NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dover Qualifying Results for AAA400

Here is the starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Dover International Speedway.

As follow:

1 11 Denny Hamlin
2 15 Clint Bowyer
3 56 Martin Truex Jr.
4 22 Sam Hornish Jr.
5 18 Kyle Busch
6 16 Greg Biffle
7 24 Jeff Gordon
8 39 Ryan Newman
9 5 Kasey Kahne
10 2 Brad Keselowski
11 48 Jimmie Johnson
12 17 Matt Kenseth
13 29 Kevin Harvick
14 20 Joey Logano
15 99 Carl Edwards
16 47 Bobby Labonte
17 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
18 78 Regan Smith
19 27 Paul Menard
20 1 Jamie McMurray
21 43 Aric Almirola
22 83 Landon Cassill
23 26 Josh Wise*
24 14 Tony Stewart
25 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
26 55 Mark Martin
27 9 Marcos Ambrose
28 51 Kurt Busch
29 191 Reed Sorenson
30 13 Casey Mears
31 34 David Ragan
32 98 Michael McDowell
33 93 Travis Kvapil
34 195 Scott Speed
35 42 Juan Montoya
36 23 Scott Riggs
37 87 Joe Nemechek
38 10 Danica Patrick
39 31 Jeff Burton
40 36 J.J. Yeley+
41 32 T.J. Bell+
42 38 David Gilliland+
43 37 Dave Blaney
Did Not Qualify:
44 30 David Stremme
45 119 Mike Bliss
46 249 Jason Leffler
47 33 Cole Whitt
48 179 Kelly Bires

NASCAR Nationwide Series Dover Qualifying

Here is the starting lineup for today's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Dover International Speedway.

Green flag scheduled for 3:45 p.m. EDT.

DNQ: Mike Harmon, Morgan Shepherd, David Starr

1. #20 Darrell Wallace Jr.
2. #31 Justin Allgaier
3. #18 Joey Logano
4. #2 Elliott Sadler
5. #38 Kasey Kahne
6. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
7. #54 Kyle Busch
8. #22 Ryan Blaney
9. Austin Dillon
10. #33 Paul Menard
11. #99 Ryan Truex
12. #43 Michael Annett
13. #88 Cole Whitt
14. #12 Sam Hornish Jr.
15. #19 Mike Bliss
16. #30 Alex Bowman
17. #86 Kevin Lepage
18. #24 Blake Koch
19. #00 Michael McDowell
20. #42 Josh Wise
21. #44 Jeff Green
22. #10 Charles Lewandoski
23. #81 Jason Bowles
24. #87 Joe Nemechek
25. #7 Danica Patrick
26. #46 Chase Miller
27. #51 Jeremy Clements
28. #15 Kelly Bires
29. #01 Mike Wallace
30. #40 Erik Darnell
31. #23 Jamie Dick
32. #71 Carl Long
33. #41 Timmy Hill
34. #27 J.J. Yeley
35. #52 Justin Jennings
36. #47 T.J. Bell
37. #14 Eric McClure
38. #11 Brian Scott
39. #39 Tim Andrews
40. #08 Danny Efland
41. #4 Brad Teague
42. #70 Tony Raines
43. #75 Scott Riggs

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Qualifying for Las Vegas

Here is the starting lineup for Saturday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

1. #22 Joey Coulter
2. #17 Timothy Peters
3. #18 David Mayhew
4. #88 Matt Crafton
5. #3 Ty Dillon
6. #2 Brendan Gaughan
7. #32 Miguel Paludo
8. #6 Justin Lofton
9. #29 Grant Enfinger
10. #11 Todd Bodine
11. #13 Johnny Sauter
12. #33 Cale Gale
13. #30 Nelson Piquet Jr.
14. #7 Parker Kligerman
15. #31 James Buescher
16. #23 Jason White
17. #98 Travis Pastrana
18. #5 Ryan Reed
19. #09 John Wes Townley
20. #9 Ron Hornaday Jr.
21. #99 Bryan Silas
22. #14 Brennan Newberry
23. #08 Ross Chastain
24. #39 Ryan Sieg
25. #07 Johnny Chapman
26. #25 B.J. McLeod
27. #93 Dennis Setzer
28. #27 Travis Miller
29. #38 Chris Jones
30. #10 Jennifer Jo Cobb
31. #00 Clay Greenfield
32. #65 Chris Lafferty
33. #57 Norm Benning
34. #84 Chris Fontaine

Schedule for Dover and Las Vega Speedway

Dover International Speedway

Las Vega Motor Speedway

Friday Sept. 28, 2012

• 11:00 - 12:25 pm NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice 
• 12:35 - 2:30 pm NASCAR Nationwide Series Practice 
• 2:40 - 4:15 pm NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice 
• 3:30-5:30 p.m. – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Smith’s 350 final practice.
• 8:35 p.m. – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Smith’s 350 qualifying (2 laps, all positions)

Saturday Sept. 29, 2012

• 12:05 pm - NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying 
• 1:40 pm - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying
• 3:00 pm - NASCAR Nationwide Series Drivers Introductions
• 3:30 pm - NASCAR Nationwide Series Race 
• 5 p.m. – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver introductions. 
• 5:30 p.m. – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Smith’s 350 (146 laps, 219 miles)

Sunday Sept. 30, 2012

• 12:15pm - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pre-Race Activities 
• 1:30 pm - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver Introduction
• 2:00pm - Start of the "AAA 400" NASCAR Sprint Cup Series  

Kurt Busch to drive No. 78 Furniture Row Chevy Next Season

From: Furniture Row Racing

Furniture Row Racing announced today that Kurt Busch has been hired to drive the team’s No. 78 Chevrolet during the 2013 Sprint Cup season.

Busch, a former NASCAR Cup champion, will replace Regan Smith, who joined Furniture Row Racing at the beginning of the 2009 season.

