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Chase Elliott Wins the ARCA 200 at Pocono
posted by Tony Lumbis
Saturday June 8, 2013
Chase Elliott became the youngest superspeedway winner in ARCA history when he took home the checkered flag at Pocono Raceway, the same track where his father, Bill, won 5 times in the Sprint Cup Series. Frank Kimmel, the early favorite, lead the first 22 laps from the pole as he looked to capture his 79th career ARCA win, which would have put him in a tie with Iggy Katona for all time wins in the series. However, Erik Jones took command of the leaderboard on lap 23 and stayed there for 20 circuits unitl his ToyotaCare Camry ran out of fuel. Elliott, who started 32nd as the field was set by owner’s points due to qualifying being rained out, wasted no time moving up through the field. He grabbed the lead on lap 60 and would never look back, fending off a hard charging Jones in the final laps. Kimmel finished third followed by Tom Hessert and Mason Mitchell.
Kurt Busch Wins Happy Hour at Pocono
posted by Tony Lumbis
Saturday June 8, 2013
Kurt Busch and his Furniture Row Racing team lead final practice at Pocono, followed by Jimmie Johnson who lead first practice, Carl Edwards, last week’s winner Tony Stewart and his SHR teammate Ryan Newman. Rounding out the top 10 were Kasey Kahne, Paul Menard, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Michael McDowell and Kyle Busch. Other notables: Kevin Harvick was 12th, Denny Hamlin was 13th, Brad Keselowski was 16th, Matt Kenseth was 18th, Jeff Gordon was 20th, Clint Bowyer was 23rd and Danica Patrick was 29th.
Rain Puts Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards on the Front Row at Pocono
posted by Tony Lumbis
Friday June 7, 2013
The remnants of topical storm Andrea has soaked Pocono Raceway on Friday. Not a single lap was turned at the Tricky Triangle due to the consistent wet weather which cancelled all on-track activities. As a result, the lineup for Sunday’s Party in the Poconos 400 will be set by owner’s points, putting Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards on the front row. Since only 43 cars entered the race, nobody went home.
Ten Fans Injured By Falling Rope at Charlotte
posted by Amy Henderson
Sunday May 26, 2013
Ten fans were injured during the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Guide ropes for a television camera fell onto the race track, damaging several cars and bringing out a lengthy red flag, and pieces of that rope also injured the fans, who were in the in the Turn 4 grandstand. The Speedway issued the following statement: “Ten fans were injured when a nylon rope fell over the grandstands in Turn 4 on lap 121 of tonight’s race. Seven fans were treated for minor cuts and scrapes at on-site care centers and released. Three people were transported to an area hospital for further evaluation. The rope was a guide for the network television CamCat overhead camera system.” We will update with more details as they become available. 10:00 PM UPDATE: So far, officials have not been able to determine the cause of the failure. According to an official release, the system consists of three ropes, including a drive rope which moves the camera back and forth, and two guide ropes. The drive rope failed and fell onto the racing surface. The camera itself did not fall. FOX plans to suspend use of this camera system, which was used during the Daytona 500 and All-Star race, until they complete an investigation of the failure. Fox issued the following in their statement: “We certainly regret that the system failure affected tonight’s event; we apologize to the racers whose cars were damaged, and our immediate concern is for the race fans. We also offer a sincere ‘thank you’ to the staff at CMS for attending to the injuries and keeping us informed on this developing situation.” 12:40 AM UPDATE: Though pravacy laws prevent officials from discussing the specific nature of any injuries, it was reported that the three fans who were transported to a local hospital have all been treated and released.
