Memorial day really took me out. Me and the Troy J. clan of 10, went to Miller Park in Milwaukee to see the Brewers get torched by the Mets. We also got torched. Literally. It was hot, and we are all now sunburned. It was my Mother’s birthday, which was great.
Federated Auto Parts 300 Nationwide Preview
All entry lists were held until Tuesday, which is why this is a little late getting to you great Nationwide Fans out there. I also could not get to a computer all weekend to do a Nationwide Roundup. So sadly, I have to combine the finish, and preview this week. I will have a Nashville Roundup after the race.
Charlotte results, points, Nashville Entry List and some news after THE JUMP!
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor / Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 18 |  Kyle Busch | NOS Energy Drink (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 203 | 58,145 | running | 64 | 190 |
| 2 | 3 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 203 | 40,275 | running | 65 | 180 |
| 3 | 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | SportClips (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 203 | 34,025 | running | 23 | 170 |
| 4 | 11 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 203 | 34,193 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Ryan Newman | Pit Road Pets / Andre Bauer for Governor (James Finch) | Chevrolet | 203 | 29,125 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 6 | 18 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Miracle Whip (Kevin Harvick) | Chevrolet | 203 | 22,725 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 40 | 10 | Jason Leffler | ABF Freight (Todd Braun) | Toyota | 203 | 26,668 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 20 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General (Todd Braun) | Toyota | 203 | 25,468 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 1 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal (Jack Roush) | Ford | 203 | 26,400 | running | 15 | 143 |
| 10 | 26 | 21 | Clint Bowyer | Zaxby's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 203 | 19,075 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 9 | 88 | Jamie McMurray | Hellmann's (JR Motorsports) | Chevrolet | 203 | 16,925 | running | 3 | 135 |
| 12 | 36 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Vote Tim D'Annunzio for Congress (Curtis Key) | Chevrolet | 203 | 22,818 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 16 | 27 | Greg Biffle | Red Man Moist Snuff (Mike Curb) | Ford | 203 | 16,175 | running | 4 | 129 |
| 14 | 17 | 15 | Michael Annett | St. Jude / Pilot Travel Centers (Bob Germain) | Toyota | 203 | 21,818 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 21 | 16 | Brian Ickler | Con-way Freight (Jack Roush) | Ford | 203 | 22,018 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 31 | 04 | Jeremy Clements | Boudreaux's Butt Paste (Johnny Davis) | Chevrolet | 202 | 21,743 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 2 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | OutPetCare.com (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 202 | 21,318 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 12 | 98 | Paul Menard | Richmond Water Heaters / Menards (Jack Roush) | Ford | 201 | 14,325 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 29 | 35 | Jason Keller | TriStar Motorsports (Mark Smith) | Chevrolet | 201 | 22,918 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 35 | 81 | Michael McDowell | Mobile-Shop.com / D.H. Griffin (Pat MacDonald) | Dodge | 201 | 21,368 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 10 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-Hour Energy (Rusty Wallace) | Toyota | 201 | 20,543 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 14 | 05 | Willie Allen | 31-W Insulation (Wayne Day) | Chevrolet | 200 | 20,818 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 42 | 23 | Robert Richardson | HelpTruckers.com (Robert Richardson, Sr.) | Chevrolet | 200 | 20,818 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com (Joe Nemechek) | Chevrolet | 200 | 20,378 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 33 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's (Bob Jenkins) | Chevrolet | 200 | 20,793 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 5 | 38 | Kasey Kahne | Great Clips (Todd Braun) | Toyota | 199 | 13,915 | running | 29 | 90 |
