May 07, 2011 darlington nationwide series race results. Apr 26, 2014 logano wins sprint cup race, full results kevin harvick won the nascar nationwide series race at richmond international raceway on friday night. Almost every week before a sprint cup race, there will be a. On january 9, phoenix racing announced that its driver in the nationwide series, as in the sprint cup series, would be kurt busch, who completed in nationwide parttime.
Click on the track location to go to that tracks past news and links page. While there are many drivers who compete in one series full time and dabble in the other throughout the year. The season started on february 18, 2012 at daytona international speedway, with the budweiser shootout, followed by the daytona 500 on february 27. The nascar nationwide series is the junior varsity to the sprint cup series varsity.
Et monday after rain halted sundays race after just 20 of 200 laps had been completed. Driver austin dillon 2016 nascar sprint cup results. Updated nascar results, point standings, money earnings, and complete nascar driver results for sprint cup, nationwide, and truck series. This is archive coverage of the nascar division once sponsored by sprint, an american cellular company. Full race results from round 7 of the 2016 nascar sprint cup series, the duck commander 500 at texas motor speedway. Sunday, april 15th, the good sam roadside assistance 200 at rockingham speedway. The nascar nationwide series provides a training ground for future nextel cup drivers. Nascar announced today that the nascar sprint cup series awards the annual culmination of champions week will be held on friday, dec. Darlington nationwide series race results nascar crash. Is it good for the sprint cup drivers to race in the. Nascar cup series returns to darlington raceway on sunday following a twomonth layoff. Its time to get nascar cup drivers out of nationwide.
Nascar racing schedule, news, results, and drivers. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the r. Jayskis silly season site sprint cup news jayskis nascar silly season site. Glossary view expanded 2016 driver standings tweet. Click on the race name to go to the nextlast race inforundown page for each race when available.
Sep 18, 20 the company will remain in nascar as an official sponsor for auto, home, life and business insurance through 2017 and also focus on nascar marketing programs on the sprint cup series. Nascar sprint cup drivers live very public lives, with facts and information about their past and present constantly in view. Nationwide series team owner jay robinson has partnered with troy blakeney of houston, tx to form robinsonblakeney racing, llc and will field a sprint cup series car with toyota as its manufacturer. It is promoted as nascars minor league circuit, and is considered a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level circuit, the monster energy nascar cup series. The final ten races were known as 2011 chase for the sprint cup. Recently, ive had a few discussions with race fans via twitter regarding the amount of nascar sprint cup series nscs drivers racing in the nascar nationwide series.
The nascar cup series is the top racing series of the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. Calling all nascar nationwide xfinity, racing fans. Elliott sadler proving that former cup drivers can become. Jan 20, 2014 in 20 alone, sprint cup drivers accounted for 28 wins out of 33 races, and two of the five races won by nationwide series regulars were events that did not coincide with a sprint cup race, so no. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for nascar cup series, xfinity, gander outdoors. Mar 08, 2014 thats kind of what i feel like im watching when i witness nascar sprint cup drivers dominate another nascar nationwide series race on a saturday afternoon in las vegas.
The three sprint cup regulars each got a tuneup on saturday but will need a better run on sunday to surpass harvick. Nascar cup 2018 martinsville results nascar cup race results. The season included 36 races and two exhibition races, beginning with the daytona 500 at daytona international speedway and ending with the ford 400 at homesteadmiami speedway. Is nascar sprint cup trying to merge into the nationwide. It began with the drive4copd 300 at daytona international speedway on february 22, and ended with the ford ecoboost 300 at homesteadmiami speedway on november 15. Thats kind of what i feel like im watching when i witness nascar sprint cup drivers dominate another nascar nationwide series race on a saturday afternoon in las vegas. Yeley named as the driver and tony furr as the crew chief 1252012. Reynolds tobacco company, it was referred to as the nascar winston cup series. Nascar news latest nascar headlines from all nascar classes. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway this season was the final year of. This season, the nascar nationwide series boasted 12 winners 10 of which were regulars in the nascar sprint cup series and one who is a roadcourse specialist generally appearing in. First, the wheelbase is longer in a cup car at 115 inches.
Why are sprint cup drivers allowed to race in the nationwide series. I think it is an unfair advantage to be able to race in both races. Nascar cup series drivers have admitted that driving the xfinity car the day before the race does little to help with the nascar cup series race, as the cars differ greatly. The 2014 nascar nationwide series was the 33rd season of the nationwide series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by the nascar in the united states. The nationwide series should be where the up and comers sharpen their skills like the minor leagues in baseball. In 20 alone, sprint cup drivers accounted for 28 wins out of 33 races, and two of the five races won by nationwide series regulars were events that did not coincide with a sprint cup race, so no. Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. The nascar nationwide series is usually the final step for a driver whose ambition is to drive in nascars elite sprint cup series. Aug 28, 2016 kyle larson wins pure michigan 400 at michigan international speedway. But they also bring their expertise to teach the drivers that will someday be. Sprint cup drivers in the nationwide series should it be. The 2014 nascar sprint cup series was the 66th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 43rd modernera cup season.
