Sunday,July 26, 2009 Weekend Edition
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If you watched the Nationwide race last night you saw some great racing. Those restarts or leaning on the other cars....
Remember todays race will be on ESPN. A Big CLAP to them for staying with NASCAR on one channal most of the day.
thought I'd add this too, on the link is a video of what happened,Condition of Filipe Massa, F1 driver hurt in qualifying Saturday. Stable condition now. Latest update: http://bit.ly/YYyRU
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Johnson and Busch patch things up following tiff
USA Today - USA
By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer The two NASCAR stars have cleared the air -- finally -- following their latest run-in at Chicago two weeks ago and don't
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/2009-07-25-1974042000_x.htm
Martin defies age, speed limits with Brickyard pole
USA Today
Juan Pablo Montoya is trying to become the first driver to win the IndyCar and NASCAR races at the 2.5-mile oval. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is trying to notch an ...
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2009-07-25-brickyard-qualifying_N.htm
MILLER: NASCAR season has been a wreck so far for RCR
Peoria Journal Star
Childress is one of 25 nominees for the first class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. "Just to have your name mentioned among those other 24 greats of the sport
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NASCAR star Carl Edwards beats Kyle Busch for Nationwide win
The Canadian Press - CLERMONT, Ind.
CLERMONT, Ind. — Carl Edwards came from the back of the pack to win the Nationwide Series race at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Edwards started in 42nd out of 43
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Everyone in NASCAR has an opinion on drug testing
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
By RANDY COVITZ Driver Jeremy Mayfield has been locked in a nasty battle with NASCAR since he was suspended May 9 for failing a random drug test.
Tony Stewart's new team-first mentality
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The onetime NASCAR firebrand is showing new maturity on and off track as an owner-driver for Stewart-Haas Racing, and he's the Sprint Cup points leader. ...
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Did NASCAR Mess Trevor Bayne Over?
Stock Car Spin - Austin,TX,USA
During Saturday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at O' Reilly Raceway Park, there was plenty of excitement to behold. On lap 36, the caution came out ...
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Court Reinstates Mayfield Injunction
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., on Friday granted NASCAR's request to lift an injunction granted by a lower court judge, and Jeremy Mayfield is again suspended for what officials say was a May 1 positive test for methamphetamines until an appeal of the judge's ruling can be heard. "We are pleased with the 4th Circuit Court's ruling to reinstate NASCAR's suspension of Jeremy Mayfield," NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said in a statement. "This is an important decision for NASCAR to make fair and equitable regulations for the safety of competitors and spectators at the track. We will continue to respectfully make our case for as long as the litigation continues." Mayfield had obtained an injunction July 1 to keep NASCAR from enforcing that suspension. NASCAR then asked U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen to lift his injunction until an appeal could be heard and/or rescind the injunction based on a July 6 test that NASCAR says also showed positive results for methamphetamines. Mayfield disputes that finding because he took an independent test on the same day that he says shows negative results for methamphetamines. NASCAR also had asked the U.S. Court of Appeals to lift the injunction until the appeal could be heard - an appeal which likely wouldn't be decided until October. It was that request that was granted Friday. "Upon review of appellants' motion for a stay of the preliminary injunction pending appeal and appellees' response, the Court grants the motion for stay pending appeal," the one-page order says.
...More...And a statement from NASCAR..."We are pleased with the 4th Circuit Court's ruling to reinstate NASCAR's suspension of Jeremy Mayfield. This is an important decision for NASCAR to make fair and equitable regulations for the safety of competitors and spectators at the track. We will continue to respectfully make our case for as long as the litigation continues."
