After three short days at home with his family, Eric McClure returns to the west coast to compete in his 111th career NNS event and his fifth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS). LVMS is the site of McClure’s best finish of the 2009 season (16th) and in four starts, the driver has completed 97.3% of the total laps and has an average finish of 23.5. McClure will pilot cha... more.

Brian Vickers and the Dollar General team traveled to the west coast this weekend for the Stater Bros. 300.  Starting the afternoon in the seventh spot, Vickers drove a solid race, never falling out of the top-10.  He concluded the 303-mile event, extended due to the green-white-checkered finish,  in the eighth position. During the first of Friday’s two practice sessions, it was evident th... more.

Brian Scott finished a NASCAR Nationwide Series career-best 10th in the Stater Bros. 300 on Saturday at Auto Club Speedway. Scott impressed the estimated crowd of 36,000 by qualifying third and contending near the front of the field all day long. “Qualifying is mainly in the hands of the driver to mess up and in the hands of the crew to put together a good car. I think that everyone on the Ac... more.

Here is this weeks THL Hottie. Each week we'll post a new Hottie from the track, so watch out! This weeks Hottie from California: [caption id="attachment_1553" align="alignnone" width="432" caption="Click on the image for a larger version."][/caption] Looking for more? View the Hotties Category.... more.

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When Harvick takes the green flag on Saturday, he will be making his 10th career Nationwide Series start at the 1.5-mile track of Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With nine previous starts at the track, Harvick has scored one win, five top-five and six top-10 finishes. He also has an average starting positon of 7.9 and average finishing position of 8.1. Harvick has led 214 laps and completed 96.4 percent... more.

Brian Scott takes momentum into Las Vegas with his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series Top-10 last week at Auto Club Speedway. Brian Scott makes his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Sam’s Town 300 marks the second time StopRepairBills.com appears on the No. 11 Braun Racing Toyota Camry this season. Scott has three starts at the Las Vegas Motor Speed... more.

This weekend marks Vickers’ fifth NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  In four previous starts he has started outside of the top-10 only once, including a start from the pole position (March, 2008).  Last season he logged his best finish of third at the 1.5-mile track.  Of his 19 career laps led at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, all have been in Braun Racing’s ... more.

Bliss on racing this week at Las Vegas: “I’m excited about heading back to Las Vegas. We had a good run in Fontana and I am itching to get the No. 36 Kim Kardashian Fragrance Chevy out on the track this weekend. Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is tough, but I have had some good runs here and I hope to follow up last week’s effort with another nice performance..” Baldwin on... more.

 After surviving only six laps at Daytona before another car ended his day, Trevor Bayne raced every lap and finished 11th at Auto Club Speedway last weekend. The 19-year-old Knoxville, Tenn. native—the Nationwide Series youngest fulltime driver—hopes to continue gaining valuable experience this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In his brief career, Bayne has demonstrated an ability to qua... more.

Leffler at Las Vegas Motor Speedway… By the numbers… In six Nationwide Series starts at Las Vegas, Leffler has started inside the top-10 twice and has posted one top-five finish.  His best performance at the 1.5- mile track came one year ago, when he was running second and contending for the win before running out of fuel on the last lap.  He was credited with a fourth-place finish after ... more.

RCR at Vegas … In 33 overall starts at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, RCR Chevrolets have earned six top-five and 11 top-10 finishes with five different drivers – Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick and Mike Skinner. Bowyer’s runner-up finish last March is RCR’s best showing at the mile-and-a-half oval. Four Trophies Missing from the Case … RCR has earned a Sprint... more.

Thursday, Feb. 25 Noon – Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Michael Waltrip, crew chief Pat Tryson at Martin Truex Jr. Foundation’s No-Limit Texas Hold ‘em Poker Tournament at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino. Spectator admission is free; $225 to play.  2-4 p.m. – Raybestos Rookie drivers Terry Cook and Kevin Conway (and others TBA) from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will... more.

Rearview Mirror…The No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion team sits 37th in NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. completed just 117 of 150 laps in the Stater Bros. 300 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. last week.  Stenhouse was an innocent victim when John Wes Townley spun in front of him on track. The Man…Stenhouse will make his first career start at Las ... more.

NASCAR stays out West this week, heading to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series event and Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has one more off-week before returning to the track March 6 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Likewise, Grand-Am Road Racing is also off, returning March 6-7 with the Grand Prix of Miami. Storylines f... more.