By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/28/2012

Kyle Busch Motorsports hasn't had an easy go of things to start the season in the Nationwide Series, but things got much better tonight after Kurt Busch finally got a win for KBM. Busch beat a hard-charging Denny Hamlin to the finish line by inches, ...
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/25/2012

This Friday night in Richmond, VA Travis Pastrana will (finally) make his long-awaited Nationwide Series debut. Pastrana was scheduled to make his debut at Lucas Oil Raceway Park in Indianapolis last August but was forced to cancel when he shattered ...
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By Jen Preston @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/16/2012

NASCAR returned to The Rock this Sunday; read about all the action here.
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By RyanPapaserge @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/16/2012

Over the past few seasons, we’ve heard phrases such as “orange cones,” “yellow lines” and “pit-road penalties” play major parts in deciding the winner of a Sprint Cup race on any given weekend.
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By RyanPapaserge @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/15/2012

While it may be one of the more controversial races of the 2012 Sprint Cup season for what didn’t happen, one thing did at the end of Saturday night’s Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway – there was a winner.
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/14/2012

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove into victory lane for the second time this season Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300.  Stenhouse started third, but quickly took the lead by passing Paul Menard on lap three. Stenhouse drove...
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/13/2012

It may have been an off weekend across all three series this past weekend but NASCAR is back at Texas Motor Speedway and Rockingham Speedway. During the off week many fans and media members debated, argued and discussed the top 35 rule in NASCAR. Bottom...
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/12/2012

The Camping World Truck Series is headed to the Rock on Sunday. This weekend is the first time that one of NASCAR’s top three series races at Rockingham Speedway since the track’s final Cup race in 2004. The track also had the chance to host...
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/11/2012

The NASCAR Nationwide Series has been off for the last two weeks, but this Friday night they head to the Texas Motor Speedway. Carl Edwards is the defending winner of this race. But he isn’t racing on Friday. Kyle Busch has won five of the last...
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/10/2012

It was only a matter of which race we would find out but this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, Roush Fenway Racing’s, Trevor Bayne and RAB Racing’s Kenny Wallace will not race at TMS on Friday night. For Bayne this was known following Daytona....
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/10/2012

It is hard to believe that this weekends race at Texas Motor Speedway is a must “win” for a handful of drivers. We are only six races in and there is plenty of racing ahead especially with repaves on multiple tracks and Talladega and Daytona...
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By RyanPapaserge @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/01/2012

When the dust settled, Ryan Newman proved victorious with his first Sprint Cup Series victory since last July’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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By Jen Preston @ Nascar Lug Nuts 04/01/2012

Kevin Harvick led all but two laps in Saturday's Kroger 250. But how did the points contenders do in Martinsville?
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By RyanPapaserge @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/26/2012

The threat of rain was present all Sunday afternoon at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. and the teams knew it.
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/25/2012

Joey Logano led 92 laps to win the Royal Purple 300 from Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Logano started on pole and led the most laps, but it was a hard-fought win. For most of the race Logano, Brad Keselowski, Justin Allgaier, and Kyle Busch swapped...
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By RyanPapaserge @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/18/2012

In a performance similar to his win at Bristol Motor Speedway last August, Brad Keselowski led the final 111 laps en route to his second straight win at the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile” Sunday, taking the Food City 500.
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/17/2012

Elliott Sadler led 35 laps to win the Ford EcoBoost 300 from Bristol Motor Speedway. Sadler has won two of the four races run so far this season. He went winless all of last season. Sadler's crew chief Luke Lambert made the call to not pit on the last...
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/17/2012

The NASCAR Nationwide Series takes on the World's Fastest Half Mile of Bristol Motor Speedway today in the Ford EcoBoost 300. The last time the Nationwide Series was in Bristol, Kyle Busch beat Joey Logano to the win by about six inches. Logano wants...
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/16/2012

This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup series and Nationwide Series come to the first short track race of the season; Bristol Motor Speedway.  Early on this season not many drivers are hot under the collar after another driver but come Sunday afternoon...
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/12/2012

The NASCAR Sprint Cup series headed to Las Vegas Motor Speedway ready to double down (I promise that will be the last Vegas pun!). Denny Hamlin was looking to make it two in a row but it was Kasey Kahne who would lead the field to green. A few drivers...
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By Jen Preston @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/11/2012

Miss the Nationwide race? Here's a quick recap of what you missed.
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/09/2012

This weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway a few drivers will be hoping a big gamble will pay off for them on Sunday afternoon. After what we saw last weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, this season could be ...
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By CaronAdams @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/06/2012

See how this writer kept up with her favorite sport while herding cows. (sort of)
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By RyanPapaserge @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/05/2012

Sometimes, job security is almost impossible to achieve. Just ask Darian Grubb, who was unceremoniously fired by Tony Stewart as crew chief – effective at the end of the 2011 Sprint Cup season – before last season’s Chase.
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/03/2012