“Though we have made strides as a resourceful single-car Sprint Cup team, we are not where we want to be, which led us to the difficult decision of making a driver change as we move forward,” said Furniture Row Racing's general manager Joe Garone. “Kurt’s exceptional driving talent has the capacity to take a team to another level. We look forward to having Kurt join our Denver-based organization and feel his racing experience will play an important role as we plan ahead to 2013.”

Garone added, “As our team driver the past four years, Regan has represented Furniture Row Racing with both class and competitiveness. His win at Darlington in 2011 – the first for Furniture Row Racing – will be a memory forever etched in our organization’s history. He is a friend, and will always be a friend of Furniture Row Racing. We wish him all the best.”

Busch, a 34 year-old native of Las Vegas, has been a full time driver in the Sprint Cup Series since 2001. He has 427 Cup starts and has scored 24 wins, 89 top-fives, 171 top-10s and 15 poles. He has qualified for the Chase six times in the past nine years and won the 2004 inaugural Chase season championship in only his third full season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series.

“Furniture Row Racing has the commitment, talent and resources to compete at a high level in the Sprint Cup Series,” said Busch. "I have watched with admiration on how this team has grown over the years and that is why I am excited about the opportunity as I eagerly look forward to a new chapter in my racing career."

Since the beginning of the 2012 season, Busch has driven the No. 51 Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing. His previous two teams in the Sprint Cup Series were at Penske Racing and Roush Fenway Racing.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to appear at NASCAR Hall of Fame on Tuesday

From Hendrick Motorsports

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, will visit with media and fans on Tuesday, Sept. 25 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. local time at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Click here for more information on the event.

Earnhardt’s teammates—contenders in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup—also will participate in the Q&A sessions throughout the month of October. Click here for the full schedule.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Entry List for Dover

Here is the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry list for the Dover International Speedway.

48 cars are scheduled to show up.

1. #1 Jamie McMurray
2. #2 Brad Keselowski
3. #5 Kasey Kahne
4. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
5. #9 Marcos Ambrose
6. #10 Danica Patrick
7. #11 Denny Hamlin
8. #13 Casey Mears
9. #14 Tony Stewart
10. #15 Clint Bowyer
11. #16 Greg Biffle
12. #17 Matt Kenseth
13. #18 Kyle Busch
14. #19 Mike Bliss
15. #20 Joey Logano
16. #22 Sam Hornish Jr.
17. #23 Scott Riggs
18. #24 Jeff Gordon
19. #26 Josh Wise
20. #27 Paul Menard
21. #29 Kevin Harvick
22. #30 David Stremme
23. #31 Jeff Burton
24. #32 T.J. Bell
25. #33 Cole Whitt
26. #34 David Ragan
27. #36 J.J. Yeley
28. #37 TBA
29. #38 David Gilliland
30. #39 Ryan Newman
31. #42 Juan Pablo Montoya
32. #43 Aric Almirola
33. #47 Bobby Labonte
34. #48 Jimmie Johnson
35. #49 Jason Leffler
36. #51 Kurt Busch
37. #55 Mark Martin
38. #56 Martin Truex Jr.
39. #78 Regan Smith
40. #79 Kelly Bires
41. #83 Landon Cassill
42. #87 Joe Nemechek
43. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
44. #91 Reed Sorenson
45. #93 Travis Kvapil
46. #95 Scott Speed
47. #98 Michael McDowell
48. #99 Carl Edwards

NASCAR Nationwide Series Entry List for Dover

Here is the entry list for Dover.

46 cars are scheduled to show up.

1. #00 Blake Koch
2. #01 Mike Wallace
3. #2 Elliott Sadler
4. #3 Austin Dillon
5. #4 Danny Efland
6. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
7. #7 Danica Patrick
8. #08 TBA
9. #10 Jeff Green
10. #11 Brian Scott
11. #12 Sam Hornish Jr.
13. #15 Carl Long
14. #18 Joey Logano
15. #19 Tayler Malsam
16. #20 Darrell Wallace Jr.
17. #22 Ryan Blaney
18. #23 Jamie Dick
19. #24 Benny Gordon
20. #27 J.J. Yeley
21. #30 Alex Bowman
22. #31 Justin Allgaier
23. #33 Paul Menard
24. #38 Kasey Kahne
25. #39 TBA
26. #40 Erik Darnell
27. #41 Timmy Hill
28. #42 Josh Wise
29. #43 Michael Annett
30. #44 Mike Bliss
31. #46 Chase Miller
32. #47 TBA
33. #50 TBA
34. #51 Jeremy Clements
35. #52 TBA
36. #54 Kyle Busch
37. #70 Tony Raines
38. #71 TBA
39. #74 Mike Harmon
40. #75 Scott Riggs
41. #81 Jason Bowles
42. #86 Kevin Lepage
43. #87 Joe Nemechek
44. #88 Cole Whitt
45. #89 Morgan Shepherd
46. #99 Ryan Truex

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Entry List for Las Vegas

Here is the entry list for the weekend's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

32 trucks are listed on the preliminary entry list.

1. #00 TBA
2. #2 Brendan Gaughan
3. #3 Ty Dillon
4. #5 Ryan Redd
5. #6 Justin Lofton
6. #7 Parker Kligerman
7. #07 Johnny Chapman
8. #08 Ross Chastain
9. #09 John Wes Townley
10. #9 Ron Hornaday Jr.
11. #10 Jennifer Jo Cobb
12. #11 Todd Bodine
13. #13 Johnny Sauter
14. #14 Brennan Newberry
15. #17 Timothy Peters
16. #18 David Mayhew
17. #22 Joey Coulter
18. #23 Jason White
19. #27 Travis Miller
20. #29 Grant Enfinger
21. #30 Nelson Piquet Jr.
22. #31 James Buescher
23. #32 Miguel Paludo
24. #33 Cale Gale
25. #38 Chris Jones
26. #39 Ryan Sieg
27. #65 Chris Lafferty
28. #84 Chris Fontaine
29. #88 Matt Crafton
30. #93 Dennis Setzer
31. #98 Travis Pastrana
32. #99 Bryan Silas

Austin Dillon win's Nationwide race at Kentucky

The rookie of No. 3 car Austin Dillon takes him and he's crew to Victory Lane for second time this year.

