When NASCAR’s top teams travel to Las Vegas, the oddsmakers get busy with calculating the odds for the sports’ biggest stars. In this case, it’s the Nationwide Series’ drivers in the mix for the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8.
So what are the odds for your favorite NASCAR star? Continue reading
Regan Smith, driver of the #7 Ragu Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning during the NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 2014
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A somewhat surprising outcome to the Drive4COPD 300 featured the outside lane pushing Regan Smith to victory. All day, the outside lane struggled to keep up with the inside lane. The last restart changed everything as Smith was able to stay door-to-door with Brad Keselowski on the inside lane. Smith’s win was the first for a Nationwide regular in the season opener since 2001 when Randy LaJoie took the checkered flag.
If anyone were to say Regan Smith would have ended up in victory lane at the beginning of the race, they would have met weird looks. Smith was not a contender early. It wasn’t until a bit past the halfway point when he was able make it to the front.
Kyle Busch seemed the favorite early as he led for most the race. When Smith took the lead on Lap 76, it was from Busch. Smith and Keselowski seemed the only two drivers able to keep Busch away from the top spot. Continue reading
Dylan Kwasniewski, driver of the #31 Rockstar/FOE Chevrolet, runs during qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, 2014
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Dylan Kwasniewski will start from the pole in his NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) début in the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading
When the 2013 season ended, there were plenty of questions about where some Nationwide Series drivers would land in 2014. And there was a lot of jostling as driver lineups and negotiations were finalized.
As the season-opening DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway draws near, the dust – for the most part – has settled. Continue reading
Already a K&N Pro Series West & East Champion, Dylan Kwasniewski is looking for more.
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18-year-old Dylan Kwasniewski will run full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) with Turner Scott Motorsports this season.
He already has an impressive résumé, becoming the first driver to win back-to-back championships in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and East (2012 & 2013). Continue reading