From NASCAR New year. New faces. New sponsors. New rules. All that and more combined to make the NASCAR Nationwide Series Preseason Thunder test a crucial success this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Twenty-five cars turned laps on the 2.5-mile high banks Saturday and Sunday, tuning up for the season-opening DRIVE4COPD 300 (Feb. 22 at […]
Continue readingCrew Member Suspended Due To Violation Of NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy
From NASCAR John Smeltzer, a crew member in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s Substance Abuse Policy. On Oct. 4, Smeltzer was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 19 (violation of the NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy) of the 2013 […]
Continue readingNationwide Insurance Renews as Official Auto, Home, Life and Business Insurance Partner of NASCAR; Becomes Presenting Sponsor of the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award
From NASCAR NASCAR and Nationwide Insurance have finalized a new agreement to extend Nationwide’s position as the official auto, home, life and business insurance partner of NASCAR through 2017. As part of the new contract, Nationwide Insurance also will become the presenting sponsor of the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award. The insurer, in its sixth […]
Continue readingNASCAR Nationwide Series To Reach 1000th-Race Milestone At Richmond
From NASCAR On February 13, 1982, Dale Earnhardt crossed the finish line first in the Goody’s 300 at Daytona International Speedway to win the inaugural race in what is now known as the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Twenty-three champions and 136 race winners later, NASCAR’s No. 2 series approaches an historic milestone – its 1,000th race, […]
Continue readingPotential $1M Bonus For Drivers And Fan Sweepstakes Highlight Dash 4 Cash
From NASCAR There will be more on the line June 28 during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Feed the Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway than most races. This year, the Kentucky race will be the qualifier for the “Dash 4 Cash,” the beginning of the popular NASCAR Nationwide Series program that could result in a $1 […]
Continue readingAmerican Restoration’s Rick Dale Designs Unique Trophy For HISTORY 300 That Honors NASCAR’s Storied Past
From Charlotte Motor Speedway When drivers take to the track for the NASCAR Nationwide Series HISTORY 300 on Saturday, May 25, they’ll be racing for more than just the bragging rights that come with winning at NASCAR’s home track. Rick Dale of HISTORY’s American Restoration® has designed a one-of-a-kind trophy that will be awarded to […]
Continue readingChris Buescher And No. 16 Nationwide Team To Run Boston Strong Paint Scheme In Darlington
From Roush Fenway Racing Roush Fenway Racing’s (RFR) Chris Buescher and the No. 16 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) team will run a special Boston Strong paint scheme Friday, May 10 in Darlington. “I am happy to carry these colors and try to do our part to support the victims and families impacted by the recent […]
Continue readingNNS Recap: Dominant Kyle Busch wins fourth Nationwide race of 2013
By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Tex.–Kyle Busch continued to celebrate his return to Joe Gibbs Racing’s NASCAR Nationwide Series program on Saturday night, winning the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Winless in his own Nationwide equipment last year, Busch visited Victory Lane for the fourth time in six races […]
Continue readingKyle Busch wins Auto Club Speedway Nationwide Series race
Kyle Busch won the 15th Annual Royal Purple 300 at the Auto Club Speedway Saturday on a sunny Southern California afternoon. Sam Hornish Jr. finished second, Regan Smith 3rd, Parker Kligerman 4th and Austin Dillon rounded out the top-five after 150 laps at the Auto Club Speedway. The win was the 54th of Kyle’s career, […]
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