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Nationwide Series Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola Preview

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DollarGeneral300Chicagoland Speedway is host to the Nationwide Series drivers and their Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola race on Saturday, September 14th. Television coverage begins at 3:30 pm ET on ESPN2 with radio coverage on MRN, Sirius XM radio, channel 90 for all 300 miles and a total of 200 laps.

The last visit by the Nationwide Series to Chicagoland Speedway in July, Sam Hornish Jr finished runner-up to Sprint Cup regular Joey Logano and it was Austin Dillon crossing the finish line third. Continue reading →

Nationwide Series Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Preview

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Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Advocare Chevrolet, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #6 Ford EcoBoost Ford, lead the field to start the NASCAR Nationwide Series Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway on September 7, 2012 Photo - Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Advocare Chevrolet, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #6 Ford EcoBoost Ford, lead the field to start the NASCAR Nationwide Series Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway on September 7, 2012
Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

The Virginia 529 College Savings 250 returns to Richmond International Speedway with the Nationwide Series drivers ready to race, on Friday, September 6th. Television coverage begins at 7pm on ESPN and radio coverage on MRN, Sirius XM, channel 90.

More than 21 years ago NASCAR consolidated their Late Model Sportsman Division into a national touring series, now known as the Nationwide Series. It was on February 13, 1982, the newly created division held its inaugural event – the Goody’s 300 – at Daytona International Speedway with Dale Earnhardt taking the checkered flag.  Continue reading →

Nationwide Series’ Great Clips/Grit Chips 300 Preview

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(L-R) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #6 Cargill Beef Ford and Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, lead the field at the start of the NASCAR Nationwide Series NRA American Warrior 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 1, 2012
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NASCAR’s Nationwide Series teams head to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Great Clips/Grit Chips 300 race on Saturday, August 31st. Television coverage begins at 7 pm ET on ESPN2 with radio coverage on PRN, Sirius XM channel 90.

In a points battle too close to call, Nationwide Series contenders are swapping the points lead, among the drivers near the top of the standings. Sam Hornish Jr is watching his narrow advantage over the rest of the field shrink further after Friday’s Bristol race.

Finishing third at Bristol, Austin Dillon followed Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski to jump from fourth to second in the point standings. Hornish’s 13-point advantage over Elliott Sadler is now at six points over Dillon with only ten races left in the season. Sadler who now sits 11 markers behind Hornish, dropped to third.

How close is the points battle? Continue reading →

Kyle Busch Keeps Rowdy’s Revenge Alive at Bristol

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 23, 2013 Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 23, 2013
Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

The Food City 250 on Friday night wasn’t exactly a battle to the finish – it was total domination.

Competitors know that when Kyle Busch wins the Coors Light Pole for a Nationwide Series race – as he did Friday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway – they may as well concede their chances to win.

In the last 72 laps of green-flag racing, it was indeed, Busch pulling away from second-place, Brad Keselowski to win his sixth Nationwide Series event at the .533-mile short track. It was Busch’s ninth win of the season and 60th of his career, representing a series-record high.   Continue reading →

Nationwide’s Food City 250 at Bristol Preview

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Trevor Bayne, driver of the #60 Yourracecar.com Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #18 Dollar General Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Nationwide Series Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 24, 2012 Photo - Jason Smith/Getty Images

Trevor Bayne, driver of the #60 Yourracecar.com Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #18 Dollar General Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Nationwide Series Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 24, 2012
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NASCAR’s Nationwide Series drivers are ready for their next race at the world’s fastest half-mile – Bristol Motor Speedway, Friday, August 23rd. Television coverage starts at 7:30pm ET on ESPN (check your local listings) and radio coverage is on PRN, Sirius XM, channel 90.

The Nationwide Series’ points battle is narrowing to just five contenders: Sam Hornish Jr, Elliott Sadler, Regan Smith, Austin Dillon and Brian Vickers. With just 18 points separating them, all five drivers have a real shot at capturing the title. Continue reading →