2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the 2011 Nationwide Series champion RickyStenhouseJr2010NMPA.jpg
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the 2011 Nationwide Series champion
Elliott Sadler finished second behind Stenhouse in the championship by 45 points. Elliott Sadler 2 2012 Road America Sargento 200.jpg
Elliott Sadler finished second behind Stenhouse in the championship by 45 points.
Justin Allgaier finished third in the championship, 117 points behind Stenhouse. Justin Allgaier 31 2012 Road America Sargento 200.jpg
Justin Allgaier finished third in the championship, 117 points behind Stenhouse.
Timmy Hill, the 2011 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year. Timmy Hill 41 2012 Road America Sargento 200.jpg
Timmy Hill, the 2011 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year.
The No. 60, driven primarily by Carl Edwards, wins the owner's championship for Jack Roush. Nationwide 60 Billy Johnson 2011 Road America Bucyrus 200.jpg
The No. 60, driven primarily by Carl Edwards, wins the owner's championship for Jack Roush.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s 2011 Nationwide championship car at Road America. Ford won the Manufacturer's championship with 13 wins and 212 points. Nationwide 6 Ricky Stenhouse 2011 Road America Bucyrus 200.jpg
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s 2011 Nationwide championship car at Road America. Ford won the Manufacturer's championship with 13 wins and 212 points.

The 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series was the 30th season of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season included thirty-four races, beginning with the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. During the 2010 season, NASCAR announced a few notable calendar changes, including race additions at Iowa Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway, and the removal of Gateway International Raceway from the schedule. Jack Roush won the Owners' Championship, while Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of Roush Fenway Racing won the Drivers' Championship with a second-place finish at the final race of the season. Ford won the Manufacturers' Championship with 212 points.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chief
Chevrolet Faith Motorsports 89 Morgan Shepherd Gary Ravan
JD Motorsports 01 Mike Wallace Patrick Magee
Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Jeremy Clements Ricky Pearson
JR Motorsports 7 Danica Patrick 12 Tony Eury Jr. 33
Chris Heroy 1
Josh Wise 14
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1
Ron Fellows 1
Kasey Kahne 2
Jimmie Johnson 1
Jamie McMurray 3
88 Aric Almirola Tony Eury Sr.
Kevin Harvick, Inc. 2 Elliott Sadler Ernie Cope
33 Clint Bowyer 9Chris Carrier
Kevin Harvick 12
Paul Menard 7
Austin Dillon 4
Max Papis 1
David Mayhew 1
Scott Speed 1
TriStar Motorsports 14 Eric McClure 33Gary Cogswell 33
Paul Clapprood 1
Mike Bliss 1
19 Mike Bliss 33Paul Clapprood 33
Gary Cogswell 1
Eric McClure 1
44 Jeff Green 30Todd Myers
Charles Lewandoski (R)1
Angela Cope 3
Turner Motorsports 30 Jason Leffler 8Eddie Pardue 8
Stewart Cooper 26
Ryan Newman 1
Reed Sorenson 4
James Buescher 9
Mikey Kile 5
Kasey Kahne 2
Ricky Carmichael 3
Boris Said 1
Nelson Piquet Jr. 1
31 Justin Allgaier Jimmy Elledge
32 Reed Sorenson 25 Trent Owens
Mark Martin 4
Brian Vickers 3
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
James Buescher 1
38 Kasey Kahne 8Stewart Cooper 8
Eddie Pardue 26
Jason Leffler 26
Key Motorsports 40 Scott Wimmer 12Gary Showalter
Charles Lewandoski (R)10
Chase Miller 1
Tim Andrews 1
Josh Wise 8
T. J. Duke 2
Dodge Penske Racing 22 Brad Keselowski 29Todd Gordon
Jacques Villeneuve 2
Sam Hornish Jr. 1
Kurt Busch 1
Parker Kligerman 1
Ford Go Green Racing 39 Josh Wise 8Clinton Cram
Charles Lewandoski (R)2
Danny O'Quinn Jr. 3
Danny Efland 4
Luis Martinez Jr. 3
Will Kimmel 1
Matt Frahm 3
Joey Gase 5
Casey Roderick 1
Fain Skinner 3
Matt Carter 1
Roush Fenway Racing 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Mike Kelly
60 Carl Edwards 33Mike Beam
Billy Johnson 1
Rick Ware Racing 15 Timmy Hill 33(R)Mike Hillman Jr. 1
Bobby Burrell 33
Toyota Germain Racing Todd Bodine 1
Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Brian Scott Kevin Kidd
18 Kyle Busch 20 Jason Ratcliff 30
Adam Stevens 4
Kelly Bires 2
Michael McDowell 5
Drew Herring 1
Joey Logano 4
Denny Hamlin 2
RAB Racing 09 Kenny Wallace Scott Zipadelli
Rusty Wallace Racing 62 Michael Annett Rick Viers
66 Steve Wallace Doug Randolph
Chevrolet
Dodge
Jay Robinson Racing 28 Derrike Cope 33Curtis Aldridge
Dennis Setzer 1
Means Motorsports 52 Bobby Santos III 1Timothy Brown
Daryl Harr 3
Tim Schendel 6
Tony Raines 2
Danny Efland 1
Kevin Lepage 17
Dan Clarke 1
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin 1
MacDonald Motorsports Blake Koch (R)1
Corrie Stott Racing Jamie Dick 1
MacDonald Motorsports 81 Donnie Neuenberger 4David Ingram 6
John Monsam 28
Blake Koch (R)28
Maryeve Dufault 1
Scott Wimmer 1
ML Motorsports 70 Shelby Howard 5Mark Gutekunst
David Stremme 13
Scott Wimmer 3
Jay Robinson Racing Dennis Setzer 10
Randy Hill Racing Casey Roderick 1
MacDonald Motorsports Blake Koch (R)1
Tri-Star Motorsports Angela Cope 1
R3 Motorsports 23 Robert Richardson Jr. 23Greg Conner
Scott Riggs 2
Alex Kennedy 4
Jay Robinson Racing David Green 1
Dennis Setzer 3
TriStar Motorsports Angela Cope 1
Ford
Chevrolet
Rick Ware Racing 41 Patrick Sheltra 1Doug Richert 1
Sterling Laughlin 24
Steve Kukyendall 3
Carl Long 13
Jennifer Jo Cobb 3
Jeffrey Earnhardt 2
Doug Harrington 1
Fain Skinner 1
Matt Carter 1
Tomy Drissi 2
Johnny Chapman 9
Stanton Barrett 1
Chevrolet
Toyota
NEMCO Motorsports 87 Joe Nemechek 23Billy Wilburn
Kevin Conway 9
Scott Wimmer 1
Kyle Busch Motorsports Kimi Räikkönen 1

