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Qualifying for Nationwide and Cup today plus the Nationwide Race. Here’s the weather to see if they get all in today:
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Showers. Low around 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind between 16 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind between 11 and 13 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Max Papis Avoids Late-Race Cautions to Bring Home Top-15 at Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. (February 25, 2011) – One week after crossing the finish line in 12th-place at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Max Papis and the No. 9 GEICO Racing team trekked cross country to compete at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway, the second stop of the 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Numerous late race cautions plagued the field, but Papis used patience to bring home a solid 15th-place finish in the Arizona desert. A normal schedule occurrence saw the Truck Series complete a one-day show on Friday, as practice, qualifying and the race all took place during the same day at the one-mile track. After dialing in the GEICO Toyota in the morning practice session, Papis laid down a
Truck Series Win at PIR Gives Kyle Busch ‘Fastest to 25 Victories’ in NASCAR History
Two-car race dominates during Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (PHOENIX, Ariz.) – Once Kyle Busch made it to the front of the field of the Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix
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Some are skeptical about NASCAR-IndyCar shuffle
News & Observer
(Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR) By Ron Green Jr. - rgre...@charlotteobserver.com AVONDALE, Ariz. – It's a nice tease – a $5-million payday to any driver from another series who could win the IndyCar Series finale at Las Vegas on ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/25/1014682/some-are-skeptical-about-nascar.html
NASCAR's fresh star Trevor Bayne lights up Phoenix despite crash
Los Angeles Times
Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne talks with a crew member after crashing his car during NASCAR Sprint Cup practice Friday at Phoenix International Raceway. (Ross D. Franklin / Associated Press / February 25, 2011) By Jim Peltz The Trevor Bayne bandwagon ...
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-nascar-phoenix-20110226,0,3803348.story
NASCAR notes: Drafting rules for Talladega reviewed
The Virginian-Pilot
By Dustin Long NASCAR officials are looking at changes for Talladega based on last week's Daytona 500 but admit that maybe nothing needs to be done. The two-by-two drafting that dominated Daytona is expected to play a key role at Talladega, ...
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/nascar-notes-drafting-rules-talladega-reviewed
Busch leads final 107 laps to win at Phoenix
The Associated Press
(AP) — Kyle Busch was fastest out of the pits on the opening stop and on the track the rest of the night, leading the final 107 laps to win a wreck-filled NASCAR trucks race at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday. NASCAR voted in the offseason ...
2011 Phoenix: NASCAR Nationwide Practice One Results - Busch, Toyota Fastest
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By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers The NASCAR Nationwide series kicked off their weekend at Phoenix International Raceway as teams and drivers prepared for the 7th Annual Bashas' Supermarkets 200. Fastest during the first practice session was Kyle Busch
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http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/story-154113.html
Daytona 500 champ Trevor Bayne crashes in practice
USA Today
That's where I feel the most comfortable," said Bayne, before his world came crashing back to reality, Bayne, 20, posted the second-fastest lap in Nationwide Series practice (only he and Kyle Busch were over 132 mph). But on the first lap in his first ...
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2011-02-25-bayne-phoenix25_N.htm
Kahne to drive Kyle Busch truck at Darlington race
USA Today
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — While NASCAR's two major racing series are off, Kasey Kahne will be chasing a checkered flag at Darlington. Kyle Busch Motorsports said Friday that Kasey Kahne will drive the team's No. 18 Toyota in the NASCAR Camping World Series ...
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/2011-02-25-2389979485_x.htm
CUP: Smith Hopes For Boost From Daytona Finish
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The finish was excellent, particularly in view of the fact that Smith's Furniture Row Racing team, based in Denver, CO, is underfunded in comparison to much of his competition. The only down side of Daytona for Smith is that he had more – much more ...
http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-regan-smith-hopes-for-boost-from-daytona-finish-nascar-sprint/
Trevor Bayne is the Justin Bieber of NASCAR
ESPN
Watch More NASCAR video Tags: NASCAR, Trevor Bayne AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Trevor Bayne, NASCAR's version of Justin Bieber with a better haircut, walked into the media center Friday at 10:15 am MT. Fortunately, no teenage girls were allowed to join the ...
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Kyle Busch Wins Phoenix Truck Race
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Win the race off pit road. Win the race. After taking the lead under caution on Lap 44 of Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway, Kyle Busch led the final 107 to post his second win at the 1-mile track and his 25th in the Camping World Truck Series. Busch beat polesitter Clint Bowyer to the checkered flag by .291 seconds, as Bowyer tightened the margin on the final lap. Ron Hornaday Jr. was third, followed by Johnny Sauter and Austin Dillon.
As full-time Sprint Cup drivers, Busch and Bowyer aren’t collecting points in the truck series. Consequently, seventh-place finisher Matt Crafton left Phoenix with a one-point lead over Clay Rogers (16th Friday) in the series standings. -- “We had a really good truck, but I was scared there at the beginning,” said Busch, who ran second to a dominant Bowyer at Phoenix in November. “I was like, ‘Man, it’s going to come down like last fall—Clint’s going to walk the dog on this one.’ -- “But (crew chief) Eric (Phillips) made some changes to this thing that really brought it to life.”
