Posts Tagged ‘Elliott Sadler’
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
*smooch*
won the Brickyard 400 at
Indy but that wasn’t the big story if you followed the crowds online. A late-race speeding ticket given to
Juan Pablo Montoya who had dominated the race up to that point ended his shot at a win.
That has a lot of people calling foul for some reason, including Kyle Petty. I don’t really see why though. Montoya was angry and swore he didn’t do it, but basically it’s his word versus two electronic scoring monitors. That wouldn’t overturn a speeding ticket in any court of law that I’m familiar with.
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Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Reutimann, David Stremme, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Reed Sorenson, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ryan Newman, Scott Speed, Talladega Superspeedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart
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Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Older Dominion
has won the pole for this weekend’s Cup race at
Indy, continuing the surprising resurgence of over 50 drivers in the sport this year. This, of course, comes on the heels of
Ron Hornaday’s
fourth win in a row in the
Camping World Truck Series last night.
And on top of Mark Martin qualifying on the pole, Bill Elliott, 53, turned in a great performance qualifying fourth.
It’s an old man’s game this year.
Behind Martin, Juan Pablo Montoya, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Bill Elliott, David Reutimann, Brian Vickers, Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Reed Sorenson and Clint Bowyer rounded out the Top 10.
Full starting lineup after the jump.
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Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Bill Elliott, Bobby Labonte, Brian Vickers, Camping World Truck Series, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dave Blaney, David Gilliland, David Ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Denny Hamlin, Derrike Cope, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Nemechek, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Max Papis, Michael Waltrip, Mike Skinner, Paul Menard, Reed Sorenson, Regan Smith, Robby Gordon, Ron Hornaday, Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Speed, Sterling Marlin, Terry Labonte, Tony Stewart
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
NASCAR's version of Fumé Blanc.
Kasey Kahne held off Tony Stewart to pick up an unexpected win at Infineon Raceway. How unexpected was it? It was Kahne’s first Top 10 at Sonoma, his first Top 20 at Sonoma, his first Top 10 at any road course in Cup Series and actually his first Top 10 at any road course at any level of NASCAR.
So, yeah, if you picked Kasey Kahne to win today, you either are crazy, clairvoyant or you couldn’t decide on a pick and you paid good money to hold a double-elimination tournament between 43 liquored-up lemurs and the lemur representing Kasey Kahne won.
I dunno. It’s late. Drunk lemurs are funny. No, I’m not drunk myself. Just tired.
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Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Bobby Labonte, Boris Said, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Gilliland, David Ragan, David Reutimann, Daytona International Speedway, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Infineon Raceway, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martinsville Speedway, Matt Kenseth, Max Papis, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Patrick Carpentier, Reed Sorenson, Richard Petty, Richard Petty Motorsports, Robby Gordon, Ron Fellows, Ryan Newman, Scott Speed, Tony Stewart, Watkins Glen International
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
Five more of these and I'll be able to make some stylish curtains out of them.
is on the pole at
Infineon Raceway. Did you know that this is actually his
fourth pole position on the year? Doesn’t really seem like it, does it? If he picks up one more, he’ll actually have won more poles this season than he’s earned in his entire career up to this season. Go figure.
Kyle Busch sits on the outside of Row 1. He’s followed by Marcos Ambrose, Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex, Jr., Ryan Newman, Elliott Sadler, Boris Said and Matt Kenseth.
Overall, it’s an up-and-down day for Red Bull Racing. Vickers may have been on the pole, but Scott Speed ended up with his third DNQ on the year, putting him further out of reach of that elusive Top 35 in owners points. However, he may end up getting seat time in Joe Nemechek’s ride again (he obviously won’t pick up any owners points for that though). We’ll know more on that soon.
Full starting lineup after the jump.