| 27 | 15 | 09 | Chad McCumbee | TheGPSStore.com / Garmin (Robby Benton) | Ford | 199 | 20,273 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 37 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | National Domestic Violence Hotline (Jay Robinson) | Chevrolet | 199 | 20,638 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 34 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Odor Block (Ed Rensi) | Ford | 199 | 20,193 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 19 | 43 | Scott Lagasse, Jr. | Baker Curb Racing (Mike Curb) | Ford | 199 | 20,448 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 27 | 07 | Danny Efland | C3i Sports / M&W Towing (Thomas Efland, Jr.) | Chevrolet | 197 | 20,113 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 41 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Ab Circle Pro (Rusty Wallace) | Toyota | 173 | 20,068 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 8 | 11 | Brian Scott | Levine's Children's Hospital (Todd Braun) | Toyota | 159 | 21,088 | running | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 7 | 7 |  Steve Arpin | JR Motorsports (JR Motorsports) | Chevrolet | 127 | 20,058 | crash | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 28 | 01 | Mike Wallace | TireBuyer.com (Johnny Davis) | Chevrolet | 98 | 13,520 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus / Coy Reid for Sheriff (Morgan Shepherd) | Chevrolet | 42 | 13,500 | handling | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 32 | 56 | Kevin Lepage | RaceDaySponsor.com (John McNelly) | Toyota | 31 | 13,475 | ignition | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 24 | 90 | Danny O'Quinn, Jr. | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports (Eddie D'Hondt) | Chevrolet | 19 | 13,455 | handling | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 23 | 92 | Dennis Setzer | K-Automotive Motorsports (Brian Keselowski) | Dodge | 13 | 13,435 | vibration | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 22 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | CitiFinancial (Jack Roush) | Ford | 8 | 19,788 | crash | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 30 | 91 | David Gilliland | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports (Randy Humphrey) | Chevrolet | 8 | 13,295 | crash | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 43 | 61 | Josh Wise | Ride to the Rock for Autism (Charles Shoffner) | Ford | 5 | 13,270 | electrical | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 25 | 70 | Mark Green | WebsterRadiator.com (Mary Louise Miller) | Chevrolet | 3 | 19,675 | crash | 0 | 34 |
Busch came from two laps down to win. It was also the last time we will see Busch, Logano, Harvick, Biffle, and Newman for a while. For the next 3 weeks Cup and Nationwide will be at different locations. Only Brad Keselowski, Paul Menard and Carl Edwards will be racing every race this year. Sorry for the short roundup, I’m gonna get back up on this thing this week.
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | Earnings | AvSt | AvFn | RAF | Miles | LLF | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2324 | 425 | 439,310 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 12 | 3082.32 | 12 | 1946 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2315 | 755 | 543,960 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 11 | 3058.38 | 11 | 1945 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 12 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2289 | 225 | 494,060 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 11 | 3012.32 | 11 | 1852 |
| 4 | Carl Edwards | 12 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2278 | 77 | 368,995 | 3.1 | 10.1 | 12 | 3001.72 | 10 | 1689 |
| 5 | Justin Allgaier | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2323 | 38 | 393,446 | 14.3 | 9.7 | 11 | 3079.66 | 11 | 1681 |
| 6 | Paul Menard | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2314 | 5 | 270,685 | 17.5 | 12.9 | 11 | 3071.57 | 9 | 1513 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1772 | 347 | 305,585 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 9 | 2376.52 | 9 | 1398 |