Bowyer faulted himself for not being able to overtake Busch on six restarts in the final 50 laps of the race. “Whichever one of us had clean air, we were about a 10th (of a second) to a 10th and a half better,” Bowyer said. “For me—and I’m not making any excuses; I was screwing up big-time on the restarts—I’m just not used to a) not having any power and b) I was hitting the rev what sounded like about 5,000 less rpm than it should have been. “I was just messing up. It’s the difference between a Corvette and an Impala—maybe a Volt. … That’s that electric car.”
Bowyer dominated the opening green-flag run, leading the first 41 laps before Chase Mattioli blew his right front tire and scattered debris in Turn 3. After pit stops, Busch was first off pit road and held the top spot through four more cautions, the last of which (and fifth of the race) was caused by a wreck off Turn 4 involving defending series champion Todd Bodine, David Starr and Dusty Davis. Busch led the field to a restart on Lap 120, having held the point for 76 consecutive laps. Timothy Peters’ spin in Turn 2 on Lap 123 slowed the race for the sixth time. In the late going, the trucks had difficulty running more than three laps without a caution. Brendan Gaughan spun and backed into the wall in Turn 2 on Lap 128 to bring out the seventh yellow flag.
Trevor Bayne Wrecks, Will Go To Backup Car
Trevor Bayne came back down to earth in a hurry. In his first lap of practice Friday at Phoenix International Raceway, the Daytona 500’s youngest winner slapped the Turn 3 wall after his brakes failed to slow the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford. “On pit road, I told them the brakes felt like they weren’t working right,” Bayne, 20, said after the incident. “I paced myself getting into the corner, and the brakes just never worked. “Even down the backstretch, I was playing with the bias, trying to get them to dial, but then I went off into the corner, and they just never worked, and it never slowed down.” Wood Brothers Racing unloaded a backup car for Bayne, who missed the rest of the first practice session as the team put an engine in the car. “It’s the first backup car I’m going to have to go to, but I don’t know what happened to the car and why the brakes weren’t right there,” Bayne said.
Danica Patrick Says She Can Learn From Bayne
Trevor Bayne’s life has been revving on the red line ever since Sunday, when he stunned the stock car racing universe with his unlikely victory in the 500. Despite shuttling from one appearance to another over the four days that followed the race, Bayne has remained exceptionally well-grounded. Who says so? None other than Danica Patrick, 28, who has inspired her share of media attention over the past few years. Patrick and Bayne appeared together at a charity event Thursday night at the Arizona Biltmore. “Honestly, he’s such a nice kid,” Patrick said Friday, after posting the 24th-fastest speed in the first Nationwide Series practice session at Phoenix. “He’s so down to earth. He’s so into charity and things like that. I tried to talk him into buying something expensive with his prize money, but he doesn’t want anything -- so apparently I have a lot to learn from a 20-year-old. “I don’t know if he needs much advice. I think he’s got his head on straight, he seems to have good people around him, and all I said from my experience was, ‘Just continue to be yourself.’”
Phoenix Records Fall
Cool temperatures were conducive to hot laps Friday at the 1-mile track. In the first Sprint Cup practice session, Kurt Busch posted a lap at 136.539 mph, bettering the record 136.389 mph Carl Edwards ran during qualifying last November. “We went out in qualifying trim, and I think that I got a draft—or at least the air was broken up—when I chased (Clint) Bowyer down right in front of me, and that might have added to our car running a little faster,” Busch said. “Our goal was to go out right away and post a fast lap, in case qualifying is rained out.” Busch’s fast lap held up through second practice. That means he’ll go out last in Saturday’s qualifying session among drivers already locked into the field. If qualifying is rained out—and there’s a 60 percent chance of rain in Phoenix on Saturday—Busch will start Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 from the pole. The Camping World Truck Series track record also fell Friday, with pole winner Clint Bowyer (133.949 mph) and second-place qualifier Austin Dillon (133.695 mph) breaking the record 133.605 mph Dillon set during qualifying in November.
Carl Edwards Takes 855 Foot Plunge Off 'Vegas Stratosphere
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards visited Las Vegas on Thursday to help promote the March 3-6 NASCAR Weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Edwards, along with ESPN NASCAR reporter and Las Vegas native Jamie Little and AMA Superbike Series legend Miguel Duhamel, jumped off the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas. The SkyJump Las Vegas attraction is located 108 stories above the ground at the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel and Tower on the Las Vegas Strip. "It sounded like it was really going to be fun," Edwards explained. "I told my PR guy, ‘We’re going to Vegas, let’s do something really fun, like skydiving or something.’ Then they showed me this video on the Internet and I said, ‘That’s it -- that’ll be a blast.’ -- Then today I realized I actually had to do it."
Edwards and Little were scheduled to jump, but Duhamel was a surprise addition. The winner of LVMS’s 2008 Kobalt Tools 400 was speaking at a luncheon earlier in the day when he received a text from his friend, Duhamel. Miguel heard Carl was in town and asked what his plans were. Edwards texted back, "I’m going to jump off the Stratosphere at 2 p.m." Duhamel, jokingly referring to Edwards’ recent Daytona 500 finish, replied, "Carl, it’s okay, second place was really not that bad. You’ll win next year." -- Duhamel met Carl and Jamie at the Stratosphere and the trio suited up. Duhamel went first, followed by Little, then Edwards. "You’re standing up there, and they go, ‘Three, two, one’ and I said, ‘Wait a second -- let’s check everything one more time,’" said Edwards. "That was an ESPN SportsCenter moment, for sure. It was unbelievable -- I want to go do it again. Anybody who is planning to come to Vegas, go to the Stratosphere and jump off. It’s a cool thing to do."
