Race 3: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Fan Guide

Race fans, we are entering the third race of the 2009 Sprint Cup Series season. This week’s event will be the Shelby 427, held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Let’s dive into some fun tidbits about this event and venue.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway History

Just a few miles north of The Strip, Las Vegas Motor Speedway sits like a diamond in the desert. One of the most complete racing complexes in the world, its 1,600 acres include road courses, a three-eighths mile oval, a dirt track and a state-of-the-art drag racing facility.

At its heart, however, is the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway, home of a 400-mile race on the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, as well as Busch and Truck Series events.

Construction of the $200 million complex began in 1995.

Nearly 2,000 tons of concrete were originally used to build more than 100,000 seats. Shortly after Speedway Motorsports Inc. bought the track in 1998, it announced plans to add 22,000 seats in the Dale Earnhardt Tower overlooking the frontstretch.

The first NASCAR race held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was a Truck Series event in 1996. The Busch Series held a race there in 1997, and a year later the Cup series made its first visit with Mark Martin picking up the victory in 1998.

Construction of the Richard Petty Terrace in Turn 1 was completed in 2006, allowing fans a shot at 14,000 additional tickets and pushing the track's seating capacity to nearly 150,000.

Additionally, the track saw several major changes in 2006, as the entire surface as reconfigured with progressive banking installed, as well as fan-friendly features in the infield and moving pit road closer to the straightaway. Beginning in 2007, officials made grandstand seating during NASCAR weekend smoke-free.

Mark Martin won the first Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 1998 

 

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Facts

Configuration

Location

7000 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas, NV 89115

Completed

1996

Shape

D-shaped Tri Oval

Distance

1.5 miles

Banking

Turns: 20 degrees; Frontstretch: 9 degrees; Backstretch: 9 degrees

Frontstretch Length

2,275 feet

Backstretch Length

1,572 feet

Track Records

Qualifying Record

Kasey Kahne – 184.856 mph (29.212 seconds); Set March 9, 2007

Race Record

Mark Martin – 146.554 mph; Set March 1, 1998

 

Aerial view of Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Previous Winners (1999-2008)

Year	Driver	Car	Avg. Speed
1999	Jeff Burton	Ford	137.537
2000	Jeff Burton	Ford	119.982
2001	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	135.546
2002	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	136.754
2003	Matt Kenseth	Ford	132.934
2004	Matt Kenseth	Ford	128.790
2005	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	121.038
2006	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	133.358
2007	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	128.183
2008	Carl Edwards	Ford	127.729

 

Most Wins

3

Jimmie Johnson

Most Top 5s

5

Mark Martin; Jeff Gordon

Most Top 10s

9

Mark Martin

Most Starts

11

Jeff Burton; Mark Martin; Jeff Gordon; Bobby Labonte

Most Poles

2

Kasey Kahne; Bobby Labonte

Most Laps Led

438

Matt Kenseth

Avg. Start

7.3

 

TV Broadcast Schedule For 2009 Las Vegas Speedway Events

Camping World Truck Series

No events this week

 

Nationwide Series

Friday, February 27, 2009

 

Practice – 1:30 PM EST

 

 

Final Practice – 4:30 PM EST

 

Saturday, February 28, 2009

 

Qualifying – Noon EST

 

 

Race – Sam’s Town 300 - 4:00 PM EST

 

Sprint Cup Series

Friday, February 27, 2009

 

Practice – 3:00 PM EST

 

 

Qualifying – 6:30 PM EST

 

Saturday, February 28, 2009

 

Practice – 1:30 PM EST

 

 

Final Practice – 2:30 PM EST

 

Sunday, March 1, 2009

 

Race – Shelby 427 -  3:30 PM EST

Race 2: The 2009 Auto Club Speedway Fan Guide

Welcome to The 2009 Auto Club Speedway Fan Guide for the second week of the NASCAR 2009 season. This will be a brief guide covering many items pertaining to Auto Club Speedway.

 

Auto Club Speedway History

Auto Club Speedway of Southern California has a history that you might expect a track just 50 miles from Hollywood to have.

