Best Of... 2011 NASCAR Season

With the 2011 Season over, which is one of my favorite seasons in quite a while, I thought I might go over some of the best/worst moments of the 2011 Season. This is opinion based, others will have different opinions.

Favorite Quote of 2011:
- "God Bless America" Johnny Sauter, Winstar World Casino 400k after being black flagged for switching lanes before crossing the finish line coming to the green on the last restart of the evening.

Favorite Race of 2011:
- Ford 400, mainly because it would make history (a tie for 1st in the points and Stewart being the first owner/driver to win a Championship since 1992 when Alan Kulwicki won the Winston Cup Series Championship) and Tony Stewart making a charge from the back to the front, twice.

Best Save of 2011:
- Ryan Newman and Juan Pablo Montoya at Talladega for the Aaron's 499. When being drafted by Denny Hamlin, Newman got a bit loose and started to come straight down the track that looked like he was going to spin. Montoya was in his path of the car, when Newman hit the 42 with his car, he (and Montoya) were both able to save it and they kept going (despite both getting quite a bit of damage from the incident).

Worst Wreck of 2011:
- Would say Brad Keselowski's testing crash at Road Atlanta, but NASCAR weekend standards, it will go to David Reutimann and David Ragan on the last lap of the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen.

Not So Smart Moment of 2011:
Alex Kennedy  at the 5-Hour Energy 200. After the caution came out for Kennedy spinning in the backstretch, he came up in traffic in front of Kevin Swindell, leaving Swindell with no where to go, destroying both cars.

Favorite Paint Scheme of 2011:

Robby Gordon's "Mapei / Speed Energy" Dodge.
Driven at Napa Auto Parts 200

Least Favorite Paint Scheme of 2011:

Tony Stewart's "El Monterey" Chevy.  Driven at Good Sam Club 500

NASCAR Community on the Passing Of Dan Wheldon

On a sunny, Sunday afternoon, IZOD IndyCar Nation was set to run the final race of the 2011 Season at Las Vegas. It was suppose to be a day where excitement and joy was going to happen, but it would end in tragedy early in the race. Just 11 laps of the 200 lap event, a horrific multi-car crash occurred in Turn 1, taking out several cars in the field. Dan Wheldon made contact with another car and flew straight into the catchfence. At 1:19pm local time, Wheldon was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Sadly, roughly two hours after he was airlifted, it was announced that Wheldon did not survive the crash, he was only 33. The remainder of the race was cancelled and the rest of the field did a 5 lap tribute to their fellow driver.

The passing hit the NASCAR Community pretty good. Not every driver, team, etc. could be listed here (via Twitter):

- Rick Allen: "Sports are entertaining because they spark emotions... this is the one emotion you never want to feel. God Bless Dan Wheldon's family"

- Aric Almirola: "Very sad to watch the salute of Dan Wheldon. Thoughts and prayers are with his family. My God be with them!"

- Marcos Ambrose: "Our thoughts & prayers go out to Dan Wheldon's family & all those in Las Vegas. Very sad day."

- Tim Andrews: "Racing is family no matter what series it hurts to lose a champion. Praying for the Wheldons and the Indy car families."

- Trevor Bayne: "I'm sick to my stomach now over Dan Wheldon. I just hung out w. him a month ago and he was such an awesome guy with so much life in him"

- T.J. Bell: "My heart hurts so bad right now. Dan was a great teammate and will never be forgotten"

- Todd Bodine: "Our thoughts and prayers go out Dan Wheldon his family and friends. We will say a prayer for all of you."

- Jason Bowles: "I'm sick to my stomach think about what a sad day this is for motorsports. My thoughts go out to Dan's family"

- Colin Braun: "Very sad to hear the news about Dan. Was so happy for him to win Indy. Thoughts are with his family."

- Kurt Busch: "Our prayers are with the Dan Wheldon family. This is a terrible day in racing"

- Kyle Busch: "The loss of Dan Wheldon affects the whole racing community. May all our thoughts and prayers be with his family. He will be missed!"

- Samantha Busch (Kyle Busch's wife): "No words to even explain this moment. My heart goes out to all of Dan Wheldon's family, friends, and everyone in the racing community."

