Kyle Larson and the No. 32 Turner Scott Motorsports team came to Thunder Valley on Saturday for the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300 hoping to come away with a clean finish in their Cottonelle Camaro after a tough start to the 2012 season.
After two weeks of mechanical failures that sent Eric McClure on a downward slide in the NASCAR Owner standings, he headed to his hometown track of Bristol Motor Speedway looking for redemption. Despite a bad start to the weekend that forced the Hefty®/Reynolds® team to change the entire set-up of the NO. 14 Camry prior to qualifying, the 34-year-old driver was able to overcome his 24th starting position to finish the Jeff Foxworthy’s Grit Chips 300 as follows:
Jeff Lapcevich and Fastline Motorsports will once again compete with the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2013, with the Grimsby veteran excitedly announcing the return of long-time marketing partner Tim Hortons for a landmark 24th season.
SAM HORNISH JR. – No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Ford Mustang – “We had some kind of issue with the power-steering on the car. The handling was pretty good, but it gave me a workout today. The Alliance Truck Parts Ford Mustang was really good through traffic."
Roush Fenway driver Chris Buescher took his first ever lap at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) on Friday, during Nationwide Series practice at the .533-mile track known at "Thunder Valley."
The NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series are at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend while the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series is at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Hendrick Motorsports has piled up more than twice as many wins as any other organization (11) in the crown jewel event and also leads in top fives (29), top 10s (46) and laps led (1,101).
Funny Car driver Daniel Wilkerson was .042 of a second away from securing his first NHRA win on Sunday in Sonoma and he will have another opportunity for redemption at this weekend’s 37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways.
