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Busy week here with all my normal stuff; add in oldest home
and my twins graduating from 8th grade later in the week. Excited to
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Nationwide: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. extends his reign at Iowa
Detroit Free Press
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. stands on his car in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race May 20, 2012 in Newton, Iowa. / Russell LaBounty / AP NEWTON, Iowa -- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led for 209 of 250 laps and won the NASCAR Nationwide ...
Detroit Free Press
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. stands on his car in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race May 20, 2012 in Newton, Iowa. / Russell LaBounty / AP NEWTON, Iowa -- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led for 209 of 250 laps and won the NASCAR Nationwide ...
NASCAR
seeks ways to make tracks 'green'
News & Observer
By David Scott - dsc...@charlotteobserver.com That's why NASCAR recently approached the Environmental Protection Agency about forming a partnership to encourage environmental awareness within the sport and with its fans. In an agreement that will be .
News & Observer
By David Scott - dsc...@charlotteobserver.com That's why NASCAR recently approached the Environmental Protection Agency about forming a partnership to encourage environmental awareness within the sport and with its fans. In an agreement that will be .
NASCAR
needs Kurt Busch
Examiner.com
In a NASCAR world filled with vanilla ice cream, Kurt Busch is a gallon of Rocky Road. In his latest dust-up, the angry Kurt Busch, the one that has been seen a lot lately, got into an altercation with crews after the race in Darlington after he'd ...
Examiner.com
In a NASCAR world filled with vanilla ice cream, Kurt Busch is a gallon of Rocky Road. In his latest dust-up, the angry Kurt Busch, the one that has been seen a lot lately, got into an altercation with crews after the race in Darlington after he'd ...
NASCAR
star Kasey Kahne runs with Outlaws at Hagerstown Speedway
The Herald-Mail
By DAVE McMILLION da...@herald-mail.com Fans of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racer Kasey Kahne said those were among the reasons they came out to the Hagerstown Speedway Sunday night to catch a glimpse of the heartthrob driver
The Herald-Mail
By DAVE McMILLION da...@herald-mail.com Fans of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racer Kasey Kahne said those were among the reasons they came out to the Hagerstown Speedway Sunday night to catch a glimpse of the heartthrob driver
NASCAR
fans ticked by All-Star race sandbagging
SI.com
But NASCAR has long touted its All-Star event as the only one in professional sports where the participants actually try hard, and Saturday night managed to discredit that theory. It was clearly difficult for runner-up Keselowski, who made a solid
SI.com
But NASCAR has long touted its All-Star event as the only one in professional sports where the participants actually try hard, and Saturday night managed to discredit that theory. It was clearly difficult for runner-up Keselowski, who made a solid
Ricky
Stenhouse Jr. dominates Natiowide race at Iowa
USA TODAY
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led for 209 of 250 laps and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Iowa Speedway on Sunday, his third consecutive win on Iowa's 0.875-mile oval. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won for the third straight time at Iowa ...
USA TODAY
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led for 209 of 250 laps and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Iowa Speedway on Sunday, his third consecutive win on Iowa's 0.875-mile oval. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won for the third straight time at Iowa ...
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Stenhouse Wins Iowa Nationwide Race
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s success at Iowa Speedway continues.
The defending NASCAR Nationwide Series points champion extended his winning
streak at Iowa Speedway. Stenhouse dominated the field for most of the race to capture
the checkered flag at the Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 in front of 34,000 fans Sunday.
The win is the third straight at the 0.875-mile track for Stenhouse, who swept
the two Nationwide races held here last year. "Man, this one was
fun," Stenhouse said. "I love dominating those races." --/-- The
Roush Fenway Racing driver claimed his third win in 10 starts this season,
extending his series lead to 28 points over Elliott Sadler, who was second.
Stenhouse grabbed his first lead by overtaking Sam Hornish Jr. on Lap 31 en
route to leading 209 laps, tying an Iowa Speedway record set by Busch in 2010.
"It feels good to win three in a row," Stenhouse said. "It was a
lot of fun, leading that many laps."
Stenhouse became the first Nationwide driver to win three
straight at a track since Kyle Busch won three straight at Texas Motor Speedway
in 2009-2010. The streak was not a conversation topic, but no words were
needed. "That's what we set out to do," Stenhouse said. "We
didn't talk too much about it in the shop, but everybody knew we had one thing
in mind coming here." --/-- The rest of the field could not keep up with
Stenhouse, who blew away the field. It is different than Stenhouse's win last
August, when his engine failed on the final lap and he was pushed across the
finish line by teammate Carl Edwards, who couldn't avoid the accident.
