23rd May 2009

Bliss gets first Nationwide win since 2004 (AP)

Mike Bliss raced to his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory since 2004, catching a break to claim the rain-shortened event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

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23rd May 2009

Smith celebrates 50 years of racing at Lowe (AP)

Crew members push driver Carl Edwards' car during practice for Sunday's NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 23, 2009.

It took Bruton Smith more than a year to build his first race track, a frustrating project filled with financing issues, weather delays and too many setbacks to count.

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23rd May 2009

Notebook: Outspoken Smith holds court at Lowe’s (PA SportsTicker)

(Sporting News) - Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman Bruton Smith took issue with NASCAR on several fronts during a wide-ranging question-and-answer session Saturday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

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23rd May 2009

Longevity of 600 makes it a more difficult race today (NASCAR.com)

Ryan Newman will lead the field to green on Sunday.

Longevity of 600 makes it a more difficult race today

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23rd May 2009

Wheeler absent from Charlotte’s 50th anniversary (AP)

Speedway Motorsports CEO Bruton Smith, second from left, and speedway president Marcus Smith, right, pose with employees Dave Suddreth, left, and Earl Springs, second from right, during a news conference to honor the employees for 50 years at at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 23, 2009.

As Lowe’s Motor Speedway celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend, the man who ran the track for more than three decades is attending the Indianapolis 500 instead.

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23rd May 2009

Track owner Smith criticizes NASCAR again (AP)

NASCAR has a “town hall meeting” scheduled with its drivers next week.

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23rd May 2009

Longevity of 600 makes it a more difficult race today

Ryan Newman knows all about what it takes to succeed in the Coca-Cola 600, the longest race on the Sprint Cup Series circuit.

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23rd May 2009

Track owner Smith criticizes NASCAR again (PA SportsTicker)

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23rd May 2009

On eve of 19th birthday, Logano better with age (NASCAR.com)

Joey Logano is building confidence, and with that he is more hard on himself.

On eve of 19th birthday, Logano better with age

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23rd May 2009

On eve of 19th birthday, Logano better with age

While signing autographs at Home Depot along side Joey Logano, fellow driver Matt Kenseth leaned over and asked, “Now what year were your born again?”

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