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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.

The best view Tony Stewart had of Las Vegas Motor Speedway was in his rearview mirror as he left the 1.5-mile oval on Sunday following the Kobalt 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

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.

The Frontstretch: Four Burning Questions - Las Vegas: Includes Calamity Corner And Resurgent Ganassi by Matt Stallknecht -- Sunday March 9, 2014 Andretti Autosport announced this morning that Kurt Busch, driver of the No.

Running the Indianapolis 500/Coca-Cola 600 double, which Kurt Busch will do May 25, is fraught with complications, not the least of which is travel between Indianapolis and Charlotte.

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.

The week of February 23, there were protests in front of the State Capitol, deriding late night jokes, and fear among hospitality leaders, until Wednesday, when Arizona Governor Brewer vetoed State Bill 1062.

By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers The NASCAR Nationwide series has completed practice session one at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in preparation for the 18th Annual Boyd Gaming 300 .

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and discussed memories of racing in the Las Vegas, Nevada area, the added adjustability in the cars with the new rules package, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s confidence level and may other topics.

Someday in the future, Kyle Busch would love to emulate his older brother's attempt to run the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same day.

The NASCAR Nationwide Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend for the third race of the 2014 race season - Saturday's Boyd Gaming 300.

The new qualifying format for the Indianapolis 500 will include three rounds over two days, with the pole-winner emerging from a "Fast Nine Shootout" on what used to be Bump Day.

Qualifying for the Indy 500 this year will begin on May 17 when the fastest 33 cars are locked into the field.

Truck Series champion Matt Crafton will be on standby at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend for Paul Menard as the driver awaits the birth of his first child.

The Frontstretch: The Long and Short of the Intermediate Track Problem in NASCAR by Amy Henderson -- Thursday March 6, 2014 Andretti Autosport announced this morning that Kurt Busch, driver of the No.

Ross D. Franklin Associated Press Dale Earnhardt Jr. already has more than 570,000 followers on Twitter, even though he joined only after winning the Daytona 500.