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Jamie Little is a well-known face and voice to fans of NASCAR, IndyCar and X Games telecasts on ESPN and ABC since beginning her television career in 2002.
Working as a pit reporter for coverage of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series, as well as the IZOD IndyCar Series, she also reports for NASCAR Now, ESPN’s daily NASCAR news and information program. Little began IndyCar pit reporting in 2004 and joined ESPN’s NASCAR team in 2007. Continue reading
Kyle Busch won from the Coors Light pole—as he almost always does—and the race for the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship remains excruciating tight.
Busch held off charging series leader Austin Dillon in Friday night’s Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Earlier in the day, Busch won his ninth NNS pole of the season, and for the eighth time in nine tries this year, Busch won from the top starting spot.
The victory is the series-best 11th of the season for Busch, who won for the eighth time in the series at Charlotte and for the 62nd time in his career, extending his own series record. In Victory Lane, Busch announced that he and wife Samantha are donating all the race winnings to the Pretty in Pink Foundation to combat breast cancer. Continue reading
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There’s one guarantee in this year’s voting for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver Awards: Fans will crown a new winner.
With Danica Patrick, last year’s NASCAR Nationwide Series winner, moving to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nelson Piquet Jr., last year’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winner, racing in the Nationwide Series, this year’s vote – like the eventual winner’s driving style – is wide open. Continue reading
Nationwide Series Crew Member Suspended
Due To Violation Of NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy
John Smeltzer, a crew member in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s Substance Abuse Policy.
On Oct. 4, Smeltzer was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 19 (violation of the NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy) of the 2013 NASCAR Rule Book.
Lyn-Z Pastrana, wife of NASCAR Nationwide Series driver and action sports star Travis Pastrana, ran the fastest lap in qualifying Monday night in preparation for Thursday’s Better Half Dash charity Bandolero race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo – CMS/Jonathan Coleman
Defending Better Half Dash Champion Lyn-Z Pastrana clocked the fastest time in Monday’s qualifying session and will be a favorite to win back-to-back Better Half Dash titles when the ladies of NASCAR return to Charlotte Motor Speedway’s frontstretch quarter-mile during Bojangles’ Pole Night on Thursday.
Pastrana, wife of NASCAR Nationwide Series driver and action sports superstar Travis Pastrana, said she is happy with her qualifying effort, a 20.257 second lap, but also aware of how much different the racing will be under more crowded race conditions. Continue reading