| 8 | Greg Biffle | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1888 | 71 | 302,280 | 13.4 | 11.3 | 8 | 2312.81 | 8 | 1368 |
| 9 | Jason Leffler | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2041 | 10 | 331,408 | 19.5 | 17.7 | 9 | 2521.03 | 9 | 1350 |
| 10 | Tony Raines | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2236 | 5 | 323,501 | 30.8 | 20.2 | 11 | 2969.09 | 5 | 1249 |
| 11 | Brian Scott | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2175 | 1 | 299,831 | 14.9 | 20.0 | 11 | 2903.88 | 7 | 1245 |
| 12 | Steve Wallace | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1894 | 3 | 333,241 | 15.2 | 20.2 | 9 | 2551.45 | 6 | 1244 |
| 13 | Trevor Bayne | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2120 | 0 | 332,701 | 15.8 | 20.2 | 10 | 2733.47 | 6 | 1235 |
| 14 | Brendan Gaughan | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2084 | 6 | 339,741 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 9 | 2809.17 | 5 | 1231 |
| 15 | Michael Annett | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2087 | 2 | 325,031 | 28.5 | 20.8 | 10 | 2635.00 | 7 | 1216 |
| 16 | Scott Lagasse, Jr. | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2128 | 0 | 323,991 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 12 | 2829.61 | 4 | 1149 |
| 17 | Kenny Wallace | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2197 | 0 | 310,493 | 35.5 | 22.8 | 11 | 2896.08 | 3 | 1137 |
| 18 | Reed Sorenson | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1605 | 0 | 239,953 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 7 | 1711.52 | 7 | 1095 |
| 19 | Mike Wallace | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1749 | 4 | 307,035 | 32.8 | 25.3 | 7 | 2269.32 | 5 | 1064 |
| 20 | Joe Nemechek | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2146 | 3 | 313,966 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 9 | 2801.38 | 3 | 1046 |
| 21 | Michael McDowell | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | 0 | 314,436 | 29.8 | 25.3 | 10 | 2615.78 | 3 | 1044 |
| 22 | Eric McClure | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2282 | 3 | 315,201 | 37.0 | 26.2 | 12 | 3030.65 | 1 | 1024 |
| 23 | Mike Bliss | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1943 | 0 | 289,848 | 30.4 | 24.2 | 8 | 2303.89 | 3 | 998 |
| 24 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1790 | 4 | 312,608 | 13.7 | 28.6 | 7 | 2262.38 | 2 | 934 |
| 25 | Jamie McMurray | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1126 | 24 | 138,575 | 16.7 | 6.7 | 5 | 1515.84 | 5 | 906 |
| 26 | James Buescher | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1473 | 3 | 284,545 | 20.2 | 24.5 | 6 | 2028.60 | 4 | 903 |
| 27 | Jason Keller | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1629 | 0 | 193,437 | 30.1 | 22.0 | 7 | 1983.70 | 3 | 882 |
| 28 | Brian Keselowski | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 1 | 271,808 | 31.4 | 30.7 | 7 | 1934.33 | 2 | 784 |
| 29 | Colin Braun | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1334 | 0 | 247,329 | 12.6 | 26.2 | 4 | 1989.11 | 3 | 760 |
| 30 | Brian Vickers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 739 | 1 | 152,610 | 13.2 | 7.2 | 5 | 1424.00 | 5 | 733 |
| 31 | Clint Bowyer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1088 | 0 | 125,420 | 15.3 | 21.3 | 4 | 1379.37 | 3 | 700 |
| 32 | Josh Wise | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1355 | 0 | 247,449 | 32.5 | 31.1 | 5 | 1658.79 | 1 | 697 |
| 33 | Robert Richardson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1335 | 1 | 222,664 | 39.1 | 26.0 | 7 | 2209.63 | 0 | 685 |
| 34 | Kelly Bires | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1134 | 0 | 152,533 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 5 | 1160.32 | 5 | 673 |
| 35 | Willie Allen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1426 | 0 | 149,422 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 6 | 1614.43 | 1 | 616 |
| 36 | Shelby Howard | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1172 | 0 | 132,579 | 14.8 | 24.0 | 5 | 1494.31 | 1 | 546 |
| 37 | Kasey Kahne | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 852 | 55 | 122,735 | 8.0 | 19.6 | 3 | 1097.50 | 2 | 522 |
| 38 | Mark Green | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 702 | 0 | 164,191 | 30.8 | 35.7 | 4 | 1125.91 | 1 | 504 |
