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Elliott becomes the youngest driver in series history to win a race, booting out Blaney 

Last Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Chase Elliott claimed his first career victory in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in only his sixth start.

In doing so, Elliott became the youngest driver in series history to win a race at 17 years, nine months and four days. He eclipsed Ryan Blaney who previously set the mark last year at Iowa Speedway — 18 years, eight months and 15 days.

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Blaney also won at Pocono earlier this year. Elliott and Blaney join Kyle Larson (Rockingham) and Jeb Burton (Texas) as four drivers under the age of 21 who have won in 2013. Previous to this season, only one time in series history had a driver under 21 won a race — Blaney’s victory last season at Iowa.

This Sunday, the trucks return to Iowa for the Fan Appreciation 200 presented by New Holland (2 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1) where Elliott will compete in his third consecutive race.

In Elliott’s first six truck races of his career, he has finished no lower than sixth, which came in his first contest at Martinsville. Since then he has finishes of fifth (Rockingham), fourth (Dover), fifth (Iowa), fifth (Bristol) and first last weekend for an average finishing position of 4.3. 

He has led laps in three of the six races for a total of 100 laps, including 22 in his race-winning performance at CTMP where he finished with personal-best driver rating of 132.4.

After Iowa, Elliott, who is currently 21st in the standings, plans to make two more starts this season in the No. 94 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet — Martinsville and Phoenix.

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Hornish Jr. and Dillon plan to use Nationwide’s 1,000th race to get ahead

NASCAR’s No. 2 series has played host to some of the most exciting on-track action in motorsports with its unique blend of veteran drivers and those trying to earn a seat in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

The first 999 races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series has seen many epic battles occur and records fall, but its 1,000th race, Friday night’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), at Richmond International Raceway should provide a showdown that’s worthy of its predecessors.

Sam Hornish Jr. and Austin Dillon have temporarily separated themselves from the rest of the contenders, but the competition for the title is still close with nine races remaining and there could be plenty of points shakeups between now and Homestead in November.

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In six series starts at Richmond, Hornish’s best finish is a fifth in April 2012. He also has a pair of seventh-place performances, including one in April 2013.

“In the last race, we had a fast Ford Mustang but had difficulty in the pits,” Hornish said. “Since then we’ve improved our short-track program, and our pit crew has been rock steady. Looking at the spring race here and knowing where we are as a team, I could not be any more optimistic.”

The former IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner has led 83 laps at the .75-mile track, his third-highest total among all tracks in the series. He’s led 114 at Las Vegas and 91 at Iowa. With the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series he only visited Richmond seven times, finishing a personal-best sixth in May 2009.

Dillon has competed at Richmond four times in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with a best finish of sixth in September 2012. His other finishes are ninth, 26th and 35th. An accident in April’s race ended his day early and relegated him to a 35th-place finish. His driver rating of 87.5 is slightly better than Hornish’s 86.3.

Hornish leads Dillon by 10 points with Elliott Sadler 16 points further back. Regan Smith (-29) and Justin Allgaier (-47) round out the top five.

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Hightlighting the top 10 moments in Nationwide history, the series rings in its 1,000th race

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In honor of the Nationwide Series reaching its 1,000th race this weekend at Richmond International Raceway, it only seems appropriate to reflect on the moments that brought the Nationwide Series to this milestone.

Emerging from NASCAR’s Sportsman division in 1950 as a short track division, the Nationwide Series has carried many titles. From being called the Late Model Sportsman series in 1968, to the NASCAR Busch Series in 1984, the series eventually advanced to featuring races on larger tracks.

Today, the Nationwide Series is known as the "minor league" of racing and a proving ground for drivers who wish to take the next step to the Sprint Cup Series. With a diverse blend of rookie and veteran drivers, the Nationwide Series has always brought thrill, excitement and suspense to spectators.

Over the last 32 years and 999 races, the Nationwide Series has seen its fair share of compelling triumphs. Here’s a look into the past at the Nationwide Series’ top 10 moments in history:

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1982: Leave it to the late and great Dale Earnhardt to find his way to Victory Lane during the first race in what is now known as the Nationwide Series. Driving the No. 15 Wrangler Jeans Pontiac, Earnhardt started fifth and finished first, bringing home the trophy for the Goody’s 300 on Feb. 13, 1982 at Daytona International Speedway.

