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Cole Whitt is the top rookie finisher in the Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. |
The No. 88 driver started 22nd and finished 6th. This was ahead of the rest of the 2012 Rookie of the Year contenders. Whitt is 5th in the 2012 NNS point standings. |
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Kenny Wallace makes the most improvement in the Nationwide Series after this weekend's race. |
His 11th place finish in the Sam's Town 300 was 25 places better than his last NNS finish. This earned the No. 09 driver a $2,600 check and the Featherlite "Most Improved Driver" award. Wallace moved up 8 spots to 17th in the 2012 Nationwide Series point standings. |
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins the Sam's Town 300, his third victory in 76 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. |
This is the No. 6 Ford driver's first victory and second top-10 finish in 2012. It is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. |
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Kyle Busch has the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in Happy Hour practice for the Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. |
His average of 179.626 mph in the No. 18 was best of the 19 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this final practice session. No. 55 Mark Martin, No. 48 Jimmie Johnson, No. 1 Jamie McMurray and No. 29 Kevin Harvick were the rest of the top 5 on this list. |
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Joey Logano was at the top of the speed chart in the Happy Hour practice leading to the Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. |
The No. 20 driver put up a 182.970 mph lap in the final practice. No. 55 Mark Martin, No. 29 Kevin Harvick, No. 9 Marcos Ambrose and No. 56 Martin Truex Jr. were the rest of the top five and No. 26 Josh Wise was the slowest of the 43 cars running in this session. |
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Morgan Shepherd secures the last qualifying slot open to teams outside of the top 30 in owners points for the Nationwide Series race. |
The No. 89 driver's lap of 166.123 mph was 43rd fastest in qualifying for the the Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He will line up 43rd at the green flag. |
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Brad Keselowski (Sprint Cup No. 2) runs quickest Nationwide Series qualifying lap of the go-or-go-homer drivers. |
Of the teams required to make the field on speed, his lap of 180.572 mph in the No. 22 was the fastest. His qualifying speed puts him 5th in the lineup for the Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. |
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Austin Dillon is the top rookie qualifier for the Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. |
His lap of 180.977 mph in the No. 3 was 3rd fastest, ahead of the rest of the 2012 Rookie of the Year contenders qualifying for the race. |
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Elliott Sadler wins the Coors Light Pole Award for the Sam's Town 300 with a lap of 29.774 seconds, 181.366 mph. |
This is the No. 2 Chevrolet driver's 12th pole in 167 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. His last pole came at Texas Motor Speedway in November 2012. It is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2012. This is Sadler's first pole in six races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. |
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Jimmie Johnson had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the second practice for the Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. |
His average of 183.302 mph in the No. 48 was best of the 11 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 29 Kevin Harvick, No. 18 Kyle Busch, No. 27 Paul Menard and No. 2 Brad Keselowski were the rest of the top 5 on this list. |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the second practice for the Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. |
He ran a fast lap of 184.957 mph in the No. 88. No. 5 Kasey Kahne, No. 22 AJ Allmendinger, No. 48 Jimmie Johnson and No. 18 Kyle Busch rounded out the rest of the top 5 on the speed chart for this practice. Michael McDowell in the No. 98 was the slowest. |
Player News - Saturday, March 10th, 2012
