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Stock Car Gazette for Tuesday, February 26, 2008
by Mike Irwin ~ February 26th, 2008 @ 6:19 am. Filed under: Stock Car Gazette.349 reads
Here’s your Tuesday dose of Stock Car Gazette, containing all of yesterday’s NASCAR racing results, points, and the usual news and article links.
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Here’s your Tuesday dose of Stock Car Gazette, containing all of yesterday’s racing results, points, and the usual news and article links. Enjoy.
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Stock Car Gazette Columnists Speak Out!
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NASCAR Hates Gordon
by: Daniel Schmittou
I’m talking about Robbie Gordon, of course, and not the “more hated by fans” Jeff Gordon.
Robbie has been in the Nascar penalty box soooo many times I’m certain he has his own engraved chair there waiting on his next arrival… which we know shouldn’t be too long. I’m sure not much dust gathers in that particular chair.
MORE: motorsportsnews.net/archives/1102
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Track Trash – Califor-ni-a
by: Racing Maniac
And I quote: “You call this a RACE ?? I call it an embarrassment. It was PATHETIC.”
MORE: motorsportsnews.net/archives/1105
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Edwards Wins Rain-Delayed Event in Fontana
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Canada’s next crop of stock car stars in the running for Readers’ Choice Awards
An important aspect of the Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards presented by Castrol is the program’s ability to shine a light on the future stars of Canadian motorsports. Since being launched in 2002, well-known drivers like Pete Shepherd Jr., Jason Hathaway, Derek Polack and Tyler Brown have received the prestigious ‘Up and Coming Stock Car Racer of the Year’ award, as voted by the readers of Inside Track Motorsport News.
MORE motorsportsnews.net/archives/1106
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Will California ever really embrace NASCAR?
NASCAR just released its estimated attendance figure for the Craftsman Truck Series race in California today. According to the race report, there were 37,000 people here. I don’t know where they got that number, but the actual amount of fans in attendance was by far closer to 3,700 than 37,000. It’s tough to estimate these things, but I’m [...]
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Several drivers say the track wasn’t ready for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race
After a weekend of almost constant rain at California Speedway, NASCAR was eager to get Sunday’s Sprint Cup Auto Club 500 in before more rain moved into the area. And although the track was dry, water was still seeping from underneath the track surface which ultimately ended up sending a few race cars into [...]
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NASCAR defends decision to postpone race until Monday
NASCAR officials felt they were always on the brink of getting the Auto Club 500 resumed late Sunday night at Auto Club Speedway but finally had to give up battling the weepers and dew at about 1:55 a.m. EST. NASCAR Vice President Robin Pemberton: “We had thought when it had quit raining that we could [...]
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Sale of Daytona 500 Banners to Benefit Ryan Newman Foundation - Street Pole Banners Signed by 2008 Daytona 500 Champion: Race fans will have an opportunity to add a truly unique keepsake from the historic 50th Running of the Daytona 500 as well as donate to a great cause. Newly crowned 2008 Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman will autograph 200 street pole banners which were displayed along International Speedway Blvd. welcoming race fans to Daytona Beach for the historic running of “The Great American Race.” The banners, made out of either mesh or vinyl material, are double-sided and is 2’ wide by 6’ tall, will be sold through NASCAR Foundation (click here) beginning today, Feb. 25. The Ryan Newman Foundation was established by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman and his wife, Krissie, in January 2005. The mission of the foundation is to educate and encourage people to spay/neuter their pets and to adopt dogs and cats from animal shelters; to educate children and adults about the importance of conservation so the beauty of the great outdoors can be appreciated by future generations; and to provide college scholarship funding through the Rich Vogler Scholarship program to students interested in auto racing careers. The Ryan Newman Foundation is proud to be part of the NASCAR Foundation’s family of charities. - Daytona International Speedway, Press Release
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Edwards Wins At California
It was a long way from where it started to where it finally wound up. The Auto Club 500 wasn’t an auto race, it was a marathon. Not only for the drivers and crews but for track personnel, NASCAR employees, the fans and the media. The race was red-flagged twice and the second one lasted over night. It was finally resumed at 1:00 PM Eastern time, 24 hours after the original start time. On Monday the track was hotter and slicker than it had been on Sunday night and that changed the dynamics of setups on all the cars. Slicker usually means an advantage for guys that like that kind of track. Carl Edwards is one of those drivers, the slicker the better. Edwards battled with and then out-ran Jimmie Johnson to win his first ever Sprint Cup race at the newly named Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Johnson hung on for second. “It’s a good rebound from Daytona and we’ll roll on,” said Johnson. “I was too loose off the corners to do anything with Carl.”