Busch Dominates, Wins History 300 at Charlotte
posted by Amy Henderson
Saturday May 25, 2013
Kyle Busch led 186 laps en route to a dominating victory in the History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday. It was a record seventh CMS win for Busch and his overall in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Busch’s victory was the most dominant in a 200-lap Nationwide Series race at Charlotte since 1986, when Dale Earnhardt led 194 laps en route to the win. Kasey Kahne looked like he might have something for Busch after a series of late cautions set up a dash to the finish, but the No. 5 faded in the final alps while the No. 54 rolled to the win. Joey Logano, rookie Kyle Larson, and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top 5, with Larson the highest finishing Nationwide Series regular in the race. Larson’s charge through the field in the second half of the race, using the high groove to pass several cars, had the young driver closing on the leaders before a string of cautions shuffled the field. The first half of the race was a test of patience for race teams. Austin Dillon started from the pole but quickly faded, leading just one lap and finishing 14th. The caution didn’t fly for the first 39 laps, until debris in turn three brought the yellow flag out of hiding. Close racing on the restart led to a second yellow flag at lap 47 as Robert Richardson, Johanna Long and Reed Sorenson were all involved in a crash that ended Richardson’s day and caused damage to both Long’s and Sorenson’s machines. The third of seven cautions, for debris, flew at lap 88. The field would not see another caution until lap 154. That yellow flag came out on that lap for debris once again. The final 43 laps were punctuated by three more caution periods, starting at lap 166 with a spin by Travis Pastrana, who hit the inside wall on the backstretch hard enough to lift all four wheels off the ground, reminiscent of Denny Hamlin’s hit at Fontana that sidelined Hamlin for more than a month, but unlike that crash, there was a SAFER barrier where Pastrana slammed the wall, and the driver walked away unhurt. John Wes Townley and Joe Nemechek also sustained damage trying to avoid Pastrana and the cars checking up around him. Just seven laps after the race went back to green, Sorenson spun in Turn 2 for caution number six, and the field went back to green for just two laps before the final caution came out on lap 185 for a crash between Dakoda Armstrong and Michael Annett, who was making his first series start since being injured in a crash at Daytona. That incident set up the 13-lap shootout between Busch and Kahne before Busch pulled away for the win, leaving Logano and Larson to duke it out with Harvick for the rest of the top 5. Trevor Bayne finished sixth, and Justin Allgaier, Matt Kenseth, Parker Kligerman, and Regan Smith rounded out the top 10. Busch was quick to credit his team after the victory. “It was a really great race for us,” said Busch in the media center at Charlotte after the race. “We’ve had a lot of fast race cars this year, and it’s a testament to our team and (crew chief) Adam Stevens and the work that the guys put in. They do such a great job for me, and being able to go out there with some good-driving cars and lead a lot of laps and put them in Victory Lane, I think it’s just a true testament to how good our organization is and how hard these guys work. They never forget what they’re supposed to do. We have to have good race cars from practice and qualifying and into the race, and so having those adjustments all set and having things ready to go is what makes us look so good. “ Smith leaves Charlotte with a 29-point advantage over Hornish in Nationwide Series standings. Allgaier moves into third, 40 back of Smith, and Elliott Sadler dropped to fourth after finishing 13th. Sadler’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Brian Vickers, holds on to fifth spot after a pit gamble didn’t pay off, leaving Vickers, who had been racing with the leaders, with an 11th-place result. Kligerman, Dillon, Brian Scott, Larson, and Alex Bowman finish off the top 10 in points.
Hamlin Snags Coca-Cola 600 Pole With Track Record Time
posted by Amy Henderson
Thursday May 23, 2013
Denny Hamlin shattered the track qualifying record at Charlotte Motor Speedway as he rocketed to the pole for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600. Hamlin had a lap time of 27.604 seconds, or 195.624 miles per hour. Several drivers drove past the old record, set by Greg Biffle in 2012, but it was Hamlin who came out at the top of the heap and holds the new record. Kurt Busch will start on the outside of the front row. Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, and Clint Bowyer round out the top 5. Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Jamie McMurray, and Ryan Newman hold down sixth through tenth places. The pole is Hamlin’s second of 2013; he also started in front at Fontana before an injury in that race sidelined him for over a month. Hamlin says that his back feels “nearly 100%” and that it doesn’t cause him pain while driving. He added that winning the pole helped solidify for him that he is back at a competitive level, but he wants one more thing before he’ll be satisfied. “I think winning would do that. I think ultimately getting the big trophy on Sunday is the validation that you’re truly back,” said Hamlin after his lap. “For me, it’s going to take some wins and some really good consistency throughout these summer months to put ourselves in position to have a chance at a championship. That’s what we’re here for. Even these small victories though give me that confidence that I’m still capable, and I’m still able to do the job at 100 percent like I should be. Any kind of confidence booster for me — it’s always a plus on Sunday.” The Cup teams are next on track Saturday at 10 AM for the weekend’s second practice. Final practice for Sunday’s race is Saturday afternoon at one o’clock. The Coca-Cola 600 is scheduled to start at 6 PM on Sunday and will air on FOX.
