Dollar General 200 at Phoenix - NASCAR Nationwide Series

The second race of the NASCAR Nationwide Series takes place at Phoenix. We see a visibly small entry list than the initial Daytona entry list which had 46 drivers. This one only has 40 meaning nobody will go home.

1 00 Jason White Headrush 13 Toyota Melissa Sciavicco TBA
2 01 Mike Wallace TBA 13 Chevy Johnny Davis Marc Browning
3 2 Brian Scott White Tail 13 Chevy Richard Childress Phil Gould
4 3 Austin Dillon AdvoCare 13 Chevy Richard Childress Danny Stockman Jr
5 4 Daryl Harr TBA 13 Chevy Gene Vess Dave Smith
6 5 Jimmie Johnson(i) Great Clips 13 Chevy Rick Hendrick Mike Bumgarner
7 6 Trevor Bayne Valvoline 13 Ford Jack Roush Michael Kelley
8 7 Regan Smith TaxSlayer.com 13 Chevy Kelley Earnhardt-Miller Greg Ives
9 10 Jeff Green [PC 2] TriStar Motorsports / Embassy Suites 13 Toyota Mark Smith Todd Myers
10 11 Elliott Sadler One Main Financial 13 Toyota J D Gibbs Chris Gayle
11 12 Sam Hornish Jr Detroit Genuine Parts 13 Ford Roger Penske Greg Erwin
12 14 Eric McClure Hefty / Reynolds Wrap 13 Toyota Mark Smith John Monsam
13 15 Juan Carlos Blum VMP 13 Ford Rick Ware George Church
14 18 Matt Kenseth(i) RESERS 13 Toyota Joe Gibbs Matthew Lucas
15 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports / Sheraton 12 Toyota Mark Smith Paul Clapprood
16 20 Brian Vickers Dollar General 13 Toyota Joe Gibbs Kevin Kidd
17 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire 13 Ford Roger Penske Jeremy Bullins
18 24 Blake Koch I am Second-Salt Life-Support Military 13 Toyota Jason Sciavicco Benny Gordon
19 27 Michael McDowell(i) TBA 13 Toyota Derek White Kevin Eagle
20 30 Nelson Piquet Jr Worx 13 Chevy Harry Scott Jr Chris Carrier
21 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt 13 Chevy Steve Turner Scott Zipadelli
22 32 Kyle Larson Eveready 13 Chevy Harry Scott Jr Trent Owens
23 33 Kevin Harvick(i) Menards 12 Chevy Richard Childress Ernie Cope
24 40 Reed Sorenson TheMotorsportsGroup.com 12 Chevy Curtis Key Sr Gary Showalter
25 42 Josh Wise Curtis Key Plumbing 12 Chevy Curtis Key Sr Curtis Key Sr
26 43 Michael Annett Flying J 13 Ford Richard Petty Philippe Lopez
27 44 Hal Martin American Custom Yachts / Crowne Plaza 13 Toyota Mark Smith Greg Conner
28 46 Chase Miller Curtis Key Plumbing 13 Chevy Curtis Key Sr Steven Maynard
29 51 Jeremy Clements TBA 13 Chevy Tony Clements Ricky Pearson
30 52 Joey Gase TBA 13 Chevy Jimmy Means Tim Brown
31 54 Kyle Busch(i) [PC1] Monster 13 Toyota J D Gibbs Adam Stevens
32 55 Jamie Dick Viva Auto Group 13 Chevy Jimmy Dick Jason Miller
33 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing 13 Ford Jack Roush Chad Norris
34 70 Johanna Long Foretravel 13 Chevy Mary Louise Miller Mark Gutekunst
35 74 Mike Harmon TBA 13 Chevy Mike Harmon Dave Fuge
36 77 Parker Kligerman Toyota 13 Toyota Kyle Busch Eric Phillips
37 79 Jeffrey Earnhardt TBA 13 Ford Archie St Hilaire Mark Durgin
38 87 Joe Nemechek TBA 13 Toyota Andrea Nemechek Steven Gray
39 89 Morgan Shepherd Hylands 13 Chevy Morgan Shepherd Mike Malamphy
40 99 Alex Bowman TBA 13 Toyota Robby Benton Chris Rice

The 27 of Michael McDowell has apparently already withdrawn from the race and Dexter Stacey told me via twitter although he is not on the preliminary entry list he and the 92 will be at the track.

