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Another Track, Same Story: Busch Grabs Darlington Victory in Nationwide Series

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates after performing a burnout following his win in the NASCAR Nationwide Series VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway on May 10, 2013 Photo - Jonathan Ferrey/ Getty Images

Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates after performing a burnout following his win in the NASCAR Nationwide Series VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway on May 10, 2013
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Another outstanding and dominant performance by Kyle Busch led him to victory lane Friday night at Darlington. He remained up front in the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 for most of the night and by the time the checkered flag fell, he was the leader.

This is Busch’s fifth Nationwide Series victory of the season and his seventh NASCAR win so far in 2013. Busch proved how dominant he is in this race and may only be a warm-up for what will come in tomorrow’s Cup race.

Other than a few cautions, this race went by fairly quickly. Busch led for about the first 50 laps before his teammate, Matt Kenseth, beat him off of pit-road to snag the lead. The caution that set up the lead change, featured another of Busch’s teammates, Elliot Sadler. Sadler spun between turns one and two, but that didn’t slow him down as he ended the night finishing second. Continue reading →

Darlington Bojangles’ Southern 500 Preview

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Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M/OH/ES Ford, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, lead the field past the green flag to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, May 12, 2012 Photo - Tyler Barrick/Getty Images

Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M/OH/ES Ford, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, lead the field past the green flag to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, May 12, 2012
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Looking for good ‘ole classic racing? Watch Saturday night’s Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington, where the track ‘Too Tough to Tame’ offers close racing, often involving drivers making contact with the wall and earning a classic ‘Darlington Stripe.’ The ‘Lady in Black offers fans and drivers enjoyable, exciting racing this weekend. There’s only one track that could top the Talladega race, fans saw last weekend; and that track is Darlington.

The Bojangles’ Southern 500 will run on Saturday, May 11, 2013 and the green-flag will wave at 7:00 PM EST. The cars will beat and bang on the tough Darlington track for 367 laps and 501.322 miles. Saturday night’s weather forecast looks iffy with isolated thunder-storms forecast and a 50% chance of rain. Despite the weather prediction, everything is a go for Saturday’s race on FOX; and on MRN. Continue reading →

Dramatic Finish Leaves David Ragan in Victory Lane

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David Ragan, driver of the #34 Farm Rich Ford, performs a burnout in celebration of winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, 2013 Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images

David Ragan, driver of the #34 Farm Rich Ford, performs a burnout in celebration of winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, 2013
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Fans waited through rain, wrecks, and a nail-biting green-white-checker finish to witness an incredible victory by the underdog, David Ragan. No one was talking about Ragan until the last lap when he emerged at the front of the field with drafting help from his teammate, David Gilliland. Both the David’s shot to the lead and blocked everyone else to make sure that Front Row Motorsports got to victory lane. They were successful and FRM got to celebrate their first Sprint Cup victory. Many will agree, the race was worth the wait and the ending didn’t disappoint. It may have taken a while, but this Talladega race was truly remarkable. Continue reading →

The Talladega Lottery

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Who will win the Talladega Lottery? It’s anyone’s guess
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Every time a driver enters a Talladega race, it’s like entering the lottery. There’s a long-shot at winning, but drivers believe they can since it’s the lottery and anything could happen. When the drivers take to the track this weekend at Talladega, fans expect to see a wild and unpredictable event. Any driver could come out on top and in the past, drivers who weren’t expected to win, won the race. Talladega is a wide-open race where anything and everything will happen. What are the chances of anyone’s favorite driver scoring a victory this weekend? About as good as winning the lottery. Continue reading →

Talladega Aaron’s 499 Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 6, 2012 Photo - Getty Images

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 6, 2012
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When drivers think of Talladega, they think ‘scary fast.’ When fans think of the track, they think excitement and unpredictable. To mesh those points of view  together, results in exactly what fans will see this weekend in the Aaron’s 499. Expect an unpredictable, ‘scary fast’ and exciting race this weekend, the first Talladega race for the Gen 6 car.  Something special will surely happen, as everyone loves Talladega and the Sprint Cup race this weekend will surely show why. Continue reading →