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Busch and Dodge Dominant in Road-Course Win at Infineon!

Posted By Denny Darnell | 06.27.2011

 

Our own Kurt Busch earned his 23rd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory Sunday in dominant fashion, leading a race-high 76 of 110 laps in the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger at Infineon Raceway.  Busch’s winning margin of four-seconds over second-place Jeff Gordon was never in jeopardy and continued a month-long hot streak that includes three poles and a race win. It was the second win of the season for Dodge.  Brad Keselowski gave Dodge its first victory earlier this month at Kansas.

 

Kurt’s win…

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Busch and Dodge Dominant in Road-Course Win at Infineon!

Tough Weekend for Kurt Busch and Dodge at Michigan

Posted By Denny Darnell | 06.20.2011

 

For the fourth consecutive week, a Dodge Charger R/T led the field to green in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.  Penske Racing’s Kurt Busch continued his torrid four-week stretch by earning his third straight and 15th-career pole position for Sunday’s HELUVA GOOD! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

 

Success at the two-mile oval in Irish Hills is simple, have a race car that handles well on long green-flag runs.  Cautions flags are traditionally rare as horsepower is trumped by a well-handling race car.  Track…

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Tough Weekend for Kurt Busch and Dodge at Michigan

Early Trouble in Sprint All-Star Race, “Big Show” in the Sprint Showdown

Posted By Denny Darnell | 05.23.2011

 

The fate of both Dodge drivers in the annual Sprint All-Star Race was decided early Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski had problems in the first 25 laps of the 100-lap event run in four segments, creating a deficit they could not overcome.

 

Keselowski had to earn his way into the All-Star field and did so by finishing second in the 40-lap Sprint Showdown. Busch was making his 10th consecutive start in the spectacle.

 

Busch started 16th in the 21-car field in…

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Early Trouble in Sprint All-Star Race, “Big Show” in the Sprint Showdown