PKligBKFan wrote:
6 5 Jimmie Johnson(i) Great Clips 13 Chevy Rick Hendrick Mike Bumgarner

Welp, goodnight.

I dont think so. We all know he doesn't have the best record in the Nationwide Series.

jimmiewinslol

I did it for Cup, so here's your start and park report for the Nationwide series, presented by the Tom Delgado Racing employment line...which is right next to the unemployment line.

Already in the Garage
10 - Jeff Green (TriStar's designated parkmobile)
42 - Josh Wise (Looks like The Motorsports Group's legitimacy was short lived. Parade of parkmobiles again!)
46 - Chase Miller (See above.)
52 - Joey Gase (Not only can't they do a Daytona 500 effort correctly, they can't do a start and park campaign correctly either.)
74 - Mike Harmon (It was fun to see him up front while it lasted. Back to parkmobile duty.)
89 - Morgan Shepherd (At least they got their new Chevy. Not qualifying for Daytona doesn't help his team at all.)

Questionable Parkmobiles
None

EDIT: Fixed things based on comments here. When I don't see sponsors for the team on the entry list, I'm led to believe that they'd have to park. People should bring me more news about these things

Daryl Harr is in the 4 car for JD Motorsports and has sponsorship from iWorld and Flex Seal. He won't s&p. Blake is in the primary Sr2 car so I doubt he will.

Magus978 wrote:24 - Blake Koch (Is this team going to race legitimately? If they don't, expect Alta rage.)
79 - Jeffrey Earnhardt (You wouldn't dare think an Earnhardt would willingly start and park any car, right? RIGHT? Let's hope Archie St. Hilaire won't make Jeffrey look like a joke.)

Dont both of these teams have full season funding?

Mother of Invention wrote:

Magus978 wrote:24 - Blake Koch (Is this team going to race legitimately? If they don't, expect Alta rage.)
79 - Jeffrey Earnhardt (You wouldn't dare think an Earnhardt would willingly start and park any car, right? RIGHT? Let's hope Archie St. Hilaire won't make Jeffrey look like a joke.)

Dont both of these teams have full season funding?

Plus, I don't think Go Green has ever start & parked their main car.

Magus978 wrote:
24 - Blake Koch (Is this team going to race legitimately? If they don't, expect Alta rage.)

You do realize this was a gimmick to troll a few people and i've since dropped?

I brought him last week on facebook jokingly since i was surprised he was doing well.

Alta wrote:

Magus978 wrote:
24 - Blake Koch (Is this team going to race legitimately? If they don't, expect Alta rage.)

You do realize this was a gimmick to troll a few people and i've since dropped?

I brought him last week on facebook jokingly since i was surprised he was doing well.

Shhhh

Michael Annett has a fracture sternum and will have to go undergo surgery, so he'll be sidelined for a very long time. I believe Amirola is the replacement (Should be based Ambrose but w/e)

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Michael Annett has a fracture sternum and will have to go undergo surgery, so he'll be sidelined for a very long time. I believe Amirola is the replacement (Should be based Ambrose but w/e)

Imo i think Almirola needs to drive it became he needs the experience & he could really do well with this chance, but Ambrose should run a couple of races

Also, I think this could end Annett's tenure at RPM, if he doesn't drive for the rest of the year (but I could be wrong...)

Lucstar88 wrote:

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Michael Annett has a fracture sternum and will have to go undergo surgery, so he'll be sidelined for a very long time. I believe Amirola is the replacement (Should be based Ambrose but w/e)

Imo i think Almirola needs to drive it became he needs the experience & he could really do well with this chance, but Ambrose should run a couple of races

Also, I think this could end Annett's tenure at RPM, if he doesn't drive for the rest of the year (but I could be wrong...)

