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Nationwide Subway Firecracker 250 Preview

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NASCAR Nationwide Series Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2012 Photo - Getty Images

NASCAR Nationwide Series Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2012
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Daytona International Speedway will roar back to life this Friday Night as the Nationwide Series cars embark on the high-speed oval for the second time this season. Back in February, disaster struck in their race. A huge wreck coming to the checker put Kyle Larson’s car into the catch fence, tearing it apart. Many fans were injured and it became a race that many hoped to forget. As the series returns to the track this weekend, a safe and action-packed race is what everyone wants to see. But the name of the race has “firecracker” in it, so there should be some fireworks on display throughout the night. Continue reading →

Keselowski Wins Feed the Children 300 at Kentucky

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, talks to crew members on pit road during a rain delay for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Feed The Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway on June 28, 2013 Photo - Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, talks to crew members on pit road during a rain delay for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Feed The Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway on June 28, 2013
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Typically burnouts are not done when its raining, but that didn’t keep Brad Keselowski from trying, after winning the Feed the Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway on Friday night.

After a rain delay, NASCAR declared Brad Keselowski the winner, 30 laps short of the scheduled finish.  And despite the rain, Keselowski did donuts on a wet slippery frontstretch  without the usual smoke cloud signaling his victory celebration.  Continue reading →

Nationwide Series Johnsonville Sausage 200 Preview

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Danica Patrick drives the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sargento 200 at Road America on June 23, 2012 Photo - Tyler Barrick/Getty Images

Danica Patrick drives the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sargento 200 at Road America on June 23, 2012
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They’ll turn left, then right, and then right again on Saturday afternoon when the Nationwide Series rolls into Elkhart Lake, WI for their first of three road course races this season. In years past, races at Road America never seem to be lacking excitement. Wild restarts and hot tempers have highlighted past races which always categorize this race as one of the best of season. Turning right might not be these drivers’ forte, but they’ll have to this weekend as they try and claim victory at Road America. Continue reading →

Making the Right Moves Leaves Regan Smtih in Victory Lane at Michigan

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Regan Smith, driver of the #7 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2013 Photo - John Harrelson/Getty Images

Regan Smith, driver of the #7 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2013
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Dicing through the pack toward the end of Saturday afternoon’s Nationwide Series Race at Michigan allowed Regan Smith to take the lead after Parker Kligerman had to pit. Kligerman played the rain game, but failed and that left a golden opportunity for Smith. This is win number two for Smith on the season and increases his point lead to much more than a full-race. It all came together for Smith and allowing him to leave the track in a better place than he entered on Saturday.  Continue reading →

Nationwide Series Alliance Truck Parts 250 Preview

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The Irish Hills will be the host of this weekend’s Nationwide Series race, the Alliance Truck Parts 250. Michigan has turned into a bad fast track after the repave of track before last season. Drivers will be testing the limits of this two-mile track and it will surely be a fight all afternoon long. This is the manufacturers’ home race and everyone wants to look good in victory lane while celebrating with their manufacturer after a long afternoon in Michigan. Continue reading →