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What’s The Bigger Story… Tires or Toyota?
by: Chuck Abrams
So what will be the biggest story coming out of Atlanta this weekend – Tony Stewart’s unabashed hatred of Goodyear or that Toyota got its first win? To me, it is the tires. I always expected Toyota to win, just not this soon.
MORE: http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1132
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Stock Car Gazette for Monday, March 10, 2008
http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1131
Track Trash – “Hot”lanta
http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1129
Kenseth Grabs Nationwide Win
http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1128
TV Times – Vegas Ratings Actually Up 12.7 Percent
http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1130
Penalty Parade for NASCAR Officials
http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1126
Bonfire! The Move
http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1125
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Atlanta Dodge teams race quotes
RYAN NEWMAN (No. 12 Alltel Dodge Charger) ON THE RACE TODAY: “We had a good a car — a top-10 car most of the day. (Juan) Montoya couldn’t hold the steering wheel straight going down the back straightaway and drove up into me and knocked my fender in. We had to pit – we had tire [...]
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/autoracingsport/~3/248739736/
Atlanta Ford teams race quotes
CARL EDWARDS — No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion (Finished 42nd) “It just felt good to be able to drive to the front that easy. We had that good of a race car. I appreciate all of my fans staying with me this week after that incident with our bolt coming loose. Man, that’s a race winning [...]
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/autoracingsport/~3/248745272/
Atlanta GM teams race quotes, notes
Hampton, GA – Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (Junior), No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Impala SS, battled through an up and down day at Atlanta Motor Speedway to finish third in today’s Kobalt Tools 500 for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS). Junior’s finish jumped him up three spots in the standings to seventh with four races [...]
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/autoracingsport/~3/248745271/
Atlanta Toyota teams race quotes, notes
Camry driver Kyle Busch earned the first win for Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch led a race-high 173 of 325 laps in his No. 18 Snickers Camry. Toyota’s first Cup Series win came in the Camry’s 40th NSCS start. Three Toyota Camrys finished in the top-10 today [...]
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/autoracingsport/~3/248745270/
Goodyear makes statement on Atlanta race tires, corrects Tony Stewart
Based on Goodyear’s tire testing at Atlanta last August, October and December, we provided what we believed were the best possible products for the races this past weekend. We had no tire failures and no problems with heat or wear. We supplied the same tires for both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup [...]
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/autoracingsport/~3/249069143/
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Goodyear Statement on Atlanta Race Tires: Based on Goodyear’s tire testing at Atlanta last August, October and December, we provided what we believed were the best possible products for the races this past weekend. We had no tire failures and no problems with heat or wear. We supplied the same tires for both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, and received zero complaints about our tires after the Nationwide race on Saturday. We believe that our engineering, research and tire development is second to none. We accept that drivers will have their own opinions about our tires. NASCAR president Mike Helton told us Monday that “NASCAR is very grateful for the commitment Goodyear has made on behalf of building a good and safe product for our competitors, including this past weekend at Atlanta. NASCAR stands by our relationship and is proud to have Goodyear as a partner.” Even though both Goodyear and NASCAR were satisfied with the tire’s performance in Atlanta, if the drivers are not happy, then Goodyear’s not happy. Now that we know how this tire combination performed, we’ll go back and retest for the fall race. We have the same goal as the drivers and NASCAR: to put the safest, best performing tires on these cars. There will be many instances this year when the new car is on a particular track for the first time, as was the case in Atlanta. That makes it tougher than usual to get a read on how the tires will perform. But if there is ever any doubt about the recommendation, we will always err on the conservative side. Finally, we would like to correct an erroneous comment made by Tony Stewart. Goodyear decided to leave other racing series only because of the escalating costs of competition in those series. At least one other tiremaker has done the same. For Goodyear, the enormous investment required to compete in those other forms of racing far outweighed the benefits derived from our participation. We see tremendous benefits in our 54-year relationship with NASCAR as the organization’s longest continuing supplier. We remain fully committed to, and are proud of, our relationship with NASCAR. – Goodyear, Press Release
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Colleagues say Stewart complaints went “overboard”
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Japanese carmaker celebrates landmark NASCAR win
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… years ago at Linden, New Jersey, had a car from a manufacturer outside US borders won a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) event. …
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFTpgX00pS59QTW4PwIpnG6pF8sw
Family Circle and Nascar Cook Up Reality Show
Brandweek Magazine – New York,NY,USA
By Katy Bachman Two mainstream America family brands, Family Circle magazine and Nascar are cooking up a new syndicated reality TV show for fall. …
http://www.brandweek.com/bw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003722776
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Overnight Ratings Up
Fox’s broadcast of Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway earned a 5.6 overnight Nielsen Media Research rating and a 12 market share, Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily reports. The rating is 19.1 percent higher than the 4.7/10 the race earned overnight last year.
