Archive for May, 2009
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Brett Moffitt won at South Boston Speedway Saturday night in the Camping World East Series South Boston 150. And at the age of 16 years, 9 months and 23 days, Moffitt becomes the youngest driver to win a Camping World Series race, eclipsing the previous mark set by Joey Logano, now, obviously, a Sprint Cup regular. Moffitt had previously broken the record for youngest pole winner in a Camping World Series (again breaking Logano’s record) at the season inaugural at Greenville Pickens Speedway in South Carolina. Part-time RCR development driver Ryan Gifford finished second and Ryan Truex, younger brother of Martin Truex, Jr. and MWR development driver finished third. Points leader Jody Lavender was fourth and Max Gresham, making his Camping World Series debut for JGR, finished fifth.
NASCAR Home Tracks: Moffitt Keeps Breaking Records
Tags: Brett Moffitt, Camping World East Series, Greenville Pickens Speedway, Jody Lavender, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Max Gresham, Michael Waltrip Racing, mini, Richard Childress Racing, Ryan Gifford, Ryan Truex, South Boston Speedway
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
And not one single lazy Great Scott joke.
wins the AAA Insurance 200
Camping World Truck Series race at
Dover. However, the real story was the power and efficiency in the failure rate of front right tires: failure so massive and pervasive that hack writers could consider comparing it to Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812. (Ironically, you could easily use Tchaikovsky’s commemorative overture in montages of both failures.)
Too obtuse?
The tire failures ultimately sunk the chances of Ron Hornaday early and Kyle Busch and Colin Braun late.
For the full results, click through below.
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Tags: Andy Ponstein, Brandon Knupp, Brent Raymer, Brian Ickler, Brian Scott, Camping World Truck Series, Chad McCumbee, Chris Fontaine, Colin Braun, David Starr, Dennis Setzer, Dexter Bean, Dover International Speedway, J.R. Fitzpatrick, James Buescher, Jason White, Johnny Benson, Johnny Chapman, Johnny Sauter, Kevin Lepage, Kyle Busch, Mario Gosselin, Matt Crafton, Max Papis, Mike Skinner, Norm Benning, Rick Crawford, Ron Hornaday, Ryan Hackett, Scott Wimmer, Stacy Compton, T.J. Bell Jr., Tayler Malsam, Terry Cook, Tim Bainey Jr., Timothy Peters, Todd Bodine, Wayne Edwards
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
That's the second time this year he's snuck in to get a win at the end.
took advantage of late contact between
Kyle Busch and
Joey Logano after Kyle lost a tire to steal a win at the Heluva Good! 200
Nationwide Series race at
Dover that was dominated by the two
Joe Gibbs Racing drivers. Keselowski has only led 29 laps at all levels of NASCAR this year, but he’s still managed to pick up two wins.
Joey Logano finished second, Clint Bowyer finished third. Brian Vickers and Carl Edwards round out the Top 5. Kyle Busch ended up finishing 17th.
Click through for the FULL race results.
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Tags: Bobby Hamilton Jr., Brad Keselowski, Brandon Whitt, Brendan Gaughan, Brian Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Atwood, Clint Bowyer, Danny O'Quinn Jr., David Ragan, Dennis Setzer, Eric McClure, Greg Biffle, Jason Keller, Jason Leffler, Joey Logano, John Wes Townley, Johnny Chapman, Justin Allgaier, Ken Butler, Kenny Wallace, Kertus Davis, Kevin Conway, Kevin Harvick, Kevin Lepage, Kyle Busch, Marc Davis, Mark Green, Michael Annett, Michael McDowell, Mike Bliss, Mike Harmon, Morgan Shepherd, Nationwide Series, Paul Menard, Peyton Sellers, Ryan Newman, Scott Lagasse Jr., Scott Speed, Scott Wimmer, Steve Wallace, Terry Cook, Tony Raines
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Yes, they are giving Tony a serious role. (Photo: Autostock)
Yes, we all had a laugh thinking about what “key role”
Tony Eury, Jr. had in store for him at
Hendrick Motorsports after being let go as crew chief for
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., but Hendrick just sent out a press release that gives us a real answer. Starting Tuesday, Eury will be accompanying
Jimmie Johnson, overseeing road course testing at a two-day session at Carolina MotorSports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina. The press release also went on to say that Eury will continue doing crew chief duties, but for
Brad Keselowski in his
Nationwide schedule for Hendrick.
Hendrick Motorsports: Eury to oversee road course testing for No. 48 team next week
Tags: Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Hendrick Motorsports, Jimmie Johnson, mini, Nationwide Series, Tony Eury Jr.
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
19 means 19.
Joey Logano is on the pole for this afternoon’s Heluva Good! 200 Nationwide race at Dover. David Ragan will start second, followed by Kyle Busch, Scott Speed and Kevin Harvick.
The big story that a lot of people were looking for though, Jeffrey Earnhardt, in his first attempt to qualify for a Nationwide race, failed to qualify.
Keep reading for the full starting lineup.