The victory was the eighth of a 123 race career for Edwards. It also was the fourth straight win in the spring race at the speedway. Edwards joins his Roush Fenway Racing Ford teammates Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth as winners at the 2-mile track.
Jeff Gordon, who looked like he was untouchable on Sunday night, lost the magic on Monday and finished third. “Carl Edwards was in another league. We’ve got some work to do to catch those guys,” said Gordon, who blew an engine on the final (yellow Flag) lap. Kyle Busch brought his Interstate Batteries Toyota home in the fourth spot while Matt Kenseth was fifth. Rounding out the top ten were Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman. The Sprint Cup Series moves to Las Vegas Speedway next Sunday March 2nd, 2008, for the UAW-Dodge 400. The race is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM / Eastern Time on Fox.
Race Date February 24, 2008
California Speedway
Pos Start Car Driver Make Sponsor Points/Bonus/Laps Status
1 9 99 Carl Edwards Ford Dish Network 190/5 249 Running
2 1 48 Jimmie Johnson ** Chevrolet Lowe’s 180/10 249 Running
3 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont Cromax Pro 170/5 249 Running
4 22 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 165/5 249 Running
5 4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 160/5 249 Running
6 11 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 150/0 249 Running
7 6 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 146/0 249 Running
8 10 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 147/5 249 Running
9 20 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 143/5 249 Running
10 13 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Samsung HDTV/ALLTEL 139/5 249 Running
11 39 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 130/0 249 Running
12 8 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 132/5 249 Running
13 36 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 124/0 249 Running
14 24 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance So. Cal. 121/0 249 Running
15 14 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 123/5 249 Running
16 16 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet Principal Financial Group 115/0 249 Running
17 32 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 112/0 249 Running
18 28 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam 114/5 249 Running
19 3 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV 106/0 249 Running
20 21 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit 103/0 249 Running
21 31 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 100/0 249 Running
22 18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 102/5 249 Running
23 40 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 94/0 248 Running
24 27 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge U2 3D/Best Buy 91/0 248 Running
25 19 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Hamburger Helper 88/0 248 Running
26 38 21 Bill Elliott Ford Little Debbie 85/0 248 Running
27 29 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State/Menards 82/0 247 Running
28 41 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 79/0 247 Running
29 25 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 76/0 247 Running
30 34 22 Dave Blaney Toyota CAT Paving Products 73/0 247 Running
31 17 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet Coors Light 70/0 247 Running
32 26 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge Target 72/5 247 Running
33 37 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 69/5 246 Running
34 43 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row 61/0 245 Running
35 42 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports 63/5 244 Running
36 30 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 55/0 241 Running
37 23 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Energizer e2 Lithium 52/0 239 Running
38 35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 49/0 235 Running
39 33 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet Haas Automation 46/0 230 Running
40 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy/National Guard 43/0 202 Running
41 12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 40/0 192 Running
42 5 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST/Kellogg’s 37/0 20 Out of Race
43 7 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 34/0 20 Out of Race
** Led Most Laps
* Rookies
All Results Unofficial
2008 Top-40 Sprint Cup Points After Auto Club 500
Race Date February 24, 2008
California Speedway
POS DRIVER POINTS/BEHIND/STARTS POLES/WINS/TOP 5/TOP 10
1 +3 Kyle Busch 335 2 0 0 2 2
2 -1 Ryan Newman 329 -6 2 0 1 1 2
3 — Tony Stewart 316 -19 2 0 0 1 2
4 -2 Kurt Busch 299 -36 2 0 0 1 1
5 +13 Carl Edwards 296 -39 2 0 1 1 1
6 — Kasey Kahne 294 -41 2 0 0 0 2
7 +6 Kevin Harvick 268 -67 2 0 0 0 1
8 +17 Jimmie Johnson 267 -68 2 1 0 1 1
9 — Greg Biffle 262 -73 2 0 0 0 1
10 +1 Jeff Burton 261 -74 2 0 0 0 0
11 +1 Brian Vickers 257 -78 2 0 0 0 0
12 +7 Martin Truex Jr. 253 -82 2 0 0 0 1
Top 12 Drivers In The Running For The Chase For The Championship
13 -6 Elliott Sadler 241 -94 2 0 0 0 1
14 +24 Jeff Gordon 221 -114 2 0 0 1 1
