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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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HAMPTON, Ga.—A Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet won Friday night’s Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but it wasn’t the KHI truck that dominated the proceedings.

Ron Hornaday Jr. stole a win with fuel-mileage strategy in the Good Sam Club 200, beating teammate-for-a day Clint Bowyer to the finish line by 1.596 seconds to win his second race of the season and the 49th of his career.

The four-time series champion stopped for fuel on Lap 75 of 130 and immediately began saving gas. Bowyer, who was the class of the field, had to stop for fuel on Lap 112. Kyle Busch ran third, followed by Blake Feese and Ryan Newman. Austin Dillon, Matt Crafton, polesitter Ricky Carmichael, Todd Bodine and James Buescher rounded out the top 10.

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Fastenal Steps up to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as Primary Sponsor of Carl Edwards’ No. 99 Ford

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 1, 2011) – Fastenal announced today that it has signed a multiyear agreement with Roush Fenway Racing to become a primary sponsor of Carl Edwards’ No. 99 Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Fastenal will be the primary on Edwards’ No. 99 for 17 Cup Series races in 2012, starting at Daytona International Speedway. The company will also sponsor two additional Roush Fenway entries in a yet to be determined 2012 Cup Series race, putting three Fastenal-branded Fords on the track during a single event.

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CONCORD, N.C. – Hendrick Motorsports and driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. have agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep Earnhardt behind the wheel of the No. 88 Chevrolets through the end of the 2017 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

“We’re excited to have everything formalized and announced,” said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. “Junior and I had a handshake agreement months ago, and we let other people work out the finer points from there. It was as simple and smooth as it gets.

“My feelings haven’t changed since the day he first signed with us. I’m committed as ever to putting him in the best possible situation to be successful and compete for wins and championships.”

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