Dillon, the pole winner, went on to his second victory of the season and a sweep at the 1.5-mile oval. He led four times for 65 laps. In June he dominated, leading 192 of 200 laps.

Austin started on pole for Saturday's race, always in contention, the rookie positioned himself to pass Sadler when his teammate's Chevy fell off the pace with steering issues with 50 laps left.

"It wasn't a gift by (any) means," Dillon said after leading the final 50 laps to complete a season sweep at the 1.5-mile oval. "We had a great car in practice, we adjusted on it (Friday), and today and it got really good. We're in victory lane and proud to represent the speedway with the sweep."

Dillon, who dominated the June race by leading 192 of 200 laps, led four times for 65 laps this time in the iconic No. 3 Chevy owned by grandfather Richard Childress.

"It seems like whoever gets the points lead messes up," said Sadler, who leads Stenhouse by four points and Dillon by 19 with six races remaining. "I messed up at Richmond and Ricky had some bad luck today, and I think it's going to go back and forth from now all the way to Homestead."

Stenhouse's pit-road accident initially benefited Sadler. Leading the race as he pitted during a competition caution, the defending series champion collided with McClure exiting his stall.

James Buescher win at Kentucky and makes it two for two

That 22-year-old Buescher and #31 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet team takes truck to Vcitory Lane and celebrates to make it 2-for-2 for 2012 at Kentucky Speedway by stretching fuel window on lap 53 to capture in Friday night. He always win at 1.5-mile track back in June 28, captured his fourth overall win of both the season and his NCWTS career.


James Buscher dominating performance like the last time he had lead (led 119 of 150 laps), he think they led most laps and dominated anways on friday night (64 of the race's 134 circuits around the track). Next stop for him mand he's team is another mile-and-a-half (next week at Las Vegas).




James and Turner Motorsports crew chief Michael Shelton, taking a bigger gamble on saved enough fuel in their Chevrolet Silverado that night,  than most gamblers might do at some of the nearby casinos along the Ohio River by not pitting for fuel in the final 53 laps and they took checkered flag.

“We should have been at least two (laps) to the good,” Shelton said. “James saved fuel for us every way he could, but we were definitely close. It would have been real interesting if it had been a green-white-checker there and where everybody would have been, but fortunately it played out for us.”

Buescher, who admitted that he wasn't feeling 100 percent in the race, having battled the flu bug for the last three days, came in on Lap 81 for just two right-side tires and fuel to gain an advantage coming out of the pits

With only 27 laps to go, Shelton elected to keep Buescher out on the track for maintain position, as did his four closest challengers pole-sitter Joey Coulter, Rookie Ty Dillon, Parker Kligerman and Matt Crafton, setting up the fuel mileage outcome. None of leader when in for Fuel or tires. 

“I think we were two laps to the good, so maybe two more laps (left),” Dillon said. “We were chancing it there… . I'm a little bummed about finishing third just because James won, but we've got some speed and some great momentum.”

Nationwide Race Lineup Kentucky 300 | Kentucky Speedway

1.) 3 Austin Dillon*
2.) 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
3.) 12 Sam Hornish Jr.
4.) 18 Drew Herring
5.) 43 Michael Annett Ford
6.) 33 Brendan Gaughan
7.) 11 Brian Scott
8.) 2 Elliott Sadler
9.) 199 Alex Bowman
10.) 31 Justin Allgaier
11.) 7 Danica Patrick
12.) 70 Johanna Long*
13.) 38 Brad Sweet*
14.) 54 Matt Crafton
15.) 88 Cole Whitt*
16.) 23 Jamie Dick
17.) 44 Mike Bliss
18.) 51 Jeremy Clements
19.) 30 James Buescher
20.) 22 Ryan Blaney
21.) 8 Scott Lagasse Jr.
22.) 01 Mike Wallace
23.) 81 Jason Bowles*
24.) 14 Eric McClure
25.) 4 Danny Efland
26.) 46 Chase Miller
27.) 39 Josh Richards
28.) 10 Charles Lewandoski
29.) 124 Benny Gordon* Toyota
30.) 40 Erik Darnell
31.) 47 Matt DiBenedetto
32.) 87 Joe Nemechek
33.) 19 Tayler Malsam
34.) 86 Kevin Lepage
35.) 42 Matt Frahm
36.) 50 David Starr
37.) 52 Joey Gase*
38.) 100 Tanner Berryhill
39.) 171 Matthew Carter
40.) 41 Timmy Hill
41.) 15 Carl Long
42.) 89 Morgan Shepherd
43.) 108 Mike Harmon

Kentucky 201 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Starting Lineup

Here is the starting lineup for tonight's 201-mile NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.

1. #22 Joey Coulter
2. #13 Johnny Sauter
3. #3 Ty Dillon
4. #33 Cale Gale
5. #7 Parker Kliherman
6. #30 Nelson Piquet Jr.
7. #11 Todd Bodine
8. #31 James Buescher
9. #8 Max Gresham
10. #18 Brian Scott
11. #88 Matt Crafton
12. #32 Miguel Paludo
13. #17 Timothy Peters
14. #6 Justin Lofton
15. #19 David Mayhew
16. #29 Ryan Blaney
17. #2 Tim George Jr.
18. #14 Brennan Newberry
19. #23 Jason White
20. #4 Dakoda Armstrong
21. #38 Chris Jones
22. #9 Ron Hornaday Jr.
23. #09 John Wes Townley
24. #5 John King
25. #01 Jake Crum
26. #99 Bryan Silas
27. #08 Ross Chastain
28. #39 Ryan Sieg
29. #07 Jeff Agnew
30. #10 Jennifer Jo Cobb
31. #0 Blake Koch
32. #93 Johnny Chapman
33. #27 Travis Miller
34. #57 Norm Benning
35. #84 Chris Fontaine
36. #37 Dennis Setzer

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Results from New Hampshire Motor Speedway

The field was set Friday afternoon for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

DNQ: David Stremme, Scott Riggs, Jason Leffler, Jeff Green.