Jayski Redesigns Web Site
Jayski.com, one of the most recognizable names in the NASCAR online community, unveiled a newly redesigned site for users in time for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. AMP Energy has been named the launch sponsor for the site's first redesign in its thirteen-year history. Hosted by ESPN.com, the new Jayski.com features more prominent placement of content that NASCAR fans seek most via content modules, including Latest News & Rumors headlines, Race Day information, and a fixed area for Jayski's Corner and Jayski's Podcast on the front page. A new global navigation bar has also been added across the top of the page for quick navigation to some of Jayski.com's most popular areas, including Rules of the Flag, Paint Schemes, Statistics and Driver Tributes. The new site will debut with all the latest coverage of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
...MoreIndy Goodyear Tire Notes
Goodyear returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a new tire set-up developed after a comprehensive, 11-month testing effort -- since last summer's Brickyard 400, Goodyear has conducted seven tire tests at the Speedway -- three last fall, two this spring prior to the Indianapolis 500 and two in June after the Indianapolis 500 -- in all, Goodyear worked with 30 different drivers and teams over those seven tests and logged more than 14,000 miles on the Speedway -- the left-side tire code (D-4178) that NASCAR Sprint Cup teams will be running this weekend is also run at Pocono -- teams will be running a new right-side tire code (D-4252) -- this right-side features a new tread compound that utilizes a different formulation strategy to address the high wear characteristics of the Speedway and help "rubber in" the track while maintaining performance and heat dissipation -- as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at IMS -- air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than the outer tire.
...Daily HeadlinesShakeup At General Motors
General Motors announced a sweeping shakeup among its executive ranks today, along with naming the final five new members of its board of directors. The changes come after GM emerged from bankruptcy June 10 as a new company whose majority owner is the U.S. government. Along with cutting its salaried worker ranks by 4,000 and reducing its executive ranks by 35%, GM CEO Fritz Henderson had promised a new management structure for the company by the end of July. Today's announcement includes retirements of five senior executives, including former North America President Troy Clarke and Gary Cowger, group vice president of global manufacturing and labor relations. Tim Lee, who had been GM North America vice president of manufacturing, will take over for Cowger as group vice president for global manufacturing and labor relations. There will also be a new head of Chevrolet. Brent Dewar, currently GM Europe vice president of sales, marketing and aftersales, will become vice president of global Chevrolet brand. The company also released the names of five people to fill the last open seats on the 13-member board of directors.
...MoreGossage Battling Cancer
Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage has been absent from TMS because he has been undergoing treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. Gossage, 50, was diagnosed with cancer early last fall and began treatment this spring. Gossage, who oversaw the construction of the track and was the general manager for its first race in 1997, declined to be interviewed. A statement from TMS vice president of media relations Mike Zizzo said Gossage "would like to keep his illness private and does not plan to discuss it publicly." Gossage was informed by doctors in February that treatment needed to begin, and it was done around the Samsung 500 in April and the Bombardier Learjet 550 in June. He was at the track for the IndyCar Series race in June and looked thinner than he did at the Sprint Cup event in April. He hasn't appeared at any TMS public functions since the June race as he has undergone more intense treatments over the last month. Gossage is hoping to return to work next month.
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Race Coverage of the Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is scheduled for Sunday, July 26, 2009.
TV: ESPN at 2:00 pm/et; pre-race show at 1:00 pm/et; green flag approx 2:19pm/et
Radio: IMS Radio Network and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio
Scheduled Race Re-Airs:
ESPN2, Monday, July 27 at 3:30am/et;
ESPN Classic, Monday, July 27 at 12:00pm/et;
SPEED, Wednesday, July 29 at 12:00pm/et
Pit Stall Selections - Indianapolis:
http://www.jayski.com/next/2009/pitstalls/20indy2009pits.html
Martin makes history at the Brickyard:
