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Throwback Thursday – Kurt Busch Goes Back-to-Back at Bristol

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Since a Sprint Cup race will be on my birthday this season, I decided to re-visit the last time the Cup Series ran a race on my birthday, which was March 23, 2003.

The tour made its first of two dates at Bristol Motor Speedway.  Kurt Busch, then with Roush Racing headed into the race as the defending winner.

His win in 2002 was no easy task, as he had to muscle his way around Jimmy Spencer.  Busch put the bump-and-run on Spencer and pulled away to record his first Cup win of his career.  It started a rivalry between the two, which would last until late in the 2003 season. Continue reading →

Keselowski Prevails at Las Vegas

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8, 2014 Photo - Getty Images

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8, 2014
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway was one track Brad Keselowski could never seem to conquer. That is until today when he put on a show that led him to victory lane for his first career Las Vegas victory. Continue reading →

Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 Las Vegas Preview

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Two are in, and now there are 14 more to go. Who is the next driver to enter the 2014 Chase for the Sprint Cup? 

NASCAR’s Sprint Cup teams are racing 400.5 miles in 267 laps in the Kobalt 400 on Sunday, March 9th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Television coverage begins at 2:30 pm ET on FOX with a Green Flag at 3 pm ET. Radio coverage is on PRN and Sirius XM, channel 90.  Continue reading →

Throwback Thursday – Johnson Leads the Most Important Lap

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Jimmie Johnson beats Matt Kenseth to the finish line to win the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Photo - Getty Images

Jimmie Johnson beats Matt Kenseth to the finish line to win the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 team started off the 2006 season amidst controversy.  NASCAR found an illegally adjusted rear window in the car that created an aerodynamic advantage after Daytona 500 qualifying. Chad Knaus, Johnson’s crew chief, was suspended for the first four races and fined $25,000. Chief engineer Darian Grubb took the helm in his absence. Johnson went on to win his first Daytona 500, even though many people questioned the integrity of the win. Continue reading →

Who is Favored to Win Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas?

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When NASCAR’s top teams travel to Las Vegas, the oddsmakers get busy with calculating the odds for the sports’ biggest stars.  In this case, it’s the Nationwide Series’ drivers in the mix for the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8.

So what are the odds for your favorite NASCAR star? Continue reading →