Chase Elliott Wins Title
Twelve-year-old Chase Elliott, son of NASCAR legend Bill Elliott, won his first major racing title Saturday by clinching the Young Guns division of Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Winter Flurry. The Winter Flurry is a six-race competition for eight divisions of Legends, Bandolero and Roadsters. Other champions crowned Saturday were Bubba Harry (Roadsters), Kyle Plott (Bandits), Trey Maughan (Outlaws), Rawlin West (Chargers), Justin Swilling (Semi-Pro), Jeff Haynie (Masters) and Billy Fulson (Pro). Elliott’s crew chief is his father Bill, who said he was just “tickled to death that nothing fell off the car” during the race. But he shouldn’t start looking for a full-time gig in that arena, according to his son.
Pinewood Derby Race
Nearly 100 Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, as well as a contingent of the NASCAR-family kiddos, battled Saturday for the right to be called champions at Atlanta Motor Speedway as they raced their handmade pinewood derby cars down a 30-foot track in front of Petty Grandstand. The competition was hosted by Sprint Cup Series team owner Ray Evernham and NASCAR broadcaster Mike Joy, and every scout received a certificate and T-shirt that said “I raced at Atlanta Motor Speedway.” — In the NASCAR families division, Christian Yates raced his No. 28 to victory over John Hunter Nemechek’s No. 78 Furniture Row entry in the first annual Motor Racing Outreach and Speedway Children’s Charities autotrader.com Pinewood Derby event. Scott Joy’s Jayski.com No. 7 was third and Skylar Riggs’ No. 66 ended fourth. Macy Waltrip, Layne Riggs, Todd Gilliland and Emilia Reutimann also competed, racing cars that they had built with their dads.
Busch Wins Lap Leader Award
Kyle Busch led eight times for 173 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500. Busch has led at least one lap in all four Sprint Cup races this season for a total of 329 laps and has taken WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in three of the four Sprint Cup races this season.
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Did you know that it has been 32 years since Chevrolet has been shut out of the first four races of the season and a Chevy driver went on to win the title in the same year? In 1976, Cale Yarborough won his first of three straight Championships. But the Chevy camp was held winless through the first four races of the season. Once the ball started rolling for Cale, he would win race #5 at Bristol and eight more races that season. This year, Dodge, Ford and Toyota have all posted wins, keeping the powerful Chevy contingency out of victory lane. This is only the sixth time in the modern era (since 1972) that Chevy has been winless after four races. This other years this occurred were:
2002 – Tony Stewart won the title in a Pontiac
1992 – Alan Kulwicki won the title in a Ford
1976 – Cale Yarborough won the title in a Chevy
1973 – Benny Parsons won the title in a Chevy
1972 – Richard Petty won the title in a Plymouth & Dodge.
