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The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) makes a stop at the 4.048 mile Road America for the fifth straight year this weekend. The race is a stand-alone event as the Sprint Cup Series is off racing at Sonoma Raceway.
No defending winners are in the race at Road America this weekend. The track has produced two first-time winners (Nelson Piquet, Jr. and A.J. Allmendinger) in the last two years. Continue reading
Sam Hornish Jr.’s NASCAR Nationwide Series countdown at Iowa Speedway nearly followed a perfect path.
Mathematically speaking, anyway.
The part-time Joe Gibbs Racing driver — who finished second, third or fourth in his earlier three races at the 7/8-mile track — dominated Sunday, leading 167 laps en route to an all-smiles triumph in the Get to Know Newton 250 presented by Sherwin-Williams. Continue reading
Is Drafting at Talladega a Speed Bump for Chase Elliott?
Although Chase Elliott has an amazing streak of seven consecutive top-ten finishes, the Nationwide Series points leader and Rookie of the Year front-runner sees his first series trip to Talladega Superspeedway for this weekend’s Aaron’s 312 as a bit of a roadblock – at least based on his performance at Daytona International Speedway earlier this season. Continue reading
Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the #12 Alliance Truck Parts Ford, sits in his car in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 15, 2013
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The latest move of NASCAR’s Nationwide Series Silly Season comes as an announcement from Joe Gibbs Racing indicating Sam Hornish Jr is sharing seat time in the No. 54 with Kyle Busch in the Nationwide Series for the 2014 season. Continue reading
The No. 32 team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series has been penalized due to rule violations discovered during post-race inspection this past Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Continue reading