The speedway, formerly known as California Speedway, sits on a 568-acre site that once hosted the first steel mill located west of the Rocky Mountains, Kaiser Steel Mill. The mill produced the steel that helped build the Liberty ships used by the Allies to win World War II.

Kaiser Steel went out of business in 1983. Following that, the site fell into such disrepair that it was used in the movie The Terminator to portray a post-Apocalyptic world where men and machines battled each other for supremacy and survival.

Penske Motorsports Inc. purchased the land and completed the track in 1997. The first race held on the track was a Winston West Series race won by Ken Schrader on June 21, 1997. Later that day, Mark Martin won an International Race of Champions event at the new facility. Jeff Gordon won the track's first Cup race the following day.

Auto Club Speedway has also hosted races in the Nationwide and Craftsman Truck series, as well as events in the IndyCar Series and what is now the Champ Car World Series on its oval and road racing and motorcycle events on its road courses.

In 1999, Penske Motorsports Inc. merged with International Speedway Corporation, bringing California Speedway into the ISC family of tracks. Beginning in 2004, California Speedway's 2-mile oval became the host of two Cup Series races each year, adding a Labor Day weekend event to its roster of activities.

The track was renamed in February 2008.

Jeff Gordon won the first Cup race at California in 1997

Auto Club Speedway

 

Configuration

Location

9300 Cherry Ave., Fontana, CA 92335

Completed

1997

Shape

D-shaped oval

Distance

2 miles

Banking

Turns: 14 degrees; Frontstretch: 11 degrees; Backstretch: 3 degrees

Frontstretch

3,100 feet

Backstretch

2,500 feet

Seating

92,000

Track Records

Qualifying Record

Kyle Busch – 188.245 mph (38.248 seconds); Set February 25, 2005

Race Record

Jeff Gordon (155.012 mph); Set June 22, 1997

Aerial view of Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California

Previous Winners (1999-2008)

Year	Driver	Car	Avg. Speed
1999	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	150.276
2000	Jeremy Mayfield	Ford	149.378
2001	Rusty Wallace	Ford	143.118
2002	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	150.088
2003	Kurt Busch	Ford	140.111
2004	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	137.268
2005	Greg Biffle	Ford	139.697
2006	Matt Kenseth	Ford	147.852
2007	Matt Kenseth	Ford	138.451
2008	Carl Edwards	Ford	132.704

 

Most Wins

3

Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson

 

Most Top 5s

8

Jeff Gordon

 

Most Top 10s

9

Matt Kenseth

 

Most Starts

17

Jeff Gordon; Jeff Burton; Bobby Labonte

 

Most Poles

3

Kurt Busch

 

Most Laps Led

527

Jeff Gordon

 

Avg. Start

8.1

Kasey Kahne

Avg. Finish

5.9

Jimmie Johnson

 

 

TV Broadcast Schedule For Auto Club Speedway Events

Camping World Truck Series

 

Thursday, February 19, 2009    

No TV Coverage      Practice – 3:30 PM (EST)

No TV Coverage      Final Practice – 6:00 PM (EST)                

 

Friday, February 20, 2009

 

Qualifying – 4:30 PM (EST)      

 

Saturday, February 21, 2009

      

Race – San Bernardino County 250 – 3:00 PM (EST)

 

 

Nationwide Series

 

Friday, February 20, 2009

 

Practice – 12:30 PM (EST)

 

 

Final Practice – 8:30 PM (EST)

 

Saturday, February 21, 2009

 

Qualifying – 12:30 PM (EST)

 

 

Race – Stater Bros. 300 – 7:00 PM (EST)

 

 

Sprint Cup Series

Friday, February 20, 2009

 

Practice – 3:00 PM (EST)

 

 

Qualifying – 6:30 PM (EST)

 

Saturday, February 21, 2009

 

Final Practice – 5:00 PM (EST)

 

Sunday, February 22, 2009

      

Race – Auto Club 500 – 5:00 PM (EST)

Colin Braun Takes Pole For Daytona Truck Race

 

NextEra Energy Resources 250

Friday, February 13, 2009

8:00 PM (EST)

Colin Braun won the pole Thursday for the NextEra Energy Resources 250 Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

 Truck Series Driver Colin Braun Wins The Coors Light Pole Award At Daytona

Braun claimed his first career pole in the series with a lap time of 50.721 seconds (177.441 m.p.h.). The Roush Fenway Racing driver became the second youngest pole winner in the series.