Limited schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRounds
Chevrolet Corrie Stott Racing 02 Jamie Dick Corrie Stott 2
Carl Harr 1
2
WestWorld Motorsports Daryl Harr 1
Day Enterprises Motorsports 05 David Starr Newt Moore3
Willie Allen 2
Danny Efland Racing 07 Danny Efland Micah Horton1
Faith Motorsports 55 Brett Rowe Morris Van Vleet12
Jay Robinson Racing 48 Dennis Setzer Mike Miller5
49 Brad Teague Mark Fordham2
Dennis Setzer 6
David Green 2
Mark Green 14
JD Motorsports 0 James Hylton Brad Hicks1
Brad Teague 1
Tim Schendel 1
JR Motorsports 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chris Heroy 2
Tony Eury Jr. 1
Jim Long 1
2
Ron Fellows 2
Kevin Harvick, Inc. 4 Kevin Harvick Bruce Cook3
Tony Stewart 1
91
Key Motorsports 42 Tim Andrews Doyle Myrick14
Scott Wimmer 1
Chase Miller 1
Erik Darnell 2
Josh Wise 1
Scott Speed 1
46 Tim Andrews J. C. Hall1
Chase Miller 20
Brett Rowe 1
47 Danny Efland Clint Myrick1
Scott Wimmer 1
Charles Lewandoski (R)4
Brian Keselowski 6
Scott Speed 3
Josh Wise 1
Keystone Motorsports 93 Amber Cope Jamie Lathrop1
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Mike Harmon Daniel Kolanda17
J. J. Yeley 3
Jake Crum 1
Tony Raines 1
Phoenix Racing 1 Landon Cassill Nick Harrison1
Jamie McMurray 3
R3 Motorsports 03 Charles Lewandoski (R)Stephen Gonzales1
Chris Lawson 1
Alex Kennedy 1
Scott Riggs 10
Scott Wimmer 1
Marc Davis 2
Jean-François Dumoulin 1
50 Brian Simo 1
MAKE Motorsports T. J. Bell Brad Parrott9
Richard Childress Racing 21 Tim George Jr. Greg Kennon Jr.4
Turner Motorsports 34 James Buescher Michael Shelton 1
Doug George 1
1
Ricky Carmichael 1
Dodge MacDonald Motorsports 80 D. J. Kennington Joe Draper1
82 Blake Koch (R)John Monsam 3
David Ingram 7
2
J. J. Yeley 1
Scott Wimmer 1
Reed Sorenson 5
NDS Motorsports 53 Andrew Ranger James Lynch3
Penske Racing 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Chad Walter 12
Alex Tagliani 1
Robby Gordon Motorsports 77 Robby Gordon Samuel Stanley1
Ford Baker Curb Racing 27 J. R. Fitzpatrick Wayne Grubb2
Justin Marks 1
J. J. Yeley 2
Go Canada Racing 3
67 J. R. Fitzpatrick Newt Moore5
Andrew Ranger 2
Go Green Racing 04 Charles Lewandoski (R)Leo Desrocher Jr.1
Kelly Bires 2
Danny Efland 1
Danny O'Quinn Jr. 4
Tim Andrews 3
Casey Roderick 1
Benny Gordon 1
Fain Skinner 1
Randy Hill Racing 08 Casey Roderick Jeff Spraker2
David Ragan 1
Richard Petty Motorsports 9 Marcos Ambrose Chad Norris1
Rick Ware Racing 71 Matt Carter David Mitchell10
Carl Long 1
Clay Greenfield 1
75 Carl Long Scott Stolzenberg12
Johnny Chapman 12
Andy Ponstein 1
Chris Cook 2
Tomy Drissi 2
Roush Fenway Racing 16 Trevor Bayne Chad Norris 28
Chris Andrews 5
29
Chris Buescher 2
Kevin Swindell 1
Matt Kenseth 1
Team Rensi Motorsports 24 Kevin Lepage Chris Wright5
25 Kelly Bires Richard Russell4
Chad Finley 1
2nd Chance Motorsports 79 Jennifer Jo Cobb (R) Ben Leslie 3
Chris Lawson 1
Tim Andrews 9
Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Joey Logano Adam Stevens 24
Jason Ratcliff 6
18
Denny Hamlin 3
Drew Herring 3
Ryan Truex 6
John Carter Racing 72 John Jackson Dave Fuge6
Jake Crum 1
Pastrana-Waltrip Racing 99 Michael Waltrip Jerry Baxter 5
Mike Greci 9
2
Ryan Truex (R)11
David Reutimann 1
Cole Whitt 1
Patrick Carpentier 1
Rusty Wallace Racing 64 David Reutimann Larry Carter 5
Jason Bowles 3
Chevrolet
Toyota
NEMCO Motorsports 97 Joe Nemechek Mike Boerschinger7
Kyle Kelley 2
Chevrolet
Ford
Fleur-de-lis Motorsports 68 Carl Long Craig Partee 11
Morris Van Vleet 1
3
Matt Carter 7
Chase Miller 1
Jeremy Petty 1
Rick Ware Racing Tim Andrews Sterling Laughlin1
Dodge
Ford
JJC Racing 13 Jennifer Jo Cobb (R)Steve Kuykendall19
Rick Crawford 1
T. J. Bell 1
D. J. Kennington 1

