For the first time since 2012 and the first time in a Joe Gibbs Racing car, Elliott Sadler was victorious in the Nationwide Series as he won the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway.
In the final moments of the third round of qualifying, the Joe Gibbs Racing cars got lined up and were able to get a good run off of the pack in front of them, allowing them to take the top three spots in Aaron’s 312 qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway. In the end, the middle car of the three-car pack – Sam Hornish Jr. – scoring his sixth career Coor’s Light pole award in his first start this season.
Dominance. Its what Kevin Harvick has been doing best this season. It started in the Sprint Cup Series where he has scored two victories in the first eight races of the season. Now it has made its way to the Nationwide Series as he picked up his first victory early Saturday morning.
A persistent rain shower would result in NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying for the ToyotaCare 250 being rained out. As a result, the starting line-up would be set based on Thursday's practice session.
Chase Elliott won the VFW Sports Clip Help a Hero 200 in his first start at Darlington, conquering the legendary track in a dramatic finish. This is his second consecutive victory following his win at Texas last week and his sixth top-10 finish in 2014.
Chase Elliott is certainly not your average 18 year-old. Most kids his age are not racing full-time, let alone winning a race at the national level. Elliott’s competing on a week-to-week basis in the Nationwide Series with some of the best drivers in NASCAR and beating them on a consistent basis, making him one extraordinary teenager.
Harvick backed up that time in the following two rounds of qualifying to score the pole for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Harvick scored his first Texas Motor Speedway Nationwide Series pole with a lap of 29.195 seconds. It marks Harvick’s 25th career Nationwide Series pole.
After getting close to winning last year, Kyle Larson would hold off Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch in an exciting finish to win the Treatmyclot.com 300 at Auto Club Speedway for his first career Nationwide Series victory.
Brad Keselowski sailed to victory lane on Saturday after leading a remarkable 144 laps of the 200 laps run in the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He was able to do ‘donuts’ while holding the American Flag for the 28th time in his NASCAR Nationwide Series career and the first time at the tricky Las Vegas track.
After leading final practice yesterday, Ty Dillon survived the Knockout Qualifying format to win the Coors Light Pole for the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a lap of 29.625 seconds. It marks the first pole for the 22-year-old in his 15th start.
Hendrick Motorsports enters this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as the facility's all-time leader in wins (10), top fives (37), top 10s (64), laps led (2,682) and stage wins (15).
For the first time this season, NASCAR will face a traditional intermediate oval with the Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series wrapping up its two-race west coast swing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