"I'm really excited about it," Braun said. "It's a really good truck. Driving the No.6 Con-Way Freight Ford 150 Truck here at Daytona was really cool last year, to get my first race under my belt with (Roush Fenway Racing), and now to get them a pole here is pretty special."

Kyle Busch holds the series record for youngest pole winner at 20 years, one month and 16 days.

Braun won rookie-of-the-year honors in the series last year, scoring three top-five finishes and eight top-10's. His first pole came in his 27th start.

Braun also gave Roush Fenway its third-straight pole at a superspeedway. Erik Darnell grabbed the top starting spot for last year's races at Daytona and Talladega Superspeedway.

Joining Braun on the front row for the season-opener at Daytona will be Matt Crafton, who posted the second best lap at 51.168 seconds.

Todd Bodine will start third, followed Ron Hornaday, Jr. and Mike Skinner. Sixth through 10th will be: Ricky Carmichael, a newcomer to the series this year, Terry Cook, Jason White, Johnny Sauter and Stacy Compton.

Bodine won last year's race at Daytona. He also scored the victory at Talladega, becoming the first driver in the series to win both superspeedway events in a season.

Johnny Benson, the reigning series champion, will start 21st in his debut with Red Horse Racing. During the offseason, Benson left the now-defunct Bill Davis Racing team and came on board with Red Horse to drive the No.1 Toyota. He won the 2008 title by just seven points over Hornaday, Jr., making it one of the closest championship battles in the series.

Skinner is making his first start in the No.5 Toyota for Randy Moss Motorsports.

Busch qualified 19th after winning the second Gatorade Duel race earlier in the day. He is competing in all three of NASCAR's events this weekend.

Friday night's race marks the tenth time the Truck Series has competed at Daytona. There have been nine different winners in as many events.

NextEra Energy Resources 250 Starting Lineup

1. (6) Colin Braun, Ford, 177.441 mph.

2. (88) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 175.891.

3. (30) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 175.877.

4. (33) Ron Hornaday Jr, Chevrolet, 175.685.

5. (5) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 175.552.

6. (4) Ricky Carmichael, Chevrolet, 175.548.

7. (25) Terry Cook, Toyota, 175.528.

8. (23) Jason White, Dodge, 175.473.

9. (13) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 175.421.

10. (60) Stacy Compton, Toyota, 175.394.

11. (81) Tayler Malsam, Toyota, 175.391.

12. (16) Brian Scott, Toyota, 175.029.

13. (10) James Buescher, Ford, 174.784.

14. (7) J.R. Fitzpatrick, Chevrolet, 174.527.

15. (14) Rick Crawford, Ford, 174.503.

16. (15) Shane Sieg, Toyota, 174.500.

17. (11) T.J. Bell Jr, Toyota, 174.479.

18. (17) Tim Peters, Toyota, 174.408.

19. (51) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 174.263.

20. (85) Brent Raymer, Ford, 174.162.

21. (1) Johnny Benson, Toyota, 174.132.

22. (32) Chase Austin, Chevrolet, 173.856.

23. (06) Johnny Chapman, Toyota, 173.809.

24. (07) Chad McCumbee, Chevrolet, 173.180.

25. (47) Brandon Knupp, Chevrolet, 172.848.

26. (24) David Starr, Toyota, 172.758.

27. (40) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 172.523.

28. (53) Justin Hobgood, Chevrolet, 172.222.

29. (44) Lance Hooper, Chevrolet, 172.084.

30. (48) Bryan Silas, Chevrolet, 171.393.

31. (12) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, 171.367.

32. (21) Dennis Setzer, Dodge, 171.067.

33. (22) Wayne Edwards, Dodge, 170.950.

34. (74) Larry Foyt, Dodge, 170.380.

35. (08) Butch Miller, Chevrolet, 170.329.

