by Jay | Jul 12, 2011 | NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. (July 12, 2011) – Why would anyone ever bet against NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch? Even the most ardent fans of other drivers have to admit Busch is looking like a serious contender for unseating Jimmie Johnson’s historic run of Championship seasons.
Busch dominated the inaugural race at Kentucky Speedway this past weekend, winning the Quaker State 400 the old fashioned way: he got out front early and simply stayed there.
With Busch’s third victory of the season, the No.18 M&Ms Toyota now leads the pack. Busch sprinted to the Cup lead and it’s going to take some unexpected bad luck for that to change this weekend.
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by Jay | Jul 12, 2011 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
Cody Hodgson: NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Cody Hodgson of Escalon, Calif., heads back to speedway racing when the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East heads to the New England 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Friday, July 15. Hodgson sits 11th in the overall standings, just 12 points out of the Top-10, and fourth in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year race. After a nearly one-month layoff from competition, Dave Davis Motorsports heads back to one of its most successful tracks on the circuit, where it finished second in this race a year ago with driver Kevin Swindell.
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by Jay | Jul 12, 2011 | NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. (July 11, 2011) -The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers may not hit the track until Friday, but Thursday the off-track action at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is jam-packed with excitement.
At 10:30 a.m., the new state-of-the-art Panasonic scoreboard will be unveiled for the first time with three 32-foot-by-18-foot Panasonic TV screens. The screens provide an impressive view of all the race action and instant replays. Below the video boards will be a scrolling leaderboard with color graphics that gives fans running positions and lap times for all 43 drivers, along with interesting race statistics and event information.
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by Jay | Jul 11, 2011 | NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. (July 11, 2011) -Race week at New Hampshire Motor Speedway has finally arrived, which means NASCAR is making its way to New England.
Not only will there be plenty of on-track action, the excitement off-track continues from dusk until dawn.
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by Jay | Jul 10, 2011 | NASCAR
SPARTA, Ky. — What was Kyle Busch’s dominant impression of his victory in the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway?
It wasn’t that he’ll be written into the record book as the first Cup winner at the 1.5-mile track, the first speedway introduced into the series in 10 years.
No, Busch will remember Saturday’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky as the last thing he won on the way to his next race—in this case Sunday’s marquee Super Late Model event at Slinger Speedway in Wisconsin. That’s the way Busch thinks—win and move on.
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by Jay | Jul 9, 2011 | NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. (July 8, 2011) -It sounds like the NFL players and owners are finally finding a way to preserve the 2011 football season. After about 115 days of accusations, lawsuits, counterclaims and lots of hyperbole regarding the end of football as we knew and enjoyed it, both sides are talking and both sides are sounding upbeat.
The latest media reports indicate a deal may be done within the next few days. One thing that hasn’t been a priority in the battle over billions is the most important part of any professional sport: the fans.
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