Brendan Gaughan, driver of the #62 South Point Chevrolet, leads Sam Hornish, Jr., driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, through a turn during the Gardner Denver 200 Fired Up by Johnsonville race at Road America on June 21, 2014 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Brendan Gaughan, driver of the #62 South Point Chevrolet, wins the Gardner Denver 200 Fired Up by Johnsonville race at Road America on June 21, 2014 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
The crew for Brendan Gaughan, driver of the #62 South Point Chevrolet, celebrates his win after the Gardner Denver 200 Fired Up by Johnsonville race at Road America on June 21, 2014 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Brendan Gaughan, driver of the #62 South Point Chevrolet, celebrates winning the Gardner Denver 200 Fired Up by Johnsonville race at Road America on June 21, 2014 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
In one of the most bizarre NASCAR Nationwide Series races of the season, Brendan Gaughan battled back from not one but three mistakes to claim victory.
Without the help of a late caution, he didn’t have a shot at the win unless Alex Tagliani ran out of fuel. Under the yellow-flag, Tagliani did run out. That would have handed Gaughan the easy win had it been under green. Instead, he had to work for the glory on the last restart when the exuberant Chase Elliott gave him a run for his money. Continue reading →
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., driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Get To Know Newton 250 Presented By Sherwin Williams at Iowa Speedway on May 18, 2014 Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, does a burnout on the start/finish line after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Get To Know Newton 250 Presented By Sherwin Williams at Iowa Speedway on May 18, 2014 Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning he NASCAR Nationwide Series Get To Know Newton 250 Presented by Sherwin Williams at Iowa Speedway on May 18, 2014 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Sam Hornish Jr. driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Get To Know Newton 250 Presented By Sherwin Williams at Iowa Speedway on May 18, 2014 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Sam Hornish Jr. (R), driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, and crew chief Adam Stevens celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Get To Know Newton 250 Presented By Sherwin Williams at Iowa Speedway on May 18, 2014 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Sam Hornish Jr. driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Get To Know Newton 250 Presented By Sherwin Williams at Iowa Speedway on May 18, 2014 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
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 →
