Brad Keselowski raced to his first Nationwide Series victory Saturday night, passing Clint Bowyer with six laps to go and easily holding off his closest rivals at Nashville Superspeedway.
Kyle Busch, racing in the second of three NASCAR races in a historic weekend triple, finished 20th, three laps down. A green flag pit stop with 52 laps to go bounced him from the top five to two laps down.
Keselowski, driving for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Kasey Kahne had an off week at Dover, but he’s hoping to claim the checkered flag at Pocono after winning the pole Saturday.
A new patch of asphalt is all the rage at Pocono Raceway, where drivers hesitantly tested the new surface before determining it’s prime real estate on the 2.5-mile triangle.
The fresh asphalt stretches 3,800 feet and was created after track owner Joseph Mattioli noticed a chunk of asphalt coming loose last August. He walked the path on the track and found baseline cracks in a 15-foot-wide section between Turns 2 and 3, and repaired it by filling the section with a new asphalt.
Mark Martin is not the type to make brash predictions. So when he says he’s going to win, you better pay attention, says Lee Spencer.
Jeff Gordon says it’s outdated. Jimmie Johnson believes it produces bad racing. And Kyle Busch fears Sunday’s event is going to be downright boring.
Pocono Raceway is officially under attack, and the assault comes as its owners ardently defend its future on the NASCAR schedule.
Bruton Smith, the billionaire owner of Speedway Motorsports Inc., wants desperately to purchase the mountain racetrack from owners Joseph and Rose Mattioli.
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