The last time Chevrolet went winless for an entire season was in 1970.(LTPicks.com)(3-11-2008)
Petty donates two Cup cars to VT: Petty Enterprises has donated two #43 Nextel Cup race cars to the Virginia Institute for Performance Engineering and Research (VIPER). Richard Petty and son Kyle have donated the race cars to VIPER as research tools for mechanical engineering students pursuing graduate degrees. The Petty’s decision was prompted by the Nextel Cup’s retirement of the cars in preparation for the move to the “Car of Tomorrow” in 2008. Petty Enterprises General Manager Robbie Loomis noted in an ESPN.com article that the first donation would be to Virginia Tech for use at VIPER, primarily due to the research already underway there with a well-known motor sports team. “In this sport we need an area where we can groom and shape engineers to really fit the racing model. There always seems to be a disconnect between the book engineer and the actual applications engineer at the racetrack. So we hope we can bring that together for the future,” said Loomis. VIPER Director Steve Southward couldn’t agree more. “We are thrilled to have the race cars in the lab for hands-on experience. Working with these cars on our eight-post shaker rig allows our students to put what they learned about chassis engineering in class into practice in a way that leads to real know-how,” said Southward. The VIPER program in mechanical engineering began in 2005. The institute offers unique programs, including testing of commercial vehicles.(Danville Register)(3-11-2008)
Congrats: Mike Ellershaw, #44 tire changer, and his wife Beth welcome a baby boy on March 9th, 6lb and 15oz and 18inches long.(3-11-2008)
added some schemes from from Atlanta: #7 Valvoline, #16 Jackson Hewitt, #18 Snickers, #28 Zaxby’s, #40 Fastenal, #42 Big Red, #45 PVA.org and #99 Aflac; plus added the #8 Steak-umm layout to the paint schemes gallery.(3-11-2008) http://www.jayski.com/schemes/paintschemes.htm
updated images for the #10: Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper returns to the Sprint Cup Series with Gillett Evernham Motorsports for the 2008 season. A new driver and a new paint scheme will adorn the #10 Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper Dodge Chargers. Patrick Carpentier will take to the driver’s seat for races at Dover International Speedway [Bumper-to-Bumper] on June 1 and Daytona International Speedway [Autovalue] on July 5. For more information on Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper Quality Parts & Services see 800autotalk.com.(MMI PR), see my #10 Teams Schemes page.(3-11-2008) http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2008/10cup.htm
The roar of racing engines could once again be heard at Darlington Raceway on Monday as three of NASCAR’s top teams participated in a Goodyear tire test at the track “Too Tough to Tame.” Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle and Ryan Newman took to the track shortly after 12:30pm/et, and it did not take long for them to get acclimated to the new surface. “The basic transitions, the banking and the walls haven’t changed,” said seven-time Darlington winner Jeff Gordon. “The bumps are gone, the grip level is high and it’s awesome, they did a great job.”
“I’m happy with the new surface, they have done a nice job, said two-time Darlington winner Greg Biffle. “There are no bumps or dips anywhere that we have noticed; I was pretty impressed with how smooth it was. The car was really stable and I was happy with the first few laps.” Before embarking on the $10 million capital improvement project track officials consulted several drivers and crew chiefs about the track’s surface. The response was unanimous, don’t change Darlington. In response engineers utilized over 4 million reference points around the track’s surface to ensure that the integrity of Darlington Raceway’s original design remained the unchanged, a fact that did not go unnoticed.
“They really didn’t change anything,” said Gordon.” One of the neat things I heard from them was that they wanted to keep the history, keep the shape, the banking and everything the same as it has been throughout this track’s history and I think they did a great job with that.”
