In the first NASCAR Nationwide Series race to be held during the day at Kentucky Speedway, Austin Dillon returned to the site of his first career NNS victory earlier this year to double up with what is now his second series win, capturing Saturday’s Kentucky 300. Dillon, who started the race from the pole, regained [...]
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Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon became the second driver to earn back-to-back NASCAR Nationwide Series Kentucky Speedway pole awards this afternoon with a 177.264 mph (30.463 seconds) lap.
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Happy Birthday Pop-Pop! That’s what Ty and Austin Dillon should be saying to their grandfather Richard Childress after they swept Childress’s birthday weekend at the Kentucky Speedway. Austin Dillon finished off the Kentucky sweep this afternoon as he held off Richard Childress Racing teammate Elliot Sadler throughout the race. RCR left Kentucky on a very high note. Not only...
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RCR Post Race Report -- NNS Kentucky 300
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Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished first (Austin Dillon), third (Brendan Gaughan) and fifth (Elliott Sadler).
Sadler leads the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver championship point standings by four points over Ricky Stenhouse Jr., while Dillon ranks third in the standings, 15 markers behind his RCR teammate.
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Kentucky 300 from Kentucky Starting Lineup
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Austin Dillon won the pole for Saturday’s Kentucky 300 from Kentucky with a time of 30.463 seconds. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Sam Hornish, Jr., Drew Herring, and Michael Annett round out the top five starting positions. No drivers failed to qualify for the race. The event will be live on ESPN at 3:30 PM EST.
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Driver
Team
Time
1
3
Austin Dillon
Advocare Chevrolet
30...
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September 22, 2012
Kentucky 300 from Kentucky First Practice Times
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September 22, 2012
Austin Dillon led the way with a lap of 30.727 seconds in the first practice for the Kentucky 300 from Kentucky. Rounding out the top five was Elliott Sadler, Sam Hornish, Jr., Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and Brendan Gaughan.
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Driver
Team
Time
Behind
1
3
Austin Dillon
Advocare Chevrolet
30.727
Leader
2
2
Elliott Sadler
OneMain Financial Chevrolet
30.915
-0.188
3
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