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‘He could become iconic’

By Joe Menzer (NASCAR.COM, May 24, 2012). CONCORD, N.C. — The day after Darrell Wallace had finished a respectable ninth in his Nationwide Series debut at Iowa Speedway, the young driver’s cell phone rang. On the other end was a familiar voice. It belonged to Joe Gibbs, who was considerably more upbeat on his end [...]

Sweet fired up for home debut at Fontana

By Dave Rodman  (NASCAR.COM, Mar. 20, 2012). Northern California native Brad Sweet, who was an up-and-coming short-track open-wheel racer before connecting with NASCAR standout Kasey Kahne several years ago, is on the verge of his latest career milestone this weekend. Sweet, 26, from Grass Valley, Calif., will make his second career Nationwide start but his [...]