Team changes

Discontinued/suspended operations

Driver changes

Entering the series
Changed teams
Exiting the series

Rookie entries

2010 NASCAR K&N East Series Champion Ryan Truex was intended to run 10–20 races with Pastrana-Waltrip Racing, and was the early favorite to win Rookie of the Year. However, sponsorship issues sidelined Truex's bid for the title, forcing him to sit out most of the season. He was later tabbed by Joe Gibbs Racing to drive their No. 20 Toyota late in the season. Blake Koch, returning to NASCAR after sitting 2010 out due to losing sponsorship, was to drive the No. 81 alongside veteran Donnie Neuenberger. However, Koch picked up sponsorship from Daystar Television Network, which eventually expanded to sponsoring Koch for the full year. Rick Ware Racing development driver Timmy Hill was 17 years old when the Nationwide Series hit Daytona, and thus was not approved to run until the next week in Phoenix. Jennifer Jo Cobb's rookie season was hampered by a fallout with 2nd Chance Motorsports owner Rick Russell over starting and parking, and she briefly moved to Rick Ware Racing before moving her own team up to Nationwide with limited success. Charles Lewandoski intended to make ten races for TriStar Motorsports, but ended up running some start and park efforts with Key Motorsports.

The RotY lead would be contested mostly by Hill and Koch, who were tied heading into the season finale at Homestead. However, Hill prevailed over Koch and became the youngest Rookie of the Year in series history.