| 39 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 552 | 151 | 122,745 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 3 | 705.80 | 3 | 502 |
| 40 | John Wes Townley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 957 | 10 | 157,885 | 10.0 | 22.4 | 4 | 1334.16 | 2 | 484 |
| 41 | Morgan Shepherd | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 664 | 1 | 170,791 | 32.5 | 34.4 | 2 | 986.47 | 0 | 484 |
| 42 | Scott Riggs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 697 | 1 | 131,292 | 33.2 | 16.0 | 4 | 1203.92 | 4 | 465 |
| 43 | Kevin Lepage | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 0 | 158,875 | 26.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 435.50 | 0 | 460 |
| 44 | Danny Efland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 723 | 0 | 144,551 | 33.5 | 30.0 | 4 | 1193.57 | 1 | 438 |
| 45 | Scott Wimmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 645 | 40 | 80,679 | 23.3 | 9.7 | 3 | 779.02 | 3 | 422 |
| 46 | Derrike Cope | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 0 | 95,255 | 32.7 | 35.2 | 3 | 904.01 | 0 | 345 |
| 47 | Dennis Setzer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 116,926 | 25.9 | 38.6 | 0 | 375.06 | 0 | 331 |
| 48 | Ryan Newman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 408 | 0 | 63,825 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 509.50 | 2 | 325 |
| 49 | Steve Arpin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 632 | 0 | 89,152 | 17.2 | 28.5 | 2 | 879.63 | 0 | 310 |
| 50 | Danny O'Quinn, Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 1 | 110,022 | 28.4 | 40.1 | 0 | 223.65 | 0 | 303 |
| 51 | Chad McCumbee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 701 | 0 | 87,807 | 23.8 | 29.5 | 3 | 934.70 | 0 | 298 |
| 52 | Coleman Pressley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 625 | 0 | 72,874 | 28.3 | 21.3 | 2 | 510.04 | 1 | 297 |
| 53 | Johnny Sauter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 492 | 0 | 82,753 | 29.3 | 22.0 | 2 | 667.42 | 2 | 291 |
| 54 | David Gilliland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 109,388 | 24.6 | 41.1 | 0 | 149.88 | 0 | 277 |
| 55 | Jeremy Clements | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 526 | 0 | 60,701 | 24.7 | 23.7 | 2 | 751.59 | 0 | 276 |
| 56 | Landon Cassill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 537 | 0 | 70,814 | 22.7 | 24.3 | 2 | 636.50 | 0 | 270 |
| 57 | Stanton Barrett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 411 | 3 | 80,085 | 32.7 | 25.0 | 2 | 663.80 | 1 | 269 |
| 58 | Johnny Borneman, III | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 256 | 0 | 58,525 | 34.0 | 28.0 | 1 | 457.20 | 1 | 244 |
| 59 | David Reutimann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 43,470 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 2 | 600.00 | 1 | 227 |
| 60 | Parker Kligerman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 0 | 57,340 | 19.7 | 29.3 | 1 | 740.58 | 0 | 225 |
| 61 | Matt Kenseth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 386 | 0 | 32,650 | 21.5 | 20.0 | 1 | 372.04 | 1 | 207 |
| 62 | Jeff Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 0 | 74,053 | 37.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 546.54 | 0 | 197 |
| 63 | Tony Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 38 | 117,295 | 32.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 300.00 | 1 | 195 |
| 64 | Bobby Gerhart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 0 | 68,910 | 29.0 | 22.5 | 1 | 613.88 | 1 | 191 |
| 65 | Danica Patrick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 102,679 | 29.3 | 34.0 | 1 | 593.50 | 0 | 183 |
| 66 | Johnny Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 0 | 58,564 | 35.3 | 38.3 | 1 | 170.34 | 0 | 144 |
| 67 | Chrissy Wallace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 65,110 | 26.5 | 33.5 | 1 | 316.54 | 0 | 125 |
| 68 | Brian Ickler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 0 | 22,018 | 21.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 304.50 | 1 | 118 |
| 69 | Patrick Sheltra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 3 | 26,843 | 22.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 316.54 | 0 | 114 |
| 70 | Andy Ponstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 0 | 22,800 | 26.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 157.76 | 0 | 100 |
