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Las Vegas Recap: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) rolled into “Sin City” for the third race of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS). Jamie McMurray and the No.1 Cessna Chevrolet looked to carry momentum, coming off a top-10 finish the previous week, into the first 1.5-mile track of the 2014 season. McMurray started from the seventh position, after once again making it into the final round of the new knockout qualifying on Friday afternoon, and posted a hard fought 15th place finish on Sunday afternoon.
Going The Distance: McMurray, who has 22 career NSCS starts at Bristol Motor Speedway, has been running at the finish of every race that he has competed in at the World’s Fastest Half-mile. He has completed 10,750 (97.6%) of a possible 11,013 laps and has finished on the lead lap in 12 of those 22 starts. The driver of the No. 1 McDonald’s Chevrolet SS has scored three top-five, and nine top-10 finishes with an average start of 16.5 and an average finish of 16.9 since his first start in March 2003. McMurray has a best starting position of third (Aug. 2007) and a best finish of third on two occasions (Aug. 2003 and Aug. 2010).
Short-track Style: 66 times McMurray has started a short-track race in his NSCS career; he has five top-five and 25 top-10 finishes on tracks less than one mile in length and has been running at the finish of 60 of those races (90.0%), completing 17421.7 miles of competition and has led 163 laps.
Kyle Larson
Kyle Larson, Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
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Las Vegas Recap: Kyle Larson and the No. 42 team continued to shows signs of moving in the right direction after riding a fast Target Chevy to another top-20 finish at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) on Sunday. Larson, who made it to the second round of qualifying on Friday afternoon, started Sunday’s Kobalt 400 in 17th position, and was one of only two rookie drivers to start in the top-20. He finished the race in 19th place.
Larson at Bristol: This will be Larson’s first NSCS start at BMS. He raced to two top-five finishes last season at the track during NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races. In addition to Sunday’s Food City 500, Larson will also be racing with Turner Scott Motorsports in Saturday’s NNS Drive to Stop Diabetes 300.
Back in Black: Larson and Team Target will be wearing their new black Target firesuits for the first time this season. The black firesuit is one of three new suits for this season that the No. 42 Target team will be wearing.
Top-Three: Larson is currently third in driver ratings in the NASCAR Nationwide Series behind Sprint Cup regulars Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski.
A Shopping Bullseye: If you have made it to the race only to find out you’ve forgotten to pack a few necessities, there’s no need to worry. For all your last minute needs, and forgotten items, Target has all of the essentials and more. Target is just 14 miles from Bristol Motor Speedway, located at 16600 Highlands Center Blvd., Bristol, Va. 24202. Call ahead and make sure they have what you need at 276-642-6300.
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