Schedule

The Bucyrus 200 at Road America in June Road America 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Starting Field.jpg
The Bucyrus 200 at Road America in June
No.Race title Track Date
1 DRIVE4COPD 300 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 19
2 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix February 26
3 Sam's Town 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas March 5
4 Scotts EZ Seed 300 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol March 19
5 Royal Purple 300 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana March 26
6 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth April 8
7 Aaron's 312 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega April 16
8 Nashville 300 Nashville Superspeedway, Nashville April 23
9 Bubba Burger 250 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond April 29
10 Royal Purple 200 Darlington Raceway, Darlington May 6
11 5-hour Energy 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover May 14
12 Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 presented by Pioneer Iowa Speedway, Newton May 22
13 Top Gear 300 [9] Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 28
14 STP 300 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet June 4
15 Alliance Truck Parts 250 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 18
16 Bucyrus 200 presented by Menard's Road America, Elkhart Lake June 25
17 Subway Jalapeño 250 powered by Coca-Cola Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 1
18 Feed the Children 300 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta July 8
19 New England 200 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 16
20 Federated Auto Parts 300 Nashville Superspeedway, Nashville July 23
21 Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children Lucas Oil Raceway, Clermont July 30
22 U.S. Cellular 250 presented by the Enlist Weed Control System Iowa Speedway, Newton August 6
23 Zippo 200 at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 13
24 NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal August 20
25 Food City 250 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 26
26 Great Clips 300 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton September 3
27 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 9
28 Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet September 17
29 OneMain Financial 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover October 1
30 Kansas Lottery 300 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 8
31 Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 14
32 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth November 5
33 WYPALL* 200 powered by Kimberly-Clark Professional Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 12
34 Ford 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 19
Note:All times are when the race coverage begins, not when the pre-race shows begin. All ET times are P.M., unless noted.
Source: [10]

Schedule changes

Changes

Rule changes

The 2011 series seen a rule change aimed at limiting the impact of drivers racing in multiple series. According to a story reported by NASCAR.com on January 11, 2011, drivers were allowed to earn points in only one of NASCAR's three national series in a given season. This is enforced on NASCAR's annual license application form, which now requires drivers to indicate the series championship for which they wish to compete. This had the effect of preventing full-time Cup drivers from competing for the Nationwide Series title, although they were still able to run in all Nationwide races. Ineligible drivers still accumulated owner points for team standings that determine the Owner's Championship and exemptions (top 30 full-time teams that have attempted every race are guaranteed to start the race). [13] This and other changes were officially announced by NASCAR president and CEO Brian France on January 26. [14]

France also announced major changes to the points system in all three national touring series. Effective during the season, the winner of each race received 43 points, with a one-point decrease for each successive finishing position (42 points for second, 41 for third, and so on). The race winner also received three bonus points, with single bonus points being awarded to all drivers who led a lap and to the driver who led the most laps. This means that a race winner was assured of either 47 or 48 points, while a second-place finisher earned at most 44. [14]

The closed-loop fueling system previously introduced in the Truck Series, which eliminates the catch can man from the pit crew, debuted in all three national series. [14]

Results and standings

Races

No.Race Pole position Most laps ledWinning driverWinning manufacturerNo.Winning Team
1 DRIVE4COPD 300 Clint Bowyer Clint Bowyer Tony Stewart Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick, Inc.
2 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
3 Sam's Town 300 Carl Edwards Kyle Busch Mark Martin Chevrolet 32 Turner Motorsports
4 Scotts EZ Seed 300 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
5 Royal Purple 300 Carl Edwards Kevin Harvick Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
6 O'Reilly 300 Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Ford 60 Roush-Fenway Racing
7 Aaron's 312 Elliott Sadler Trevor Bayne Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
8 Nashville 300 Joey Logano Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Ford 60 Roush-Fenway Racing
9 Bubba Burger 250 Carl Edwards Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Toyota 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
10 Royal Purple 200 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
11 5-hour Energy 200 Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Ford 60 Roush-Fenway Racing
12 Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 Drew Herring Reed Sorenson Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush-Fenway Racing
13 Top Gear 300 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Carl Edwards Matt Kenseth Ford 16 Roush-Fenway Racing
14 STP 300 Aric Almirola Carl Edwards Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 31 Turner Motorsports
15 Alliance Truck Parts 250 Paul Menard Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Ford 60 Roush-Fenway Racing
16 Bucyrus 200 Michael McDowell Michael McDowell Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 32 Turner Motorsports
17 Subway Jalapeño 250 Kevin Harvick Elliott Sadler Joey Logano Toyota 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
18 Feed the Children 300 Elliott Sadler Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Dodge 22 Penske Racing
19 New England 200 Brad Keselowski Kevin Harvick Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
20 Federated Auto Parts 300 Brad Keselowski Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Ford 60 Roush-Fenway Racing
21 Kroger 200 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Brad Keselowski Dodge 22 Penske Racing
22 U.S. Cellular 250 Elliott Sadler Carl Edwards Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush-Fenway Racing
23 Zippo 200 at The Glen Kurt Busch Kyle Busch Kurt Busch Dodge 22 Penske Racing
24 NAPA Auto Parts 200 Jacques Villeneuve Jacques Villeneuve Marcos Ambrose Ford 9 Richard Petty Motorsports
25 Food City 250 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
26 Great Clips 300 Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Ford 60 Roush-Fenway Racing
27 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Brad Keselowski Carl Edwards Kyle Busch Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
28 Dollar General 300 Brian Scott Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Dodge 22 Penske Racing
29 OneMain Financial 200 Elliott Sadler Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Ford 60 Roush-Fenway Racing
30 Kansas Lottery 300 Carl Edwards Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Dodge 22 Penske Racing
31 Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage Paul Menard Brad Keselowski Carl Edwards Ford 60 Roush-Fenway Racing
32 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Elliott Sadler Carl Edwards Trevor Bayne Ford 16 Roush-Fenway Racing
33 WYPALL 200 Aric Almirola Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 12 Penske Racing
34 Ford 300 Brad Keselowski Carl Edwards Brad Keselowski Dodge 22 Penske Racing