15 +19 Matt Kenseth 220 -115 2 0 0 1 1
16 -6 Bobby Labonte 218 -117 2 0 0 0 0
17 -12 Reed Sorenson 212 -123 2 0 0 1 1
18 -1 David Reutimann 203 -132 2 0 0 0 0
19 +3 Clint Bowyer 202 -133 2 0 0 0 0
20 — Scott Riggs 200 -135 2 0 0 0 0
21 +7 David Gilliland 191 -144 2 0 0 0 0
22 +4 Jamie McMurray 187 -148 2 0 0 0 0
23 -15 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 186 -149 2 0 0 0 1
24 +6 Mark Martin 185 -150 2 0 0 0 0
25 -9 Dale Jarrett 184 -151 2 0 0 0 0
26 -5 Paul Menard 179 -156 2 0 0 0 0
27 +4 Juan Montoya 170 -165 2 0 0 0 0
28 -4 J.J. Yeley 164 -171 2 0 0 0 0
29 -2 Michael Waltrip 160 -175 2 0 0 0 0
30 +12 David Ragan 158 -177 2 0 0 0 0
31 -16 Denny Hamlin 157 -178 2 0 0 0 0
32 +8 Robby Gordon 156 -179 2 0 0 0 1
33 -19 Sam Hornish Jr.* 152 -183 2 0 0 0 0
34 -11 Jeremy Mayfield 140 -195 2 0 0 0 0
35 -3 Dario Franchitti* 136 -199 2 0 0 0 0
36 -7 Travis Kvapil 128 -207 2 0 0 0 0
37 -1 Dave Blaney 127 -208 2 0 0 0 0
38 -1 Regan Smith* 122 -213 2 0 0 0 0
39 -6 Kyle Petty 110 -225 2 0 0 0 0
40 -1 John Andretti 106 -229 2 0 0 0 0
* Rookies
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Race and Commercial Breakdown of the Auto Club 500
Total number of commercials: 143
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 61
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 50
Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 26
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 6:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 9:30 PM
Monday, February 25, 2008
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 1:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 3:15 PM
Total minutes: 343
Minutes of race broadcast: 273
Minutes of commercials: 70
Number of missed restarts: 1 (and two near misses)
See full report and breakdown at CawsnJaws.(2-26-2008)
Kyle Busch having quite a 2008 start: #18-Kyle Busch had quite a weekend … again. Busch logged top 5 finishes in the Truck, Nationwide and Cup races in California. Busch pulled of the same feat at Daytona a week ago, making him the first driver to do so since Mark Martin in 1996. Terry Labonte did it in 1995. Busch is also the first driver to ever lead the Cup and Truck standings at the same time.(ESPN.com)(2-26-2008)
California Rookie Notes: #01-Regan Smith claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the first time this season. He was credited with a 31st-place finish. For the first time in NASCAR�s modern era, three drivers are tied for the lead in the Raybestos Rookie standings in the Sprint Cup Series. Smith, #40-Dario Franchitti and #77-Sam Hornish Jr. all have 20 points entering next week�s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. By leading the Auto Club 500 once for one lap, Franchitti became the first Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap in the Sprint Cup Series this season. He was one of 15 different drivers to lead the race. He is the first Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap in the Auto Club 500 since J.J. Yeley led once for two laps in 2006.(Raybestos/Camp & Assoc PR), see my Rookies Page for how rookies are scored, history and more.(2-26-2008)
Nicorette scheme for the #24 at Las Vegas: Jeff Gordon will run the special #24 DuPont Nicorette Chevy paint scheme for the first of six races in 2008 at Sunday’s UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “It is rewarding to be involved with a sponsor such as Nicorette that focuses on making a difference in people’s lives and helping people achieve better health by quitting smoking,” said Gordon. “Nicorette continues to be an excellent partner and I look forward to a big weekend in the special DuPont Nicorette paint scheme at Las Vegas.” The special paint scheme coincides with one of the most unique sponsorships in motorsports history with Nicorette helping race fans and crew members quit smoking through its QUIT Crew program. Nicorette’s QUIT Crew program is currently helping over 300 NASCAR team members from 19 different racing organizations quit smoking through counseling, support, and the proper use of the smoking cessation products Nicorette, NicoDerm CQ and Commit. Quit smoking support is also available to NASCAR fans throughout race weekend at Nicorette’s interactive Winner’s Circle Exhibit located in the LVMS fan area. At the exhibit, Nicorette’s certified smoking cessation coaches will be on hand to provide individuals with free, quit smoking counseling. For more information about Nicorette’s racing program and on how to quit smoking, visit www.quit2winracing.com.(Lighthouse Marketing PR), see an image of the scheme on the #24 Team Schemes page.(2-26-2008)
NASCAR Angels TV show’s Las Vegas episode to include School racing program: NASCAR Angels, a nationally-syndicated half-hour weekly TV show, will be filming at the Dr. C. Owen Roundy Elementary School in Las Vegas on February 25. The filming will include the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Model driven at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by Jim Petrie of Henderson. NASCAR Angels is syndicated in 200 markets and focuses on helping people in need with car repairs from brakes to complete overhauls. While in Las Vegas, they will help the entire staff of Roundy Elementary with new tires and oil changes for their vehicles. Petrie’s H-Town Racing team kicked off its Race to Success reading program last September at Roundy Elementary and Sewell Elementary. The program concludes with the Race to Success Reading Program Night at The Bullring at LVMS on May 10.(PR)(2-26-2008)