NASCAR Hotpass Lineup At Phoenix
NASCAR Hotpass on DirecTV is free to all DirecTV customers. Four dedicated driver channels offering viewers multiple camera angles, real-time statistics and audio of the network broadcast augmented by live communication between the drivers and their pit crews are available for all 36 point-paying races during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The NASCAR Hotpass lineup for the Subway Fresh Fit 500k at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., is as follows:
DIRECTV Channel 795: Mark Martin and the No. 5 GoDaddy.com team of Hendrick Motorsports
DIRECTV Channel 796: Trevor Bayne and the No. 21 Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford team of Wood Brothers Racing
DIRECTV Channel 797: Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Lowe’s / KOBALT Tools Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports
DIRECTV Channel 798: Carl Edwards and the No. 99 Subway Ford team of Roush Fenway Racing
Racing Deaths Have Increased In Past Ten Years
A study on motor racing safety recently published by the Charlotte Observer found that fatalities have increased at small tracks and in drag racing over the last ten years. That did not come as a surprise to Jim Downing, who introduced the first head and neck restraint known as the HANS Device to motor racing 25 years ago. -- “We’ve been saying for many years that short track ovals and drag strips can be just as dangerous as the big ovals and superspeedways,” said Downing. “The Observer study underscores what we have known to be true. Racing accidents occurring at lower rates of speed can be fatal. If more people were aware of this information, we could save some lives.” -- The story about the safety study appeared on the Observer’s racing web site (thatsracin.com) and on the front page of the Observer’s print editions prior to this year’s Daytona 500, the tenth anniversary of the fatal accident of Dale Earnhardt on the final lap of the race in 2001.
The Observer’s inaugural landmark study examined the number of deaths in all forms of racing in the U.S. over the ten years prior to Feb. 18, 2001, the date of Earnhardt’s crash. The recent study examined the years from that day in 2001 to the present. The latest study found that deaths at small tracks increased to at least 124 over the last ten years compared to at least 115 in the previous ten years. Drag strips experienced the sharpest percentage increase according to the Observer study. At least 58 fatalities occurred in the last ten years versus at least 42 in the prior 10-year period. The study acknowledged the use of better safety equipment in addition to track and car improvements helped NASCAR’s top three touring divisions reduce fatal accidents to zero in the ten years following Earnhardt’s crash. But racers on small tracks and drag strips have been less committed to taking advantage of improvements in safety technology such as the HANS Device. “Weekend warriors sometimes are more inclined to buy a new set of tires than to invest in safety equipment,” said Downing. “This study by the Observer confirms that participants need to look more closely at the issue of safety out of concern for themselves and members of their families.” -- Source: (thatsracin.com)
Wingo Named Crew Chief Of The Race At Daytona
Donnie Wingo, crew chief for the No. 21 Wood Brothers Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion driven by rookie Trevor Bayne, has been named the WYPALL* Wipers Crew Chief of the Race following Sunday's 53rd running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Bayne pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in the history of NASCAR. In only his second career start, the 20-year-old captured the checkered flag in the Great American Race, holding off a late charge by fellow Ford driver Carl Edwards and giving the famed Woods Brothers their fifth Daytona 500 victory. Wingo and company gave Bayne what he called "a rocket" of a car after overcoming adversity. After qualifying third, Bayne was involved in a last-lap crash during Thursday's Gatorade Duel (a unique heat-race format that determines the starting order for the Daytona 500), forcing the Wingo-led team to completely rebuild the car. When the green flag fell Sunday, it was evident that Wingo and his team made the right repairs. Bayne quickly moved from his 32nd starting position to the top-10, before pulling to the head of the field on the final green-white-checkered-flag finish. The win was the first for the Woods Brothers - a pioneer NASCAR team since the 1950s - in 10 years and their first Daytona 500 triumph since 1976 when Hall of Famer David Pearson took the red and white, gold numeral No. 21 to Victory Lane.
WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief Results
Steve Addington led Kurt Busch's No. 2 Shell-Pennzoil team to an impressive fifth-place finish. He led 10 times for 19 laps. Busch thought he would have a shot at the victory with his brother Kyle running in tow helping push him to the front, but Kyle had a late-race pit stop just before the final restart of the day. It was a solid week for Busch as he won the Budweiser Shootout and the first Gatorade Duel qualifying race on Thursday. Paul Wolfe and the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge of Brad Keselowski finished in a disappointing 29th following an incident on lap 167 which sent Keselowski into the wall, ending his day. Starting from the 16th position, the Wolfe-led team led nine laps and remained in the top-10 for the first 50 laps.
WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief Voting Team
Addington and Wolfe, along with Hammond and Sirius NASCAR Radio's Claire B. Lang, serve as the panel for the WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief Challenge and vote for the weekly crew chief winners. Each weekly WYPALL Crew Chief Challenge winner will be a guest on Lang's "Dialed In" program on Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 128 at 8 p.m. EST on Wednesdays throughout the season. The crew chief with the most weekly top wins will be honored as the WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief of the Year and will be presented a $10,000 check during the weekend of the WYPALL 200 Presented by Kimberly-Clark Professional Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday, November 12, 2011. The winner will also serve as the race's Grand Marshal.
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- Coverage of Qualifying for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 (k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is scheduled for Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 3:40pm/et.
Television (TV): SPEED, 3:30pm/et
Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio 128, last season thru nascar.com only
Jayski.com: Jayski's Phoenix Qualifying Page
Qualifying Re-Air: none scheduled - NASCAR will look at changes for Talladega: NASCAR officials are looking at changes for Talladega based on last week's Daytona 500 but admit that maybe nothing needs to be done. The two-by-two drafting that dominated Daytona is expected to play a key role at Talladega, the next restrictor-plate race. So, what might NASCAR do before the April 17 race there? "We're still looking at some things," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition. "I don't think it's something that's broken; that's my personal opinion. We'll have to see. I think we'll just have to sit back and watch a little bit of it and see what happens....We're getting some feedback from teams, but, ultimately, we have to make the decisions on what is good for the garage area. So, we're continuing our internal discussions, knowing that the timeline is very short because teams are preparing for Talladega already."(Virginian Pilot)(2-26-2011)
- Should drivers communicate with each other during races? Drivers were able to communicate with non-teammates for the first time during the Daytona 500, which added an intriguing element to NASCAR's biggest race. Because there was a need for two-car tandems to work together while the race was going on, many drivers set their radios up so they could speak with their competitors. But some drivers believe the practice should be banned. "I think NASCAR should step in on drivers getting on other teams' radios," #22-Kurt Busch said. "... We shouldn't be able to communicate with radios." #5-Mark Martin had only four drivers among his options for chatting: His three teammates and #43-AJ Allmendinger. But the veteran agreed with Busch, saying he hopes his competitors "clean the radios up." #27-Paul Menard said he had 12 different drivers on his radio during the Daytona 500 - and was just fine with continuing the practice for future restrictor-plate races if NASCAR doesn't pass a rule against it. #99-Carl Edwards backed the open radio communication between drivers based on safety reasons, calling it "necessary."(SB Nation)(2-26-2011)
- Harvick not concerned about Daytona engine failure: From Kevin Harvick's media availability Friday at Phoenix:
DID YOU GUYS FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ENGINE? "Yes."
WHAT HAPPENED? "It broke. (laughter)"
ANY MORE DETAILS? "Yes, not that I'm going to tell you but they have a good idea. They called me Monday morning and told me what had happened and I feel like they have a good direction to fix it."
WAS IT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR SOMETHING? "Both of them."
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT GOING FORWARD? "No, I don't think it's something to worry about. I think it's just something we have to make an adjustment on. I think the No. 29 and No. 31 both had the same problem."(Chevy PR)
AND: Kevin Harvick's and Jeff Burton's early Daytona departures were due to scuffed pistons in the engine. The Earnhardt Childress Racing engine department worked overtime this week to recreate the overheating situation that occurred because the current pistons were not designed to the same degree as the block.(Fox Sports)(2-26-2011) - Allmendinger interested in IndyCar offer: Former open-wheel driver #43-A.J. Allmendinger says he might be open to racing in IndyCar's season finale in Las Vegas for a chance at $5 million. Allmendinger, who switched to NASCAR in 2008, says while driving in the Oct. 16 race is an unlikely scenario, the prize money would be good incentive to give it a try. IndyCar announced last week that it will allow up to five qualified drivers from outside the series a chance to win $5 million if they're able to win the race. Allmendinger, Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Stewart have been mentioned as drivers who might give it a try because of their backgrounds in open-wheel racing. Montoya said it would be logistically impossible since NASCAR races in Charlotte that same weekend.(Associated Press/ESPN.com)(2-26-2011)
- Germain, Landon Cassill to run full season: UPDATE: Building on their heritage in motorsports, Big Red and ALL SPORT Body Quencher return to Sprint Cup competition in 2011 with a full time entry in the Sprint Cup series. Landon Cassill will drive the #60 car beginning with the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 Sprint Cup Series Race at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend and will race for the full season. Launched in 1937, Big Red, with its distinctive flavor and widespread distribution in 44 states, was one of the nation's fastest growing soft drink brands in 2010. ALL SPORT is one of the nation's leading sports drinks and has an extensive history in motorsports including Tommy Kendall's Championship in the Trans Am series.(Co-Pilott Motorsports Marketing)(2-24-2011)
UPDATE: Despite the agreement, the team is apparently still in need of additional sponsorship to continue. Landon Cassil tweeted, "Great week, Big Red colors on the #60 car, still [start & park] but hopefully opportunities keep coming. gotta keep working, it's still week to week."(2-26-2011) - Qualifying Order: for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 (k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is posted, qualifying order was set by the drivers fastest practice speed in either session [if more then one was held], with the top-35 in owners points going first, with slowest in practice going first and the fastest in practice going last, Then the non-top 35 in owners points go out, slowest in practice first and fastest go out last.
