Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #6 Ford EcoBoost Ford, does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 10, 2012 Photo – Jeff Bottari/Getty Images
As the old saying goes, “To be the best, you have to beat the best,” so NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers will have their work cut out for them as a number of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars have entered Saturday’s Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Nationwide Series regulars will have to outrun the likes of defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and hometown hero Kyle Busch if they hope to take home the lion’s share of the Sam’s Town 300 purse. Continue reading →
We have an extra 30 mins and will start our show at 8:30pm ET and run a full 90 minutes with a full house and some Fan4Racing announcements, you’ll want to hear.
Starting at8:30pmET with our guest Sergio Pena, fans will have a chance to interact and ask questions. Sergio Pena, has been featured on SPEED’s Race Hub and has participated in NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program. Also joining us at 8:30pm ET is our media guest Brian Berg Jr from Rant Sports.
At 9:00pm ET our media guest Jim Utter, from The Charlotte Observer and That’s Racin’ will join our Fan4Racing team discussion and again fans will have a chance to interact with our guest.
Also joining the discussion is GM/President of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Chris Powellto update us on fan activites at the track this weekend when NASCAR comes to tinsel town. Continue reading →
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Toyota, celebrates in victory lane during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Dollar General 200 fueled by AmeriGas at Phoenix International Raceway on March 2, 2013 Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images
Nothing was going to keep Kyle Busch out of Victory Lane on Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway.
Not a pit road speeding penalty. Not a spate of cautions that kept bunching the field. Not Brad Keselowski, who in the past has found magic out front on old tires.
The prohibitive favorite in the Dollar General 200—after he won the pole in a laydown earlier in the day—Busch overcame a speeding penalty that dropped him to 22nd position for a restart on Lap 44. Continue reading →
NASCAR made many changes in the off-season in order to try and limit the start-and-park teams. Among those changes were cuts to the prize money for the lowest finishers and cutting down the field in the Nationwide Series from 43 to 40.
However, many of those teams are also underfunded teams who attempt to make enough per race so that they can make it to the next race.
A staple driver in both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series’, Michael McDowell will not be making the trip to Phoenix this weekend, which is a shame because he is originally from Phoenix. McDowell has always looked forward to the bi-yearly trips to his hometown to compete in front of his family and friends.
Another driver whose team has withdrawn before teams made the trip to Phoenix, is Morgan Shepherd. Shepherd and his team have been a staple in the garage for over 27 years. Shepherd attempted 31 of 33 races and competed in 21 of 33 Nationwide races last year.
