Nationwide | Kyle Busch Crushes the Competition at Phoenix

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Don't bet against Kyle Busch when he races at Phoenix. Don't bet against him when he wins the pole for a NASCAR Nationwide Series race. Kyle Busch did both on Saturday, and with working for him, Busch blew away the opposition to win his sixth race at the one-mile flat track in the Sonoran desert. The driver of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota finished the ServiceMaster 200 more than four seconds ahead of race runner-up Justin Allgaier, who passed series leader Austin Dillon for the second position on the final lap.…

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Camping World | Erik Jones Becomes Youngest Winner

Nov. 8, 2013 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. -- In a battle between two drivers who had never won a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, 17-year-old Erik Jones pulled away from Ross Chastain in the final 10 laps of Friday night's Lucas Oil 150, becoming the youngest winner in series history. Driving the No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota, Jones took the lead on Lap 142 of 150, powering to the inside of Chastain through the dogleg on the backstretch. Born May 30, 1986, Jones eclipsed Chase Elliott, a winner earlier this year at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park,…

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Available Now! Phoenix Edition

NASCAR Pole Position Talladega edition is now available. Please head to Walmart, or other area retailers that offer free magazines, to pick up your free copy. Magazines were shipped to area Walmarts that feature Tire & Lube Express departments. Be sure to tell them NASCAR Pole Position sent you! And remember the magazine is free for all race fans! If you are not in the race market, you can get a subscription to NASCAR Pole Position here right now. Have you signed up for your free subscription to ROAR? ROAR! is a digitally-delivered, weekly magazine that reviews the week that was, and provides fans with a…

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Sprint Cup | Johnson grabs Chase lead with win at Texas

Nov. 3, 2013   By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Tex. -- The speed in Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet was positively jaw-dropping. Able to pull away from his pursuers with apparent ease, Johnson finished three positions ahead of Matt Kenseth in Sunday's AAA Texas 500, breaking a tie for the lead in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, but -- make no mistake -- Johnson's performance amounted to a brutal bludgeoning of Kenseth and the rest of the opposition. Kenseth hurt his own cause with a pit-road speeding penalty, but not even a perfect day on pit road…

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Nationwide | Keselowski outduels Hamlin at Texas

  Nov. 2, 2013    By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Tex. -- Brad Keselowski dominated early and retook the lead late to win Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. Keselowski led 106 of 200 laps in the 31st NASCAR Nationwide Series race of the season, propelling his No. 22 Penske Racing Ford to a decisive advantage in the owners' standings. Passing runner-up Denny Hamlin with 14 laps left, Keselowski pulled away to win by .980 seconds. The victory was Keselowski's sixth of the season, his first at Texas and the 26th of his career. Four different…

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