#5-Mark Martin's lap of 49.436 seconds, 182.054mph for the Allstate 400 made Martin the oldest pole winner of a major event in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history. Martin's age of 50 years, 197 days old eclipses the previous record set by Cliff Bergere, who was 49 years, 175 days old when he won the pole for the 1946 Indianapolis 500. The previous Allstate 400 at the Brickyard record was set by Jimmy Spencer, when he won the pole at age 44 years, 171 days in 2001. "I like making history; that's cool," Martin said. "Yesterday was a lot of fun for me. We struggled through race trim practice and then we went into Q (qualifying) trim and we made improvements. We made three qualifying runs, the last one was about 10 minutes left of practice, (and) we went to the top of the board. You should have seen the light in all my guys' faces."(IMS)(7-26-2009) Comment here
Jeff Gordon still having back problems:
#24-Jeff Gordon says he has decided not to have a second procedure to deal with an achy back and instead will try to deal with the pain. Gordon said Saturday during qualifying for Sunday's race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that the first procedure didn't help much and he doesn't see the point in having another injection of anti-inflammatory medication. Gordon has been dealing with a sore back for several months but ruled out surgery because it was too invasive. Instead he will continue to focus on a series of stretching exercises and physical training in hopes the condition will improve.(Associated Press)(7-26-2009) Comment here
New Look for Robby's #7 at Indy:
#7-Robby Gordon returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend for the 16th running of the Brickyard 400. Johns Manville, a leading manufacturer of premium quality building insulation, returns as the primary sponsor of the #7 Toyota Camry.(RGM), see images of the scheme on my #7 Team Schemes page.(7-26-2009)
New sponsor for Gilliland at Indy:
TRG Motorsports' welcomes Racehost.com onboard the #71 Chevy of David Gilliland this weekend for the Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Race Host, founded in 1996, was the first racing website design company to work exclusively in the racing, motorsport and automotive industry. "We're excited about our new team partner Racehost.com and are looking forward to working together long into the future," Buckler continued. Gilliland qualified the #71 Racehost.com/TRG Motorsports Chevy in 37th for the race.(TRG), see images of the car on my #71 Team Schemes page.(7-26-2009)
Busch - Johnson make up:
#2-Kurt Busch has an excuse for why it took so long for he and #48-Jimmie Johnson to patch things up after a dustup at Chicago two weeks ago: bad cell service. Busch said Friday he hadn't had a chance before Friday to respond to a text message from Johnson offering to talk after a late-race clash between the two drivers sent Busch to a 17th-place finish at Chicago and left him fuming. The two finally chatted Friday before practice for Sunday's race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Busch said the two would've talked sooner but blamed the lack of communication on a busy schedule.(Associated Press)(7-26-2009) Comment here
Today in NASCAR History:
July 26 -- 1992: Dale Earnhardt finishes last, 40th, in the DieHard 500 at Talladega for his lowest Cup finish in 44 races at the superspeedway. Earnhardt is the career leader at Talladega in Cup victories (10), top-fives (23) and top-10s (27).(NASCAR.com)
Earnhardt Jr. fighting stomach virus:
#88-But Dale Earnhardt Jr. won't let two days of fever, IVs and nausea keep him out of Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "We didn't have to dial 911," Earnhardt said after qualifying third on Saturday. "I had a stomach virus pop up late Thursday night and was throwing up and all that good stuff all the way up until 5 o'clock in the morning [Friday]. I came here and got a couple of IVs early in the afternoon. I broke my fever about 8 o'clock yesterday morning. The fever came back last night but I broke it again. I've just been sweating a lot and probably will get some more fluids this afternoon after practice." Earnhardt still will have Brad Keselowski, who drives for him in the Nationwide Series, on hand as a backup driver. Keselowski, who was scheduled to take a couple of practice laps in Earnhardt's Cup car, is competing at nearby O'Reilly Raceway Park in Saturday night's Nationwide race. "I doubt we'll need it," Earnhardt said. "I did that basically to be safe. The only thing I have to worry about is being hydrated from here on out. I feel tons better. That stomach virus was the worst thing I experienced in my life. I used to think sore throats were the worst aggravatingest thing. I'm not a very big fan of stomach viruses now."(ESPN)(7-25-2009) Comment here
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Race Day: ESPN Has Work To Do Starting Today
Sun, 26/07/09 – 8:00 |
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Indianapolis – Rich Feinberg has seen the rating numbers for television coverage of the first half of the Sprint Cup season. As vice president for motorsports at ESPN, it is his job to see and study those numbers. And yes, Feinberg says, they are disconcerting.