- Ricky Carmichael: "So unfair. Godspeed Dan Wheldon"

- Landon Cassill: "This is tragic"

- Bryan Clauson: "Tough to hear the news my stomach knew 2hrs ago he was a champion not only in motorsport but in life a great driver and a better guy. RIP Dan"

- Brad Coleman: "I can't believe it. Sick to my stomach right now. My deepest prayers and thoughts are with Dan's family."

- Joey Coulter: "I want to send my thoughts and prayers out to Dan Wheldon, his family & friends. He was an amazing racer & person, taken too soon."

- Matt Crafton: "My thoughts are with the family and friends of Dan Wheldon tonight. He will be missed."

- Austin Dillon: "My prayers are with the Wheldon family. When a tragedy like this happens, it really shows what matters in life."

- Chad Finley: "As racecar drivers, we know the risk, but love for the sport overpowers that risk. We're all one family, and today we lost a member"

- J.R. Fitzpatrick: "Those IndyCar that did those 5 laps in honor of Dan Wheldon are my heroes.. That must have been tough for everyone"

- Brendan Gaughan: "Had lunch with him (Wheldon) on Wednesday. What we choose to do is dangerous. Everyone give your family a hug today and tell them you love them"

- David Gilliland: "Our prayers are with Dan's family. So sad"

- Jeff Gordon: "Spent a little time with Dan Wheldon several years ago in Paris for Race of Champions. Great guy, great driver. Will certainly be missed"

- Robby Gordon: "Very very sad. Have no words"

- Denny Hamlin: "Today was a reminder to all of us what can happen every time we strap in behind the wheel. At times, I think we all take things for granted. Life shouldn't be one of those things. We lost a great driver in motorsports and he will not be forgotten. Rest in Peace Dan Wheldon"

- Kevin Hamlin: "Crossed paths w/ Dan a few times when we were both at Ganassi. Great guy. Another soul taken too soon, Rest in Peace..

- DeLana Harvick (Kevin Harvick's wife): "Its chilling to watch the salute to Dan Wheldon by his IndyCar competitors."

- Kevin Harvick: "Terrible day in racing... RIP Dan Wheldon"

- Hendrick Motorsports: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Dan Wheldon's family at this time. Tragic news."

- Ron Hornaday Jr.: "Just landed in Charlotte and and heard the bad news about Dan Wheldon. Our prayers go out to his family"

- Brian Ickler: "Horrible day in racing. Thoughts and prayers be with the Wheldon family"

- Jimmie Johnson: "My thoughts and prayers go out to the Wheldon family... My heart hurts for all the IRL community."

- Mike Joy: "Such great accomplishment... such enthusiasm... such talent... such a great smile... such a tragic loss. Such overwhelming sadness"

- Kasey Kahne: "All I can think about is Dan Wheldon. A great person and a great race car driver. We're all going to miss you Dan. Such a talent!"

- Brad Keselowski: "Nice touch with the 5 lap salute. Kudos to IndyCar, and most importantly, the Wheldon family"

- Parker Kligerman: "Thoughts and prayers are with the Wheldon family. Met Dan earlier this year, one of the nicest race car drivers ever. Devastated over this"

- Andy Lally: "Reminiscing: I think the rest of the night will be looking at old pictures, even watchin some old VHS tapes. So sorry for Dan & his family"

- Charles Lewandowski: "Prayers are with frirnds and family of Dan Wheldon. Classy move by IRL and its teams with the laps in his honor."

- Jamie Little: " We lost a great one today... Dan Wheldon, we love you.

- Justin Lofton: "My thoughts and prayers to Dan Wheldon's family, friends, and team. Godspeed. Enjoyed our talks. You will be missed."


- Joey Logano: "Thoughts and prayers go out to Dan Wheldon's family and friends"

- Jason Leffler: "God speed, Dan Wheldon!"

- Justin Marks: "Rest in peace my friend"

- Eric McClure: "My heart aches for the Wheldon family"

- Michael Waltrip Racing: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Dan Wheldon's family and the entire IndyCar Community"

- Miss Sprint Cup: "Our deepest thoughts and prayers go to Dan Wheldon's family and friends and the entire racing community tonight"

- Juan Pablo Montoya: "Life is not fair... we are gonna miss a really great guy. Dan, we are gonna miss you."

