Backstretch Motorsports

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Compton: We May Be Older But We Haven’t Forgotten How To Race

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Stacy Compton (No. 4 Dodge, pictured, left), like a number of drivers, returned to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series after several recent seasons in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series.

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GLADEVILLE, Tenn., Saturday, July 12, 2008 - Scott Dixon didn’t have the best car Saturday night at Nashville Superspeedway, but he did have the best strategy. Dixon elected to stay out on a late caution to take the lead, and took the win in the rain-shortened Firestone Indy 200.

Dixon grabbed the lead on Lap 149 and had enough fuel to stay in the top spot until rain ended the race with 29 laps left, giving him his third consecutive victory at the Nashville Superspeedway and his fourth this season.

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LEBANON, Tenn., Friday, July 11, 2008 - Helio Castroneves won his 24th career IndyCar Series pole at Nashville Superspeedway, extending his series record to seven consecutive seasons with a pole.

Castroneves, who ranks second in points, turned four laps on the 1.33-mile, concrete oval in 1 minute, 31.5320 seconds, 204.519 mph to win his first pole since last September at Belle Isle. The all-time pole leader won it for the first time in seven starts at Nashville.

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NASCAR Nationwide Series
Federated Auto Parts 300
presented by Dollar General
Nashville Superspeedway
Fast Facts

Race Winner: Brad Keselowski
Age: 24
Team: No. 88 U.S. Navy Chevrolet
Owner: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Crew Chief: Tony Eury Sr.

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