NNS Saturday at Daytona International Speedway
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James Buescher Pulls Off The Upset To Win The DRIVE4COPD 300
James Buescher Pulls Off The Upset To Win The DRIVE4COPD 300
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Running in 11th place entering Turn 4 on the final lap, James Buescher was able to maneuver through a multi-car accident and come away with his first NASCAR Nationwide Series win in a green-white-checkered finish in the 54th annual DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway.
“It’s hard to put into words,” Buescher said of the win. “They all piled up in front of me and we made it through. It’s hard to describe the feeling when you make it through the wreck and you’re the only guy – you don’t see anyone in front of you and you’re coming to the checkered flag. It’s pretty incredible and I’ll definitely never forget it.” (more…)
Waterford Speedbowl The Drama – 2011
Excerpt from the annual Speedbowl awards banquet featuring much of the drama on the track during the 2011 season.
Photos: Trucks and NNS Pole Friday at Daytona
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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Awarded NASCAR Capital Improvement Grant
Vermont track receives $10,000 at Daytona conference
DAYTONA BEACH, FL — Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT has been awarded a grant for capital improvements and facility upgrades worth $10,000 from NASCAR. The prize was awarded on Saturday, February 18 during a conference at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.
Under its new ownership for 2012, the asphalt half-mile Devil’s Bowl track will see installation of a new concrete retaining wall and paving of the pit garage area access roads. The NASCAR funds are part of a total $100,000 grant divided among ten weekly local speedways in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program.
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Bond Auto to Sponsor American-Canadian Tour Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
LOUDON, N.H. – They provide the parts that create a winning ride and now they’ll be there in victory lane no matter who wins the American-Canadian Tour race on Saturday, September 22. New Hampshire Motor Speedway officials announced today that Bond Auto, a New England based full service auto parts retail and wholesale store, will be the title sponsor for the ACT Invitational during the fall NASCAR weekend.
The Bond Auto Parts ACT Invitational will be part of “The Magic Mile’s” short track Saturday Showdown during the SYLVANIA 300 weekend. The thrilling day features, NASCAR’s K&N Pro Series East New Hampshire 100 and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour F.W. Webb 100. Last year, it was Rowley, Mass. native Eddie MacDonald who raced his way from 25th to first in just a few laps, capturing the checkered flag.
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Stewart, Kenseth Capture Gatorade Duel 150-Mile Qualifying Races
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth claimed their positions on the second row for Sunday’s 54th annual Daytona 500 with wins in their respective Gatorade Duel at Daytona qualifying races at historic Daytona International Speedway.
Stewart’s win in the first Gatorade Duel was his third in the Daytona 500 qualifying races and 17th overall on the 2.5-mile tri-oval moving him ahead of racing legend Bobby Allison to take sole possession of second place on DIS’s all-time victory list. The late Dale Earnhardt Sr. holds the top spot with 34 wins.
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DAVID ARUTE MAKING MOVE INTO STAFFORD SPEEDWAY’S LIMITED LATE MODEL DIVISION FOR 2012
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Fresh off of his rookie season in Stafford’s DARE
Stock division and a championship winning season in the Wild Thing Kart
Senior Outlaw division, David Arute will make the move into the Limited Late
Model division for the 2012 season at Stafford Motor Speedway. After making
his DARE Stock debut in 2010 with one top-10 finish in 5 starts, Arute
flourished in 2011, posting 7 top-5 and 16 top-10 finishes in 17 starts.
Arute’s numbers were good enough to place him 7th in the final DARE Stock
points standings despite the fact that he missed 2 races. The prospect of
moving up a level in competition has the high school senior looking forward
to the 2012 season.
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COREY HUTCHINGS TEAMS WITH BARRY FLUCKIGER RACING FOR 2012 LATE MODEL SEASON AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—While there are many drivers at Stafford Speedway
who will either be making their debuts or switching divisions for the 2012
season, Corey Hutchings will remain in the Late Model division, but be
racing for a new team. After two seasons behind the wheel of Billy Snow,
Sr.’s #87 car, Hutchings will sit behind the wheel of the #36 owned by Barry
Fluckiger. While Hutchings will return to the car number that he is
synonymous with, he will be joining a new team in hopes of chasing down his
second career Late Model championship at Stafford.
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Ted Christopher DQ’ed in Tech and Chuck Hossfeld Takes the Win
After a protest by other teams Ted Christopher refused a tear down and was DQ’ed from his win on Tuesday night at New Smyrna Speedway (FL). TC will pack up for the week as Chuck Hossfeld picked up his first win on Smyrna Speedweeks.