- Joe Nemechek: "A sad day for racing, we lost Dan Wheldon today, Our prayers are with your family"

- Ryan Newman: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Dan Wheldon. He will truly be missed throughout the racing community"

- Max Papis: "I will miss you forever Dan Wheldon, forever"

- Chris Myers: "Sad loss... Dan Wheldon... rest in peace... a special driver"

- Miguel Paludo: "Really sad day!"

- Danica Patrick: "There are no words for today. Myself and so many others are devastated. I pray for Suzi and the kids that God will give them strength"

- Timothy Peters: "Thoughts and prayers to Wheldon's family"

- Kyle Petty: "My prayers are with Dan Wheldon's family, friends, and team... my hearts breaks all over again each and everytime our sport loses someone"

- Nelson Piquet Jr.: "Can't believe the news of Dan Wheldon. My prayers for his family and closer friends"

- Richard Childress Racing: "Rest in Peace, Dan"

- Elliott Sadler: "Thoughts and prayers to his family"

- Brian Scott: "Completely heartbroken by the loss of Dan Wheldon... I watched the coverage until I couldn't take it because of the fear of what had happened"

- Marty Smith: "There are no words. R.I.P Dan. Fantastic person"

- Regan Smith: "I have no words, R.I.P. Dan Wheldon, sad day for all motorsports"

- Amanda Speed (Scott Speed's wife): "Such a sad day... prayers to Dan's family and friends... My heart goes out to his wife and children."

- Scott Speed: "All I keep thinking about is how we can help his family! It's impossible to imagine what they must be going through right now. So damn sad"

- Stewart-Haas Racing: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Dan Wheldon's family and friends"

- ThorSport Racing: "Godspeed Dan Wheldon - an amazing friend to TSR & "brother" to the 13 team as a Curb Records teammate. Rest in peace, prayers to your family, we mourn your loss & celebrate your life today."

- TRG Motorsports: "Rest in peace Dan Wheldon"

- Ryan Truex: "Sad day... R.I.P Dan Wheldon"

- Kenny Wallace: "I am watching ABC with you all, all i can think of is Dan Wheldon has a family. My prayers to his family."

- Steve Wallace: "I am devastated, thoughts and prayers go to his family"

- Darrell Waltrip: "With tears in my eyes and a sadness I can not describe, I pray for Dan, his sweet wife and children and his family, Stevie and I are so sorry"

- Michael Waltrip: "Sad day..."

- Cole Whitt: "R.I.P. Dan Wheldon. So sad to lose someone with so much talent"

- Rutledge Wood: "So sad. Praying for his family & friends & thinking of all his fans.

- J.J. Yeley: "This is the darkside of our sport. Prayers to the Wheldon family. A true loss to the sport of IndyCar and racing. R.I.P"

- Matt Yocum: "True champion and super nice guy"

Mike Harmon Plans to Run "Twitter Fan Truck"

NASCAR drivers on Twitter have done a lot for fans. Some give out race tickets, some give out hats/shirts, but this one is new and is for a good cause for a special girl.

NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series driver, Mike Harmon, will try to attempt the first ever Twitter Fan Truck for the Coca-Cola 250 in October. The reason? To help a 11-year old's dream become a reality.

The campaign, also known as "Racing for Marrissa", is for a young race fan with a rare condition. Marrissa Bishop is a 11-year old girl who has acromegaly, a rare condition which the body produces excess growth hormone, and she always dreamed to have her name on a race car. Mike Harmon and Mike Harmon Racing is here to help make that dream come true. Anyone that donates to Mike Harmon Racing will also have his/her name (or Twitter name) placed on the race car. The color of the truck hasn't been announced yet, but no matter what the color is, Melissa's name will be the biggest one on the truck.

The plan, as of now, for Mike is to run the entire race.

To donate, visit: http://mikeharmonracing.com/racing-for-marrissa/

Twitter Accounts: Mike Harmon (@hrmn8ter), and Marrissa Bishop (@LilMarrissa). Both are great people, and both are one of the best people to follow on Twitter.

Peters Spins, Then Wins

A pretty unusual NASCAR Camping World Truck race happened in the AAA Insurance 200 at Lucas Oil Speedway. At about 90 laps into this race, Timothy Peters, driver of the Red Horse Racing #17 Toyota, spun. He had to go to pit road to get some fresh tires, and decided to fill up the fuel tank again. This spin turned out to be a blessing for Peters, because the caution was never seen again. All the other trucks did not pit with Peters, so everyone but Peters was going to be short or out of fuel before the race ended.

