Kevin Harvick, driver of the #5 Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet, races Chris Buescher, driver of the #60 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ford, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 30, 2014 Photo – Jeff Curry/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #5 Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 30, 2014 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #5 Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 30, 2014 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #5 Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 30, 2014 Photo – Jeff Curry/Getty Images
No wonder they call Kevin Harvick ‘The Closer.’
From the moment Kevin Harvick’s No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet took the lead from polesitter Chase Elliott on lap 37, Saturday night’s Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway was an open-and-shut case.
In posting his third NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of the season and the 43rd of his career, Harvick led the last 159 laps and finished .567 seconds ahead of runner-up Joey Logano. Continue reading →
The NASCAR Nationwide Series has reached its highest level of competitive balance in more than a decade. Ryan Blaney, 20, became the 15th different series winner this past weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, the most through 23 races since 2001. The overall series record for most different winners in a full season is 18, set in 1988.
This season has ten races remaining on the series schedule and the record of 18 could very well be matched. Already, this season has seen five first-timers with Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Brendan Gaughan, Ty Dillon and Chris Buescher. Other than the inaugural Nationwide Series season the record for first-time winners is six.
NBC Sports Joins FOX Sports As Broadcast Homes to All Three National Series;
Key Date Changes Include Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway,
Darlington Raceway and Daytona International Speedway
NASCAR announced Tuesday its national series schedules for the 2015 season, featuring date enhancements to races at some of its most storied tracks along with a pair of long-term broadcast partners that will provide the exciting action to the sport’s fans. Continue reading →
Daniel Suárez will pilot the No. 18 Arris Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2015. Photo – Nigel Kinrade
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