NASCAR O'Reilly Series

TWO RACES, TWO WINS: The last two times 20-year-old Ryan Blaney has been on the track in a NASCAR sanctioned event, he’s finished the race in Victory Lane. Blaney won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway two weeks ago.

Elliott Sadler and the No. 11 OneMain Financial team travel to Sadler's home state of Virginia this weekend to compete in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event on the 3/4-mile oval track at Richmond International Raceway. In 22 Nationwide Series starts, Sadler has two top-five and nine top-10 finishes and with 77 laps lead.

Trevor Bayne makes his eighth NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway on Friday night. In seven previous starts at the .750-mile oval, Bayne has recorded two top-five finishes and three top-10s, with a best finish of third in this event in 2010.

Short Track Fun...James Buescher and the No. 99 Ruud Toyota Camry team return to Richmond International Raceway looking to repeat the performance from earlier this season. During the first race at the 0.75-mile D-shaped oval, Buescher and the No. 99 Ruud team captured their first top-10 of the season. Buescher has five previous starts at Richmond and is looking to capture his second career top-10 at the Virginia track.

This Week's American Ethanol Chevrolet at Richmond International Raceway ... Austin Dillon will pilot Chassis No. 477 in the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway. This is the same Chevrolet SS that Dillon raced to a 14th-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July.

Dakoda Armstrong made his first-ever start at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway this past April and has been ready to come back ever since. While the team posted a 17th-place finish in Armstrong's debut at the .75-mile track, the finish doesn't tell the whole story. In fact, the No. 43 WinField Ford was fast enough to gain a lap back on its own after a tire had gone down in the first half of the race.

Having not competed at Atlanta Motor Speedway since 2012, Eric McClure was eager to get back behind the wheel of the No. 14 Hefty®/Reynolds Wrap® Camry at the 1.5-mile speedway for Saturday night's Great Clips 300. Earning a track-best starting spot of 25th, McClure struggled early in the race with the car's handling but after the right chassis adjustments were made throughout the 195-lap event, he was able to rebound to post a 24th-place finish.

Atlanta Motor Speedway is good to Kevin Harvick as he takes his third Nationwide Series win of the year in the Great Clips 300 to Benefit Feed the Children. He started the race in eighth place but quickly took over the lead from pole winner Chase Elliott on lap 37 and he was gone, leading an incredible 159 laps out of the 195 lap race.

Jeffrey Earnhardt, running the full Nationwide schedule for the first time this season, will get his first look at the fast race course in Saturday night’s Great Clips 300.

With 10 races remaining in the Nationwide Series season, Landon Cassill continues his quest to break into the top 10 in the point standings. Entering Saturday’s Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Cassill is 11th in points, 34 behind 10th-place James Buescher.