Kimi Raikkonen may get N'wide ride

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    Joe Nemechek is working on a deal to put former Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen in a Nationwide Series car under his team's name next Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

    Raikkonen made his NASCAR debut in Friday night's Truck Series race for Kyle Busch Motorsports, finishing 15th. He alluded to the possibility of running in the Nationwide race, and Busch acknowledged that a car was in his shop even though he doesn't have a Nationwide license to run one.

    Nemechek, who also fields Toyotas, does. He said there is a 50-50 chance Raikkonen will drive under his team's name.

    "We are working on something,'' Nemechek said after the driver's meeting for Saturday night's All-Star race and Sprint Showdown. "Hopefully, we'll know something by Monday."

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/nationwide/news/story?id=6573956
     

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