Brendan Gaughan, driver of the #62 South Point Chevrolet, leads Sam Hornish, Jr., driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, through a turn during the Gardner Denver 200 Fired Up by Johnsonville race at Road America on June 21, 2014 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Brendan Gaughan, driver of the #62 South Point Chevrolet, wins the Gardner Denver 200 Fired Up by Johnsonville race at Road America on June 21, 2014 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
The crew for Brendan Gaughan, driver of the #62 South Point Chevrolet, celebrates his win after the Gardner Denver 200 Fired Up by Johnsonville race at Road America on June 21, 2014 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Brendan Gaughan, driver of the #62 South Point Chevrolet, celebrates winning the Gardner Denver 200 Fired Up by Johnsonville race at Road America on June 21, 2014 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
In one of the most bizarre NASCAR Nationwide Series races of the season, Brendan Gaughan battled back from not one but three mistakes to claim victory.
Without the help of a late caution, he didn’t have a shot at the win unless Alex Tagliani ran out of fuel. Under the yellow-flag, Tagliani did run out. That would have handed Gaughan the easy win had it been under green. Instead, he had to work for the glory on the last restart when the exuberant Chase Elliott gave him a run for his money. Continue reading →
Three years ago, in November 2011, Trevor Bayne capped off a roller-coaster of the year with his first career Nationwide Series win in the fall Texas race. His season began with a storybook opening that saw him celebrating in victory lane at the Daytona 500. In between, he was side-lined by illness. Continue reading →
Nationwide Series drivers are racing 300 miles in 200 laps in the Boyd Gaming 300 at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday, March 8th. Television coverage begins at 4 pm ET on ESPN2 with radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM, channel 90. Catch every moment when the Green Flag waves at 4:15 pm ET. Continue reading →
James Buescher, driver of the #99 Rheem Toyota, and Kyle Larson, driver of the #32 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet, lead a pack of cars during NASCAR Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway on January 11, 2014 Photo – Getty Images
New year; New faces; New sponsors; New rules.
All that and more, make the Nationwide Series Preseason Thunder test a major success this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Twenty-five cars turned laps on the 2.5 mile high banks Saturday and Sunday, as teams tune up for the season-opening Drive4COPD 300 on Feb 22 at 1:15pm, broadcast on ESPN, MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, channel 90. Continue reading →