Beginning this weekend at Indianapolis
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Mark Martin's early run plenty for the pole start
Posted at 11:29pm on Jul. 25, 2009 ( 1
) INDIANAPOLIS - There have not been many times in Mark Martin's career that he has been willing to make bold assertions or predictions.
http://www.thatsracin.com/140/story/14128.html
Edwards battles, beats Busch for Saturday's win
Posted at 8:12am on Jul. 26, 2009
CLERMONT, Ind. - Carl Edwards would be in favor of starting the fastest cars in the back so fans could enjoy watching them work their way to the front, which is exactly what he did to win Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at O'Reilly Raceway Park.
http://www.thatsracin.com/140/story/14218.html
Saturday night's race results
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Carl Edwards wins at ORP:
#60-Carl Edwards won the Kroger 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park for his second win of the season. He missed qualifying to run Happy Hour at the Brickyard and came from the back of the field to win. #18-Kyle Busch, who also started in the back finished 2nd. It's the 8th race in a row that Busch finished 1st or 2nd. The rest of the top 10: #16-Matt Kenseth, #88-Brad Keselowski, #66-Steve Wallace, #33-Ron Hornaday, #99-Trevor Bayne, #38-Jason Leffler, #5-Scott Wimmer, and #28-Kenny Wallace. There were 6 cautions for 34 laps and 7 lead changes among 6 leaders.Complete results are posted on the ORP race page.(7-25-2009)
ORP Race Fast Facts:
Carl Edwards won the KROGER 200, his 22nd victory in 161 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his second victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2009.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in five races at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. It is his 17th top-10 finish in 2009.
Matt Kenseth (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in four races at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.
Brendan Gaughan (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 192 points over Carl Edwards.
(NASCAR Statistics)(7-25-2009)
Driver standings
following ORP:1) #18-Kyle Busch 3296
2) #60-Carl Edwards 3104 -192
3) #88-Brad Keselowski 2904 -392
4) #38-Jason Leffler 2790 -506
5) #20-Joey Logano 2395 -901
6) #12-Justin Allgaier 2370 -926
7) #1-Mike Bliss 2353 -943
8) #66-Steve Wallace 2311 -985
9) #62-Brendan Gaughan 2277 -1019
10) #27-Jason Keller 2244 -1052
Complete standings are posted on the ORP race page.(7-25-2009)
Owner Standings
following ORP are posted. There were no changes to the top 30, locked in positions. The #26 team is now 48 points behind the #07 team.(7-25-2009)Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at ORP
and their finishCaution 1: none, no one a lap down
Caution 2: #81-McDowell, 28th
Caution 3: #81-McDowell (2), 28th
Caution 4: #81-McDowell (3), 28th
Caution 5: #61-Carter, 30th
Caution 6: #40-Aric Almirola, 14th
(NASCAR PR)(7-25-2009)
Bayne on pole at ORP:
#99-Trevor Bayne won the Coors Light Pole for the Kroger 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park with a speed of 110.764 mph. It is his first career pole.#20-Brad Coleman will start second. The rest of the top 10: #66-Steve Wallace, #6-Erik Darnell, #91-Terry Cook, #11-Scott Lagasse, #88-Brad Keselowski, #33-Ron Hornaday, #62-Brendan Gaughan, and #1-Mike Bliss.
Did Not Qualify: #96-Dennis Setzer, #26-Brian Keselowski, #71-Joe Ruttman, #09-John Wes Townley, & #0-Mike Wallace.
The starting lineup is posted on the ORP race page.(7-25-2009)
Leffler fastest in practice:
#38-Jason Leffler was the fastest in practice for the Kroger 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park with a speed of 110.53s6mph. #99-Trevor Bayne was second, followed by #1-Mike Bliss, #33-Ron Hornaday, #88-Brad Keselowski, #91-Terry Cook, #29-Stephen Leicht, #20-Brad Coleman, #49-Mark Green, and #60-Carl Edwards. Slowest were #47-Kelly Bires and #52-Chris Lawson. The only accident during the session was a spin on the backstretch by #12-Allgaier, He didn't hit anything. Due to rain at the track during the morning, there was only one practice session. Complete results are posted on the ORP race page.(7-25-2009)Lagasse out at CJM after Iowa: UPDATE 3:
CJM Racing has announced that Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, will pilot the #11 CJM Racing Toyota at the upcoming races at Watkins Glen and Michigan. Scott Lagasse, Jr., will continue to drive the #11 entry at O'Reilly Raceway Park and Iowa. An announcement regarding the future driver lineup will be made at a later time.(CJM Racing PR)(7-24-2009)UPDATE: Scott Lagasse Jr. will no longer compete in the CJM Racing #11 Toyota and will be looking for a way to complete his Rookie season. Lagasse, Jr., currently 12th in series driver points and a Raybestos Rookie-of-the- Year contender, will compete in this weekend's event at O'Reilly Raceway Park near Indianapolis and in the following weekend's race in Iowa.(PR Plus)(7-24-2009)
UPDATE 2: hearing that Kelly Bires could run some races in the #11 later this year.(7-25-2009)
UPDATE 3: The team's sponsor, America's Incredible Pizza Company, will remain on the #11 through the Iowa race, a news release said. Company president Rick Barsness said it will continue "our branding with Scott through new store openings and other promotions." That could mean Lagasse could end up with another Nationwide team, with sponsorship from the Pizza Company. "The Pizza Company, from what I know, is [going] continue their branding and they're very happy with me," Lagasse said. "What that means, I don't know. I have not had those discussions."(SceneDaily)(7-25-2009)
Time running out for 2010 race at Milwaukee:
NASCAR would like to return with its Nationwide and Truck series to the Milwaukee Mile but time is running out for the Wisconsin State Fair Park Board to find a promoter and negotiate a sanctioning agreement as NASCAR hopes to have the 2010 schedule announced in six weeks. Earlier this week, the board cut ties with Wisconsin Motorsports, which had just taken over the promotional rights in February. The state agency is looking for another group to operate and promote the track (SceneDaily.com) (7-25
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Jul 25 NASCAR Nationwide Series:Carl Edwards comes from the back to win at ORP! Tonight’s Kroger 250 got underway with Trevor Bayne, in the #99, starting from the pole; with #20 Brad Coleman alongside. Double-duty drivers, #18 Kyle Busch, #60 Carl Edwards, #32 David Reutimann, and #16 Matt Kenneth all started from the rear of the field due to missing qualifying earlier. Lap one would lead to trouble for Coleman, as he tagged the wall after contact with Bayne, and #6 Erik Darnell (R), starting right behind in fourth. Twenty laps into the 200 lap event, the top-five leaders ran as #99 Bayne, #66 Steven Wallace, #11 Scott Lagasse, #88 Brad Keselowski, and #1 Mike Bliss. On the following lap, Keselowski ran up into Lagasse, heading him into the wall; Bliss then slid into the #11, sending both cars to the garage, Lagasse’s day was done, Bliss would later return to the track. Lap 35 brought out another yellow for rookie #15 Michael Annett, who got loose, and tagged the wall. As the caution lights came on, the pace car appeared to come out early, and race leader-Bayne, slowed to avoid passing the car, which led #66 Wallace to clip the #99 from behind, spinning Bayne on track.
Read more (J.Bready THL) (07-25-09)Race Results for Kroger 250
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Hornaday wins at ORP; makes it four in a row: A battle to the finish with #5-Mike Skinner, but in the end #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. took the checkers first to pick up a record-breaking win in the AAA Insurance 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park. It was the 44th career win for Hornaday; his fifth this season and he became the first driver to win four in a row in the Camping World Truck Series. #5-Mike Skinner was second. #15-Aric Almirola had a great run, coming back from one lap down to finish third. Rounding out the top ten were; #8-Dennis Setzer, #10-James Buescher, #81-Tayler Malsam, #60-Stacy Compton, #24-David Starr, #51-Kyle Busch. There were 5 lead changes among 4 drivers and 5 caution flags for 27 laps. Complete race results are posted on the ORP
Race Page.(Unofficial)(7-24 2009)
Race Awards:
Featherlite "Most Improved Driver" Award: Colin Braun, #6 (+15 Places)
Keystone Light Pole Award: Colin Braun, #6 (109.965 mph)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Mike Skinner, #5
O'Reilly People, Service and Performance Award: Colin Braun, #6 114.038 sec.
