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Salisbury-based NASCAR Cup Team honors late John Andretti with throwback paint scheme The car is a throwback to Andrettis 1990s RCA car. (Source: StarCom Racing) By David Whisenant | May 3, 2021 at 10:15 AM EDT - Updated May 3 at 10:15 AM SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - In commemoration of John Andretti, Salisbury-based StarCom Racing is entering a replica of his Ford Thunderbird RCA paint scheme in the Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR at Darlington Raceway May 7-9. In its seventh year, the...

StarCom Racing to Honor John Andretti in Darlington 2021 Throwback Race Share Article In commemoration of John Andretti, StarCom Racing is entering a replica of his Ford Thunderbird RCA paint scheme in the Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR at Darlington Raceway May 7-9. The StarCom Throwback car represents not only Andretti’s racing legacy but also his foundation’s goals. We hope to continue to support the #CheckIt4Andretti foundation through the ongoing awareness of colon cancer and ear...

Busch earns victory at Kansas Speedway Kyle Busch celebrated his 36th birthday Sunday by winning a two-lap sprint to the finish at Kansas Speedway, becoming the 10th different winner through the first 11 races of the NASCAR Cup Series season. The Canadian Press Kyle Busch , The Canadian Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Busch thought he had a third-place car Sunday. His crew chief, Ben Beshore, though it was good enough for second. Both of them turned ...

Both of them turned out to be wrong. Instead, Busch was perfect on a pair of late restarts and won a two-lap sprint to the finish at Kansas Speedway, becoming the 10th different winner through the first 11 races of a topsy-turvy NASCAR Cup Series season. On his 36th birthday, no less. “We ran up front all day,” Busch said. “Just trying to make adjustments all day long to get it where we wanted. The final adjustments were a positive for us. Didn’t necessarily take us from a third-p...