"This is the way you want to run," Stenhouse said. "You want to
come out here and dominate."
Cautions were the only thing that proved capable of closing
the gap on Stenhouse's leads, which grew to nearly five seconds at times. He
held off the likes of Kurt Busch, Elliott Sadler and Justin Allgaier during
late restarts. The yellow flag caused Stenhouse to drop as low as fourth, after
Danica Patrick's blown right front tire slid her into the wall in the early
going. Cole Whitt restarted at the lead spot, but Stenhouse soon passed Sadler
for the lead near the midway point. Things became interesting with 65 laps
remaining as Busch completed his move from worst to first after a restart. Less
than a lap later, Stenhouse moved back into first and ran to Victory Lane.
"When you have a race car like we did you don't ever want a caution to
come out. It does and that's just the way it is," Stenhouse said. "I
just wanted to make sure I was cautious. The race was just super-fast to get
back to the front."
The progression continues for Stenhouse and his team as they
stay ahead of their pace set last year. Crew chief Mike Kelley prepared his
team for a tough test, stressing it needed to work harder than ever to avoid
losing steam. "When you get on streaks or have a good deal going that if
this was a race we didn't win, I didn't want it to kill our momentum,"
Kelley said. "We had finished better at every track to this race than we
did last year. We were 76 points ahead of where we were last year after nine
races." --/-- With no Sprint Cup race Sunday and most racing fans' eyes
focused on Newton, the win had added importance. "To come here to Iowa in
front of a packed house," Kelley said, "and to win the race the way
we did today was a bold statement about where our team is and who our driver
is."
Sadler, who started on the pole, earned his third straight
top-five finish at Iowa Speedway, leading two laps. He said the team made key
adjustments through the race and was running its best at the end. The fourth
and final caution, when former Motocross champion Travis Pastrana suffered
electrical problems and bowed out at 26th hampered any chances to catch
Stenhouse. "It's frustrating to finish second. I thought we had a car that
could win the race," Sadler said. "I'm proud of my guys to rebound
the way they did." --/-- Michael McDowell snuck in late to place third.
Austin Dillon was fourth, and increased his lead for Rookie of the Year honors.
McDowell said his car excelled on long runs. He climbed up to third after the
third caution, but was assessed a speeding penalty in the pits, dropping him to
the back of the pack. "I just made a mistake," McDowell said.
"There were a lot of lapped cars between first and second and I tried to
close the gap a little bit and just overdid it. It just showed how strong our
car was."
Busch had a strong run, finishing fifth after placing eighth
at the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday night at Charlotte Motor
Speedway. Drew Herring qualified the car 31st, but Busch started at the back.
"It's great to sniff the lead, get close to it," Busch said.
"It's just missing a couple little components." --/-- He was third
when he got caught up with McDowell on the final lap. Busch saved the car in a
lengthy sideways slide to preserve a fifth-place finish. "At the end, my
weak spot was Turn 1," Busch said. "We were loose getting in there
all day. McDowell got down in there, I was trying to hold him off and that's
what racing is all about. Two guys got together. Yeah, we got the short end of
the stick but I don't care." --/-- Darrell Wallace Jr., who made his
Nationwide Series debut with Joe Gibbs Racing, placed ninth. (NASCAR Wire
Service)
Jimmie Johnson Executes Knaus' Plan Perfectly
Jimmie Johnson joined an elite club on Saturday night. In
beating Brad Keselowski to the finish of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at
Charlotte Motor Speedway by .841 seconds, Johnson won the exhibition event for
the third time, tying Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff
Gordon for most all-time. Matt Kenseth ran third, followed by Kyle Busch and
Dale Earnhardt Jr., who qualified for the event by winning the preliminary
Sprint Showdown. The All-Star Race win and accompanying seven-figure first
prize ended a spectacular eight days for Johnson, who delivered victory No. 200
to owner Rick Hendrick May 12 at Darlington and on Thursday night cheered his
crew to its first victory in the NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge in Charlotte,
N.C.
