Friday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway was indicative of the season Joe Gibbs Racing is having. All four JGR entries finished in the top five with Kyle Busch winning and posting his 16th perfect driver rating in the series. It was Busch’s first perfect rating at Darlington and his first since the August 2011 Bristol [...]
Jackson L. Dodson II, a crew member in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Frank W. Earnhardt, a crew member in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, have been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy. On May 9, Dodson was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock [...]
Kyle Busch dominated the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 on Friday night en route to his 56th career Nationwide Series victory and fifth series win of 2013. Joe Gibbs Racing in general was the class of the field all night at Darlington...Show More Summary
NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Kyle Larson received some valuable experience and advice recently that could serve him well this weekend at Darlington Raceway. Larson, along with Turner Scott Racing teammate Nelson Piquet Jr., participated in a private team test at the egg-shaped oval in April. Although Piquet had raced at the track in the NASCAR [...]
After a wild race Saturday evening at Talladega Superspeedway, the points lead in the NASCAR Nationwide Series changed hands for the first time this season. Regan Smith was able to wrestle the points lead away from Sam Hornish Jr. with a win in the Aaron’s 312. Hornish finished 25th. When the series arrives in Darlington [...]
This weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Series — and the Nationwide Series, for that matter — head to Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. Darlington is one of the most historic and favorite tracks on the circuit, so much so that it’s garnered at least two nicknames over the years — the track “Too too tough to tame” and [...]
POS Driver Car # MFG 1 Regan Smith 7 Chevrolet 2 Joey Logano 22 Ford 3 Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet 4 Kurt Busch 1 Chevrolet 5 Justin Allgaier 31 Chevrolet 6 Parker Kligerman 77 Toyota 7 Mike Wallace 1 Chevrolet 8 Jason White 24 Toyota 10 Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet 11 Elliott Sadler 11 Toyota [...]
The countdown to Labor Day weekend’s inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park has begun.Former Formula One competitor and current NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Nelson Piquet Jr. tested a Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado on the 2.459-mile road course this week in preparation for the Sept. 1 event. His conclusion: [...]
Parker Kligerman is quietly fashioning a solid season, hoping to strengthen his bid to claim the NASCAR Nationwide Series crown with a strong showing in Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway. Kligerman led only two laps during his most recent visit to the 2.66-mile tri-oval. Don’t let that fool you, though, as those two laps were [...]
Penalties have been levied to two NASCAR Nationwide Series teams as a result of their involvement in separate post-race incidents following last Friday’s race at Richmond International Raceway. Thomas Costello and Michael Scearce, both crew members for the No. 2 team, have each been fined $15,000 and suspended from NASCAR until the completion of the [...]
Friday night's post-race alleged assault by two members of the Richard Childress Racing organization upon Nationwide Series driver Nelson Piquet Jr. and a still unidentified other person at Richmond International Raceway is very troubling. According to police and media reports (per USA Today), Michael A. Show More Summary
It seems as if NASCAR drivers are hellbent on blurring the line between their sport and pro wrestling. Nelson Piquet Jr. and Brian Scott got into a little scuffle after a Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway recently. Show More Summary
POS Driver Car # MFG 1 Brad Keselowski 22 Ford 2 Kevin Harvick 33 Chevrolet 3 Kyle Busch 54 Toyota 4 Brian Vickers 20 Toyota 5 Regan Smith 7 Chevrolet 6 Elliott Sadler 11 Toyota 7 Sam Hornish Jr 12 Ford 8 Kyle Larson 32 Chevrolet 9 Travis Pastrana 60 Ford 10 Reed Sorenson 43 [...]
The dispute between the teams of Nelson Piquet Jr. and Brian Scott wasn't settled on pit road after Friday night's Nationwide race.
Two crewmembers from Scott's No. 2 Richard Childress Racing team were arrested and charged with misdemeanor...Show More Summary
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Do we now have a new go-to move to settle all pit road driver confrontations? Nelson Piquet and Brian Scott's on-track disagreement spilled over to pit road after Friday night's Nationwide Series race at Richmond when Scott got out of his car and approached Piquet. Show More Summary
Things didn’t break Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s way at Kansas Speedway. But they knew the Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate was there. The race report shows the two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion finishing 11th – which matches his career-best finish, one position away from his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series top 10. But it also notes [...]
Just a few months ago, fan safety at racetracks was a hot topic following the last-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series crash at Daytona that sent large pieces of racecars into the grandstands injuring 33 fans. Now, a freak incident at a National...Show More Summary
Kyle Busch may have stolen most of the glory so far in the 2013 Nationwide Series season, but the Nationwide championship hunt is shaping up to be one of the better battles in recent memory — that is, if things stay as close as they are heading into next week’s ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond. Sam Hornish Jr. Show More Summary
Close competition is a must in NASCAR and this season bodes one of the closest points races in recent years. Only two points separate NASCAR Nationwide Series standings leader Sam Hornish Jr. and second-place Regan Smith, and the remaining top five are all within nine points of the standings lead after the first six races of the season. [...]