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Charlotte: Toyota NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap, Quotes 13/10/2008 11:30. Charlotte: Toyota NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap, Quotes • Kyle Busch earned a fourth-place finish in tonight’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Charlotte’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway. • Camry drivers Tony Stewart (11th), Denny Hamlin (16th) and Brian Vickers (17th) also finished in the top-20 Saturday. • Other Camry drivers in the field included Michael Waltrip (24th), Dave Blaney (27th), David Reutimann (32nd), Ken Schrader (38th), Mike Skinner (39th) and AJ Allmendinger (43rd). • Six Camry drivers took turns at the front of the field today for a total of 123 laps. Camry drivers who led laps included Vickers (64 laps), Stewart (42 laps), Busch ( 14 laps), Waltrip (one lap), Reutimann (one lap) and Allmendinger (one lap). • In the... // PaddockTalk Total: 12 news articles First News Article: Motorsport.com, 09/10/2008 16:23 12/10/2008 17:09 Charlotte: Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap, Quotes - Victory! PaddockTalk
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Victory! Jeff Burton, No. 31 AT&T Impala SS, scored his second victory of the 2008 season tonight in the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The win elevated Burton to second in the Chase to the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings with five races remaining in the run for the championship. Starting fourth in the 43-car field, Burton led twice for a total of 58 of the 334-lap race. Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's Impala SS, finished sixth to maintain his lead in the Chase standings. Starting from the pole, the two-time and defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) champion led four times for a total of 67 laps. Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Impala SS, crossed the finish line in the eighth position. With five races remaining in the... // PaddockTalk 12/10/2008 17:08 Charlotte: Ford NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap, Quotes PaddockTalk
Charlotte: Ford NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap, Quotes TRAVIS KVAPIL – No. 28 Hitachi Power Tools Ford Fusion (Finished 42nd) – "I don’t know. We had a decent car. We were just running around 19th or 20th on the lead lap and somebody wrecked in front of us. I just didn’t see it until it was too late kind of being at the back of the pack. I tried to slow down and get out of the way and I clipped Matt. I feel terrible that I turned him around, and then I went down through the grass and just lost control and hit the wall." IT LOOKED LIKE A HARD HIT? "Any hit is not real pleasant, but it really wasn’t that bad. I had the car slowed down pretty decent, I just couldn’t steer it when I was getting through the grass. I just lost control." MATT KENSETH... // PaddockTalk 12/10/2008 17:08 Charlotte: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap, Quotes PaddockTalk
Charlotte: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap, Quotes BOBBY LABONTE (No. 43 Cheerios Racing/Pink Together Dodge Charger) Finished 17th “We tangled up there and I spun out. After that, it was really, really loose. We aren’t sure if something got bent or the track changed that much. It’s just a tough one.†ELLIOTT SADLER (No. 19 Stanley, Susan G. Komen Dodge Charger) Finished 20th “The car was real loose all night and we just couldn’t fix it. We’ve had that problem with this car. I’m proud of my guys. They threw everything but the kitchen sink at it. We had great pit stops all night. It wasn’t the finish we wanted, but we feel like we’re getting our hands around some things. This is the best front end I’ve had all... // PaddockTalk 12/10/2008 10:04 Charlotte: Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup - Fast Facts PaddockTalk
Charlotte: Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup - Fast Facts A total of 14 Team Chevy Impala SS drivers will start today’s Bank of America 500 for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, round five (5) of the 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Qualifying for this evening’s race was washed out due to inclement weather so the starting line-up is set according to the NASCAR rulebook, putting Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Impala SS on the pole. A Team Chevy driver has won 35 of the 97 points-paying NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races held at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (LMS), more than any other manufacturer A Bowtie driver has won 8 of the last 11 NSCS races at LMS Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Impala SS and Jeff Gordon, No. 24... // PaddockTalk 11/10/2008 23:09 Charlotte: Ford NASCAR Nationwide Race Recap PaddockTalk
Charlotte: Ford NASCAR Nationwide Race Recap BOBBY HAMILTON JR. – No. 25 Curly’s BBQ Ford Fusion (Finished 37th) – "The 19 and the 30 got together and were spinning and I guess the 27 couldn’t stop in time and he just jacked me up and finished me off and turned me head on. It wasn’t the fault of the 27, it was just a racing deal. We actually came up through there. The car was awesome. I know everybody says that right when they wreck, but we were actually doing pretty good, but you can’t control that. This place is so fast. We were running pretty near wide open through three and four and almost one and two up top, and I couldn’t even get mad at the 27 because I guarantee he didn’t have enough time to stop. That’s just part of... // PaddockTalk 11/10/2008 23:09 Charlotte: Toyota NASCAR Nationwide Race Recap - Victory PaddockTalk