1983: Becoming the first driver to win back-to-back championships in 1983 and 1984, Sam Ard set the bar high for fellow Nationwide Series drivers to match. In 30 years, Ard’s four-race winning streak in 1983 has yet to be topped. His fourth win came on Oct. 8, 1983 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

2005: While on his way to his second consecutive series title, Martin Truex Jr. won the Nationwide Series’ first points race that was held outside of the United States. Truex Jr. took home first at the inaugural race in Mexico City on March 6.

2007: Making his way into NASCAR from Formula One racing, Juan Pablo Montoya is internationally known for dabbling in a bit of everything. In 2007 Montoya became the first series driver of hispanic origin to win the seres after pushing teammate Scott Pruett aside for the win at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City on March 4.

2007: In what was known as one of the most controversial races, Kevin Harvick took the Aug. 8 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve inaugural race. The two-time series champion made history for two different reasons. For one, winning the first race ever featured at this location. But also, because Robby Gordon claimed to have won this race due to complications involving an on-circuit altercation with fellow driver, Marcos Ambrose.  

2008: After 16 NASCAR starts, the "greatest thing since sliced bread," Joey Logano, toasted the Nationwide Series from Victory Lane at the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway on June 14. This win made Logano the youngest winner in series history at just 18 years, 21 days old.

2010: Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the Nationwide Series debut race at Daytona International Speedway on July 2. This race went down in history as the first race featuring the new NASCAR Nationwide Series models. Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet carried the same paint scheme that his father made memorable early in his career.

2011: In 2011, Danica Patrick became the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ Most Popular Driver as well as the second woman in series history to win a pole in 2012. A year prior, on March 5, Patrick earned the best finish by a woman in series history by finishing fourth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

2011: A bizarre and interesting moment that many NASCAR fans will never forget, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Carl Edwards made history Aug. 6, 2011 at Iowa Speedway. While leading the final lap, Stenhouse Jr. blew an engine on Turn 4, but was rammed from behind by Edwards, who ended up pushing Stenhouse Jr. to the finish line for his incredible win. Later, Edwards said that he tried to avoid the collision, but couldn’t because Stenhouse Jr.’s car slicked down the track with oil.

2011: On Aug. 26 2011 at the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch won his 50th race, breaking Mark Martin‘s record for series wins (49). Busch still holds the record for most wins in the Nationwide Series, as he notched his 60th victory on Aug. 23, 2013 at Bristol.

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SHR starts forming a plan for upcoming season while Newman stays quiet

RICHMOND, Va. –While the make-up of the Stewart-Haas Racing organization continues to take shape for 2014, its departing driver, Ryan Newman remained coy about his plans for next year.

Kurt Busch, who joins SHR next season as the team’s fourth driver, told the crowd attending Thursday’s Wild Card contenders Fan Question and Answer event outside Richmond International Raceway that Mark Martin will continue to work with the team next year. He may help out with preseason testing and/or serve in a mentor capacity for Danica Patrick in what would be her sophomore season.

Martin is currently driving 12 of this season’s final 13 races in SHR’s No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet filling in for three-time champ Tony Stewart, who will miss the rest of the schedule while recoveringfrom a severely broken leg.

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“It’s an opportunity of a lifetime to be teamed up with [Kevin] Harvick, with Tony, Danica, us four in the same meetings, it could be hell or could be great — I’m just kidding about the hell part,’’ Busch told fans. “There’s a lot of respect for Tony being the top guy on the totem pole and then Harvick and I are coming in at the same time, and then Mark Martin is in the mix. He’s going to be there helping out Danica next year.’’

Newman, meanwhile, offered little more than a grin and a couple evasive quips to reporters about where he’ll be working in 2014, after finding out in August that he won’t be returning to SHR.

He would only grin as reporters peppered him with cleverly-phrased questions to try to get him to divulges any news.

“Signed contract? Letter of intent? A promise? An agreement?”

