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Track Trash - Undie
by Racing Maniac
Well, Pablo almost became a hero today…….almost. It’s funny what adrenaline (and a lead foot) can do to you.
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Chevrolet Extends Lead in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturers' Cup Standings; Six Impala SS Drivers Remain in the Top-12 Point Standings INDIANAPOLIS - Jimmie Johnson claimed the victory in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard for the second consecutive year and third time in his career. Piloting his No. 48 Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Impala SS, the three-time and defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) champion led once for a total of 24 laps to take the checkered flag for the third time this season and the 43rd time in his career. The win at the famed Indianapolis Motor
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Fans raising money to send Wallace to race
The Associated Press
Fast-talking NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace has always been popular. He just didn't realize the extent of his appeal. That changed when his fans began raising
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Ron Hornaday sets NASCAR Camping World Truck Series record
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Ron Hornaday Jr. on Saturday night won his fourth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in a row, becoming the first driver in the series' history to do so
Another bogey drops Kyle Busch to 14th in points
ThatsRacin.com
(Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) AP Kyle Busch sits in his garage after his car made contact with the wall in Turn 4 during the NASCAR ...
http://www.thatsracin.com/115/story/14542.html
JGR stars Busch, Hamlin struggle at Indianapolis
The Associated Press
The volatile NASCAR star continued his midsummer swoon at Indianapolis on Sunday when a blown tire sent him to a disappointing 38th-place finish and knocked ...
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Blown engine forces Dale Earnhardt Jr. to make early exit at ...
The Canadian Press - INDIANAPOLIS
Mayfield is suspended from NASCAR for failing a May 1 random drug test. He's been fighting the suspension through the court system, and has indicated he ...
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Montoya Is Fast (Too Fast), and Johnson Wins at Indy
New York Times
By AP Jimmie Johnson cashed in on a $224000 speeding ticket, grabbing an improbable third Nascar Sprint Cup victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when a
...http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/sports/autoracing/27autos.html?_r=1
mcmurray free to look for new ride
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NASCAR has mandated that Roush be at the four-car cap by 2010. Roush currently has five drivers, mcmurray, Ragan, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth ...
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NASCAR Brickyard 400 News: A Drive Shaft and Driver's Shafted
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Obviously NASCAR dispatched the pace car way too early and put all three drivers in harms way. Bayne and Wallace both avoided imminent disaster by reacting ...
Mayfield sells off his NASCAR gear
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Jeremy Mayfield's effort to remain eligible in NASCAR apparently is going to cost the suspended driver most of his racing equipment. ...
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Indianapolis: Regan Smith race report
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INDIANAPOLIS (July 26, 2009) -- Due to a suspension issue in Saturday's final practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Furniture Row Racing team had no ...
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Johnson Wins Third Brickyard 400
Starting from the front row, Juan Pablo Montoya had a car so dominate that he led 116 of the 160 laps in the Brickyard 400 on Sunday and he threatned to run away with the race but instead he gave it away. Montoya was caught speeding on pit road on the next to the final caution and served a pass-through penalty. It put Montoya in 12th place on the restart and in dirty air. Montoya could never regain the dominance -- he finished 11th on the day. "I was not speeding, I was not speeding," exclaimed Montoya. "I swear on my wife and my children I was not speeding."
It was Jimmie Johnson taking the lead with 24 laps to go and despite a valiant effort from Mark Martin, Johnson never looked back. It was the third victory at the Brickyard in the last four years for Johnson and the second straight win at the famed race track. It was Johnson's 43rd victory in 275 career races. Johnson also was the first to win two consecutive race and only only Jeff Gordon has more total victories at Indy with four.
Martin held on for second place, Tony Stewart was third and Greg Biffle battled to a fourth place finish. Brian Vickers finished fifth followed by Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, David Reutimann, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top ten. The win was the seventh for Hendrick Motorsports in the Brickyard 400. The Sprint Cup Series moves to the Pocono Raceway next Sunday for the Pennsylvania 500. The race is scheduled to start at 1:00 PM / Eastern time.
