by Jay | Mar 27, 2011 | NASCAR
KYLE BUSCH CONTINUES WINNING STREAK AT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (March 26, 2011) – A risky pit decision paid off for Kyle Busch and his No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota on Saturday during the Royal Purple 300 NASCAR NNS race at the Auto Club Speedway as Busch finished victorious by .713 seconds for the third consecutive race and fifth time in six starts.
Busch spoiled the day for pole-sitter Carl Edwards (No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford) and Kevin Harvick (No. 33 Rheem Pool and Spa Heaters Chevrolet), who battled all day and led for a combined 112 of 150 laps of the race and finished second and third, respectively.
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by Jay | Mar 27, 2011 | Road Racing
POWER EARNS POLE FOR HONDA GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Saturday, March 26, 2011) – For the second consecutive year, Will Power earned the PEAK Performance Pole Award for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Power, driving the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car, posted a quick lap of 1 minute, 01.9624 seconds (the quickest of the weekend) with 2:15 left in the 10-minute Firestone Fast Six shootout for his 11th IZOD IndyCar Series pole. He set a series record last season with eight.
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by Jay | Mar 26, 2011 | Video
The final 8 laps of the Buddy’s Home Furnishing Blizzard Series opener at Five Flags Speedway (FL). Augie Grill, Grant (more…)
by Jay | Mar 26, 2011 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Cody Hodgson: NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Greenville Pickens Speedway Race Preview
Cody Hodgson of Escalon, Calif., makes his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East debut in the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 at Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, S.C., on Saturday, March 26. The Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate joins Dave Davis Motorsports to tackle the entire 12-race schedule in 2011. A two-time WKA Grand National Champion in the go-kart ranks with some experience in regional Late Models and Formula 3 open-wheel cars, this marks the 19-year-old Hodgson’s first full-time foray into stock car racing. Though he has never competed at any of the 10 tracks on the K&N Pro Series East schedule, he did test at Greenville Pickens with Dave Davis Motorsports earlier this month.
WHO: Cody Hodgson, Escalon, Calif.
TEAM: Dave Davis Motorsports, No. 03 Ocala Gran Prix Dodge
BEST CAREER GREENVILLE PICKENS SPEEDWAY FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT GREENVILLE PICKENS SPEEDWAY: N/A
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by Jay | Mar 26, 2011 | New England, Snocross
Season finale at Pico to conclude inaugural season for East Coast Snocross series,
Presented by Woody’s Traction and AMSOIL
CHESHIRE, Conn. (March 25, 2011) – After months of training, eight weekends of racing and hundreds of miles on the highway, it all boils down to one last shootout.
Points contenders are hoping to seal the deal while others hope to salvage their seasons with a podium finish, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) gets set for its 2011 season finale on Saturday and Sunday, April 2-3, at the beautiful and historic Pico Mountain ski area in Killington, Vermont.
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