NASCAR Weekend 2012

Associated Press

Tony Stewart hoists a trophy after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Sunday, March 11, 2012, in Las Vegas.

Tony Stewart wins Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Mar 11, 2012 (5:33 p.m.)

Associated Press

Defending Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart made a bold move to take the lead on a late restart and held off Jimmie Johnson for a redemptive win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

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  In this Las Vegas neighborhood, roaring engines, car-racing expected

  March 11, 2012

  By Conor Shine

  Travis Carlson stood over a grill cooking hamburgers and bratwursts. Nearby, children ran around laughing and yelling, while adults lounged in lawn chairs, sipping drinks and catching up. The scene was typical backyard barbecue, except for the roar of stock cars zipping around the track at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway only a few hundred feet away.

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  Stenhouse earns 1st win of 2012 at Las Vegas

  March 10, 2012

  Associated Press

  Defending Nationwide champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led the final 54 laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday for his first victory of the season. Stenhouse had a strong car all day and dominated the end of the 200-mile race, pulling away from Mark Martin on a pair restarts on the 1.5-mile tri-oval.

• Awesome cartoon revisited: ‘The Racing Busch Brothers of Las Vegas’

  March 9, 2012

  Las Vegas Sun

  As the Sun's editors began planning coverage of last year's Las Vegas NASCAR races, questions kept circling around how we should we write about our community's most-famous racing exports, Kurt and Kyle Busch, and do it in a way that would be both fresh and fun.

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  NASCAR hauler parade wows fans along Las Vegas Strip

  March 8, 2012

  By Conor Shine

  The cars, limousines and advertising trucks that typically clog Las Vegas Boulevard were joined by some noisy guests Thursday night. More than 50 big rigs in town for NASCAR Weekend rolled down the Strip, lights flashing and horns blaring, shortly after 6 p.m. as part of the annual Hauler Parade.

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  NASCAR hauler parade to interrupt traffic on Strip

  March 8, 2012

  By Jackie Valley

  A fleet of NASCAR trucks containing the stock cars competing in this weekend’s race will parade up Las Vegas Boulevard early Thursday evening, creating minor traffic disruptions.

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  NASCAR Race Weekend to help fuel $100 million economic boost in Las Vegas

  March 8, 2012

  By Conor Shine

  Dozens of stock cars and their superstar drivers have started rolling into Las Vegas for NASCAR Weekend, bringing with them tens of thousands of fans who are expected to generate more than $100 million in local economic activity.

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  Statistical report offers a beyond-the-stereotype look at NASCAR fans

  March 8, 2012

  By Ric Anderson

  They’re more likely than most Americans to own an all-terrain vehicle and a mobile home, or be planning to buy one in the next year.

• Five sporting events that have a major impact on the local economy

  March 8, 2012

  By Conor Shine

  Although Las Vegas lacks any major league sports teams to call its own, the city is host to several large sporting events throughout the year. Together, these events combine to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity for the city.

• Speedway employing iPhone, Android apps to help ease traffic problems for NASCAR weekend

  March 7, 2012

  By Aida Ahmed

  Las Vegas Motor Speedway officials are expecting traffic to run smoothly, not only for those racing but for those attending this year’s NASCAR weekend.

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  NASCAR weekend in Las Vegas means free driver appearances, autograph sessions

  March 6, 2012

  By Ray Brewer

  If you can’t make it to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for this week’s races, several of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series stars will be coming to you. Several businesses in Southern Nevada will be hosting free events starting Wednesday.