Backstretch Motorsports

BRISTOL, Tenn. — At age 33, Kevin Harvick won his 33rd Nationwide Series race in the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet — but the number that really mattered to Harvick at Bristol Motor Speedway was “one.”

A former series champion, Harvick won for the first time in a Nationwide car he owns when he took the checkered flag in Saturday’s Scott’s Turf Builder 300 at the .533-mile high-banked short track, beating Carl Edwards to the finish line by .798 seconds.

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JR Motorsports Names Interim Crew Chief for No. 5 Nationwide Team

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – JR Motorsports announced today that Cam Strader will assume crew chief duties for the No. 5 NASCAR Nationwide Series team starting this weekend at O’Reilly Raceway Park. He replaces Chad Walter, who has resigned.

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Joe Nemechek exited the Front Row Motorsports No. 78 National Day of Prayer Chevrolet Impala SS with a huge smile. He had not only set the fastest time of the ‘go or go home’ drivers having to have speed to make the show, he had posted the fastest time of the Sprint Cup qualifying session overal, winning the Coors Light Pole Award for the Aaron’s 499 with a lap of 51.103 seconds, 187.386 mph.

This is Nemechek’s fourth pole and 11th top-10 start in 27 races at Talladega Superspeedway.

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