Jimmie Johnson wins the Sprint All-Star race.....again
posted by Mike Neff
Sunday May 19, 2013
Five-time is now four-time when it comes to the Sprint All-Star race. Coming into Saturday night’s race, Johnson was tied with Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt for most wins in the annual event with three wins. Johnson bided his time, restarted the last segment in the second spot, dueled Kasey Kahne for two laps to secure the lead and pulled away to a convincing win. Joey Logano started the last segment in the seventh position, took advantage of a slip up by Kyle Busch on the start of the final segment, and ultimately came home in the runner-up spot. Kyle Busch rebounded from his slip up to muscle his way back to third. Kahne started the final segment on the pole but couldn’t hold off Johnson on the first few laps of the restart and ended up fourth. Kurt Busch won two segments, was the first on pit road for the money pit stop, but finished the event in fifth place. Jimmie Johnson summed up his results in two words, “we’re lucky”. It was tongue in cheek but Johnson was poking fun at the people who continue to accuse the No. 48 of preferential treatment, fixed races, and a blind eye to cheating. Johnson has one of the highest winning percentages in NASCAR history and it comes from natural talent and chemistry with his crew. This race also now ties Johnson with Davey Allison as the only two drivers to win the race in back-to-back years. Logano and Busch visited with the media after the race to speak about their runs. Logano was understandably upbeat about his second while Busch was quite dejected, having another All-Star race slip out of his grasp. Kahne spoke about the elephant in the room that is the length of the segments in the race during his post race availability on pit road. He noted that the inherent problem with the format is that the car is designed with downforce, on a track that is cool and has a bunch of grip. The only way to make the races exciting after the first couple of laps of racing would be to extend the segments to the The first 20 lap segment was won by Kurt Busch. Segment two went to his brother Kyle. That segment win allowed Bruton Smith to breathe more easily since he put up a $1,000,000 bonus to anyone who won all four of the segments. Segment three also went to the younger Busch, while the fourth segment win was tallied in brother Kurt’ s account.
Kyle Busch wins the North Carolina Education Lottery 200
posted by Mike Neff
Friday May 17, 2013
‘Rowdy’ Busch was back in his familiar No. 51 truck at his favorite track on the Truck schedule. Busch led 80 laps and thought he should have led more but had a fuel issue on pit road that resulted in him having to battle back through the field. The race was slowed by eight cautions that helped him work his way back through the field. Busch beat Brendan Gaughan to the finish by .488 seconds, while Max Gresham chased them both to the line for his first top three finish of his Truck career. Matt Crafton came home in fourth place after having to battle through a couple of tire mishaps during the event. Ty Dillon rounded out the top 5 for his first finish that high this season. Busch led the race three times for his 80 laps. Miguel Paludo was second on the laps led board with 33. Gaughan, Gresham and Dillon also scored bonus points for leading laps. There were two cautions in the first 72 laps of the race while 29 of the last 62 laps were completed under the yellow flag. Jeb Burton started the race on the pole but did not lead a lap. He did however end the race as the Rookie of the Race for his 13th place finish. Matt Crafton leads Burton by 22 points in the season standings after five races this season.
