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Move to Trump National Doral Miami

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —  NASCAR announced today that the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards — the annual culmination of Champion’s Week — will be held on Friday, Dec. 5, at Wynn Las Vegas. This is the sixth year that NASCAR has celebrated Champion’s Week in the city of Las Vegas, a tradition that has featured a bevy of A-list entertainers and fan-friendly activities involving the sport’s biggest stars.

Last year’s show, which honored six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, featured many memorable moments from host Jay Mohr and entertainers John Mellencamp, Dierks Bentley and Sara Bareilles.

"Two of the world’s most recognizable brands, NASCAR and Las Vegas, have developed a strong and successful partnership that delivers unrivaled excitement to the sport’s loyal fans," said Rossi Ralenkotter, president/CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. "We’re proud to celebrate this milestone as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards and its Champion’s Week return for the sixth year, proving that no destination matches the passion and energy of NASCAR like Las Vegas."

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NASCAR also announced that the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Awards will hold a joint celebration on Monday, Nov. 17, at Trump National Doral Miami. The event will honor the series driver and owner champions, as well as the top five drivers in each series.

This is the first year the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Awards will have been held at Trump National Doral Miami. The property was recently purchased by the Trump Organization with plans for a $250 million resort-wide restoration.

"We are honored to host our first-ever joint celebration of these superb events at Trump National Doral Miami," said Donald Trump Jr., Executive Vice President of Development and Acquisitions at The Trump Organization. "Our vision for the expansive transformation has been to create an unparalleled event experience and welcome these awards to our newly restored resort."

"NASCAR’s postseason celebrations continue to be highly anticipated, can’t-miss events on the season’s calendar," said NASCAR Chief Operating Officer Brent Dewar. "Las Vegas was built on world-class entertainment, and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards and Champion’s Week fit perfectly. In addition, we’re thrilled to shift the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Awards to Trump National Doral Miami. It’s a first-class property that will certainly provide an elevated experience for our industry and our championship teams."

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards will air on FOX Sports 1 beginning at 9 p.m. ET. MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the awards show live.

The NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Awards will be broadcast via tape delay on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.

About NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States. NASCAR consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series), four regional series, one local grassroots series and three international series. The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) governs the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, the premier U.S. sports car series. Based in Daytona Beach, Fla., with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and follow NASCAR at www.Facebook.com/NASCAR and Twitter: @NASCAR.

About the LVCVA

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with marketing Southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination worldwide, and also with operating the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center.  With more than 150,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone and more than 10.7 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space citywide, the LVCVA mission centers on attracting ever-increasing numbers of leisure and business visitors to the area.

www.lvcva.com or www.LasVegas.com.

About the Trump National Doral Miami

Purchased by the Trump Organization in June 2012, the Doral Golf Resort & Spa has been undergoing a dramatic restoration to recapture the resort’s early grandeur.  Every aspect of the resort is being completely transformed in order to bring the new Trump National Doral® to the highest level of luxury, infused with the distinguished five-star level of service that is synonymous with the Trump brand.  Doral is once again be positioned as one of the greatest resort destinations in the world. The prestigious 800-acre resort boasts a completely re-designed clubhouse, new Deluxe accommodations, luxurious event spaces, new restaurant concepts, redesigned championship golf courses, including the legendary Blue Monster, plus all new re-imagined recreational amenities and retail shops for guests and members to enjoy. For resort reservations, call toll-free (800) 71-DORAL (36725) or visitTrumpNationalDoral.com. Connect with Trump National Doral Miami on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

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Larson finished second to Austin Dillon in last year’s Mudsummer Classic

Saying he can’t wait to "get mud all over my face" again Sprint Cup rookie Kyle Larson confirmed Tuesday that he will be competing in the Camping World Truck Series 1-800 CarCash Mudsummer Classic race at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway dirt track on July 23.

Larson finished runner-up to fellow 2014 Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Austin Dillon in a dramatic last lap battle between Dillon, Larson and Sprint Cup veteran Ryan Newman in the inaugural event last year and Larson said he’s already looking forward to testing his Turner Scott Motorsports truck next week.

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"We’re going to go test here pretty soon and get ready for that one because that’s definitely a race I want to win,” said Larson driver of the No. 42 Target Chevy in the Sprint Cup Series.

"We were close last year, so it’s nice to get to go back and give it another shot."

In fact, when he was asked which NASCAR race he’s most likely to win as racing schedule nears the midpoint, the Chip Ganassi Racing driver joked, "probably Eldora."

In its second year on the Truck Series schedule, the half-mile clay oval in Rossburg, Ohio has attracted some of racing’s biggest names to join the truck series regulars in this points-race. Last year the legendary Ken Schrader competed in addition to Newman, who won the Brickyard 400 from the pole position at Indianapolis four days later. 