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Johnson wins third Brickyard 400:
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his third win at the Brickyard, his third win of 2009 and 43rd of his career. Johnson took the lead for the first time on lap 137 and led those final 24 laps to win. Johnson is the first driver to ever win the Brickyard 400 two years in a row. #42-Juan Pablo Montoya led 116 laps until getting caught speeding on pit road late in the race. #5-Mark Martin, the pole sitter, tried to get around Johnson on the final laps, but Johnson held him off, Martin finished 2nd, tying his best finish there when he was 2nd in 1998. #14-Stewart finished 3rd and increased his points lead to 192 over Johnson, who is now in 2nd. #16-Biffle finished 4th, followed by #83-Vickers, #29-Harvick, #9-Kahne, #00-Reutimann, #24-Gordon and #17-Kenseth. Montoya finished 11th. #88-Earnhardt Jr., who started 3rd, blew an engine on lap 127 and finished 37th. There were only three cautions for 14 caution laps and there were 9 lead changes among 7 drivers.For race results, awards and more, see my Indianapolis Race Results Page.(7-26-2009) Comment here
UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings
[after Indianapolis, race 20 of 36]:
1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3054 [2 wins], finished 3rd
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2862, -192 [3 wins], 1st
3) #24-Jeff Gordon 2847, -207 [1 win], 9th
4) #2-Kurt Busch 2608, -446 [1 win], 27th
5) #99-Carl Edwards, 2556, -498, 15th
6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2518, -536, 34th
7) #39-Ryan Newman, 2506, -548, 14th
8) #9-Kasey Kahne, 2482, -572 [1 win], 7th
9) #5-Mark Martin, 2471, -583 [4 wins], 2nd
10) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 2461, -593, 11th
11) #16-Greg Biffle 2445, -609, 4th
12) #17-Matt Kenseth, 2429, -625 [2 wins], 10th
Contenders for the top-12/chase:
13) #00-David Reutimann 2361, 68 points out of 12th, [1 win] 8th
14) #18-Kyle Busch, 2347, -82 [3 wins], 38th
15) #83-Brian Vickers, 2309, -120, 5th
16) #33-Clint Bowyer, 2278, -151, 18th
For drivers and owners points standings, see the Drivers/Owners Points Standings page.(7-26-2009)
Race Fast Facts - Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
* #48-Jimmie Johnson won the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, his 43rd victory in 275 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
* This is his third victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2009.
* This is his third victory and fourth top-10 finish in eight races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
* Mark Martin (second) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 16 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2009.
* Tony Stewart (third) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 11 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
* Joey Logano (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
* Tony Stewart leads the point standings by 192 points over Jimmie Johnson.(NASCAR Statistics)(7-26-2009)
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Pocono:
No changes as the spread between 35th and 36th is still at 187
34) #7-Gordon/Robby Gordon: 1608, +320
35) #34-Andretti/Earnhardt Ganassi: 1475, 187 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed but are close to the top-35:
36) #82-Speed/Red Bull: 1288, 187 points out of 35th
37) #71-Gilliland/TRG: 1167, -308
The teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
For the owners points standings, see my Drivers/Owners Points Standings.(7-26-2009) Comment here
Infraction Sheet - Indianapolis
Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#20, Pre-Race to the rear, tail end engine change
#19, 1, Safety violation, pit
#7, 56, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, tail end
#18, 57, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#11, 58, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#55, 66, Safety violation, pit
#08, 92, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, pass thru
#77, 107, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, pass thru
#19, 116, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, pass thru
#19, 118, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, pass thru
#42, 125, Excessive speed ENTERING pits, pass thru
#88, 127, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#47, 128, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#19, 129, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#08, 132, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
#55, 133, Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
(NASCAR Statistics)(7-26-2009)
Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Indianapolis:
(and their finish)Caution 1: none awarded, no driver down a lap
Caution 2: #96-Labonte, 23rd
Caution 3: #96-Labonte (2), 23rd
(7-26-2009)
NASCAR Now Roundtabe:
A panel of ESPN's NASCAR analysts will discuss the Indianapolis weekend in the one-hour roundtable edition of NASCAR Now on Monday, July 27. Joining Bestwick will be Rusty Wallace, Ray Evernham and Brad Daugherty. Half-hour episodes air Tuesday and Wednesday, July 21-22, hosted by Mike Massaro.
