NASCAR Nationwide Series: Examining the Points Standings

Heading into the fourth race of the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule, teams are already buckling down and putting their focus on points. The standings thus far are deceiving though, as to how drivers are performing. So far, Nationwide race winners have only come from the Cup garage—Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch and Mark Martin. As per the new rules, which state that a driver must choose only one series to run for a champtionship, none are in contention for the NNS Championship. Lets take a look at just the drivers in which are contention for the Nationwide Series Championship, as they each declared in preparation for the 2011 season. Here are the top five drivers in points thus far in the season: 5.) Justin Allgaier, driving the No. ...

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