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Making the Right Moves Leaves Regan Smtih in Victory Lane at Michigan

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Regan Smith, driver of the #7 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2013 Photo - John Harrelson/Getty Images
Regan Smith, driver of the #7 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2013
Photo – John Harrelson/Getty Images

Dicing through the pack toward the end of Saturday afternoon’s Nationwide Series Race at Michigan allowed Regan Smith to take the lead after Parker Kligerman had to pit. Kligerman played the rain game, but failed and that left a golden opportunity for Smith. This is win number two for Smith on the season and increases his point lead to much more than a full-race. It all came together for Smith and allowing him to leave the track in a better place than he entered on Saturday.  Continue reading →

Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 Preview

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Photo – Getty Images

Last June when the Sprint Cup Series was at Michigan, a long winless streak was broken by NASCAR’s most popular driver. Junior Nation rejoiced as Dale Earnhardt Jr. pulled into victory lane to celebrate his first Cup win since 2008. It was a day that Earnhardt Jr. and his fans won’t soon forget, but they are also hoping they can get to victory lane again sometime soon. Earnhardt Jr. showed his strength on the freshly repaved Michigan and that could give him a leg-up for this weekend. It’s anyone’s game with the Gen 6 car at Michigan, so it could be Junior celebrating at the end of the race or it could be another driver looking to break through for a victory. Continue reading →

Nationwide Series Alliance Truck Parts 250 Preview

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Photo – Getty Images

The Irish Hills will be the host of this weekend’s Nationwide Series race, the Alliance Truck Parts 250. Michigan has turned into a bad fast track after the repave of track before last season. Drivers will be testing the limits of this two-mile track and it will surely be a fight all afternoon long. This is the manufacturers’ home race and everyone wants to look good in victory lane while celebrating with their manufacturer after a long afternoon in Michigan. Continue reading →

No. 29 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Team Penalized after TMS

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Ryan Blaney, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Ford, leads Brennan Newberry, driver of the #24 NTS Inc./Qore-24 Chevrolet, during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 6, 2013 Photo - Will Schneekloth/Getty Images
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Ford, leads Brennan Newberry, driver of the #24 NTS Inc./Qore-24 Chevrolet, during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 6, 2013
Photo – Will Schneekloth/Getty Images

Penalties have been issued to the No. 29 team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series as a result of violations following the June 7 event at Texas Motor Speedway.

The No. 29 truck was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules detailed in Section 20-B of the rule book) and 20B-12.8.1A (The roof failed to meet the minimum height requirement during post-race inspection) of the 2013 rule book.

As a result of this violation, crew chief Doug Randolph has been fined $5,000. The team has also been docked six championship driver (Ryan Blaney) and six championship truck owner (Brad Keselowski) points.

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