All he did was smile.

Asked later privately if he understood the natural inclination to assume his plans would be forthcoming Newman again smiled and nodded.

Busch’s exit to SHR next year leaves an open seat in the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevy. And Wednesday, veteran Jeff Burton announced he would not be back behind the wheel of the Richard Childress Racing’s No. 31 Caterpillar Chevy, leaving another prime seat vacant.

“Absolutely, I can see that [people are expecting my announcement would be next),’’ Newman said. “I see that from different sides but there is more than one opportunity out there.’’

It’s long been rumored Newman would move to RCR, but Thursday he refused to acknowledge as much. Or, he was at least intent on reminding that that there are multiple options for the 2008 Daytona 500 winner.

Newman enters the weekend ranked 14th in points, 20 points behind 10th place Kurt Busch. His victory last month in NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway puts him in position to earn a Wild Card berth in Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at the three-quarter mile track.

A victory in the No. 39 Quicken Loans Chevy at Richmond would assure him of one of the two Wild Card positions. He is also a legitimate contender to race his way into the top-10 in the Sprint Cup Series standings.

 “I’m focused on this weekend,’’ Newman said gamely dodging questions about the timing of any upcoming announcement.

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Drivers share laughs at Richmond meet-and-greet with fans

RICHMOND, Va. — The final race before the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup playoff field is locked in is typically a pressure cooker. Thursday in front of some early arriving fans at Richmond International Raceway, there was some levity before getting down to business.

The nine drivers with a chance this weekend at locking down five available postseason berths met the media Thursday to assess their chances in Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC). But the playoff hopefuls also took time out for the fans along the track’s midway area, answering questions and exchanging zingers in an informal session moderated by MRN Radio’s Steve Post.

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Another interactive, fan-driven opportunity to meet this year’s title contenders takes place Thursday, Sept. 12 at Chicago’s Navy Pier Grand Ballroom, site of the 2013 NASCAR Contenders Live event for the 12 Chase-eligible drivers. The event will serve as an unofficial kick-off to the 10-race Chase, which opens with round 1 on Sept. 15 at Chicagoland Speedway.

But before the Chase is underway, here are some of the more entertaining quips and lighter moments — about racing and otherwise — from the late-afternoon, early evening appearances at Richmond:

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Jeff Gordon, on his kids going back to school: “I’m telling you, if you want to get intimidated as a driver, go to carpool. There are some parents out there who get very serious about carpool, not to mention the staff that is organizing carpool. Don’t mess that up. So, I have a lot of pressure when I go to carpool.”

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., a Redskins fan living in the backyard of the Carolina Panthers: “I really didn’t dislike the Panthers up until about last year. All my friends are Panthers fans and I had to hear it over and over and over about how awesome Cam (Newton) is. It’s just about drove me to hate ‘em.”

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Gordon on his birthday, Aug. 4, being in close proximity to his son Leo’s: “I get shorted these days because my son’s birthday is on the 9th, so it’s just close enough to where mine doesn’t really matter any more.”

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Gordon on his teammate’s recent sponsorship deal with Time Warner Cable: “I just have a feeling that when Dale Jr. calls to have some work done on his TV that it’s not quite the same as the rest of the world. … I think he’s got a Time Warner truck parked out front in the yard in case he has a problem.”

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Jamie McMurray on fatherhood: “Being a dad is awesome. I always thought that I was going to be the cool dad, and I’m not. I’m the dad that wants everyone to follow the rules, and I don’t even care about being cool any more. I just want my kid to do what I say, listen to me and not do anything to hurt him.” A fan blurted out, “How’s that going?” prompting McMurray to say, “It’s not going very well.”

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Martin Truex Jr., on his wrist injury: “It’s still broke.”

Ryan Newman, to Truex: “He wears it for the looks. It’s a sympathy cast.”

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Greg Biffle on his Chase chances: “They’ve got all the scenarios. They say I’ve got to finish ninth, but I haven’t found the guy who figured that out yet, because I would like him to explain to me what happens if I finish 10th — how I’m not in the Chase because I finish 10th, because I’m doing the math and I’m fairly good at math — that’s about it, and driving a car — and I can’t figure it out.”