| 71 | Jason Bowles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 20,668 | 29.0 | 25.0 | 1 | 198.00 | 0 | 88 |
| 72 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 7 | 46,660 | 3.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 227.50 | 0 | 81 |
| 73 | Victor Gonzalez, Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 19,943 | 41.0 | 29.0 | 1 | 195.00 | 0 | 76 |
| 74 | Casey Mears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 19,838 | 19.0 | 31.0 | 1 | 180.00 | 0 | 70 |
| 75 | Hermie Sadler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 0 | 22,503 | 41.0 | 32.0 | 1 | 184.50 | 0 | 67 |
| 76 | Mikey Kile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 19,303 | 25.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 197.28 | 0 | 64 |
| 77 | David Starr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 19,065 | 28.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 126.00 | 0 | 61 |
| 78 | Justin Lofton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 25,193 | 31.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 97.50 | 0 | 52 |
| 79 | Donnie Neuenberger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 18,260 | 24.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 111.72 | 0 | 49 |
| 80 | Chad Blount | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 18,380 | 35.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 22.50 | 0 | 43 |
| 81 | Chase Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 15,020 | 32.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 24.00 | 0 | 43 |
| 82 | Kevin Hamlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14,995 | 43.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 40 |
| 83 | Brad Teague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45,660 | 34.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 37 |
Keselowski has all but won this. Edwards isn’t running good enough to challenge, Busch and Harvick are taking a few weeks off, and it would be very surprizing if Justin Allgaier could steal one away. But anything can happen. It was the last race for the 1 car in the top 30. They will not be entered this week, which means they forfeit thier guarenteed spot the next time they race. Which is good news for the 24 team, since they had just dropped outside the top 30. Now, on to this week.
| Ent. | Car # | Driver | Sponsor | Manu. | Owner |
| 1 | 01 | Mike Wallace | TBA | 10 Chevy | Lori Davis |
| 2 | 04 | Jeremy Clements | Bourdreaux's Butt Paste | 10 Chevy | Gene Vess |
| 3 | 05 | Willie Allen | 31-W Insulation | 10 Chevy | Wayne Day |
| 4 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | ROUSH FENWAY RACING | 10 Ford | Jack Roush |
| 5 | 7 | Josh Wise | TBA | 10 Chevy | Bryan Mullet |
| 6 | 09 | Sean Caisse | TBD | 10 Ford | Robby Benton |
| 7 | 10 | Tayler Malsam | TBD | 10 Toyota | Todd Braun |
| 8 | 11 | Brian Scott | TBD | 10 Toyota | Harry Scott Jr |
| 9 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless | 09 Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 10 | 15 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers | 10 Toyota | Bob Germain |
| 11 | 16 | Brian Ickler | Roush Fenway Racing | 10 Ford | Jack Roush |
| 12 | 18 | Brad Coleman | SafeWay Driving Centers | 10 Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| 13 | 20 | Matt Dibenedetto | Muscle Milk | 10 Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| 14 | 21 | Scott Riggs | ZAXBY'S | 10 Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 15 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire | 10 Dodge | Jodi Geschickter |
| 16 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr | R3 Motorsports | 09 Chevy | Robert Richardson |
| 17 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Odor Block | 09 Ford | Ed Rensi |
| 18 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | TBD | 10 Dodge | Bob Keselowski |
| 19 | 27 | Scott Wimmer | TBD | 10 Ford | Mike Curb |
| 20 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | TBA | 10 Chevy | Jay Robinson |
| 21 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Stores | 08 Toyota | Todd Braun |
| 22 | 33 | Mike Bliss | Charter | 10 Chevy | Delana Harvick |
| 23 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's | 10 Chevy | Bob Jenkins |
