Austin Dillon, driver of the #39 American Ethanol Chevrolet, is presented with the trophy by track owner Tony Stewart after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series inaugural CarCash Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway on July 24, 2013 in Rossburg, Ohio. Continue reading “Photos: MudSummer Classic From Eldora Speedway”
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Austin Dillon Holds Off Kyle Larson To Win NASCAR’s Return To Dirt
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July 24, 2013
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
ROSSBURG, Ohio — Austin Dillon returned to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series the same night NASCAR returned to dirt.
Racing in the series for the first time since winning the 2011 championship, Dillon pulled away during a green-white-checkered-flag finish to win Wednesday night’s CarCash Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway, the first dirt-track race in any of NASCAR’s top three series since Richard Petty triumphed at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, N.C., on Sept. 30, 1970.
But the real winners were those who took the leap of faith to stage a mid-week race on dirt, those who came to rural Ohio to see it and those who consumed it through broadcast media.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. on return of No. 3: “I’m OK with it”
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July 4, 2013
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Doubtless, there are race fans who believe the return of the No. 3 to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series would amount to heresy.
Though Dale Earnhardt Jr. recognizes that naysayers will decry the revival of the 3, he has a different point of view about the car number closely associated with his late father, Dale Earnhardt, a seven-time series champion.
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2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Daytona Starting Lineup – Austin Dillon On Pole
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1 3 Austin Dillon AdvoCare Chevrolet 50.298 178.934
2 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing / RaceTrac Ford 50.435 178.448
3 33 Ty Dillon(i) Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet 50.442 178.423
4 2 Brian Scott Rain-X / Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet 50.463 178.348
5 12 Sam Hornish Jr. PPG Ford 50.468 178.331
6 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt / TradeMark Nitrogen Chevrolet 50.499 178.221
7 1 Kurt Busch(i) City Chevrolet Chevrolet 50.513 178.172
8 6 Trevor Bayne Cargill / Winn-Dixie Ford 50.520 178.147
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9 11 Elliott Sadler SportClips Toyota 50.522 178.140
10 5 Brad Sweet Great Clips Chevrolet 50.546 178.056
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2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Kentucky Starting Lineup – Austin Dillon On Pole
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1 3 Austin Dillon AdvoCare Chevrolet 30.724 175.758
2 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.093 173.673
3 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Truck Rental Ford 31.130 173.466
4 6 Trevor Bayne Cargill/HelpaHero.com Ford 31.144 173.388
5 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 31.145 173.383
6 11 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Toyota 31.206 173.044
7 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 31.303 172.507
8 33 Matt Crafton(i) Menards/Rheem Chevrolet 31.322 172.403
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