For Larson, whose background is in sprint cars, the opportunity to compete in the event looms large on his calendar.

"It was a blast last year at Eldora” Larson said. "You know, a race that I looked forward to when it was announced last year, and then to get to race it and see how well the show was run and how great the racing was made me even more excited for this year. Getting beat last year made me really pumped up for this year’s race. 

"I don’t get to do a whole lot of dirt racing anymore, so to get back to kind of my roots makes it fun, too.

"I’m really looking forward to when we go test here. I think it’s next week.  So it would be nice to get back in the dirt and get dirty and sweat a little bit and get mud all over my face and stuff."

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Hendrick Motorsports trio continues to set the bar at the top

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Kyle Busch’s operation stripped of six truck owner points; crew chief fined

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Daytona Beach, Fla. (July 1, 2014) — The No. 51 team that competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has been penalized for a rules infraction discovered in post-race inspection June 26 at Kentucky Speedway.

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The infraction is a P2 level penalty and violates Section 20B-12.8.1 (truck failed to meet post-race height requirements) of the 2014 NASCAR rule book. As a result, crew chief Eric Phillips has been fined $5,000 and owner Kyle Busch has been penalized with the loss of six championship truck owner points.

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Kentucky winner says ‘hand is great,’ Logano looks like Sesame Street character

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It wasn’t the latest edition of the Penske Files, but it might give the organization an idea for an upcoming episode.

Team Penske tested Tuesday at the Milwaukee Mile, but Ryan Blaney’s mind was on Sesame Street when he tweeted a picture of his Penske teammate Joey Logano, decked out in his yellow Shell Pennzoil fire suit. In turn, the two-time winner in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2014 let his NASCAR Nationwide Series teammate know who the big dog is.

After the test, Brad Keselowski responded to a fan’s tweet, asking about his hand that needed four stitches for a cut from a champagne bottle following his second win of the season in the Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway.

The response backed up Keselowski’s comments on Saturday night when he said, "The last time I had stitches it was seven days or so, and we’re going to Daytona, which is probably the easiest track you could ask for.

"No, I didn’t break any bones or any of that stuff. I just put a big gash, so I don’t think it’ll be an issue."

After running a tripleheader at Kentucky, Keselowski is entered in only the Coke Zero 400 (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT) while Logano will drive in the Cup race and will also drive the No. 22 Ford Mustang in the Subway Firecracker 250 (Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2).

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Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender hopes to make history at the Magic Mile

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Austin Dillon hopes to do what no other driver of a No. 3 car has done at New Hampshire Motor Speedway when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to The Magic Mile next week.

At a test attended by Richard Childress Racing and Michael Waltrip Racing drivers on Tuesday, Dillon found out that the No. 3 has never won a race at the New England oval. He said he hopes to make history in the Camping World RV Sales 301 (July 13, 1 p.m. ET, TNT).

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"I know that number has won everywhere, so I’d love to be the first one to put it (in Victory Lane)," Dillon said. "Any kind of win with that number is huge. If we can get out there and put a good show on and get a win, I think that would be cool; that’s history."

In both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Dillon had two top-five finishes in three starts. He said his experience should help him next weekend as he attempts to cross the granite-striped finish line first.

"I feel pretty confident at this track," Dillon said. "The biggest thing is getting our car right so having a couple of days here testing is definitely going to help us so when we go into practice we’re not rushing things. I’ve had some good success here in the past, and I definitely like coming here."

With nine races to go until the start of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender needs a win to get a provisional Chase berth. Sitting 18th in points heading to Daytona International Speedway for the Coke Zero 400 (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT), Dillon is on the outside looking in.

"I’m still finding that feel at each one of these tracks in the Cup car," Dillon said. "I feel like I was able to find it in the Nationwide car pretty quick and the following year we won a championship, so I’m taking good notes this year for the rookie season and into the following years so hopefully you’ll see the 3 team come to the front."

The last and only other driver to run the No. 3 in NASCAR’s premier series at the track, Dale Earnhardt, had two top-five finishes and six top 10s in 12 starts.

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Speedway makes enhancements ahead of next Brickyard race

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway will feature a number of significant changes when NASCAR racing returns later this month. One is the replacement of an iconic fixture; the other is the debut of a sustainable energy source that will provide power at the historic track for years to come.

The latter, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Solar Farm, officially opened Tuesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The facility, billed as the largest solar power farm at any sporting venue in the world, is built on 68 acres near the 2.5-mile speedway’s backstretch and features 39,314 solar panels that can power the equivalent of 2,700 homes.

