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Kurt Busch Wins First Gatorade Duel Qualifying Race at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kurt Busch had never won a restrictor plate race before this week and now it seems he can't lose. Busch improved to a fitting 2-for-2 at Daytona International Speedway, his No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge claiming the win in the first of two Gatorade Duel qualifying races at the track Thursday...

Kurt Busch Wins Record-Setting, Blazing Fast NASCAR Daytona Opener

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Call it "Dancing with the Cars.'' Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout exhibition was a 200-mph tango of two-car drafts on the newly-paved, super-fast Daytona International Speedway. In a photo finish, Kurt Busch won a predictably wild NASCAR opener on the new $20 million racing surface, pushed to...

2010 Team Reviews: Penske Racing Perseveres as Lone Dodge Team

When Ryan Newman took the checkered flag in the 2008 Daytona 500, Penske Racing, his team at the time, got its first win in NASCAR's biggest race. Now team owner and motorsports mogul Roger Penske is in the market for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. In that regard, Penske looked to be in terrible position...

Kurt Busch Is Serious Enough About NHRA to Get a License

Editor's Note: A version of this story first appeared at www.competitionplus.com ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Drag racing has fast become more than just a hobby to Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge. In fact, he is as serious about the sport as he is about racing in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. So it was on a...

Spotter's Stand: Jeff Gordon vs. Kurt Busch Tops Martinsville Drama

Maybe this is what NASCAR's Robin Pemberton had in mind in January when his "Have at it, boys" line became the buzz phrase of the 2010 season. In fact, it may have been even better. Sunday at Martinsville, Va., couldn't have been scripted more perfectly in terms of drivers leaving the .526-mile bullring irritated with...

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02/22/12 Previewing the race weekend Source: Austin American-Statesman - Austin TX Fast facts: Carl Edwards won the pole Sunday with a lap at 194.738 mph, the fastest pole speed since Jeff Gordon at 195.067 in 1999.
02/22/12 Fantasy NASCAR Preview: 2012 Daytona 500 Source: Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie Even though it seems like just yesterday that NASCAR crowned Tony Stewart as the champion in Homestead, it's already time for the 54th annual Daytona 500 , which means it's time to sign up for fantasy teams and get your first rosters locked in.
02/21/12 On Pit Road: Chase Picks III is on Source: Times-News - Hendersonville NC
I love talking NASCAR with WHKP's Chuck Hill, even though he is a die-hard Jeff Gordon fan.
Seeing as how I've been a Rusty Wallace fan for years, it's like having a Duke basketball fan take a North Carolina Tar Heel fan out for dinner.
02/21/12 Busch brothers hit boiling point Source: The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL As soon as Kurt Busch finished his lunch in a busy media center last Thursday, he not only picked up his own trash, he offered to clean up everyone else's mess.
02/20/12 After most thrilling Chase yet, Source: Daily News - West Bend WI A year ago, 18 different drivers won a NASCAR Sprint Cup race.