“Darlington has always been my favorite track because you are always adjusting,” said 2008 Daytona 500 champion Ryan Newman. “You adjust to the tires, the bumps, the character of the track, the fact that you are running right next to the wall is challenging. It’s the most challenging track that we have and that is why I enjoy it the most.” Monday’s test marked the first time that race cars had returned to the track since off-season capital improvement projects that included a new racing surface, new infield access tunnel and the addition of SAFER barrier walls on the interior walls down the frontstretch and backstretch.(Darlington Raceway PR)(3-10-2008)
Robby to sell? hearing that Alex Gillett [George Gillett's son] has purchased Robby Gordon Motorsports [#7 Dodge] and will run it as a separate entity from Gillette-Evernham Motorsports. Plans are to eventually expand it to a multi-car team. Assuming Robby Gordon will stay on as driver…if this is true. Currently Gordon owns the team, but has a technological and marketing partnership with Gillett Evernham Motorsports and is 24th in driver/owners points.(3-10-2008)
Overnight TV Ratings up for Atlanta: NASCAR on Fox TV Ratings hit a five-year high for the second straight week. This time the good news came from Atlanta, where yesterday’s race earned a 5.6/12 [overnight/fast], Fox’s top Atlanta race rating since 2003 and a +19% gain over last year’s 4.7/10. Remarkably, FOX’s 5.6/12 for the race nearly matched the combined ratings of head-to-head competition on ABC, CBS, and NBC (5.7/12), and when national ratings are released it’s likely that FOX will beat that three-network total. For the season-to-date, NASCAR On FOX is averaging a 6.8/13, a +5% gain over last year’s 6.5/13. Excluding the rain-impacted Fontana race, FOX has now aired five Sprint Cup programs this year, and all five have been either flat or up in the metered markets.(FoxPR), for the full season of ratings and chart, see my 2008 TV Ratings Page(3-10-2008) http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2008.htm
Special Pennzoil scheme for Harvick: #29-Kevin Harvick is scheduled to run a Platinum Pennzoil scheme at the Sprint All-Star race in May and the August race at Bristol. See am image of the scheme on the #29 Team Schemes page.(3-10-2008) http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2008/29cup.htm
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Kyle Busch charges to top of rankings
Stewart, Biffle, Earnhardt among drivers moving up this week
That’s Racin’ ranks the top 40 teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series after the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. These rankings are based on team performance and potential for success this season.
http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/12039.html
Race rewind | Tires, Toyota and much more
http://www.thatsracin.com/news/story/12028.html
Updated points | Unofficial driver standings
http://www.thatsracin.com/news/story/11990.html
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Yes, He REALLY Said That
Dale Earnhardt Jr., on rules violations in NASCAR. “We’re all out there trying to get an unfair advantage and you can’t hang one guy for it. You can’t really come down on one guy because we’re all trying to do that. If you’re walking around looking at all these cars you’d find little things that you wouldn’t like, you probably wouldn’t pass inspection on every one of them if you had them for a couple of days.”
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Nationwide Series Airing on ABC Saturday from Bristol: The Nationwide Series makes its first appearance of the 2008 season on ABC with a live, flag-to-flag airing of the 300-lap race from Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday, March 15, beginning at 2 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown. The Bristol telecast is presented by GoDaddy.com. ESPN2 is the home of the Nationwide Series all season, with selected races on ESPN and ABC. Dr. Jerry Punch will be the lead announcer for ESPN on ABC’s coverage, joined in the booth for analysis by Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree. Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Shannon Spake and Vince Welch will report from the pits, while Tim Brewer will be in the ESPN DISH Tech Center. Allen Bestwick will host NASCAR Countdown with analysis by Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty in the ESPN pit studio. The race re-airs on ESPN Deportes, ESPN’s Spanish-language network, on Sunday, March 16, at 11 a.m.(ESPN PR)(3-10-2008)
Raybestos Rookie Notes for Bristol: Cale Gale was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Nicorette 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Gale finished 20th and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. Dario Franchitti holds a 13-point lead (47-34) over Bryan Clauson in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the Sharpie Mini 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Franchitti is 14th in the Nationwide Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie.(Raybestos PR)(3-10-2008)
Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper Returns with Gillette Evernham: Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper returns to the Nationwide Series with Gillett Evernham Motorsports for the 2008 season with drivers Patrick Carpentier and Elliott Sadler at the helm of the newly-designed Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper Dodge. The first race for AV/BTB is April 20 at Mexico City with Carpentier behind the wheel.(Motorsports Management PR), see an image of the cars on the Nationwide Paint Series page.(3-10-2008)
Tagliani Looking at NASCAR: Canadian driver and former open-wheel racer Alex Tagliani was seen walking around the Nationwide and Cup garages this weekend. Tagliani is planning a move into NASCAR. He’s working on securing a ride for the Nationwide race in his hometown of Montreal. It could be with Fitz Motorsports.(Yahoo Sports)(3-10-2008)
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KEVIN HARVICK – 2ND IN THE NICORETTE 300 – TAKES NNS POINTS LEAD
http://thehotlap.com/modules.php?name=Press_Releases&op=view&rid=1062
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Adam Crawford to test at Martinsville? Hearing that Adam Crawford, son of veteran Rick Crawford, will participate in the test session scheduled this week at Martinsville Speedway driving a Circle Bar Racing truck.(3-11-2008)
NCTS broadcast from Atlanta up 31 percent on SPEED: Television ratings for the Atlanta NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race were up 31 percent according to Nielsen Media Research. Friday night, the race scored a 1.05 (753,000 households), a significant increase over last year’s .80 (565,000 households).(SPEED/TV PR)(3-10-2008)
Martinsville test session open to public: More that 35 teams are signed up for the two-day test session, March 12-13, 2008, at Martinsville Speedway in preparation for the Kroger 250 on March 29. The two-day NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series test session will be open to the public at no charge. Gates will be open from 9:00am – 5:00pm each day. Day 1 ends with a driver autograph session at a local restaurant. For details visit the Appearance Page.(3-10-2008) http://www.jayski.com/pages/appear.htm
Hamlin to pilot #15 at Martinsville: Kyle Busch’s Sprint Cup Series Joe Gibbs Racing teammate and friend Denny Hamlin will pilot the #15 Billy Ballew Motorsports entry at the series first short track race of the 2008 season. Busch will be back behind the wheel of the #51 Toyota Tundra at the Martinsville Speedway March 29, 2008.(Billy Ballew Motorsports PR)(3-10-2008)
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Date Change for ARCA RE/MAX Series Event at Kansas Speedway
Kansas Lottery FREE Day at Kansas Speedway Set for April 25
KANSAS CITY KS (3-10-08)– The ARCA RE/MAX Series Kansas Lottery $150 Grand at Kansas Speedway, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 26th, will now take place one day earlier on Friday, April 25th, 2008. In addition, the track has designated Friday, April 25 “Kansas Lottery FREE Day at Kansas Speedway.” Grandstand admission to the race will be free, courtesy of the Kansas Lottery.
Fans can bring in one 6x6x12-inch soft-sided cooler with their favorite food and beverage and parking is always free at Kansas Speedway.
Kansas Speedway tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 866.460.RACE or logging onto www.kansasspeedway.com. Packages include tickets to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kansas 400, the third race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the NASCAR Nationwide Series Kansas Lottery 300, the IndyCar Series Road Runner Turbo Indy 300, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 and the Indy Pro Series Kansas Lottery 100.
O’Reilly Auto Parts Qualifying Day tickets for Sept. 26, Sprint Fan Walk tickets and pre-race pit passes are also available online or by calling 866.460.RACE.
For more information on the ARCA RE/MAX Series, visit www.arcaracing.com.
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Time to Roll
By Paul Warner
Monday, March 10, 2008 1:08:00 PM
12th season kicks off with Sears Auto Center 200
Myrtle Beach, S.C.-After a long offseason, the Hooters Pro Cup Series will roll into USA Int’l Speedway in Lakeland, Fla., for the running of the Sears Auto Center 200 on Saturday, March 15.
The race will kick off the 12th season of competition in the Hooters Pro Cup Series and mark the 40th race at USA Int’l Speedway. That is what’s known about the event. Everything else is up in the air.
Who’s the favorite? Who’s the sleeper? Who’s the best rookie?
The Sears Auto Center 200 won’t answer all those questions, but it will shed some light on who made the most of the offseason.
“There are a lot of guys that are going to be good,” said Mark McFarland. “I tested with Wade Day and Drew Herring, and both of them were fast. And you’re always going to have to beat Bobby Gill.”
Read more – http://usarprocup.com/view_article.asp?id=2608
Sears Auto Center To Support McFarland, Pete Knight Racing
http://usarprocup.com/view_article.asp?id=2609
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CHEERS & JEERS
Get a Grip!
by Carol Einarsson
CHEERS to Jason Michael Carroll’s presentation of our National Anthem. That was simply beautiful.
http://www.racejournalonline.com/index.cfm?Pagename=column&id=434
I.N. Sider gets to know cancer survivor-turned-NHRA Funny Car winner Jack Beckman in the new Behind [Closed] Garage Doors column, now posted at www.Valvoline.com.