Four drivers looked to be the major factors in this race. Austin Dillon was strong at the beginning, but didn't have the truck to finish well. He got into the wall by Todd Bodine (driver of the Big Red Soda #5 Toyota) in the closing laps. Dillon ended up finishing 9th. Another factor was Johnny Sauter. The first 120 or so laps, he looked like to be the one to beat, but he got a cut tire. With rain on the way, Sauter gambled. The rain din't come and Sauter was forced to pit. Once he got back up to speed, the sway bar on his truck broke, ending his chances on a good or decent finish. Sauter ended up in 23rd. Another factor was Parker Kligerman. Just before the halfway point, the skies looked threatening. Kligerman had the lead for quite some time, but lost the lead to James Buescher just when the 100 lap mark. Kligerman ended up losing positions fast and ended up finishing 11th once the day was over. The last factor was James Buescher. Buescher dominated the second half of the race. However, being short on fuel, he had to slow down a bit to save some. A charging Timothy Peters passed him in the closing laps, and Buescher ended up finishing 2nd.

This was Peters 3rd NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win.

The Truck head off to Pocono next week.

Matt Crafton Makes A Return To Victory Lane

Matt Crafton picked up his second career victory in the Camping World Truck Series in the Coca-Cola 200 at Iowa Speedway. Crafton's last victory came at Charlotte in 2008. Austin Dillon gave Crafton a fight towards the end, battling for the lead in the closing laps. However, it was too late for Dillon and Crafton came with the win.

There was a scary moment for Justin Marks just past halfway, where we spun after contact with Max Papis and slammed into the inside wall, breaking it in the process. He got the breath knocked out of him, but he got out of his truck under his own power and was sent to a local hospital for some tests, but he's all good.

The Trucks hit Nashville next week.

Cup Guys in Nationwide Series and Truck Series

In mid-May, I posted an article on Cup guys in the Nationwide Series. Now its time to update it. Like the past one, we are going to look at the best finish by a Nationwide regular and how many laps a Nationwide regular led. Anyone that takes Nationwide points I count as a Nationwide regular, so drivers like Joe Nemechek, Trevor Bayne, and a few others will be shown. Very good chance that I will post a final Nationwide/Truck Regular stats after this season is over

Best finish by a Nationwide Series regular in 2011 Season:

Daytona: Landon Cassill - 3rd

Phoenix: Reed Sorenson - 5th

Las Vegas: Justin Allgaier - 2nd

Bristol: Elliott Sadler - 4th

Auto Club Speedway: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 4th

Texas: Elliott Sadler - 5th

Talladega: Joe Nemechek - 3rd

Nashville: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 5th

Richmond: Justin Allgaier - 3rd

Darlington: Elliott Sadler - 3rd

Dover: Reed Sorenson - 3rd

Iowa: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 1st

Charlotte: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 4th

Chicagoland: Justin Allgaier - 1st

Michigan: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 2nd

Road America: Reed Sorenson - 1st

Daytona: Jason Leffler - 2nd

Kentucky: Elliott Sadler - 5th

Laps led by Nationwide Series regulars in 2011 Season:

Daytona: Trevor Bayne (9), Danica Patrick (1), Mike Wallace (1) TOTAL: 11

Phoenix: none

Las Vegas: none

Bristol: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (28)  TOTAL: 28

Auto Club Speedway: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (10), Aric Almirola (2), Charles Lewandowski (2), Kevin Lepage (1) TOTAL: 15

Texas: Michael Annett (8), Ricky Stenhouse Jr (6), Brian Scott (2) TOTAL: 16

Talladega: Trevor Bayne (23), Elliott Sadler (8), Reed Sorenson (6), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (6), Mike Wallace (6), Joe Nemechek (4), Aric Almorola (2), Sam Hornish Jr. (2), Kenny Wallace (2), Derrike Cope (1), Robert Richardson Jr. (1) TOTAL: 61

Nashville: Josh Wise (5), Aric Almirola (1), Trevor Bayne (1) TOTAL: 7

Richmond: Aric Almirola (7), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2) TOTAL: 9

