Not even a pit road penalty could completely stop Kyle Busch's dominating performance and prevent his eventual win in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday night.
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During pole qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, Carl Edwards claimed the pole for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at the track with a time of 111.297 seconds. That time was the total time it took Edwards to run three laps, during which he hit pit road for a four-tire pit stop by his No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing team. During qualifying for the All-Star Race, there was no speed limit on pit road, as only one car at a time was coming down pit road for service.
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Not everyone in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has a place already secured in the Sprint All-Star Race for Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. For those who don't, there's the Sprint Showdown, a preliminary even at the track ran just prior to the main event. The drivers trying to race their way in to the All-Star Race through the Sprint Showdown qualified on Friday for their starting positions for the Showdown. Martin Truex claimed the pole starting spot with a lap time of 27.918. seconds.
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Former NASCAR driver and Midwestern stock car racing legend Dick Trickle died at the age of 71 Thursday of what appeared to be a self-inflected gunshot wound.
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in most teams' backyard Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. No points are on the line this weekend -- just pride, a trophy and a $1 million purse -- in the Sprint All-Star Race. Drivers who won last year or up to this point in 2013, have won the All-Star Race in the last 10 years or have been crowned series champion within the last 10 years already have their spots secured for Saturday night's main event. For everyone else, there's the Sprint Showdown.
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Part-time NASCAR Nationwide Series driver/car owner Mike Harmon, along with Sheila Rae Rice, had warrants out for their arrests earlier this week in connection with the theft of a transporter owned by NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver/truck owner Jennifer Jo Cobb, according to a recent report by the Sporting News. Harmon was previously team manager for Cobb when she competed in the Nationwide Series.
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has the weekend off from points racing, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's an off-weekend -- far from it. This is all-star weekend. More specifically, Saturday night is the night for the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. And for those not yet all-stars by NASCAR's criteria, there's the Sprint Showdown -- a preliminary event immediately prior to the All-Star Race that provides drivers a last chance opportunity to get into the big show that is the Sprint All-Star Race.
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