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Kurt Busch on making the move to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014: “It’s an opportunity of a lifetime to be teamed up with (Kevin) Harvick, with Tony (Stewart), Danica (Patrick). Us four in the same meetings, it could be hell or could be great. I’m just kidding about the hell part.”

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Brad Keselowski on veteran team owner Roger Penske: “He sleeps less than I do, which I guess isn’t saying much. You know what’s amazing about him, though? I guarantee if he walked through this whole crowd and met everybody and told him your name, he’d remember your name. He’s really impressive. I don’t know how he does that.”

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Teammate Joey Logano on Penske: “He calls you at like 10:30 at night. He’s like, ‘Hey, what’re you doing.’ I’m like, ‘Uh, I was in bed.’ He’s 70-something years old and he’s out-working me.”

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Keselowski on his newest automotive purchase: “I needed a vehicle for road trips. I was trying to think, well, I don’t want to just buy a van. That would be kind of lame. If I’m going to own a van, it’s got to be something that’s cool, so we built a complete replica of the A-Team van.”

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Earnhardt sits seventh in points, but ‘not locked in by no means’

RICHMOND, Va. — It’s been a tense past few weeks for Dale Earnhardt Jr., as the driver and his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports teams tried to lock down a berth in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
 
One race remains — Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
 
Seventh in points, Earnhardt Jr. can seal his sixth appearance in the 10-race playoff with a finish of 32nd or better, regardless of what others’ fortunes may be. He can clinch with a finish of 33rd if he leads one lap (which earns a one-point bonus) or 34th if he leads the most laps (worth another one-point bonus) in the 400-lap race.

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A year ago, he headed to Richmond already guaranteed of a spot in the Chase. This year there are no guarantees.
 
“I definitely understood last year when we were … locked in, that it was a much easier ride, much more enjoyable,” Earnhardt Jr., 38, said Thursday during his media availability at RIR. “The last couple weeks have been pretty stressful from a points standpoint.
 
“It’s difficult … because you have to focus so much on those points, you have to focus on all those guys, that handful, half a dozen guys, that are around you in points (and) wonder what they’re doing. You can’t help it.”
 
Keeping an eye on the competition, he said, isn’t nearly as enjoyable as being able to simply go out and run one’s race at one’s own pace.
 
“You really like to concentrate on the balance of your car, working on your car with your crew chief, trying to give yourself a chance to win the race,” he said.
 
The points leader briefly earlier this season, Earnhardt Jr. fell to seventh in the standings following back-to-back finishes of 30th or worse at Watkins Glen and Michigan. The result was a points cushion of only 20 points inside the top 10.
 
Tenth and eighth in the Sprint Cup Series’ next two stops — at Bristol and Atlanta — provided his team with a bit more breathing room, and left him 55 points inside the top 10.
 
Still, he said, he’s wary.
 
“We’re not locked in by no means,” he said. “But we’re in a comfortable enough position to be able to pay attention to the race we’re running.”
 
Earnhardt Jr. is one of three drivers heading into this weekend’s race without a win this year. But the .75-mile short track has been good to the third-generation driver through the years and the 13.8 average finish here is his fourth best. He has three career wins at Richmond — the last coming in 2006.
 
His team was strong a year ago, he said, and “in the conversation” among title contenders. “I felt like last year we really had put ourselves in a great position.”
 
But a concussion, the result of a crash during testing prior to the start of the Chase, came to light after he was involved in an accident at Talladega, and led to him sitting out two races down the stretch.
 
Now, he’s looking to make amends.
 
“This year the speed has been there, if not even better,” he said of his No. 88 Chevrolet. “Even though we’re working with a new car, the speed has been really good, but we’ve not finished all the races. Mistakes I’ve made, crashes I’ve gotten myself into, engine failures, things like that that have taken away from our ability to show how strong we are to get consistent finishes like we did last year.”

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Where drivers stand before the final opportunity at Richmond

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And it all comes down to this: One race, one more chance to get in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. And for the bubble boys, it’s desperate times.

This we know: Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch are in. And the only real drama left among this group is whether Johnson or Kenseth will be the top seed in the postseason.