The development dovetails with the NASCAR Green initiative for reducing the sport’s environmental footprint, offsetting 10,288 tons of carbon annually. With Tuesday’s debut, the Indy facility joins similar solar farms at Pocono Raceway and Sonoma Raceway, which also host the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

The other enhancement scheduled to be in place for the 21st annual Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard is the addition of a new scoring pylon on the frontstretch. The iconic, 97-foot-tall tower — which had stood since 1994 — was removed Monday, leaving a concrete stump where the speedway’s historic marker is located.

The new scoring pylon will feature an LED display on all four sides. Track president J. Douglas Boles said that the new tower will be "just a tick taller" and will improve the visibility of caution lights for drivers.

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Two-time winner in 2014 led 37 laps at Kentucky

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SPARTA, Ky. — He led five times for 37 laps and consistently beat his teammate off pit road for the lead. But a failing engine ended any hope Joey Logano had of winning Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway.
 
Somehow, the engine didn’t quit entirely, and the Team Penske driver nursed his No. 22 Ford home for a ninth-place finish.

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"I was just in there (thinking), ‘C’mon baby, c’mon baby, make it to the end!’" Logano said after his ninth top-10 of the season. "I was lifting early, trying to do what I could. It was definitely something in the valve train, just dropped one cylinder and was still plugging along.
 
"I made the comment it’s like racing a 4-barrel Late Model versus a 2-barrel. I know that because I’ve done that before. It’s hard to do that on a mile and a half."
 
Logano and teammate Brad Keselowski started on the front row and the two had the dominant cars for much of the race. It wasn’t until lap 217 of the 267-lap race that someone from outside the Team Penske camp held the lead.
 
But while Keselowski went on to score his second victory of the season, Logano had to try and hold on to a top-10 finish.
 
"Brad had the best car," Logano conceded. "Brad was ridiculously fast from the time he unloaded. I can see what he’s doing. I can see what he’s got in his car and everything; he’s just fast. We’ll have to kind of go back and see what he’s doing, but overall I feel like today should have been a Penske 1-2 finish.
 
"I think Team Penske dominated Kentucky this weekend, it’s just unfortunate we dropped a cylinder there, but it’s still a top-10 out of being down one cylinder. We’ll take that."
 
Keselowski led the first 78 laps before Logano won the race off pit road and took the top spot under caution for a crash by rookie Kyle Larson. The lead was short-lived however, as Keselowski moved back on top just moments after the green flag reappeared.
 
The scene was repeated on four more occasions before Logano’s engine began to falter. He was fourth, and more than two seconds behind the leader, with 40 laps remaining. By Lap 242, he had fallen to fifth. By the end, he had lost four more spots.
 
"We started 1-2, ran 1-2 all day," he said of himself and his teammate. "We should have finished 1-2. Things just happen, it’s part of racing."

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Check out the full lineup of NASCAR programming for the week

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All times ET

Monday, June 30
5 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FOX Sports 1
5 p.m., NASCAR America, NBC Sports Network
6:30 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub (re-air), FOX Sports 2
8 p.m., NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Kentucky (re-air), FOX Sports 2

Tuesday, July 1
4 p.m., NASCAR K&N Pro Series Race at Langley (re-air), FOX Sports 1
5 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FOX Sports 1
5 p.m., NASCAR America, NBC Sports Network
6:30 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub (re-air), FOX Sports 2
8 p.m., NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Kentucky (re-air), FOX Sports 1

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Wednesday, July 2
1 p.m., NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Kentucky (re-air), FOX Sports 2
5 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FOX Sports 1
5 p.m., NASCAR America, NBC Sports Network
6:30 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub (re-air), FOX Sports 2
7:30 p.m., 100,000 Cameras: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (re-air), FOX Sports 2

Thursday, July 3
1 p.m., NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Kentucky (re-air), FOX Sports 1
3 p.m., The Day: Remembering Dale Earnhardt (re-air), FOX Sports 1
4 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice, FOX Sports 1
5:30 p.m., The Day: Daytona Primetime, FOX Sports 1
6:30 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice, FOX Sports 1
8 p.m., The 10: NASCAR’s Wildest Throw-Downs (re-air), FOX Sports 1
8:30 p.m., The 10: Greatest NASCAR Rivalries (re-air), FOX Sports 1
9 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Special, FOX Sports 1
Midnight (Fri.), NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice (re-air), FOX Sports 2
1:30 a.m. (Fri.), NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice (re-air), FOX Sports 2