Menard back with Yates in 2010:
Yates Racing co-owner Max Jones said Sunday morning that the team plans to be back up to at least two cars next season, with Paul Menard and the Menards sponsorship returning to the #98 Yates Racing Ford in 2010. Menard has had a disappointing first season with the team which had spurred rumors that the driver and sponsor might move to a different team next season. But Jones said the driver and his sponsor will both continue forward in 2010. "The Menards deal is in place," Jones said Sunday morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Jones said he was unsure if Yates would campaign the HoF [#96-Bobby Labonte] car again in 2010, saying talks to extend the partnership are underway, but the outcome uncertain. Another possibility is to take the fifth Roush Fenway Racing Ford next season, when NASCAR will require that team to downsize from five to four cars [possibly the #26 Ford with Jamie McMurray...if he stays]. Jones said that one way or another, Yates expects to run at least two cars next year.(SPEEDtv)(7-27-2009) Comment here
Montoya was over 5mph past limit:
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was well on his way to winning the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. He had the field covered, including winner #48-Jimmie Johnson and runner-up #5-Mark Martin. But Montoya was caught speeding on pit road with 26 laps to go. On his final stop, Montoya came in a little too hot, not once, but twice. NASCAR officials made the call, meaning Montoya would have to go down pit road again for a pass-through penalty. After the race, Sprint Cup director John Darby had the specifics about Montoya's double no-no. Pit road has eight zones where the speed is measured. The speed limit in the pits at Indy is 55 mph. NASCAR gives the drivers a 5 mph cushion. Darby said Montoya was caught over the cushion in Zones 2 and 4. Officially, the speed was recorded at 60.06 mph in Zone 2 and 60.11 mph in Zone 4. "And he was already pushing it," Darby said. "He was over 59 miles per hour in most of the other zones." Montoya's big boo-boo caused him to fall back to 12th. He finished 11th.(ESPN)(7-27-2009) Comment here
Roush's Smith talks about 2010 plans:
Sunday on "The SIRIUS NASCAR Radio Pre-Race Show", SIRIUS XM's Claire B. Lang spoke with Roush Fenway Racing president Geoff Smith about the possible changes to the team's roster of drivers before next season.Geoff Smith: "If you're asking about our team plans for 2010, we're settled that Carl Edwards and Aflac, Greg Biffle with 3M, and David Ragan with UPS will be staying put and that sponsorship is going to kind of determine whether or not the #17 or the #26 are going to have to be the teams we shut down and move, if we can."
Smith: "There are difficulties. You just can't assume that a team can transfer intact just because you want it to. There are sponsors that get to vote as to what organization they're going to sponsor. So we have to work through that, which is what I've been saying. I expect, now that the DeWalt cloud has been removed, we're going to move very quickly to lock in the sponsorship and then that sponsorship will determine [whether] the #17 stays or goes."
Host, Claire B. Lang: "Meaning that we could see a past champion, Matt Kenseth, moving?"
Smith: "It all depends on the sponsorships. Our objective is to keep both of those teams (the #17 and the #26) in the Ford Motor Company community. We're hoping that we don't have to keep one and then lose one out of the Ford community entirely. So if we can keep them both in the [Ford] community by shuffling the #17 we would do that. Pretty unlikely that Matt Kenseth or the #17 will move at this point."
(SIRIUS NASCAR Radio)(7-27-2009) Comment here
Red Bull could decide soon on drivers and manufacturer:
Jay Frye, Vice President and General Manager of Red Bull Racing says he expects to have driver #83-Brian Vickers' contract extension finalized, and a manufacturer decision made, after he travels to Austria next week to meet with Red Bull officials. Frye said several weeks ago that a contract extension between Red Bull which owns and sponsors the team's two-car effort and Vickers was one step away from being completed, but had not been approved. While ironing that out will be a priority, so to will be determining whether to remain with Toyota or making a move to another manufacturer. Vickers, who has driver for the team since 2007, told reporters Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that he was "keeping all my options open & the ball is in their court." Red Bull Racing was one of Toyota's original teams when the automaker joined NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series in 2007. Despite reports that have paired the organization with Chevrolet in 2010, Frye said nothing has been determined.(SceneDaily)(7-27-2009) Comment here
Stewart's Dad attends Indy, after flipping in race:
#14-Tony Stewart's father, Nelson, attended Sunday's race after flipping his three-quarter midget in a race Saturday night at the Rush County Fairgrounds. The 71-year-old Stewart was not injured. "I just ran out of talent," he said.(Indianapolis Star)(7-27-2009)
Commercial breakdown for Indianapolis:
For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, or wonder how often your driver was focused on, here is the breakdown for Sunday's race.