| 24 | 35 | Jason Keller | TBA | 10 Chevy | Mark Smith |
| 25 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips | 08 Toyota | Ralph Braun |
| 26 | 40 | Jeff Green | TBA | 10 Chevy | Curtis Key Sr |
| 27 | 43 | Scott Lagasse Jr | TBD | 10 Ford | Mike Curb |
| 28 | 49 | Mark Green | TBA | 10 Chevy | Jay Robinson |
| 29 | 52 | Chris Lawson | Quaker City Casting | 10 Chevy | Jimmy Means |
| 30 | 56 | Kevin Lepage | RaceDaySponsor.com | 10 Chevy | John McNelly |
| 31 | 60 | Carl Edwards | COPART | 10 Ford | Jack Roush |
| 32 | 61 | Matthew Carter | Courtyard Marriott Vanderbilt | 10 Ford | Doug Taylor |
| 33 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Casino and Hotel | 09 Toyota | Rusty Wallace |
| 34 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5 Hour Energy | 09 Toyota | Rusty Wallace |
| 35 | 70 | Shelby Howard | Foretravel | 10 Chevy | Mary Louise Miller |
| 36 | 73 | Derrike Cope | Charter / A.E. Germane | 09 Dodge | Derrike Cope |
| 37 | 81 | Michael McDowell | MOBILE-Shop.com | 10 Dodge | Pat MacDonald |
| 38 | 87 | Jarit Johnson | TBA | 09 Chevy | Andrea Nemechek |
| 39 | 88 | Coleman Pressley | Whisky River-Lee Bruce | 10 Chevy | Dale Earnhardt Jr |
| 40 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Racing | 10 Chevy | Cindy Shepherd |
| 41 | 90 | Danny O'Quinn Jr | T.B.A. | 09 Chevy | Eddie D'hondt |
| 42 | 91 | Chase Miller | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports | 09 Chevy | Randy Humphrey |
| 43 | 92 | Dennis Setzer | TBD | 10 Dodge | Brian Keselowski |
| 44 | 98 | Paul Menard | CertainTeed Windows | 10 Ford | Jack Roush |
| 45 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Diamond Waltrip Racing | 10 Toyota | Michael Waltrip |
This is where things get so messed up. Two teams will go home. That’s not the messed up part. This is:
Josh Wise will move from the #61 to the #7 for JR Motorsports. It will be Wise’s first race in a car that actually has some power under the hood.
Sean Caisse will drive the #09 Ford. Caisse was last seen driving for Hendrick Motorsports last year.
Taylor Malsam will move to the #10 Braun Toyota. Malsam was driving for Kyle Busch in the truck series. That team will close, making Kyle Busch a one car, owner driver. Just like Ricky Rudd was! Malsam may race the #10 car the rest of the year.
Brian Ickler will make his second start in the #16 ford. Ickler pushed the #16 up 4 spots in the owner points, making the team very secure. If I was Roush, (but I’d be wearing a goofy hat), I would move Stenhouse to the #16, and Ickler to the #6, and try to get both teams in the top 30.
Brad Coleman takes over the #18 Toyota. He raced this same car two years ago.
Matt DiBenedetto, whos name is incredibly hard to spell, takes over the #20 toyota. He also raced this same car two years ago.
Scott Riggs moves to the #21 Chevy. With Mears in the #83 and Bowyer in the #33 in Cup, the team could have put John Wes Townley back into the car, but chose not to. Good chance we will not see Townley back racing this year.
Scott Wimmer returns to the #27 Ford. The #27 no longer has a sponsor, thanks to a new federal law about smokeless tobacco products. The ruling also pulls Longhorn off the #33 truck of Ron Hornaday.
Mike Bliss gave up starting and parking the #09 Cup car to race in Harvick’s #33 Chevy. This will be Bliss’ best chance at proving he still has something to offer.
With Bliss leaving the #40 Chevy as Jeff Green slides back into the car.
Matt Carter, who raced the #61 car last year, will yet again race it, as Josh Wise moves to the #7.
Joe Nemechek will focus on his Cup team this week and has put Jarit Johnson in the #87. Johnson raced only 3 truck races last year, and one nationwide race two years ago.
Coleman Pressley, son of Robert Pressley, will drive the #88 Whiskey River Chevy this week. It is yet another driver for the lottery that is JR Motorosports. Pressley has been driving the #23 Chevy off and on.
I think that may be it. The Nationwide race this week will be without much star power, but that doesn’t mean that it will be without action. Nashville is a fun track. It’s got a great trophy, and you will see some great young action should you (and you should) tune in Saturday, at 8pm eastern, For the Federated Auto Parts 300 from Nashville, only on ESPN.
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