Drivers' standings

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results. * – Most laps led.

PosDriver DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH LOR IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CAL TEX PHO HOM Points
1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 878144838521104141428279423*115261133855965*21222
2 Elliott Sadler 3812124555134365101184851230163101081066143492761177
3 Justin Allgaier 278215126711342981311319519104272912815691410117149131105
4 Aric Almirola 19131510912810142891794152292055458205874151215192581095
5 Reed Sorenson 55113414710812834*561113171589613251232810726321635251062
6 Jason Leffler 61198111515151091133215102021330186131897929121913111526121028
7 Kenny Wallace 281010171520251213117620720287661012732163619517161916131733963
8 Brian Scott 349141213101122152930278171716121517171514141210123231117512419947
9 Michael Annett 39191324181819191631201314919767714291219186201116121617201019944
10 Steve Wallace 203016112717321711516117121426112191130816414131618202013182934921
11 Trevor Bayne 10315196136*6353122111392825923133328116931611893
12 Mike Bliss 1320172619193531183015181822231520241424111822151815121592220233117827
13 Mike Wallace 3726213224221718331510192516225151627191731201726161520292422321620777
14 Joe Nemechek 1515232139243191219162921212612117161121211810302137211216755
15 Jeremy Clements 16222716352124232326241426292632323119211817243932141421182329262418696
16 Josh Wise 311838181614319614172917261613242019428291622333133331436DNQ39672
17 Timmy Hill (R)292429322814332619223023152711232623222321312222361722223421331821655
18 Blake Koch (R)2730332516252718432134272514282218272028293823232727212518221423610
19 Eric McClure 33252025213126323236252328182927372720232126353627283025243131241929572
20 Derrike Cope 252325233132273029242730232817292531252230303525242132263024303230559
21 Morgan Shepherd 26331831233730282822262024253435383421323232344234252428252725282843504
22 Ryan Truex (R)1419201716825183420114138103418459
23 Sam Hornish Jr. 36161371224624512717411
24 Robert Richardson Jr. 3224223729262834202236323131332326222930252222377
25 Scott Wimmer 3516332234331221243835151939142133915243041340
26 Danica Patrick 14174331010241815112132321
27 Kevin Lepage 413737Wth28393421383328332924283130232728272035298
28 Dennis Setzer 36138293738232825323543183543323434333534391411DNQDNQDNQ218
29 Jennifer Jo Cobb (R)DNQ3231QL382937323726313229363235294233DNQ29DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ202
30 Charles Lewandoski (R)2140125314241DNQ243037402822414022384033194
31 Carl Long 36322841424240353334353931353642DNQ363340DNQ4137373437DNQ37DNQ187
32 Tim Andrews 413036413636353639138344041Wth3841393141DNQ393938DNQ40DNQ384042146
33 J. R. Fitzpatrick 4220272110385145
34 Danny Efland 211623193330DNQ4026144
35 Drew Herring 127811139
36 Kevin Conway 432222242425QL29243626120
37 Matt Carter 41394139Wth373637135411735343235DNQDNQ3940119
38 Jeff Green 4042383743434240344143404138433735334343434337364341434234DNQ118
39 Ron Fellows 2711114
40 Scott Riggs 1337361373841363136392737112
41 Mikey Kile 2933161519108
42 Johnny Chapman 433937Wth36383938363738DNQ433438353840DNQ40DNQ99