Charlotte: Toyota NASCAR Nationwide Race Recap - Victory Kyle Busch led 137 of the 200 laps in tonight’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Charlotte’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway en route to his ninth win of the season in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry. • With tonight’s win, Busch swept both NNS races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in 2008. He also won the May NNS race driving the Braun Racing Camry. • Tonight’s win is the 19th for Toyota in NNS competition this season with wins coming from Busch (nine), Tony Stewart (five), Denny Hamlin (four) and Logano (one). • Brian Vickers (third) and Mike Wallace (10th) also had top-10 finishes at Charlotte. • Camry drivers Joey Logano (14th), Dave Blaney (17th), Jason Leffler... // PaddockTalk 11/10/2008 22:41 Charlotte: NASCAR Nationwide Race Results - Busch, Toyota Win PaddockTalk
Charlotte: NASCAR Nationwide Race Results - Busch, Toyota Win In front of 60,000, Kyle Busch and his No. 18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota won the Dollar General 300, his 20th victory in 135 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. This is his ninth victory and 17th top-10 finish in 2008. This is also his fourth victory and eighth top-10 finish in 11 races at Lowe's Motor Speedway at Charlotte. Jeff Burton grabbed second to post his 14th top-10 finish in... // PaddockTalk 11/10/2008 11:49 Charlotte: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice Recap, Quotes PaddockTalk
Charlotte: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice Recap, Quotes KASEY KAHNE (No. 9 Budweiser Dodge Charger) HOW WAS PRACTICE? "It was good. We learned a lot. We were second fastest in the first session and our car was good on long runs. We weren’t as fast in the second practice, but we got the car better. I’m looking forward to tomorrow night. I think that we have a good racecar." HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR CHANCES TO THREE-PEAT HERE AT LOWE’S? "I feel like our chances are good. I was confident that we could win coming into the weekend and today’s practice sessions prove that we came here with a great car." PAT TRYSON (Crew Chief, No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) HOW IS YOUR MILLER LITE DODGE HEADING INTO RACE DAY? "We’ve been in the middle of the pack in... // PaddockTalk 11/10/2008 11:23 Charlotte: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Fast Facts PaddockTalk
Charlotte: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Fast Facts • Total Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Wins: 201 • First Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win: Lee Petty, 2/1/53, West Palm Beach, Fla., 100 miles, .5-mile track. • Last Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win: Kurt Busch, 6/29/08, Loudon, NH, 317.4-miles, 1.058-mile track, 2008 Lenox Industrial Tools 301. • First Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win at Lowe’s: LeeRoy Yarbrough, National 500, 10/16/1966, 130.743 mph avg. speed • Last Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win at Lowe’s: Kasey Kahne, Coca-Cola 600, 05/05/2008, 135.722 avg. speed • First Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win at this event: LeeRoy Yarbrough, National 500, 10/16/1966, 130.743 mph avg. speed • Last Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup... // PaddockTalk 11/10/2008 09:44 Charlotte: Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Recap, Quotes - Pole PaddockTalk
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Pole JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S IMPALA SS, will start on the pole of Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway as a result of qualifying being cancelled due to inclement weather and the field being set by provisions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) rule book. As the point’s leader, Johnson will bring the field to the green flag. This is the eighth time this season rain has forced the field to be lined up per the rule book. The remaining five Team Chevy drivers in the Chase will start the 334-lap/501-mile race as follows: Jeff Burton, No. 31 AT€“ 4th; Clint Bowyer, No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Impala SS – 5th; Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil/Driven to... // PaddockTalk 09/10/2008 16:23 Charlotte II: Dodge Motorsports Motorsport.com
* Total Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Wins: 201 * First Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win: Lee Petty, 2/1/53, West Palm Beach, Fla., 100 miles, .5-mile track. * Last Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win: Kurt Busch, 6/29/08, Loudon, NH, 317.4-miles, 1.058-mile track, 2008 Lenox Industrial Tools 301. * First Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win at Lowe's: LeeRoy Yarbrough, National 500, 10/16/1966, 130.743 mph avg. speed * Last Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win at Lowe's: Kasey Kahne, Coca-Cola 600, 05/05/2008, 135.722 avg. speed * First Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win at this event: LeeRoy Yarbrough, National 500, 10/16/1966, 130.743 mph avg. speed * Last Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win at this event: Kasey Kahne, Bank of America 500, 10/14/2006, 132.142 avg. mph DODGE... // Motorsport.com |