Matt Kenseth Snatches Victory from the Jaws of Defeat at Darlington
posted by Mike Neff
Sunday May 12, 2013
Kyle Busch appeared to be headed for another weekend sweep after winning the Nationwide race at Darlington on Friday night. However, a funny thing happened as they were bringing out the dustpan. Matt Kenseth chased down the dominant car of the night, passed him with relative ease and then strolled away to a 3.165 second victory. Kenseth led the final 13 laps after Busch had held the point for 265 of the 354 laps leading up to Kenseth’s race winning pass. After Kenseth worked around Busch, the No. 18 slid rapidly backwards over the final eight laps to fall from second to sixth place. Joe Gibbs Racing did manage a 1-2 finish after sweeping the podium in Friday night’s Nationwide tilt. Denny Hamlin, in his first full race back in the car since his vertebrae fracture at California, soldiered through the pain of his arms, neck and shoulders more than his recovered back to wrestle a second place finish away from the Lady in Black. Coming home in third was Jeff Gordon, who turned his 700th career start into a top 3 finish. Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top 5 in the Bojangles Southern 500. Kurt Busch started the race on the pole and led the first 51 laps before coming to the pits for a green flag stop. After the stops cycled through Busch was back at the point for 18 more laps before his brother began his domination. The race went green for the first 302 laps save a seven lap caution stint from lap 125 to lap 131. The final 65 laps saw four more cautions that flew for accidents involving Regan Smith, Brad Keselowski, Casey Mears, Kurt Busch, Josh Wise, David Reutimann and Kasey Kahne. The race saw four leaders including Jeff Gordon in addition to the Busch brothers and Kenseth. The win is Kenseth’s 27th of his career and breaks a tie between himself and his teammate Kyle Busch. The win is Kenseth’s third this season which is the most among all of the competitors in the Cup series. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the Rookie of the Race. Jeff Gordon’s top 5 finish was his 300th of his career. He joins Richard Petty, David Pearson and Bobby Allison as the only four drivers in the history of the sport to accomplish such a feat.
Busch Dominates at Darlington as JGR Sets Nationwide Series Record
posted by Amy Henderson
Friday May 10, 2013
Kyle Busch dominated the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 on Friday night en route to his 56th career Nationwide Series victory and fifth series win of 2013. Joe Gibbs Racing in general was the class of the field all night at Darlington Raceway, claiming four of the top 5 finishing spots, with only fourth-place Joey Logano keeping them from sweeping the top four spots. It was a historic night for JGR, as no team has ever before placed four cars in the top 5. Elliott Sadler finished second to Busch and Brian Vickers third, with Logano and Matt Kenseth rounding out the top 5. Busch led 107 of 147 laps on the way to the win. Sadler was the best among the Nationwide Regulars, finishing second despite an early spin in Turn 2, and gained points on leader Regan Smith, who finished seventh. Kyle Larson continued to impress at the Lady in Black, posting a sixth-place finish in his first Darlington start as he runs for rookie honors. Sam Hornish, Jr., who remained second in points, finished eighth while Kasey Kahne and Justin Allgaier filled the top 10. Smith now leads Nationwide Series points by 28 over Hornish. Sadler jumps two spots to third on his second-place run as Justin Allgaier fell one place to fourth. Vickers gained three sports and is now fifth, 49 behind Smith. Austin Dillon, Parker Kligerman, Brian Scott, Alex Bowman, and Kyle Larson round out the top 10. |
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Voice of Vito · Vito Pugliese · Wednesday October 6, 2010
So we’re three races deep into the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup, and everybody is prattling on how this year marks the closest field ever and a Chase like none other. Yes, the points are close. However, last year at this time the standings were pretty similar, featuring seven drivers within about 100 points. I still maintain that it takes until Charlotte to get a sense of how the final five races will shake out. Talladega, of course, is the game-changer where you just might find yourself holding the winning Powerball ticket in the S.O.L. lottery.
But after the first trio of tracks in the Chase, I do believe some trends are emerging, and I think despite the closeness of the points, the true title contenders have already revealed their hand.