1. #24 Jeff Gordon
2. #18 Kyle Busch
3. #14 Tony Stewart
4. #55 Brian Vickers
5. #99 Carl Edwards
6. #5 Kasey Kahne
7. #27 Paul Menard
8. #39 Ryan Newman
9. #56 Martin Truex Jr.
10. #22 Dave Blaney
11. #31 Jeff Burton
12. #15 Clint Bowyer
13. #16 Greg Biffle
14. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
15. #2 brad Keselowski
16. #29 Kevin Harvick
17. #47 bobby Labonte
18. #20 Joey Logano
19. #43 Aric Almirola
20. #48 jimmie Johnson
21. #9 Marcos Ambrose
22. #78 Regan Smith
23. #51 Kurt Busch
24. #42 Juan Pablo Montoya
25. #17 Matt Kenseth
26. #34 David Ragan
27. #95 Scott Speed
28. #83 Landon Cassil
29. #1 Jamie McMurray
30. #13 Casey Mears
31. #98 Michael McDowell
32. #11 Denny Hamlin
33. #93 Travis Kvapil
34. #26 Josh Wise
35. #10 David Reutimann
36. #91 Reed Sorenson
37. #87 joe Nemechek
38. #38 David Gilliland
39. #79 Kelly Bires
40. #33 Stephen Leicht
41. #36 tony Raines
42. #32 Mike Olsen
43. #37 JJ Yeley

Schedule at New Hampshire Motor Speedway / Kentucky Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

 Kentucky Speedway

Friday Sept. 21:

• 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series First Practice 
• 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Final Practice 
• Noon - 1:30 p.m. - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series First Practice 
• 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - NASCAR Nationwide Series First Practice 
• 3:40 p.m. - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying 
• 4:40 p.m. - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Qualifying 
• 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - NASCAR Nationwide Series Final Practice 
• 7:30 p.m. - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kentucky 201 Race (134 Laps, 201 Miles)

Saturday Sept. 22nd:

• 12:35pm - NASCAR Nationwide Series Qulifying 
• 3:30pm -   NASCAR Nationwide Series Drivers Introduction 
• 4:30  - NASCAR Nationwide Series (200 Laps, 300 Miles)

Sunday Sept. 23rd:

1:30pm - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers Introduction 

2:00 pm NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race (300 Laps, 3.174 Miles)

Enjoy race this weekend guys. May best guy or girl win this weekend. 

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Entry List for New Hampshire

Here is the entry list for this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

47 cars are scheduled to show up.

1. #1 Jamie McMurray
2. #2 Brad Keselowski
3. #5 Kasey Kahne
4. #9 Marcos Ambrose
5. #10 David Reutimann
6. #11 Denny Hamlin
7. #13 Casey Mears
8. #14 Tony Stewart
9. #15 Clint Bowyer
10. #16 Greg Biffle
11. #17 Matt Kenseth
12. #18 Kyle Busch
13. #19 Jeff Green
14. #20 Joey Logano
15. #22 Sam Hornish Jr.
16. #23 Scott Riggs
17. #24 Jeff Gordon
18. #26 Josh Wise
19. #27 Paul Menard
20. #29 Kevin Harvick
21. #30 David Stremme
22. #31 Jeff Burton
23. #32 Mike Olsen
24. #33 Stephen Leicht
25. #34 David Ragan
26. #36 Dave Blaney
27. #37 J.J. Yeley
28. #38 David Gilliland
29. #39 Ryan Newman
30. #42 Juan Pablo Montoya
31. #43 Aric Almirola
32. #47 Bobby Labonte
33. #48 Jimmie Johnson
34. #49 Jason Leffler
35. #51 Kurt Busch
36. #55 Brian Vickers
37. #56 Martin Truex Jr.
38. #78 Regan Smith
39. #79 Kelly Bires
40. #83 Landon Cassil
41. #87 Joe Nemechek
42. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
43. #91 Reed Sorenson
44. #93 Travis Kvapil
45. #95 Scott Speed
46. #98 Michael McDowell
47. #99 Carl Edwards

NASCAR Nationwide Series Entry List for Kentucky

Here is the entry list for this weekend's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Kentucky Speedway.

43 cars are scheduled to show up.

1. #00 Blake Koch
2. #01 Mike Wallace
3. #2 Elliott Sadler
4. #3 Austin Dillon
5. #4 Danny Efland
6. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
7. #7 Danica Patrick
8. #8 Scott Lagasse Jr.
9. #08 TBA
10. #10 Charles Lewandoski
11. #11 Brian Scott
12. #12 Sam Hornish Jr.
13. #14 Eric McClure
14. #15 Carl Long
15. #18 Drew Herring
16. #19 Tayler Malsam
17. #22 Ryan Blaney
18. #23 Jamie Dick
19. #24 Benny Gordon
20. #30 James Buescher
21. #31 Justin Allgaier
22. #33 Brendan Gaughan
23. #38 Brad Sweet
24. #39 Josh Richards
25. #40 Erik Darnell
26. #41 Timmy Hill
27. #42 Josh Wise
28. #43 Michael Annett
29. #44 Mike Bliss
30. #46 Chase Miller
31. #47 Matt Dibenedetto
32. #50 David Starr
33. #51 Jeremy Clements
34. #52 Joey Gase
35. #54 Kurt Busch
36. #70 Johanna Long
37. #74 Mike Harmon
38. #75 Scott Riggs
39. #81 Jason Bowles
40. #86 Kevin Lepage
41. #87 Joe Nemechek
42. #88 Cole Whitt
43. #99 Kenny Wallace

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Entry List for Kentucky

Here is the entry list for this week's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the Kentucky Speedway.