44 cars/drivers are listed.
The first of the top-35 drivers scheduled to go out is #71-Lally.
The final top-35 driver scheduled to go out is #22-Busch [fastest overall in the two practices].
The first go-or-go homer scheduled to qualify [36th] is #92-Keselowski with the final driver scheduled to qualify being #13-Mears.
See the full qualifying order on the Phoenix Qualifying Page.(2-25-2011) - Happy Hour Practice: for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 (k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is over, the top five, slowest and notes
#18-Busch 136.085
#6-Ragan 136.034
#99-Edwards 136.034
#1-McMurray 135.993
#16-Biffle 135.716
slowest: #71-Lally 130.317, #92-Keselowski 128.255
notes: #36-Blaney spun coming off turn two and slid into the inside retaining wall. He will have to go to a backup.
See all practice speeds on the Phoenix Practice Speeds page. (2-25-2011)
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OVERWHELMING REACTION FORCES OFFICIALS TO MOVE
TREVOR BAYNE HOMECOMING RALLY TO KNOXVILLE CIVIC CENTER
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Friday, Feb. 25, 2011) – Since the announcement yesterday of a homecoming rally Monday, Feb. 28, for Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne, response, questions, phone calls and emails have prompted officials to move the event to the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum.
Originally planned for Market Square downtown in Bayne’s hometown of Knoxville, Tenn., rally organizers with Bristol Motor Speedway, Food City and the City of Knoxville decided Friday afternoon to shift sites to the Mary Costa Plaza location.
“People obviously have latched on to what a great story Trevor is and how well he has handled all of this immediate attention,” said Jerry Caldwell, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Bristol Motor Speedway. “Citizens not only of Knoxville, but all over the state of Tennessee are proud of this young man and so many have expressed an interest in coming, everyone involved believed this was a logical step.”
On a whirlwind media tour since his Feb. 20 win in the Daytona 500, including stops in New York, California and Chicago, Bayne’s stop in his hometown allows his “home” track of Bristol Motor Speedway, its sponsor Food City, and the City of Knoxville to say congratulations to the driver who just turned 20 the day before his big win.
Other than the location change, event times remain the same with the rally scheduled from 3:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Bayne will be honored on stage by Knoxville Mayor Daniel T. Brown, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, Food City President and CEO Steven C. Smith, and Caldwell.
At the rally, fans will be able to purchase the Bristol Bayne Backer ticket package for a special price of $100. Included in the package is a ticket to the Jeff Byrd 500 Presented by Food City (March 20), the Scotts EZ Seed 300 (March 19), a special Bristol Bayne Backer t-shirt and be part of a question and answer session with Bayne in the BMS hospitality area. All Bristol Bayne Backer ticket holders also will be seated in proximity to each other so that Bayne’s cheering section will be obvious in the BMS grandstands.
The Bristol Bayne Backer special offer of $100 will only be available at the rally from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Fans not able to attend the rally can call the BMS ticket office at 423-BRISTOL or toll free at 1-866-415-4158 to order tickets. After 5 p.m. the ticket package will be sold for $121.
ESPN’s Jerry Punch will be the emcee of the event, while a number of other city and state officials, as well as actor David Keith, a Knoxville native and legendary NASCAR car owners Eddie and Len Wood will participate in the event.
Parking for the event is available in all City parking garages as well as the Jackson Avenue surface lot. Please go to http://www.cityofknoxville.org/map for parking information.
The Jeff Byrd 500 Presented by Food City race weekend gets under way March 18 with Ford Fan Friday qualifying, followed by the Scotts EZ Seed Showdown Friday, March 19 at 2 p.m. and the Jeff Byrd 500 Presented by Food City, which takes the green flag at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 20.
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NEXT RACE: Bashas Supermarkets 200, Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Phoenix Internatinal Raceway
- Keselowski fastest in happy hour: #22-Brad Keselowski was quickest during happy hour at Phoenix International Raceway with a speed of 132.071mph. He was followed by: #18-Kyle Busch, #60-Carl Edwards, #33-Carl Edwards, #33-Kevin Harvick, #2-Elliott Sadler, #30-Ryan Newman, #32-Reed Sorenson, #66-Steve Wallace, #38-Jason Leffler, and #11-Brian Scott. 35 drivers practiced during the session. Complete results are posted on the Phoenix practice results page.(2-25-2011)
- Busch fastest in opening practice: #18-Kyle Busch was the fastest in the opening practice session for the Bashas Supermarkets 200. His top speed was 132.275mph. #16-Trevor Bayne was second at 132.246mphmph. The rest of the top 10: #99-Ryan Truex, #60-Carl Edwards, #22-Brad Keselowski, #20-Joey Logano, #30-Ryan Newman, #88-Aric Almirola, #2-Elliott Sadler, and #33-Kevin Harvick. There were no incidents during the session. Complete results are posted on the Phoenix practice results page.(2-25-2011)
- Entry List:There are just 40 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's Bashas Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. (2-21-2011)
Some Notes:
Cars entered last week but not this week include: #05 Day Racing, #1 Phoenix Racing, #5 JR Motorsports, #4 Kevin Harvick Inc, and #12-Penske Racing;
Penske was a top 30 car and locked into the field;
Timmy Hill will make his debut in the #15 for Rick Ware (using Germain owner points);
Charles Lewandoski will drive the TriStar #19;
The #27 Baker Curb entry does not have a driver named, but is expected to be a start and park;
Ryan Nemwan will drive the Turner Motorsports #30;
Carl Long will be in the #41 for Rick Ware;
Mike Bliss moves to the TriStar #44;
The Jimmy Means #52 is listed as TBA, that team may withdraw after their Daytona wreck;
Blake Koch will drive the MacDonald Motorsports #81;
Note: There are currently only 29 cars that are locked in for certain. Unknown at this point if 29 cars will be locked in at Phoenix or of the #81 MacDonald Motorsports team, who ended 2010 31st in owners points, will become locked in.
