Nashville 300 on Saturday

The start flag will drop on another event in the Nationwide Series, the Nashville 300, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee this Saturday, the first Nationwide Series event for Ricky Stenhouse Jr, a talented driver who showed promise last year. Stenhouse will be driving the No. 16 car for the popular and well respected owner, Jack Roush, who last sat in Victory Lane at Las Vegas with Greg Biffle. Roush currently sits fifth in owner’s points and will be vying for his 100^th win in the Nationwide Series at Nashville; Stenhouse is a talented driver who could help get him closer, so the combination makes sense for both. Stenouse is scheduled to make six other starts this season, at Kentucky, Milwaukee, Gateway, Iowa, and Memphis, and a second start at Nashville, so you’ll get a chance to check out his driving style a few times.

Nationwide Series at Nashville on Saturday

There will be three Roush Fenway Race cars on the track on Saturday, as Stenhouse will be racing beside Carl Edwards and David Ragan. Edwards will be trying for his fourth victory at Nashville and is the current series points leader, while David Ragan currently sits third in the points standings and is putting heat on his teammate to pick up the pace.

Other drivers to watch at Nashville on Saturday are No. 40 Scott Wimmer, besides being the defending champion he has finished in the top ten in eight of his nine races at the track. No. 60 Carl Edwards is always a threat to win at Nashville, with six top five finishes in seven races, including three victories; he’s probably the one to beat. My dark horse is No. 88 Brad Keselowski, who finished fourth and second last year at Nashville, and ran a pretty respectable third last week at Texas, so he seems to be running good.

It will be fun to watch the battles on the track and see who comes out on top Saturday in Nashville, so we’ll see you after the race, and we’ll compare notes.

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