Kelly Bires is a dreamer! A NASCAR competitor who has had to take whatever opportunity comes his way in order to keep his dream of a NASCAR championship alive. Opportunities did appear for him to follow his dream to the Promised Land but with no permanent ride and no sponsorship to keep his dream of NASCAR fame alive, he did whatever he had too to keep his dream alive.
He took his turn behind the wheel of what are called start-and-park rides, filling the seat behind the wheel for Nationwide Series teams like Kevin Harvick Inc., JTG Daugherty, and Braun racing …read more

History will meet the future on August 29th of this year as Jacques Villeneuve will come back to the track named after his legendary father and F1 superstar Gilles Villeneuve to drive the No. 32 Toyota in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 being held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. Last year Villeneuve qualified Braun’ Racing’s No. 32 in fifth position at this historic venue and looked poised to challenge for the victory, before Villeneuve had a run in with another driver unable to keep control of his car due to falling rain on the track, which resulted …read more

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Tony Stewart has given the media something else to talk about for a day, as he conquered Camping World RV Sales 200 on Saturday, to become the Nationwide Series’ 22nd winner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in just as many races. With Joey Logano sitting out of the no. 20 Joe Gibbs Toyota for the next few weeks, Stewart answered the call this weekend and led his JGR teammates to the finish line.
After leading the most laps on the afternoon, Stewart took the white flag as he tried to hold off teammates, Denny Hamlin …read more

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Saturday’s running of the Heluva Good! 200 at Dover International Speedway in the Nationwide Series ended with Denny Hamlin pulling his no. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry into Victory Lane, giving Gibbs their season leading 9th victory on the year. After sitting through a 3 hour rain delay due to storms along the east coast, Hamlin, who started the race on the outside of the front row next to polesitter, Carl Edwards, was the dominant car for most of the day, leading the most laps in the race and ultimately beating Edwards …read more

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Kyle Busch has visited the Nationwide Series Winner’s Circle three times this season from behind the wheel of a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, but Saturday night, he won the Carquest Auto Parts 300 by driving his no. 32 Braun Racing ride to the front of the field, and stretching out a tank of fuel over the course of the final 68 laps.
Busch had to hold off his JGR teammate, Denny Hamlin, to secure the win on a green-white-checkered finish that ended under caution when Mike Wallace slammed the wall. Hamlin finished ahead …read more

Ryan Newman’s no. 12 Alltel Dodge failed post-race inspection on Sunday when officials discovered that his car was too high. Newman – who finished fourth in the race – was docked 25 driver points, and Crew Chief Roy McCauley was fined $25,000 and placed on probation until December 31, 2008.
Officials at Penske Racing did not reveal any plans to appeal the penalty, but did appear that they’re ready to move on from the incident. Penske Racing VP, Mike Nelson, stated, “It is always our intention to follow NASCAR’s rules, and we regret this mistake. We look forward to getting …read more

1/26 – Richard Childress has signed Stephen Leicht to compete in at least 2 races for his no. 21 Nationwide Series team.
1/26 – Dover International Speedway – known to racers as “the Monster Mile” – now has a 46’ tall statue known as “Miles” that will stand in the track’s newly created Victory Plaza.  The monument will be the largest attraction at any NASCAR track.  Read More.
1/26 – As Greg Biffle enters the final year of his contract at Roush Fenway Racing, he’s made it a point to state that while he’s listening to all options, staying with Roush is …read more