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Almirola has final shot at win in home state

Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 gives Aric Almirola and Smithfield a final shot at Victory Lane before the 2012 season comes to an end.

The Tampa, Fla., native has a prior fourth-place finish (2010) at the 1.5-mile oval - tied with his Oct. 28 finish at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway for his career-best result.-Richard Petty Motorsports
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 08:39:00 PM
Trevor Bayne History 300 race advance

This Saturday Trevor Bayne will try to improve on his third-place finish during last fall’s NASCAR Nationwide Series start at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS).

Bayne is the strongest NNS passer at CMS, averaging 40.7 Quality Passes during a race (passing a car running in the top15 while under green). Chassis RK-763 last ran at Auto Club Speedway in March. The car spent much of the night in the top five before finishing ninth and recording one of Bayne’s three top-10 finishes this season. This is the first of three races that the No. 6 Ford Mustang will feature new partner Pillow Pets.-Roush Fenway Racing
May 21 - 9:02 PM
Chris Buescher at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Chris Buescher will attempt to make his first start at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this weekend.

The 20-year-old driver has competed in three races this season and has been the highest finishing Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mustang in each of those races. Buescher finished seventh at Bristol, 17th at Texas and 12th at Darlington Raceway. The No. 16 team brings chassis RK-747 to the track for the second time this season. This chassis last drove to a 17th-place finish at TMS in April, with Buescher behind the wheel.-Roush Fenway Racing
May 21 - 8:59 PM
Travis Pastrana at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Travis Pastrana visits Charlotte Motor Speedway for the second time in his NASCAR Nationwide Series career.

Last May he raced at the 1.5-mile track, finishing 24th in just his fourth NNS start overall. For the second time this season, the No. 60 team brings Chassis RK-740 to the track. This chassis last raced to a 10th-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March. Pastrana remains 15th in the NNS point standings.-Roush Fenway Racing
May 21 - 8:57 PM
Michael Annett cleared to return this weekend

After being sidelined for eight races, Michael Annett will return to the driver's seat of the No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford this weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Annett was medically cleared today after suffering a broken and dislocated sternum after an accident in the season-opening Nationwide Series event at Daytona. He underwent surgery for his injuries and was sidelined for three months to allow his injuries to heal. Medical doctors, along with NASCAR officials, determined he was cleared to drive in the upcoming NNS race at Charlotte following an MRI on Monday afternoon.-Breaking Limits
May 21 - 8:54 PM
Danica Patrick at Charlotte Motor Speedway

The Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway will mark Danica Patrick’s 22nd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and her second at Charlotte.

She started 40th and finished 30th in May 2012 at the 1.5-mile oval. Patrick competed in three NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Charlotte and scored two top-15 finishes. Last week, she started seventh and finished ninth in the non-points Sprint Showdown. Patrick then won the Sprint Fan Vote, which made her eligible for the Sprint All-Star Race. She started 22nd and finished 20th in the 90-lap exhibition race.-True Speed Communication
May 21 - 8:44 PM
Almirola looks to repeat pole run at CMS

Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Air Force Ford team look to repeat last year's speed in the Coca-Cola 600.

Almirola and team won the pole in last year's 600-mile event and finished 16th in his Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway debut. In just his second start at the 1.5-mile track, Almirola started 15th and drove to the 12th position. The No. 43 team has prepared chassis No. 848 for the Coca-Cola 600. Almirola drove the chassis at Kansas Speedway in April where he started eighth and finished sixth.-Breaking Limits
May 21 - 8:37 PM
Marcos Ambrose Coca-Cola 600 notes

Marcos Ambrose heads into Charlotte looking for the speed he found last year when the team qualified on the outside pole for the Coca-Cola 600.

Ambrose has eight starts in point races at Charlotte. He tallied two top-10 finishes and a best finish of fifth with Richard Petty Motorsports in 2011. In last season's Coca-Cola 600, a broken wheel hub ended the team's hopes of finishing up front.-Breaking Limits
May 21 - 8:34 PM
Armstrong back in the driver's seat at CMS

Dakoda Armstrong returns to the RCR Nationwide Series No. 21 Chevrolet Camaro this weekend for his second, of five, scheduled appearances in the 2013 season.

Saturday's History 300 marks Armstrong's first Nationwide Series appearance at Charlotte Motor Speedway and his third-career Nationwide Series start. The Indiana native has one NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start to his credit at the 1.5-mile facility, starting 24th and finishing 13th in May 2012.-Richard Childress Racing
May 21 - 8:30 PM
Austin Dillon History 300 advance

In Austin Dillon's lone Nationwide Series appearance at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2012, he earned an 11th-place finish after starting second.

The 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion has two starts at Charlotte in the Truck Series, earning his best finish of seventh in the May 2011 event. Dillon will pilot Chassis No. 119 in the History 300. He raced this Chevrolet Camaro to a third-place finish, after starting third, at Texas Motor Speedway in April.-Richard Childress Racing
May 21 - 8:26 PM
Brian Scott's stats at Charlotte

Brian Scott has six previous Nationwide Series starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway, earning one top-five (fifth in 2011) and three top-10 finishes.

Additionally, the Boise, Idaho native has four top-10 starts, with his best starting spot of seventh coming in the fall 2012 event. After eight races in the 2013 season, Scott is currently eighth in the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, 58 markers out of first.-Richard Childress Racing
May 21 - 8:24 PM
Burton no stranger to Charlotte Victory Lane

The 2013 Coca-Cola 600 marks Burton's 39th start at the 1.5-mile Charlotte facility and his 667th-career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

Throughout the years, he has amassed three wins, eight top-five and 15 top-10 finishes at the track, leading 435 laps. Burton has made six previous visits to Charlotte's Victory Lane across Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series competition. He owns two Coca-Cola 600 race trophies from wins in 1999 and 2001, the 2008 Charlotte 500 race trophy, hardware from three Nationwide Series victories (2000, 2002 and 2007) and one Nationwide Series pole award (2001).-Richard Childress Racing
May 21 - 8:21 PM


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