Who’s Out: Clint Bowyer, Matt Kenseth
With John Middlebrook’s upholding of the appeal committee’s decision regarding Bowyer and RCR’s 150-point fine stemming from their No. 33 Chevrolet not passing tear-down inspection at NASCAR’s R&D Center, Bowyer’s midseason rally to make the Chase is now for naught. Although he won the first event at Loudon, the penalty he received ultimately provided him with what amounted to a 40th-place finish. Dover was equally disastrous, with a wall encounter relegating him to 25th in the final rundown, while hope for a rebound at his home track in Kansas only yielded a lackluster 15th-place effort.
Meanwhile, the team which all season had the fastest cars to not win races finally got it together just in time for it to all unravel, fall apart, and completely implode under their own weight.
Though both of these drivers can call themselves Sprint Cup champions, only one is realistically in the running for the 2010 crown.
Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 former Killer Bees (what are they now, the Bad Ass Barneys?) are a different story. Kenseth is on his third crew chief in less than a year, achieving his Chase credentials primarily on the strength of consistent early-season runs with long-since departed head wrench Todd Parrott. Roush Fenway mainstay Jimmy Fennig has helmed the ship since June, with Kenseth scoring his first top 10 since Bristol in August last weekend at Kansas. Kenseth was slow out of the gate, however, finishing 23rd at Loudon and 18th at Dover.
While a top-10 at Kansas is good, it is likely a case of too little, too late. The No. 17 team has not been in a position to win since Martinsville in March, and there has been little to suggest that will change anytime soon.
Just Don’t See It Happening: Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle
Kind of a coincidental paring for two of these drivers. It was at the end of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte that we saw the normally reserved and mellow Burton cussing out Busch for running into the side of him during the final laps of the race. Jeff’s parting shot to Shrub was to “Use your head!” Unfortunately, the younger Busch has been consistently using his mouth – and bumper – making more enemies than friends on the track. The incident that likely will prove his undoing, a retaliatory shot from David Reutimann, will be one he will not overcome, and one that could have been prevented about a month ago.
Had Busch not made the disparaging remarks in his winner’s press conference at Bristol in August about the line Reutimann was running – one being run while suffering from food poisoning – perhaps the No. 00 would have not slammed the No. 18 into the backstretch wall last Sunday. That might be the one freebie that Busch gets. And with Martinsville and Talladega being back-to-back on the schedule, I’d rather have one in my pocket to spend between those two.
Burton sits 101 points out of first, and while he has been traditionally labeled, “The Guy Who Will Top 10 You To Death” – something that would seem to work pretty well for a 10-week playoff (or raceoff, whatever …), that’s not going to work when Jimmie Johnson is back to the form that has seen him win four straight Sprint Cups. Moreover, it really doesn’t work when you trade a top 5 for a 15th courtesy of an unnecessary fuel-mileage gamble, as the No. 31 team did at Loudon. A runner-up finish at Dover was good medicine, indeed, and another top 10 was in play until the final stint in Kansas, when either a bad set of tires or a failed bump stop saw him retreat to the rear, barely managing a top-20 run.
It’s likely going to be a tough year for incumbents across the nation this November, and “The Mayor” looks like he’s in trouble, too.
Greg Biffle may have won this Sunday at Kansas and scored a $100,000 winner’s bonus from Ford, but the first two races dug a deep rut that the No. 16 team may not be able to pull out from. Biffle has excelled on low-banked speedways this year; Indy, Pocono, and now Kansas. Look for a strong run at Auto Club Speedway, the sister track to Michigan International Speedway where he ran fourth in August. But Biffle’s cars have had a history of being streaky this year – a pair of bullets followed by a squib.
The lack of consistency and feast for famine with the No. 16 means that he may win another race – or even two – but a title is unlikely.
Holding On – Just Barely: Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick
If you want a memorable sound bite or some salty radio traffic, it’s hard to top these three hotheads. Get them out of the heat of the battle, and you’d be hard pressed to find three more articulate, measured, and composed individuals. That warrior spirit, though, has conspired to cost them some valuable ground early on in the Chase, and it may prove costly when it’s all said and done.