He'll be back. He has plenty of time to heal season wise.

Yeah, RPM won't let him go. He's a good driver despite the error Saturday. If they do let him go, it wouldn't shock me to see him at RFR in 2012 considering he brings sponsorship from Pilot and Flying J.

cuppie/excuppiewinslol/jimmieprobablywreckslol

Dan Mackay wrote:cuppie/excuppiewinslol/jimmiewinslol

Fixed.

Tom I would also put the #52, #89 and #74 in to the questionable category.

Both Teams have said they want to run the full distance, I just don't know if there equipment can hold up to long.....


I mean when was the last time the #52 S&Ped?

Dexter Stacey is now on the entry list in his 92 and Harrison Rhodes was added in the 23, a collaboration between Rick Ware Racing and R3 Motorsports.

Starting lineup here:

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nationwide-series/standings/results/2013/dollar-general-200-fueled-by-amerigas.html

I got 5 guys to watch for
1. Kyle Busch
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Regan Smith
4. Brian Vickers
5. Austin Dillon

but still, cuppiewinslol

My RTD pick is on pole!

Johanna again! Why!?

Well.... That Escalated Quickly

Metro 6r4 wrote:Johanna again! Why!?

wait, she wrecked?! I'm heaartbroken

awesome...

i hope the MLM crew can fix the car and finish ahead the valets

Had to be oil on the track. To many cars slammed the wall in that.

Good win Kyle.

Race was nothing to write home about. Kyle proves how badly he needs Gibbs.

Allgaier starts out with the points leader...See if he can stay relevant this year.

Lucstar88 wrote:

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Michael Annett has a fracture sternum and will have to go undergo surgery, so he'll be sidelined for a very long time. I believe Amirola is the replacement (Should be based Ambrose but w/e)

Imo i think Almirola needs to drive it became he needs the experience & he could really do well with this chance, but Ambrose should run a couple of races

Also, I think this could end Annett's tenure at RPM, if he doesn't drive for the rest of the year (but I could be wrong...)

1) How in the hell does Almirola "need experience"? He's been in Cup for 2 or 3 years now. I don't think he needs it IMO, but it doesn't hurt.

2) Yeah, because making a mistake means they'll never drive for that team again. Plus, a bruised chest =/= season-ending injury.

Nothing special about the race. Cuppiewinslol.

bigdc48 wrote:Nothing special about the race. Cuppiewinslol.

This. I don't think a single N'Wide regular led a lap.

I think Kyle Larson showed who's the real driver today after seeing him race Jimmie Johnson. Johnson decides to block him like a moron, Larson tried running the high side and got into the marbles, lost at least a couple of seconds and STILL ALMOST beat him to the line. I would've liked to see what both of them had to say but apparently, broadcasting a college basketball game is too important to interview other drivers in the race.

Oh yeah, Larson also didn't lay a bumper on JJ while battling for position.

RealRacer4 wrote:I think Kyle Larson showed who's the real driver today after seeing him race Jimmie Johnson. Johnson decides to block him like a moron, Larson tried running the high side and got into the marbles, lost at least a couple of seconds and STILL ALMOST beat him to the line. I would've liked to see what both of them had to say but apparently, broadcasting a college basketball game is too important to interview other drivers in the race.

Oh yeah, Larson also didn't lay a bumper on JJ while battling for position.

Very true.

Did anyone else notice that ESPN kept showing "Messi scores again, but Barcelona falls to Real Madrid" on the bottom of the screen for about a minute each time it was shown? Typical shitty ESPN...

Casey Lester wrote:

bigdc48 wrote:Nothing special about the race. Cuppiewinslol.

This. I don't think a single N'Wide regular led a lap.

Vickers...

meh,

that's all the race was,

meh.

I don't know if anyone's noticed, but Mike Harmon is now 17th in points, with almost half as many points as he earned in all of 2012, and has earned almost $75,000 in two races.