The GOODYEAR, The BAD, & The UGLY as Tony The Hoosier Promotes Firestone, Too!: I might just be guessing here, but it seems Tony Stewart’s relationship with Goodyear just went from BAD to UGLY. Tony figures the guys with the famous balloon should give it up and turn it over to someone who can put decent rubber to the road. http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/031108Thornton.asp
Goodyear May Not Be All To Blame For Tire Issues: If you had to wheel a car the way that Tony Stewart did on Sunday during the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta, you might be a little agitated afterwards too. Tony wasnâ?Tt alone however as almost every driver on the track could be seen fighting the wheel as their cars took on an attitude more like a Saturday night late model in the A-Main. http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/031108Shultz.asp
Don’t TOY with Rowdy!!: Kyle â?oRowdyâ? Busch takes home his second win this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Kobalt Tools 500 providing Toyota with their 1st win. http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/030908Finnegan_Cup.asp
Kenseth wins the Nicorette 300: Matt Kenseth held off Kevin Harvick by 0.159-seconds after a green-white-checkered-flag finish on Saturday in the Nationwide Series Nicorette 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/030808Pamela2.asp
‘Rowdy’ Busch Wins again: With 10 laps remaining, Kyle Busch pitted for tires and the gamble paid off as he went on to win Friday nightâ?Ts NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the second win in a row. http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/030808Pamela.asp
Truck Series Ratings Up At Atlanta
By Daly Planet Editor(Daly Planet Editor)
SPEED was happy with a 31% increase in viewership for the Craftsman Truck Series race from Atlanta. The SPEED TV package for this series did not change much this year. It is a solid and comfortable presentation, sometimes a bit on the …
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/
“NASCAR Now” Finds The Right Combination
By Daly Planet Editor(Daly Planet Editor)
ESPN2 viewers found themselves looking at the most balanced group of NASCAR veterans the network has assembled so far this season. Mike Massaro has worked for years to represent ESPN where NASCAR is concerned, and his insightful …
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/
“This Week In NASCAR” Misses Kenny Schrader
A lot of good ingredients are in place for SPEED and the new This Week In NASCAR program. After several weeks, viewers finally got the pairing of Michael Waltrip and Chad Knaus on the “expert panel” along with host Steve Byrnes.
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/03/this-week-in-nascar-misses-kenny.html
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/BW/031108.html
Will Goodyear Fix The Tire Problems?
by Brian Watkins
First Ever Nascar Post
By Dave
Rarely do I post Nascar on the site — it’s no secret that I don’t think it’sa sport — but rarely do I get a more entertaining moment than the star of a certain sport bashing the sponsor. Such is the case here, with Tony Stewart, …
http://www.bustedplay.com/nba/first-ever-nascar-post/
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12:00n-2:00P SPEED AMA Supercross by Honda, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL, Mar 7/08, R
2:00P-3:00 SPEED FIM 250 World Championship CommercialBank Grand Prix of Qatar, Losail
International Racetrack in Doha, Qatar, Mar 9/08, N
3:00P-3:30 SPEED My Classic Car, Vintage Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, NY, Sept/08
6:00P-6:30 espn2 NASCAR Now, Ryan Burr, HD, L
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
12:00m-12:30A espn2 NASCAR Now, HD
2:00A-4:00 SPEED AMA Supercross by Honda, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL, Mar 7/08, R
4:00A-5:00 SPEED FIM 250 World Championship CommercialBank Grand Prix of Qatar, Losail International
Racetrack in Doha, Qatar, Mar 9/08, R
11:00A-12:00 ESPN-CL 2004 NHRA MAC Tools U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis, IN, Sept 5/04
12:00n-3:00P SPEED AMA Formula Xtreme Motorcycles, Daytona 200, Daytona International Speedway,
Daytona, FL, Mar 8/08, R
6:00P-6:30 espn2 NASCAR Now, HD, L
Race Fan TV does not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, http://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)
Always CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS!
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