43 Joey Gase 202329262993
44 Shelby Howard 222829273084
45 Tim Schendel 3635354225242784
46 Chase Miller 40DNQ41DNQ40DNQ4139314139DNQDNQ404042403939DNQ39383881
47 Kelly Bires 43383543304283777
48 Donnie Neuenberger 2326203374
49 Andrew Ranger 62837413672
50 Alex Kennedy 403221233371
51 Mike Harmon 4340383741Wth374039414037383836DNQ71
52 Jacques Villeneuve 327*61
53 Mark Green 403537403842403536DNQDNQDNQ36DNQ61
54 Luis Martinez Jr. 31192557
55 Angela Cope 2825DNQ323556
56 Fain Skinner 2630DNQ234255
57 Chris Buescher 171754
58 Tim George Jr. 362121DNQ54
59 Scott Speed 64143374153
60 Casey Roderick 25DNQ28DNQ2752
61 Jason Bowles 34361349
62 Kyle Kelley 261448
63 Danny O'Quinn Jr. 27264213639DNQ48
64 Alex Tagliani 243
65 Landon Cassill 341
66 Matt Frahm 26254338
67 T. J. Duke 232837
68 Daryl Harr 353924DNQ34
69 Brett Rowe DNQ39364042DNQ404342DNQ42DNQDNQ28
70 Bobby Santos III 1727
71 John Jackson 4013742DNQ31DNQ22
72 Patrick Sheltra 2420
73 Louis-Philippe Dumoulin 2816
74 Benny Gordon 2816
75 D. J. Kennington 403315
76 Doug Harrington 3014
77 Maryeve Dufault 3014
78 David Green 421413314
79 Kevin Swindell 3113
80 Stanton Barrett 3113
81 Brad Teague 42393813
82 Patrick Carpentier 3212
83 Willie Allen 354112
84 Billy Johnson 33QL11
85 Will Kimmel 359
86 Andy Ponstein 386
87 Dan Clarke 395
88 Chris Lawson 413
Amber Cope 3210
Marc Davis 431DNQ0
James Hylton 4310
Jake Crum DNQDNQ0
Jean-François Dumoulin DNQ0
Chad Finley Wth0
Jeremy Petty Wth0
Michel Jourdain Jr. QL0
Owen Kelly QL0
Ineligible for Nationwide championship points
PosDriver DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH LOR IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CAL TEX PHO HOM Points
Carl Edwards 2926721*181*25201*22*2*1*148341*52*5741*2*21*213*33*
Kyle Busch 71*30*1*134121*2334314*1*212EX
Brad Keselowski 303439102435271236309171*81217191*21*6*521
Joey Logano 1265742413116110293219137198410
Denny Hamlin 71*225
Mark Martin 18714
Tony Stewart 113
Matt Kenseth 1
Kurt Busch 1
Marcos Ambrose 1
Kevin Harvick 32863*3916131822*4206
Clint Bowyer 2*226143433474
Kasey Kahne 112117224319533428
Paul Menard 3246948
James Buescher 1323228921718173014
Jimmie Johnson 2
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 439
Michael McDowell 712*1093
Austin Dillon 710314
Ryan Newman 4
David Reutimann 9145181820
Jamie McMurray 34162131717
Brian Vickers 81010
David Stremme 2091223161317132614341115
Ricky Carmichael 9392615
Michael Waltrip 933
Parker Kligerman 9
David Mayhew 10
Ron Hornaday Jr. 13
Cole Whitt 15
Todd Bodine 18
Jeffrey Earnhardt 3519
David Starr 212333
Nelson Piquet Jr. 24
T. J. Bell 42DNQ27DNQ4342422341DNQ
Max Papis 23
Tony Raines 2642DNQ
Tomy Drissi 2734
Kimi Räikkönen 27
Jamie Dick 303431
Robby Gordon 31
J. J. Yeley 3439403941DNQ424338
Clay Greenfield 35
David Ragan 35
Rick Crawford 36
Boris Said 37
Justin Marks 40
Brian Keselowski 42DNQ42DNQ43DNQ
Erik Darnell 42DNQ
Chris Cook QLQL
Brian Simo DNQ
PosDriver DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH LOR IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CAL TEX PHO HOM Points

Manufacturer

PosManufacturerWinsPoints
1 Ford 13212
2 Toyota 10194
3 Chevrolet 4174
4 Dodge 7168

