Nascar News & Updates:

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Bowyer hangs on for first Daytona win, boost for RCR
With cars spinning wildly behind him in Turn 4, Clint Bowyer claimed his first Nationwide Series victory of the season and the seventh of his career in Friday night's Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

McDowell, JTG unable to continue Nationwide car
The next race on the Nationwide Series schedule is in Chicago. But the driver currently 11th in the points won't be making the trip, unless something surprising happens.

Nationwide Series gets first taste of double-file restarts
Kyle Busch endorses the Nationwide Series using double-file restarts for the first time Friday in the Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

Teacher honored as a hero for saving children's lives
Pat Judd is a physical education teacher at A.K. Suter Elementary School in Pensacola, Fla. He also serves as a crossing guard in the mornings to help assist children to school. On April 3, his role as a crossing guard took on a whole new meaning as he pushed children out of the way of a moving vehicle. His act of heroism saved the children's lives but put him in harm's way.

Milwaukee Mile track faces uncertain future in sport
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