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Theriault debuts in Nationwide Series at Iowa

Austin Theriault was named 2012 Driver of the Year by the Maine Vintage Race Car Association and made his NASCAR K&N Pro Series debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway that year after winning the inaugural "Maine Young Guns" competition.

He leveraged that success into a ride with Brad Keselowski Racing in the Pro All Star Series (PASS) in 2013, earning three victories. Theriault joined JR Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott for testing at Iowa Speedway on May 6. The No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro driver made a handful of test runs in Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet marking his first laps in a Nationwide Series car at any track. Theriault becomes the sixth driver to make their NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in a JR Motorsports Chevrolet.-JR Motorsports

May 15 - 8:06 PM

Lofton looks to tame The Tricky Triangle

Justin Lofton will be making his fourth NCWTS start of 2014.

In his previous outings with NTS Motorsports, Justin picked up the Keystone Light Pole Award at Texas Motor Speedway in route to a second place finish and also scored a top-10 finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He has made 7 previous starts at Pocono Raceway (3 NCWTS and 4 ARCA) including two poles in June and August of 2009, and captured the win after starting on the pole in August. Jeff Hensley will serve as crew chief for Lofton and the No.20 NTSMotorsports.com Chevrolet Silverado. Hensley has 4 previous starts at Pocono Raceway which include 3 top-10s and a pole in 2013.-NTS Motorsports

Jul 31 - 10:02 PM

White to pilot No. 9 Chevrolet Silverado

NTS Motorsports announced that Jason White will run a part time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule starting with the Pocono Mountains 150 at Pocono Raceway on Saturday, August 2nd.

Through his efforts in Saturday’s Pocono Mountains 150, White will raise awareness for Autism Speaks. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. White has five previous starts at the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway, including two starts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Jason White will pilot the No.9 NTS Motorsports Chevrolet with crew chief Ryan McKinney.-NTS Motorsports

Jul 31 - 9:57 PM

Michael McDowell returns to JGR's No. 20

Sprint Cup regular (Leavine Racing No. 95) Michael McDowell will pilot the #20 Toyota Camry for the second time this season at Iowa; he previously finished seventh at the circuit.

He returns to Iowa for his eighth-career Nationwide start at the .875-mile track and the sixth time he will carry the Pizza Ranch colors. In his previous seven starts at the track, McDowell's best finish came in 2012 when he finished third. In addition to his third-place finish, McDowell has five top-10 finishes, an average start of 9.7 and an average finish of 7.7. He has led 36 laps and completed 100 percent of laps attempted (1,500 of 1,500).(JGR)-jayski.com

Jul 31 - 9:51 PM

Bassett Jr. heads West to Iowa Speedway

Ronnie Bassett Jr. and the Bassett Racing No. 04 Roush Yates Performance/Just As I Am Down Syndrome Awareness team head West this weekend for the Autolite Iridium XP 150 at Iowa Speedway.

This will mark the second and final NASCAR K&N Pro Series East vs. West combination event of the 2014 racing season, with over 43 cars entered from all across the United States and Canada. The Autolite Iridium XP 150 will mark the second time Bassett Jr. will make a start at the .875-mile progressive banked speedway, with his first start coming in May, resulting in an eighth-place finish.-Bassett Racing

Jul 31 - 9:38 PM

Mason Mitchell leads ARCA final practice

Mason Mitchell (No. 98 Musselman’s-Wildlife Foundation of Florida-TTS) is at the top of the speed chart in the final practice leading to the ARCA Racing Series ModSpace 125 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA.

The lap of 169.664 mph was the fastest of the 29 cars out on the track for this session. No. 88 Justin Allison, No. 44 Frank Kimmel, No. 66 Brennan Poole and No. 25 Justin Boston are the rest of the top five and No. 00 Time Viens was the slowest.

Jul 31 - 9:34 PM

Pocono double-duty for Austin Dillon

In addition to piloting his regular No. 3 Chevrolet SS in Sunday's Sprint Cup GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway, Austin Dillon will return to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado in Saturday's Pocono Mountains 150.

The 2011 Camping World Truck Series Champion has made two previous starts at Pocono Raceway in the Truck Series, finishing seventh in 2010 and fifth in 2011. According to NASCAR's Loop Data Pre-Race Statistics, Dillon's stats at Pocono in the Truck Series are impressive: He leads the series in percentage of Quality Passes (96.4%), ranks second in Speed in Traffic (159.244 mph), ranks fourth in Average Running Position (7.230), ranks fifth in Driver Rating (99.5), fifth in Green-Flag Speed (159.770 mph) and fifth in Laps in the Top-15 (107).-Richard Childress Racing

Jul 31 - 3:39 PM

Brendan Gaughan's stats in Iowa

Brendan Gaughan returns to the 7/8-mile oval Iowa Speedway to make his sixth Nationwide Series start in Saturday night's race.

He qualified 10th and finished 12th at Iowa in May, and averages a 15th-place start and 18.4-place finish. He will pilot chassis No. 130 in the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa. This chassis has seen track action at Texas Motor Speedway in April and Iowa Speedway in May. Gaughan finished 12th in both events this season.-Richard Childress Racing

Jul 31 - 3:29 PM

Ty Dillon at Iowa Speedway

Ty Dillon made his Nationwide Series debut at Iowa Speedway earlier this season where he finished eighth.

After qualifying 13th, Dillon ran in and around the top-10 for most of the afternoon and recorded the team's seventh top-10 in 10 races. In the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Dillon has recorded two top-five finishes in four races. Dash4Cash: In addition to his win at Indianapolis last week, Dillon won Nationwide Insurance's Dash4Cash bonus of $100,000. He also qualified for this weekend's bonus at Iowa Speedway with fellow teammate Brian Scott.-Richard Childress Racing

Jul 31 - 3:24 PM

Martin returns ‘Home’ to Roush Fenway Racing

Roush Fenway Racing announces that legendary NASCAR driver Mark Martin is returning to the race team where he excelled behind the wheel for almost 20 years - this time as the team’s driver development coach.

Martin was the first driver hired by team owner Jack Roush when he founded his NASCAR operation in 1988. The two went on to become one of the most successful duos in sports history, accumulating 83 NASCAR wins, four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship runner-up finishes, and building Roush Fenway into the winningest team in NASCAR history. Martin piloted Roush Fenway’s flagship No. 6 Ford from 1988 until 2006. During that time he accumulated 35 NSCS victories. At the end of his tenure at Roush Fenway he held a record five prestigious IROC (International Race of Champions) Championships and a then record 47 NASCAR Nationwide Series wins. For his career Martin posted 96 career NASCAR victories.-Roush Fenway Racing

Jul 31 - 3:19 PM

Stenhouse has 1 top-10 in 6 flat track races

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has scored only one top-10 in six flat track races this year. He finished ninth in the Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire.

Stenhouse may still be of value to fantasy players, however, because he finished 15th at Pocono this June. If he can back that up, he will be worth the modest amount he commands in most salary cap games.

Jul 31 - 2:43 PM

Jamie McMurray is strong mid-cap Pocono pick

Jamie McMurray has finished between 10th and 17th in his last five Pocono attempts, which makes him a reliable mid-cap pick in fantasy games where he is priced appropriately.

Reliability can be more important than the potential to score top-five finishes. McMurray should only be used if he fits well into a player’s salary cap budget. There is very little rational to rearrange a roster to accommodate him.

Jul 31 - 2:28 PM