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Thorn Awesome In Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Derek Thorn won the NAPA Auto Parts 150 in NASCAR K&N Pro Series West action on Saturday night at NAPA Speedway. Thorn, out of Lakeport, Calif., started from the seventh position and charged to the front after Dylan Kwasniewski, who earned the pole position earlier in the day, set a blistering pace […]

LaJoie Gets “Monster” Win

It took Corey LaJoie 23 races to reach Victory Lane in his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career, but once he got there, he’s made it a regular occurance. The 21-year-old Concord, N.C., picked up his fourth win in the last eight races to Saturday afternoon at the “Monster Mile” in the AmericanReal.TV 150 at […]

Larson Edges LaJoie In Thrilling NH Finish

LOUDON, N.H. – Kyle Larson won a drag race to the finish line against Corey LaJoie to capture the G-Oil 100 checkered flag in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East action Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Larson, a 20-year-old rookie from Elk Grove, Calif., took the lead from LaJoie on Lap 86 and held on […]

Crowning Achievement For Kennington

FRASERVILLE, Ont., Canada — D.J. Kennington won it all. Kennington capped his 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 championship with a victory Saturday in the final race of the season, the Pinty’s 250 presented by Dodge, at Kawartha Speedway. POS DRIVER 1 DJ Kennington 2 Andrew Ranger 3 JR Fitzpatrick 4 Pete […]

Kennington Gets Back On Track

ANTIGONISH, N.S., Canada – D.J. Kennington bounced right back to the cusp of a second NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 championship. A week after a fuel pump failure took a large chunk of his points lead, the St. Thomas, Ont., driver dominated the Wilson Equipment 300 en route to his sixth win […]

Shepherd Takes The Checkered

BARRIE, Ontario, Canada — Pete Shepherd III was in the right place at the right time to take the victory in the Wahta Springs 300 Sunday at Barrie Speedway. It marked Shepherd’s third career win in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1. Shepherd was running third at the start of a green-white-checkered […]