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What Always Happens in Vegas: Kyle Busch Dominates in Hometown Truck Race

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Kyle Busch led early and often Friday night, winning both rounds of qualifying, the pole, both stages, and completing the sweep with the trophy in the Strat 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch, who proved almost untouchable in the first stage, won the second stage after a pitched battle with Stewart Friesen, and then …

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Todd Gilliland Rebounds From Distraction-Filled Week for Solid Top 10 at Las Vegas

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Todd Gilliland's seventh-place result in the Strat 200 was what the No. 4 team needed: an uneventful, solid night. (Photo/Davey Segal)

Todd Gilliland entered Las Vegas Motor Speedway coming off a top 10 at Atlanta, but needed something better. His owner and Strat 200 race winner, Kyle Busch, made a statement following his Truck Series win at Atlanta regarding Gilliland’s performance, saying an uptick was needed and his “career (was) on the line.” The finish wasn’t …

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1 for 1: Hometown Kyle Busch on the Pole for Friday’s Truck Race

#51: Kyle Busch, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Toyota Tundra Cessna And #18: Harrison Burton, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Toyota Tundra Safelite Autoglass Nascar Gander Outdoors Truck Series

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Friday’s qualifying session for the Gander Outdoors Truck Series was full of surprises… except for up front. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup regular Kyle Busch, who last week broke a tie with Ron Hornaday for most Truck Series wins in NASCAR history, scored the pole for tonight’s Strat 200. Defending Truck Series champ Brett Moffitt, Harrison …

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Will Another Driver Ever Surpass Kyle Busch’s Record Number of Truck Series Wins?

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Kyle Busch won his 52nd career Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. With that victory, the owner/driver for Kyle Busch Motorsports surpassed NASCAR Hall of Famer Ron Hornaday Jr. as the winningest driver in NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series history. Following his win, Fox Sports 1 announcer Vince Welch pondered whether anyone would surpass …

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Friday Faceoff: Is Kyle Busch the Best Truck Series Driver Ever?

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Hendrick Motorsports didn’t have a car finish in the top 10 at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the first time since 2010. Is HMS simply making gradual improvement, or is the team getting worse? Mark Kristl: Hendrick has been gradually improving. If this package provides better racing, the team will further improve. Jimmie Johnson showed obvious …

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Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton Lead Pair of Truck Series Practices in Las Vegas

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ThorSport Racing teammates Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton led a pair of Gander Outdoors Truck Series practices held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Thursday evening (Feb. 28). Sauter’s 178.696 mph led the stable of ThorSport trucks, which all ran inside the top seven in the first session. Teammate Ben Rhodes posted a 178.577 mph lap, …

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NASCAR 101: Top 10 Most Wins in Truck Series History

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All right, we can quit wringing hands over whether or not Kyle Busch will top Ron Hornaday Jr.’s NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series win count. It’s done. He did it. After last weekend’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Busch moves into sole possession of the most wins in Truck Series history, dating back the circuit’s …

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Frontstretch Podcast: David Ragan Discusses New Aero Package at Atlanta

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In the latest edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino, Mike Neff and David Ragan discuss the partial new aerodynamic package that was displayed at Atlanta Motor Speedway last weekend, one which landed the No. 38 car of Ragan a 16th-place finish. Ragan states in the interview that the racing is closer together and restarts will be …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Tries to Sell Package, Jimmie Johnson Debuts Decently

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This past weekend, NASCAR invaded Atlanta for their yearly visit to a track where you’d probably not want to drive your street car on.  The surface will chew tires up, and even with the spacers, it was still evident. Before we get started, NASCAR made two TV-related announcements last week.  First, there is the move …

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Entry List: Strat 200

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The month of March kicks off with some truck racing under the lights. The NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) travels to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Strat 200. 31 trucks are entered so every team will race this Friday night, barring any entry list changes. After two weeks of withdrawals, Beaver Motorsports looks …

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Pace Laps: Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Christopher Bell Make Early NASCAR 2019 Statements

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Atlanta Offers Keselowski Awesome Turnaround The last four months or so haven’t gone according to plan for Brad Keselowski. He won three straight MENCS races in September 2018 which had him peaking right into the playoffs. That momentum made him a dark horse to join the sport’s Big Three of …

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