Sad News -Tim Sullivan: Timothy Joseph Sullivan III, 83, of Ormond Beach, Fla. (formerly of Richmond, VA), passed away February 24, 2008, at 2:06 p.m., at Halifax Hospital, Daytona Beach, Fla. The former General Manager of Motor Racing Network held several other positions in racing after serving his country in Iwo Jima during World War II. Mr. Sullivan had struggled the last four months to get over pneumonia and other pre-existing conditions. He suffered cardiac arrest on February 22 at 2 a.m., and wasn�t able to recover. A loving husband, brother, father and grandfather, he leaves behind his devoted wife of 14 years, Betty Coulter Sullivan; sons Timothy Michael Sullivan, Cornelius, N.C., and Patrick Kelly Sullivan, Daytona Beach, Fla.; step-sons W. Jay Coulter III, Simpsonville, S.C., and Joseph Douglas Coulter, Richmond, Va.; sister Rachel Robinson, Richmond, Va.; two grandsons, William Patrick and Jacob Riley; and granddaughters Madison Owens, Ashley Douglas and Morgan Stewart, in addition to numerous nieces and nephews in Virginia. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 20 years, Marilyn Kelly Sullivan, and his parents, Timothy Joseph Sullivan II and Marie Cottrell Sullivan. Initially serving in numerous capacities at both Southside Speedway and Richmond International Raceway, Mr. Sullivan�s career also included serving as a Founder and Director of Racing at the now defunct West Virginia Speedway, Director of Auto Racing Telecasts for Teleprompter Broadcasting, General Manager of Motor Racing Network (MRN), Director of Auto Racing (NASCAR Division) for Valvoline Oil Company, Public Relations Director of Special Projects for Daytona Beach Community College (DBCC), Founder of the Richard Petty Fund for Automotive Education (DBCC), Founder of the National Conference for Automotive Technology (DBCC). During his retirement, he served as President of Motor Racing Heritage, and as a member of The Auto Racing Legends (ARL), where he recently received the honor of ARL Honor of Legend Emeritus. He was also a member of the Living Legends of Auto Racing. Mr. Sullivan was recently honored by the Eastern Motorsports Press Association (EMPA) with its Hall of Fame Award for his public relations work in the motorsports industry. For services and more info, see my Sad News page.(2-25-2008) www.jayski.com/pages/sadnews2008.htm
Force gets Glick Award: John Force, the winningest driver in the NHRA, was selected winner of the Justice Brothers Shav Glick Award on Sunday before the Auto Club 500. Force was in Phoenix, where his four John Force Racing teams competed in the Powerade Drag Racing Series. Force’s other three daughters accepted the award named after the late motor racing writer for The Times, a member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame. The award recognizes Californians who have made distinguished contributions to motor sports. “Being nominated for an award with Shav’s name on it is an honor by itself,” Force said in a statement, “but to be with people like Robert Petersen, Chris Pook and Jimmie Johnson, the NASCAR champ, makes it even more special. I wish I could have been there myself. . . . It’ll go right in my museum. Shav was the first real writer to ever do a story on me.” Petersen, who died last year, founded a number of auto-related magazines as well as the Petersen Automotive Museum; Pook founded the Grand Prix of Long Beach and Johnson won the last two Nextel Cup championships.(Los Angeles Times)(2-25-2008)
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Edwards powers to victory, points to the preparation
Rain-plagued race winds up Monday with 4th in a row for Roush Fenway
FONTANA, Calif. Daylight or dark, Sunday or Monday. It really didn’t matter to Carl Edwards. “l told our guys we’ve got them right where we want them.”
www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/11485.html
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Alltel Wireless puts race fans in the driver’s seat for the chance to win $500,000 in second annual ‘My Circle 500’
Fans and their ‘Circle of Friends’ to compete against the 2008 Daytona 500 Champion in the only race for fans
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The 2008 Daytona 500 Champion Ryan Newman and his No. 12 Alltel Dodge pit crew are sharing the thrill of winning a race with fans across the country. Today, Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, providing coverage across the nation, announced the return of the Alltel “My Circle 500” sweepstakes, a national text-to-win promotion that puts race fans in the driver’s seat for a chance to win a grand prize of up to $500,000.
Now until May 3, fans can enter the Alltel “My Circle 500” by texting RACE to 38229 or by logging onto www.alltelracing.com. Ten finalists will be randomly chosen among all entries and will become eligible for the sweepstakes’ grand prize of up to $500,000.
