Posts Tagged ‘Brendan Gaughn’

Bliss Stretches Fuel, Wins Rain-Shortened Carquest Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series Race

By Bram • May 23rd, 2009 • Category: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, News, Notes, Results, Your Series. Your Driver.

Mike Bliss celebrates winning the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Lowe\'s Motor Speedway. The race was called after 170 laps due to rain, giving Bliss his second career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. (John Harrelson/Getty Images)

Mike Bliss celebrates winning the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The race was called after 170 laps due to rain, giving Bliss his second career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. (John Harrelson/Getty Images)

CONCORD, N.C. — Superior fuel mileage got Mike Bliss out front late in Saturday night’s Carquest Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Rain did the rest. Three laps after Bliss took the lead from runner-up Brendan Gaughan on Lap 167, NASCAR red-flagged the race because of rain and made Bliss’ win official by calling the event 30 laps short of its scheduled distance of 200 laps. [read more...]



Historic Day for the Vegas Kid — Busch Completes Unprecedented Same-day Sweep

By Bram • Feb 21st, 2009 • Category: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, News, Notes, Results, Your Series. Your Driver.

Kyle Busch poses with the second piece of winning hardware the collected at Auto Club Sspeedway in Fontana, Ca. on Saturday.

Kyle Busch poses with the second piece of winning hardware the collected at Auto Club Sspeedway in Fontana, Ca. on Saturday.

FONTANA, Calif. — Déjà vu.

Kyle Busch picked up right where he left off in 2008, as the driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs/Fryes.com Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) scored his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of the season Saturday night in the Stater Bros. 300 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.

Hours after winning a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in a runaway, Kyle Busch staged a repeat performance in Saturday night’s Stater Bros. 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Auto Club Speedway.

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Driver Focus — Brendan Gaughn at Bristol

By Bram • Aug 18th, 2008 • Category: NASCAR, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, News, Your Series. Your Driver.

Brendan Gaughn leads teammate Rick Crawford in recent NCTS racing action (Getty Images)

Brendan Gaughn leads teammate Rick Crawford in recent NCTS racing action (Getty Images)

Brendan Gaughan, driver of the No. 10 International MAXX Force Diesel Ford F-150, started and finished second during last year’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway. This year he heads to the fast half-mile track with more confidence and seeks to improve his final position by one spot. Gaughan talks about aggressive racing and the uniqueness of the eastern Tennessee track.

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