Though pit strategy and pit road have conspired to mire Stewart 127 points out of the lead, he’s been running at the front since the middle part of the summer.
There is really no way Tony Stewart should not be leading the Sprint Cup standings right now. Not to rub it in, because I’m sure Smoke already realizes that. After radioing to his crew that, “I could give a **** less about fuel mileage right now” during the closing laps at Loudon, Stewart threw away a win and nearly 100 points in the process. A speeding penalty at Dover that left him two laps down and unable to rebound siphoned off at least another 30 – which marries up nicely with the 127 points in arrears he currently finds himself.
I think Smoke’s learned his lesson going forward, and if there is one driver that builds momentum quickly and exponentially, it has traditionally been Tony Stewart.
Remember when The Tasmanian Devil was (regrettably) a prominent fixture in NASCAR promotions about a decade ago? I could have sworn he had taken over the controls of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge in the first two Chase races. Kurt Busch went Berserker at New Hampshire, spinning out and spouting off – though Steve Addington and company were able to help him salvage a 13th-place run. Fourth at Dover was a minor Mopar miracle, following a speeding penalty in the final timing section into his pit box. Kansas saw Busch taking it easy and not getting over aggressive, resulting in a sane, if pedestrian, 13th-place run. So not exactly a stellar start, but there are some very attractive tracks coming up for the flagship Penske team, including Charlotte, where he dominated this past May.
Should Busch and the No. 2 Penske team rally to win from 70 points back, it truly will be a team effort. They are the only Penske car in the Chase – as well as the only Dodge team that is consistently in the top 10 … or top 20, for that matter.
After leading the points nearly all of the regular season, winning three races and sitting third in the standings, I’m still not sold on the No. 29 team as a championship contender. They run well often, but enough to consistently beat the No. 48 and No. 11?
Granted, similar feelings have cost me a fantasy football championship or two, but with the four-week suspension of crew chief and car chief on their No. 33 teammate Clint Bowyer’s machine, there has to be some sort of ripple effect through the RCR organization. Sure, there can be all kinds of talk about focus and keeping your eye on the prize, but the dominoes of decline seem to be making their way down towards Harvick: first Bowyer, with his fine and tough luck at Dover, then Burton at Kansas with late-race handling demons.
Harvick’s best bet to gain some ground will be at Talladega, where he won in April, and Martinsville, where he led 57 laps before going behind the wall with a failed rear gear.
In It To Win It: Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards
Yeah, I know, big surprise here. Jimmie Johnson, really? Way to go out on a limb there. About the only thing that looks out of place right now with the four-time champ is his lettuce. A win and a second, plus a fearlessness to go three-wide on a flat one-mile track should serve as evidence of who everybody else is going to have to beat; and do so by winning races, not just racking up top 10s.
Denny Hamlin has been the one driver to display the ability to match wins, as well as composure, throughout the year. From early season knee surgery to taking an active leadership role among the drivers at JGR, Hamlin has positioned himself well to apply what he’s learned from failed past-Chase bids.
Jeff Gordon, meanwhile, is beginning to assert himself with the top-5 consistency that saw him look to challenge his former protégé to once again become the top dog at HMS. The No. 24 is still missing just a little bit of whatever it is the No. 48 has, but then again, so are 41 other teams in the series.
Of this bunch, the one that I believe stands the best to come out of nowhere is Carl Edwards. He’s made more headlines this year from his run-ins with Brad Keselowski than he has with Sprint Cup results, but I have a feeling that is about to change in the coming weeks. Some of Edwards’ best tracks are coming up, the No. 99 has consistently been the best Ford team the last couple of months, and this bunch is longing for a win. Really bad. As in, they haven’t won in nearly two years.
One thing to keep in mind, though, is that the 2008 season saw this team win nine races, including three of the last four. Edwards has six Chase victories on his resume, and number seven is just around the corner. One other little fun fact about the 2008 campaign that saw Edwards miss the Cup by 69 points: under the old points system, he would have won the title by 16.
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