Backstretch Motorsports

TALLADEGA, ALA– Tony Stewart survived a couple of huge wrecks and a record number of leaders to win the AMP Energy 500 here Sunday at a track that produces excitement by the barrel.

Stewart held off hard-charging rookie Regan Smith, who made a last-lap daredevil pass below the yellow line in trying to beat the two-time champion.

NASCAR rules prohibit passing below the yellow line that separates the racing track from the apron.

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FONTANA, CALIF. (August 30, 2008) — Give Kyle Busch credit for being a quick study.

Nudged out of the way and deprived of a win by Carl Edwards in last Saturday’s Sprint Cup race at Bristol, Busch didn’t let Edwards anywhere near his rear bumper in the closing laps of Saturday night’s Camping World RV Service 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway.

After a restart with eight laps remaining, Busch pulled away, as he had done consistently all night long, to hold off his nemesis and win the race under caution when Josh Wise wrecked on the white-flag lap.

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Statement from Joe Gibbs Regarding NASCAR Penalties Issued to Joe Gibbs Racing’s Nos. 18 and 20 Nationwide Series Teams

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 20, 2008) – The following is a statement from Joe Gibbs, owner and founder of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), after NASCAR penalized its Nos. 18 and 20 Nationwide Series teams for infractions that took place by JGR during technical inspection following last Saturday’s Nationwide Series race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.

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No. 18 And No. 20 NASCAR Nationwide Series Teams Penalized For Rule Violations At Michigan International Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2008) – NASCAR announced today that the No. 18 and No. 20 teams in the NASCAR Nationwide Series have been penalized due to rule violations discovered by NASCAR inspectors prior to post-race testing on the chassis dynamometer Aug. 16 at Michigan International Speedway.

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Infractions Discovered in Michigan NNS Post Race Inspection; JGR No.s 20 and 18 Involved

Infractions were discovered by Nationwide Series inspectors following Saturday’s Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway, according to Robin Pemberton, vice president of competition for NASCAR . The cars involved were the No. 18 Toyota that was driven to a seventh-place finish by Joey Logano, and the No. 20 Toyota that was driven to a third-place finish by Tony Stewart.

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Win Locks Top Seed In Chase

Race Fast Facts
Watkins Glen International
Centurion Boats at The Glen

Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 23
Team : No. 18 - M&M’S Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Steve Addington

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NASCAR Nationwide Series
Kroger 200
O’Reilly Raceway Park
Race Fast Facts

Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 23
Team: No. 18 Z-Lines Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff

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By Reid Spencer

MADISON, Ill. (July 19, 2008) – It took three days for Carl Edwards to get to Gateway International Raceway from his home in Columbia, Mo. – on a bicycle.

Once at the track, however, Edwards picked up his pace considerably for Saturday night’s Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race. In the final 55-lap green-flag run, Edwards’ No. 60 Ford streaked away from the No. 20 Toyota of Joey Logano, taking the checkered flag 6.877 seconds ahead of the 18-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing phenom.

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
LifeLock.com 400
Chicagoland Speedway
Fast Facts

Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 23
Team: No. 18 M&Ms Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Steve Addington

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By Reid Spencer

JOLIET, Ill. (July 11, 2008) — With a 10-second lead after a round of green-flag pit stops cycled through on Lap 155, Kyle Busch drove his No. 18 Toyota to a comfortable victory over Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin in Friday night’s Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.

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