36. (77) JC Stout, Toyota, 170.107.

Failed to qualify

37. (28) Andy Lally, Chevrolet, 169.985.

38. (57) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 163.455.

39. (189) Marc Mitchell, Chevrolet, -

(truck number in parentheses)

2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Season Preview

 

In July 2007, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. needed a driver for his JR Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet. His selection of a lanky, 23-year-old Michigan native with 20 career starts in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and a best finish of 25th raised eyebrows among many in the garage area.

But his choice of Brad Keselowski wasn’t just a sleeper pick. It was a decision that may well deliver a championship less that two years later.

Since his first race in the No. 88 at Chicagoland in 2007 (where he finished 14th) Keselowski has matured in his racing career at a phenomenal pace. Last year, his first full-time season in the series, he delivered on the promise Earnhardt saw with his first two wins, his first pole, 11 top fives and 20 top-10 finishes. Keselowski was also voted the series’ Most Popular Driver.

Brad Keselowski Will Pilot The No. 88 Navy Chevrolet Again In 2009

More importantly, Keselowski surged to second place in the championship standings by mid-summer. He held that spot for nine weeks before getting caught up in the incredible late-season surge of Carl Edwards, whose comeback effort against 2008 driver champion Clint Bowyer relegated Keselowski to third place in the final standings.

Although there won’t be a repeat driver champion in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this year, there most certainly will be a repeat of the great late-season battle waged between Edwards and Bowyer.

And a seasoned Keselowski plans to be in that mix.

Bowyer won the 2008 championship over Edwards by 21 points, the fourth-closest margin in series history. Bowyer won’t be running enough races this season to defend his crown. But if Edwards, the 2007 champion, is able to muster even a fraction of the incredible comeback karma he surrounded himself with last year, he should be a favorite to become the seventh two-time champion in the series.

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion Clint Bowyer

The NASCAR Nationwide Series has also recently become known for its spilt championships among drivers and owners. Over the last two seasons – and three times overall – there have been split titles. Edwards and his No. 60 Ford team (along with new crew chief Dan Stillman, as Drew Blickensderfer was promoted to Matt Kenseth’s Sprint Cup team) Keselowski and the No. 88 crew and other contenders will have their hands full in 2009 as that streak could very well run to three consecutive shared championships.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 20 Toyota won the owner crown last year, upending the No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet from its 2007 championship perch. The No. 20 will be back to defend the title, with Joey Logano sharing time with Denny Hamlin and Brad Coleman. Logano will pull double-duty in 2009, although his full-time focus will be as a rookie in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

But the No. 20 car will have to do battle with the team’s second car, the No. 18 Toyota and driver Kyle Busch. The No. 20 won nine races last year, the No. 18 won 10. All Busch did was win 10 races in three different cars, leading the way with eight in the No. 18. He finished sixth in the series standings despite competing in only 30 races. His 10 victories tied the record set in 1983 by two-time series champion Sam Ard.

The No. 29 is back to contend, led once again by Jeff Burton, who is fourth in career series wins (27) and was the co-driver of the 2008 owner champion car. He’ll work with at least one teammate to challenge no fewer than six other full-time teams featuring multiple drivers that should make the 2009 owner championship as exciting as the driver title chase.

Normally, a driver of Edwards’ talent and results – a driver title and top-three championship finishes in each of his four seasons in the series – would instantly make him the man to beat, especially considering Bowyer’s move to a partial schedule. But the strength of the competitors in the series, from double-duty drivers like himself and Busch series-only regulars like Keselowski and a new group of young up-and-comers, doesn’t give Edwards much of an opportunity to rest.

On the contrary, the 2009 season may be the most competitive since 2003, when six drivers were within 89 points of first place going into the final race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway before Brian Vickers claimed the title by just 14 points over veteran David Green. And by the way, that also was the first season in series history that the driver and owner titles were shared.

In addition to Edwards, Keselowski and Busch, two other drivers who ranked in the final top 10 last year are back to make a run at the title. Mike Bliss, who finished fourth, and Jason Leffler who was ninth, will be factors again.