Total number of commercials: 107
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 56
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 24
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:03 pm
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:12 pm
Total minutes: 189
Minutes of race broadcast: 147
Minutes of commercials: 42
Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of mystery cautions (no debris shown): 0
Number of Driver Introductions seen in its entirety: 1 Nice touch!
Number of Speedway Chairpersons to give the call to start the engines: 1 Mari Hulman George
Number of extra pace laps, due to debris from opening ceremonies: 1
Number of male enhancement ads: 1 many fans find these ads very offensive
See full report and more on my 2009 Commercials page including the number of times selected drivers were focused.(7-27-2009) Comment here
NASCAR in Argentina; Schrader to drive:
On Sunday July 19th, three NASCAR vehicles from Roush Fenway Racing arrived at the Buenos Aires City Port. On August 2, those cars will hold a special exhibition during the celebration of a Turismo Carretera Series racing weekend at Potrero de los Funes, a racetrack located in the San Luis Province. The American team will bring Ken Schrader who also has four wins in the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Argentinean drivers Matías Rossi (3M driver in Turismo Carretera) and Diego Aventín will drive with Schrader in the 6250 meters (3.88 miles) circuit. The vehicles that will be showcased around the circuit on Saturday -in between the Turismo Carretera and TC Pista qualifying sessions, and on Sunday before the feature race of the mayor series in Argentina, come from the Sprint Cup, the Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Series. Turismo Carretera was the first series created in the world, which earned it a Guinness Record Book mention. The first race was held in 1937 and over these 72 years has become a huge passion for Argentineans, just second to soccer. Every Turismo Carretera race attracts an average of 40,000 fans. For the event on August 2, at the track known as "Potrero de los Funes," it is expected that a record number of more than 60,000 fans will attend, since it is a street course around a lake. Roush Fenway Racing will bring their crew chief and two mechanics that will travel with Ken Schrader.(Media Racing)(7-27-2009) Comment here
F1 Driver Massa Seriously Injured:
Formula One Ferrari driver Felipe Massa remained in "life-threatening" but stable condition on Sunday following surgery on multiple skull fractures. Peter Bazso, the AEK hospital medical director, told reporters that Massa would remain sedated until Monday, but will be woken up periodically during that time. When asked whether Massa's life remained in danger, Bazso answered: "Yes, of course." A spring, from fellow Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello's Brawn GP car, bounced into Massa's helmet as the 28-year-old driver reached speeds of about 120 mph during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The impact concussed Massa, who then plowed into the protective tire barrier. The impact of the rear suspension part, believed to be made of steel, damaged the left side of Massa's helmet, ripping out the visor and leaving a long dent on its side. Blood was visible on Massa's left brow. The crash came less than a week after Henry Surtees, the son of former F1 champion John Surtees, died in similar circumstances in an F2 race last Sunday. Surtees was struck in the head by a tire from another car, causing him to lose consciousness and drive into a barrier. FIA would investigate the crash, which is commonplace for the governing body.(Associated Press/ESPN)(7-27-2009)
NASCAR back at Indy...in the fall?
Stock cars might return this fall. IMS officials have discussed staging an exhibition on the road course with NASCAR and Grand Am's sports cars. The road course will begin to be installed next week for the Aug. 28-30 motorcycle event, the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix.(Indianapolis Star)(7-27-2009)
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Indianapolis – Jimmie Johnson won the Brickyard 400 by a narrow margin over Mark Martin, but it will be remembered as the race Juan Pablo Montoya lost.
Taking the lead with an outside pass on the double-file restart, Johnson out-dueled the Chevy of Hendrick Motorsports teammate Martin over the final 23 laps of green. But the only reason there was any battle at all was the sudden departure of Montoya’s dominant Chevy.
