Not since 1995, when Nationwide
Series regulars won the first seven events, have four of the first five races been
won by non-full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. NASCAR Camping World
Truck Series regular James Buescher won the opener at Daytona International
Speedway, current point leader Elliott Sadler scored at both Phoenix and
Bristol and defending series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. prevailed at Las
Vegas, before Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano finally broke the string on
March 24 at Auto Club Speedway.
Following the Fontana race,
3,932 NASCAR Fan Council members responded to a question about the Nationwide Series
regulars prevailing against their Sprint Cup brethren. Over 70 percent of those
responding said the wins by Buescher, Sadler and Stenhouse makes them feel good
about the NASCAR Nationwide Series. They also said they would like to see more
NASCAR Nationwide Series regulars win races, and expect them to do so. Perhaps
most important, Fan Council members said they are “more interested in the
NASCAR Nationwide Series because regulars are winning.”
Over 80 percent said they do
not miss seeing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regulars winning Nationwide Series
events, and had not lost interest in the series because their favorite Sprint Cup
driver is not racing.
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