Seven races remain in the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series and 2011 Nationwide Champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr holds a nine point lead over 2011 Nationwide Most Popular Driver Elliott Sadler. Sadler is coming off a few poor weeks, and Stenhouse has won two of the last three races. This is exactly what Nascar needed. The top two drivers winning five and four races respectively. This slugfest could come down to the final race of the year.
Kentucky Welcomes the Nationwide Series: The Kentucky 300 Preview
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Entry List and More After the Jump!
| Entry | Car# | Driver | Sponsor | Manu | Owner |
| 1 | 00 | Blake Koch | TBA | 12 Toyota | SC2 Motorsports |
| 2 | 01 | Mike Wallace | TBA | 12 Chevy | JD Motorsports |
| 3 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | One Main Financial | 12 Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | ADVOCARE | 12 Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 5 | 4 | Danny Efland | TBA | 12 Chevy | JD Motorsports |
| 6 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Roush Fenway Racing | 12 Ford | Roush Fenway |
| 7 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com | 12 Chevy | JR Motorsports |
| 8 | 8 | Scott Lagasse Jr | HybridLight, BSA | 12 Chevy | Scott Lagasse Sr |
| 9 | 08 | TBA | Randy Hill Racing | 12 Ford | Randy Hill |
| 10 | 10 | Charles Lewandoski | TBD | 12 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 11 | 11 | Brian Scott | Dollar General | 12 Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| 12 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr | Alliance Truck Parts | 12 Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 13 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty/Reynolds Wrap | 12 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 14 | 15 | Carl Long | Lilly Trucking | 12 Chevy | Rick Ware |
| 15 | 18 | Drew Herring | SportClips | 12 Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| 16 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | G-Oil | 12 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 17 | 22 | Ryan Blaney(i) | Discount Tire | 12 Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 18 | 23 | Jamie Dick | Viva Auto Group | 12 Chevy | R3 Motorsports |
| 19 | 24 | Benny Gordon | TBA | 12 Toyota | SC2 Motorsports |
| 20 | 30 | James Buescher(i) | FOE | 12 Chevy | Turner Motorsports |
| 21 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt | 12 Chevy | Turner Motorsports |
| 22 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan(i) | South Point | 12 Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 23 | 38 | Brad Sweet | Great Clips | 12 Chevy | Turner Motorsports |
| 24 | 39 | Josh Richards | Joy Ford | 12 Ford | Go Green Racing |
| 25 | 40 | Erik Darnell | TBA | 12 Chevy | The Motorsports Group |
| 26 | 41 | Timmy Hill | RWR | 12 Ford | Rick Ware |
| 27 | 42 | Josh Wise(i) | TBA | 12 Chevy | The Motorsports Group |
| 28 | 43 | Michael Annett | Pilot Flying J | 12 Ford | Richard Petty |
| 29 | 44 | Mike Bliss | BANDITchippers.com | 12 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 30 | 46 | Chase Miller | The Motorsports Group | 12 Chevy | The Motorsports Group |
| 31 | 47 | Matt Dibenedetto | Curtis Key Plumbing | 12 Chevy | The Motorsports Group |
| 32 | 50 | David Starr(i) | TBA | 12 Chevy | MAKE Motorsports |
| 33 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | stjude.org | 12 Chevy | Jeremy Clements |
| 34 | 52 | Joey Gase | TBA | 12 Chevy | Jimmy Means |
| 35 | 54 | Kurt Busch(i) | Monster Energy | 12 Toyota | Kyle Busch |
| 36 | 70 | Johanna Long | Keen Parts | 12 Chevy | ML Motorsports |
| 37 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Koma Unwind | 12 Chevy | Mike Harmon |
| 38 | 75 | Scott Riggs(i) | Lilly Trucking | 12 Chevy | Rick Ware |
| 39 | 81 | Jason Bowles | Thrush & Son/HI-Technologies | 12 Toyota | MacDonald |
| 40 | 86 | Kevin Lepage | DT Trivette Trucking | 12 Ford | Scott Deware |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy | 12 Toyota | NEMCO |
| 42 | 88 | Cole Whitt | Clean Coal | 12 Chevy | JR Motorsports |
| 43 | 99 | Kenny Wallace | TBA | 12 Toyota | RAB Racing |
All 43 teams entered will make the race. Just a few notes this week:
- #8- It’s the return of Scott Lagasse Jr. Lagasse drove for Mike Curb last year in the #43 team before sponsorship ran out. Lagasse was running pretty well before Curb sold to Richard Petty.
- #10- Jeff Green is AWOL this week as Charles Lewandowski takes over for the Start and Park team.
- #18- Drew Herring will get a chance for Joe Gibbs this week.
- #22- Fresh off becoming the youngest Truck Series winner, Ryan Blaney will run for Penske racing. Blaney is quickly making a name for himself. Expect more out of the young second generation driver.
- #33- Brendan Gaughan will make another start for Richard Childress. Gaughan is still trying to find a foothole after many failed attempts at full time racing.
Tune in 7pm eastern for the live running of the Kentucky 300 on ESPN2! Enjoy!
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