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aj-allmendinger-victory-lane-sunoco-road-america-nascar-nationwide-seriesAllmendinger wins NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America

June 22, 2013

By Jerry Bonkowski
Special to NASCAR Wire Service

ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. – How do you find just the right gift to say “thank you” to a man who seemingly has everything?

That’s the dilemma A.J. Allmendinger has faced since billionaire team owner Roger Penske gave him a second chance to redeem himself following last year’s embarrassing suspension for violating NASCAR’s substance abuse policy.

Saturday, Allmendinger finally found the way. It took two green-white-checker restarts and five extra laps (55 in total), but he easily earned both his first career NASCAR and Nationwide Series win in the Johnsonville Sausage 200 Presented by Menards at Road America.

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Thursday Nationwide Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Danica Patrick Ricky StenhouseSome of NASCAR’s brightest premier series stars have won rookie of the year honors including NASCAR Hall of Fame members Richard Petty, David Pearson, Dale Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace.

The competition is based upon a points system separate from overall NASCAR Sprint Cup standings with candidates effectively racing against each other. Only their best 17 finishes are counted with bonuses added on a sliding scale for top 10 overall finishes; end of season series points ranking and the judgment of a special panel on overall on- and off-track performance.

Continue reading “Danica Patrick Vs. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Rookie Of The Year Battle”

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Tony Stewart at DaytonaIt’s not exactly “worst to first,” but it sure is close.
Over the first 11 races, when Tony Stewart dipped to as low as 24th in the points standings, the three-time series champion earned an average of 23 points per race. Over the last four races, all of which have been top-10 finishes, he has averaged 41 points per race.

Stewart’s 180-degree turn has him in the top 10 in points for the first time this season, a position which seemed highly unlikely only three weeks.
And now, sitting 10th in points, Stewart looks destined for a berth in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and a chance at a fourth series championship that would tie him for fourth on the all-time list with Jeff Gordon.

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SHOW #259 – Guest: TNT’s Adam Alexander, we recap Michigan, Hendrick meltdown, Danica’s top 15, bigger Daytona coming soon, ringers vs. regulars, Sonoma preview, fantasy (if we have to) and more. (the and more just makes it sound better) Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie (are you seriously still reading this, just listen already!)

(47:51 mins)

CREDITS: 

Hosts: Kerry Murphey & Toby Christie

Executive Producer: Kerry Murphey

Music: Russell Nash Radium Sound

Voice Over: Thomas Moog

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david_ragan_win_nscs_talladega_050513STATESVILLE, N.C. (June 17, 2013) – Before David Ragan climbs into his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car for Sunday’s race at Sonoma Raceway, he’s going to climb into the driver’s seat of the 18-wheeler that will carry that race car 2,700 miles from North Carolina to California.

Track Ragan and Smith’s journey on Twitter by following @DavidRagan and @MikeS702.

The driver of the No. 34 Taco Bell Ford will be at the wheel of the team’s 80-foot, 80,000-pound transporter early Tuesday morning when it pulls out of the Front Row Motorsports race shop for the cross-country trip. Team truck driver Mike Smith, the rig’s primary operator throughout the season, will accompany Ragan and split the seat time during the 42-hour journey.

“I’ve always had a fascination with big trucks,” Ragan said. “I wanted to get my CDL (commercial driver’s license), so I got that a little while ago. And I thought it would be fun to take a trip across the country on the open roads and see everything, and at the same time get to spend some time with my truck driver.”

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