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2012 Daytona July NNS qualifying Austin Dillon1 3 Austin Dillon AdvoCare Chevrolet 23.537 152.951
2 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Wurth Ford 23.554 152.840
3 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 23.567 152.756
4 99 Alex Bowman St.Jude/SchoolTipline.com Toyota 23.573 152.717
5 5 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 23.645 152.252
6 22 Joey Logano(i) Hertz Ford 23.655 152.188
7 7 Regan Smith TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 23.677 152.046
8 33 Ty Dillon(i) WESCO Chevrolet 23.715 151.803
9 18 Matt Kenseth(i) GameStop/Grid 2 Toyota 23.744 151.617
10 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet 23.767 151.471
11 20 Brian Vickers Dollar General Toyota 23.779 151.394
12 6 Trevor Bayne Ford EcoBoost Ford 23.782 151.375
13 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 23.812 151.184
14 77 Parker Kligerman All Metal Fabricators Toyota 23.856 150.905
15 32 Kyle Larson # Vizio/Hulu Chevrolet 23.888 150.703
16 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 23.956 150.276
17 19 Mike Bliss MTM Technologies Toyota 23.995 150.031
18 11 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Toyota 24.052 149.676

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19 43 Michael Annett Flying J Travel Plaza Ford 24.117 149.272
20 44 Cole Whitt Lockton/Best Western North East Inn Toyota 24.178 148.896

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Sept. 22, 2012

By Jerry Bonkowski
Special for NASCAR Wire Service

SPARTA, Ky. — In the first NASCAR Nationwide Series race to be held during the day at Kentucky Speedway, Austin Dillon returned to the site of his first career NNS victory earlier this year to double up with what is now his second series win, capturing Saturday’s Kentucky 300.

Dillon, who started the race from the pole, regained the lead on Lap 151, slingshotting around Elliott Sadler to eventually build a three-second advantage before finishing with a 1.059-second margin of victory over runner-up Sam Hornish Jr.

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No. 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Team; No. 3 & No. 18 NASCAR Nationwide Series Teams Penalized For Infractions At Daytona International Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 10, 2012) – NASCAR has issued penalties to three of its race teams as a result of rules infractions committed during last weekend’s events at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 14 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules detailed in Section 20 of the NASCAR Rule Book); and 20-2.1J (unapproved open vent hose inside of the car). The violation occurred during post-qualifying inspection July 6.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 7, 2012) – NASCAR Nationwide Series regular Austin Dillon has returned to Daytona Beach, Fla., where he will remain on standby to drive the No. 29 Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet in tonight’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway should Richard Childress Racing teammate Kevin Harvick need to return home for the birth of the couple’s first child. Harvick’s wife DeLana has returned to North Carolina where she is resting comfortably.

UPDATE: By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Austin Dillon, who was scheduled to be on standby as a potential relief driver for Kevin Harvick in Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400, won’t be able to sub in for his Richard Childress Racing teammate.

Dillon, the top rookie in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, was not cleared for Sprint Cup competition on the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway by NASCAR officials.

Dillon has made two previous Sprint Cup starts, last season at 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway and earlier this year at 2-mile Michigan International Speedway, but the 22-year-old has not driven a Sprint Cup car on a restrictor-plate track and did not practice Harvick’s No. 29 Chevrolet before Saturday’s race.

Harvick and his wife, DeLana Harvick, are expecting their first child, and there’s a possibility the baby may be born Saturday, which also is DeLana Harvick’s birthday.

“Happy birthday @DeLanaHarvick could be an interesting one,” Harvick posted on his Twitter account just before noon ET on Saturday.

RCR officials said Kenny Wallace was in the mix as a possible Saturday replacement for Harvick.

Dillon flew home to North Carolina after finishing fourth in Friday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona, intending to race Late Models before heading for a Nationwide event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, according to sources close to the situation.

But Dillon traveled back to Daytona on Saturday in case his services were needed. Harvick said in his Thursday media availability at Daytona that he didn’t have a back-up arranged, but apparently that changed as the weekend progressed.