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1 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 49.250 182.741
2 60 Trevor Bayne RFR 25th Ford 49.257 182.715
3 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 49.269 182.671
4 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 49.290 182.593
5 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet 49.339 182.411
6 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Truck Parts Dodge 49.367 182.308
7 33 Tony Stewart(i) Oreo/Ritz Chevrolet 49.383 182.249
8 88 Cole Whitt # Hellmann’s Chevrolet 49.421 182.109
9 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge 49.425 182.094
10 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kellogg’s Pop Tarts Ford 49.497 181.829

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., (Feb. 22, 2012) – If there’s anyone who’s just a kid at heart, it’s Tony Stewart.

That’s why there’s no better driver to help Oreo kick off its 100th birthday celebration than the three-time and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion.

While Stewart hopes to defend his Sprint Cup title in 2012, there’s one other title he hopes to retain as the season gets underway at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway – the winner of the season-opening NASCAR Nationwide Series race.

Celebrating a win right out of the box on the Nationwide Series’ biggest stage has become second nature to Stewart. He has six total wins in the DRIVE4COPD 300, including the last four in a row.

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Nationwide Series Rising Star will drive the No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang Full Time in 2012

CONCORD, N.C. (Jan. 26, 2012) – Richard Petty Motorsports announced today the formation of a new NASCAR Nationwide Series team with driver Michael Annett and his long-time partner Pilot Flying J. The team will be run out of RPM’s Concord, N.C. race shop and will vie for the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship.

Annett, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, comes to Richard Petty Motorsports after spending last season at Rusty Wallace, Inc. He has posted 13 top-10 finishes in 105 Nationwide Series starts and drove to a ninth-place finish in the championship points standings last season.

“They say that when one door closes, another door opens, and that is most definitely true,” said Annett. “We were left scrambling a bit because of the situation with RWI and were unsure what the future held, but I couldn’t be happier with the way things have turned out. To have the chance to race for Richard Petty and to be under the RPM umbrella is amazing. It has all come together really quickly, but together with Pilot Flying J and Ford, this is the best opportunity I have ever had to race a Nationwide Series car. There’s a lot to be done before we get to Daytona in a few weeks and I can’t wait to dive in and get started.”

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Busch Brothers and MONSTER ENERGY
A MONSTER Partnership Fit for a Championship
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (January 19, 2012) – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Monster Energy Company as primary sponsor of the team’s No. 54 Monster Energy Camry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Team owner Kyle Busch, the all-time race winning driver in the history of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, will share driving duties with his brother Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion.

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