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PASS South Travels to South Boston This Weekend for the Final Time in 2012

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PASS RacingThis weekend marks the third and final time this season the PASS South super late model series makes their way to “America’s Hometown Track”; South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia. The first trip in March was marred by rain after a Friday afternoon practice session, followed by a June 9th event that saw young Landon Cling, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, pick up his first career super late model win. This weekend’s Southern Virginia 150 has all the potential to produce another first time series winner, but more importantly it could be one of the final times championship contenders race against one another with minimal outside influx as the season schedule hits the fall months of 2012.

The series last outing at Orange County Speedway really shook the championship points battle up a bit as current leader Kyle Grissom scored his third win of 2012, while Brandon Ward, who has been Grissom’s main challenger this season, failed to finish due to a mechanical issues. Ward’s DNF dropped him from second to fifth in the standings, and put veteran Jay Fogleman in the runner-up spot fourteen points behind Grissom. The saving grace for the rest of the field might be the fact that the 4/10th mile flat track didn’t produce one of Grissom’s best finishes this season as he barely squeaked a top ten finish (9th) in June.
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John Gibson Eager For Strong Showing In PASS Debut in Southern Virginia 150

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PASS RacingAfter spending the last couple of years tackling the Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series on a limited basis, John Gibson and his John Gibson Motorsports (JGM) team will take the next leap in their Motorsports endeavors by joining the Pro All Star Series (PASS) tour this weekend at South Boston (Va.) Speedway.

Thanks to support from longtime marketing partner, Mitigator, the duo will head to America’s Hometown Track and look for a gasping performance in Saturday night’s Southern Virginia 150.
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PASS South:It all Clicks for Landon Cling at South Boston

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PASS RacingThe notion of a sophomore slump in sports can be thrown out of the window for Landon Cling and his Brad Keselowski Racing race team as the Tempe, Arizona youngster scored his first career super late model win Saturday night in the PASS South SoBo 150 at the South Boston Speedway in Virginia. Cling took advantage of a second place starting position during the series redraw of the top ten qualifiers after posting the fifth fastest time during qualifying and never looked back. It was the seventeen year old driver’s first win in a full size super late model machine after majority of his experience up until last year had been behind the wheel of a go-kart.

“Our plan was to get out front and set the pace that we wanted until it got down to about fifty to go before we really started racing. I thought we were going to be fine but then all those cautions killed us and allowed Preston to really race us hard for the win. Luckily I was able to hold on and man does it feel good to be here in victory lane right now,” said Cling. “I knew at the end of the season last year we were getting close to winning a race so I had a good feeling about 2012 and here we are. I really want to say thank you to Brad Kelselowski for taking a chance on me, my family who’s been supporting me every step of the way, and this race team. They’ve really worked with me over the last year and half and developed me into a winning race car driver.”
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PASS South Competitors Ready to Hit South Boston Speedway This Weekend after Getting Washed Out in March

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After getting washed out on March 24th in what would have been the second PASS South Series race of 2012; the series returns to the South Boston (VA) Speedway this Saturday night for race six of the season schedule. Kyle Grissom coming off his win at the Concord (NC) Speedway in the series’ last outing will lead the field of drivers into the 4/10th mile track in control of the championship standings. Grissom, lead by crew chief Greg Marlow, has already picked up two wins this season in his first year of super late model competition. The guy right on his heels is Winston-Salem, North Carolina driver Brandon Ward. Ward picked up his first career win at Wake County Speedway leading all 125 laps on his way to victory. He and his New Day Motorsports team are just ten points out of the top spot showcasing the model of consistency.
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Kyle Busch/Joe Gibbs Richmond Raceway Post Race Interview

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NASCAR post-race news conference from Richmond with winner Kyle Busch and car owner Joe Gibbs.

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Kyle Busch takes advantage of a late caution for Richmond Raceway Win

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Pulling away from Dale Earnhardt Jr. after a restart with eight laps left in Saturday night’s Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway, Kyle Busch streaked to his fourth straight victory in the spring race at the .75-mile track.

The win was Busch’s first of the season and the 24th of his career, tying him with his brother, 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kurt Busch, for 26th all-time.

Full Sprint Cup Race Report from Richmond Raceway

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Video: Jimmie Johnson – Richmond Raceway

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Kurt Busch gets Nationwide victory at Richmond Raceway

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By the thinnest of margins, in a breathtaking finish that featured two cars sideways and side-by-side at the finish line, Kurt Busch beat Denny Hamlin to the checkered flag by .062 seconds to win Friday night’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway.

Busch delivered the first-ever NASCAR Nationwide Series victory to the team owned by his brother, Kyle Busch. The win was Busch’s fourth in the series and his first on a short track. Hamlin came up two feet short after a phenomenal drive from the rear of the field after a pit road mistake.

Full Story – Kurt Busch edges out Hamlin for Nationwide victory at Richmond Raceway

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Kevin Harvick Answers Questions about Richmond Raceway and the 2012 Sprint Cup Season

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Kevin Harvick NASCARTALK ABOUT YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THIS WEEKEND.
“We obviously have had good success here at this race track so we come here expecting to be in contention to race in the top five for a win. That’s pretty much the expectations or highs. All-in-all it’s been a good solid start to the season. I think we’ve run better than the results have shown. We’ve made some mistakes, but I think if we just keep chipping away at it and keep the speed in the cars everything will be fine.”

TWO STRAIGHT WEEKS WITH NO CAUTIONS, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN IT THIS QUIET IN THE SPORT? “I was watching the races last night and thinking it’s just part of racing. It’s like sports in general. As you look at the races, you just never know what kind of race you are going to get. The late model race was boring and the K&N race was awesome. So no I don’t think it has anything to do with tires, cars, or anything like that. I think it’s just a matter of how everything lines up on that particular night, and how the cautions fall, and how the race plays out. It’s just part of a string of events that are lining up the way they have. You look at last year’s first Martinsville and the second Martinsville it couldn’t have been more different races.”
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. previews Richmond Raceway

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Who better to give us the keys to Richmond International Raceway than the dirver of the No. 88 who has three victories there.

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