Bliss Wins Carquest Auto Parts 300
May 27, 2009 by Warren Hayashi
Filed under Racing
Never let a good thing go by not grabbing on for the ride! On Saturday night in the Carquest Auto Parts 300 Nationwide Series race on Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Mike Bliss used this idea to take advantage of superior fuel management and mileage to take the lead and then Mother Nature did the rest. As three short laps after Bliss took the lead the rain began to fall and NASCAR officials decided to pull the red flag out, making Bliss the official winner with thirty laps remaining in the scheduled 200.
This is Mike Bliss’s second victory in …read more
Loose in Turn Three: Did Tony Stewart’s Team Make The Right Call In Charlotte?
May 30, 2008 by Tim Zaegel
Filed under Racing
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Yes, it’s Friday once again, and I think we all know what that means! Welcome, everyone, to yet another edition of “Loose in Turn Three” with your favorite blogging panel. Of course, you know who I am, and I believe my colleagues here no longer need introduction, either … but, just formality’s sake, I’m joined once again by Bruce Simmons from Bruce’s NASCAR Bits & Pieces, and the infamous Charlie Turner from On Pit Row.
We’ve got another exciting lineup for you this week, as we refuse to let go of the drama that was …read more
Busch Puts Third Different Team Owner in Victory Lane This Season
May 24, 2008 by Tim Zaegel
Filed under Racing
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Kyle Busch has visited the Nationwide Series Winner’s Circle three times this season from behind the wheel of a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, but Saturday night, he won the Carquest Auto Parts 300 by driving his no. 32 Braun Racing ride to the front of the field, and stretching out a tank of fuel over the course of the final 68 laps.
Busch had to hold off his JGR teammate, Denny Hamlin, to secure the win on a green-white-checkered finish that ended under caution when Mike Wallace slammed the wall. Hamlin finished ahead …read more




