KURT BUSCH HOPING TO TASTE SUCCESS AT LAS VEGAS “HOME TRACK”

by | Mar 2, 2011 | NASCAR

KURT BUSCH HOPING TO TASTE SUCCESS AT LAS VEGAS “HOME TRACK”
-No. 22 Pennzoil Ultra Dodge Driver Hoping For Charlotte & Daytona Type Turnaround At LVMS-

LAS VEGAS (Feb. 29, 2011) – Kurt Busch returns to his hometown this weekend for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway hoping for another change of fortune. The 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion, who will be driving the No. 22 Pennzoil Ultra Dodge Charger this weekend, craves success on the track that means so much to him personally.
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NSCS Race Recap: Late Surge Helps Gordon Break 66-Race Drought

by | Mar 1, 2011 | NASCAR

NSCS Race Recap: Late Surge Helps Gordon Break 66-Race Drought

AVONDALE, Ariz.—Jeff Gordon didn’t just drive to end hunger Sunday—he drove to end a famine.

With a convincing victory in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, where he beat runner-up Kyle Busch to the checkered flag by 1.137 seconds, Gordon ended a 66-race winless streak dating to April 2009 at Texas.

The win was Gordon’s second at the one-mile flat track and the 83rd of his career, tying him with Cale Yarborough for fifth on the NASCAR Sprint Cup victory list.
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