“Alltel Wireless is committed to bringing race fans closer to the action and is thrilled to bring back the popular ‘My Circle 500’ promotion,” said Samira Zebian, director sponsorship marketing for Alltel. “We’re giving 10 lucky finalists the chance to pick their own pit crew for a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be the stars on the track and in the pits as they compete against the championship Daytona 500 team.”
The 10 sweepstakes finalists and their ‘Circle of Friends’ will win an all-expense-paid trip to Charlotte, N.C., May 23-26 to compete in the second annual Alltel “My Circle 500.” The finalists will also get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Penske Racing Shop and train like the pros with the No. 12 Alltel Team before going head-to-head in an ultimate go-kart and pit crew challenge.
On race day, the 10 finalists will get in the driver’s seat and take one lap around the go-kart track. Then, it’s up to their ‘Circle of Friends’ to change four tires on the No. 12 Alltel Dodge. The fastest team will be declared the winner and take home at least $200,000. The champions will receive an additional $300,000 if they beat the time of 2008 Daytona 500 champion Ryan Newman and the Alltel pit crew – increasing the grand prize purse to $500,000.
“There is nothing that compares to the rush of winning a big race,” said Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge. “I am really excited to help bring this experience straight to race fans and give them a chance to feel what it was like to win the Daytona 500.”
The promotion supports Alltel’s exclusive “My Circle” calling feature, which gives customers the freedom to choose who they call for free – any 5, 10 or 20 numbers on any network. For more information about the Alltel “My Circle 500,” please visit www.alltelracing.com.
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Stewart Wins at California: #20-Tony Stewart won the Stater Bros. 300 at Auto Club Speedway on Monday afternoon for his second win of the season. He dominated the race, leading 136 of the 150 laps. The rest of the top 10: #32-Kyle Busch, #33-Keving Harvick, #99-David Reutimann, #60-Carl Edwards, #17-Jamie McMurray, #5-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #29-Jeff Burton, #2-Clint Bowyer, and #21-Stepen Leicht (who was the only driver in the top 10 who wasn’t in the Cup race earlier). The race was slowed by 5 cautions for 19 laps and there were 11 lead changes among 9 drivers.
NASCAR Race Number 2
Unofficial Race Results for the Stater Bros. 300 - Monday, February 25, 2008
Auto Club Speedway - Fontana, CA - 2 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 150 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $1,649,206
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps
1 2 20 Tony Stewart Z-Line Designs Toyota 150 195 10 $77,245 Running 3 136
2 14 32 Kyle Busch Beringer Vineyards Toyota 150 175 5 $62,350 Running 1 2
3 6 33 Kevin Harvick RoadLoans.com Chevy 150 170 5 $50,800 Running 1 1
4 5 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 150 160 $45,643 Running
5 3 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Miracle-Gro Ford 150 155 $35,700 Running
6 10 17 Jamie McMurray citifinancial Ford 150 155 5 $30,700 Running 1 2
7 9 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevy 150 151 5 $27,700 Running 1 1
8 1 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevy 150 147 5 $26,650 Running 1 3
9 4 2 Clint Bowyer Camping World Chevy 150 143 5 $26,260 Running 1 1
10 25 21 Stephen Leicht Racing Gearz Chevy 150 134 $33,893 Running
11 8 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 150 130 $32,718 Running
12 12 6 David Ragan America’s Tire Ford 150 127 $25,900 Running
13 11 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 150 129 5 $34,618 Running 1 3
14 32 11 Jason Keller CJM Racing Chevy 150 121 $33,633 Running
15 27 66 Steve Wallace Atreus Homes & Communities 150 118 $31,848 Running
16 17 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Toyota 150 115 $31,788 Running
17 26 64 David Stremme Atreus Homes & Communities 150 112 $24,710 Running
18 36 36 Kenny Wallace Shark Energy Drink Dodge 150 109 $31,043 Running
19 20 27 Brad Coleman Cottonelle/Von’s Ford 150 106 $30,933 Running
20 13 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Curly’s BBQ Ford 150 103 $31,823 Running
21 23 1 Johnny Sauter Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 150 100 $24,545 Running
22 18 59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford with Hickory Ford 149 97 $30,578 Running
23 37 61 Kevin Lepage Ford 149 94 $24,425 Running
24 22 40 Dario Franchitti # Fastenal Dodge 149 91 $31,333 Running
25 19 4 Robert Richardson Jr. JVC Chevy 146 88 $30,373 Running
26 31 81 D.J. Kennington Mahindra Tractors/NPPL Dodge 146 85 $30,088 Running
27 7 9 Elliott Sadler Wisk Dodge 145 82 $23,485 Running
