Fans attending the NASCAR Nationwide Series Federated Auto Parts 300 race at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday, June 5 will enjoy one of the most exciting races on the series schedule while also participating in the “Race Fest for Flood Relief,” which directly assists those in need as a result of the recent Nashville-area floods. A NASCAR Nationwide Series driver autograph session and sil... more.

Reed Sorenson and the Dollar General team did not have far to travel this weekend as the NASCAR Nationwide Series headed to the Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Sorenson seldom fell out of the top-10 once he charged there from his 20th-place starting position.  As the 200-lap event was extended three laps for a green-white-checkered finale in a caution-filled conclusion, Sorenson drove the No. 32 Toyo... more.

Mike Bliss propelled the #40 TimVote.com Chevrolet to a 12th place and lead-lap finish in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series TECH-NET Auto Service 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Scheduling concerns at the venue over making up for rain the night before, and performing in the center of NASCAR racing, added pressure that the Key Motorsports easily overcame. Bliss approached qualifying with tr... more.

The Danny Efland Racing Team had looked forward to racing in Charlotte for the last several months.  New paint was the outside cover to a two week re-build project of the entire car. With C3i Sports and M & W Towing as the main sponsors for the race and Danny’s experience on Charlotte the chances for the best run of the year looked good. Practice went well and Danny put the car in a v... more.

Dario Franchitti, winner of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 and a spot on the prestigious Borg-Warner trophy, can etch his name onto another coveted piece of hardware if he decides to compete in the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream June 9 at the legendary Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.   Franchitti drove his No. 10 Target/Dallara from third in the 33-car Indianapolis 500 field t... more.

Contact with another competitor on a restart at lap nine proved to be costly for Chad McCumbee and RAB Racing in Saturday’s Tech-Net Auto Service 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The damage suffered resulted in a 27th-place finish for McCumbee in his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start at the 1.5-mile oval.   At the end of the day the incident cost McCumbee and company momentum in their ... more.

Special thanks form thehotlap.com today to all those members of the military who have answered the nation's call. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. For more info about this day, go to usmemorialday.org Also, a big hello from thehotlap.com to the military members in the US and overseas, and their families, who ar... more.

MUSIC CITY MAGIC: Mike Bliss will make his first career start for Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) this week behind the wheel of the No. 33 Charter Chevrolet at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway. This will mark the 13th-career Nationwide Series start for Bliss at the 1.333-mile track. In 12 previous starts, Bliss has scored three top-five and six top-10 finishes. He has an average start of 14 and an aver... more.

Via SPEED, While rumors swirl that David Ragan and sponsor UPS might be on the move, Roush Fenway Racing President Geoff Smith said he expects the No. 6 car to have the same driver and sponsor in 2011 as it does now. UPS has a contract through 2011 with Roush Fenway and Ragan has a contract that includes options for 2011. “I don’t know what point a rumor is gibberish, but that’s gibber... more.

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Via Sporting News, In the midst of a news conference for the Legends Million, Geoff Bodine revealed he would attempt to make the field for next week's Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway in a Chevrolet fielded by Tommy Baldwin. Bodine, 61, last started a Cup race in 2004 and last raced full time in the series in 1999. He has 18 Cup wins.... more.

Via SceneDaily.com, JR Motorsports will continue its search for its new development driver this week in the June 5 Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway as Coleman Pressley will drive the No. 88 car and Josh Wise will drive the No. 7 car, a team spokesman confirmed Sunday. Wise, a former Michael Waltrip Racing development driver, has been driving this season for Specialty Racing, a ... more.

BACK IN THE SADDLE: Twenty-six-year NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader will resume driving duties of the No. 2 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Chevrolet this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). The Fenton, Mo. native made his KHI debut in the Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway on May 2 where he qualified 12th and finished ninth. TEXAS TWO-STEP: This weekend will mark Schrader's second Truck Series start... more.

IN THE LOOP: According to NASCAR's Loop Data Statistics, Ron Hornaday and the No. 33 truck have led more laps than any other Truck Series driver at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) over the last four Truck Series events held at the 1.5-mile track.  Hornaday has led 443 laps versus his closest rival Mike Skinner who has led 400 laps. 1.5-MILE MASTER: Hornaday has made 66 starts on 1.5-mile tracks acr... more.

Paul Menard started the TECH-NET Auto Services 300 Nationwide Race in the 12th position on Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Menard’s right front fender was damaged on the second lap when he made contact with the No. 7 car (Steve Arpin). The Richmond/Menards No. 98 Pit Crew repaired the fender and kept Menard in the race. Menard battled all afternoon with his damaged car and was able t... more.