Nationwide Series

From his perch atop Regan Smith's pit box, team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a clear view of the Daytona International Speedway finish line. He thought he was about to watch Smith win as his driver pulled away from the pack on the final lap Friday night in the Nationwide Series race. Then, Kasey Kahne came charging through the outside lane, pulled alongside Smith and nipped him at the finish line.

Kevin Harvick finally got the shot at Kyle Busch that he had been waiting for. Harvick overtook Busch on the final restart and held off Brad Keselowski to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Friday night at Kentucky Speedway.

Brendan Gaughan took the lead after a green-white-checkered restart, then held on to win the rain-soaked and wild NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America on Saturday.

Joey Logano was only a few laps away from victory when suddenly, holding off Paul Menard wasn't his main problem. Logano's flat tire with about five laps remaining allowed Menard to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday at Michigan International Speedway.

Kyle Busch raced to his second victory of the weekend at Dover, taking the checkered flag Saturday in the Nationwide Series race to set himself up for a tripleheader sweep.

Kyle Larson showed he could beat NASCAR's big boys in the Nationwide Series. Now he hopes to do the same on the Sprint Cup circuit.

Sam Hornish Jr. went from nearly winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series season title to losing his ride. Hornish reminded everyone Sunday that a lack of sponsorship funding is the only reason he's not pushing for the champion again.

Elliott Sadler won a three-lap shootout to the checkered flag in the Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Kevin Harvick pulled away on a restart with 47 laps to go and ended Chase Elliott's two-race winning streak in NASCAR's Nationwide Series with a dominating victory early Saturday at Richmond International Raceway.

Chase Elliott missed his senior prom Friday, but wasn't too disappointed. "I had a good date tonight, the `Lady in Black,' can't forget about that," he said, smiling.