January 25, 2013 1 Comment
Not exactly a surprise as the two have been “friends” for quite a while now and Danica’s recent divorce filing made things official. What adds an extra element of intrigue for the NASCAR world is the fact these two drivers are competing for the 2013 Cup Series Rookie of the Year.
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December 12, 2012 1 Comment
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November 17, 2012
Regan Smith shines in Nationwide return, as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. clinches title
Nov. 17, 2012 (Updates with quotes, results)
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — There was no rust on Regan Smith.
Making his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start in five years, Smith drove the No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to victory in Saturday’s Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, beating polesitter Kyle Busch to the finish line by 1.375 seconds.
As Smith scored his first victory in the series for the team that has hired him full-time for next year, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rolled to a workmanlike, problem-free sixth-place result to lock up his second straight Nationwide championship.
November 10, 2012 2 Comments
Nov. 10, 2012
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Joey Logano smoked the field, while Elliott Sadler’s title dreams went up in smoke.
Logano, the polesitter, dominated Saturday’s Great Clips 200 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, beating new Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Brian Vickers to the finish line to win for the ninth time in 21 starts this season, the first time at PIR and the 18th time in his career.
Sadler’s wreck forced the race to a green-white-checkered-flag finish and extended the length of the race from the scheduled 200 laps to 204.
Defending NNS champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ran third and opened his lead in the series standings to 20 points over Sadler, whose late crash led to a 22nd-place finish.
November 9, 2012 1 Comment
Elliott Sadler cannot shake Ricky Stenhouse Jr. For the second consecutive season, Sadler finds himself in familiar territory battling Stenhouse for the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship with two races remaining. Sadler has held the top spot for the last four weeks, but watched the lead dwindle to zero this past weekend at Texas as Stenhouse captured his 18th top five of the season. The duo is now deadlocked with 1,170 points apiece, setting up a dead heat to the finish. Stenhouse holds the current tie-breaker: six wins to Sadler’s four.
Phoenix could be Sadler’s best chance to regain the reins of the top spot. He led 26 laps in March en route to his first of four victories this season.
October 20, 2012 3 Comments
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rallies for improbable Nationwide win at Kansas
Oct. 20, 2012
(EDITORS: Updates with quotes, results.)
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rallied from two laps down to win Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway and tighten the battle for the series championship.
During a green-white-checkered-flag finish that took the race six laps beyond its scheduled distance of 200 laps, Stenhouse surged to the front in the final turn after Kyle Busch ran out of fuel.
September 15, 2012 1 Comment
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins at Chicagoland, assumes Nationwide points lead
Sept. 15, 2012
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
JOLIET, Ill. — It was a statement victory for defending NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who won Saturday’s Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola at Chicagoland Speedway and simultaneously wrested the series lead from Elliott Sadler.
The victory was Stenhouse’s fifth of the season and the seventh of his career. He crossed the finish line 2.402 seconds ahead of Kyle Busch, who fell one spot short of posting his first victory in the Nationwide car he owns.
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