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Ryan Blaney Holds Off Busch for Thrilling Bristol Win

Part-time driver for Team Penske scores second career Nationwide Series win.

Ryan Blaney swept past Kyle Busch on a restart with seven laps to go and held on to win Friday night’s rain-delayed Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Until the last restart, Busch appeared dominant and on his way to his seventh win in his last nine NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Bristol. Continue reading

Nationwide Series Food City 250 at Bristol Preview

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Youthful Success Keeps Flowing In The NASCAR Nationwide Series      

Look no further than the NASCAR Nationwide Series for the next wave of young talent. At Mid-Ohio on Saturday, Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Chris Buescher became the third rookie this season to win, joining Chase Elliott and Ty Dillon. This is the first time since 2005 that there have been multiple rookie winners.

The average age of the three winning Nationwide rookies this season is 20.3. Continue reading

Chris Buescher Claims First Career NASCAR Nationwide Win at Mid-Ohio

The math didn’t add up.

Crew chief Scott Graves was in NASCAR Nationwide Series rookie Chris Buescher’s ear, telling him he was two laps shy of making the finish. The thing was Buescher was in the lead by more than two seconds when he got the news. Continue reading

Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Preview

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Sunoco Rookie Elliott Leads Four Horse Championship Title Pursuit   
Just a dozen races remain in the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series title race, and the top four drivers have a mere 13 points separating them as they head to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 on Saturday, Aug. 16. Leading the series’ top tier quartet is Rookie of the Year candidate and JR Motorsports driver Chase Elliott who rests 12 points ahead of his teammate Regan Smith in second-place.Smith stands just one point ahead of third-place Elliott Sadler and fourth-place Ty Dillon;who have the same points total in the series standings.
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