Monday, October 1, 2018
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Editors Notes
A little groggy this morning, missed the last restart because I went to go see John Crist. But it did sound like if Johnson hadn’t gotten greedy he would still be racing for the championship.
Though I think I pretty much called how the race would go. I really enjoyed the change.
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Courtesy of Catchfence
Ryan Blaney emerges from last-lap wreck as Charlotte Road Course winner
http://www.catchfence.com/278070/ryan-blaney-emerges-last-lap-wreck-charlotte-road-course-winner
Jimmie Johnson eliminated from Playoffs following dramatic last lap at Charlotte
Solid start to Playoffs ends with Charlotte crash for Austin Dillon
http://www.catchfence.com/278059/solid-start-playoffs-ends-charlotte-crash-austin-dillon
Hailie Deegan makes history with NASCAR K&N Pro Series West win at Meridian Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway unveils stunning manufacturer’s trophy
http://www.catchfence.com/278055/charlotte-motor-speedway-unveils-stunning-manufacturers-trophy
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NASCAR Monster Energy Series
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Courtesy of Google Alerts
Blaney lucks into victory at NASCAR 'roval'
STLtoday.com
CONCORD, N.C. • Jimmie Johnson saw an opportunity to snap a 58-race losing streak and went for it. It cost him a shot at an eighth NASCAR ...
The Roval delivered the chaos NASCAR wanted
Yahoo Sports
The events of the final six laps are exactly what NASCAR and Charlotte Motor Speedway were hoping for when the Roval was added to the schedule ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/roval-delivered-chaos-nascar-wanted-235438293.html
Ryan Blaney benefits as Jimmie Johnson's late aggressiveness backfires
ESPN
CONCORD, N.C. -- The new Charlotte Motor Speedway road course race, an elimination event of all things in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, could ...
Jimmie Johnson mistake gives ROVAL 400 the crazy ending NASCAR craved
Sporting News
Truex Jr. had already clinched an advancement in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, and Johnson didn't require a win to reach the Round of 12.
Jimmie Johnson would still be in the playoffs if it wasn't for NASCAR's overbearing chicane rule
Yahoo Sports
Let's get this out of the way. It's not NASCAR's fault that Jimmie Johnson's car wheel-hopped as he tried to pass Martin Truex Jr. for the win on the final ...
Jimmie Johnson spins out of NASCAR playoffs in attempt to snap winless streak
USA TODAY
The seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion spent the final laps of Sunday's playoff race trying to chase down then-leader Martin ...
Kyle Larson survives late chaos, pushing mangled car to Round of 12
NASCAR
But the 26-year-old driver shared a smile after limping to a 25th-place finish; he had made it into the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Playoffs. Thanks to
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/09/30/kyle-larson-advances-playoffs-round-of-12-charlotte/
Truex, Keselowski spin through Roval chicane
NASCAR
Martin Truex Jr. and Brad Keselowski tangle in the frontstetch chicane with two laps to go in Stage 2 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval
NASCAR at Charlotte ROVAL: Results, highlights from Ryan Blaney's stunning victory
Sporting News
Late chaos on Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL propelled Ryan Blaney to a win as the 16 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ...
Dillon's day ends after hitting the wall twice
NASCAR
Playoffs contender Austin Dillon hit the wall in Turn 14 and on the frontstretch, ending the day early for the No. 3 driver at the Charlotte Motor ...
NASCAR drivers slam into barrier, comically take billboard ads with them
For The Win
In the final stage of NASCAR's inaugural “roval” race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a couple sponsors got a little extra bang for their advertising buck.
Johnson: 'The veteran could have taken the safe route and didn't'
NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson reacts to being eliminated from the NASCAR Playoffs by virtue of a three-way tie and the lost spots he suffered after spinning out
Truex gives girlfriend Sherry 'love tap' during pace laps
NASCAR
Martin Truex Jr. gave longtime girlfriend, Sherry Pollex, a bump while she drove the pace car prior to the Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor ...
Leavine Family Racing: Kasey Kahne aims for Dover return
NASCAR
CONCORD, N.C. — Leavine Family Racing said Sunday that 38-year-old Kasey Kahne hopes to return to NASCAR competition next weekend.