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Johnson your back-to-back Brickyard winner
Posted at 9:20pm on Jul. 26, 2009 ( 10 2 )
INDIANAPOLIS - A NASCAR penalty removed one obstacle from Jimmie Johnson’s path to a third chance to kiss the bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He took care of the other on his own.
http://www.thatsracin.com/115/story/14481.html
NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Final Results
Updated and unofficial driver standings
http://www.thatsracin.com/115/story/14504.html
Rewind | Commentary and some of the key momentsPosted at 8:18pm on Jul. 26, 2009 ( 1 )
Jim Utter:
If teams can get a readout that shows speeds when there's a penalty, why not share that with the media or the TV audience, if only to quiet the critics?http://www.thatsracin.com/140/story/14520.html
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: U.S. Cellular 250, 4:30 pm/et, Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Iowa Speedway
Nationwide Series Makes Iowa Speedway Debut:
ESPN continues its season-long coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series this weekend as the series races for the first time ever at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The live, flag-to-flag telecast is presented by GoDaddy.com and airs on ESPN on Saturday, Aug. 1, at 4 p.m. ET. ESPN2 is the home of the NASCAR Nationwide Series all season, with selected races on ESPN and ABC. Also on Saturday, live coverage of NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying airs at 1 p.m. on ESPN2, while coverage of final practice airs Friday, July 31, at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. Marty Reid will be lap-by-lap announcer for ESPN's coverage, with analysis by 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Rusty Wallace and two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Randy LaJoie. Reporting from the pits will be Jack Arute, Mike Massaro and Rick DeBruhl.(ESPN PR)(7-26-2009)LAST RACE:
Kroger 200, 8:00 pm/et, Saturday, July 25, 2009 at O'Reilly Raceway ParkCarl 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)
Lofton wins ARCA race, prepares for NNS debut: Justin Lofton claimed his second race win of the ARCA RE/MAX Series season on Saturday at Berlin Raceway. 23-year-old Lofton, wheeling the #6 Valvoline Instant Oil Change Toyota for Eddie Sharp Racing, paced practice, earned his fourth pole award of the season by setting a new track record, and led all but 36 laps, dominating 171 of the extended 207-lap Wolverine Power Systems 200. After the race on Saturday, Lofton erased 50 points from Parker Kligerman's lead. He now trails Kligerman by just 100 markers entering next weekend's event in Pocono.(Activ8 Communications PR), Lofton will make his Nationwide debut at Michigan in a second CJM Racing Toyota.(7-26-2009)
Roush plans at least three full time teams in 2010:
Roush Fenway Racing co-owner Jack Roush said Saturday night at O'Reilly Raceway Park he intends to field at least three full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series teams in 2010, including one each for young drivers Colin Braun and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Also, in addition to a full-time team for Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards, Roush said he is in negotiations with Paul Menard to run a fourth full-time team. "We're not ready to announce who is going to be our sponsors, but we're definitely in the middle of the discussions with them," Roush said. "I made the decision, rather than wait for the sponsor, that mine and [team co-owner] John Henry's investment in the sport next year - hopefully, we'll have adequate for our Cup programs - that I'm going to invest in Colin and Ricky and do what we can to give them a nice start."(SceneDaily
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Jul 26 NASCAR Nationwide Series
:Jack Roush confirmed Saturday night at ORP that RFR intends to field at least three full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series teams for 2010;one each for Colin Braun and Ricky Stenhouse Jr (both drivers subbed for Carl Edwards, and Matt Kenseth respectively in qualifying Sat. at ORP), plus Carl Edwards has already said he will run double-duty again next year. Roush also said he is in negotiations with Paul Menard, and his dad to run a fourth full-time team
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SPEED/TV: Prerace - 7:30pm; Race - 8:00pm
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)
Fitzpatrick to make Nashville debut with KHI:
J. R. Fitzpatrick will be making his third career start for Kevin Harvick Inc. and the # 4 team at Nashville Superspeedway. This will be Fitzpatrick's first trip to the speedway. Last week Fitzpatrick joined KHI team co-owner Kevin Harvick at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) for a test session to prepare for the Nationwide Series events at Watkins Glen International on August 8 and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on August 30. Fitzpatrick learned quite a bit from the boss who was quickest of the two at the session.(Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(7-27-2009)Crew Chief Rick Ren tied for most wins: With last week's win at ORP, Rick Ren is now tied with Dennis Conner as the all-time winningest crew chief in Truck Series history. Ren has tallied a total of 26 wins with five different drivers, three of which include Kevin Harvick Inc.'s very own Rick Carelli (KHI General Manager), Andy Houston (spotter for the #4 Truck team) and driver of the #33, Ron Hornaday. Hornaday, driving the #33-Longhorn Chevy, will go for an unprecedented five wins in a row this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway.(Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(7-27-2009)
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)
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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Rookie Coulter Finally in Familiar Territory at Pocono; Ready for Another Run at Tricky Triangle
LONG POND PA (7-26/27-09) - Like most of the tracks on the ARCA RE/MAX Series tour, Pocono Raceway was a brand new experience for 19-year-old rookie Joey Coulter when the Miami Springs, Florida driver made his career-first start on the 2.5-mile triangle back in June. Coulter made the most of it however, earning a solid fourth place finish.
