By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

LAS VEGAS — Running the Indianapolis 500/Coca-Cola 600 double, which Kurt Busch will do May 25, is fraught with complications, not the least of which is travel between Indianapolis and Charlotte.

There’s a tight window between the checkered flag at Indy and the green flag at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and that window could narrow considerably should Busch happen to win the 500 in his first attempt. Continue reading “For Kurt Busch, winning Indy wouldn’t be a bad problem”

RACE RECAP | LAS VEGAS
10 Matt Kenseth
9 Jeff Gordon
8 Kasey Kahne
7 Ryan Newman
6 Jimmie Johnson
5 Carl Edwards
4 Joey Logano the pole sitter
3 Paul Menard best career finish
2 leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel on the final half lap, however it’s his 3rd Top 2 finish to start 2014

VICTORY LANE

1 Brad Keselowski sweeps the Las Vegas weekend taking checkers in both the Nationwide and Cup Series races Continue reading “Brad Keselowski Doubles Down In Las Vegas, NNS and Cup Checkers”

1 3 Ty Dillon # VF/Jiffy Lube Chevrolet 29.625 182.278
2 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Ford 29.719 181.702
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 29.810 181.147
4 42 Kyle Larson(i) Cartwheel Chevrolet 29.854 180.880
5 2 Brian Scott Whitetail Chevrolet 29.884 180.699
6 20 Matt Kenseth(i) GameStop/Nyko Toyota 29.925 180.451
7 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 29.933 180.403
8 31 Dylan Kwasniewski # Rockstar Chevrolet 29.972 180.168
9 9 Chase Elliott # NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 30.000 180.000
10 7 Regan Smith NAPA Synthetic Oil Chevrolet 30.093 179.444 Continue reading “2014 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES LAS VEGAS STARTING LINEUP – TY DILLON ON POLE”

March 7, 2014

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Team Penske has this system down cold.

A week after Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski grabbed both front-row starting spots in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series knockout qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway, the Penske Ford teammates repeated the feat — in reverse order — Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Continue reading “Penske Front Row For A Second Week In a Row At Las Vegas”