It has been quite a season for Ricky Stenhouse Jr and now he can celebrate with his second consecutive championship. This championship proved that he is a true champion and all he endured throughout the season set him up for this great championship run. Stenhouse Jr wasn’t as dominate as he was in 2011 but he still proved he was the best in the Nationwide Series. This season was Stenhouse Jr’s final one in the Nationwide Series as he moves up to the Cup Series starting in 2013.
The Nationwide Series and the Cup Series differ, a lot. The Nationwide Series is full of young, soon to be successful drivers and drivers who are trying to salvage a career. The Cup Series is filled with the best stock car drivers in the world and it is way more competitive than the Nationwide Series. The Cup Series will throw many surprises at Stenhouse Jr as he enters his rookie year in 2013 and it will be the way Stenhouse Jr handles them that will dictate how successful he will be. Stenhouse Jr will be lo...
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