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American racecar driver Trevor Bayne was born on Feb. 19, 1991, in Knoxville, Tenn. He started racing go-karts at the age of 5. During the following eight years, he won three world championships, 300 feature wins and 18 state and track championships. In 2004, he went to the Allison Legacy Race Series and became the youngest top rookie. In 2005, he became the series' national champion and winning races during the next two years. He moved to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Southern Division when he was 15; he received the highest rookie honors. In 2008, he won his first race at Thompson International Speedway. He received the Sunoco Rookie of the Race honors in the Toyota All-Star Showdown in...
American racecar driver Trevor Bayne was born on Feb. 19, 1991, in Knoxville, Tenn. He started racing go-karts at the age of 5. During the following eight years, he won three world championships, 300 feature wins and 18 state and track championships. In 2004, he went to the Allison Legacy Race Series and became the youngest top rookie. In 2005, he became the series' national champion and winning races during the next two years. He moved to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Southern Division when he was 15; he received the highest rookie honors. In 2008, he won his first race at Thompson International Speedway. He received the Sunoco Rookie of the Race honors in the Toyota All-Star Showdown in 2009. In 2011, he won the Daytona 500, becoming the youngest winner in the race's history at 20 years and one day.
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X-Games star Pastrana captures first Nationwide pole at Talladega
X Games star Travis Pastrana won his first career pole on the Nationwide Series at Talladega Superspeedway. The 10-time X Games gold medalist-turned-NASCAR driver starts up front in Saturday's Aaron's 312 after posting the fastest qualifying time of 54....
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Trevor Bayne and the Wood Brothers Ready for Another Daytona 500 Run
Sports DirectorThe Wood Brothers took the Nascar world by storm in 2011, winning the Daytona 500 with rookie Trevor Bayne behind the wheel. The Patrick County natives are back at the beach this week, hoping to write another chapter in their racing lore. The Wood...Tags: Stock Car Racing, Daytona 500
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On NASCAR Media Day at Daytona, questions range from Danica's love life to Clay Campbell driving
WDBJ7 ReporterThursday was Media Day at Daytona International Speedway for all the drivers competing in the Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Truck Series. And as you can imagine, the topics ran the gamut. Media day at the World Center of Racing coincided...Tags: NASCAR, Danica Patrick, Stock Car Racing, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
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Five new members going into NASCAR's Hall of Fame on Friday night
WDBJ7 Sports DirectorIt's NASCAR Hall of Fame night on Friday in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, as five new members get inducted into the Hall, bringing the total number of inductees to 20. It's a star-studded group which provides a nice balance between the pioneers in...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Patrick County, NASCAR, Pixar Animation Studios, Stock Car Racing
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Travis Pastrana to run full Nationwide schedule
X Games star Travis Pastrana will drive the full NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule this year in Roush Fenway's No. 60 Ford Mustang. Roush Fenway co-owner Jack Roush and Pastrana announced the move Thursday. Roush said the 11-time X Games gold medalist...
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Trevor Bayne fueled by faith
Sports DirectorLast February Trevor Bayne became the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500. But the weeks that followed were anything but smooth. In the spring he was knocked out of racing for a month, and was eventually diagnosed with lyme disease. "I think more...Tags: NASCAR, Daytona 500, Tim Tebow, Auto Racing, Kenya
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Wood Brothers hoping for another successful trip to Daytona
News 7 Sports DirectorIt's been a whirlwind five days for the Wood Brothers including Glen Wood's induction into the Nascar Hall of Fame over the weekend in Uptown Charlotte. “Pretty much the weekend of a lifetime. I was really proud of him,” said Len Wood, the... -
Area fans celebrate racing victory
ReporterA big win for an area family. If you're a NASCAR fan you know who the Wood Brothers are but if you don't know they helped put the tiny town of Stuart, Virginia on the map. Rookie Trevor Bayne won the Daytona 500 this weekend. The 20-year-old races...Tags: Patrick County, North Carolina, NASCAR, Daytona 500, Human Interest
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Wood Brothers back in the spotlight because of Daytona
Even if you don't know much about racing, you may be interested to know the 53rd running of the Daytona 500 was a history making race for Virginia, and Wood Brothers Racing.
Just a day after turning 20, rookie Trevor Bayne got the Woods back to...Tags: North Carolina, Human Interest, Athletes, Michael Waltrip, Patrick County
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Bayne Searching for Answers
Sports ReporterTrevor Bayne was the surprise winner of the first race of the Sprint Cup Season, the Daytona 500. Bayne made plenty of appearances around the country after his victory in the Wood Brothers 21 car. Bayne though hasn't been seen recently behind the...Tags: Mayo Clinic, Daytona 500, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Symptoms
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Biffle claims fourth career victory at MIS; Bowyer battles back to 7th
Special to NASCAR Wire ServiceGreg Biffle feels right at home at Michigan International Speedway. He took the lead for good on a late restart and ran away from the field in the closing laps to win Sunday's Quicken Loans 400. The No. 16 Ford driver won his second straight race...Tags: Physiology, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Mike Bliss, Auto Racing, Jimmie Johnson
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Smith holds off Larson to win Nationwide race
AP Sports WriterPoints leader Regan Smith won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, holding off Kyle Larson in the final 10 laps. It was Smith's second win of the year and 11th top-10 finish in 13 starts. He took the...Tags: NASCAR, International Speedway Corp., Auto Racing, Regan Smith, Paul Menard
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