Nationwide Series Changes

The Nationwide Series has a new sponsor for Richard Childress Racing as Zaxby’s has signed on to give the team a boost and the team has also decided to put John Wes Towley behind the wheel of their Nationwide Series offering for the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. They’re putting their faith in a driver finishing up his first Nationwide Series season, as he took part in 23 of the 32 events and finished the year in 24^th place in the race for the Nationwide Series title.

The Nationwide Series boys will be out on the track again this week

In other news, Braun racing has decided to expand their line up of Nationwide Series cars to four for the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season and put team member Brian Scott behind the wheel of their fourth Toyota. Braun is looking forward to 2010 with their leader and founder Todd Braun confident and happy as he prepares to take Braun into another Nationwide Series season. Braun has been making steady progress in the Nationwide Series since they first entered the series in 2003, before racing full time in the Nationwide Series in 2004 and capturing their first win in the series with Jamie McMurray behind the wheel at North Carolina Speedway. In 2005 Braun decided to drop their Arca team and concentrate on NASCAR’s Nationwide Series for 2005. This team has come along way in a few years and they appear to have a bright future and understanding of what it takes to win in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series.

This week NASCAR also announced two fines and penalties for Nationwide Series teams during the Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on the weekend. The crew chief of Kyle’s Busch’s No. 18 Toyota was fined $5,000 for violation of NASCAR Nationwide Series Sections 12-1, 20A-2.3A and 12-4-I. Kyle Busch and owner Joe Gibbs were also docked 25 points respectively from their Nationwide Series driver and team point totals. Brad Parrott, the crew chief of the No. 9 Ford with John Wes Townley behind the wheel was fined $5,000 and placed on probation for violation of Section 12-1, 9-4-A, and 12-4-I.

The Nationwide Series will have Reed Sorenson on the track for Saturday’s Able Body Labor 200 on the track of Phoenix International Speedway. Reed will be a dark horse for the race certainly, but he has finished in the top ten three times in his four starts at Phoenix. If he’s able to get a good start and get out front of the main pack along with the leaders, he has as good a chance as any of winning.

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