After 41 career NASCAR Nationwide Series starts stretched out over five seasons, Tony Stewart finally scored his first Nationwide Series victory when he won the 2005 season-opener at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway driving for an upstart Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI).  The win was also the first for the team owned by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick and wife DeLana. Flash forward... more.

In Rusty Wallace Racing’s (RWR) final team meeting before the upcoming NASCAR Nationwide Series season opener at Daytona, team owner Rusty Wallace had one key statement to make.  In the famous words of the NFL’s Al Davis, Wallace’s message to his team was clear:  “Just Win, Baby!” After several seasons of steady improvement, including being the only team with multiple drivers among ... more.

 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veteran Scott Riggs will make his debut with RAB Racing during the NASCAR Nationwide Series season opener at Daytona. Riggs is only scheduled to run the first race with hopes of finding funding to run a full-schedule in 2010. With an average age on the RAB Racing team roster of 29, Riggs is the oldest member at 39. For that reason, the team has nicknamed him, “Papa... more.

With the help of generous race fans, Michigan International Speedway’s charitable arm – MIS Cares – will donate $6,651 for the Haiti relief effort. In all, $1,651 was raised during the week-long donation period, which includes a $1,201 donation by Hillside Middle School in Northville, Mich. MIS Cares will match all donations that were given, but has also raised its overall donation to $5,... more.

Kansas Entertainment, a 50/50 joint venture between International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: ISCA; OTC Bulletin Board: ISCB) (“ISC”) and Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ: PENN) (“Penn”), today released design concepts for the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway. The new facility, which is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2012, will overlook Turn 2 of Kansas Spe... more.

 Colin Braun will debut the No. 16 Con-way Freight Ford Fusion on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway in the DRIVE4COPD 300.  Sponsor Con-way has been a huge supporter of Braun’s career, following him to the Nationwide Series after two successful years in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.  Led by veteran crew chief Eddie Pardue, Braun will make his second NNS start at DIS, his fir... more.

Coming off a solid year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series where he scored one win (Michigan) and Rookie-of-the-Year honors on the season, Colin Braun is gearing up for his first full year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driving the No. 16 Con-way Freight Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing.  The Ovala, Texas native will be led by veteran crew chief Eddie Pardue in the 2010 campaign and wil... more.

Add ML Motorsports sponsor Biomet to the list of NASCAR folks lending aid to the earthquake victims in Haiti. ML Motorsports runs the No. 70 Foretravel Motorcoach / BIOMET Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with driver Shelby Howard. Miller, who with her husband Dane founded BIOMET, a leading manufacturer of Orthopedic devices based in Warsaw, Indiana last month donated more than a half ... more.

Competing full-time in the Nationwide Series since 2007, Eric McClure returns to Team Rensi Motorsports for a second consecutive season.  This is the first time McClure will return for a second season with an organization. Hefty® brand, which made its first appearance as McClure’s  primary sponsor in 2006, returns as primary sponsor for 34 of the scheduled 35 events in 2010. Th... more.

Comic Book Heroes’ (CBH) new single “Move Out of the Way” off their “Take A Seat” EP has been chosen by ESPN as the featured song for the network’s coverage of the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. The season opens at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 13, at noon ET on ESPN2. To kick off their new relationship with ESPN, CBH filmed a video for “Move Out of the W... more.

The NASCAR Nationwide Series kicks off its 2010 season this weekend at Daytona International Speedway and ESPN2 will have live coverage as the series races for 300 miles on the famous Daytona high banks. The much-anticipated NASCAR debut of open wheel racing star Danica Patrick will be one of many intriguing storylines in the event.   NASCAR Countdown starts ESPN2’s race day coverage on Saturda... more.

Kevin Harvick will once again lead the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Jimmy John’s Chevrolet for the Nationwide Series season opener at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. After winning Nationwide Series races last year at a short track and a 1.5-mile track in a KHI-owned car, Harvick is determined to add a superspeedwy victory to the list this season. In this race last year, Harvick won ... more.

Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage will officially join the blogosphere today as ESPNDallas.com will unveil a new landing page dedicated to the world-class motorsports facility that annually plays host to NASCAR and the IZOD IndyCar Series. Gossage will share his opinions on hot topics and breaking news in the motorsports world with his own blog that is located on the motorsports l... more.

GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, has extended its sponsorship with Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) through the 2010 NASCAR season. Talented young phenom Joey Logano will pilot the No. 20 GameStop Toyota in 21 Nationwide Series events, beginning with the season-opening race at the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on Feb. 13, 2010... more.

Mac Hill Motorsports and Revolution World Wide establish the Revolution NNS team to race at Daytona during the famous Daytona 500 weekend. The partnership was struck when Revolution CEO Derek Broes and Driver Kevin Lepage discovered a mutual love for racing and helping people. "This is going to be an exciting and rewarding new decade with the formation of this new team. I am passionate about racin... more.

Congrats to NNS teamowner/driver Kevin Harvick-For the second straight year, Kevin Harvick is the Budweiser Shootout champion.  Harvick slipped past Greg Biffle with two laps to go in the green-white-checkered finish and was declared the winner when the caution for a multi-car incident was brought out in Turns 3 and 4. “(My team) did a great job,” said Harvick, who was one of eight Dayton... more.

Braun Racing is pleased to announce that StopRepairBills.com will adorn the hood of its No. 11 Toyota Camry for two NASCAR Nationwide Series races, including those at Daytona International Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year contender Brian Scott will drive the StopRepairBills.com Toyota Camry. StopRepairBills.com is the most reliable provider... more.

Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet this Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, JR Motorsports general manager Kelley Earnhardt announced today. Patrick, Earnhardt, and team officials convened Sunday following the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) event at Daytona, in which Patrick raced to a sixth-place finish in her stock-... more.

Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut at Daytona International Speedway according to media reports which cited anonymous sources close to the situation. Patrick made her stock car debut at DIS in Saturday's ARCA race, a series unaffiliated with NASCAR. She finished sixth and said after the race she had yet to make her decision about this week's Nationwide race. The Indy Racing League sta... more.

First off, Danica's JRM crew chief, Tony Eury Jr. is all for her starting off her NNS career at Daytona next week. He was impressed with Patrick's sixth place finish in today's ARCA event, especially after her recovery from a spin in the grass that left her in last place with 30 laps to go. Danica will decide Monday whether or not to debut in NNS at Daytona. Results for other NNS participants-John... more.