Nationwide Series 1 - Current Progress

Season 1 - Current Progress

For season 1 the race length is 45%

Round	Venue	Finish	Standings	Points
1	Daytona International Superspeedway	23rd	23rd	6595
2	Auto Club Speedway	1st	3rd	6595
3	Las Vegas	10th	5th	6569
4	Atlanta Motor Speedway	13th	5th	6534
5	Bristol Motor Speedway	13th	6th	6400
6	Texas Motor Speedway	43rd	12th	6281
7	Phoenix International Raceway	1st	9th	6083
8	Talladega	1st	7th	6066
9	Richmond - Nationwide 250	2nd	7th	6067
10	Darlington - Diamond Hill Plywood 200	43rd	11th	5951
11	Lowes Motorspeedway	7th	11th	5842
12	Dover	13th	11th	5815
13	Milwaukee Mile	2nd	8th	5676
14	New Hampshire	2nd	7th	5686
15	Daytona International Superspeedway	21st	9th	5766
16	Chicagoland, Chicago	1st	7th	5776
17	Indianapolis Raceway Park	3rd	7th	5931
18	Watkins Glen	1st	6th	5937
19	Michigan International Speedway	1st	5th	5943
20	Bristol Motor Speedway	43rd	6th	5829
21	Auto Club Speedway	1st	6th	5960
22	Richmond - Emerson Radio 250	1st	6th	6116
23	Dover, Roadloans.com 200	2nd	4th	6117
24	Kansas Lottery 300	1st	2nd	6120
25	Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte North Carolina	1st	1st	6248
26	Texas Motor Speedway, O'Reilly Challenge	1st	1st	6250
27	Phoenix International Raceway, Arizona Travel 200	1st	1st	6402
28	Homestead, Miami Florida, Ford Eco Boost 300	1st	1st	6403

Trivia Nationwide Series

Up to round 1 I have won 1 Championship

Up to round 10 there have been a total of 920 caution laps.

Up to round 20 I have 74 top 5 finishes.

Up to round 20 my average finishing position has been 12th

Up to round 20 I have made 141 starts.

Up to round 23 I have driven 12539 miles.

Up to round 23 I have used 1930 tires.

Up to round 24 I have an average race speed of 93 mph.

Up to round 25 I have a total of 52 wins.

Up to round 26 I have led a total of 4080 laps

Up to round 26 I have made a total of 86 pit stops.

Up to round 27 I have been on pole 87 times.

Up to round 27 I have driven a total of 10216 laps.

Up to round 28 my average qualifying position was 5th.

Up to round 28 I have burnt 2374 gallons of fuel.

Up to round 28 I have 90 top 10 finishes.

Round 28 - Homestead, Miami, Ford 300

Round 28, the final round of the series took place at the Homestead Miami Speedway in Florida.

The championship was on the line so the pressure was on.

The 10 lap practice session went well as I was fastest with a time of 37.794.

Qualifying did not go too well as I had to be content with a 18th place grid slot with a time of 37.650.

In the race I managed to climb through the field to lead before pitting on lap 41 for fuel.

I drove back though the field to 18th before receiving the dreaded black flag on lap 58 which after pitting dropped me a lap behind.

It was then that I got lucky as a few laps after rejoining the race there was a yellow flag caution period. I turned out to be the lucky dog and got my lap back!

I drove back though the field again to clinch an unlikely win and the championship!!!!!!

My fastest lap of the race was a 37.676.



Round 27 - Phoenix International Raceway - Arizona Travel 200

The 27th round of the Championship took place in the Arizona desert at the Phoenix International Raceway.

Practice went very well as my time of 29.447 was the fastest posted during the session.

My good form carried over into qualifying as I was able to win pole position with a time of 29.503.

In the race I was always in the top 2. I led for 58 of the 90 laps. I stopped for fuel on lap 45 and then drove back through the field to re-take the lead and win my second race of the season at Phoenix.
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My best lap time in the race was 29.205, my fastest lap of the weekend.

The win took me 128 clear at the top of the Championship standings.

Round 26 - Texas Motor Speedway - O'Reilly Challenge

Round 26 took place at one of the fastest tracks on the championship circuit, Texas Motor Speedway.

The race weekend started well as I was fastest straight out of the box in practice with a time of 33.771 after the mandatory 10 laps.

I was a tad quicker in qualifying but still managed to claim pole position with a time of 33.715.

The 90 lap race was not another fuel disaster for me. From the dropping of the flag I led for 42 laps before pitting for fuel. Eight laps later there was a caution period which got me back on the lead lap as the "lucky dog". When the others finally pitted for fuel I was too far ahead to be caught. Another win.

My best lap of the race was a 33.604 which was my fastest of the race weekend.

I led 68 of the 90 laps.

I was 1st in the standings 60 points ahead - the Championship looming!.

Round 25 - Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte NC - Dollar General 300

The twenty-fifth round of the series saw the cars roll in to Lowes motor speedway (formerly Charlotte) in North Carolina.

Another solid practice session where again I was fastest with a time of  32.553 after the 10 laps.

Qualifying almost followed the pattern of practice as I was fastest with a time of 32.486.

I stayed at the front for the first 27 laps before making my first stop for fuel when the race entered its first caution period.

Making my back through the pack I yet again drove too aggressively and received the dreaded black flag on lap 47. I resumed after the drive through penalty at the back of the pack.

Making my back through the pack I yet again drove too aggressively and received another black flag on lap 70. I resumed after the drive through penalty at the back of the pack.

After the second black flag I concentrated hard and managed in the 20 remaining laps to get myself back in the lead. I held that position until the fall of the checkered flag.

I led 61 of the 90 laps.

I was 1st in the standings.

I set a fastest time of 32.358.

Round 24 Kansas Lottery 300, Kansas

Round 24 took place at the very fast Kansas Motor Speedway.

As usual it seems I had a very good practice session, topping the timing sheets with a time of 33.557.

Qualifying didn't go so well as I could only manage a 33.695 which saw me on the 10th row in 19th place.

It didn't take long for me to move up the order in the race. I decided to stop for fuel under a caution period on lap 40.

Working my way back through the pack after my pit stop I hit too many cars and was given the black flag on lap 47.

With 43 laps still remaining I still had enough time to score some decent points. I carefully began to make my way back up through the pack.

My plan worked a treat as I not only avoided another black flack I also made it all way back to the front. I was very happy when the checkered flag finally flew.

I was up to 2nd in the standings 42 points behind.

My fastest lap of the race was a 33.681.

I led 54 of the 90 laps.

Round 23 Dover, Roadloans.com 200

The Monster Mile that is Dover played host to round 23 of the series.

As with recent rounds in practice I was fastest with a best time of 26.998.

Qualifying went well as I posted the fastest time and secured another pole position (27.030).

I kept the lead from pole for the majority of the early laps. On lap 23 a lapse of concentration almost made me spin out however I did manage to catch it and only dropped to 5th place.

I took advantage of a yellow on lap 30 to stop for fuel. Of course I restarted at the back of the pack so for the next 60 laps it was a case of catching up.

This track is a one mile oval so I was always in traffic and collisions were inevitable. It was no surprise when I received the black flag on lap 50 which of course sent me back to the tail end of the field.

There was still 40 laps to go so I wasn't out of it yet. I carefully began to move back up the field. I did manage to get to 2nd before the laps run out. A good finish in the end.

My best lap of the race was 26.899.

I led 22 of the 90 laps.

I was now 4th in the Championship standings 95 points behind the leader.