Darlington: Elliott Sadler (23), Justin Allgaier (13) TOTAL: 36

Dover: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (33), Josh Wise (5), Scott Wimmer (2) TOTAL: 40

Iowa: (Reed Sorenson (77), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (41), Drew Herring (39), Justin Allgaier (11) TOTAL: 168

Charlotte: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (12), Justin Allgaier (5), Michael Annett (1), Sam Hornish Jr. (1) TOTAL: 19

Chicagoland: Elliott Sadler (29), Aric Almirola (9), Kenny Wallace (2), Kelly Bires (2), Steve Wallace (2), Justin Allgaier (1), Ricky Stenhouse Jr (1) TOTAL: 46

Michigan: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (38), Elliott Sadler (6), Trevor Bayne (1), Sam Hornish Jr. (1) TOTAL: 46

Road America: Ron Fellows (6), Brian Scott (5), Jacques Villenueve (5), Justin Allgaier (4), Steve Wallace (4), Mike Wallace (2), Reed Sorenson (1) TOTAL: 27

Daytona: Elliott Sadler (31), Danica Patrick (13), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (5), Aric Almirola (1), Reed Sorenson (1), Derrike Cope (1), Timmy Hill (1) TOTAL: 53

Kentucky: Elliott Sadler (8), Joe Nemechek (2), Mike Wallace (1) TOTAL: 11

593 of 3258 Laps were led by a Nationwide Regular

Now let's look at the Truck Series. Like the Nationwide, drivers that take points for the Truck Series will count.

Best Finish by a Truck Regular in 2011 Season:

Daytona: Clay Rogers - 3rd

Phoenix: Ron Hornaday Jr. - 3rd

Darlington: Ron Hornaday Jr. - 2nd

Martinsville: Johnny Sauter - 1st

Nashville: Nelson Piquet Jr. - 2nd

Dover: Cole Whitt - 2nd

Charlotte: Cole Whitt - 3rd

Kansas: Johnny Sauter - 2nd

Texas: Ron Hornaday Jr. - 1st

Kentucky: Parker Kligerman - 2nd

Laps Led by a Truck Series regular  in 2011 Season:

Daytona: James Buescher (55), Timothy Peters (12), Clay Rogers (2), Ricky Carmichael (1), Juston Lofton (1). TOTAL: 71

Phoenix: none

Darlington: Cole Whitt (30), James Buescher (6). TOTAL: 36

Martinsville: Johnny Sauter (71), Austin Dillon (37), Ricky Carmichael (36), Ron Hornaday Jr. (29), Brendan Gaughan (7), Miquel Paludo (5), Matt Crafton (1) TOTAL: 186

Nashville: Ron Hornaday Jr. (6), Justin Johnson (2), Todd Bodine (2) TOTAL: 10

Dover: Cole Whitt (23), Matt Crafton (13), David Starr (11), Jason White (4), Johanna Long (2), Timothy Peters (1) TOTAL: 54

Charlotte: Timothy Peters (30), James Buescher (16), Ron Hornaday Jr. (13), Johnny Sauter (9), Cole Whitt (5) TOTAL: 73

Kansas: Johnny Sauter (11), Todd Bodine (9), Cole Whitt (7), Justin Lofton (7), Brad Sweet (3), Matt Crafton (3), Miquel Paludo (1), James Buescher (1), Joey Coulter (1) TOTAL: 43

Texas: Johnny Sauter (56), Austin Dillon (46), Ron Hornaday Jr. (18), Miquel Paludo (10), Joey Coulter (9), Ryan Sieg (8), James Buescher (8), Steve Arpin (6), Nelson Piquet Jr (5), Shane Seig (1), Timothy  Peters (1) TOTAL: 168

Kentucky: Johnny Sauter (24), Joey Coulter (8),  Austin Dillon (4), Nelson Piquet Jr. (2), James Buescher (2), Brendan Gaughan (2), Jason White (2) TOTAL: 44

685 of 1621 Laps were led by a Truck Series Regular

Mistake Causes Johnny Sauter a Win

NASCAR says that during a restart, the driver must stay in his/her line until crossing the line. Its a rule that probably costed David Ragan winning the Daytona 500, and now Johnny Sauter cost himself a win because of this rule.