The 2012 nascar sprint cup series was the 64th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 41st modernera cup season. Click on the site to see kyle buschs career results at that track. Driver kyle busch 2010 nascar sprint cup results racing. Follow your favorite team and driver s progress with daily updates.
Jul 28, 2009 the nascar nationwide series is usually the final step for a driver whose ambition is to drive in nascars elite sprint cup series. But sometimes they offer true insight into the personality and past of. Click on the site to see austin dillons career results at that track glossary. Nationwide series drivers who deserve sprint cup rides. This loosely resulted in the new nationwide series car making its debut in the 2010 subway jalapeno 250 at daytona international speedway. Bios, statistics, race results videos, news, photo galleries, car, team, shop gear, date of birth, rookie year. News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations. Get the latest nascar news, rumors, video highlights, scores, schedules, standings, photos, images, player information and more from sporting news. Later today, a nationwide series driver will get to kiss the bricks at the famed indianapolis motor speedway and add his or her name to the list of brickyard winners. The season began at daytona international speedway, with the sprint unlimited, followed by the daytona 500. The season continued with the chase for the sprint cup. When the sprint cup stars race in the nationwide series, they bring attention, money and sponsors to the division.
They use the old format which was previously used in the sprint cup series as far as their points are concerned which is, simply the driver with the most points at seasons end is the champion. Nascar sprint cup news archive news of the nascar premier. The series began in 1949 as the strictly stock division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the grand national division. Nascar cup series latest news news and results from nascar. Kevin harvick wins nationwide series race at richmond, full. This was also the final year that the nationwide mutual insurance company sponsored the series, opting for increased involvement in the sprint cup series, as well as the final season the series was broadcast by espn.
The sight of a sprint cup driver winning a nationwide series race has become all too common and its time for something to be done. What is the difference between the nascar sprint cup series. Steve has made starts in all three of nascars national series as well as the arca racing series. Thirty six 2014 sprint cup races plus three exhibition non points races sprint unlimited, budweiser duel, sprint allstar race results for other seasons. Browse through 2018 nascar cup martinsville results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. April 12 today in jayskis nascar history page 12 of. Click on the site to see kyle buschs career results at that track glossary.
The only sprint cup driver commuting from pocono in pennsylvania, keselowski led 146 of 250 laps for his third nationwide victory of the season and second in two starts. Nascar sprint cup news and photos from the stock car racing series. Ford entered the season as the defending manufacturers champion. Nascar sprint cup series drivers facts to know fox sports. Sprint cup, nationwide series action at charlotte fox sports. Nascar sprint cup, nationwide and more auto racing news, driver standings, indycar and formula one news from newsday.
Nascar cup series latest news, highlights, live race coverage, race results, standings, schedules, photo galleries, and driver stats. Its time to get nascar cup drivers out of nationwide series. Stephen wallace born august 18, 1987 is an american stock car racing driver. Although the cars are slightly different the nationwide series provides exciting racing of its own. Xfinity series latest news news and results from nascar. Thirty six 2014 sprint cup races plus three exhibition non points races sprint unlimited, budweiser duel, sprint allstar race 2014 nationwide series results 2014 camping world truck series results. Results of 62nd daytona 500, nascar cup point standings. Is it fair for sprint cup drivers to race in the nationwide. Hire various cup drivers who can win races and are.
Those former nascar nationwide series champions also make. Previously on nascar relive the key moments and winning drivers for the first four races of the 2020 nascar cup series season as the sport gets ready to return at darlington raceway. It isnt uncommon to see nascar sprint cup drivers in the nationwide series too, but should it be allowed if you look from a purists perspective. Keselowski wins nationwide race in iowa sporting news. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors. Darlington raceway to host autograph session with nascar sprint cup series drivers darlington raceway is offering its fans an opportunity to participate in a nascar sprint cup series autograph session with drivers kevin harvick, mark martin, paul menard and defending bojangles southern 500 champion regan smith. Menard has not been a regular on the nationwide circuit like fellow sprint cup drivers kyle busch and logano, but he has been shut out of winning in the series for multiple years. Yes, sometimes sprint cup drivers do compete in nationwide series races as there no restrictions on them doing so. The 2011 nascar sprint cup series was the 63rd season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 40th modernera cup series season. A current super late model racer, he is the son of 1989 winston cup champion rusty wallace, the nephew of nascar drivers kenny and mike wallace, and cousin of chrissy wallace. Included in our pages are nationwide series busch series past race winners, past driver championship winners and nationwide series race tracks. Mar, 2014 nascars nationwide series needs transformation new, 5 comments the sight of a sprint cup driver winning a nationwide series race has become all too common and its time for something to be done. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more.