All told, Johnson won $1,071,340 for his third win in 11
All-Star starts. "It means a ton to me," Johnson said of tying
Earnhardt Sr. and Gordon. "Those are two of the greatest drivers that have
ever been in a stock car. I want to set my goals high, and I want to be
considered one of the best to sit in a stock car, and the only way you can do
that is by winning big races and piling up those stats." The All-Star Race
victory was the seventh as a car owner for Hendrick, who sat on the window
ledge and took a ride on Johnson's winning Chevrolet after the race. "That
was the dumbest thing I've ever done in racing," quipped Hendrick, who
caught his foot in the dash while straddling the window. Johnson was the first
to stake his claim to a top spot in the running order, winning the first 20-lap
segment after passing polesitter Kyle Busch for the top spot on Lap 15.
In winning the first segment, Johnson earned the right to
lead the field to pit road before the final 10-lap dash. Thereafter, Johnson
made frequent pit stops and ran behind the rest of the field to save his car
for the finish. "I let it rip around the top and got to the lead, and we
were smart from there and made sure we worked on the car and got it right so we
could be there at the end," Johnson said. "Within two corners tonight
-- as I was on the outside, which is usually the place you don't want to be --
I knew it was on. I was able to get to the lead in that first segment and
really set our night in the right direction and have control of the night.
Everybody knew that, if you could win that first segment, you could control the
night, and we were able to do that starting sixth, so it was pretty
awesome."
Keselowski thought Johnson showed his hand in the first
segment. "He started sixth, I believe, and drove to the lead in 20
laps," Keselowski said. "I think that's probably a pretty good
indicator of the strength of his car. I don't believe he passed anyone that was
not good. We'll just leave it at that. He passed Kyle, I think Denny (Hamlin),
maybe (Kevin) Harvick. (Ryan) Newman. Those aren't slouches that he passed, and
he passed them in 20 laps. I think that's a pretty good indicator of the
strength of his effort. Whether that's car or driver, I'll let you all figure
that out. That's a pretty good indicator he was the guy to beat all
night."
Kenseth passed Hamlin with three laps left in the second
segment and secured the win in that leg. Like Johnson, Kenseth spent segment
No. 3 running at the back while Keselowski and Kasey Kahne waged an intense
battle for the win. Kahne got a strong run from the high line through Turns 3
and 4, but Keselowski held on to win the segment by .006 seconds.
Earnhardt won segment No. 4 by 1.618 seconds over Marcos
Ambrose. After the 20-lap run ended, Johnson, Kenseth, Keselowski and Earnhardt
entered pit road in that order, took no tires or gas and came out in those same
top four positions for the final 10-lap run. --/-- Of the top four drivers,
Keselowski and Kenseth had the freshest tires, having stopped under caution for
Greg Biffle's blown engine on Lap 73. But Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet was the
class of the field and pulled away for the win in an anomalous All-Star race
that did not see a single caution for a racing accident. Though Earnhardt
transferred into the main event with a decisive victory in the Sprint Showdown,
the compelling story of the preliminary event was polesitter AJ Allmendinger's
run from the back of the field to the second transfer spot after pitting with a
flat tire coming to green at the start of the race.
Allmendinger took four tires during a pit stop between the
Showdown's two 20-lap segments, and the new rubber paid off. After two cars
dropped out between segments and three others went to the rear because of pit
road penalties, Allmendinger restarted 13th. From the drop of the green flag on
Lap 21, Allmendinger surged forward, finally passing Jamie McMurray for the
second position with a hard run off Turn 2 on Lap 39 of 40. Allmendinger
finished third in the fourth segment of the All-Star Race, but a four-tire call
on the final pit stop dropped him to the back of the field. Allmendinger
charged to 11th before time ran out. Jamie's real good—he knows how to get
around this place," Allmendinger said. "He kept making sure he got
good exit shots. Finally, he just got off the bottom a little bit. At that
point, I wasn't going to lift. I didn't care if we all wreck, if I got into him
or what. These guys on this Pennzoil Dodge, this Penske organization, they
belong in this race. They deserve it more than I do. I was going to do
everything I could to get ‘em in, or I was going to die trying." (NASCAR
Wire Service)
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- Johnson
wins the Sprint All Star race: #48-Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR
Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the third time, tying
Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Jeff Gordon for most all-time. Johnson won
$1,071,340 for the win and gave team owner a ride on the track after the
win with Rick Hendrick half in the car and half out, holding on to the
roll cage and Johnson, took a little spin on the front stretch.