36 trucks are scheduled to show up.

1. #0 Blake Koch
2. #01 Jake Crum
3. #2 Tim George Jr.
4. #3 Ty Dillon
5. #4 Dakoda Armstrong
6. #5 TBA
7. #6 Justin Lofton
8. #7 Pakrer Kligerman
9. #07 Jeff Agnew
10. #08 Ross Chastain
11. #8 Max Gresham
12. #09 John Wes Townley
13. #9 Ron Hornaday Jr.
14. #10 Jennifer Jo Cobb
15. #11 Todd Bodine
16. #13 Johnny Sauter
17. #14 Brennan Newberry
18. #17 Timothy Peters
19. #18 Brian Scott
20. #19 David Mayhew
21. #22 Joey Coulter
22. #23 Jason White
23. #27 TBA
24. #29 Ryan Blaney
25. #30 Nelson Piquet Jr.
26. #31 James Buescher
27. #32 Miguel Paludo
28. #33 Cale Gale
29. #38 Chris Jones
30. #39 Ryan Sieg
31. #57 Norm Benning
32. #74 TBA
33. #84 Chris Fontaine
34. #88 Matt Crafton
35. #93 Dennis Setzer
36. #99 Bryan Silas

Country music artists Lonestar to perform free concert for fans on Sunday, Sept. 30 in Victory Plaza, presented by AAA

Multi-platinum country music quartet Lonestar will give a free concert for race fans on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 11:30 a.m. in Victory Plaza, presented by AAA. The band will then head inside the track where they’ll perform the National Anthem prior to the “AAA 400” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

Best known for its 1999 smash-hit single, “Amazed,” Lonestar has enjoyed two decades of success that include 10 No. 1 country hit songs, including the aforementioned “Amazed,” as well as 2001’s “I’m Already There” and 2004’s “Mr. Mom.” The group’s unique blend of strong melodies and rich vocals has helped it amass RIAA certified sales in excess of 10 million album units since 1995.

After forming in Nashville in 1992, Lonestar skyrocketed up the charts and into stardom with “Amazed,” which reached No. 1 on the country music charts as well as the Billboard Hot 100. The song also won the 1999 ACM Single of the Year and Song of the Year awards, and the 2001 CMA Vocal Group of the Year award.

Lonestar is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year by releasing a new album titled “Life As We Know It” supported by the current single “The Countdown” now at radio. The original lineup includes lead singer and piano player Richie McDonald, Michael Britt (lead guitar, backing vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums) and Dean Sams (keyboards/backing vocals).

For more information about Lonestar and its forthcoming album, visit www.LonestarNow.com

Anthem singers announced for Sept. 28 and 29 races

Along with the Lonestar announcement, Dover International Speedway has announced that singer/songwriter Gina Zavalis will sing the National Anthem prior to the Saturday, Sept. 29 “OneMain Financial 200″ NASCAR Nationwide Series race. Griffin Dunn, a 13-year-old singer songwriter, will perform the song for the Friday, Sept. 28 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race.

Zavalis, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., is a classically trained vocalist with a BA and concentration in Musical Theater from Fordham University at Lincoln Center in New York City. In addition to her accomplished singing ability, she is also an exceptional actress and was an original cast member on the national tour of “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding.” Her EP “Gina Zavalis” has earned rave reviews and she’s currently working on a follow up to that.

To learn more about Gina Zavalis, visit www.GinaZavalis.com

At only 13 years old, Griffin Dunn has been performing since he was only five years old. He’s had the opportunity to perform at many different venues, including fundraisers for the American Heart Association and American Cancer Society. Last year, he was invited to serenade Lil Wayne’s daugter, Reginae, at her birthday party. He’s also opened for past American Idol winner Kris Allen, who has also performed the National Anthem at the Monster Mile.

Dunn has recorded several original songs and has many videos on YouTube, which you can see by clicking here.

NASCAR returns to the Monster Mile on Sept. 28-30, 2012 with the Sept. 30 “AAA 400” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, the Sept. 29 “OneMain Financial 200” NASCAR Nationwide Series race and the Sept. 28 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race.

From: http://www.doverspeedway.com

Chicagoland Speedway to host ’13 Chase Opener

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will open the Chase for the Sprint Cup once again at the Chicagoland Speedway for the third consecutive year in 2013.

Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's senior vice president of race operations, said before Sunday's 400-mile event around the 1.5-mile speedway. 

NH Driver-Crew Chief to Get Close with Fans

Mike Olsen is so excited to team up with his longtime friend Frank Stoddard, he wants to tell NASCAR fans at New Hampshire Motor Speedway all about it. Olsen and Stoddard will become the first New Hampshire-born driver/crew chief tandem in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at “The Magic Mile” on Sept. 23, but first the two will take part in a special question and answer session with fans on the frontstretch – just minutes in the before the SYLVANIA 300, the second race in the Chase for the championship.

The Q & A is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. Questions for the duo will be fielded ahead of time by speedway officials. Time is subject to change.

From: New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Brad Keselowski wins first chase race in Chicagoland Speedway

Today's winner of  the first opening race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday is Brad Keselowski. He overduled five-time champion Jimmie Johnson at end of race, Johnson finished 3.171 seconds behind.

Keselowski got ahead of Johnson after crucial pit cycle with about 35 laps remaining, and led the final 26 laps in the 400-mile race, holding comfortably first victory in a Chase race. He also has points lead heading in to New Hampshire this weekend.



All 12 of the Chase drivers finished in the top 18, with the exception of Jeff Gordon, who went into the wall with about 80 laps remaining.


This was Keselowski's fourth victory of the season. The Michigan driver leads Johnson by three points and gave Penske Racing a reason to feel good after Will Power's failed win IndyCar championship Saturday night in California.

