A bright sunny day just a few miles outside of all the glitter and glamour of Sin City found seven drivers ready to mix it up in the Nationwide Series cars. The one hour practice session went well. The drivers tweaked their setups and were ready to qualify.

Rich Haynie's #57 Chevy Monte Carlo SS set the bar for the others with a hot 29.519. Kevin Adamson worried Rich posting a 29.591 in his Tim Horton #35 Chevy. A strong third place time was set by your's truly Ray Chandonnet with a respectable time of 29.657.

During warmup the drivers were able to fine tune their rides for the race. The green flag flew right at 9:20 ET and they were off to the races. Multiple lead changes made for some exciting racing. It looked like Ray Chandonnet driving the #61 Smith & Wesson Chevy made the best adjustments before and during the race and led most of the laps. But as we all know that last lap is the one most important. Ray had set his car up for the long run and it had been paying off in dividends. A late caution however put Rich Haynie at the advantage since his was great on short sprints. With a green white checker finish Haynie was able to get around Chandonnet handily and take the checkers. Ray refused a post race interview so I'm left to assume he was not a happy camper. Rich however was and told this reporter he sure was glad to see that yellow flag fly. Congrats Rich Haynie, job well done.

This is your roving CanAm reporter Ray RamJam Chandonnet signing off. See you at Bristol.

The second race of the Nationwide Series was contested in Sunny California. The one hour practice session of a very light field of cars put everyone really close on speed and time. All of the drivers and crews were having a hard time keeping up with a very slick track.

Qualifying found the #33 Chevy of Joe Szot on the Pole with a fine time of 39.453. Sitting beside Joe on the outside of 1st row would be the #57 Chevy of Rich Haynie. Tony Oscar's #43 Dodge posting a 3rd place spot.

The green flag dropped on time. Long green flag runs and tons of pit strategy came into play in this caution free 102 lap event. Crossing the Finish Line 1st this day would be the #43 Dodge Charger driven by Tony Oscar. Tony had been chewing at the bit to get his first win in the series. Congrats goes out to Tony for a job well done!

This is Ray RamJam Chandonnet reporting from sunny Fontana, CA. Meet you Sin City next week