28 28 24 Eric McClure Hefty Brand Chevy 142 79 $29,833 Running
29 42 83 Johnny Borneman III RedLine Oil/Twisted X Boots Ford 140 76 $23,215 Suspension
30 24 47 Kelly Bires Clorox Ford 140 73 $30,023 Running
31 30 01 Kertus Davis RACEGIRL Chevy 123 70 $29,463 Rearend
32 15 88 Brad Keselowski NAVY Chevy 111 67 $29,353 Transmission
33 29 28 Brian Keselowski # Fanista.com Chevy 98 64 $29,243 Engine
34 16 41 Bryan Clauson # Energizer Dodge 63 61 $29,133 Accident
35 39 05 Brett Rowe CertainTeed/31W Insulation Chevy 44 58 $29,023 Handling
36 38 52 Derrike Cope Chevy 41 55 $28,913 Engine
37 34 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Racing Dodge 25 57 5 $28,803 Handling 1 1
38 41 0 Dwayne Leik Lori Morgan Chevy 13 49 $28,693 Vibration
39 21 37 Brad Baker Ford 9 46 $28,658 Rearend
40 40 84 Mike Harmon M150 Energy/DAB Constructors 9 43 $22,155 Handling
41 33 90 Scott Lynch MSRP Motorsports Chevy 5 40 $22,095 Brakes
42 35 91 Larry Gunselman MSRP Motorsports Chevy 3 37 $22,015 Vibration
Points Standings: Tony Stewart holds a 30 point lead over Kyle Busch in the Nationwide point standings. Carl Edwards is third, David Reutimann fourth, and Kevin Harvick fifth.
Points Report
Auto Club Speedway
Stater Bros. 300
UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 2/23/2008 @ 3:46 PM Pacific UNOFFICIAL
Pos Driver BPts Points Ldr
1. Tony Stewart 15 385 0
2. Kyle Busch 15 355 -30
3. Carl Edwards 0 289 -96
4. David Reutimann 0 281 -104
5. David Ragan 5 270 -115
6. Kevin Harvick 5 270 -115
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5 266 -119
8. Mike Bliss 5 241 -144
9. Jason Leffler 0 236 -149
10. Clint Bowyer 5 231 -154
11. Bryan Clauson # 0 211 -174
12. Mike Wallace 0 206 -179
13. Kelly Bires 0 200 -185
14. Bobby Hamilton Jr. 0 200 -185
15. Johnny Sauter 0 199 -186
16. Dario Franchitti # 0 194 -191
17. Brad Coleman 0 191 -194
18. Brad Keselowski 0 182 -203
19. Jason Keller 0 176 -209
20. Steve Wallace 0 170 -215
21. Brian Vickers 5 165 -220
22. Robert Richardson Jr. 0 158 -227
23. Matt Kenseth 0 155 -230
24. Jamie McMurray 5 155 -230
25. D.J. Kennington 0 149 -236
26. Denny Hamlin 5 147 -238
27. Jeff Burton 5 147 -238
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29. Marcos Ambrose 0 143 -242
30. Eric McClure 0 140 -245
31. Martin Truex, Jr 5 135 -250
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33. Brad Baker 0 125 -260
34. David Stremme 0 124 -261
35. Bobby Labonte 0 118 -267
36. Kertus Davis 0 112 -273
37. Scott Wimmer 0 109 -276
38. Kenny Wallace 0 109 -276
39. Kevin Lepage 0 94 -291
40. Michael McDowell 0 82 -303
41. Elliott Sadler 0 82 -303
42. Kirk Shelmerdine 5 78 -307
43. Willie Allen 0 76 -309
44. Johnny Borneman III 0 76 -309
45. Cale Gale 0 69 -316
46. Brian Keselowski # 0 64 -321
47. Kasey Kahne 5 63 -322
48. Brett Rowe 0 58 -327
49. Morgan Shepherd 5 57 -328
50. Derrike Cope 0 55 -330
51. Stanton Barrett 0 49 -336
52. Dwayne Leik 0 49 -336
53. Mike Harmon 0 43 -342
54. Mark Green 0 40 -345
55. Scott Lynch 40 -345
56. Larry Gunselman 0 37 -348
57. Steve Grissom 0 34 -351
58. David Gilliland 0 18 -367
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Q&A’s Chad Walter #5 Crew Chief
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Feb 25: Fontana, CA - Tony Stewart driving the #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Z-Line Designs Toyota wins the NASCAR Nationwide Stater Bros. 300 race. This makes two in a row - back to back - wins for #20 Tony Stewart and Joe Gibbs Racing in the first two races of the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series. Stewart led 136 “dominant” laps of the 150 lap race. This also marks two wins in a row for Toyota who continue to impress and place very strong in this season’s opening Nationwide events. Kyle Busch finished second for his second week in a row driving another Toyota in the #32 Beringer Vinyards for Braun Racing. Kevin Harvick took 3rd in his #33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet with 4th going to #99 David Reutimann’s Toyota Dream Machine while 5th went to #60 Carl Edwards Scotts Miracle-Gro Ford. Positions 6 thru 10 went to #17 Jamie McMurray, #5 Dale Earnhardt Jr., #29 Jeff Burton, #2 Clint Bowyer and #21 Stephen Leicht took the 10th spot with a very impressive run today. Toyota finished 1-2 and 4, Chevrolet finished 3-7-8-9-10 and Ford finished 5-6 for manufactures in the top ten spots. The biggest movers in the drivers standings went to Jason Keller and Stephen Wallace both up +16 positions to put them into the top 20 with the next two +15 to Kevin Harvick and +14 to Clint Bowyer moving them up into the top ten. Out of 42 drivers who started the race only 30 managed to cross the finish line. 12 drivers did not finish the race. (02-25-08)
