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NASCAR - Nationwide Series (Formerly Busch Series Grand National Division)
This series is the minor leagues for the Nextel Cup Series. Here drivers hone their skill levels before joining the premier series. The likes of Dale Earnhardt Jr, Kevin Harvick, and Matt Kensith are examples of this. The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series features cars weighing somewhat less than their Winston Cup counterparts. Busch Series cars produce about 200 less horsepower than Nextel Cup cars, thus they are noticeably slower.
1950 is when Bill France Sr. inaugurated the NASCAR Short Track Division for tracks smaller than a half-mile to host NASCAR cars. Separate point standings and an additional point fund were set for the new Sportsman Division.
In 1968 the division name changed to NASCAR Late Model Sportsman. The division underwent a transition in 1982 - Anheuser-Busch stepped up to back what was called the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in a 29 race schedule its inaugural season.
In 1984 Anheuser-Busch switched its sponsorship from its Budweiser brand to its Busch brand. At the same time the Nextel Cup Series dropped 'Grand National' from its title. The NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division began in 1984. Many drivers love racing in this series and have made a career out of it, say it has the same intense competition as the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. For the 2008 season Nationwide Insurance became the series sponsor and the name was changed to the Nationwide Series.
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NASCAR Nationwide Series P.O. Box 2875 Daytona Beach, FL 32120 Telephone: (386) 253-0611 Email: fanfeedback@nascar.com Website: http://www.nascar.com/series/bg/ |
Every year a NASCAR driving champion from each series is
declared, based on points accumilated for finish positions throughout the
season. We have a complete list of previous Busch Series winners.
Nationwide Series (Formerly Busch Series Grand National Division) Past Champions
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To see previous race winners just click on the winner to see the expanded
listing. Basic track information is available by clicking on the track name.
Generic race names (track + length of race) is used for event definition,
as sponsors change year to year. For listing of event names see previous wiinners
listing.
Date |
Race/Track |
Winner/Pole |
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| Feb 17 | Orbitz 300 Daytona International Speedway |
Kevin Harvick Aric Almirola |
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| Feb 24 | Stater Bros. 300 California Speedway |
Matt Kenseth Dave Blaney |
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| Mar 4 | Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez |
Juan Montoya* Scott Pruett |
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| Mar 10 | Sam's Town 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
Jeff Burton Kevin Harvick |
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| Mar 17 | Nicorette 300 Atlanta Motor Speedway |
Jeff Burton Kyle Busch |
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| Mar 24 | Sharpie Mini 300 Bristol Motor Speedway |
Carl Edwards Steve Wallace |
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| Apr 7 | Pepsi 300 Nashville Superspeedway |
Carl Edwards David Stremme |
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| Apr 14 | O'Reilly 300 Texas Motor Speedway |
Matt Kenseth David Ragan* |
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| Apr 20 | Bashas' Supermarkets 200 Phoenix International Raceway |
Clint Bowyer Kyle Busch |
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| Apr 28 | Aaron's 312 Talladega Superspeedway |
Bobby Labonte Brad Coleman* |
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| May 4 | Circuit City 250 presented by Funai Richmond International Raceway |
Clint Bowyer Denny Hamlin |
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| May 11 | Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Darlington Raceway |
Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin |
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| May 26 | Carquest Auto Parts 300 Lowe's Motor Speedway |
Kasey Kahne Matt Kenseth |
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| Jun 2 | Dover 200 Dover International Speedway |
Carl Edwards Denny Hamlin |
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| Jun 9 | Federated Auto Parts 300 presented by Dollar General Nashville Superspeedway |
Carl Edwards Steve Wallace |
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| Jun 16 | Meijer 300 presented by Oreo Kentucky Speedway |
Stephen Leicht Regan Smith |
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| Jun 23 | AT&T 250 The Milwaukee Mile |
Aric Almirola Aric Almirola |
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| Jun 30 | Camping World 200 presented by RVs.com New Hampshire International Speedway |
Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick |
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| Jul 7 | Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo Daytona International Speedway |
Kyle Busch Jason Leffler |
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| Jul 14 | USG Durock 300 Chicagoland Speedway |
Kevin Harvick Denny Hamlin |
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| Jul 21 | Gateway 250 Gateway International Raceway |
Reed Sorenson Scott Wimmer |
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| Jul 28 | Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children O'Reilly Raceway Park |
Jason Leffler Aric Almirola |
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| Aug 4 | NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge Circuit Gilles Villeneuve |
Kevin Harvick Patrick Carpentier |
Race Results Previous Results |
| Aug 11 | Zippo 200 at The Glen Watkins Glen International |
Kevin Harvick Kurt Busch |
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| Aug 18 | Carfax 250 Michigan International Speedway |
Denny Hamlin Greg Biffle |
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| Aug 24 | Food City 250 Bristol Motor Speedway |
Kasey Kahne Jason Leffler |
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| Sep 1 | Camping World 300 presented by RVs.com California Speedway |
Jeff Burton Denny Hamlin |
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| Sep 7 | Emerson Radio 250 Richmond International Raceway |
Kyle Busch Kyle Busch |
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| Sep 22 | RoadLoans.com 200 Dover International Speedway |
Denny Hamlin Greg Biffle |
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| Sep 29 | Yellow Transportation 300 Kansas Speedway |
Kyle Busch Matt Kenseth |
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| Oct 12 | Dollar General 300 Lowe's Motor Speedway |
Jeff Burton Greg Biffle |
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| Oct 27 | Sam's Town 250 Memphis Motorsports Park |
David Reutimann Marcos Ambrose* |
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| Nov 3 | O'Reilly Challenge Texas Motor Speedway |
Kevin Harvick David Reutimann |
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| Nov 10 | Arizona.Travel 200 Phoenix International Raceway |
Kyle Busch Clint Bowyer |
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| Nov 17 | Ford 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway |
Jeff Burton David Ragan* |
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| Other Track Results | ||
| Myrtle Beach Speedway | ||
| Hickory Motor Speedway | ||
| Nazareth 200 |
Nazareth Speedway | Previous Winners |
| Pikes Peak |
Pikes Peak International Raceway | Previous Winners |
| Kentucky 300 |
Kentucky Speedway | Previous Winners |
| Milwaukee 250 |
The Milwaukee Mile | Previous Winners |
| Rockingham 200 |
North Carolina Speedway | |
| Watkins Glen International |
Nationwide Series (Formerly Busch Series Grand National Division) Race Teams