If such an award existed, Bliss would have been the leading candidate for series comeback driver of the year last season. He started the year with Fitz Motorsports and then moved to Phoenix Racing, where he continued to post solid results. He hasn’t won since registering his lone series win in 2004 but felt like he was close toward the end of last season.

Leffler is back for his third full season with Braun Racing in the No. 38 Toyota. He’s finished in the top 10 the last two years, but in 2008 was shut out in the win and/or pole column for the first time in three seasons. He ended last year on a high note, finishing fourth at Homestead-Miami Speedway, which tied his season-best result. Braun also will field a second team with former series champion Vickers teaming with Burney Lamar in the No. 32 Toyota.

NASCAR Nationwide Series Regular Jason Leffler

Jason Keller with Baker Curb Racing, Kenny Wallace with Jay Robinson Racing, Eric McClure and Bobby Hamilton, Jr. with Rensi Hamilton Racing, and two-time series champion Kevin Harvick with his own KHI team are other key returnees.

Steve Wallace has progressed from young gun to young series veteran, entering his third full year with Rusty Wallace Racing in the No. 66 Chevrolet. He finished a career-best 14th in the standings in 2008 and posted his first two career top-five finishes, which could prepare him for his first true top-10 assault. He’ll have a new teammate in Brendan Gaughan, who is making the jump after a six-year career in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to man the No. 62 Chevrolet. Gaughan will be a  leading candidate for Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors in 2009.

Erik Darnell also has made the climb up the NASCAR ladder. He spent the last three seasons in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, where he finished a career-best fourth last year with a win and two poles. He’ll get the majority of the rides this year in a timeshare with David Ragan in the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford. The 2007 NASCAR Nationwide Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year, Ragan used his double-duty time wisely over the past two seasons and should be a Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup contender this year.

The series has long been known as a developmental opportunity, and full-time newcomers in 2009 include a pair of 22-year-olds, Justin Allgaier moves from a successful ARCA career to Penske Racing, while Michael Annett is ticketed for his first full-time opportunity with Germain Racing. John Wes Townley, another ARCA alum who turned 19 on New Year’s Eve, announced a full-time schedule with RAB Racing.

Iowa Speedway Will Debut On The NASCAR Nationwide Series Schedule On August 1st

The series’ 35-race schedule includes its debut at the .875-mile Iowa Speedway on August 1st, one of nine stand-alone events this year. There are 20 combination weekends with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, six of those featuring each of the three national series and a repeat of the unique doubleheader with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Auto Club Speedway on February 22nd.

 

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series  Top Ten Driver Point Standings

Driver	Points	Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10
1. Clint Bowyer	5,132	35	1	14	29
2. Carl Edwards	5,111	35	7	19	22
3. Brad Keselowski	4,794	35	2	11	20
4. David Ragan	4,525	35	0	7	21
5. Mike Bliss	4,518	35	0	3	15
6. Kyle Busch	4,461	30	10	18	20
7. David Reutimann	4,388	35	0	8	15
8. Mike Wallace	4,128	35	0	1	8
9. Jason Leffler	4,086	35	0	3	13
10. Marcos Ambrose	3,991	35	1	3	6

 

NASCAR Nationwide Series Points Champions (1999-2008)

Year	Driver	Points
1999	Dale Earnhardt Jr	4,647
2000	Jeff Green	5,005
2001	Kevin Harvick	4,813
2002	Greg Biffle	4,919
2003	Brian Vickers	4,637
2004	Martin Truex Jr	5,173
2005	Martin Truex Jr	4,937
2006	Kevin Harvick	5,648
2007	Carl Edwards	4,805
2008	Clint Bowyer	5,132

 

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Most Popular Driver

Brad Keselowski

 

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Coors Light Pole Award

Carl Edwards

 

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year

Landon Cassill

 

