Johanna Long Hopes to Keep Improving After Impressive Nationwide Run at Richmond

It didn't end as she had hoped. But for a brief time during Friday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond, Johanna Long showed everybody why she deserves her share of the racing spotlight. Long has spent her rookie campaign in the Nationwide Series racing a partial schedule for the overachieving ML Motorsports team and learning the ropes while staying under the radar. "I like to be under the radar, for sure," Long says of her quiet yet consistent 2012 season. "I feel like right now that's really good for our team and for me, as a driver, because I'm learning." "I didn't want a lot of pressure on me this year," she continues. "This is good for me. We're running decent and now people are starting to take notice." And...

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