On the last restart of the WinStar World Casino 400K at Texas Motor Speedway, Johnny Sauter (driver of the #13 Safe Auto truck) came down to Ron Hornday Jr.'s (Driver of the #33 Kroger truck) line before they crossed the line. The move turned out costly for Sauter, as he was black flagged for the move. Ron Hornaday Jr., ended up winning the race. If Sauter didn't get the black flag, he would've got the win for this race. Parker Kligerman, David Mayhew, Brian Ickler, and Joey Coulter round up the Top 5 (Sauter ended up getting 22nd).

There were 10 cautions for this race. With one incident happening on the frontstretch coming to the checkered. Travis Kvapil made contact with Justin Lofton, Kvapil spun out and came back up to the race track and made hard contact with Johanna Long right as she crossed the line.

The trucks will be at Kentucky Speedway next, which will be on July 7.

Kyle Busch's Troubles Continue

Kyle Busch might be in trouble after what happened in Camping World Truck race at Kansas. On the last lap of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, Joey Coulter raced Kyle Busch hard for 5th place. Joey ended up getting 5th coming to the checkered flag. Well, during the cool down lap, a displeased Kyle Busch bumped Joey Coulter to show his displeasure of the move Coulter made. But that didn't end there. According to multiple witnesses, Joey Coulter's car owner, Richard Childress, and Kyle Busch got into a heated argument, and perhaps a physical confrontation, over this incident.

Remember, Kyle Busch is still on probation for the "Kyle Busch/Kevin Harvick Fight" at the end of the 2011 Showtime Southern 500, and he had two weeks left on his probation. What will NASCAR's call be? Probation extended? Suspension? ANOTHER slap on the wrist? We'll find out soon.

UPDATE #1: NASCAR is investigating the incident. That's all they're saying (Source: Twitter)
UPDATE #2: Joe Gibbs meet with Mike Helton and company in the NASCAR Hauler Sunday morning, he didn't comment when he left, but he said he will comment about it later. Don't know if Richard Childress meet with the guys in the hauler yet. (Source: Twitter)
UPDATE #3: Kyle Busch's actions did not violate his probation. Richard Childress will have restrictions on what he can and can not do on the race track.

(Updates will be given once I read some, most coming from Twitter)

Bowyer Dominates Kansas

Clint Bowyer dominated the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. And unlike his past two truck races, he beat Kyle Busch this time and took the win. Johnny Sauter, Todd Bodine, James Buescher, and Joey Coulter round off the Top 5.

Johnny Sauter took the points lead over Cole Whitt after this race, Sauter has a 12 point lead now.

The Camping World Trucks will head to Texas next week.

Final results will be found in the "Results" page. (If nothing is listed, I'm in the process on making them)

Kyle Busch: Is He Getting A Special Treatment?

(NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS 100% OPINION.)

On Tuesday, Kyle Busch did one of the few dumbest things someone can do while driving: speeding. He was caught driving 128 MPH in a 45 MPH zone, almost 3x over the legal speed limit. He was cited for reckless driving.

He was driving, or to him testing, a 2012 Lexus LFA sports car, the same car and color Denny Hamlin posted on Twitter the day before (unsure if was the one Kyle ended up speeding with). Kyle claimed, or more of a excuse in my opinion: "This is just a toy". Kyle also had a woman in the car at the time, turned out to be his wife, Samantha. Sergent Chris Stone said that Kyle was cooperative and he was not arrogant or anything. Later, Kyle then followed with a statement saying he was just test-driving the sports car and he got carried away. He is scheduled to appear in court and it is possible he can lose his driver's license up to 60 days. And, according to NASCAR, you're NASCAR license isn't based off of your driver's license you use for the streets. So, Kyle can still drive in NASCAR events with a suspended license. And, by the looks of it, NASCAR will not suspend Kyle Busch for his actions he did on Tuesday. In fact, some residents in the area he speed through are not happy on the call they're making.

If I had to make the call, I'll suspend Kyle for up to two NASCAR weekends, with his probation extended for the end of the year. Kyle is VERY lucky he didn't get hurt or even killed anyone, including himself.

And Kyle, keep the high speeds on the track, not in the streets where innocent people are.

Busch Wins in a Caution-Filled Truck Race

Kyle Busch wins, yet again, another race this year. Busch came back for the win after spinning on Lap 51.