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">RFK Racing</span> NASCAR racing team

Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, doing business as RFK Racing, is an American professional stock car organization that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. One of NASCAR's largest racing teams in the 2000s and early 2010s, Roush formerly ran teams in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, Trans-Am Series and IMSA Camel GT. The team currently fields the No. 6 Ford Mustang GT full-time for driver/co-owner Brad Keselowski and the No. 17 Mustang full-time for Chris Buescher as well as the No. 60 part-time for David Ragan in the NASCAR Cup Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kevin Harvick Incorporated</span> American stock car racing team

Kevin Harvick, Inc., colloquially referred to as KHI, is a racing team owned by former NASCAR Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick and his wife DeLana, who is the daughter of former Busch Series driver John Linville. The team owned cars in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Truck Series, and the ARCA Re/Max Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rusty Wallace Racing</span> NASCAR racing team

Rusty Wallace Racing, LLC (RWR), formerly known as Rusty Wallace, Inc. (RWI) was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, near Charlotte. Owned by former NASCAR Winston Cup champion and commentator Rusty Wallace, the team competed primarily in the Xfinity Series with Wallace's younger brother Kenny Wallace and son Steve Wallace.

Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team began running part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports under a partnership with Jimmy Means and restaurant entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, with Jenkins becoming the full team owner in 2005. In the Cup Series, FRM currently fields two Ford Mustang Dark Horse teams full-time: The No. 34 for Michael McDowell and the No. 38 for Todd Gilliland as well as the No. 36 part-time for Kaz Grala. In the Truck Series, they field the No. 38 Ford F-150 for Layne Riggs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Waltrip Racing</span> Former NASCAR team

Michael Waltrip Racing Holdings LLC, doing business as Michael Waltrip Racing ("MWR"), was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The company was as a 50–50 partnership between Robert Kauffman, the founder and managing partner of Fortress Investment Group, and two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip, who first established the team in 1996 in the Busch Series. The team was the first full-time three-car team to field Toyota Camrys when Toyota entered the Sprint Cup racing fold in 2007, before being joined by Joe Gibbs Racing in 2008. MWR was also the last original Toyota team in the Sprint Cup Series to still be in operation, as Bill Davis Racing and Red Bull Racing Team had both ceased operations in the preceding years.

Diamond Ridge Motorsports was a NASCAR Nationwide Series team that competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and Busch Series from 1990 to 1999, and revived as a Nationwide Series team in 2010. The original Diamond Ridge team was owned and operated by Gary Bechtel. Despite modest success in the Busch Series, the team was never able to maintain a competitive level in the Winston Cup Series. The team was revived as a partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing in 2010 as Diamond-Waltrip Racing, running full-time in the Nationwide Series with Trevor Bayne. For 2011 the team partnered with action star Travis Pastrana and MWR development driver Ryan Truex, though the team shuttered temporarily due to Pastrana's injuries at the 2011 Summer X Games and a lacking sponsor. The team changed its name to Pastrana 199 Racing, a reference to Pastrana's standard number. The team was to field the No. 99 for Pastrana, but the deal was cancelled when Michael Waltrip Racing aligned with RAB Racing to field the No. 99.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Randy Moss Motorsports</span> American truck racing team

Randy Moss Motorsports with HTM was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team. It was owned by David Dollar and NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss. Former driver Rob Morgan co-owned the team until 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series</span> 62nd season of NASCAR stock-car racing

The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 62nd season of professional stock car racing in the United States, the 39th modern-era cup series, and the first Cup season of the 2010s, the 21st century's second decade. Beginning at Daytona International Speedway, the season included 36 races and two exhibition races. The season concluded with the 2010 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. During the 2009 offseason, NASCAR announced a few calendar changes, including the standardized start time. Rick Hendrick won the Owners' Championship, while Jimmie Johnson won the Drivers' Championship with a second-place finish at the final race of the season. Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship with 261 points. Johnson extended his record of consecutive championships with the 5th title in a row. 2010 is the first season without drivers Jeremy Mayfield since 1992 and Sterling Marlin since 1975.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series</span> 17th season of third-tier NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

The 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the seventeenth season of the third highest stock car racing in the United States. The season included twenty-five races, beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. During the 2010 season, NASCAR announced a few notable calendar changes, including a race addition at Kentucky Speedway and the removal of Gateway International Raceway from the schedule. DeLana Harvick won the owners' championship, while Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing won the drivers' championship with a tenth-place finish at the final race of the season. Chevrolet won the manufacturers' championship with 193 points.