UPDATE: Justin Marks will be in the #27 for Baker-Curb.(2-23-2011)
UPDATE 2: The #52 team will make the trip to Phoenix, with Daryl Harr driving.(2-23-2011)
UPDATE 3: There are 40 cars at the track. Because the #12 team is not attempting the race, the #81 team will be locked in.(2-25-2011)
See the complete list on the Phoenix entry list page. - Nationwide Series Live from Phoenix on ESPN2: The NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend and ESPN2 will have a live, flag-to-flag telecast of the 200-mile event on Saturday, Feb. 26. NASCAR Countdown airs at 5 p.m. ET, while the race telecast starts at 5:30 p.m. Marty Reid will call the action with analysis by Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree. Tim Brewer will report from the ESPN Craftsman Tech Garage, while pit reporters will be Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch and Vince Welch. NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN pit studio will be hosted by Allen Bestwick with analysis by Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty. The studio team will interact with the booth during the telecast of the race. (ESPN)(2-21-2011)
· Shortest field since 2001: Only 40 Nationwide cars are entered for Saturday's race - three short of a full field. With the series switching to a new car for this season, the costs have proved challenging for some teams. This will be the first time since February 2008 that the Nationwide Series has not had a full 43-car field. It is the first time that there have been 40 or fewer cars for a Nationwide race since Watkins Glen in 2001. (Virginian-Pilot)(2-26-2011)
· Great Clips renews Atlanta race sponsorship: Great Clips will again serve as the title sponsor of the Labor Day weekend NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 3, the Great Clips 300. The event will showcase Great Clips, the world's largest hair salon brand with nearly 3,000 locations in more than 140 markets, as the title sponsor and official hair care provider of Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 195-lap Great Clips 300 will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night and is the second of three nights of NASCAR racing during the Sept. 2-4 Labor Day NASCAR race weekend.(AMS)(2-25-2011)
· Bayne still needs sponsors: Daytona 500 winner #21-Trevor Bayne is still working on finding sponsors for his Sprint Cup and Nationwide cars. The 20-year-old driver said he'd like to add both races at Talladega, but doesn't have anything lined up. He also says Friday his car would have a lot of open spaces on it this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway because the Wood Brothers are still trying to line up more sponsors. Bayne is scheduled for 18 Sprint Cup races, but would like a full season. His Nationwide car does not have a sponsor.(Associated Press/ESPN.com)(2-25-2011)
· Go Green Racing and Josh Wise support RememberTheMiners.org at Phoenix: RememberTheMiners.org is an associate sponsor on the #39 StopRepairBills.com Ford for the Nationwide Series Bashas' Supermarket 200. The #39 will be driven by Josh Wise. This is the second partnership program between a NASCAR team and RememberTheMiners.org. The first RTM program was supported by 2000 Sprint Cup Champion Bobby Labonte at the 2010 Memorial Day Coca-Cola 600 race in Charlotte, North Carolina. RememberTheMiners.org was formed in 2010 to help bring awareness/support of the UBBFF and now: Helps raise money for the WV Coal Foundation and other industry scholarships; Supports miner related issues through advocacy content and event sponsorship; Produces digital media, earned media and collateral to promote, educate, and rebrand the coal and mining industry by putting the miners first.(PLAY DSM/ Spire Sports + Entertainment)(2-25-2011)
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Courtesy of Jayski
LAST RACE: Phoenix International Raceway -- Lucas Oil 150, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011
- Busch wins at Phoenix: Kyle Busch driving the Kyle Busch Motorsports #18-Dollar General Toyota took the checkered flag just ahead of #2-Clint Bowyer to win the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. As with last fall's race, it was pretty much a two-truck race, but unlike the fall race, this time Busch prevailed; picking up his 25th series win. This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in seven races at Phoenix International Raceway. Bowyer finished second. Rounding out the top ten were; #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #13-Johnny Sauter, #3-Austin Dillon, #60-Cole Whitt, #88-Matt Crafton, #51-Justin Johnson, #22-Joey Coulter, #23-Jason White. Cole Whitt (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie. Matt Crafton leads the point standings by 1 points over Clay Rogers. There was 1 lead change among 2 drivers with 8 caution flags for 38 laps. Complete race results are posted on the Phoenix Race Results Page.(Unofficial)(2-25-2011)
- Race Awards:
Exide Start Positive, Stay Positive Award: Clint Bowyer, #2
Featherlite Most Improved Driver: Ron Hornaday Jr, #33 25 Places
Keystone Light Pole Award: Clint Bowyer, #2 133.949 mph
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Triad, #18
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Ron Hornaday Jr, #33
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award: Mike Skinner, #45 12 places
Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Cole Whitt, #60
(NASCAR Statistics)(2-25-2011) - Driver Point Standings following the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway:
1) #88-Matt Crafton, 71
2) #92-Clay Rogers, 70 -1
3) #60-Cole Whitt, 68 -3
4) #13-Johnny Sauter,67 -4
5) #17-Timothy Peters, 66 -5