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: James Buescher, #10
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33
Wix Filters Lap Leader Award: Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33 (67 Laps)
(NASCAR PR)(7-24-2009)
Hornaday increases points lead: Following a commanding performance at OPR, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. increased his points lead to 2098 - now 174 points ahead of #5-Mike Skinner who moved into second place in the standings. Rounding out the top ten are; #88-Matt Crafton, #30-Todd Bodine,
#24-David Starr, #16-Brian Scott, #81-Tayler Malsam, #8-Dennis Setzer, #25-Terry Cook, #6-Colin Braun. Complete driver point standings are posted on the ORP Race Page.(Unofficial)(7-24-2009)
Hornaday sets new series record:
Ron Hornaday Jr., held off a late challenge from Mike Skinner to win the AAA Insurance 200, making him the first driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to win four consecutive races. Hornaday, the three-time series champion, had won at Milwaukee, Memphis and Kentucky. Five drivers had shared the record of three wins in a row: Hornaday (1997 and 2009), Skinner (1996 and 2007), Greg Biffle (2000), Todd Bodine (2005) and Johnny Benson (2008).(ESPN/AP)(7-24-2009)Hornaday WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in AAA Insurance 200: Ron Hornaday Jr. led twice for 67 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in the AAA Insurance 200. Hornaday Jr. has now led 633 total laps this season and at least one lap in 12 of the 13 races this season including the last 11 consecutive. Hornaday Jr. has now led 8,395 laps in 238 career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. Hornaday Jr. claimed WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race for the 10th time this season for the fourth consecutive race and enjoys a commanding lead over JR Fitzpatrick and Ryan Hackett in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings. Fitzpatrick and Hackett have each earned the honor once.(WIX Filters PR)(7-24-2009)
Double-fine restart announcement soon UPDATE No changes for NCWTS: During an interview on Sirius Radio's The Morning Drive program, NCWTS Director Wayne Auton said that NASCAR would be making an announcement at O'Reilly Raceway Park this weekend regarding when the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will start utilizing double-file restarts.(7-21-2009)
UPDATE: During the prerace show on SPEEDtv, Krista Voda reported that Series Director Wayne Auton told the teams that the Camping World Truck Series will not be changing to double-file restarts and also no changes to pit stops for the remainder of 2009.(7-24-2009)
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Lofton, with New Game Plan, Wins at Berlin
MARNE MI (7-25-09) - Justin Lofton, who had gradually fallen behind ARCA RE/MAX Series point leader Parker Kligerman in the championship chase, came to Berlin Raceway with a newly-announced game plan in place; and it worked.
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Ranger Gets It Done In Edmonton
Leads Wire-To-WireShon Sbarra, NASCAR
July 25, 2009 - 3:06pm
EDMONTON, Alberta –
After starting on the pole for the third consecutive year at Rexall Speedway, Andrew Ranger picked up his first NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 victory at the track in the Canadian Tire 100 on Saturday afternoon.Ranger, 22, led the race the entire way, but had to hold off a hard-charging JR Fitzpatrick in a three-lap sprint to the finish after a late caution flag. On the restart, Fitzpatrick made every attempt to get past Ranger as the two headed into Turn 1 of the 14-turn, 1.973 temporary road course. Fitzpatrick tried again in Turn 11, but to no avail. He was able to get alongside Ranger as they drag raced to the finish line, but Ranger was able to find enough horsepower to beat Fitzpatrick to the line by .481 seconds.
Ranger’s wire-to-wire win was the first in series history. The Roxton Pond, Quebec native now has six wins in his series career which places him in a tie with Scott Steckly for the all-time series lead.
Steckly finished third after trailing Ranger and Fitzpatrick for most of the race. He took several looks along the way to try and work past Fitzpatrick, but was never able to complete a pass.
Finishing fourth was Trevor Seibert. He qualified 10th, but had to drop to the rear of the field due to a post-qualifying engine change. The veteran road-course racer quickly charged through the field for his best series finish since a third-place effort at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres (Que.) in 2007.
Don Thomson Jr., who is off to a rocky start this season, finished fifth and will look to jump start his season after his first top-five finish in 2009.
Rounding out the top 10 were Ron Beauchamp Jr., Jason Hathaway, Mark Dilley, Joey Hanssen and Anthony Simone.
The race was slowed by caution just two times for six laps.
Unofficially in the championship point standings, Ranger extended his lead to 74 points over Steckly, who moved into the second spot with his third straight podium finish. Beauchamp currently sits in third place just 11 points behind Steckly.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series get right back into action on Wednesday night at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon, Sask., for the Velocity Prairie Thunder presented by Bayer Crop Science. The 250-lap event is not only the series’ first visit to Saskatchewan, but also the first NASCAR-sanctioned event in the province
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