NNS Race Recap: Kenseth Powers Past Edwards For Nationwide Win At Charlotte

by | May 29, 2011 | NASCAR

CONCORD, N.C. — In his first Nationwide Series start of the season — and his first ever in the current-generation racecar — Matt Kenseth out-dueled Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards to win Saturday’s Top Gear 300 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Subbing for sidelined Trevor Bayne, Kenseth won the 26th Nationwide race of his career. Edwards ran second, followed by Kyle Busch, polesitter Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Reed Sorenson. Brad Keselowski, Steve Wallace, Brian Scott, Aric Almirola and Elliott Sadler completed the top 10.
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ROCCO, PITKAT, GALKO, NOCERA, & SAUNDERS SCORE TSI HARLEY-DAVIDSON 125 FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY

by | May 28, 2011 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Stafford

Stafford

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway was back on track with a
5-division NASCAR Whelen All-American Series sharing the track with the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event as part of the 21st Annual TSI
Harley-Davidson 125 on Friday, May 27th. Keith Rocco scored his second
victory of the season one week after destroying his car in a heat race
accident in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Woody Pitkat picked up
his first win of the 2011 season after starting shotgun on the field in the
30-lap Late Model feature, Matt Galko picked up his second feature win of
the season in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, George Nocera, Jr.
picked up his third win of the 2011 season in the 20-lap Limited Late Model
feature, and Cliff Saunders picked up his first win of 2011 in the 15-lap
DARE Stock feature. (more…)