Elliott Sadler won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Bashas' Supermarkets 200 from Phoenix International Raceway. It's his first win in the Nationwide Series since 1998. Sadler went winless last season, and saw his championship hopes come to an end at this...
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/02/2012

The NASCAR Nationwide Series takes on Phoenix International Raceway tomorrow afternoon. The season started last week in Daytona, but it really starts tomorrow. There are only three races at Daytona and Talladega, so running well there won't tell you ...
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By Jen Preston @ Nascar Lug Nuts 03/02/2012

Take a look back at the long and troubled history between NASCAR and crew chief Chad Knaus.
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By RyanPapaserge @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/29/2012

The road to a sixth Sprint Cup title just became much tougher to hoe for Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy team.
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/29/2012

With the Daytona 500 champion crowned, the confetti swept up, the garage is empty.  It’s the one big  thing we learned this weekend that doesn’t just go away after DIS. NASCAR can never be complacent when it comes to safety and ...
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/29/2012

Speedweeks 2012 was crazier than anybody thought possible. It started with Jimmie Johnson’s team getting in trouble for illegal C-posts on their Daytona 500 car before any cars even touched the track, and ended Matt Kenseth winning the Daytona ...
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By RyanPapaserge @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/28/2012

Coming into Sunday, anything that seemingly could happen did at Daytona International Speedway during Speedweeks.
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/25/2012

James Buescher of Turner Motorsports went from eleventh to first from turn four to the finish line to win the Drive4COPD 300 at Daytona. Buescher had to avoid a massive wreck in the final turn to win the race. Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Ricky...
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By Jen Preston @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/25/2012

Unknown John King pulled a Trevor Bayne and shocked the NASCAR world with a win in Daytona.
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/24/2012

The 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season will kick off around noon Eastern time tomorrow with Danica Patrick leading the field to the green flag.  Patrick becomes the second woman to win a pole award in the Nationwide Series since Shawna Robinson...
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/24/2012

After last years exciting 12 men battle for the championship it will be hard to follow up. I expect though that 2012 could be bigger and better than 2011 title race. (note: the drivers are in no particular order other than the champion pick). My title...
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By RyanPapaserge @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/24/2012

When a season ends with arguably the greatest finale NASCAR’s highest level has ever seen, it would only make sense that the offseason would be one of the busiest in recent memory.
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By CaronAdams @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/24/2012

Second Gatorade Duel doesn't have the wrecks but still plenty of drama.
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By CaronAdams @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/23/2012

Gatorade Duel number one. Winners and losers and who to watch in the next race.
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By CaronAdams @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/23/2012

My 2012 Chase predictions. Who I picked as champion will probably surprise you.
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/22/2012

12: AJ Allmendinger: The Dinger finally has found a good situation. He inherits the number 22 Shell/Pennzoil ride from Penske after Kurt Busch left the team. It’s the first time in his short Sprint Cup career that Allmendinger has had a good car...
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By Jen Preston @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/20/2012

Here are my predicitions for who will- and will not- make the 2012 Chase. Agree, or disagree?
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/19/2012

It’s only been 12 hours since the checkered flag flew at the Bud Shootout but NASCAR has alreadycome out with next year’s eligibility for the race. The new rules to be in the race are 2012 Coors Light Pole Winners and past shootout champions...
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/19/2012

Kyle Busch won a wild, crash-filled Budweiser Shootout from Daytona. He almost wrecked twice, but he managed to pull of a last second slingshot pass to beat the 2011 Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart to the finish line. After the changes NASCAR...
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/17/2012

After what was not the quietest of NASCAR off seasons this weekend on the beaches of Daytona it all kicks off with the Bud Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night. While it has been a very active off season- it has also been quite...
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/09/2012

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2012) — Last night in the Daytona 500 of Football, the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots, employing a thrilling, breathtaking and awe-inspiring defensive package named after a thrilling, breathtaking...
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 02/07/2012

The 2011 Nationwide Series season was fantastic for many reasons. It had great races, great finishes, and a great champion. Before the start of last season NASCAR made a rule that drivers have to choose which series they would like to have points scored...
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By RyanPapaserge @ Nascar Lug Nuts 01/28/2012

The 2011 season was one of great change in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 01/20/2012

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the third straight year, the 54th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 26, NASCAR’s biggest, richest and most prestigious race, is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start time (TV – FOX Sports, Radio – MRN Radio)....
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By RobBlount @ Nascar Lug Nuts 01/19/2012

Kyle Busch Motorsports announced today that Monster Energy Drink will be the main sponsor for the team's number 54 Nationwide Series Toyota.  In bigger news, the team announced that the car will be driven by both Busch brothers. Team owner Kyle,...
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By Patti Rodisch @ Nascar Lug Nuts 01/19/2012

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2012) – The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced today that it has renewed its partnership agreement with Federal-Mogul Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML), extending Federal-Mogul’s market-leading...
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