6) #3-Austin Dillon, 63 -8
7) #1-Jeffrey Earnhardt, 62 -9
8) #9-Max Papis, 61 -10
9) #7-Miguel Paludo, 59 -12
10) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. 57 -14(Unofficial)(2-25-2011
· Kahne to drive #18 at Darlington: Kyle Busch Motorsports has announced that Kasey Kahne will drive the team's No. 18 Toyota Tundra in the Too Tough to Tame 200 at Darlington Raceway on Saturday, March 12. Toyota will serve as the primary sponsor for the defending NASCAR Camping World Series owners' champions and The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) will join the KBM sponsor lineup as an associate sponsor for the race. In Kahne's first career Camping World Truck Series start, he drove the No. 2 Team ASE truck to victory in the 2004 Darlington 200 at Darlington Raceway. He returned to the seat of the No. 2 truck the following week for the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and once again was victorious. After a five-year absence from the Truck Series, the Enumclaw, Wash. native was tabbed to pilot the No. 18 Toyota Tundra for KBM in the Pocono Mountains 125 at Pocono Raceway last July. The 30-year nearly made it three victories in three career starts, leading 17 of 55 laps before finishing second to Elliott Sadler.(Kyle Busch Motorsports PR)(2-25--2011)
· Congrats to Joe & Meagan Denette: As if winning the lottery and owning a new race team were not enough, Joe Denette, President of Joe Denette Motorsports, and wife Meagan have something else to be thankful for. The couple welcomed their first child, Bentley Austin Denette, to the world today at 1:37 p.m. Bentley is 7 pounds, 1 ounce and 20.5 inches. Both mother and baby are doing well.(Joe Denette Motorsports PR)(2-25-2011)
· Cambensy announces 2011 plans as JJCR development driver: Cody Cambensy of Tucson, Arizona is happy to announce his partnership with Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing (JJCR) in 2011. Cambensy who made his first career NASCAR start in the Camping World Truck Series last October at Martinsville went on to compete at his home track, Phoenix International Raceway, in the K&N Pro Series, in November. Cambensy will be piloting a Ford F-150 for JJCR in select Camping World Truck series events adding to his impressive resume. Cambensy is pleased to announce his continued partnership with Motor Whiskey, MasterCraft Safety, and Crime Guard Security Screens. The young driver will focus on gaining respect from veteran drivers in the truck series and his main focus is to gain experience and needed approvals from NASCAR for the bigger tracks. In order to further his racing knowledge, he will be attending NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series races with JJCR when he is not in the driver's seat. He is expected to announce his first race event of 2011 soon.(WhoWon.com)(2-25-2011)
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Courtesy of TruckSeries.Com
Kyle Busch Wins Desert Duel
02-25-2011 | Tom Jensen, SPEED.com
Kyle Busch dominates in the desert to win the NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series Lucas Oil 150... (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR)
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCWTS11/articles/000000/000073.htm
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A R C A (Automobile Racing Club of America)
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Courtesy of ARCA
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Ryan Wilson Joining Win-Tron for Five in 2011 |
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(RANDLEMAN, N.C. - February 26, 2011) - Nineteen-year-old Ryan Wilson announced this week that he will drive five races for Win-Tron Racing over the course of the 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season. |
http://www.arcaracing.com/news.php?contentid=10505
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U S A R (United Speed Alliance Racing)
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Courtesy of USAR
CAP Sports Group Hired to Oversee TV for USAR Pro Cup Series
Regional television package, syndication put Pro Cup Series Back on Television
Roxboro, N.C. -- USAR Pro Cup Series will return to television in a big way in 2011. The Series has re-hired a leader in sports television syndication, CAP Sports Group to get the auto racing series distributed nationwide. In 2008, the last year CAP Sports oversaw the distribution of the series, USAR cleared more than 65 million households in its comprehensive television package.
“I’ve really enjoyed working with the series from 2005-08,” said Curt Pires, owner of CAP Sports Group, LLC. “ USAR Pro Cup Series is a proven product that affiliates across the country have raved about and want back. I look forward to re-establishing agreements with regional sports networks in the coming months to carry the 2011 races.”
USAR and CAP Sports will be making several major affiliate announcements in the coming weeks and foresee 2011 distribution exceeding 65 million households.
"All of us at USAR headquarters are excited to finally have a leader in the sports industry to take our one hour race shows to a large segment of grassroots race fans”, said Chip Lofton, USAR CEO.
CAP Sports is a sports media company that specializes in creating unique business plans to fit the individual client. It has experienced great success in its first seven years. And its list of clientele is pretty impressive.
In addition to the USAR Pro Cup Series, CAP Sports has worked with the Charlotte Bobcats, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, U.S. Naval Academy, Charlotte Touchdown Club, USA Football, Time Warner Cable Sports and the Great Alaska Shootout on various media projects.