The 28-year-old Keselowski  is off to a great start in Chase for the Sprint Cup, after an impressive  outlasted Johnson for the first Chase win of his career.

"There's no better place to start than in the lead, right?" Keselowski said. "It feels like Round One of a heavyweight title bout. It's a 10-round bout, and Week One's done. We might have won the round, but didn't by any means knock `em out." "It's a great day for us," owner Roger Penske said. "It cools me down a little bit after being hot last night."



Jeff Gordon was  "Disappointing," He started in 19th position before he hit wall hard. They had fight hard to come from 19th up there in the top five.

Remember last year when Tony Stewart won at Chicagoland Speedway he when on to win Championship well that might just happen to Brad Keselowski but we'll have see, were only one down and nine more races to go. Its any one of twelve chase contenders championship to win.

Were off to 2nd round of Chase for the Sprint Cup in New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday at 1pm et. Be sure watch and see what happens in 2nd round of these guys fighting for Championship.  

The Champion in 2012 well be...

So what does it take to win a championship under the Chase format? Consistency, for one. Definitely perseverance, combined with a bit of luck. And it doesn't hurt if you can win races along the way.

When trying to compare Chases -- and come up with a subjective list of the five best performances -- it's impossible to rely on one specific statistic, because there isn't a definitive common thread.


And then there are the "near-miss" drivers, who strung together finishes that should have been good enough to win the title most years, only to have been beaten by someone who put together an exceptional run over the same 10 races.


Everyone is hoping for new face this year to win Championship.

As i see everyone is starting to pick there driver who they think well win this years championship and seat at head table in Las Vega in couple weeks or more. There are 12 good drivers that are in Chase this year Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Dale Jr & and other more.

Well all know what name comes mine to me who well win Championship in 2012 and that is Tony Stewart to win hes fourth Championship this year, yeah i know i can't hide this from you guys y'all know I'm "Smoke Fan all way"! He has been running good lately at track, he has three wins under hes belt so far. Last year he won five of ten Chase race to Carl Edwards 0 race.



Here Tony Stewart: In Depth Stats before Chase on Sunday:

• Track Type Races Wins   Top 5 Top 10 Average Start Average Finish
• Road Course 28            7     12     19        8.7                9.4
• Intermediate Track 310    26    111    181      15.8                 12.2
• Short Track 83            7      26     42      15.4              13.7
• Superspeedway 69            7      23     36      14.7              14.3

Tony Stewart has won five of ten races last year, drivers have been asked how many races people can win to win chase they said three or four race.Next 10 race should be interesting on how things go and how points well be at when of Homestead in Nov. 

We well see if I'm right at end of this season. May best driver win championship in Nov. 

The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule

Here is Unofficial NASCAR Cup Schedule for 2013. If there is any chances ill let you guys know.

The dates in BOLD are ones which have either been Confirmed

Feb. 16: Daytona Shootout "Night race"

Feb. 24: Daytona 500

March 3: Phoenix

March 10: Las Vegas

March 17: Bristol

March 24: Fontana

March 31: Off weekend "Easter"

April 7: Martinsville

April 13: Texas "Night race"

April 20/21: Kansas "Night race"

April 27: Richmond "Night race"

May 5: Talladega

May 11: Darlington "Night race"

May 18: All-Star Race at Charlotte "Night race"

May 26: Coca-Cola 600 "Night race"

June 2: Dover

June 9: Pocono

June 16: Michigan

June 23: Sonoma

June 29: Kentucky "Night race"

July 6: Daytona "Night race"

July 14: New Hampshire

July 21: Off weekend

July 28: Indianapolis

Aug. 4: Pocono

Aug. 11: Watkins Glen

Aug. 18: Michigan

Aug. 24: Bristol "Night race"

Sept. 1: Atlanta "Night race"

Sept. 7: Richmond "Night race"

------ Chase Starts------

Sept. 15: Chicagoland

Sept. 22: New Hampshire

Sept. 29: Dover

Oct. 6: Kansas

Oct. 12: Charlotte "Night race"

Oct. 20: Talladega

Oct. 27: Martinsville

Nov. 3: Texas

Nov. 10: Phoenix

Nov. 17: Homestead

Schedule for Chicagoland Speedway and Iowa Speedway

Friday, September 14th:
12:00 PM  NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice
1:40 PM    NASCAR Nationwide Series Practice
3:00 PM     NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice
4:40 PM    NASCAR Nationwide Series Final Practice

Saturday, September 15th:
11:05 AM  NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying
12:40 PM  NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying
2:00 PM    NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver Introduction
2:30 PM     NASCAR Nationwide Series Race, Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola (200 laps, 300 miles)

Sunday, September 16th:
11:15 AM  Pre-Race Concert in the Infield – Luke Bryan
12:20 PM  NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver Introduction
1:00 PM    NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race, GEICO 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles)

Looking Ahead to Chicagoland

This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the Chicagoland Speedway for the first of ten races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, the NASCAR Nationwide Series will also tag along with the Cup series this weekend in Illinois.

Chicagoland Speedway is $130 million, 1.5-mile, D-shaped, tri-oval located in Joliet, Illinois. The speedway has hosted one race each of the last 11 seasons dating back to the inaugural 2001 season.

Kevin Harvick went to victory lane the first two seasons the Cup series graced the speedway. Tony Stewart's three wins at the speedway is the most among active drivers; Stewart is the defending winner of the event.

This is where Tony Stewart began his unexpected amazing roll to his 3rd championship in his career, just weeks after saying this statement after a race at the Michigan International Raceway “I will be perfectly honest." You have to love this honesty "we’re wasting one of those top-12 spots right now.”

Tony Stewart came into this weekend a year ago without a win -- and most if not everybody was writing his championship chances off. Stewart went on to win five races in the chase and shocked the NASCAR world, and probably himself as he hoisted the championship trophy over his head at Homestead with his title-winning crew chief, who had been told a month prior to the final race in Homestead that he would not be returning to Stewart Haas Racing in 2012, celebrated awkwardly on stage next to him.

