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I had a chance to interview Trevor Bayne at Darlington Raceway on May 7th to talk to him about his first season as a fulltime Nationwide Series regular.
As soon as we began talking, I was immediately impressed with the maturity and focus that this 19-year old possesses.
He had just finished qualifying and seemed pleased with his effort. Although Bayne felt he could have pushed a little harder, he explained his strategy.
“It’s our first time here so it’s better to have a car in one piece and still have a potentially qualifying top ten than it is going for a top three.”
His plan seemed to work and he earned a ninth place starting position for the Royal Purple 200 race later that evening. He finished the race in 16th place and advanced to the 11th position in the Nationwide Series points standings.
I asked Bayne to grade his season to date and although he was reluctant to do so, he sounded encouraged by what they have been able to accomplish thus far.
“I think we’re on the right track,” he said. “We’re definitely going in the right direction.” Continue reading →
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Ryan Truex has racing in his blood and is carrying on the family tradition. Although he only began racing about four years ago, he has quickly established himself as one of NASCAR’s outstanding young talents.
He began his career at the age of 13 racing a Bandolero at Wall Township Speedway in New Jersey. From there, he transitioned to Legends and in 2007, won a speedway championship. Last year he competed in a family owned Late Model at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA.
His “big break” came when he was signed as a development driver for Michael Waltrip Racing in February 2009. Continue reading →
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Clint Bowyer passed Kyle Busch with 83 laps to go and never gave up the lead. He drove his car into victory lane at Dover international Speedway, for his second Nationwide win in just nine starts.
Bowyer’s crew chief, Doug Randolph, said the team made adjustments in Bowyer’s car during the first cycle of green-flag pit stops, giving Bowyer what he needed to run up front. This win gives Richard Childress Racing a well needed boost to revitalize his #29 Nationwide racing program.
A late race incident between Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski, however, shifted the focus from Bowyer.
With about 10 laps to go Keselowski got into the back of Hamlin, sending him to the garage. The altercation continued on pit row when Hamlin apparently wanted to have a few words with Keselowski. Tempers flared until Tony Eury Jr. stepped in to diffuse the tense situation. Continue reading →
I had a chance to interview Trevor Bayne at Darlington Raceway on May 7th to talk to him about his first season as a fulltime Nationwide Series regular.
