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Today, Turner Motorsports' marketing partner and sponsor of the No. 31 Chevrolet driven by Justin Allgaier, BRANDT, announced the formation of The BRANDT Foundation to organize the company's charitable giving. The launch of the Foundation will be celebrated this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Allgaier driving a pink No. 31 Chevy in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Friday night.

For many race car drivers, being patient goes against every fiber of their being. Who can blame them as they live in a world where thousandths of a second can make or break their day. For Nur Ali, being patient has finally paid off. After years of trying, the 37-year-old Fort Worth, Texas resident will make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut on October 20 in the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. He will also compete in the series at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3 and Phoenix International Raceway on November 10.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not compete in the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway after being diagnosed with a concussion following the Oct. 7 race at Talladega, Ala.

Race fans young and old can listen to a “Turtle Powered” family broadcast of the Bank of America 500 from Charlotte Motor Speedway beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13. A team of prominent NASCAR broadcasters will share the announcing duties with their sons and daughters for a one-of-a-kind production that families are sure to enjoy.

Michael Annett on Having a New Branding Partner in Charlotte: “We’re excited to have Cheez-It on the Pilot Flying J Ford this weekend for the Charlotte night race. We’ve had some really cool branding partners on the car this season and I‘m honored to add Cheez-It to the list. I enjoy eating Cheez-It snacks and I know we’ll have plenty on the hauler this weekend for me and the crew. It’s going to be a special weekend, with a special paint scheme, and I’d like nothing more than to showcase our new branding partner in Victory Lane.”

TOYOTA TIDBITS DISECTING DEGA: Camry driver Kyle Busch escaped a race-changing, last-lap wreck at Talladega Superspeedway to claim a third-place result in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race in Alabama. Busch was riding in the middle of the pack on the last lap when the race leaders made contact and spun, resulting in an accident that involved more than half of the field.

DODGE DRIVER QUOTE: “You just continue to pick up so much speed at Charlotte that you have to stay ahead of the track as far as having enough travel on the front of the car to not be on the splitter by the end of the race. As the outside temperature cools down, you get a little bit more downforce and you get a little bit more horsepower with the engine. I want to do well at Charlotte because I like that track and it’s one of my favorite places. The fact that I get to sleep in my own bed is nice on top of all that other stuff. Charlotte, Indianapolis and Daytona are the races that a lot of people really want to run well at.” --Sam Hornish Jr.

Denny Hamlin avoided a last-lap wreck and piloted the No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota to a 14th place finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. With the result, Hamlin remains third in the Chase for the Sprint Cup points standings, 23 markers behind Brad Keselowski after four of 10 playoff races. The No. 17 of Matt Kenseth crossed the finish line ahead of the pack to claim the checkered flag.

DG GOES PINK IN SUPPORT OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS: For the second year in a row, Dollar General and Charlotte Motor Speedway are going pink for the Dollar General 300. For Friday’s 300 mile race, the discount retailer is changing the colors of the annual race to pink in support of breast cancer awareness month. Their efforts include a pink Dollar General 300 pace car, pink grandstand tickets and a pink start/finish line.

Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kurt Busch will make his Furniture Row Racing debut in Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.