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Trevor Bayne makes his seventh NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway on Friday evening. In six previous starts at the 1.5-mile oval, Bayne has recorded one top-five and four top-10 finishes.

Carlos Contreras, the first Hispanic-born NASCAR driver continues his bid towards 100 career National Series starts this Friday night at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (CMS) in the running of the Drive for the Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.

BRINGING BACK THE TWO-CAR EFFORT: Team Penske will return to a two-car NASCAR Nationwide Series organization this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with Ryan Blaney driving the No. 12 Western Star Trucks Ford Mustang. Greg Erwin will return to the crew chief seat as part of the two-car effort. The duo worked together earlier this year at Kentucky, where they finished fifth driving a second NNS Mustang for Team Penske.

Ryan Reed will make his third NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Charlotte Motor Speedway this Friday. In his previous two starts, Reed has crossed the finish line in 14th both times.

Chris Buescher will make his third NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Charlotte Motor Speedway this Friday. In his previous two starts, Buescher’s best finish is ninth, which came earlier this season.

For the ninth time this season, Roush Fenway Racing’s Ryan Reed has a special guest riding along with him during Friday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The No. 16 American Diabetes Association Drive to Stop DiabetesSM presented by Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang will carry the name of Karl Reynolds above the passenger side window.

In 142 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing teams have earned seven points-paying victories (four wins with Dale Earnhardt, one with Jeff Burton and two with Kevin Harvick) and four All-Star race victories (three with Earnhardt and one with Harvick), giving RCR 11 total Sprint Cup Series checkered flags at the Concord, N.C.-based track.

With only four races remaining in the 2014 season, the RAB Racing No. 99 Rheem/Microsoft team head home to Charlotte for a Friday night showdown. James Buescher and the team are looking to secure a top-10 finish to close out the enduring 18-week stretch before having two weeks off.

Mike Bliss and the No. 19 TriStar Motorsports Camry team qualified 21st for the Kansas Lottery 300. After a disappointing finish last weekend in Dover, Bliss was ready to take on the 1.5-mile tri-oval speedway in Kansas. When an early caution came out, Bliss was battling teammate, David Starr for the 21st position. Bliss reported that his Camry was tight off and snappy loose and reported that he still hadn't gotten a feel for the car while running 21st.

Ty Dillon qualified on the pole for the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, his third of the season and was the highest qualifying Richard Childress Racing entry. Teammates Brian Scott, Paul Menard and Brendan Gaughan qualified fifth, eighth and 10th respectively.