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Apr. 11, 2014

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

DARLINGTON, S.C.—There’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s barely legal.

With a banzai run in a two-lap dash to the finish of Friday night’s Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway, 18-year-old Chase Elliott muscled his way past Elliott Sadler on the final lap to score his second straight win in his seventh start in the series.

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Elliott, who restarted sixth on Lap 146, charged to the front and claimed victory in the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 in his first event at the fabled 1.366-mile track. The victory was Elliott’s second in as many weeks and the second of his fledgling career. Continue reading “Two In A Row – Chase Elliott Wins In Maiden Voyage At Darlington”

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1 6 9 Chase Elliott # NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
2 36 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota
3 37 42 Kyle Larson(i) Cartwheel Chevrolet
4 1 5 Kevin Harvick(i) Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet
5 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) Ragu Chevrolet
6 2 20 Matt Kenseth(i) GameStop/Lego The Hobbit Toyota
7 3 7 Regan Smith TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet
8 9 22 Ryan Blaney(i) Discount Tire Ford

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9 38 3 Ty Dillon # WESCO Chevrolet
10 5 11 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Toyota Continue reading “CHASE ELLIOTT WINS 1ST NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY”

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bristol1nns_busch_flag_031514Busch remains peerless at Bristol

March 15, 2014

By Seth Livingstone
NASCAR Wire Service

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kyle Larson had a plan in mind for the finish. But Kyle Busch has it all figured out at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Busch became the first driver in history to post 16 victories at a single track in NASCAR’s three national touring series, pulling away from the field after the final restart with nine laps remaining, to win Saturday’s Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 presented by Lilly Diabetes. Continue reading “Kyle Busch Wins 7th Nationwide Series Race At Bristol”

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Las Vegas (Mar. 9, 2014) – Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today that 18-year-old Dylan Kwasniewski, a full-time driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) and 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (NKNPSE) Champion has been added as the team’s newest development driver. Continue reading “Young Driving Talent Dylan Kwasniewski Tapped to Become Ganassi’s Next Development Driver”

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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”