Monthly Archives: May 2014

NASCAR Nationwide and More Series News and Notes

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CaptureChampionship Contenders Share Common Goal – Winning

Showcasing the exceptional talents of this season’s championship contenders on one of NASCAR’s most competitive stages has appeared almost seamless for the top-three in Nationwide Series standings.

Chase Elliott, Elliott Sadler and Regan Smith all have posted wins, are only separated by three points in the standings and have average finishing positions in the top-ten. The feat for some has seemed almost impossible – yet these three have faced the insurmountable with ease.  Continue reading →

Throwback Thursday – Nemechek Becomes first Non-Chaser to Win at Kansas

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With Nextel becoming the sponsor of the Cup Series in 2004, NASCAR introduced a new points system as well.

The top-ten drivers in points after 26 races go on to battle it out for the championship over the last ten races of the season.

MB2 Motorsports drier Joe Nemechek missed the Chase field and was only racing for pride during the last ten races in 2004. The only bright spot in his season was grabbing the pole the week before at Talladega. Along with his own Busch Series team, Nemechek ran double-duty at Kansas. Continue reading →

Clint Bowyer Celebrating 300th Start at Home Track – Kansas Speedway

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Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz learned there’s no place like home and there’s reason to believe Clint Bowyer is thinking the same this weekend at Kansas Speedway. A native of Emporia, KS, there’s no better place to celebrate Bowyer’s 300th start than at his home track.

The Sprint Cup Series is back in action this weekend, and for the first time – and for Bowyer’s 300th start – they’re racing under the lights on Saturday night giving fans another reason to celebrate.

All this takes place on Saturday, May 10th at 7 pm ET on FOX, MRN and Sirius XM channel 90.

Take a look at some of the photos from Bowyer’s first 299 races of his Sprint Cup Series Career:

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And of course, there’s more for Bowyer to celebrate at Kansas Speedway this weekend…. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing Hot Topic Sound Off…is Now Open

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Let’s hear your opinion about the finish at the Aaron’s 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway!

Also – Sound off about your thoughts on Bad Brad’s (Keselowski) racing tactics at Talladega.

If commenting below, please remember this is a family-oriented site, so no profanity and keep it respectful.

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NASCAR and Camping World Announce Landmark Extension

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Camping World’s Run as Series Entitlement Sponsor to Extend to 14-Consecutive Years

NASCAR announced today it has reached a seven-year agreement with Camping World to stay on as the entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series through 2022. The new deal ensures that Camping World will own exclusive rights as title sponsor for a total of 14-consecutive years, equaling the longest entitlement sponsorship in the history of the national series, which is celebrating its 20th season.  Continue reading →