Sept. 1, 2013
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
HAMPTON, Ga.–Kyle Busch proved emphatically Sunday night that he knows what to do with a lead when he gets it.
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Kyle Larson Remains Impressive In Rookie Nationwide Series Season
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Ah, but what will be announced today? (cough 42 Cup, clear throat)
Fresh off his sixth top-five finish of the season, Kyle Larson heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the first time behind the wheel of his No. 32 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He finished sixth in last year’s truck series race at AMS. He currently holds a 67-point lead over Alex Bowman in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year battle with 13 top-10 finishes.
2013 NASCAR Cup Series Bristol Starting Lineup – Denny Hamlin On Pole
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1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 14.878 128.969
2 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row/Sealy Chevrolet 14.901 128.770
3 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 14.910 128.692
4 55 Brian Vickers(i) Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 14.911 128.684
5 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 14.923 128.580
6 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 14.930 128.520
7 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 14.950 128.348
8 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 14.963 128.236
9 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 14.972 128.159
10 43 Aric Almirola RainEater Wiper Blades Ford 14.975 128.134
11 14 Mark Martin Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 15.008 127.852
12 2 Brad Keselowski Miler Lite Ford 15.021 127.741
13 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Dover White Chevrolet 15.030 127.665
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Ryan Newman Wins 50th NASCAR Pole ‘Rocket Man’ Moves Into Ninth Place On All-Time List
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Ryan Newman Wins 50th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole
‘Rocket Man’ Moves Into Ninth Place On All-Time Poles List
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 27, 2013) – In winning the Coors Light Pole Award at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ryan Newman, a native of South Bend, Ind., became the ninth driver with at least 50 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series poles.
With a speed of 187.531 mph (47.992 seconds), Newman won his first Indianapolis pole, and joined an exclusive list that features some of the sport’s all-time greats. Here is the exclusive “50 Poles Club”:
Newman won 11 poles in 2003, the largest single-season number of a NASCAR Sprint Cup career that began in 2000 thus earning him the nickname “Rocket Man.” This is the 12th season in which Newman has won at least one pole. Newman has won five or more poles in five different seasons.
31 NASCAR Teams Found With Unapproved Roof Flap Parts At Daytona
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SPACED OUT
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
If you noticed that a number of cars were late answering the bell for opening Sprint Cup practice on Thursday, look no farther than unapproved parts NASCAR inspectors found on 16 cars.
NASCAR required more than a third of the Coke Zero 400 field to change out non-conforming spacers that support the hinge bars of the roof flaps on the cars. The flaps are designed to keep cars from getting airborne in the event of a spin.
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