September 2011

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HAMPTON, Ga.—Polesitter Carl Edwards held off Kyle Busch during a frantic final 10 laps of Saturday night’s Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and, despite a pit-road penalty early in the race, notched his sixth Nationwide Series victory of the year and the 35th of his career.

Busch, who chased Edwards to the checkered flag after passing Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for second place on Lap 186 of 195, was the runner-up, .697 seconds behind Edwards. Stenhouse, the series points leader, came home third, followed by Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne.

After regaining the lead from Harvick following a Lap 177 restart, Edwards stayed there and held a comfortable advantage until Busch cleared Stenhouse for second.

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1 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 29.775 186.196
2 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet 29.819 185.922
3 18 Kyle Busch Pedigree Toyota 29.832 185.841
4 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 29.843 185.772
5 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 29.849 185.735
6 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford 29.853 185.710
7 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 29.877 185.561
8 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 29.880 185.542
9 39 Ryan Newman Army Reserve Chevrolet 29.889 185.486
10 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge 29.915 185.325
11 43 AJ Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 29.921 185.288
12 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 29.939 185.177
13 11 Denny Hamlin Charter Communications Toyota 29.947 185.127
14 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 29.949 185.115
15 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 29.958 185.059

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Katie Kenseth, Angie Skinner, Kelley Earnhardt Among Those to Participate

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 3, 2011) – The guys will step aside as the ladies put on the firesuits for an all-out, girls-have-at-it battle when the inaugural Better Half Dash gets underway at Charlotte Motor Speedway as part of the Bank of America 500 pre-race activities on Oct. 15.

The charity race, supporting Motor Racing Outreach (MRO) and Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC), will pit the women of NASCAR against each other in Bandolero cars provided by U.S. Legend Cars International on the speedway’s frontstretch quarter-mile oval.

Participants already entered in the Better Half Dash include Katie Kenseth, wife of 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Matt Kenseth; Angie Skinner, wife of 1995 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Mike Skinner; and SPEED television personality Wendy Venturini. Additionally, Kelley Earnhardt, general manager and co-owner of Junior Motorsports, will wave the green flag for the event.

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1 60 Carl Edwards(i) Fastenal Ford 30.894 179.452
2 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge 31.133 178.075
3 18 Kyle Busch(i) Z-Line Designs Toyota 31.366 176.752
4 20 Ryan Truex # Schick Xtreme3 Toyota 31.384 176.651
5 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Blackwell Angus Ford 31.406 176.527
6 16 Trevor Bayne Ford Drive one. Ford 31.500 176.000
7 38 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 31.515 175.916
8 33 Kevin Harvick(i) Rheem.com Chevrolet 31.517 175.905
9 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 31.585 175.526
10 7 Jamie McMurray(i) GoDaddy.com / Get Together Chevrolet 31.636 175.243
11 88 Aric Almirola Hellmann’s Chevrolet 31.690 174.945
12 32 Reed Sorenson Dollar General Chevrolet 31.776 174.471
13 66 Steve Wallace 5-hour Energy Toyota 31.781 174.444
14 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 31.810 174.285
15 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 31.810 174.285

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