Monthly Archives: September 2014

Anders Completes Journey to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Title

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South Carolina Driver Wins First NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Crown

Anthony Anders was sitting with friends in the grandstands off turn four at historic Greenville Pickens Speedway when he got the itch to give this racing thing a try. Twenty years later, the Easley, South Carolina, driver has reached the pinnacle of short-track racing.

Anders is the 2014 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship.

The 43-year-old Anders accomplished the feat by leading the national points standings every week of the season and finishing with 30 wins, ninth most in a single season in the history of the series.  Continue reading →

Erik Jones Scores Las Vegas Jackpot With NASCAR Truck Series Victory

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He isn’t old enough to gamble, but Erik Jones played his cards right on Saturday night and won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rhino Linings 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Jones, 18, the youngest winner in NASCAR Truck Series history, made a late-race pass on his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Darrell Wallace Jr. with 13 laps to go, earning his second victory in nine starts this season. Continue reading →

Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover Preview

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2-For-2: Penske Proves It’s Contender Round Material

How quickly the tide can turn.

All summer it looked like a Hendrick Motorsports driver would take the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, but now a new team has seized the title of favorite.

With victories in four of the past five races, including the last three in a row, Team Penske drivers Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano have asserted the racing outfit as the organization to beat moving forward in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Keselowski (5) and Logano (4) lead the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in wins and have each locked themselves into the Contender Round with victories in the first two Chase races. On top of their hefty win totals, the duo also tops the series with 12 top-five finishes apiece. Continue reading →

Kyle Busch Cruises to Carbon-Copy Nationwide Win at Dover

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It was a case of Dover déjà vu.

Kyle Busch took the lead from Joey Logano on pit road under caution near the midpoint of a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway and led every lap from that point forward.

In winning Saturday’s Dover 200 at the Monster Mille, Busch duplicated an accomplishment remarkably similar to his victory at Dover in May. Continue reading →

Camping World Truck Series Rhino Linings 350 at Las Vegas Preview

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Custer Cruises At NHMS; Becomes NASCAR’s Youngest Winner

At this time of year, most 16-year-olds worry about finding a date for homecoming or practicing for their driver’s license tests.

Cole Custer isn’t your typical 16-year-old.

He keeps himself busy by competing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series where he became NASCAR’s youngest national series winner at 16 years, seven months and 28 days, taking the checkered flag in the UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday. Continue reading →