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No. 9 DeWALT/ACE/CMN FordCONCORD, N.C. (May 29, 2013) – He may hail from the land down under, but this Sunday Marcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 9 DEWALT Racing Ford, will be racing to make special children feel on top of the world. As a part of the continued “Racing for a Miracle” program, if Ambrose takes his first oval checkered, Stanley and DEWALT will donate $1 million to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals through the Ace Hardware Foundation to benefit sick and injured children. New this year, if Ambrose and his Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) team finish second or third, Stanley and DEWALT, through the Ace Hardware Foundation, will donate $500,000 and $250,000 respectively.

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2013 charlotte all-star practice jimmie johnsonJamie McMurray won the Showdown event to advance to the All Star race, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was second and also advanced, along with Danica Patrick moves on as the fan vote.

ALL STAR RACE FROM CHARLOTTE

The Busch brothers dominated this race.

SEG 1 WINNER – KURT BUSCH

SEG 2 WINNER – KYLE BUSCH

SEG 3 WINNER – KYLE BUSCH

SEG 4 WINNER – KURT BUSCH

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bruton_smithMay 17, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

CONCORD, N.C.—Kyle Busch calls it a 300-to-1 shot.

Jimmie Johnson, on the other hand, doesn’t discount the prospect of winning Bruton’s Big Bonus nearly that much.

Track owner Bruton Smith, chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., has offered a $1-million bonus to any driver who can win all five segments of Saturday night’s Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. That’s in addition to the $1-million top prize already on the line for the winner of the non-points NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

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2013 nascar all star race1 2 Brad Keselowski Roger Penske Kevin Buskirk 13 Ford Miller Lite
2 5 Kasey Kahne Linda Hendrick Kenny Francis 13 Chevrolet Farmers Insurnace
3 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Drew Blickensderfer 13 Ford DeWalt
4 11 Denny Hamlin J D Gibbs Darian Grubb 13 Toyota FedEx Express
5 14 Tony Stewart Margaret Haas Steve Addington 13 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops
6 15 Clint Bowyer Rob Kauffman Brian Pattie 13 Toyota 5-Hour Energy

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By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

May 19, 2012

CONCORD, N.C.—-Jimmie Johnson joined an elite club on Saturday night.

In beating Brad Keselowski to the finish of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway by .841 seconds, Johnson won the exhibition event for the third time, tying Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon for most all-time.

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