2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Schedule

Date	Event	Track	Time EST	TV	Previous Winner
2/14	Camping World 300	Daytona International Speedway	1:00 PM		Tony Stewart
2/21	Stater Bros. 300	Auto Club Speedway	7:00 PM		Tony Stewart
2/28	Sam’s Town 300	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	4:00 PM		Mark Martin
3/21	Scott Turf Builder 300	Bristol Motor Speedway	2:00 PM		Clint Bowyer
4/4	O’Reilly 300	Texas Motor Speedway	2:30 PM		Kyle Busch
4/11	Pepsi 300	Nashville Superspeedway	3:00 PM		Scott Wimmer
4/17	Bashas’ Super Markets  200	Phoenix International Raceway	9:00 PM		Kyle Busch
4/25	Aaron’s 312	Talladega Superspeedway	2:30 PM		Tony Stewart
5/1	Lipton Tea 250	Richmond International Raceway	7:00 PM		Denny Hamlin
5/8	Diamond Hill Plywood 200	Darlington Raceway	7:00 PM		Tony Stewart
5/23	CarQuest Auto Parts 300	Lowe’s Motor Speedway	7:00 PM		Kyle Busch
5/30	Heluva Good! 200	Dover International Speedway	2:00 PM		Denny Hamlin
6/6	Federated Auto Parts 300	Nashville Superspeedway	7:00 PM		Brad Keselowski
6/13	Meijer 300	Kentucky Speedway	8:00 PM		Joey Logano
6/20	Camping World RV Rental 250	The Milwaukee Mile	7:30 PM		Carl Edwards
6/27	Camping World 200	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	2:30 PM		Tony Stewart
7/3	Winn Dixie 250	Daytona International Speedway	7:30 PM		Denny Hamlin
7/10	Dollar General 300	Chicagoland Speedway	7:30 PM		Kyle Busch
7/18	MO-ILL Dodge Dealers 250	Gateway International Raceway	9:00 PM		Carl Edwards
7/25	Kroger 200	O’Reilly Raceway Park	7:30 PM		Kyle Busch
8/1	Iowa 250	Iowa Speedway	4:00 PM
8/8	Zippo 200 At The Glen	Watkins Glen International	2:30 PM		Marcos Ambrose
8/15	Michigan 250	Michigan International Speedway	3:00 PM		Carl Edwards
8/21	Food City 250	Bristol Motor Speedway	7:30 PM		Brad Keselowski
8/30	NAPA Auto Parts 200	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	2:00 PM		Ron Fellows
9/5	Degree V12 300	Atlanta Motor Speedway	6:30 PM		Matt Kenseth
9/11	Richmond 250	Richmond International Raceway	7:00 PM		Carl Edwards
9/26	Dover 200	Dover International Speedway	3:00 PM		Kyle Busch
10/3	Kansas Lottery 300	Kansas Speedway	3:00 PM		Denny Hamlin
10/10	Camping World 300	Auto Club Speedway	4:00 PM		Kyle Busch
10/16	Dollar General 300	Lowe’s Motor Speedway	7:30 PM		Kyle Busch
10/24	Memphis 250	Memphis Motorsports Park	3:00 PM		Carl Edwards
11/7	O’Reilly Challenge	Texas Motor Speedway	Noon		Kyle Busch
11/14	Arizona 200	Phoenix International Raceway	4:00 PM		Carl Edwards
11/21	Ford 300	Homestead-Miami Speedway	4:00 PM		Carl Edwards

 

2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Daytona Broadcast Schedule

Practice

                            Wednesday, February 11, 2009

                      3:00 PM EST (No TV Coverage)

Practice

Thursday, February 12, 2009

9:30 AM EST

                    Qualifying

Friday, February 13, 2009

3:00 PM EST

                    Race

Saturday, February 14, 2009

1:00 PM EST

 

My Prediction For The 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion

As I have mentioned above, the 2009 NASXAR Nationwide Series season will be full of excitement. There will many twists and turns in the driver points and owner points battle. Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jason Leffler and Brad Keselowski will all have great runs this season.

Expect to see Keselowski and Carl Edwards to be duking it out in the final races for the NASCAR Nationwide crown this season. I believe the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion will be……

A Guitar Won’t Be The Only Trophy Brad Keselowski Hoists Up In 2009

Brad Keselowski. That is my pick to win the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship. Keselowski will bring JR Motorsports their first-ever title and make owner Dale Earnhardt, Jr. very happy!