http://www.arcaracing.com/news.cfm?contentid=8417
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USARacing’s Newest Winner, David Wilson on Kickin’ Asphalt This Tuesday
July 27th, 2009
Concord, N.C. (July 27, 2009) – The Racetalkradio.com show, Kickin’ Asphalt Powered by NOS Energy Drink will have the Hickory 250 presented by Calico Coatings race winner, David Wilson on as a guest this Tuesday, July 28th.
Wilson has run several Pro Cup races back in 2006, but ran his first race since then this past weekend at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC. Wilson was offered a ride with DLP Motorsports and made the best of his deal by sitting on the Strutmaster.com Pole and then taking the win after a late-race pass on Series point leader, Clay Rogers with three laps to go.
Kickin’ Asphalt Powered by NOS Energy Drink on RaceTalkRadio.com is broadcast live each Tuesday from 6 – 8p EST at the Victory Lane Indoor Karting Center located at 2330 Tipton drive Suite 100, Charlotte, NC with hosts Doc Love and Alan Dietz.
Back to Back Top 10 Finishes for John Gibson
John Gibson, driver of the No.13S Kinetik Battery/Circle Track Ford Fusion scored his second top ten finish in two weeks with the USAR Pro Cup Series, bringing home eighth place in Saturday night’s Hickory 250 presented by Calico Coatings in Hickory, NC.
"The competition in this series is tough and qualifying was very tight as usual, with a number of us qualifying in the 16.0’s," said John. "There were about eight or 10 of us all right there together. Unfortunately, our car just happened to be on the tail end of the 16 flat’s, with a 16.09. That put us starting deep in the field at 18th."
Prior to the start of the event, John was interviewed on the front stretch regarding the High Performance Kinetik Batteries and one lucky fan was the recipient of a C-Tek Battery Charger given away through a drawing.
With nearly every car still on the lead lap at the first caution past the 50 lap mark, everyone came in for fuel. At a small track like Hickory, that’s a recipe for disaster. With crew chief Jody Lavender counting him in, John turned into his pit stall, but the No.11 of AJ Frank didn’t see him, and turning out of his pit stall, he climbed over the left front quarter panel of John’s car.
"I don’t blame AJ; it was just a racing thing. It really did minimal damage to our car, and AJ ended up with a good finish too. Unfortunately it did knock out the left front crush panel," said John, "and boy was it hot in there after that. I’m so glad that I was given the opportunity to run a Cool Shirt for this race. Having this happen so early in the race, it would have been nearly unbearable otherwise."
It took a couple more pit stops to make quick repairs, but the Gibson Motorsports crew was on its game, and John was able to stay on the lead lap. John worked his way through the field, and after a couple of dicey, three-wide passes, John worked the Kinetik Battery/Circle Track Ford Fusion inside the top ten, ultimately taking home a respectable 8th place finish.
"I think we had a car capable of more than 8th place, and it kept getting better as the race progressed, but we just ran out of laps," said John.
The next stop for the Gibson Motorsports Kinetik Battery/Circle Track Ford Fusion is August 8th at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, VA.
David Wilson Wins the Hickory 250
July 25th, 2009
David Wilson Comes Back to Pro Cup and Steals the Show at Hickory Motor Speedway
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Hickory, NC (July 25, 2009) – David Wilson, a Florida late-model champion, returned to the Pro Cup Series for the first time since 2006 and stole the show from the Pro Cup regulars. After taking the Strutmaster.com Pole in qualifying, Wilson pulled off a late race pass on points leader, Clay Rogers, to win the Hickory 250 presented by Calico Coatings on Saturday night.
"I couldn’t complain about today," Wilson said with a grin. "When I set the pole I could have gone home happy, so with a win you can only imagine."
Wilson, who is a well-known late-model driver from Sarasota, FL, has not run a Pro Cup race for nearly three years. After not racing in the Pro Cup Series for three years, Wilson jumped at the opportunity to run a one-race deal with DLP Motorsports and capitalized on the opportunity this weekend.
