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NASCAR Awards Banquet Honors Four Champions
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR’s future was front and center Monday night as four champions in two national series were crowned. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 24 and Austin Dillon, 21, officially were proclaimed champions of the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, respectively, on the Americana Ballroom stage at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Both were honored with their first NASCAR national series titles. Each became champion in the season following a rookie-of-the-year performance. Dillon … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series, Truck Series
After Phoenix dissapointment, Sadler hoping for success at Homestead
Elliott Sadler and the No. 2 OneMain Financial team head to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the final race of the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Going into the season’s end, the No. 2 team has collected 12 top-five and 23 top-10 finishes, along with 174 led laps. He also earned a career-high five pole awards. Heading into the last race of the season, Sadler sits in the second position in the Nationwide Series Driver Point standings, 41 points behind the leader. Sadler has competed at the 1.5-mile track five times in the Nationwide Series, with a best finish of fifth in 1996. The Emporia, Va., native has also turned laps at the track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 12 times, bringing home a ninth-place finish in 2002. Sadler made … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Leffler Wrecks Sadler’s Championship Run while Hornish Gets First Nationwide Win
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—Sam Hornish Jr. cruised to his first Nationwide Series victory Saturday as Elliott Sadler’s championship hopes crumbled behind him. Taking the lead after a two-tire stop on Lap 131 put him on the front row, Hornish held off teammate Brad Keselowski to win the Wypall 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Carl Edwards ran third, followed by Joey Logano and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who all but locked up his first … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Nationwide Series
Sadler wants a win, but he wants a championship even more
By Lee Montgomery Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service A glance at Elliott Sadler’s cumulative statistics in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this season reveals some gaudy numbers: 11 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes to go with four pole positions. And he’s second in the points standings heading to the Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. But there’s also a number that Sadler doesn’t particularly care for: The zero under the win column. “Yeah, it bothers me, because … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Sadler has high expectations leading into Dollar General 300
Elliott Sadler and the No. 2 OneMain Financial Chevrolet will return to Chicagoland Speedway for the second time this season for the Saturday afternoon NASCAR Nationwide Series event. In the first appearance of the season at the track, the OneMain Financial team was in contention for the win and led 29 laps before right-front tire issues spoiled the night. Sadler finished 11th in the event. Sadler has started four times in the Nationwide Series at the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Kyle Busch pulls away for his 51st Nationwide Series win
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va.—Kyle Busch found a way to stay out front with a car set up for short runs and pulled away during the final green-flag run to win Friday night’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Busch got the opportunity for his career-best 51st Nationwide Series victory and his eighth of the season in 19 starts when Carl Edwards, who had dominated the race, lost three spots … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Nationwide Series
Harvick wins at Bristol for third straight trucks win
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn.—Kevin Harvick doesn’t make a ton of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series appearances. His competitors are probably glad. Entered in a third straight truck race for the first time in 2011, Harvick notched his third straight victory with a convincing performance in Wednesday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Harvick, riding the momentum of wins at Pocono (Aug. 7) and last weekend at Michigan, pulled away on … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Truck Series
Bristol is a special place for Elliott Sadler
Elliott Sadler heads to Bristol Motor Speedway this week for the second time this season. In the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ first appearance at the track in March, the No. 2 team battled bad luck after a cut tire in the first practice session forced the team to a backup car. Sadler went on to earn a fourth-place finish, the team’s first top-five finish of the season. Sadler is no stranger to the Bristol, Tenn., short track. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Sadler Expects a Good Finish at Watkins Glen
Elliott Sadler and the No. 2 OneMain Financial Chevrolet Impala will hit Watkins Glen International Saturday for the Zippo 200 for the second road-course event of the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Earlier this season, Sadler raced his way to a fourth-place finish with the Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team at Road America, the first road course on the schedule. The series will complete its road-course racing for the season next weekend at Circuit Gilles … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
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