Kyle Busch continues to amaze the racing community, this weekend courtesy of a win at his home track of Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch, along with his brother Kurt, started on the front row but Kyle had to start from the rear due to an engine change. He survived a challenging event to take his first Sprint Cup Series race of the 2009 season. "Shrub" returns Gateway International Raceway July 18 for the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250, where he has two top-tens in two previous starts. Also finishing in the top-ten Sunday were two-time GIR winner Greg Biffle (seventh), 2008 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 polesitter Jamie McMurray (ninth), and two-time NNS champ and GIR winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. (tenth).
It was a race of attrition Saturday in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at LVMS, but Greg Biffle, the only driver to win both the NNS and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at GIR, returned to Victory Lane for the first time in 76 Nationwide starts. Finishing in the runner-up spot was his Roush Fenway Racing teammate and fellow Gateway winner Carl Edwards. The big story was the finish of the NNS rookies with Michael McDowell (sixth), former GIR Truck Series winner Brendan Gaughan (seventh), 2008 ARCA champion and Springfield, Ill., native Justin Allgaier (eighth), and Scott Lagasse Jr., (ninth) all finishing in the top-ten after a strong day of racing.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series had the weekend off, but returns to action this weekend, along with the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series, at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch is the defending race winner of this event and joins former Camping World 200 winning team owner Kevin Harvick as drivers doing triple duty this weekend.
The NHRA Full Throttle Series returns to action March 12-15 for the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. Fans can catch all the action from this legendary event on ESPN2.
GatewayRaceway.com is your home for everything you need to know about motorsports on the local, regional, and national level. Visit the site for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series top ten in points as well as exclusive stories, photos, and audio. Right now at GatewayRaceway.com is our in-depth conversation with the hottest driver in the NHRA Full Throttle Series, Ron Capps.
GIR is hosting the NHRA Full Throttle Series (May 1-3), the NASCAR Nationwide Series (July 18), and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (Sept. 12) once again in 2009 as well as the National Guard ADRL Tour and the USAC .25 Midge Series. For more information, visit GatewayRaceway.com.
Brandon W. Mudd | Director, Public and Media Relations
Gateway International Raceway
700 Raceway Blvd. | Madison, IL 62060
o: 618.482.2495 | f: 618.482.3919
e: bmudd@gatewayraceway.com
2009 Race Dates for Gateway International Raceway
May 1-3, 2009 | "O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals" NHRA Full Throttle Series
July 18, 2009 | "Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250" NASCAR Nationwide Series
Aug. 7-8, 2009 | National Guard ADRL Tour
Sept. 12, 2009 | "Camping World 200" NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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It was a race of attrition Saturday in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at LVMS, but Greg Biffle, the only driver to win both the NNS and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at GIR, returned to Victory Lane for the first time in 76 Nationwide starts. Finishing in the runner-up spot was his Roush Fenway Racing teammate and fellow Gateway winner Carl Edwards. The big story was the finish of the NNS rookies with Michael McDowell (sixth), former GIR Truck Series winner Brendan Gaughan (seventh), 2008 ARCA champion and Springfield, Ill., native Justin Allgaier (eighth), and Scott Lagasse Jr., (ninth) all finishing in the top-ten after a strong day of racing.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series had the weekend off, but returns to action this weekend, along with the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series, at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch is the defending race winner of this event and joins former Camping World 200 winning team owner Kevin Harvick as drivers doing triple duty this weekend.
The NHRA Full Throttle Series returns to action March 12-15 for the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. Fans can catch all the action from this legendary event on ESPN2.
GatewayRaceway.com is your home for everything you need to know about motorsports on the local, regional, and national level. Visit the site for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series top ten in points as well as exclusive stories, photos, and audio. Right now at GatewayRaceway.com is our in-depth conversation with the hottest driver in the NHRA Full Throttle Series, Ron Capps.
GIR is hosting the NHRA Full Throttle Series (May 1-3), the NASCAR Nationwide Series (July 18), and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (Sept. 12) once again in 2009 as well as the National Guard ADRL Tour and the USAC .25 Midge Series. For more information, visit GatewayRaceway.com.
Brandon W. Mudd | Director, Public and Media Relations
Gateway International Raceway
700 Raceway Blvd. | Madison, IL 62060
o: 618.482.2495 | f: 618.482.3919
e: bmudd@gatewayraceway.com
2009 Race Dates for Gateway International Raceway
May 1-3, 2009 | "O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals" NHRA Full Throttle Series
July 18, 2009 | "Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250" NASCAR Nationwide Series
Aug. 7-8, 2009 | National Guard ADRL Tour
Sept. 12, 2009 | "Camping World 200" NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information that may be privileged, confidential or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, copying or distribution of this email, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender by return email and delete this email from your system. Unless explicitly and conspicuously designated as "E-Contract Intended," this email does not constitute a contract offer, a contract amendment, or an acceptance of a contract offer. This email does not constitute consent to the use of the sender's contact information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers of data to third parties.
