SM Staff

With the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series taking their final weekend off of the season, there was a major opportunity for the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series to rise, shine and take over the sport's center stage at the Chicagoland Speedway last weekend.

Racing is all about numbers. The cars have numbers. The drivers are known by their numbers. Laps are timed and posted for positioning in numbers.

Elliott Sadler won the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) STP 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday. Sadler led 35 laps and captured his first win at Chicagoland and the third of the season.

James Buescher battled back from two laps down and won Saturday nights NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 225 at Chicagoland Speedway.

This years Summer Nationals at Willams Grove Speedway didn't start off well; the two night event was rained out on Friday, leaving just the Saturday night duel between the Outlaws and the Posse. And what a duel it turned out to be.

Massimiliano Papis, best known to NASCAR fans as Max, has a great racing resume, from the 24 Hours of Le Mans to Formula One, Champ Car and NASCAR.

What's astonishing to the record books may not translate into being the best for the sport of NASCAR. We may be waiting for generations to see another driver crank out five Sprint Cup Championships in a row, but that could prove to be a good thing for racing.

As the Sprint Cup Series get a week off to prepare for Indianapolis, the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. 43 teams completed the first practice session on Saturday.

Anarchy Motorsports Server has its 2012 Season #2 quickly approaching. If you like the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS), NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS), or NASCAR Camping World Truck (NCWTS), Anarchy Motorsports Server is the place to be.

30 years. 10,957 days. 262,968 hours. 15,778,080 minutes. It's a lot of time that spans over three decades, though that's how Venturini Motorsports has been involved in the ARCA Racing Series.