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Concord, N.C. (February 5, 2010) - Coming off a solid year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series where he scored one win (Michigan) and Rookie-of-the-Year honors on the season, Colin Braun is gearing up for his first full year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driving the No. 16 Con-way Freight Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing.  The Ovala, Texas native will be led by veteran crew chief Eddie Pardue in the 2010 campaign and will be in the hunt for the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year Championship in the Nationwide Series.  After finishing media day at Daytona International Speedway, Braun sat down for a few questions about his upcoming season.

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 5, 2010) - The starting field for Saturday's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards race is set following Friday's qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway. Defending race winner James Buescher will lead off Saturday's 43-car starting field after earning the Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell with a 49.575 second/181.543 mph lap around the 2.5 mile speedway.

WELCOME, N.C. (February 5, 2010) –  General Mills has teamed up with Richard Childress Racing to give race fans the opportunity to ‘start their engines’ before the green flag drops on the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season by launching their national “Rev Up for Savings” promotion.

IZOD IndyCar Series star Danica Patrick announced her 12-race NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule with JR Motorsports and it will include a stop at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 6 for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge.

The O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, which is part of the Nov. 4-7 Lone Star 500 NASCAR tripleheader weekend, will be the second of two visits to “The Great American Speedway!” for Patrick, who also will compete June 5 in the Texas 550k IZOD IndyCar Series race for Andretti Autosport.

By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
  
For those who write about motorsports, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Media Tour, hosted and administered by Charlotte Motor Speedway, makes up the most interview-intensive four days of the year.

• One Of The Largest Dirt Track Events In The Nation Looks To Surpass Record 397 Entries In Three Divisions Last Year
• Nearly 80 Drivers Pre-Registered For Three-Day Event
• Modified, Limited Modified Drivers Provided Incentive To Pre-Register

FORT WORTH, Texas (January 21, 2010) – Entries for the upcoming Texas World Dirt Track Championship are beginning to fill quickly as nearly 80 drivers are pre-registered for the three-day event set for Feb. 25-27 at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track.