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Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Bobby Labonte, Boris Said, Brandon Ash, Brian Simo, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Chris Cook, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dave Blaney, David Gilliland, David Ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Infineon Raceway, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Nemechek, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Max Papis, P.J. Jones, Patrick Carpentier, Paul Menard, Red Bull Racing, Reed Sorenson, Robby Gordon, Ron Fellows, Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Speed, Tom Hubert, Tony Stewart
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Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Raise your hand if you're Ensure.
Nearly out of gas, Mark Martin won the LifeLock 400 at Michigan, making it to the end as other drivers fell away in the final laps. But Mark is hardly “running on empty,” picking up his third win over the age of 50, but unlike the song (back in ‘65, Mark was, well, seven, not seventeen), Mark seems to know exactly where he’s headed. Although the part about “I don’t know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels,” probably fits just fine.
We’ve joked about Martin in the past and about how he’s trying to be something of a second Harry Gant, but Martin looks to be serious about it. Gant had eight wins in his 50s and now Martin has three. The question we jokingly asked before, we ask once again more seriously: can Mark Martin beat Harry Gant’s record for wins over age 50?
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Tags: Bill Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Bristol Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Daytona International Speedway, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Harry Gant, Hendrick Motorsports, Infineon Raceway, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Mark Martin, Martinsville Speedway, Matt Kenseth, Michigan International Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway, Richmond International Raceway, Robby Gordon, Roush Fenway Racing, Ryan Newman, Scott Speed, Talladega Superspeedway, Tony Stewart, Watkins Glen International
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Friday, June 12th, 2009
To 'eBay?' That sure is a popular name today.
Brian Vickers is on the pole for the LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway. It’s been a big week for Vickers, as he also just signed a new contract to stay at Red Bull Racing (not to mention a pit stop in Times Square). Michigan is a good track for Vickers and I think he’s a solid Top 10 pick.
Behind Vickers, you have Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, David Reutimann, Kurt Busch, A.J. Allmendinger with a solid run in 6th, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer and, no this isn’t an error, John Andretti in 10th.
Click below for the full starting lineup.
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Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Bill Elliott, Bobby Labonte, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dave Blaney, David Gilliland, David Ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Nemechek, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Max Papis, Michael Waltrip, Michigan International Speedway, Mike Skinner, Paul Menard, Reed Sorenson, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Speed, Sterling Marlin, Tony Raines, Tony Stewart
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Hewn from the finest ones and zeroes on the market today:
- Racin’ Today: Smashed Guitar Strikes Sour Chord In Music City
Yeah, all those quotes about Sam Bass being okay with Kyle Busch smashing his guitar? Yeah, not as much as the press-release-prepared quotes from Saturday. Also unhappy: Nashville Superspeedway and race sponsor Federated Auto Parts. (Not to mention Jimmy Spencer and Kyle Petty who both kind of tore him a new one during prerace shows at Pocono.) It’s also worth mentioning that Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing haven’t said a single word about it in their releases, which screams, “we’re hoping this goes away quietly.”
- AP: RPM lets 9 employees go and cuts salaries
Speaking of RPM, they’ve had to let nine employees go and have had salary cuts across the board. Apparently this is tied to the comments from Petty earlier this season about how Chrysler’s Chapter 11 filing has disrupted the financials of the organization. The rumors being floated are that RPM is in serious trouble and considering suspending a team to stay afloat. In addition, since this is the final year of their contract with Dodge, they could be considering making the leap to Toyota. Speaking of which…
- NASCAR.com: Petty, Braun teaming up for five Nationwide races
Braun Racing has worked out a deal with Richard Petty Motorsports to give Elliott Sadler and Kasey Kahne a few races in the Nationwide Series. Sadler will run for Braun at New Hampshire in a few weeks while Kahne will run four races starting at Daytona in July. Braun already fields the 38 car for Jason Leffler, the 32 car for Burney Lamar and Brian Vickers and the 10 car, which has split time between David Reutimann, Kelly Bires, Brian Scott and Marc Davis. They haven’t specified which car will be fielded for RPM, but it’s probably going to be that 10 car.
- The NASCAR Insiders: Is MWR The Best Place For Truex?
