Posts Tagged ‘Dover International Speedway’
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Cause I'll be rockin this party eight days a week.
Sometimes I struggle with a tie-in for pick and preview posts, sometimes they just fall into my lap. NASCAR is at
Michigan International Speedway this weekend, which is in Brooklyn—albeit not one of the five boroughs, but what better way to present who I feel good about racing in Brooklyn than by being inspired by the rapsmiths who created the
seminal song about insomnious journey to a New York borough.
Thusly, we present our week’s Fantasy NASCAR picks: Beastie Boys Edition.
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Tags: Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Ragan, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Dover International Speedway, Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Michigan International Speedway, Paul Menard, Penske Racing, Pocono Raceway, Red Bull Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing, Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Tony Stewart
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Monday, June 8th, 2009
The best free-range links, hand-picked at the peak of freshness…usually.
- ESPN: Penske says he’s set with Dodge deal
A case where the headline really misses the boat in terms of what’s really going on. Roger Penske, soon to be a part-owner of Saturn (pending approval), said that he plans to stick with Dodge as a manufacturer for at least the three remaining years of his contract with them. People who read that might consider that a vote of confidence for Dodge, but it’s not. Three years from now, Penske will finally have his Renault-powered Saturn Aura being sold across the country and will be in a position with R&D to develop brand new engines for his team. He went on to say that the Saturn Aura is “tailor-made for NASCAR,” which is about as big a hint as I’ve ever seen as to what Penske’s aims are with Saturn and NASCAR.
- NASCAR.com: NASCAR files countersuit against driver Mayfield
You have have seen this already, it slipped by on Friday without my being able to mention it. However, NASCAR has gone ahead and filed a countersuit against Jeremy Mayfield. This is definitely a vindictive move. NASCAR can use this as leverage to keep Mayfield out of the sport almost as long as they want. They keep Mayfield’s money tied up in the courts sorting all this out for as long as his own suit against NASCAR remains active. If Mayfield’s suit gets settled, this will disappear.
- Jayski: Long speaks to Dave Despain on Wind Tunnel
Carl Long spoke to Dave Despain on Wind Tunnel about everything that’s been going on with him. Jayski has a transcript of the interview up.
- cawsnjaws: Commercial breakdown, driver focus, and links related to the 2009 Pocono 500
I don’t usually link to these things. If you’re interested in the serious commercial breakdown, you probably know about this. I only link to this for one reason, for people who were really holding FOX to the fire for all the commercial breaks. They haven’t posted data for Dover yet, but at Charlotte, commercials composed 24% of the lengthy broadcast (110 minutes in a 458-minute broadcast), yet for TNT’s first go at NASCAR coverage, commercials composed 28% of their broadcast (67 minutes in a 237-minute broadcast). I only mention this to point out that most people have been silent about the number of commercials for TNT’s coverage, which probably means that FOX’s coverage was fine in this specific regard.
Tags: Carl Long, Dover International Speedway, Jeremy Mayfield, Lowe's Motor Speedway, mini, Roger Penske
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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Catch the bouquet!
gambled on fuel to the end of the Pocono 500 at
Pocono Raceway, culminating with his first win of the season and the first win for
Stewart-Haas. So, finally we can stop treating him like Jim Kelly and Don Mattingly, waiting for him to stop being the runner-up this season, and start focusing on his run for the Sprint Cup championship, now sitting on a 71-point lead.
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Tags: Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darian Grubb, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Dexter Bean, Dover International Speedway, Greg Biffle, Homestead Miami Speedway, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Martin Truex Jr., Martinsville Speedway, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Michigan International Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Reed Sorenson, Richard Childress Racing, Richmond International Raceway, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Speed, Stewart-Haas Racing, Talladega Superspeedway, Tony Stewart
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Don't nit-pick. I know it's a rack for cribbage, not eight-ball.
The Pocono 500 is at
Pocono Raceway this weekend, also known as the world’s largest eight-ball rack. I always loved how it’s called “eight ball” when there are 15 of them. And, yes, I know, it’s because the eight ball is to be dropped last, but it’s confusing how nine ball has nine balls and eight ball has, well, 15.
Look, I don’t know. What other random things can I use to talk about Pocono? It’s perfectly situated, equidistant between the edge of nowhere and the middle of nowhere. And I already burned through the only other Pocono idea I had for the preview post.
They can’t all be winners. And neither can the field. (Ha! Back to NASCAR! Nice save!)
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Tags: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bill Elliott, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darlington Raceway, Denny Hamlin, Dover International Speedway, Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Phoenix International Raceway, Pocono Raceway, Richard Childress Racing, Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Talladega Superspeedway, Tony Stewart
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
It's clobberin' time.
Jimmie Johnson led most of the way, dominating the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover. However, despite what you may expect from a race where one guy led 3/4 of the way, the race was far from uninteresting with a late lap caution and series of pit stops nearly rendering Jimmie’s domination moot by drivers who took just two sets of tires on the final stop. Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart led many of the late laps until Johnson was able to recapture the lead with just three laps to go.
And while Tony filled the bridesmaid position of second for the third time this season, he did assume the points lead from Jeff Gordon, who lost a lap early and never recovered.
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Tags: Bristol Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Dover International Speedway, Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Martinsville Speedway, Matt Kenseth, Phoenix International Raceway, Pocono Raceway, Reed Sorenson, Richard Childress Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports, Richmond International Raceway, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Speed, Talladega Superspeedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart
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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
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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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
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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
All sorts of ways to spin this metaphor: Richard Petty Motorsports' engine power, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s season, where 80% of NASCAR fans want Kyle Busch to jump off of...
Ah, God! One sniff of NASCAR –
To greet our flesh and blood –
To hear the engines revving
Once more through Charlotte’s mud!
Our towns of wasted honour –
Our streets of lost delight!
How stands the old Ford Fusion?
Are Dover’s walls still white?
(With EXTREME apologies to the estate of Rudyard Kipling, who would probably be spinning in his grave if he knew that 100 years after writing a touching poem about faraway soldiers’ longing for home, it would be adapted by a colonial to extol the love of auto racing.)
(Well, assuming he’s not already spinning in his grave because India is no longer “White Man’s Burden” or that Indian Tata owns British Jaguar and Land Rover now, or…you know…Ken Livingstone, Bernie Ecclestone, Gordon Brown, Victoria Beckham, Amy Winehouse, etc., etc., etc.)
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Tags: Bristol Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Jeremy Mayfield, Kyle Petty, Nashville Superspeedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway, Ryan Newman
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