NEWTON, Iowa—Even when he doesn't get any practice, Kyle Busch still wins in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
Busch won his ninth NASCAR Nationwide race of 2010, his sixth in his last seven starts and 39th of his career by dominating the U.S. Cellular 250 in front of 55,988 fans at Iowa Speedway.
"I really like these cars," Busch said. "It's fun, man. I've really grown accustomed to these things and have learned how to drive them. You can really drive the Nationwide cars hard because they don't have a whole lot of horsepower, so you can really try to make up a lot by being able to get more out of the car, driver-wise."
Written by Reid Spencer for Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
Saturday, 31 July 2010 15:47
LONG POND, Pa.—Elliott Sadler isn't ready to be written off.
On Saturday at Pocono Raceway, he showed why. Pulling away on the second attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag finish, Sadler won the Pocono Mountains 125 Camping World Truck Series race from the pole, his first victory since 2004 in any of NASCAR's top three touring series.
Sadler, 35, beat Kasey Kahne to the finish line by .445 seconds in a race that went five laps past its scheduled distance of 50 laps at the 2.5-mile triangular track. With his first truck series victory, Sadler is the 21st driver to win at least one race in each of NASCAR's top three divisions. Matt Crafton finished third, followed by Aric Almirola and rookie Justin Lofton in the truck series' first visit to Pocono.
Arlington, Texas – The Texas Rangers announced this morning that the club has placed second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to yesterday, with a left groin strain. To take his place on the 25-man roster, the club has purchased the contract of first baseman/outfielder Mitch Moreland from Triple-A Oklahoma City. To make room on the 40-man roster for Moreland, the club has transferred right-handed pitcher Mark Lowe from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list. Moreland (#18) will be available for tonight's series finale against Oakland in Arlington.
Kinsler has batted .298 with 6 home runs and 38 RBI in 76 games with Texas this season. He opened the season on the disabled list with a high right ankle sprain suffered during Spring Training and did not play his first game of the year until April 30. He went 0-for-5 in his last game on Tuesday vs. Oakland, which snapped a 25-game on-base streak. He ranks 7th in the American League with a .387 on-base percentage and has the league's 3rd-highest figure against left-handed pitchers (.403). The first day he will be eligible to be activated is the off day on Aug. 12.
Moreland, 24, has spent the entire season at Oklahoma City (Triple-A), batting .289 (102-353) with 12 home runs, 29 doubles, and 65 RBI in 95 games with the RedHawks. He has a .371 on-base percentage and a .484 slugging mark, drawing 47 walks against 65 strikeouts. Over his last 45 games beginning June 10, the left-handed hitter has a .345 (57-165) average with 9 home runs, 13 doubles, 40 RBI, and 31 runs scored. The club's 2009 Tom Grieve Minor League Player of the Year also has more walks (29) than strikeouts (28) in that recent span. He leads the Pacific Coast League with 11 outfield assists.
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JTG Daugherty Racing announced today that 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte will take the reins as driver of the No. 47 Toyota Camry for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 36-race schedule.
“JTG Daugherty Racing is a solid race team that has come close to winning races with Marcos Ambrose and I’m looking forward to developing our new partnership in 2011,” Labonte said. “The team is thriving and their technical alliance with MWR (Michael Waltrip Racing) is intact. It’s great to have next year already set in stone so when this season ends we can begin focusing on next year right away. Everything is in place and we have all the right ingredients to win races together.”
Labonte’s credentials speak for themselves. The Corpus Christi, Texas native is a 21-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner with 26 pole awards, 114 top-five and 199 top-10 finishes. Team owners Jodi and Tad Geschickter and Brad Daugherty are pleased Labonte accepted the offer to drive the JTG Daugherty Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry as they enter their third full-time season of competition at Daytona International Speedway on February 13th.
“We are really happy Bobby has decided to join our team because I have known him for a long time and I have always admired him as a professional driver and as an individual,” Daugherty said. “He will do an outstanding job representing our products and team. He has gotten to a point in his career that he still has some things to accomplish. He is highly experienced with a championship on his résumé’ and we know he is capable of winning.”
Arlington, Texas – The Texas Rangers announced this morning that the club has placed second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to yesterday, with a left groin strain. To take his place on the 25-man roster, the club has purchased the contract of first baseman/outfielder Mitch Moreland from Triple-A Oklahoma City. To make room on the 40-man roster for Moreland, the club has transferred right-handed pitcher Mark Lowe from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list. Moreland (#18) will be available for tonight's series finale against Oakland in Arlington.
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JTG Daugherty Racing announced today that 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte will take the reins as driver of the No. 47 Toyota Camry for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 36-race schedule. 
