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Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing , had Sunday's Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race circled on his calendar even before the 2014 season started.

The Team Penske No. 22 NASCAR Nationwide Series team, which won last Saturday's Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was among three teams penalized by NASCAR Wednesday afternoon.

With Kurt Busch signed up to become the fourth driver to attempt to run both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, many IndyCar fans have wondered why their favorite drivers never take a crack at "The Double."

Sponsors come and go in motor sports, where even the strongest partnership can quickly unravel because of the economy, a difference of opinion or a change in marketing strategy.

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NASCAR announced Tuesday that changes to its group qualifying procedures will take affect ahead of Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Darrell Wallace Jr. has only been racing in NASCAR since 2012, but the rising star has already amassed an impressive resume in both the Nationwide Series and in the Camping World Truck Series .

Dillon 1-6, Keselowski 7, Dillon 8, Keselowski 9-68, Kenseth Dillon 1-6, Keselowski 7, Dillon 8, Keselowski 9-68, Kenseth 69-74, Keselowski 75-119, K. Busch 120-121, Larson 122-130, K. Busch 131-157, Kenseth 158, K. Busch 159-162, Keselowski 163-200.

The Frontstretch: Voices From The Cheap Seats: NASCAR's Flirtation With Russian Roulette by Jeff Meyer -- Tuesday March 11, 2014 Andretti Autosport announced this morning that Kurt Busch, driver of the No.

Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 Aspen Dental Chevrolet, stands on the grid before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 9, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s fans were on their feet, sponsor representatives were ready to invade victory lane and Junior Nation could envision what would have been the best start to a season ever - two wins in three races.

The odds weren't with Jeffrey Earnhardt in Las Vegas. He ended a rough day in Saturday's Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a 33rd-place finish in the Flex Seal Chevrolet.

After struggling in the second half of last Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix, Paul Menard came back with a vengeance at Las Vegas, even though his thoughts might have been elsewhere.

"I haven't been told 'no' to anything yet," Childers said after Harvick won last week's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway, just the second event since Harvick and Childers were paired at Stewart-Haas Racing.

Andretti Autosport announced this morning that Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet in the Sprint Cup Series, will attempt the Indianapolis 500 in a fifth entry for the IndyCar Series team.

LAS VEGAS -- As the music thumped away, partygoers mingled around shiny silver race cars and firesuits in display cases.

Brad Keseslowski gets the jump on Kyle Busch on his way the NASCAR Nationwide Series win at Las Vegas on Saturday.

Kenseth was by far the best in the Sprint Cup Series in 2014 on 1.5-mile intermediate tracks with an average finish of 5.73, including other wins at Kansas, Kentucky and Chicagoland.

Wright Motorsports will go for its third straight driver and team championship in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama in 2014.

Dylan Kwasniewski started attending NASCAR races at his hometown Las Vegas Motor Speedway when he was nine years old, his first race spent atop family friend Robby Gordon's pit box.