It may be a season late, but Elliott Sadler has finally won a Nationwide Race. Sadler hasn’t won in the Nationwide Series since 1998. Last year Sadler had 12 top 5s, but never crossed the line first. What’s more, Sadler is the points leader. He has 10 points on Rookie leader Austin Dillon.
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Ricky Stenhouse followed up his crash at Daytona with a third place finish and has leaped to fifth in points. While it looks like Sadler and Stenhouse will be the two main contenders for the Championship, Austin Dillon and Trevor Bayne have the chance to turn a strong start to the season into a long championship run.
Results and more after the Jump!
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | SPONSOR | MAKE | LAPS | STATUS |
| 1 | 8 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial | Chevrolet | 200 | Running |
| 2 | 7 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire | Dodge | 200 | Running |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing 25th Anniversary | Ford | 200 | Running |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon * | AdvoCare | Chevrolet | 200 | Running |
| 5 | 12 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | South Point Hotel & Casino | Chevrolet | 200 | Running |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Alliance Truck Parts | Dodge | 200 | Running |
| 7 | 5 | 60 | Trevor Bayne | Ford EcoBoost | Ford | 200 | Running |
| 8 | 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General | Toyota | 200 | Running |
| 9 | 1 | 18 | Denny Hamlin | GameStop | Toyota | 200 | Running |
| 10 | 21 | 43 | Michael Annett | Pilot Flying J | Ford | 200 | Running |
| 11 | 14 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Monster Energy | Toyota | 200 | Running |
| 12 | 25 | 30 | James Buescher | ABF Freight | Chevrolet | 200 | Running |
| 13 | 17 | 88 | Cole Whitt * | TaxSlayer.com | Chevrolet | 200 | Running |
| 14 | 11 | 11 | Brian Scott | Dollar General | Toyota | 200 | Running |
| 15 | 13 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt | Chevrolet | 200 | Running |
| 16 | 19 | 44 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | Running |
| 17 | 22 | 08 | Casey Roderick * | Randy Hill Racing | Ford | 200 | Running |
| 18 | 4 | 38 | Kasey Kahne | Great Clips | Chevrolet | 198 | Running |
| 19 | 18 | 81 | Jason Bowles * | American Majority | Dodge | 197 | Running |
| 20 | 24 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | G-Oil | Toyota | 197 | Running |
| 21 | 30 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com | Chevrolet | 197 | Running |
| 22 | 28 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Clements Automotive | Chevrolet | 197 | Running |
| 23 | 32 | 23 | Jamie Dick | Viva Auto Group | Chevrolet | 196 | Running |
| 24 | 15 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Toyota | 195 | Throttle |
| 25 | 31 | 39 | Joey Gase * | Go Green Racing | Ford | 195 | Running |
| 26 | 36 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Key Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | Running |
| 27 | 39 | 24 | Benny Gordon | SR2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | Running |
| 28 | 37 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | Toyota | 193 | Running |
| 29 | 41 | 50 | T.J. Bell | Turbine Powered Technology | Ford | 189 | Running |
| 30 | 38 | 52 | Tim Schendel | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | Running |
| 31 | 34 | 41 | Blake Koch | Rise Up and Register | Ford | 166 | Running |
| 32 | 23 | 01 | Mike Wallace | G&K Services | Chevrolet | 162 | Wheel Bearing |
| 33 | 40 | 4 | Daryl Harr | iWorld | Chevrolet | 149 | Running |
| 34 | 42 | 70 | Charles Lewandoski | Foretravel Motorcoach | Chevrolet | 115 | Brakes |
| 35 | 35 | 28 | David Green | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | Dodge | 109 | Vibration |
| 36 | 3 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | RAB Racing | Toyota | 102 | Accident |
| 37 | 16 | 27 | J.J. Yeley | GC Motorsports Int'l | Ford | 25 | Start and Park |
| 38 | 29 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory In Jesus | Chevrolet | 17 | Start and Park |
| 39 | 43 | 74 | Mike Harmon | American Fallen Heroes | Chevrolet | 8 | Start and Park |
| 40 | 33 | 42 | Josh Wise | Key Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | Start and Park |
| 41 | 26 | 46 | Chase Miller | Key Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 | Start and Park |
| 42 | 20 | 47 | Scott Speed | Key Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | Start and Park |
| 43 | 27 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 3 | Start and Park |
It looks as though Kenny Wallace may be done. After a wreck took him out of the event, sponsorship issues and lack of funding may cause RAB Racing to go part time. It’s another Nationwide team that may be closing. The latest victims are Rusty Wallace Inc, Baker-Curb Racing and Braun Racing. It’s a disturbing trend that Nascar needs to try to stop.
Here’s how the top ten in points looks after the second race of the season:
| RANK | Car # | DRIVER | POINTS | BEHIND | WINS |
| 1 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | 89 | Leader | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | 79 | -10 | 0 |
| 3 | 60 | Trevor Bayne | 72 | -17 | 0 |
| 4 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | 71 | -18 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 66 | -23 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 63 | -26 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | 62 | -27 | 0 |
| 8 | 43 | Michael Annett | 51 | -38 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | Benny Gordon | 49 | -40 | 0 |
| 10 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | -47 | 0 |
| * Rookie |
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