The race was caution-filled race, by Truck race length standards, with ten total cautions. Which tied the record for most cautions in a Truck race at Charlotte. Even NCWTS best drivers, Todd Bodine and Ron Hornaday Jr. for example, had issues early in the race. Todd Bodine, driver of the the #30 Germain.com Truck, brought out the first caution of the night, he got loose and got into the inside wall. Ron Hornady Jr., driver of the #33 Utz Snacks truck, brought out the next caution by spinning out, not hitting anything. Other incidents included Brendan Gaughan, who slowed down after slapping the wall. Jamie Dick tried to avoid Gaughan, and got into T.J. Bell. Bell took a wild ride, catching little air in the infield, causing severe damage to the front of the truck. Jamie Dick will later cause two other cautions from cut tires.

Point leader, Matt Crafton, also ran into some trouble in the race, after a slow Brendan Gaughan collected Max Papis in the backstretch. Matt Crafton was in the mix, getting a lot of damage from the incident, pretty much ending his day.

Kyle Busch took the lead over Clint Bowyer with 7 laps to go, Clint tried his best to get the lead back, but slapping the wall and a slow truck with two to go in turns 3 and 4 ruined his chances. Bowyer ended up finishing 2nd. Cole Whitt, Jame Buescher, and Ron Hornaday Jr. round u the Top 5. Former F1 Champion, Kimi Raikkonen, made his first NASCAR race today. He stayed out of trouble most of the race, hit the wall a few times, came in 15th

NCWTS rookie, Cole Whitt, is now your points leader, one point over Johnny Sauter. The next NASCAR Camping World Trucks race is at Kansas on June 4, same race where Ron Hornaday Jr. and Johnny Sauter had those half-spins.

Wild Wrecks at Dover

The Monster Mile has been biting its drivers this week. From NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, Ricky Carmichael, to Cup/Nationwide Series driver, Clint Bowyer, the Dover Monster has been doing what it does best, chewing up race cars.


The Camping World Truck Series race, Lucas Oil 200, had 9 cautions for 41 laps, one of which ended the race because of a last lap crash between Nelson Piquet Jr. and Timothy Peters. Kyle Busch, who dominated the race leading 128 laps came out with the victory, with rookie Cole Whitt finishing second, his best finish in the series. The major incident of the evening was Ricky Carmichael's hard crash in Turns 3 and 4. The impact pretty much destroyed the front end of the car. Luckily, with all of NASCAR's safety, Carmichael walked away from the crash. The Camping World Truck Series head on over to Charlotte next week, which will have former F1 Champion, Kimi Raikkonen, making his first NASCAR attempt.


The Naionwide Series race, 5-Hour Energy 250, had three stories in the race. The first story we saw was the rain. Rain cancelled both qualifying sessions for the Cup and Nationwide Series, and caused a hour and half delay for the green flag to start the race. A light rain came again with a little less than 60 to go. JR Motorsports driver, Josh Wise, used pit strategy to see if he can pull off a win. Once the leaders pitted, he stayed out hoping a red flag will come (which it did), and NASCAR will call the race. The rain went away and the race continued. Another story that happened was the Alex Kennedy and Kevin Swindell incident. Alex Kennedy, driver of the 23 car got loose at the backstretch and hit the inside wall. What could've been a single car incident, Kennedy came back up the track in front of Kevin Swindell, driver of the 16 car, destroying both cars. Alex Kennedy and his spotter was called to the NASCAR hauler following this crash. The last incident was the huge crash that happened coming to the white flag. Carl Edwards and Joey Logano were fighting for the lead. Coming into Turn 3 Carl Edwards started to get loose, he started to go up the race track, which got Logano aero-loose, sending him hard into the wall. Logano's car then came back down the race track sending Clint Bowyer's car in the air and on its side. The drivers behind this crash had no where to go and were collected in the incident. All the drivers involved were okay after the incident was over, however, a crew member of Kevin Harvick Inc.'s #33 was injured by a flying spring from the crash. Carl Edwards ended up winning the race. In Victory Lane, Edwards got a lot of boos when he got out of the car, he also said he didn't do his signature backflip because he thought he was the one who started the crash to begin with. Next time, the Nationwide Series head over to Iowa.