Kenseth currently holds that distinction with his five wins, but if Johnson wins at Richmond, he will have a fifth win, too, and will get the top spot based on points.

We also know that Kasey Kahne is guaranteed of at least a Wild Card spot based on his two victories that are one more victory than any other Wild Card contender at the moment. So the best anyone else can do is to tie Kahne in wins.

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We also know it would take a collapse for Dale Earnhardt Jr. not to qualify for the Chase. With 750 points, he is a comfortable 31 points in front of the 10th-place driver. The simplest way for Junior to qualify is to finish 32nd or better. He can also get in by finishing 33rd and leading a lap or placing 34th and leading the most laps.

Beyond Earnhardt is where it starts to get interesting, and this is why you’ll want to stay glued to the real-time standings on NASCAR.com during race day. Surely, there will be shifts and plenty of ebb and flow from Joey Logano (in eighth place with 729 points) down to Jeff Gordon (in 11th place and currently out of the Chase with 713 points).

Meanwhile, Martin Truex Jr. (in 13th place and holding the last Wild Card spot with 704 points) and Ryan Newman (in 14th with 699 points) will be among those dueling for the Wild Card.

And let’s not forget defending champion Brad Keselowski, who with 691 points has not yet been mathematically eliminated. That is also the case for Jamie McMurray (680) and Paul Menard (658), who are clinging to slim hopes.

For Keselowski, he is 28 points out of 10th place, so he needs to do extremely well at Richmond and get a lot of help. Perhaps the easiest way to picture him getting in is if he wins the race and finishes higher in points than Truex Jr. and Newman, meaning he gets the second Wild Card.

Some of the more interesting back stories include whether Kurt Busch (in 10th place with 719 points) can qualify for the Chase while running with a one-car team with Furniture Row Racing, whether Newman can carry the flag of Stewart-Haas Racing into the Chase one last time and whether four-time champion Gordon will even have a chance to make a run at  a fifth title.


We can’t wait till Saturday night for the Federated Auto Parts 400, with coverage set to start at 7 p.m. ET on ABC.

Ready to pounce: Newman is hanging around in 14th place with the benefit of his win in hand from Indianapolis. So if he outpoints Truex Jr. by six at Richmond, Newman would grab a Wild Card, which is one of the simpler scenarios for him to get into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. He’s 20 points out of the top 10 so a regular Chase berth is still a possibility for Newman as well.
 


Newman has a strong history at Richmond. In 23 career Cup starts there, he has 13 top-10s, including five top-fives and one win, coming in the late-summer race in 2003. More recently he has finished eighth in each of the past two late-summer races at Richmond. His average finish at Richmond is 11.8, with the only venue he has done better at being Pocono (11.7).

Newman comes into Richmond after a fifth-place finish at Atlanta. Before that, he finished 21st, 13th and 14th at Bristol, Michigan and Watkins Glen, respectively. Newman also knows he’s Stewart-Haas Racing’s only hope for the Chase, even though he’s on his way out from the organization. He can show them what they’re missing, though, with a clutch performance at Richmond.

In danger of falling out: Keselowski dropped four spots in the standings to 15th after a 35th-place finish at Atlanta. He sits 28 points outside the top 10 and has no wins this season. But if Keselowski did pick up a win at Richmond, he would need to outpoint Truex Jr. by 13 and Newman by nine in order to clinch a Wild Card berth. He would only have to outpoint one of those drivers if Kahne were to move out of a Wild Card berth and into the top 10.

Of course, there’s the possibility Keselowski could also move into the top 10 and wouldn’t need a Wild Card to make the Chase. But the deck is stacked against him as he risks being the second defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion to miss the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup — Tony Stewart being the first in 2006.

Keselowski has eight career Sprint Cup Series races under his belt at Richmond, and he has finished in the top 10 two times. His average finish at the 0.75-mile short track is 20.5. Among Cup sites that is Keselowski’s sixth-worst average-finish mark. Earlier this season he finished 33rd at Richmond. Last year, he posted his only top-10s at track with a ninth-place finish early and a seventh-place finish late.      

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