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Through three races, the eight drivers in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year class continue to perform. For the first time this season, two rookies finished in the top 20 on Sunday – Austin Dillon placed 16th, Kyle Larson 19th. Dillon leads Larson by eight in the rookie standings. Justin Allgaier, who finished 25th in Vegas and is third in the rookie standings (-nine), is the only rookie to have a national series win at Bristol, the site of Sunday’s Food City 500. He won the spring 2010 Nationwide race.

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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”

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What do Kevin Conway, Andy Lally and Stephen Leicht have in common?

Aside from never collecting a top10 finish in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, all three drivers have won the coveted Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award in the past half-decade. All three also accomplished this feat in anticlimactic fashion with no opposition. Continue reading “Finally An Intriguing NASCAR Cup Series Rookie Class In 2014”

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2012 Chicagoland Ryan Truex Stands On The Grid During QualifyingALEX BOWMAN AND RYAN TRUEX JOIN BK RACING FOR THE 2014 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES SEASON. WHILE TEAM SWITCHES NO. 93 TO NO. 23 AND ANNOUNCES 2014 DAYTONA 500 SPONSOR

STATESVILLE, N.C. (January 20, 2013) – BK Racing has signed Tucson, AZ native Alex Bowman and Mayetta, NJ native Ryan Truex to pilot the team’s No. 23 and No. 83 BK Racing Toyota Camry’s and compete for Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Bowman will drive the newly renumbered No. 23 entry and comes off his rookie season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series which saw him win two poles and finish 11th in the final standings. Truex made four starts between the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series this past season. Both Bowman and Truex tested for BK Racing in the NASCAR Preseason Thunder at Daytona last week and have already begun to create a relationship with their respected teams and crew chiefs. Continue reading “Rookies Everywhere! Bowman and Truex Head To BK Racing”

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matt-kenseth-victory-lane-1-nascar-sprint-cup-series-bristol-irwin-tools-night-raceCUP SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1.             Matt Kenseth (2,063 points) +/-0 positions
2.             Kyle Busch (2,055 points, -8) +1
3.             Jimmie Johnson (2,052 points, -11) -1
4.             Kevin Harvick (2,048 points -15) +/-0
5.             Carl Edwards (2,040 points, -23) +/-0
6.             Kurt Busch (2,040 points, -23) +4
7.             Jeff Gordon (2,039 points, -24) +6
8.             Ryan Newman (2,035 points, -28) +4
9.             Clint Bowyer (2,035 points, -28) -1
10.         Kasey Kahne (2,032 points, -31) +1
11.         Greg Biffle (2,032 points, -31) -4
12.         Joey Logano (2,011 points, -52) -6
13.         Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2,010 points, -53) -4