He captured the pole and led a total of 19 laps en route to his first NNS victory in his only start at the famed Wisconsin road course. The No. 30 Qualcomm team will have chassis TSM-300 for Saturday afternoon's race at Road America. TSM-300 is the same chassis Piquet Jr. won with in last year's race at the Elkhart Lake, WI track.-Turner Scott Motorsports
Piquet Jr. defending Elkhart Lake winner
Nelson Piquet Jr. | 730
(June 18, 2013 9:27 PM EDT)
Nelson Piquet Jr. is no stranger to success at the 4.048-mile, 14-turn Road America road course.
Trevor Bayne Road America NNS race advance
Trevor Bayne | 706
(June 18, 2013 9:21 PM EDT)
Trevor Bayne had mixed results in his previous two outings at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI.
In 2010, Bayne started 20th and drove his way up through the pack to a top-10, finishing 10th. The next year, driving for Roush Fenway Racing, his car overheated leaving Bayne in 31st place. Bayne found success on several road courses, including winning the pole at Gateway Motorsports Park in 2010, then finishing third in the same race. In 2011, he scored another top-10 by finishing ninth at Watkins Glen.-Roush Fenway Racing
Montoya a previous winner at Sonoma Raceway
Juan Pablo Montoya | 42
(June 18, 2013 9:18 PM EDT)
This weekend will be Juan Pablo Montoya’s seventh start at Sonoma Raceway.
In his six races at Sonoma, he has one win, one top-five and four top-10s. His average start at the road-course is 18.8 with an average finish of 13.2. He has led a total of nine laps at Sonoma seven of them coming from the year he won in 2007. In his first year with EGR, he scored his first NSCS victory on the road-course.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Jamie McMurray at Sonoma Raceway
Jamie McMurray | 1
(June 18, 2013 9:16 PM EDT)
This weekend’s race will be Jamie McMurray’s 11th start at Sonoma Raceway.
He has completed 1106 out of a possible 1107 laps and has zero DNF’s (did not finish) at the track. He has one top-five and one top-10 finish. The driver of the No. 1 Cessna Chevrolet SS qualified on the pole in 2007, and led 30 laps. His best finish at the track is second in 2004. McMurray’s driver rating of 84.4 ranks him the 12th-best among active drivers. In his 10 previous starts McMurray ranks 10th in green flag passes with 441, and has an average finish of 17.1 at Sonoma Raceway.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Allmendinger in Penske's #22 at Road America
AJ Allmendinger | 722
(June 18, 2013 9:13 PM EDT)
AJ Allmendinger is returning to the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) this weekend after a five-year hiatus.
Having two previous starts under his belt at Road America, Allmendinger made a trip to Victory Lane in 2006 in the CART Series. He also made a visit to the facility in the same series in 2004 where he finished 13th. His victory in 2006 marked his last win in an open-wheel series. Over the last seven years, Allmendinger has competed in nine road course events on the NASCAR circuit. Out of those nine starts, he has completed over 900 miles as well as recorded eight top-15 finishes.-Penske Racing
Sam Hornish Jr. on the road course
Sam Hornish Jr. | 712
(June 18, 2013 9:08 PM EDT)
Heading into this weekend at Elkhart Lake, Sam Hornish Jr. is well positioned to capture his first-ever road course victory in NASCAR competition.
He has progressively improved on these circuits over the last two seasons. He captured three top-five finishes on road courses last year with a second-place at Montreal (NNS), a third-place at Watkins Glen (NNS) and a fifth-place at Sonoma (NSCS).-Penske Racing
Logano is a former pole winner at Sonoma
Joey Logano | 22
(June 18, 2013 9:05 PM EDT)
In 2011, Joey Logano surprised the racing world, and himself, by laying down an impressive qualifying lap at Sonoma and winning his first-career road course pole.
Logano, who never did any road racing until he reached NASCAR, has spent a lot of time testing various cars at Sonoma to get more acclimated to the track. In the 2011 race at Sonoma, he led five laps and finished sixth. He’s scored two top-10 finishes in his four career races at Sonoma. Logano, along with his Shell-Pennzoil Racing Ford team, got ready for the right and left turns of Sonoma Raceway by spending two separate test days at both Road Atlanta and Virginia International Raceway doing road course testing.-Penske Racing
Brad Keselowski's road course history
Brad Keselowski | 2
(June 18, 2013 9:02 PM EDT)
Since the start of the 2011 season, Brad Keselowski has averaged a ninth-place finish at Sonoma and Watkins Glen International.
In addition, Keselowski owns five top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes on road courses in NASCAR Nationwide Series competition. In preparation for this weekend’s race, Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford team tested at both Virginia International Raceway and Road Atlanta in recent weeks.-Penske Racing
Fellows at Circle Sport for road course races
Ron Fellows | 33
(June 18, 2013 5:32 PM EDT)
Ron Fellows will begin his race toward his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory when he pilots the No. 33 Circle Sport Chevrolet in the upcoming road course events.
Canadian Tire Corporation will be the primary sponsor for Fellows along with associate sponsorship from Texas-based AER Manufacturing in the Sprint Cup Series races at Sonoma Raceway (June 23) and Watkins Glen International (August 11). Fellows has six NASCAR victories to his credit in NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series competition. He is intent on joining the list of 23 drivers to win a race in each of NASCAR’s three major touring series.
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Circle Sport Racing
California Winery to sponsor Mears at Sonoma
Casey Mears | 13
(June 18, 2013 5:24 PM EDT)
Caymus Vineyards, part of the prestigious Wagner Family of Wine, will be on board the No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion as an associate sponsor for the upcoming Sonoma Raceway event.
Having a prestigious California winery with such a strong commitment to family tradition and producing quality products makes the Caymus Vineyards pairing with Casey Mears, of Bakersfield, CA, and Germain Racing a perfect match."We are pleased to be an Associate Sponsor of Casey Mears from Germain Racing and supporter of NASCAR for this year’s Sonoma race. In addition to enjoying this great sport, Caymus has many friends connected with NASCAR and we are happy to be able to support them in some way," said Chuck Wagner, Owner/Winemaker, Caymus Vineyards and Wagner Family of Wine.
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Germain Racing