Are We Primed For the Closest Nationwide Series Championship Race in Years?
In the five weeks since I last penned (or should that be typed) a Nuts for Nationwide column, we’ve seen racing in a variety of …
Eyes on Xfinity
A Talk With Joe Balash on the Nationwide Series’ Past, Present & Future
As is often the case, it was one conversation that changed Joe Balash’s life. “Just happened to be another one of those phone calls,” he …
Nuts for Nationwide: NASCAR Field-Filling Rearing Its Ugly Head Again
Perhaps one of the best barometers to gauge the health of a racing series is to look at the weekly entry list. A once over …
Nuts for Nationwide: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 1st Win 10 Years Ago Today
On this very day some 10 years ago, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his first race in NASCAR’s second series, taking the checkered flag in the …
Nuts for Nationwide: 4 Down, 31 to Go in 2008
It’s still very early in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series but already the themes are emerging. Yes, there are thousands of laps to be run, …
Nuts for Nationwide: New Sponsor, Same Old Issues
If you’ll forgive me for going all Jean Girard on you, the first two weeks of the Nationwide Series bring to mind a line from …
Nuts for Nationwide: 2008 Nationwide Series Preview, Part II
Last week we talked about the new series sponsor, “buschwhacking” and the future of the series. This week, we examine the champ, the contenders and …
Nuts for Nationwide: 2008 Nationwide Series Preview, Part I
It’s all change as the second-most popular racing series in America gears up for another three country, 26-track, 35-race marathon. One of the biggest adjustments …
Sitting Down with Jason Keller on the Verge of History
Jason Keller has been racing in the Busch Series for 17 years. Over that time he has won 10 races, scored 81 top fives and …
NASCAR’s Busch Series: Fix the Points System, Please!
If I were to ask if the NASCAR Busch Series were in need of some sort of a points system change, the answers I would …