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Sam’s Town 300 Preview

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #6 Ford EcoBoost Ford, races Mark Martin, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 10, 2012  Photo - Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #6 Ford EcoBoost Ford, races Mark Martin, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 10, 2012
Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

The new crop of Nationwide Series drivers will roll into Las Vegas this weekend to compete in the Sam’s Town 300 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After full-time Cup drivers took the first two wins of the season, the new bunch of Nationwide regulars will look to leave Las Vegas with good performances and possibly a victory. The Cup drivers are always hard to beat but, some of these new Nationwide regulars could have a shot at victory this weekend. Big names like Elliot Sadler, Brian Vickers, Justin Allgaier and Sam Hornish Jr. will attempt to have good performances this weekend and re-claim their spots as the Nationwide Series’ best drivers. Continue reading

NNS Recap: Busch dominates at Phoenix for 52nd Nationwide win

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
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 Nuggets from the Net – January 8, 2013

January 8, 2013
January 8, 2013

Today’s NASCAR Nuggets from the Net includes more silly season news from Turner Scott Motorsports and other teams. This week fans can anticipate more announcements firming up the 2013 season for all three of NASCAR’s top series,’ so stay tuned for more news throughout today and the week.

Also, if you missed our Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk discussion last night with our guests – up and coming racer Jay Havens and media guest Brian Berg Jr from Rant Sports – you’ll want to set aside some time to listen to the replay. In addition to introductions and Q&A’s with Jay, our Fan4Racing team, Jay Havens and Brian Berg Jr offered some interesting insight with our non-Chase countdown drivers – Aric Almirola, Jeff Burton, Marcos Ambrose and Joey Logano.  Continue reading