Gaughan Sneaks in a Win at Kentucky Speedway

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Brendan Gaughan in Victory Lane
Brendan Gaughan in Victory Lane

The last restart was key for Brendan Gaughan to bring home a win for Richard Childress Racing at Kentucky Speedway in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300.

He took the frontrunner three wide with his teammate Ty Dillon and Chase Elliott to capture the lead with seven laps to go. Elliott initially took the lead from Dillon after a caution came out due to an accident with Eric McClure. Gaughan had battled back after slipping out of the top 10 early in the race but methodically made his way back up to race with the frontrunners. A gutsy call by his crew chief Shane Wilson to take two tires on the last pit stop got Gaughan the track position he needed to put him into the hunt for the win.

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Ty Dillon Gets Emotional Win at Indianapolis

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Ty Dillon
Ty Dillon

Richard Childress has seen a lot of his drivers win at the Brickyard including Dale Earnhardt, Sr., Paul Menard and Kevin Harvick. Saturday’s win for Richard Childress Racing was even more special – his grandson, Ty Dillon, and his RCR crew kissed the bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to celebrate Dillon’s first Nationwide Series race since moving into the division this season.

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INTERVIEW: Brendan Gaughan

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Brendan Gaughan
Brendan Gaughan

Since the last time we’ve heard from Brendan Gaughan he was looking for a win in NASCAR Nationwide Series for Richard Childress Racing and he found one at Road America!  He talks about his expectations at Chicagoland Speedway plus Indianapolis Motor Speedway in this Behind the Wheel interview.

Brendan Gaughan Behind the Wheel

Paul Menard Wins Second Career Nationwide Series Race

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Paul Menard, driver of the #33 Nibco/Menards Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250 at Michigan International Speedway on June 14, 2014 in Brooklyn, Michigan. Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Paul Menard, driver of the #33 Nibco/Menards Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 250 at Michigan International Speedway on June 14, 2014 in Brooklyn, Michigan. Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Paul Menard was the first to see the green flag wave to start the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 250 and he was the first to see the checked flag at the end of the race at Michigan International Speedway. This was Menard’s second win the series – the first since 2006.

Menard was running behind Joey Logano in the closing laps when Logano was slow with five to go with a flat right rear tire. Logano’s bad luck turned into Menard’s good luck when Menard claimed the lead and came out with the win in the 125-lap contest.

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Richard Childress Racing Announces 2014 Plans

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750As expected, Richard Childress named Austin Dillon as the driver of the No. 3 Dow Chemicals Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in a press conference at Charlotte Motor Speedway Wednesday afternoon.

Executives from Dow Chemicals expressed their enthusiasm by expanding their partnership with NASCAR. The company already provides safety innovations in the sport and will sponsor 16 races with Austin piloting the No. 3.

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NASCAR Test Sees Red Flag, Test Moved to Wednesday

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A test session for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams at Charlotte Motor Speedway was postponed Monday due to rain. The test will begin on Wednesday when inclement weather is expected to cease.

Cars will be on the track from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. The purpose of the test is to see how a taller spoiler and changes to the splitter will affect racing in the 2014 season. Experts believe the changes will slow down the cars.

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Sponsor to go with Ty Dillon to Nationwide Series

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Ty Dillon is making the move up to the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the sponsor he had while in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will make the move with Dillon.

Bass Pro Shops will serve as Dillon’s primary sponsor on the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro with Richard Childress Racing for 11 races, including the DRIVE4COPD 300 race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 22.

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