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Cook scores career-best finish at Fontana: It only took two races for Terry Cook and the Wyler Racing team [#60-Toyota] to score their first top-five of the season, taking fourth in Saturday’s San Bernardino County 200 at California Speedway. The finish was a career-best for Cook at the track as well as a season-best for Wyler Racing. After the strong fourth place run, Cook holds down the 12th spot in the overall driver standings - a 17 points outside the top-10.(Wyler Racing PR)(2-25-2008)
Bodine enters Las Vegas Nationwide race: Todd Bodine is expected to compete in Saturday’s Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the #90 MSRP Motorsports Chevy, making his first start of the season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Bodine will attempt to make his sixth career NNS start at the 1.5-mile oval. Bodine has one victory in 2001 and three top-fives in his previous five starts.(LVMS.com)(2-25-2008)
Hermie Sadler returns at Martinsville: Hearing that Hermie Sadler will once again return to the drivers seat again in the Craftsman Truck Series at Martinsville. Acredale Vending co. (Va Beach) will be on board as an associate sponsor.[no word on team or #](2-24-2008)
Germain Racing adds Chrissy Wallace to NASCAR’s diversity program UPDATE may run Martinsville: Mike Wallace’s daughter Chrissy has been picked up by the team [Germain Racing] for NASCAR’s diversity program. She’ll start driving in ARCA and short-track races in June. “She’s a good, real cute girl who will mix it up with the guys,” [Bob] Germain said. “The first team that gets one female driver in the Cup will be helped from a marketing standpoint.” (The News-Press)(2-19-2008)
UPDATE: During a prerace interview on ESPN, Mike Wallace confirmed that Chrissy would be testing a truck in Martinsville for Germain Racing on March 12th, and if everything went well she would be entered in the March 29th Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway in a Germain Racing truck.(2-24-2009)
Allmendinger replaces Whitt; yields top-20: Late Thursday night AJ got the call that he was going to do some racing after all this weekend at the California Speedway-just in a Craftsman Series Truck race. AJ hopped behind the wheel of the #47 Chevy Silverado of Morgan Dollar Racing for San Bernardino County 200. Joining AJ was his Red Bull Racing Sprint Cup crew chief Rick Viers and his #84 pit crew. . The 84 race crew would go on to finish in 17th and on the lead lap.(AJ Allmendinger PR)(2-24-2008)
Braun top rookie at Auto Club Speedway: #6-Colin Braun scored a ninth-place finish in Saturday’s race, his best effort in three Craftsman Truck Series starts. He scored the first top-10 finish by a Raybestos Rookie at Auto Club Speedway since Todd Kluever placed fourth in 2004. Phillip McGilton (10th) also scored his best finish in two Craftsman Truck Series races. A Raybestos Rookie has scored two top-10 finishes in both Craftsman Truck Series races this season.(Raybestos PR)(2-24-2008)
Bodine earns WIX Filters Lap Leader honors again: #30-Todd Bodine led twice for 29 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in today’s San Bernardino County 200. He claimed the award for the second consecutive race this season and has led 74 laps (172.50 miles) in both races this season. Bodine scored a second-place finish in Saturday’s race.(WIX PR)(2-24-2008)
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Busch Puts Three-Peat in Play with Cali Victory
02-23-2008 | Tom Jensen, TruckSeries.com
Last weekend at Daytona International Speedway, Kyle Busch scored top-five finishes in all three of NASCAR’s top series, but never once reached victory lane. He rectified that situation in short order Saturday afternoon at the Auto Club Speedway of Southern California, where he scored a dominating triumph in the San Bernardino 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Race. Busch led 51 of 100 laps in his Billy Ballew-owned San Bernardino County Toyota Tundra to cruise to victory ahead of the Lumber Liquidators Toyota of Todd Bodine and Johnny Benson, who charged from the back of the 35-truck field to score an impressive third place in his Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra. Rounding out the top five were Terry Cook’s Wyler.com Toyota and defending series champion Ron Hornaday, Jr. in the Camping World Chevrolet. Toyotas have now swept the top four finishing positions in the first two events on the 25-race NCTS schedule. The top three finishers in Southern California Saturday also finished in the top three at Daytona a week earlier, when Bodine beat Busch and Benson. This time, though, it was all Busch, who scored the seventh NCTS victory of his career and made it look easy. “Here’s the start, hopefully, to a three-peat this weekend,” said Busch, who will race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday night and the Sprint Cup event Sunday.
