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CONCORD, N.C. -- With Brad Keselowski dogging him to the finish line, Justin Lofton held off Brad Keselowski to win Friday night's North Carolina Education Lottery 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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The first time Danica Patrick hit the wall was in her first run during Nationwide Series practice Friday morning, when she clipped it with the right-rear of her No. 7 car. In opening Sprint Cup practice, she hit it again entering Turn 3. Later, she scraped it in almost the same place in almost the same way. With minutes remaining in the session she hit it one more time, this time harder in between Turns 3 and 4, the impact leaving a long, white streak down the right side of her green automobile.

Plenty of intangibles tilt in Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s favor this weekend -- his history of success at Talladega Superspeedway and his father's legacy of domination of the track among them.

After his truck started second and finished 18th Saturday at Kansas Speedway, disgust was almost dripping off Jason Leffler.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Simply put, it was James Buescher's day.

NASCAR on Thursday issued a 'White Paper' detailing the various programs that have made NASCAR a leader in green initiatives across all sports. The data in "The Sports Leader in Sustainability" illustrates the steps NASCAR has taken in educating fans, reducing the sport's environmental impact, and validating green technologies -- both on and off the track.

NASCAR.COM has been nominated for the 2012 Webby Award.

Timothy Peters took over the points lead in the Camping World Truck Series following his fifth-place finish in the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200 at Rockingham Speedway on Sunday. He covers that and other topics as the subject of this week's six questions.

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- With grandstands filled to near-capacity, Rockingham Speedway president Andy Hillenburg took some friendly advice, taking a moment to savor the scene as a fan in the early laps of Sunday's race.

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Nelson Piquet Jr. was so close to his first Camping World Truck Series victory, he felt like he could almost reach out and touch the old-school trophy that Rockingham Speedway planned to hand out following Sunday's Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200.

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Kasey Kahne capped a successful weekend of triple-duty Sunday afternoon, winning the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200 to mark NASCAR's return to Rockingham Speedway for the first time since 2004.

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Rockingham Speedway president Andy Hillenburg is no weatherman, but he sounded like one Saturday afternoon while making his forecast for ticket sales for Sunday's Camping World Truck Series race at the historic one-mile track.

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Experience, it seems, is in the eye of the beholder when it comes to Rockingham Speedway.

It sounded like a good idea.

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- It's Monday, and Andy Hillenburg is on the move. But then he's always been on the go, even more so since buying the former North Carolina Speedway for $4.4 million in 2007 and renaming it Rockingham Speedway.

Ty Dillon, 20-year-old driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing in the Camping World Truck Series, answers this week's six questions.

The annual White House Easter Egg Roll has been rolling strong for 134 years. This year's version had an element of rolling thunder to it.

The annual White House Easter Egg Roll has been rolling strong for 134 years. This year's version had an element of rolling thunder to it.

After a rare week off in NASCAR, it's time to get the engines cranked again.