Darian Grubb will begin his traipse to back-to-back championships as a crew chief this weekend in Chicagoland with a driver who earned the No. 1 seed in the Chase, Denny Hamlin.

Last year marked the first time that the Chicagoland Speedway hosted a Chase for the Sprint Cup race; the Chicago race used to be scheduled right smack-dab in the middle of the summer stretch of the schedule.

All the action will kick off on Friday with two practices for both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series, qualifying for both series' will be held on Saturday along with a NASCAR Nationwide Series race later in the afternoon, and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series caps off the weekend on Sunday with a 400-mile race around the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval.

The weather this weekend in Joliet, Illinois is looking iffy on Friday and Saturday as there is chance of rain up to 50 percent, Sunday is looking clear and humid.

RCR penalties upheld

The National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel upheld penalties against the No. 27 Richard Childress Racing Team on Monday.

The penalties stemmed from a post-race inspection at the NASCAR R&D center on Aug. 21 following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Michigan International Raceway.

Paul Menard drove the car to a ninth-place finish Aug. 19 in Michigan, but it was found with illegally altered frame rails two days later.

Crew chief Richard Labbe and Car Chief Craig Smokestad six-week suspension from NASCAR will be effective immediately.

RPM makes major swap

Richard Petty Motorsports announced Monday that they made major changes to its crew lineup, including their crew chiefs.

Mike Ford will now lead Marcos Ambrose and the No. 9 Ford while Todd Parrott has been swapped over to be the crew chief for Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Ford. Crew members will also make the switch to the other team in the organization.

The move was effective immediately, crew members, and crew chiefs will join their new respective teams this weekend at the Chicagoland Speedway.

Marcos Ambrose gave RPM their only victory of the season a couple of weeks back at the Watkins Glen road course.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Entry List for Chicagoland Speedway

Here is a look at the entry list for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Chicagoland Speedway.

47 cars are scheduled to show up.

1. #1 Jamie McMurray
2. #2 Brad Keselowski
3. #5 Kasey Kahne
4. #9 Marcos Ambrose
5. #10 Danica Patrick
6. #11 Denny Hamlin
7. #13 Casey Mears
8. #14 Tony Stewart
9. #15 Clint Bowyer
10. #16 Greg Biffle
11. #17 Matt Kenseth
12. #18 Kyle Busch
13. #19 Mike Bliss
14. #20 Joey Logano
15. #21 Trevor Bayne
16. #22 Sam Hornish Jr.
17. #23 Scott Riggs
18. #24 Jeff Gordon
19. #26 Josh Wise
20. #27 Paul Menard
21. #29 Kevin Harvick
22. #30 David Stremme
23. #31 Jeff Burton
24. #32 T.J. Bell
25. #33 Stephen Leicht
26. #34 David Ragan
27. #36 Dave Blaney
28. #37 J.J. Yeley
29. #38 David Gilliland
30. #39 Ryan Newman
31. #42 Juan Pablo Montoya
32. #43 Aric Almirola
33. #47 Bobby Labonte
34. #48 Jimmie Johnson
35. #49 Jason Leffler
36. #51 Kurt Busch
37. #55 Mark Martin
38. #56 Martin Truex Jr.
39. #78 Regan Smith
40. #83 Landon Cassil
41. #87 Joe Nemechek
42. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
43. #91 Reed Sorenson
44. #93 Travis Kvapil
45. #95 Scott Speed
46. #98 Michael McDowell
47. #99 Carl Edwards

NASCAR Nationwide Series Entry List for Chicagoland Speedway

Here is a look at the entry list for Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Chicagoland Speedway

44 cars are scheduled to show up.

1. #00 Blake Koch
2. #01 Mike Wallace
3. #2 Elliott Sadler
4. #3 Austin Dillon
5. #4 Danny Efland
6. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
7. #7 Danica Patrick
8. #08 TBA
9. #10 Jeff Green
10. #11 Brian Scott
11. #12 Sam Hornish Jr.
12. #14 Eric McClure
13. #15 Carl Long
14. #18 Joey Logano
15. #19 Tayler Malsam
16. #22 Brad Keselowski
17. #23 Jamie Dick
18. #24 Derek White
19. #28 Tony Raines
20. #30 Alex Bowman
21. #31 Justin Allgaier
22. #33 Paul Menard
23. #38 Brad Sweet
24. #39 TBA
25. #40 Erik Darnell
26. #41 Timmy Hill
27. #42 Josh Wise
28. #43 Michael Annett
29. #44 Mike Bliss
30. #46 Chase Miller
31. #47 JJ Yeley
32. #50 TBA
33. #51 Jeremy Clements
34. #52 TBA
35. #54 Kurt Busch
36. #70 Johanna Long
37. #71 Matthew Carter
38. #75 Scott Riggs
39. #81 Jason Bowles
40. #86 Kevin Lepage
41. #87 Joe Nemechek
42. #88 Cole Whitt
43. #89 Morgan Shepherd
44. #99 Kenny Wallace

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Entry List for Iowa Speedway

Here is a look at the entry list for Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the Iowa Speedway.

38 trucks are scheduled to show up.

