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Kevin Harvick Wins Coca-Cola 600, Tony Kanaan Takes Indy 500 [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 27 May 2013 23:03:05 +0000

Kevin Harvick passed Kasey Kahne on a restart with 11 laps to go and held on to win Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his 19th career Sprint Cup victory and his second in the 600. Kahne led a race-high 161 laps but settled for second followed by Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano.

Johnson Becomes First Four-Time Winner Of Spring All-Star Race [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:09:05 +0000

Saturday night’s Sprint All-Star Race proved you need more than a good car, or a good driver, or a good crew chief to win. You have to have a good team and that’s how Jimmie Johnson became the first driver to win it four times. Johnson started the race 18th because he overshot his [...]

Matt Kenseth Wins At Darlington For 3rd Victory Of The Season [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Sun, 12 May 2013 21:02:42 +0000

It was quite a week for Matt Kenseth. On appeal, NASCAR lowered the tough penalties against his team for an illegal engine part used at Texas Motor Speedway, then on Saturday night at Darlington he passed teammate Kyle Busch with 13 laps to go to win the Southern 500 for the first time. And it came without his regular crew chief. Jason Radcliffe sat out Saturday night after his one race suspension for the illegal part. Kenseth had won three Nationwide races at Darlington, but it was his first in the Cup series and it’s his third victory this season.

Weekend Sweep For Kyle Busch at Texas [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:55:17 +0000

What a weekend for Kyle Busch at Texas Motor Speedway. He won Friday night’s Nationwide race then won Saturday night’s Sprint Cup NRA 500 for his seventh career weekend sweep to set a NASCAR record. The key to winning Saturday’s race was on Friday afternoon when he won the pole giving him the choice of pit boxes. He [...]

Kyle Busch Wins In Wild Finish At California Speedway

Dale Mussen — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:26:48 +0000

For the second week in a row Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin were involved in an incident, but this time it sent Hamlin to the hospital after a hard crash on the final lap of the Auto Club 400 in California. The two were battling for the lead when Logano bumped Hamlin sending both into the wall. Hamlin took the hardest hit and collapsed when he got out of his car. He was alert after the race but was taken to a hospital as a precaution.

First Bristol Win For Kasey Kahne [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:11:05 +0000

Kasey Kahne took the lead on a late restart and held off pole-sitter Kyle Busch to win for the first time at Bristol Motor Speedway. Brad Keselowski came in third followed by Kurt Busch and Clint Bowyer. Keselowski was in the lead on the final restart and it looked like he spun his tires, but [...]

Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch Win Bud Duel Qualifiers at Daytona

Dale Mussen — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:32:27 +0000

The field is now set for Sunday’s Daytona 500 after Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch emerged the winners of Thursday’s Budweiser Duels. Coming off the victory in the Sprint Unlimited, Harvick won his heat in the Duel 150's and that will place him in the third starting position on Sunday while Busch will start fourth. Danica Patrick and Jeff Gordon already clinched the front row last Sunday. Patrick came in 17th in the day’s first Duel and Gordon finished 12th in his heat.

Ambrose Makes It Two In A Row At The Glen

Dale Mussen — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:40:02 +0000

For the second year in a row Marcos Ambrose wins at Watkins Glen, but he got a big helping hand. Oil on the track from the car of Bobby Labonte jumbled the running order and it set up a final lap duel between Ambrose and Brad Keselowski. Ambrose made the right move on the final turn and not only gave him the win but his fourth straight top-three finish.

Keselowski Uses Late Pass To Win At Talladega [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:40:01 +0000

The pack was back at Talladega and it was in response to fan complaints that they didn’t like the tandem style racing we saw at the restrictor plate tracks last year. NASCAR made adjustments and it brought back the high speed, on the edge of your seat type racing that fans really enjoy. After a crash with four laps left, it came down to a two lap race to the finish and it was Brad Keselowski who used a big push from Kyle Busch to get by Matt Kenseth, and then held off Busch for his second win this season.

Back To Back Racing Wins For Busch Brothers

Dale Mussen — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:40:29 +0000

It was quite a weekend for the Busch brothers at Richmond International Speedway. Kurt Busch won Friday night's Nationwide race driving a car owned by his younger brother Kyle, then on Saturday night Kyle beat Tony Stewart out of the pits during a late caution to win the spring Sprint Cup race at Richmond for the fourth straight year and his first win this season.