RAB Racing with Brack Maggard was an American professional stock car racing team that attempted NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Racing Series. The team was co-owned by Robert A. Benton Sr. and his son Robert Benton Jr. along with Georgia businessman Brack Maggard and ran from 2005 through 2015. The team won one race in the Xfinity Series, but never qualified for a Cup Series race in eight attempts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series</span> 64th season of NASCAR stock-car racing

The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 64th season of NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 41st modern-era Cup season. The season started on February 18, 2012, at Daytona International Speedway, with the Budweiser Shootout, followed by the Daytona 500 on February 27. The season continued with the Chase for the Sprint Cup beginning on September 16 at Chicagoland Speedway and concluded with the Ford EcoBoost 400 on November 18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series</span> 31st season of second-tier NASCAR Nationwide Series

The 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series was the 31st season of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season included thirty-three races, down from thirty-four, and began with the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway and ended with the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Chevrolet won the Manufacturer's Championship. Joe Gibbs won the Owners' Championship with the No. 18 car, while Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of Roush Fenway Racing won the Drivers' championship with a sixth-place finish at the final race of the season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series</span> 18th season of third-tier NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

The 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the eighteenth season of the third highest stock car racing in the United States. The season was contested over twenty-two races, beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. NASCAR announced some changes, including the removal of New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, and Lucas Oil Raceway from the schedule, and moving the Phoenix race back to its traditional fall date. In addition, Rockingham Speedway was added to the schedule, the first time NASCAR has raced at Rockingham since 2004. James Buescher of Turner Motorsports claimed his first championship with a 13th-place finish in the season finale. Chevrolet won the Manufacturer's Championship with 166 points and 12 wins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NTS Motorsports</span> Auto racing team, United States

NTS Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team was owned by Californian Bob Newberry, coming into its current form after Joe Denette Motorsports merged with Newberry's NTS team, both of which originally had support from Kevin Harvick. The team's final race was at Daytona in 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Reed</span> American racing driver (born 1993)

Ryan Austin Reed is an American professional stock car racing driver and driver coach. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Chevrolet Camaro for MBM Motorsports. After Roush closed down their Xfinity Series team after the 2018 season, Reed has mostly been without a ride in NASCAR since then and while in that situation, Reed has worked since 2020 as the driver coach for Jack Wood, who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series</span> 35th season of second-tier NASCAR Xfinity Series

The 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 35th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season started at Daytona International Speedway on February 20 and ended at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19. Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing won the championship, becoming the first non-American to win a title in NASCAR's top 3 divisions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dale Earnhardt, Inc.</span> Museum and former NASCAR team

Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) is a former race team founded by Dale Earnhardt and his wife, Teresa Earnhardt, to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series, the highest level of competition for professional stock car racing in the United States. From 1998 to 2009, the company operated as a NASCAR-related organization in Mooresville, North Carolina, United States. Earnhardt was a seven-time Winston Cup champion. He died in a crash on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Despite his ownership of the DEI racing team, Earnhardt never drove for his team in the Winston Cup; instead, he raced for his long-time mentor and backer Richard Childress at RCR. In the late-2000s, DEI suffered critical financial difficulties after drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Michael Waltrip, and sponsors Anheuser-Busch, National Automotive Parts Association and United States Army left the team; DEI consequently merged with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2009, moving their equipment into the latter's shop, while the former's closed down. Chip Ganassi Racing's NASCAR operations was subsequently purchased by Trackhouse Racing Team in 2021.

Founded in 1988, the NASCAR program is built around having multiple cars and providing engine, engineering and race car build services to other NASCAR teams fielding Ford branded vehicles. The multi-team aspect of the company allows for information and resources to be shared across the enterprise, improving the performance of all of the teams. Since the 2004 season, engines for the cars have been provided by Roush-Yates Engines, a partnership between Roush Fenway Racing and now-closed rival Yates Racing, with Doug Yates as head engine builder. Roush-Yates also provides engines, cars and parts to other Cup teams, including Wood Brothers Racing, Team Penske, Stewart-Haas Racing, and Front Row Motorsports.

Roush Fenway Racing's Xfinity Series operation began in 1992 with the No. 60 driven by Mark Martin. The No. 60 team has been dominant throughout its history, amassing many wins with Martin; three driver's championships with Greg Biffle in 2002, Carl Edwards in 2007, and Chris Buescher in 2015; and an owner's championship with Edwards in 2011. The No. 6 team won back-to-back driver's championships in 2011 & 2012 with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Following the departures of Ryan Reed, Chase Briscoe, and Austin Cindric, Roush's Xfinity program was closed following the 2018 season.

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