Friday, July 4                                        
10 a.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice (re-air), FOX Sports 1
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice (re-air), FOX Sports 1
1 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Special (re-air), FOX Sports 1
2 p.m., NASCAR K&N Pro Series Race at Sonoma, FOX Sports 1
3 p.m., NASCAR Nationwide Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FOX Sports 1
4:30 p.m., NASCAR Live, FOX Sports 1
5 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FOX Sports 1
7 p.m., NNS Countdown, ESPN2
7:30 p.m., NASCAR Nationwide Series Race at Daytona, ESPN2
3 a.m. (Sat.), NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying (re-air), FOX Sports 1
4:30 a.m. (Sat.), NASCAR Race Hub Special (re-air), FOX Sports 1
5:30 a.m. (Sat.), 100,000 Cameras: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, FOX Sports 1

Saturday, July 5
10 a.m., NASCAR K&N Pro Series Race at Sonoma (re-air), FOX Sports 2
11 a.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice (re-air), FOX Sports 2
12:30 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Qualifying (re-air), FOX Sports 2
2 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Special, FOX Sports 2
5:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay, FOX Sports 2
6:30 p.m., NSCS Countdown to Green, TNT
7:30 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Daytona, TNT (POSTPONED)
11:30 p.m., NASCAR Victory Lane, FOX Sports 1

Sunday, July 6
10 a.m., Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Race at Watkins Glen, FOX Sports 1
11 a.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Daytona, TNT
Noon, NASCAR K&N Pro Series Race at Sonoma (re-air), FOX Sports 1
1 a.m. (Mon.), NASCAR Race Hub Special (re-air), FOX Sports 2
2 a.m. (Mon.), NASCAR K&N Pro Series Race at Sonoma (re-air), FOX Sports 2

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Joe Gibbs Racing stable continues to produce cars that can contend

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SPARTA, Ky. — Matt Kenseth started his race day at Kentucky by announcing he and sponsor Dollar General had extended their respective contracts with Joe Gibbs Racing.

He ended it with perhaps his best racing performance of the season.

Less than 30 laps into Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, Kenseth’s teammate Denny Hamlin had a tire go down, sending his No. 11 careening hard into the wall and ending his night early. Kenseth had a nearly identical issue happen later on Lap 120, a blown right front tire putting the driver of the No. 20 Toyota down a lap with a second consecutive sour finish looking likely.

A caution for debris came out five laps later, allowing Kenseth to take a wave around and get back on the lead lap, but things quickly rolled back downhill when he incurred a pit road speeding penalty that sent him to the back of the field.

Yet when the checkered flag finally fell, Kenseth took home his sixth top-five of the season, pulling his Dollar General Toyota into pit road in fourth place.

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How did the 2003 Sprint Cup Series champion pull it off? He explained in typical, humble Kenseth style.

"Just had a great team. They did a really good job on pit road on the pit stop there and we gained a whole bunch of spots," Kenseth said, referring to a successful final stop that allowed him to put his ride in good position on the ensuing restart. "Jason (Ratcliff, crew chief) had some good adjustments in the middle of the race that got us back in the game. It was certainly a positive weekend. We ran a lot better — we’ve been struggling at these bigger tracks all year and I thought this was a big step forward."

Despite Hamlin finishing 42nd for his third consecutive result of 26th or worse, Saturday night’s race could be considered a success for this JGR group. All three cars showed significant speed on the 1.5-mile Kentucky layout — the same configuration they dominated in 2013 — and could portend success the rest of the way. Strong runs at the intermediates are especially crucial come Chase time, when exactly half of the 10 races in the sport’s playoffs are at 1.5-mile venues.

For Kenseth specifically, maintaining his winless state through the season’s first 17 races is certainly disappointing, considering he led the series with seven victories in 2013.

JGR only has a pair of wins to its name after totaling a dozen in 2013, but this trio of drivers knows that sooner or later the breaks will start to fall their way. That seemed to happen for two-thirds of them at Kentucky.

"I sure hope (this is a sign of things to come)," Kenseth said. "I felt bad Denny had his problem there; I’ve got to get to the bottom of what happened there. Denny qualified real well so I was hoping all three of us would have a good night. … I thought Kyle (Busch) was real competitive — I thought all three of our cars were pretty good all weekend."

Busch kept his expectations in check, but is keen enough to know they can build off Kentucky and get on a serious roll in the coming weeks. The JGR stable has combined for seven wins at the next two race tracks.

"I mean, this is one week," Busch said. "We certainly need to be able to do it weekly on the intermediates. I don’t think we have another one for a few weeks. We go to Daytona next week, crap shoot, we go to Loudon, which is a short track, so hopefully we run well there like we did last year — I think Kenseth and I finished 1‑2, so it’s certainly a step in the right direction."

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