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Saturday’s event at Road America, the Sargento 200, was more of the same as Hornish had to overcome early problems for a top five finish.

Jacques Villeneuve (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger) Finished 6th “It had nothing to do with me and the 7 car (Danica Patrick); it was just (Max) Papis down the straight. I guess he wanted to get behind Danica and hit me, put me in the grass just when we hit the brakes."

Michael Annett started the 50-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Road America from the 12th position. Annett finished the Sargento 200 as follows:

GoDaddy, the internet hosting site known for it’s racy commercials starring NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) driver Danica Patrick, recently announced that their company was ready to change their image.

Polesitter Nelson Piquet Jr. held off Michael McDowell and won Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Sargento 200 at Road America.

Coming off three top-10 finishes in the last four races, it’s no secret that Elliott Sadler has high expectations heading into Road America this weekend.

In the first Nationwide Series practice at Road America, Jacques Villeneuve topped the charts with a lap of 133.564 seconds. He was six tenths quicker than Nelson Piquet Jr., who was second on the charts.

“We had, ultimately, quite a good weekend even though the end of the race was a little bit too exciting. It’s great to be back with the team and Discount Tire and mostly the same guys on the car. Last year we went from here to Montreal, improved the crew and then went testing three weeks back."

During its NASCAR Fuel for Business Council Meeting today in San Francisco, NASCAR announced plans for the development of the Fan and Media Engagement Center (FMEC), a resource that will enable the sport to better serve the industry, media and fans through a platform that facilitates near real-time response to traditional, digital and social media.

Sam Hornish Jr. (No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger) YOU ARE CURRENTLY FOURTH IN THE NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES STANDINGS ENTERING SATURDAY’S RACE HERE AT ROAD AMERICA. HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS THIS SEASON SO FAR? “We need to be better (smiles). I mean, we’re fourth in points but I feel like for how we run a lot of the times, the handling that we’ve had of the car, we just need to be a little bit better."