The biggest early silly season rumor that’s been floating for months, it seems like, is Martin Truex, Jr. going to Michael Waltrip Racing, possibly to replace Michael himself in the 55 car. NASCAR Insiders evaluates the move from a strategic perspective and considers it more of a “lateral” move. And in the interim, I can’t say I disagree. However, EGR is really a team that feels like it’s treading water, the increasing improvement of Juan Pablo Montoya being the lone bright spot of late. Whereas MWR feels like a team that will be getting better in the next few years (look at the progress they’ve already had this season). Not to mention the TRD support that MWR gets will keep making those Toyotas a lot better.
Tags: Braun Racing, Brian Scott, Brian Vickers, Burney Lamar, David Reutimann, Daytona International Raceway, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, Elliott Sadler, Jason Leffler, Jimmy Spencer, Joe Gibbs Racing, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kelly Bires, Kyle Busch, Kyle Petty, Marc Davis, Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip, Michael Waltrip Racing, mini, Nashville Superspeedway, Nationwide Series, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Richard Petty, Richard Petty Motorsports
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Rock the vote.
If you haven’t been voting for your driver for this weekend’s Sprint Cup All-Star Race, you are doing your driver a great disservice. Sprint announced today who the Top 10 drivers in fan voting are right now (but not the order naturally). The ten highest vote getters are (in alphabetical order):
A.J. Allmendinger,
Bill Elliott,
Joey Logano,
Jamie McMurray,
Juan Pablo Montoya,
David Ragan,
David Reutimann,
Elliott Sadler,
Martin Truex Jr. and
Michael Waltrip. On top of that, the top eight in standings are separated by less than 20,000 votes and the top two vote getters are separated by less than 4,000 votes. So,
get out there and vote! Your vote counts!
SPEED TV: ALL-STAR: Fan Vote Tight
Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Bill Elliott, David Ragan, David Reutimann, Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip, mini
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
This has been a rough few weeks for the NASCAR family: first we lost David Poole, then we lost Kevin Grubb and then Jeremy Mayfield was suspended for violating the substance abuse policy. So, it’s nice to come off of that and have a week that is strictly all about fun. It’s a home exhibition game for the NASCAR family: All-Star Weekend at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
However, NASCAR’s definition of fun entails all sorts of rules and regulations, pursuant to NASCAR Rulebook Section 13-7-J, “Regulation of Mirth and Merriment,” which requires that fun be “distilled” down to a format that only an mid-level IRS bureaucrat could love. But we fight the power and explain everything to you so you’re prepared for this weekend’s festivities.
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Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Bill Elliott, Bobby Labonte, Boris Said, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett, Dave Blaney, David Gilliland, David Ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Denny Hamlin, Derrike Cope, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, J.J. Yeley, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jeremy Mayfield, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Nemechek, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Ken Schrader, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Kyle Petty, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Max Papis, Michael McDowell, Michael Waltrip, Mike Bliss, Mike Skinner, Patrick Carpentier, Paul Menard, Reed Sorenson, Regan Smith, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Riggs, Scott Speed, Terry Labonte, Todd Bodine, Tony Raines, Tony Stewart, Travis Kvapil
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
Mark Martin is still chasing Harry Gant, just in a different way now.
Why let Harry Gant have all the fun in the Centrum Silver set? Harry Gant may have won eight Cup races after the age of 50, but Mark Martin seems determined to give him a run for his money. First he wins at Phoenix, then he signs for another year, and then he wins at Darlington.
And while Mark Martin winning the race is definitely the headline, there were quite a lot of other storylines from a wild race at Darlington.
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Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darlington Raceway, David Ragan, Daytona International Raceway, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Harry Gant, Hendrick Motorsports, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Nemechek, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Martinsville Speedway, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Paul Menard, Phoenix International Raceway, Reed Sorenson, Ryan Newman, Scott Speed, Stewart-Haas Racing, Talladega Superspeedway, Tony Stewart, Watkins Glen International
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