NATIONWIDE SERIES – TREATMYCLOT

NATIONWIDE SERIES – TREATMYCLOT.COM 300, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 5 P.M. ET ON ESPN

 

NNS Championship Title Hunt Heats Up

The battle for the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship title tightens as the series heads west to Auto Club Speedway. Only one point separates points leader Regan Smith from Trevor Bayne. Smith finished third and Bayne ninth during their last visit to the speedway in 2013. Ty Dillon is third in the standings eight points back followed by Chase Elliott (-13) and Elliott Sadler (-16).

 

Former Nationwide Champions Continue To Win In The NSCS

The first four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races of the 2014 season have yielded four different race winners and all four are former NASCAR Nationwide Series champions. Each of the drivers have all but secured a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup as a result of their race win. Earnhardt won back-to-back NNS titles in 1998-99 followed by Harvick in 2001, Edwards in 2007 and Keselowski in 2010.

 

Auto Club Speedway: JGR’s Stomping Ground

Joe Gibbs Racing has figured out the secret to winning at Auto Club Speedway. The team is chasing an impressive 10th consecutive victory in Saturday’s TreatMyClot.com 300. The organization’s first series win at the two-mile track came with Tony Stewart in Feb. 2008. Kyle Busch has won six of the last eight races with Joey Logano claiming the other two.

 

Four Races Down, Rookies Continue To Impress

In each of the first four races of the 2014 season at least two Sunoco Rookie of the Year contenders have finished inside the top 10. Ty Dillon and Chase Elliott lead the charge with three top-10 finishes. Dylan Kwasniewski and Chris Buescher have one top-10 finish apiece. Dillon and Elliott are currently third and fourth in the points standings with Kwasniewski and Buescher further back in ninth and 12th, respectively.