Arena: Chicagoland Speedway

Location: Joliet, Illinois

Date: July 22, 2012

NASCAR Betting Online: In Joliet, IL, on Saturday, July 22, the best of the NASCAR Nationwide Series will come together to compete in the STP 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway. In what will be the fourteenth of thirty four races this season, the STP 300 promises high-octane action, and insane speed in the inaugural race of this event.

The Chicagoland Speedway is the host for 2012’s opening event in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.  The track opened in 2001 and has seen the cream of the crop in racers in its ten year history.

Holding the record for fastest qualifying time at the Chicagoland Speedway is current Sprint Cup champion and living legend Jimmie Johnson. Other record holders at this track include Ryan Newman, Todd Bodine, and Kyle Busch.

Busch started this season out hot, winning four of the first seven races of the season to jump out in front in the standings.  Look for Busch to enter the STP 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway as the clear favorite.

Other 2012 winners such as Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, and Mark Martin will be right on Busch’s heels all race, as the winner of this one will take momentum into the following race at Michigan.

With this race starting at 8:00 p.m. ET and televised on ESPN, this will be a great opportunity to bet on the NASCAR Nationwide Series.  Check this one out under the lights as the night race at Chicagoland speedway, the speedy 1.5 mile tri-oval, for plenty of excitement.

2011 STP 300 Winner - Momentum carries Allgaier to Chicagoland win

Saturday night's STP 300 was something else. Justin Allgaier coasted across the finish line to win. He ran out of fuel after passing Carl Edwards on Chicagoland Speedway's backstretch when Edwards ran out of fuel.

Both were going about 50 mph when they rolled across the finish line, even as Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne was barreling toward them from behind. Bayne finished third.

The outcome was almost surreal, given the ferocity of the first 199 laps. Edwards and Elliott Sadler dueled for most of the last 50 laps. First Edwards was in control, then Sadler. Then Edwards, the Sprint Cup points leader, forced the issue and retook the lead with 25 laps remaining.

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