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Tough Weekend for Kurt Busch and Dodge at Michigan
For the fourth consecutive week, a Dodge Charger R/T led the field to green in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Penske Racings Kurt Busch continued his torrid four-week stretch by earning his third straight and 15th-career pole position for Sundays 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…
Read MoreEarly Trouble in Sprint All-Star Race, Big Show in the Sprint Showdown
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…
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