By Michelle Lesener
Among the items I have in my NASCAR collection, is a very special three-foot-by-five-foot Chicagoland Speedway flag that is covered in signatures. This flag and the signatures on it symbolize a sport that is a big part of my life, my love, and my passion for NASCAR. Continue reading
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 Best Buy, stands in the garage during NASCAR Testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 18, 2013 in Charlotte, NC
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr, a two-time Nationwide Series champion, won’t be returning to defend his back-to-back championships, to make it three in a row this year. Instead, his Nationwide schedule will be partial, as he shifts his focus to the Sprint Cup series. He will be taking over the #17 at Roush-Fenway Racing, where he will be gunning for both the Rookie of the Year and the Sprint Cup series titles.
Stenhouse Jr is not the first driver and certainly not the last either, to campaign for both Rookie of the Year and the Cup title, as every driver that starts their first full season as a rookie is aiming to win both. The last driver to pull off a more successful rookie year was Denny Hamlin in 2006. Hamlin won Rookie of the Year and nearly succeeded in winning the championship before finishing 3rd in the points. Continue reading
Brian Vickers racing for his second NNS championship in 2013
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2013 highlights Brian Vickers return to full-time Nationwide Series competition and marks the ten-year anniversary of Vicker’s first championship, in what was then known as the Busch Series. When Brian won his championship in 2003, he made history by becoming the youngest champion in NASCAR’s Nationwide series’ history.
One Nationwide team has announced part of its line-up this year, while leaving more unanswered questions for another NNS team.
Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet will share NNS No. 5 Great Clips car at JR Motorsports
Photo – JR Motorsports
2013 will see another pair of drivers at a new home. Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet, who shared a Nationwide Series ride in the no. 38 Great Clips car, during the 2012 season for Turner Motorsports, will be with a new NNS team this season at JR Motorsports. Continue reading
Parker Kligerman looks on during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov 16, 2012
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By Michelle Lesener
One of the dominos has fallen into place as one of the rumors that had been circling since the end of the season has finally been answered.
One rumor that was brought up in our Nationwide Silly Season article posted last week, involved Parker Kilgerman and where he would call home for the 2013 season. Parker was officially announced as the driver of the no. 77 Kyle Busch Motorsports – KBM – entry for the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.
KBM took to YouTube to make the official announcement Tuesday, having Parker climb out of an unfinished car that only had numbers made from tape to represent the car number. Continue reading