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/09/30/leavine-family-racing-kasey-kahne-aims-dover-return/
ESPN
78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota Camry between Turns 16 and 17, knocking Truex's car toward the outside wall in the tri-oval. Ryan Blaney charged ...
http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/24852774/sunday-charlotte-notebook
Blaney advances in NASCAR playoffs with Charlotte win
Grand Forks Herald
Another key moment in the race came on a restart with six laps to go. ... defending series champ Truex of Furniture Row Racing, Kevin Harvick of ...
http://grandforksherald.com/sports/motorsports/4506630-blaney-advances-nascar-playoffs-charlotte-win
NASCAR Cup Series: Ryan Blaney wins 2018 Bank of America Roval 400
Beyond the Flag
Team Penske's Ryan Blaney was coming to the checkered flag in third place behind Furniture Row Racing's Martin Truex Jr. and Hendrick ...
https://beyondtheflag.com/2018/09/30/nascar-cup-series-ryan-blaney-wins-2018-bank-america-roval-400/
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Courtesy of Jayski
Ryan Blaney emerges from last-lap wreck as Charlotte Road Course winner
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2018 Charlotte Race Info
Race Results
· http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/29cms2018results.pdf
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news - jayski
Charlotte TV ratings
The reconfigured track drew attention with a ratings jump compared to last year.
http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/24858924/charlotte-tv-ratings
news - jayski
Charlotte TV commercial breakdown
http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/24857142/charlotte-tv-commercial-breakdown
news - jayski
Sunday Charlotte Notebook
http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/24852774/sunday-charlotte-notebook
news - jayski
Kahne expects to return at Dover
After missing four races, he plans to to return to the #95 next week, pending doctor's approval.
http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/24847887/kahne-expects-return-dover
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Courtesy of Racin' Today
Briscoe Becomes Winner At CMS
http://www.racintoday.com/archives/62973
Roval Debut Smashes Up The Cup Playoffs Field
http://www.racintoday.com/archives/62998
Blaney Cashes In On Crashes To Win Roval
http://www.racintoday.com/archives/62976
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N A S C A R * Xfinity * S E R I E S
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Courtesy of Google Alerts
Chase Briscoe conquers Charlotte's road course for 1st Xfinity win
ESPN (press release) (blog)
Stewart's track hosts sprint cars and NASCAR's Truck Series, and Briscoe won there this summer for one of the few positive races in a season he's ...
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Courtesy of Jayski
Next Race: Dover
Entry List: Not released yet.
Practice 1: Friday, October 5,
12:05-12:55pm/et. TV-NBCSN
Practice 2: Friday, October 5,
2:30-3:20pm/et. TV-NBC Sports App
Qualifying: Saturday, October 6,
12:10pm/et. TV-NBC Sports App at 12:00pm/et; NBCSN at 12:30pm/et
Race: Saturday, October 6, 3:00pm/et on
NBCSN, MRN (Stages 45/90/200), Green flag 3:16pm/et.
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Press Releases
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C A M P I N G * W O R L D * T R U C K * S E R I E S
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Next Race: Talladega
Entry list: Not yet released
Practice 1: Friday, October 12, 10:05 -
10:55am/et TV: FS2
Practice 2: Friday, October 12, 11:35 -
12:25pm/et TV: FS2
Qualifying: Friday, October 12, 5:35pm/et
TV: tape-delayed on FS2 on Saturday at 9:00am/et
Race: Saturday, October 13, 2018,
1:00pm/et on FOX, MRN (Stages: 20/40/54)
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 1:10pm/et
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Formula 1
Valtteri Bottas follows Mercedes team orders to give Lewis Hamilton Russian GP win
Russian president Vladimir Putin arrived at the race in the closing stages to cheers from the crowd. Putin, flanked by Formula One's former supremo, ...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2018/09/30/russian-grand-prix-2018-live-race-latest-updates2/
F1: Lewis Hamilton wins 2018 VTB Russian GP after Mercedes asks Valtteri Bottas to move aside
Fox Sports
LEWIS Hamilton moved two full races clear of Sebastian Vettel in the 2018 Formula 1 championship fight after taking victory in the Russian Grand Prix.
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ARCA -Automobile Racing Club of America
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Indy Car
Scott Dixon On Balancing IndyCar Championships With Having A Real Life
Jalopnik
This IndyCar season wrapped up on a high note for one of the sport's ... He has a record-setting number of championships, has won the notoriously ...
https://jalopnik.com/scott-dixon-on-balancing-indycar-championships-with-hav-1829411441
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IMSA -International Motor Sports Association
Podcast: Remembering Al Holbert, 30 years later
Racer
Al Holbert, the great IMSA champion, Le Mans winner, and heart of Porsche's North American motorsports program, died 30 years ago on Sept.
https://racer.com/2018/09/30/podcast-remembering-al-holbert-30-years-later/
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NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Deegan becomes first woman to win NASCAR K&N Pro Series race
NASCAR
Go inside Victory Lane as Hailie Deegan claims her first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series West flag. - 09/30/2018 ...