1. #0 Chris Lafferty
2. #2 Tim George Jr.
3. #3 Ty Dillon
4. #4 August Grill
5. #5 TBA
6. #6 Justin Lofton
7. #7 Parker Kligerman
8. #07 Johnny Chapman
9. #08 Ross Chastain
10. #09 John Wes Townley
11. #9 Ron Hornaday Jr.
12. #10 Jennifer Jo Cobb
13. #11 Todd Bodine
14. #13 Johnny Sauter
15. #14 Brennan Newberry
16. #17 Timothy Peters
17. #18 Drew Herring
18. #19 David Mayhew
19. #22 Joey Coulter
20. #23 Jason White
21. #27 Ryan Lynch
22. #29 Ryan Blaney
23. #30 Nelson Piquet Jr.
24. #31 James Buescher
25. #32 Miguel Paludo
26. #33 Cale Gale
27. #39 Ryan Sieg
28. #47 Brennan Reynolds
29. #57 Norm Benning
30. #65 Justin Jennings
31. #73 TBA
32. #84 Chris Fontaine
33. #88 Matt Crafton
34. #93 Dennis Setzer
35. #96 Todd Peck
36. #97 Jeff Choquette
37. #98 TBA
38. #99 Bryan Silas

Chase for the Sprint Cup Field Set

Here is a look at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase for the Sprint Cup Standings

1. Denny Hamlin

2. Jimmie Johnson -3

3. Tony Stewart -3

4. Brad Keselowski -3

5. Greg Biffle -6

6. Clint Bowyer -6

7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -9

8. Matt Kenseth -9

9. Kevin Harvick -12

10. Martin Truex Jr. -12

11. Kasey Kahne -12

12. Jeff Gordon -12

Richmond Raceway Schedule for this weekend 7 & 8

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH

• 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM  NASCAR Nationwide Series FINAL PRACTICE
• 12:10 PM - 2:00 PM   NASCAR Sprint Cup Series PRACTICE
• 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM   NASCAR Nationwide Series Autograph Session (Amphitheater)
• 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM   NASCAR Sprint Cup FINAL PRACTICE
• 4:05 PM NASCAR Nationwide Series WRIC-TV8 Pole QUALIFYING (TWO LAPS - ALL POSITIONS)
• 5:35 PM NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gatorade Pole QUALIFYING (TWO LAPS - ALL POSITIONS)
• 7:00 PM NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
• 7:30 PM Virginia 529 College Savings 250 RACE (250 LAPS - 187.5 MILES)

 
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH

• 7:00 PM NASCAR Sprint Cup Series DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
• 7:30 PM Federated Auto Parts 400 race (400 LAPS - 300 MILES)

Logano Headed to Penske Racing 2013

According the The Charlotte Observer, Joey Logano is expected to join Penske racing to take over the No. 22 ride and be a teammate of Brad Keselowski in the Cup Series next season.

With Matt Kenseth being announced on Tuesday to drive the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing machine for the 2013 season, it left Logano without a ride in the cup series for next season until now.

Joe Gibbs Racing was hoping to keep Logano has a driver of a fourth team if they could locate sponsorship or have him race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Sam Hornish Jr. had been filling in for the suspended A.J. Allmendinger in the No. 22 for Penske Racing -- battling for a chance to drive the No. 22 full-time next season -- but it looks as his results or lack there of results in the recent weeks were not enough to warrant a cup deal.

An announcement could come as early as Tuesday.

Kyle Busch Holds The Final Wild-Card Spot Heading into Richmond

With a solid 6th place finish after leading 66 laps in the first half of the 325-lap race Sunday night, Kyle Busch is one more solid race away from locking himself into the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Kyle Busch exits the Atlanta Motor Speedway weekend holding onto the final wild-card spot for the Chase by 12-points over 13th place Jeff Gordon, who came ever-so-close to basically locking himself into the chase.

Jeff Gordon had a win in his sights but couldn't pull off a final turn pass on Denny Hamlin in a tense green-white-checkered finish.

Coming into this past weekend the race for the final wild-card spot was full of a gigantic gaggle of drivers, Carl Edwards was one of those drivers involved in the gaggle, but has been basically erased from any chance of making the chase for the cup as his motor in the No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing machine faltered late into Sunday night's race.

Edwards has now gone winless since March of last season and for him to make the chase he must win next Saturday in Richmond, and have Kyle Busch along with Jeff Gordon finish very poorly.

Edwards has a next to nothing chance of making the chase.

Ryan Newman also had his chase chances damaged late Sunday evening,  he was caught up in a wreck involving Jimmie Johnson and Sam Hornish Jr. with under 5o laps remaining making it a must win weekend next week in Richmond for Newman to make the chase.

Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Marcos Ambrose and Joey Logano all have the best chance of attaining the final wild-card for the Chase for the Sprint Cup.... well Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon do

Office Depot Parting Ways with Tony Stewart; Capping Off Bad Day in Atlanta

It was announced Sunday afternoon that Office Depot would be parting ways with Tony Stewart and his Stewart Haas Racing team at the conclusion of the 2012 season.

Tony Stewart will once again be handed the burden of finding another co-primary sponsor for his No. 14 chevy for the 2013 season.

Mobil 1 is set to return as a primary backer for about half of the races in the 2013 season for Stewart, the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion will have to find a sponsor to fork out the bucks for the rest of those races.

Tony Stewart is also searching for a sponsor on Ryan Newman's No. 39 machine, The U.S. Army announced they were parting ways with Newman earlier in the year.

If those matters weren't bad enough Sunday, Stewart again had a frustrating day after starting on the pole at Atlanta.

He quickly went the wrong direction in the early stages of the 500-mile race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday night and wound up finishing a disappointing 22nd, one-lap down.

This recent skid for Stewart has seen him fall to tenth in the points standings, Stewart will however make it into the Chase for the Sprint Cup at the very worst via a wild-card spot.

If Stewart falls out of the top-ten and is forced to use one of the wild-card spots he will have to forfeit all of the bonus points that are associated with those three wins.

Elliott Sadler will not be with RCR next season

Elliott Sadler, who is racing for a championship in the No. 2 RCR NASCAR Nationwide Car, will not be with Richard Childress Racing next season according to the owner.

"I think he's gone somewhere else...we're disappointed, you know, he's had his best season" said owner Richard Childress on Sirius NASCAR radio Saturday afternoon.

Sadler has been rumored to join Joe Gibbs Racing and be apart of their Nationwide team next season but nothing has been confirmed.

Sadler currently has a 12-point advantage over second place Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the NASCAR Nationwide Series points standings with nine races left in the 2012 season.