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PHOTOS: VPS Motorimages Gallery - 2008 California
Check out the garage and track action at California Speedway in Fontana, California captured by VPS Motorimages.
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Official Results
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Justin Lofton Signs with Eddie Sharp Racing
Denver, NC. (February 25, 2008) — Westmorland, California-native Justin Lofton has signed with Eddie Sharp Racing to drive a partial season in the ARCA RE/MAX Series in 2008. Lofton will pilot the No. 20 …
www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=280706
Mac’s Convenience Stores, Circle K Stores Partner with ARCA West
MERCED CA (2-25-08)–Officials from the Automobile Racing Club of America have announced that Mac’s Convenience Stores/Circle K Stores will serve as series title sponsor for ARCA West’s U.S. and Canadian …
www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=280696
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Insider Racing News
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Edwards Wins 24 Hours Of California
by Ron Felix
Insider Racing News
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A Tale of Terrorists, Roll Bar Foam, Black Flags and Conspiracies
by Brian Watkins
Cheers & Jeers
The 24 Hours of Fontana
by Carol Einarsson
CHEERS to a little sunshine, finally, in California. It’s looking like they might get that double-header in after all.
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NASCAR’s TV Partners Shine In The Rain
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
12:00n-1:00A SPEED This Week in NASCAR, R
2:00A-3:00 espn2 NASCAR Now, HD
3:00A-4:00 SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP OFF ROAD RACING, Rounds 12 & 13 of the Pro 2 class, Las Vegas
International Off Road Raceway, Primm, NV, Nov 4/07, R
4:00A-5:00 SPEED World Series of Off-Road Racing, Round 13, Wheatland, MO, Sept 23/07, R
8:00A-9:00 SPEED This Week in NASCAR, R
11:00A-12:00 ESPN-CL 2004 O’Reilly Auto Parts Thunder Valley NHRA Nationals, Bristol Dragway Bristol, TN,
May 3/04
12:00n-1:00P SPEED FIM World Superbike, Race #1, Losail International Racetrack, Doha, Qatar, Feb 23/08,R
1:00P-2:00 SPEED FIM World Superbike, Race #2, Losail International Racetrack, Doha, Qatar, Feb 23/08,R
2:00P-3:00 SPEED National Arenacross Series, Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA, Nov 2-4/08, R
6:00P-6:30 espn2 NASCAR Now, Ryan Burr, HD, L
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
12:00m-12:30A espn2 NASCAR Now, HD
3:00A-4:00 SPEED AMA Monster Energy Supercross LITES Series. Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX, Feb
16/08, HD, R
3:00A-5:00 espn2 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series ELIMINATIONS, Checker Schucks Kragen NHRA
Nationals, Phoenix, AZ, Feb 24/08, HD, R
4:00A-5:00 SPEED AMA Monster Energy Supercross Series. Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX, Feb 16/08, HD,R
11:00A-12:00 ESPN-CL 2004 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, Atlanta Dragway,
Commerce, GA, May 16/04
12:00n-1:00P SPEED FIM World Supersport, Losail International Racetrack, Doha, Qatar, Feb 23/08, N
1:00P-2:00 SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP OFF ROAD RACING, Rounds 9 & 10 of the Pro 4 class from Texas Motor
Speedway, Fort Worth, TX, Oct 20/07, R
2:00P-3:00 SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP OFF ROAD RACING, Rounds 12 & 13 of the Pro 2 class, Las Vegas
International Off Road Raceway, Primm, NV, Nov 4/07, R
6:00P-6:30 espn2 NASCAR Now, Ryan Burr, HD, L
Race Fan TV does not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, www.speedtv.com/schedule/
DISC-HDT = Discovery HD Theatre
ESPN-CL = ESPN Classic, US
HDNet = High Definition Network available on DirecTV (Channel 79) and DISH, etc.
Outdoor = Outdoor Channel (US)
VS = Versus (formerly known as OLN, Outdoor Life Network)
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