Prior to starting CAP Sports, Pires spent nearly 14 years at ESPN, Inc. in many different facets of the company, including syndication sales and production, regional and national programming and communications. He headed ESPN’s efforts to create a syndication sales arm in 2002 and lead the company’s regional sports network strategy including the syndication of ESPNEWS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON USAR – www.usarprocup.com
USAR CEO: Chip Lofton 877-215-8049
Administrative Assistant: Jennifer McManus 877-215-8049
Series Director: Jack McNelly 704-576-7831
TV Production: John Williford 336-330-2383
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CAP SPORTS GROUP – www.capsportsgroup.com
CAP Sports Group: Curt Pires 704-806-3217
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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
http://localracing.nascar.com/news/6
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Ranger aims for a win close to home
Toronto Sun
Andrew Ranger has two NASCAR Canadian Tire Series championship rings, a rookie of the year trophy in the Toyota Atlantic series and a podium finish from his days in the Champ Car World Series. Now he wants to win Canada's only NASCAR Nationwide race. ...
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/autos/2011/02/24/17400341.html
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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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Busch victorious at Phoenix
Http://www.mtrmedia.com/campingworldtruckseries/2011/02/Busch-victorious-at-Phoenix.html
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/Guest/NJ/022611.html
A City With-in a City - For a Day
By Norm Johnson
Trevor Bayne Crashes On First Practice Lap At Phoenix
AJ Allmendinger Heard Strange Voices During Daytona 500
Should NASCAR Ban Radio Communication Among Drivers?
http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2011/2/25/2015819/nascar-radio-communication-daytona-talladega-2011
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T V * L I S T I N G S
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Courtesy of Race Fan TV
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 | ||
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2:00P-3:30 |
SPEED |
NASCAR Nationwide Series QUALIFYING, Bashas’ Supermarkets 200, Phoenix Intl. Raceway, HD, L |
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3:30P-5:00 |
SPEED |
NASCAR Sprint Cup QUALIFYING, SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix Intl. Raceway, HD, L |
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5:00P-5:30 |
espn2/TSN2 |
NASCAR Nationwide Series COUNTDOWN, Bashas’ Supermarkets 200, Phoenix Intl. Raceway, HD, L |
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5:30P-8:00 |
espn2/TSN2 |
NASCAR Nationwide Series Bashas’ Supermarkets 200, Phoenix Intl. Raceway, HD, L (expect green at 5:45P) |
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7:00P-7:30 |
SPEED |
SPEED Center, Motor Racing News, HD, L |
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7:30P-10:30P |
SPEED |
AMA Monster Energy Supercross Special, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA, HD, L |
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11:00P-1:00A |
espn2 |
NHRA Full Throttle drag series QUALIFYING, Kragen O'Reilly Auto Parts Winternationals, Pomona Raceway Pomona, CA, HD, SDD |
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 | ||
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9:00A-9:55 |
espn2 |
NASCAR Now, HD, L |
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12:00n-12:30P |
SPEED |
SPEED Center, Motor Racing News, HD, L |
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12:00n-6:00P |
ESPN3.com |
NHRA Full Throttle drag series Kragen O'Reilly Auto Parts Winternationals, Pomona Raceway Pomona, CA, L |
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12:30P-2:30 |
SPEED |
NASCAR RaceDay, preview of today’s SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix Intl. Raceway, HD, L |
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2:30P-3:00 |
FOX/TSN2 |
NASCAR Sprint Cup PRE-RACE SHOW, SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix Intl. Raceway, HD, L |
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3:00P-6:30 |
FOX/TSN2 |
NASCAR Sprint Cup SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix Intl. Raceway, HD, L (expect green at 3:14P) |
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4:00P-5:00 |
SPEED |
National Arenacross Series, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO, Jan 16/11, HD, N |
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5:00P-6:00 |
SPEED |
FIM World Superbike, Philip Island, Race #1, Australia, HD, SDD, N |
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6:00P-7:00 |
SPEED |
FIM World Superbike, Philip Island, Race #2, Australia, HD, SDD, N |
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7:00P-10:00 |
espn2 |
NHRA Full Throttle drag series ELIMINATIONS, Kragen O'Reilly Auto Parts Winternationals, Pomona Raceway Pomona, CA, HD, SDD |
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7:00P-8:00 |
SPEED |
SPEED Center, Motor Racing News, HD, L |
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8:00A-9:00 |
SPEED |
NASCAR Victory Lane, SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix Intl. Raceway, HD, N |
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9:00P-10:00 |
SPEED |
Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain, HD, L |
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28 | ||
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5:00P-6:00 |
espn2 |
NASCAR Now, HD, L |
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7:00P-8:00 |
SPEED |
NASCAR Race Hub, HD, N |
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TUESDAY, MARCH 1 | ||
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2:30P-3:30 |
SPEED |
FIM World Supersport, Philip Island, Australia, Feb 27/11, N |
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5:00P-5:30 |
espn2 |
NASCAR Now, HD, L |
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7:00P-8:00 |
SPEED |
NASCAR Race Hub, HD, N |
We do not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/
Always CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS!
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