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Tags: Bobby Hamilton Jr., Brad Keselowski, Brandon Whitt, Brendan Gaughan, Brian Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Atwood, Clint Bowyer, Danny O'Quinn Jr., David Ragan, Dennis Setzer, Dover International Speedway, Eric McClure, Greg Biffle, Jason Keller, Jason Leffler, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Joey Logano, John Wes Townley, Johnny Chapman, Justin Allgaier, Ken Butler, Kenny Wallace, Kertus Davis, Kevin Conway, Kevin Harvick, Kevin Lepage, Kyle Busch, Marc Davis, Mark Green, Michael Annett, Michael McDowell, Mike Bliss, Mike Harmon, Morgan Shepherd, Nationwide Series, Paul Menard, Peyton Sellers, Ryan Newman, Scott Lagasse Jr., Scott Speed, Scott Wimmer, Steve Wallace, Terry Cook, Tony Raines
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
No longer Army Strong or a Guitar Hero, Almirola will still need to use his Instinct though.
has finally been able to secure a ride. His
EGR team was
shuttered after
Texas due to lack of sponsorship, but
Billy Ballew has tagged him to drive their 15
Truck Series effort that’s been split between
Shane Sieg and
Brian Ickler this season. This may be just a one-race deal. I don’t have confirmation, but the Texas race is away from the Cup guys next weekend who are at
Pocono. If Ickler is subbing for
Kyle Busch again in the 51. They may have just needed a guy to drive the 15 for one weekend. We’ll see what happens.
SPEED TV: TRUCKS: Almirola To Drive Ballew Entry at Texas
Tags: Aric Almirola, Billy Ballew Motorsports, Brian Ickler, Camping World Truck Series, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, Kyle Busch, mini, Pocono Raceway, Shane Sieg
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
This really isn't as revealing as you might think.
Entered into evidence as part of
Jeremy Mayfield’s lawsuit against NASCAR, the
Charlotte Observer has gotten ahold of NASCAR’s official substance abuse policy document. Now, I want to say first off that this isn’t anywhere
NEAR as interesting as you might think. In fact, it reads pretty much like that dull document you might have gotten from your own employer—the one you probably skimmed over and thought, “This doesn’t apply to me.” Well, looking through it, it does make me wonder if Jeremy Mayfield thought the same thing—didn’t think twice about it, maybe signed an approval saying he read and understood it, and now look where he is.
Charlotte Observer: NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy (PDF)
Tags: Jeremy Mayfield, mini
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
Since amphetamines have a high potential for abuse, Adderall should only be prescribed as part of an overall multimodal treatment program for ADHD with close physician supervision. --Adderall Advertisement
Many have been wanting an answer from NASCAR as to what
Jeremy Mayfield has been accused of taking. According to Charlotte television station WCNC, we may have an answer.
They are reporting that Mayfield’s attorney has said that NASCAR has accused him of using amphetamines and are filing a lawsuit against NASCAR and testing lab Aegis, “accusing NASCAR of unfair trade practices, negligence, defamation, breach of contract and breach of the Persons with Disabilities Act.” It goes on to say “Mayfield has said in the past that he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.”
This answers one basic question, but raises many more.
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Tags: Aaron Fike, Jeremy Mayfield, Shane Hmiel
Posted in Drugs Are Bad Mmmkay? | 17 Comments »
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
This storyline may be over before it ever really began.
Overshadowed by the
Dale Earnhardt, Jr./
Tony Eury, Jr. saga, was the simple notification on
J.J. Yeley’s website saying that he and
Mayfield Motorsports will not be running this weekend in
Dover. No word was given for why specifically, but surely it’s not easy to attract new sponsors to a team helmed by a driver accused of violating drug policy. The only two sponsors
Mayfield had previously were the All Sport family of companies, of which CEO
Gary Smith is still supposed to be a part owner, and that SmallSponsor.com, which was only running a one-month campaign, far as I know. So, the question is whether All Sport has backed out at this point of the venture or not. If so, that will likely be the end of the team altogether, but that hasn’t been verified yet. Jayski also said that Mayfield Motorsports sent all their employees home early on Tuesday. Also, clearly not a good sign.
This leaves 48 cars on the entry list for Dover.
J.J. Yeley: Autism Speaks 400
Tags: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dover International Speedway, Gary Smith, J.J. Yeley, Jeremy Mayfield, Mayfield Motorsports, mini, Tony Eury Jr.
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Of course I'm after your lucky charms! I need them more than you do!
Okay, I had a good run for a while, but I’ve been stinking things up recently. To be fair, you can’t pick who will benefit because of weather—it was more likely for you to win the lottery than it was for us to get the Top 10 last week.
So, I’m breaking out the rabbits feet, the four-to-seven-leaf clovers and my lucky underwear, to divine some positive mojo for my picks this week.
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Tags: Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darlington Raceway, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Dover International Speedway, Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Nationwide Series, Phoenix International Raceway, Richard Childress Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart
Posted in NASCAR Race Picks | 1 Comment »
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