(EDITORS: Updates with quotes and results) Oct. 10, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.—In the closing laps of Friday night’s Drive for the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with an air of inevitability, Brad Keselowski tracked down teammate Ryan Blaney and made the pass for the win on Lap 187 of 200. With frequent cautions giving crew chiefs multiple options and scrambling tire strategies, Keselowski had four fresh tires for the restart on Lap 182. It was simply a matter of time before he passed Blaney, who had gained seven positions with a two-tire stop under caution on…

Oct. 4, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan.—Kyle Busch won the lottery on Saturday afternoon—the Kansas Lottery 300, to be precise. But it must have seemed like a huge jackpot for the driver of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, who won a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway for the first time since 2007. “Whoo! We won at Kansas,” Busch radioed as he crossed the finish line, with as much relief as elation in his voice. It took Busch 19 circuits after a restart on Lap 161 to catch and pass runner-up Kevin Harvick. On…

Sept. 27, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del.---It was a case of Dover déjà vu. Kyle Busch took the lead from Joey Logano on pit road under caution near the midpoint of a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway and led every lap thereafter. In winning Saturday’s Dover 200 at the Monster Mille, Busch duplicated an accomplishment remarkably similar to his victory at Dover in May. In this case, he grabbed the lead from Logano with a lightning fast pit on Lap 100 and stayed out front for the final 101 circuits in winning his fifth Nationwide…

Sept. 20, 2014 By Chris Knight NASCAR Wire Service SPARTA, Kentucky - - Brendan Gaughan capitalized on the opportunity to utilize the high line on the final restart of Saturday night’s VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway to win his second NASCAR Nationwide Series race of the season. Gaughan, with a three-wide pass, powered around leaders Chase Elliott and Ty Dillon in the closing laps and cleared his competition in Turn 1, allowing him to cruise to an eight-tenths of a second lead over Richard Childress Racing teammate Brian Scott. “I love my restarts,” said Gaughan in Victory Lane. “It was an awesome…

Two-tire strategy propels Kevin Harvick to Nationwide win at Chicagoland Sept. 13, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill.—Kevin Harvick got the track position he needed with a two-tire call under caution late in Saturday's Jimmy John's Freaky Fast 300. Then he and crew chief Ernie Cope got the victory they deserved for choosing the right strategy at the right time. Harvick beat Kyle Larson to the finish line by 2.108 seconds to win for the fourth time this season and the 44th time in his career—a numerologist’s delight for those who favor Harvick’s No. 4 Chevrolet in Sunday’s MyAFibStory.com…

Sept. 5, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va.—-Picture perfect. Coors Light polesitter Kyle Busch led all 250 laps in Friday night’s Virginia529 College Savings 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway and beat runner-up and series leader Chase Elliott to the finish line by 1.323 seconds. Driving a No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota that was the clear class of the field, Busch won for the fourth time this season, the fifth time at Richmond and the series-best 67th time in his career. It was the second time Busch has led every lap in a Nationwide Series…