#2-Keselowski finished 2nd followed by #17-Kenseth, #18-Busch [pole
sitter], #88-Earnhardt Jr. [winner of the Sprint Showdown], #29-Harvick,
#9-Ambrose, #51-Busch, #5-Kahne and #39-Newman. Johnson won the first
20-lap segment which earned him the right to lead the field to pit road before
the final 10-lap dash. Kenseth won the second segment, Keselowski won the
third segment over #5-Kahne by .006 seconds. Earnhardt won segment No. 4.
So after segment 4, Johnson, Kenseth, Keselowski and Earnhardt entered pit
road in that order, took no tires or gas and came out in those same top
four positions for the final 10-lap run. Sprint Fan Vote winner, #47-Bobby
Labonte finished 19th. There were no accidents and only two cars failed to
finish the race, #16-Biffle and last years winner #99-Edwards, both with
engine failures.
There were 6 cautions for 10 yellow flag laps. There were 7 lead changes among 7 drivers. The attendance is listed as 132,000 up from 125,000 from last season.
See segment results. links, notes and much info on my Sprint All Star Race & Sprint Showdown Info page.(5-19-2012) - NASCAR
Sprint All-Star Race - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Fast Facts:
* Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, his third victory in 11 starts in the annual non-points event.
* With the victory, Johnson ties Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon for most NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race wins all-time. Johnson also won in 2003 and 2006.
* This is Rick Hendrick¡¦s seventh NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race win (Jimmie Johnson, three; Jeff Gordon, three; Terry Labonte, one).
* Brad Keselowski finished second, his best finish in four NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race starts. His previous best finish was seventh in 2010.
* Matt Kenseth finished third, his fifth top-five and ninth top-10 finish in 12 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race starts.(NASCAR)(5-19-2012) - Earnhardt
Jr. wins the Sprint Showdown: #88-Earnhardt Hr, led all 40 laps
to win his first Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway to transfer
into the Sprint All Star Race. #22-Allmendinger, who started on the pole,
finished 2nd after having a flat left front tire at the start of the race.
Allmendinger will also transfer into the All Star race. #1-McMurray
finished 3rd after starting from the rear due to an unapproved adjustment
after qualifying, followed by #56-Truex Jr., #42-Montoya, #20-LOgano,
#43-Almirola, #31-Burton, #83-Cassill and #93-Kvapil. #47-Bobby Labonte,
the 2000 Sprint Cup Champion, finished 12th but won the Sprint Fan Vote
and will race in the Sprint All-Star Race. There were no accidents and
seven cars took their cars to the garage before the end of the race.
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Gary Rovazzini Wins C&R Racing / IMIS “True Grit”
Award
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Facilities Manager Receives
$5,000 Check
INDIANAPOLIS (May 20, 2012) – Officials from C&R Racing
Inc., and the International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS) announced today
that Gary Rovazzini, facilities manager at Target Chip Ganassi Racing, was
awarded the IMIS / C&R Racing “True Grit” Award.
The $5,000 award is annually given to a veteran INDYCAR team
member who has achieved success, overcome adversity, excelled in preparation and
has exemplified dedication to the highly skilled trade of building and
maintaining IZOD IndyCar Series cars.
“It’s an honor for all of us at C&R Racing and IMIS to
present the ‘True Grit’ Award to Gary Rovazzini,” said Chris Paulsen, owner of
C&R Racing and co-founder of IMIS. “He represents what the ‘True Grit’
Award is all about and throughout the years has been one of the hardest working
guys in the sport. At C&R Racing and IMIS, we work for the hardcore racer
and Gary is certainly the definition of that.”
During Ganassi’s driving career in the early 1980s,
Rovazzini was his chief mechanic and was then one of the first people employed
with Target Chip Ganassi Racing when it was formed in 1990.
“I’d like to thank my peers,” said Rovazzini, who was
presented the check in Gasoline Alley at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
following Bump Day activities. “I appreciate it very much. If it wasn’t for my
wife, I probably wouldn’t be here today. She said, ‘Let’s go to the racetrack.’
I thought, ‘Why?’ She said, ‘We’ve got to see what’s going on.’ I wanted to
come but I didn’t think she did. I’m glad she brought me. I didn’t realize this
at all until about five minutes ago. I just want to thank all of my peers,
everyone at Target Chip Ganassi Racing, C&R and IMIS. Thank you very much.”
C&R Racing manufactures and distributes complete cooling
systems, chassis and drivetrain components, wind-tunnel models and an
assortment of other parts and pieces to INDYCAR and NASCAR teams, as well as
several other racing series throughout the world. With more than 20 years of
history, C&R Racing is considered one of the most important motorsports
businesses in the world.
