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Back-to-Front Drive Earns Kyle Busch Hometown Win in Las Vegas

The record will show that Kyle Busch started first and finished first in Sunday's Sprint Cup Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.But thanks to an engine problem early in the race weekend, it wasn't quite that easy for Busch to score his first win of 2009. Shelby 427 Roundup: Final Leaderboard | Sprint Cup Standings |...

Contenders Drop Like Flies in Vegas

Less than a lap into Sunday's Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Matt Kenseth's chance to make NASCAR history went up in smoke.As did the chances for victory for David Ragan and Mark Martin after both of their engines expired early in the third race of the season.The on-track problems weren't just relegated to those...

FanHouse Warmup: Shelby 427

The Essentials Race: Shelby 427 Where: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Time: Sunday 4:30 p.m./EDTTV/Radio: FOX Sports, MRN RadioForecast: Partly Sunny, 75Distance: 285 laps (427.5 miles)Pole Winner: Kyle Busch2008 Winner: Carl Edwards The Storylines Vegas pole winner Kyle Busch was one of five Toyota drivers to suffer engine...

Kyle, Kurt Busch Top Hometown Quals

For the second week in a row, the Sprint Cup pole winner will start in the back.Last week in California, Brian Vickers' engine change sent him to the back, and this week in Sin City, Kyle Busch will follow suit.And Busch's Camry engine wasn't the only of the Toyota camp to go sour on Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,...

Las Vegas Sprint Cup Race Now 7% Better

Tony Stewart has to be excited about that headline.Wednesday brought good news to any race fan who already has tickets to the Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March of 2009.The track, thanks to a new race-naming sponsorship from Shelby Automobiles (the company created and ran by Carroll Shelby, a legend in...