle Busch is back in victory lane for the third straight race. Busch has been on a roll so far this season and four wins in six races isn’t too bad. He managed to stay out front all night and was there to take the checkered flag when it fell. Although lots of big-time Cup Drivers were in the race, Kyle  Busch was the best of all and that put him in victory lane at the end of the night. Continue reading →