Race To Victory News

First-time winners embrace All-Star event

GGMMarketing — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:21:27 +0000

Marcos Ambrose was answering questions in the media center at Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday when he heard the roar of race cars on the 1.5-mile track just outside.
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Pit road scuffle brings rift between ex-teammates

GGMMarketing — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:06:49 +0000

Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman were teammates at Penske Racing for three seasons, and their most notable moment during that tenure was the former pushing the latter to a victory in the Daytona 500. They were friends, Busch said. But after last weekend’s saga at Darlington Raceway, that may not be the case anymore.
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Pit crews move to forefront on All-Star weekend

GGMMarketing — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:23:15 +0000

It begins with the sound of an electronic bell and the whir of impact wrenches, and ends with six men huffing and puffing to push a 3,400-pound stock car across an arena floor to the finish line. The Sprint Pit Crew Challenge brought thousands of enthusiastic fans and plenty of NASCAR insiders to Time Warner Cable Arena on Thursday night, to watch over-the-wall specialists ply their trade in a competition that paid more than $ 80,000 to the winning team.
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By the Numbers: Calling all stars, from Charlotte to Iowa

GGMMarketing — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:06:54 +0000

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By the Numbers: Calling all stars, from Charlotte to Iowa

GGMMarketing — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:50:03 +0000

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By the Numbers: Calling all stars, from Charlotte to Iowa

GGMMarketing — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:34:50 +0000

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Preview: Edwards gears up for shot at All-Star repeat

GGMMarketing — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:04:15 +0000

Carl Edwards is the one driver in the garage who can claim to be most recently familiar with winning the Sprint All-Star Race. But just one week ago, he admitted he wasn’t completely familiar with the event’s new format.
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No. 48 team beats Hamlin’s in Pit Crew Challenge

GGMMarketing — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:24:47 +0000

The No. 48 team of Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson saved the best for last Thursday night.
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Track Smack: Debating All-Star Saturday; Stenhouse Jr.’s success

GGMMarketing — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:21:10 +0000

1. Defending Sprint All-Star Race champion Carl Edwards is 10th in points, with two top-five finishes. Does he need another victory in the no-points race to jump start his season?
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Kenseth’s pit crew carries on 17 team’s legacy

GGMMarketing — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:07:33 +0000

Cameron Cobb’s call to the big leagues came at Richmond International Raceway, and the final event of the 2007 Sprint Cup regular season. He was the jack man on Carl Edwards’ car in the Nationwide Series when Robbie Reiser, then crew chief for Matt Kenseth’s team, stopped Cobb in the garage area and asked him to come by the shop the following Monday morning. Russ Strupp, the longtime jack man on the No. 17 squad, had injured his back. Reiser wanted Cobb to fill in beginning the next week — in the opening race of the Chase.
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