Although Wilson led the field to the green it was Raybestos Rookie, Lucas Ransone, who led the first lap. Wilson stayed in the top ten all night long, but did not take the lead until just three laps to go when he found an opening to pass Rogers and go on to Victory Lane.
"It was unbelievable running with the veterans. When I was running third I thought I could be content there. I really didn’t think I had the car to beat Clay, and I was sure he was saving his stuff," commented Wilson. "It was hard to chase him down, you had to hit every lap, and you couldn’t make one mistake. The moment I caught him I used the lapped car to my advantage, and split us three wide. I was in the middle and Clay gave me plenty of room. I have to thank him, that’s why he is a champion, because he runs very smart."
After taking a race off A.J. Frank came back in the Mac Hill Motorsports No. 11s. Frank continued his top-five hot streak and led 14 laps at the mid-point of the race finishing the race in fourth.
"It was a great race," said Frank. "I’m just going to keep knocking on the top-fives and hopefully a win will come.
Leading Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender, Lucas Ransone, established his dominance on lap one taking the lead from Wilson and continuing to lead the next 30 before Rogers made a pass taking the lead. Ransone continued to run strong until an unexpected green flag pit stop on Lap 83 put the Rookie two laps down and causing him to officially fall out of the race on lap 228
"I was leading and the car was cutting pretty well and I felt it start dragging and I figured it was low air pressure, but as the race went on it was still cutting," explained Ransone. "Then we had that restart and I went to the bottom, things just didn’t feel right. I guess a bolt came out of the shock mount and it just started rubbing, and we had chaos from then on. We had a great car, and a fast car, but I guess the fastest car doesn’t always win. We will take it and be back at South Boston."
Drew Herring has had quite a rollercoaster season so far this year. After a top-five finish last weekend at Motor Mile, this weekend would be yet another disappointment for the 2008 Raybestos Rookie of the Year. While running in the top ten Herring got caught up in a restart pile-up on lap 106 and his night continued to go downhill.
"I just had a streak of bad luck. We got caught up in a wreck and messed some stuff up on the right front, then we got spun. But the guys kept digging, making adjustments and doing the best they could with what we had. Then we dropped a cylinder and you could just hear the metal inside it tearing up. By the time we pulled the car in the engine died and that was the end of our night."
The race lasted 1:51:50 with 11 cautions and an average speed of 79.668 mph and a margin of 0.794 second for the win.
Michael Ritch was the halfway leader going on to led 12 laps and finish twelfth. Bobby Gill earned the Aaron’s Do the Math Hard Charger award when he picked up 20 spots to finish fourth going on to lead 65 laps during the night.
Kyle Fowler was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race with his first top-ten finish in the Pro Cup Series.
Catch all the action from the Hickory 250 presented by Calico Motorsports on your local FSN station on August 23 at 11:00am.
The USARacing Pro Cup Series will be at South Boston Speedway for the ninth race of the season on August eighth. Check
www.usarprocup.com for the latest news and updates.
Official Race Results
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1 |
57 |
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David Wilson | |
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2 |
54 |
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Clay Rogers | |
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3 |
56 |
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Brandon Ward | |
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4 |
11 |
s |
A J Frank | |
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5 |
O6 |
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Bobby Gill | |
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6 |
28 |
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Billy Bigley Jr | |
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7 |
O7 |
n |
Matt Lofton | |
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8 |
13 |
s |
John Gibson | |
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9 |
4 |
n |
R |
Kyle Fowler |
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10 |
1 |
n |
Brett Butler | |
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11 |
52 |
n |
Michael Ritch | |
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12 |
65 |
n |
R |
Bryce Walker |
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13 |
73 |
n |
Jeff Agnew | |
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14 |
23 |
s |
J P Morgan | |
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15 |
75 |
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Ronnie Souders | |
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16 |
75 |
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Caleb Holman | |
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17 |
O4 |
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Larry Barrett | |
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18 |
3 |
s |
Dana White | |
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19 |
22 |
s |
Drew Herring | |
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20 |
55 |
s |
Tom Powers | |
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21 |
51 |
n |
Jeffrey Kot | |
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22 |
OO |
s |
R |
Lucas Ransone |
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23 |
31 |
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Justin Boston | |
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24 |
28 |
n |
Wally Smith |
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