Kyle Busch Sweeps Bristol
Kyle Busch’s victory Sunday was his 20th in the Cup Series, his first of the season, his second consecutive at Thunder Valley and his fourth in the past five races there. Busch capped his second consecutive weekend sweep at Bristol, having won Saturday’s Nationwide Series event.
Last August, Busch became the first driver to win three national series races at the same track on the same weekend when he claimed victories in the Truck, Nationwide and Cup series.
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Dale Jr and Steve Letarte – Perfect Combination?
Is Dale Earnhardt Jr. back to his competitive ways? Was the crew chief swap at Hendrick Motorsports just what he needed?
Well since Rick Hendrick paired up Steve Letarte with Dale Jr, things have improved. Pole for the Daytona 500, 10th place finish at Phoenix, 8th place finish at Las Vegas, 10th in points for the Sprint Cup Championship. It definitely has JR Nation excited so far.
Dale Jr has a strong run at Las Vegas and was very competitive. Tony Stewart dominated the race, but Carl Edwards won with the pit strategy.
Jeff Gordon wins at Phoenix
Congratulations to Jeff Gordon as he ends his 66-race winless drought at Phoenix. Gordon passed Kyle Busch with eight laps to go for first win since 2009. That win also prevented Kyle Busch from sweeping Phoenix with wins in the Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup.
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Trevor Bayne, 2011 Daytona 500 Winner
Congratulations to Trevor Bayne and the Wood Brother for winning the 2011 Daytona 500. Trevor kept his nose clean and became the youngest driver to win the Daytona 500 at 20 years old.
The 2011 Daytona 500 was definitely a interesting one with the 2 car drafting with record breaking leaders, lead changed and cautions. Majority of the big names such as; Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Clint Bowyer and Ryan Newman were removed from contention. Then you have idiots like Carl Edwards finishing 2nd and taking the points lead for 2011 after 1 race.
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Dale Jr Wins the Pole for the Daytona 500
Congratulations to Dale Earnhardt Jr and the Hendrick Motorsports Amp Energy No. 88 Chevrolet Impala Team. With all of his success at Daytona, this is his first start on the pole for the Daytona 500. Hopefully this is the confidence he needs to start the 2011 season off right!!!
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2011 Countdown, Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson is the driver of the No. 48 Lowes Chevrolet Impala for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Jimmie finished 1st in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and the experts at Yahoo! Sports predicts him to finish 1st in 2011. Well how can you not pick him until somebody beats him in the Chase. Read the Full Story.
2011 Countdown, Kyle Busch #2
Kyle Busch is the driver of the No. 18 M&Ms Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Kyle finished 8th in 2010 and the experts at Yahoo! Sports predicts him to finish 2nd in 2011. Read the Full Story.
2011 Countdown, Carl Edwards #T3
Carl Edwards is the driver of the No. 99 Ford Taurus for Roush Fenway Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Carl finished 4th in 2010 and the experts at Yahoo! Sports predicts him to finish 3rd in 2011. Read the Full Story.
2011 Countdown, Denny Hamlin #T3
Denny Hamlin is the driver of the No. 11 Fedex Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Denny finished 2nd in 2010 and the experts at Yahoo! Sports predicts him to finish 3rd in 2011. Read the Full Story.
2011 Countdown, Kevin Harvick #5
Kevin Harvick is the driver of the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Kevin finished 3rd in 2010 and the experts at Yahoo! Sports predicts him to finish 5th in 2011. Read the Full Story.