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NASCAR releases 2008 Nationwide TV schedule
NASCAR has released the broadcast schedule for the Nationwide Series as ABC/ESPN begins its second season televising the series.
Twenty-six races will be shown on ESPN2, with four each on ABC and ESPN. Which network will broadcast the Oct. 25 race at Memphis Motorsports Park will be determined...
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01-31-2008 06:28 PM
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Busch JGR Nationwide team will miss California race
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. � Kyle Busch finished second to Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Tony Stewart in Saturday�s Camping World 300 Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway, but the No. 18 team will skip the upcoming race at California Speedway.
JGR�s No. 18 and No. 20 teams ran the...
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Yesterday 09:03 PM
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Hamilton Jr. will miss 2 Nationwide races in 2008
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. � Bobby Hamilton Jr. said he will miss two Nationwide Series races this season because his Team Rensi Motorsports team doesn�t have sponsorship for those events.
Hamilton Jr. will skip the road-course events at Mexico City and Montreal. The No. 25 Ford team has sponsorship...
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Yesterday 09:02 PM
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Keller, CJM Racing uncertain of future
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. � Jason Keller made the Camping World 300 Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway for CJM Racing, though the long-term future of the team remains in doubt.
During testing at Daytona in January, the veteran Keller was unsure of how many races he�d do for...
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Yesterday 09:01 PM
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Unofficial Camping World 300 results
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. � Unofficial results of the NASCAR Nationwide Series Camping World 300 on Saturday on the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway with driver, team, laps completed and status:
1. Tony Stewart, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 120, running
2. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs...
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Yesterday 08:58 PM
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Stewart, Toyota dominate Daytona Nationwide race
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. � Tony Stewart passed Brian Vickers with four laps to go, and then had Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch push him to victory Saturday in the Camping World 300 Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
The victory was Stewart�s third in the season-opening...
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Yesterday 08:57 PM
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Truex: Busch �drives like a girl;� Busch: �Grow up�
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. � Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. traded barbs Saturday after the Camping World 300 Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway as the two battled for position on the track in the closing laps of the race.
Truex said Busch blocked a move for second place, and...
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Yesterday 08:56 PM
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Stewart gives JGR third consecutive season-opening pole position
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. � Tony Stewart extended Joe Gibbs Racing�s domination of Nationwide Series qualifying at Daytona International Speedway by winning the pole Friday for the Camping World 300.
A JGR car has won the pole for the series� season-opening race at Daytona for the third...
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02-16-2008 11:04 PM
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Reutimann's carburetor confiscated prior to Nationwide qualifying
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. � NASCAR confiscated the carburetor from David Reutimann�s Michael Waltrip Racing Nationwide Series Toyota earlier this week after it was found to have an illegal venturi.
MWR officials referred questions to Toyota, which builds the team�s engines. A spokesman for Toyota...
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02-16-2008 11:03 PM
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Earnhardt Jr. 'disappointed' by Nationwide team violation
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. � Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he is disappointed in his JR Motorsports Nationwide Series team following a rules violation at Daytona International Speedway.
NASCAR officials confiscated the rear decklid and spoiler from the team�s No. 5 entry being driven by Earnhardt Jr. The...
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02-16-2008 11:02 PM
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JR Motorsports replaces confiscated decklid, spoiler
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. � NASCAR confiscated the rear decklid and spoiler from JR Motortsports� No. 5 Nationwide Series Chevrolet driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.
Nationwide Series Director Joe Balash said Friday that a NASCAR inspector noticed...
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02-16-2008 11:01 PM
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Nationwide executives have big plans for season
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. � Nationwide Insurance executives would love to have another month or two to get ready for their debut in NASCAR, but the calendar says Feb. 16, the day of the first race of the Nationwide Series season.
It's also the first race under sponsorship from Nationwide, which...
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02-16-2008 11:00 PM
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Tony Stewart grabs Nationwide victory at Daytona
Tony Stewart�s hoping to go 2-for-2 at Daytona this weekend, beating Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch to win Saturday�s season-opening Nationwide race. Next up - the Daytona 500.
Sunday, Gibbs Racing once again will take the Hendrick Motorsports approach - teamwork.
It certainly...
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02-16-2008 09:18 PM
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02-15-2008 04:07 PM
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Old Spice to sponsor Stewart for 7 Nationwide races
Old Spice will give Tony Stewart seven chances to visit victory lane in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, as the iconic red and white colors of Old Spice will adorn Stewart�s signature #20 Joe Gibbs Racing machine.
The #20 Old Spice Toyota will debut March 1 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and...
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02-06-2008 09:20 PM
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Hamilton Jr. buys in to Sadler Racing
Earl Sadler gave Bobby Hamilton Jr. his first opportunity to drive a Nationwide car in 1998. Ten years later Hamilton has joined Sadler�s racing team again � as a co-owner. Hamilton said he has purchased 50% of the team, which will now be Sadler Hamilton Racing. The team plans on running a...
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02-06-2008 09:19 PM
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Fernandez to drive JR Motorsports entry in Mexico
Hendrick Motorsports officials announced Tuesday that Adrian Fernandez will drive JR Motorsports� No. 5 Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series race at Mexico City on April 20.
Fernandez, a Mexico City native, has driven for Hendrick in all three races in Mexico City, posting two top-10s....
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02-06-2008 09:16 PM
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Busch to run 3 Nationwide races
Kyle Busch will drive Braun Racing�s No. 32 Toyota Camry in the Nationwide Series for three races in 2008, according to a deal announced Friday in Mooresville, N.C. Beringer Vineyards, a renowned winery in Napa Valley, Calif., will sponsor the car.
Busch will drive the No. 32 on Feb. 23...
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02-04-2008 03:15 PM
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Ambrose jokingly has his eyes on Gordon
After seeing a Busch Series victory snatched away from him last year in Montreal when an angry Robby Gordon punted him on a restart, you'd figure Marcos Ambrose would have Aug. 2 circled on his 2008 calendar.
That's the date of the Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, when...
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02-01-2008 11:44 PM
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Eury Sr. staying on as JR Motorsports crew chief
JR Motorsports tried to find a permanent crew chief for driver Brad Keselowski in the Nationwide Series, but in the end, the team has decided to stick with Tony Eury Sr.
Eury Sr., who joined the team last year as director of competition, took over as Keselowski�s crew chief last October. Eury...
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02-01-2008 11:27 PM
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Wimmer making most of part-time ride with RCR
Scott Wimmer had a solid season last year in the Busch Series, parlaying a part-time schedule into seven top-five and 14 top-10 finishes, as well as a share of the owners championship.
That success didn't lead to a full-time ride, however, so Wimmer is back splitting time with Jeff Burton...
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01-31-2008 06:33 PM
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