The fourth annual IMIS show, the United States’ premier
hardcore racing tradeshow, is scheduled for Dec. 6-8, 2012 at the Indiana
Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. Owned by Paulsen, Jeff Stoops,
president of Stoops Freightliner, and three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
champion Tony Stewart, IMIS has a lifetime contract with the City of Indianapolis
and reserved show dates through 2015. From car builders to tire manufacturers
to parts suppliers, every aspect of motorsports is represented at IMIS, which
has attendees come from all levels of the sport. From NASCAR and INDYCAR team
owners to weekend road racers, IMIS attracts motorsports professionals from
around the globe.
Paulsen established the C&R Racing / IMIS “True Grit”
Award in 1998 for crew members in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard
400.
Past Indianapolis 500 “True Grit” Award winners include:
Kyle Moyer (Andretti Green Racing), Mitch Davis (Target Chip Ganassi Racing),
Rick Long (Speedway Engines), Clive Howell (Penske Racing), Rick Rinaman
(Penske Racing), Owen Snyder Jr., (Eddie Cheever Racing), Dennis Lacava (Hemelgarn
Racing), John O’Gara (A.J. Foyt Enterprises), Craig Baranouski (A.J. Foyt
Enterprises), John King (A.J. Foyt Enterprises) Tim Coffeen
(Newman/Haas/Lanigan), Tim Homberg (Newman/Haas/Lanigan), John Tzouanakis
(Newman/Haas/Lanigan), Paul “Ziggy” Harcus (Andretti Autosport) and the late
Davey Evans (Newman/Haas/Lanigan). Note: Team that winner was affiliated
with at time of award is in parenthesis.
For more information on C&R Racing, go to www.crracing.com. For additional information
about IMIS, visit www.imis-indy.com or
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- Stenhouse, Jr. wins at Iowa: #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. won the Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 at Iowa Speedway for his 5th career win and his 3rd win in a row at Iowa. He dominated the race, leading 209 of the 250 laps. #2-Elliott Sadler finished second followed by #18-Michael McDowell, #3-Austin Dillon, #54-Kurt Busch, #31-Justin Allgaier, #88-Cole Whitt, #22-Parker Kligerman, #20-Darrell Wallace Jr. (in his Nationwide debut) and #33-Brendan Gaughan. There were 4 cautions for 27 laps and 9 lead changes among 6 leaders. The estimated attendance was 34,000. Complete results are on the Iowa race results page (pdf).(5-20-2012)
- Iowa
Race Fast Facts:
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the 2nd Annual Pioneer Hi-Bred 250, his fifth victory in 83 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his third victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2012.
This is his third victory and third top-10 finish in five races at Iowa Speedway.
Elliott Sadler (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Iowa Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2012.
Michael McDowell(i) (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Iowa Speedway.
Austin Dillon (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. leads the point standings by 28 points over Elliott Sadler.(NASCAR Statistics)(5-20-2012) - Driver
standings following Iowa:
1) #6-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 412
2) #2-Elliott Sadler 384 -28
3) #3-Austin Dillon # 369 -43
4) #12-Sam Hornish Jr. 338 -74
5) #88-Cole Whitt # 320 -92
6) #43-Michael Annett 301 -111
7) #31-Justin Allgaier 299 -113
8) #44-Mike Bliss 259 -153
9) #87-Joe Nemechek 247 -165
10) #7-Danica Patrick 233 -179
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- Lofton wins at Charlotte: With less than ten laps remaining, Justin Lofton, driving the #6-College Complete.com Chevrolet for Eddie Sharp Racing, retook the lead from #19-Brad Keselowski; surviving two restarts, to win the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This is Lofton's first victory in 55 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts. Keselowski finished second. Rounding out the top ten were; #11-Todd Bodine, #18-Jason Leffler, #9-Ron Hornaday Jr., #23-Jason White, #22-Joey Coulter, #27-Jeb Burton, #17-Timothy Peters, #3-Ty Dillon. There were 8 lead changes among 7drivers, with 8 caution flags for laps. Complete race results are posted on the Charlotte Race Results page (pdf).(Unofficial)(5-18-2012)
- Race
Awards:
Featherlite Most Improved Driver: Jeb Burton, #27 28 Places
Keystone Light Pole Award: Ty Dillon, #3 181.616 mph
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Earnhardt-Childress Racing, #6
Mobil 1 Oil Driver of the Race: Justin Lofton, #6
Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Jeb Burton, #27
(NASCAR Statistics)(5-18-2012) - Driver
point standings following race #5 at Charlotte Motor Speedway:
