SPEED to Simulcast NASCAR Nationwide Race
By special arrangement, SPEED is adding a live simulcast of the NASCAR Nationwide Series Lipton Tea 250 from Richmond International Raceway on Friday, May 2, with pre-race coverage beginning at … Read More
Category: NASCAR Nationwide Series
Talladega Nationwide ratings score big jump
ESPN on ABC's live telecast of Saturday's Aarons 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega ( Ala.) Superspeedway scored big increases in ratings and household impressions over last year's race, … Read More
Stewart Claims First Talladega Win
Tony Stewart wins at Talladega Polesitter Tony Stewart held off a last-lap challenge from Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Saturday to claim his first victory at Talladega Superspeedway in any series. … Read More
Franchitti injured in Nationwide race
Dario Franchitti has fractured his left ankle in the Nationwide Series race at Talladega on Saturday and will not be able to race in Sunday's Sprint Cup race. David Stremme, … Read More
Kevin Harvick Inc. implementing drug testing
Kevin Harvick Inc. has implemented a different type of testing the past couple of weeks. The racing team has started a random drug testing program since recent revelations that former … Read More
Stewart wins Nationwide pole
Tony Stewart won the pole for Saturday's Aaron's 312 Nationwide Series race. Stewart's lap of 185.308 mph earned him his second pole of the Nationwide Series season. The other came … Read More
NASCAR popularity continues to decline in Mexico
Today's race was the fourth consecutive trip for the NASCAR Nationwide Series to Mexico City. Although the crowd was the weakest — the announced attendance was 57,324 (did not look … Read More
Busch wins third straight Nationwide race
Kyle Busch got on his radio and advised anyone who was listening that Scott Pruett would get dumped if he kept blocking Busch as they battled for the lead Sunday … Read More
NASCAR to integrate Nationwide Series version of COT
The NASCAR Nationwide Series likely will go with its own version of the “car of tomorrow" in 2009, but not at the start of the year as had been originally … Read More
Q and A with Colin Braun – Mexico City polesitter
Colin Braun Getty Images for NASCAR IN, CARL EDWARDS SAID YOU WERE THE MAN TO BEAT TOMORROW AND HAD GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOUR COACHING OF HIM. TELL US … Read More
Braun captures Nationwide Series pole in Mexico City
Colin Braun poses with his pole-winning 3M Ford Fusion. Getty Images for NASCAR 19-year-old Colin Braun driving a Roush Fenway Racing Ford, backed up that assertion on Saturday afternoon, posting … Read More
Mexico City just a one-off for Fernandez
Adrian Fernandez isn’t planning on making the full-time switch from open wheel to stock cars any time soon. But that's not to say the American Le Mans Series driver doesn't … Read More
SBM hires father Stan Barrett to drive in Mexico City race
For the first time in NASCAR’s racing history a father will drive for a team owned by his son and not vice-versa. Stan Barrett, the first man to ever break … Read More
Verizon Wireless to sponsor Nationwide entry
Gillett Evernham Motorsports officials have announced plans for Verizon Wireless and Motorola to sponsor Nationwide Series driver Chase Miller in seven races this season. Because the deal is for the … Read More
Goodyear still has rain tires
Rain (tires) won't go away: Fans looking for something different during the Nationwide Series events in Mexico City and Canada should pray for rain. Greg Stucker, Goodyear Racing's director of … Read More
Braun running Nationwide race in Mexico
Later this month, Colin Braun is off to Mexico City where he will drive in his third-career Nationwide Series race [Sunday, April 20th – Corona 200 at the Autodrome Hermanos … Read More
American Eurocopter to sponsor RCR car
American Eurocopter, a subsidiary of the largest helicopter manufacturer in the world, Eurocopter, has joined the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) family of partners as an associate sponsor of the No. … Read More
Busch Toyota wins easily in Texas
In his seventh NASCAR Nationwide Series start of the season, Kyle Busch finally got a result befitting his performance. Entering Saturday's O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, Busch had led … Read More
Montoya won’t defend Mexico City victory
Juan Pablo Montoya won’t defend his crown when the Nationwide Series visits Mexico City in two weeks, instead opting for the rare weekend off with his family. While the Chip … Read More
Nationwide qualifying at Texas canceled due to rain
Mother Nature intervened with NASCAR again on Thursday, as the Nationwide Series' early start to the weekend was relegated to just one practice session. Two practice sessions and qualifying was … Read More
Ambrose changes Nationwide Series crew chiefs
JTG Racing spokesman confirmed that crew chief Walter Giles has left the No. 59 Nationwide Series team and driver Marcos Ambrose. Gary Cogswell takes Giles’ place immediately, beginning with Monday’s … Read More
Bush spins, Wimmer wins in Nashville
Kyle Busch's loss was Scott Wimmer's gain. Busch dominated Saturday's Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway but lost control of his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota off Turn 4 after … Read More
Nationwide team might drop third car
This hasn’t been the start that team owner Gary Baker expected when he purchased Brewco Motorsports in late 2007. Baker, who along with music mogul Mike Curb owns Nashville-based Baker … Read More
Said to own car dealership
Boris Said is teaming up with one of the country's largest automotive retail operations to bring Boris Said's BMW of Murrieta to the Temecula Valley, Calif in 2009. A joint … Read More
Marlin Replaces Sauter at Phoenix Racing
Sterling Marlin has replaced Johnny Sauter as the Nationwide Series driver at Phoenix Racing. Marlin, 50, will make his first Nationwide start of the season Saturday at his hometown track, … Read More