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RACE RECAP | DOVER
10 Kevin Harvick
9 Marcos Ambrose
8 Clint Bowyer
7 AJ Allmendinger
6 Kyle Busch
5 Matt Kenseth
4 Kasey Kahne
3 Carl Edwards recovered from a mistake on pit road
2 Jimmie Johnson led the most laps, but gave it up on the last restart

VICTORY LANE

1 Kurt Busch hangs on to win his 2nd race of the season and rockets up to 4th in points

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Five time Championship winning driver Jimmie Johnson and much of last year’s top 10 drivers visited the White House on September 7th, 2011 where they were honored for their achievements by President Barack Obama.

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President Obama says Jimmie Johnson is on par with some of the best dynasties in all of sports

President Obama thanks the drivers and NASCAR for their support of military families 

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Goodyear wrapped up tire testing at Phoenix International Raceway on Monday and Tuesday. Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch were all on hand testing the rubber on the new racing surface. Kurt said like a roller coaster, you drive up the banking off of Turn 2 and then you drop down. It’s a nice, light feeling when you get up top – a really interesting back straightaway. I’m also glad they kept many of the old, signature characteristics of Phoenix.”
Teams will head to phoenix for an official NASCAR Test on October 4th

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 30, 2011

GOODYEAR CONCLUDES TWO-DAY TIRE TEST ON NEW SURFACE AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson & Tony Stewart drive new track

(PHOENIX, Ariz.) – Five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers – Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch – completed a two-day Goodyear tire test at Phoenix International Raceway on August 29-30. The tests ran from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day and provided NASCAR’s official tire manufacturer with data and feedback on PIR’s new racing surface following the August 12 completion of the track’s first major paving project since 1990. The research gathered from the tests will assist Goodyear in selecting a tire for the Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at PIR on November 13.

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BRISTOL-SPECIFIC STATISTICS

Kurt Busch (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge)

· Five wins, six top fives, 13 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 12.7
· Average Running Position of 12.2, fifth-best
· Driver Rating of 96.8, fifth-best
· 549 Green Flag Passes, fifth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 114.416 mph, third-fastest
· 4,712 Laps in the Top 15 (72.3%), fourth-most
· 321 Quality Passes, second-most

Kyle Busch (No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota)
· Five wins, seven top fives, 10 top 10s
· Average finish of 8.7
· Average Running Position of 11.7, fourth-best
· Series-best Driver Rating of 108.1
· Series-high 543 Fastest Laps Run
· 491 Green Flag Passes, 10th-most
· Series-best Average Green Flag Speed of 114.563 mph
· 4,445 Laps in the Top 15 (68.2%), fifth-most
· 272 Quality Passes, seventh-most

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