1) #6-Justin Lofton, 200
2) #17-Timothy Peters, 199 -1
3) #3-Ty Dillon, 184 -16
4) #31-James Buescher, 182 -18
5) #29-Parker Kligerman, 170 -30
6) #9-Ron Hornaday Jr., 169 -31
7) #23-Jason White, 158 -42
8) #30-Nelson Piquet Jr., 155 -45
9) #11-Todd Bodine, 151 -49
10) #22-Joey Coulter, 145 -55
American Ethanol to sponsor both Iowa truck races: Officials
from American Ethanol and Iowa Speedway are excited to announce that both
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races, the first one being on July 14 and
second being on September 15, now have an entitlement sponsor the America
Ethanol 200, July 14; the American Ethanol 200, September 15. In September of
2011, it was announced that Iowa Speedway would add another NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series race for the 2012 season. The July 14 American Ethanol 200
race weekend will also feature the Prairie Meadows 200 ARCA race on Friday
night, July 13. The September 15 event weekend will be accompanied by the ASA
Midwest Tour series on the September 14th.(Iowa Speedway PR)(5-20-2012)
Dover race to be broadcast live: During the race broadcast,
it was announced that the Dover NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race,
normally tape-delayed, would be broadcast live on SPEED at 4:50pm/et [estimated
start time]. [According to SPEEDtv's television schedule; Setup is scheduled to
start at 4:30pm/et with the race broadcast to follow. The race is also
scheduled to rebroadcast at 8:30pm/et.(SPEEDtv.com](5-19-2012)
Burton sponsorship set for only six races: During Friday
night's race broadcast, Ray Dunlap reiterated the fact that State Water Heaters
was set to sponsor Jeb Burton and the #27 Hillman Racing Chevrolet for the
first six races of the season. After, the upcoming Dover race [Friday, June
1st], Burton may be sidelined due to lack of funding. Dunlap reported that
owner Mike Hillman has said he won't run without sponsorship in
place.(5-19-2012)
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Courtesy of TruckSeries.Com
Lofton
Scores First Victory
05-18-2012 | Mike Hembree, SPEED.com
Justin Lofton scores first victory in 55th career start…
05-18-2012 | Mike Hembree, SPEED.com
Justin Lofton scores first victory in 55th career start…
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A R C A
(Automobile Racing Club of America)
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Courtesy of ARCA
Familiar Fourth: Buescher Passes Kimmel, Leads Final 48 Laps
in Menards 200 at Toledo Speedway
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 20, 2012) - Through the final third of
the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway, the two
drivers leading the field had earned a combined 12 victories at the half-mile
oval.
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N A S C A R * C A
N A D I A N * T I R E * S E R I E S
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Fitzpatrick
Opens NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Season With Win
Holds Off Kennington For 7th Career NCATS Victory
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. (May 20, 2012) – J.R. Fitzpatrick
ended a 20-winless streak to pick up his first win since July 25, 2010 – and it
wasn’t easy as he held off D.J. Kennington in the final turn at Canadian Tire
Motorsports Park to win the Vortex Brake Pads 200 in the season-opener for the
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Sunday.
For Fitzpatrick, out of Cambridge, Ont., it was his seventh
career win in the series and his third at the Bowmanville 2.459-mile road
course. On the day, he led a race-high 39 laps behind the wheel of his No. 84
Equipment Express Chevrolet.
Defending series champion and pole winner, Scott Steckly,
followed in third with Andrew Ranger and Louis-Philippe Dumoulin fourth and
fifth, respectively.
Finishing sixth through 10th were, Jason Hathaway, Kerry
Micks, Jeff Lapcevich, Robin Buck and Peter Klutt.
The race lead changed hands nine times among six drivers
including four times between Fitzpatrick and Kennington in the final 10 laps.
The field was slowed due to caution just three times for 11 laps.
The Vortex Brake Pads 200 will air on TSN on Sunday, May 27
at 4:30 p.m. ET and Wednesday, June 13 at 10 p.m. ET on RDS.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series with two road-course events
to open the season will be back on the track on June 2-3 for the Lucas Oil
Grand Prix at Circuit ICAR in Mirabel, Que
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O M M E N T A R I E S
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Insider Racing News
The Clock is Ticking for Jeff Gordon
By Matthew Pizzolato
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