Kurt Busch Wins A Thriller At Richmond [VIDEO]

Clay Moden — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:27:05 +0000

What an amazing finish. The last name Busch might not be high in every NASCAR fan's list of favorites, but man I was happy to see this kind of finish for Kurt Busch during Friday Night's Nationwide Race at Richmond!

Racing Under The Lights At Richmond This Weekend

Dale Mussen — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40:55 +0000

NASCAR heads to the ¾ mile Richmond International Speedway for racing under the lights this weekend. Last year Kyle Busch tied Richard Petty with his third straight win at the Richmond spring race and on Saturday night he'll be shooting to join Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip as the only drivers to win the same Sprint Cup race four straight years.

Stewart Wins Rain-shortened Race In California

Dale Mussen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:40:50 +0000

Tony Stewart chalked up his second victory of the season when rain brought Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway in California to an early end. Stewart passed Kyle Busch on the 85th lap, and he led when rain finally stopped the race that up to that point hadn’t had a single caution period.

NASCAR Parks Busch For Nationwide and Sprint Races [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:24:59 +0000

NASCAR came down on hard on Kyle Busch following Friday night’s Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. They suspended him from driving in this weekend’s Nationwide and Sprint Cup races after he intentionally wrecked Truck Series contender Ron Hornaday early in the race. The incident happened early in Friday night’s race when Hornaday and [...]

NASCAR's Chase For the Sprint Cup Begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway

Dale Mussen — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:40:47 +0000

For the first time since the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship format began it’ll start at a track other than New Hampshire. The 10-week Chase begins this Sunday with a 400-mile race at the 1.5 mile Chicagoland Speedway. Jimmie Johnson will be gunning for his sixth consecutive Sprint Cup title. He’s the only driver [...]

NASCAR Atlanta Preview

Dale Mussen — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:40:01 +0000

Sprint Cup, Nationwide and the truck series are all running at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. Trucks race tonight, Nationwide tomorrow night and Sprint Cup goes on Sunday.

Who wants to be a millionaire at Atlanta? Four drivers -- Brad Keselowski, Paul Menard, Kyle Busch and Marcos Ambrose each have a shot at winning $1 million in the "Sprint Summer Showdown" bonus program

All 3 Nascar Series at Bristol This Week

Dale Mussen — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:40:52 +0000

All three of NASCAR’s top series are in “Thunder Valley” this week under the lights at the half-mile, high-banked Bristol Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick won his third straight Truck Series race Wednesday night at Bristol. Tonight the Nationwide Series takes the green flag and Sprint Cup runs tomorrow night. Kyle Busch has figured out Bristol [...]

Kyle Busch Wins At Michigan, Clinches Spot In Chase Field [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:40:06 +0000

For the fourth time this season Kyle Busch took the checkered flag, but it was for the first time ever at Michigan. Kyle held off Jimmie Johnson on a two-lap sprint after brother Kurt Busch scraped the wall bringing out the final caution of the day. With the victory, Kyle becomes the first driver to [...]

Marcus Ambrose Wins First Sprint Cup Race At Watkins Glen

Dale Mussen — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:40:08 +0000

Finally a checkered flag for Marcus Ambrose. He won yesterday’s rain delayed road course race at Watkins Glen beating Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski in a two lap sprint. Busch led at the green flag for the final two laps, but Keselowski, then Ambrose got by him. Ambrose then chased down Keselowski, caught him and passed him entering the final lap and rolled to his first Sprint Cup victory.

Brad Keselowski Wins at Pocono For His Second Win Of The Season [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:40:41 +0000

It was quite a week for Brad Keselowski. There were some doubts whether he'd be able to drive at all on Sunday in the Sprint Cup race at Pocono after crashing into a wall earlier in the week at Atlanta. And even with a broken left ankle Keselowski was determined to drive the number 2 Miller Lite Dodge. And boy did he ever. He pulled away from Kurt Busch on a late restart and held on for his second victory of the season. And now in the top 20 in points his second win of the year gives him the number one wild card spot.