Deegan's last-lap pass for historic first K&N Pro Series win
NASCAR
See Hailie Deegan's pass for the lead to win the K&N Pro Series West race at Meridian Speedway. Catch the full race on Friday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. ET on
Hailie Deegan, 17, becomes 1st female winner in NASCAR K&N
Winston-Salem Journal
MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) — Seventeen-year-old Hailie Deegan used a bump-and-run on her teammate to become the first female winner of a NASCAR ...
17-year-old Hailie Deegan makes NASCAR history with first win
USA TODAY
If NASCAR fans didn't know the name Hailie Deegan before Saturday night, they do now. The 17-year-old became the first female driver to win a K&N ...
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NASCAR Pinty Series
Kennington earns long-awaited NASCAR Pinty's Series victory at Jukasa
The London Free Press
The driver of the No. 17 Castrol Edge Dodge won his first NASCAR Pinty's series race in five years, leading the 21-car field at the 200-lap, ...
Dumoulin Celebrates Second NASCAR Pinty's Series Championship
TSN
Former NASCAR Pinty's Series champion D.J. Kennington ended a ... claiming Canadian stock car racing's highest honour for the first time since 2014 ...
https://www.tsn.ca/dumoulin-celebrates-second-nascar-pinty-s-series-championship-1.1183442
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NHRA -National Hot Rod Association¬-NHRA Drag Racing tour
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C O L U M N S / C O M M E N T A R I E S
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Race
Recap: Relive best moments from the Charlotte Roval
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buHIzn6EF9k
A special moment
Hours before he was being spun in the final seconds of the race, Truex shared a
special moment with longtime girlfriend Sherry Pollex. She was the pace
car driver, and NASCAR allowed Truex to give her a healthy shove through the
opening stretch of the Roval.
https://twitter.com/NASCARonNBC/status/1046461410971197442
What are the 'turtles' NASCAR drivers are running over at Charlotte roval?
For The Win
CONCORD, North Carolina — If you've kept an eye on any of the coverage going into Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor ...
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/09/nascar-charlotte-roval-turtles-chicane-turns-penalty-rules
Sonoma Raceway to bring back the Carousel for next NASCAR Cup race
San Francisco Chronicle
The Carousel is returning to Sonoma Raceway for next year's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race. Raceway officials announced Saturday that the ...
Charlotte's new hybrid course wrecking cars before playoff
Yahoo Sports
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR has changed the angle of a troublesome tire wall that Bubba Wallace and Erik Jones both hit in Saturday morning's ..
https://sports.yahoo.com/charlottes-hybrid-course-wrecking-cars-playoff-175356518--nascar.html
. The Top Five: Breaking down the Charlotte Roval race
http://jeffgluck.com/the-top-five-breaking-down-the-charlotte-roval-race/
Post-Roval podcast with C.J. Woliver
http://jeffgluck.com/post-roval-podcast-with-c-j-woliver/
ROVAL Leaves Some Drivers Heartbroken and Some Relieved
http://www.popularspeed.com/roval-leaves-some-drivers-heartbroken-and-some-relieved/
OBSERVATIONS: Bank of America ROVAL 400
http://www.popularspeed.com/observations-bank-of-america-roval-400/
Ryan Blaney Emerges From Last-Lap Wreck as Charlotte Road Course Winner
http://www.popularspeed.com/ryan-blaney-emerges-from-last-lap-wreck-as-charlotte-road-course-winner/
MRN Motorsports Monday – Oct 1
https://www.mrn.com/shows/mrn-motorsports-monday-oct-1/
Blaney Wins Dramatic Roval Race
https://www.mrn.com/2018/09/30/ryan-blaney-wins-bank-america-roval-400/
Bank of America 400 Results
https://www.mrn.com/2018/09/30/bank-of-america-roval-400-results/
Charlotte Checkered and Black Flags
https://www.mrn.com/2018/10/01/charlotte-checkered-black-flags-roval-400/
Charlotte Rear-View Mirror
https://www.mrn.com/2018/09/30/charlotte-rear-view-mirror-roval/
Fantastic Finishes: What has been the best finish of the season?
SMI executive says it won’t add Roval concept to its other tracks
Long: Roval provides a roller coaster of emotions for playoff drivers
Aric Almirola advances in playoffs after ‘wild and crazy’ Roval experience
Jimmie Johnson’s ‘mistake’ ends his chances for record 8th title
Points after the Cup race at the Roval
https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/09/30/points-after-the-cup-race-at-the-roval/
Results, stats for the Bank of America Roval 400
https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/09/30/results-stats-for-the-bank-of-america-roval-400/
What drivers said after the Charlotte Roval
https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/09/30/results-stats-for-the-bank-of-america-roval-400/
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