NASCAR Podcast
June 21, 2014
By Jerry Bonkowski
NASCAR Wire Service
ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin – Brendan Gaughan survived two early off-track excursions and a race in which much of the second half was contested in rain as cars rode on wet weather tires to win Saturday’s Gardner Denver 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America.
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Allmendinger wins NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America
June 22, 2013
By Jerry Bonkowski
Special to NASCAR Wire Service
ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. – How do you find just the right gift to say “thank you” to a man who seemingly has everything?
That’s the dilemma A.J. Allmendinger has faced since billionaire team owner Roger Penske gave him a second chance to redeem himself following last year’s embarrassing suspension for violating NASCAR’s substance abuse policy.
Saturday, Allmendinger finally found the way. It took two green-white-checker restarts and five extra laps (55 in total), but he easily earned both his first career NASCAR and Nationwide Series win in the Johnsonville Sausage 200 Presented by Menards at Road America.
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Road Racing Brings Out The “Ringers”
The most challenging aspect of Saturday’s Johnsonville Sausage 200 Presented by Menards at Road America for the NASCAR Nationwide Series regulars might not be the facility’s 14 challenging turns, but rather the road-course specialists that are racing alongside them.
These specialists are adept at turning left … and right, and are often challenging for the win at the few road courses that dot the national series’ schedules. For instance, all 24 of Ron Fellows’ starts in the NNS have come at road courses, including Road America where he has three top-three finishes in three starts.
1 1 30 Nelson Piquet Jr.(i) Qualcomm/Autotrac Chevrolet
2 2 18 Michael McDowell(i) Pizza Ranch Toyota
3 3 5 Ron Fellows AER Manufacturing Chevrolet
4 5 33 Max Papis Menards/Rheem Chevrolet
5 8 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Truck Parts Dodge
6 4 22 Jacques Villeneuve Discount Tire Dodge
7 6 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota
8 22 54 Kurt Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota
9 14 88 Cole Whitt # VooDoo Ride Chevrolet
10 7 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet
Continue reading “2012 Road America Nationwide Series Race Results – Piquet Wins From The Pole”
The Final Lap Weekly 