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EVENT FACTS:
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
Event Name: Centurion Boats at the Glen
Track facts: 2.45-mile, nine-turn road course
Race Length: 90-laps/220.5-miles
Green Flag: Sunday, August 10, 2:00 p.m. EDT
Live Coverage: TV: ESPN
Radio: MRN and SIRIUS Satellite Radio
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Coming off Montreal Nationwide Win, Fellows to step into NSCS No. 01 DEI Chevy
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Camping Spaces Going Quick At Atlanta Motor Speedway For Pep Boys Auto 500 - Less Than 20 Infield Camping Space Remain Available: While Atlanta Motor Speedway offers numerous camping options for NASCAR fans, less than 20 infield camping spaces remain available for the Pep Boys Auto 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend. Located on the infield in High Speed Corral between Turns Three and Four, fans wanting to take advantage of the weekend’s infield activities need to act quickly in order to claim this prime viewing location. While camping spaces are being purchased at a rapid rate, significant quantities of outside reserved camping spaces are also available in the Mid-State Family camping lots, as well as Legends, East Turn, First Turn and Speedway Boulevard. Because of the quantities available, fans interested in purchasing a camping space are encouraged to reserve their space now. In addition to reserved camping opportunities at AMS, unreserved camping will also be available during the race weekend for just $60 payable upon arrival. Camping spaces, as well as tickets to the Pep Boys Auto 500 race weekend, can be purchased by calling the AMS ticket office at 770-946-4211, 877-9-AMS-TIX (1-877-926-7849), or online at www.atlantamotorspeedway.com. Fans are welcome to stop by the AMS ticket office, speak to a staff member about various camping options and purchase directly from the ticket office during regular office hours, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. - Atlanta Motor Speedway, Press Release
P.J. Jones to Drive No. 96 DLP HDTV Toyota at Watkins Glen
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Darlington Historic Racing Festival Driver Appearance Schedule Released
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ESPN Analyst Andy Petree on Watkins Glen
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Riggs Left In Limbo
After a potential top-five finish was lost on fuel mileage, Scott Riggs still had enough spirit to help his crew push the No. 66 Haas CNC Racing machine back to the Pocono Raceway garage. Out of gas and nearly out of hope, Riggs is a driver with little-to-no job security these days. Nevertheless, he persevered and raced up front throughout the Sunoco Red Cross 500 on Sunday for a team he’s convinced won’t have him back next season. The team he joined at the end of 2007 becomes Stewart-Haas Racing next year, co-owned by two-time Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart. The move has Riggs, for a second time in two years, looking for a new job. “I just know in my heart I’m not going to be here next year, but not being a big enough man coming to tell me, [new management] must not understand what kind of character I have. If [management] thinks I would lay down behind the wheel if [they]told me …” said Riggs, frustrated that an announcement has yet to be made regarding the team’s future driver lineup.
Fellows In No. 01 Car This Week
Ron Fellows said after winning the NAPA Auto Parts 200 Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve that he will drive Dale Earnhardt Inc.’s No. 01 Chevrolet in this weekend’s Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International. Fellows will replace regular driver Regan Smith the No. 01 entry. The team sits 32nd in the Cup owners standings, 87 points ahead of the 36th-place team of Michael McDowell. Fellows is an accomplished road racer who has five NASACR national series races at the Glen. Smith is entered in the DEI No. 81, giving the organization five cars in the race.
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DIRECTV back on the #07: This weekend at Watkins Glen, Clint Bowyer’s #07 Richard Childress Racing Chevy will feature a blue and white DIRECTV paint scheme.. Jack Daniel’s, Bowyer’s traditional primary sponsor, will be featured on the car’s deck lid and lower-rear quarter panels.(RCR PR), see images of the scheme on my #07 Team Schemes page.(8-6-2008) www.jayski.com/schemes/2008/07cup.htm
ESPN adds racing site: ESPN announced the acquisition of Racing-Live.com - the world’s leading independent motor racing website. Racing-Live.com covers Formula 1 (F1-Live.com), Moto GP & Superbike (Moto-Live.com), Rally (Rally-Live.com), off road Rallies (Raid-Live.com), Endurance Sports-Cars and Kart racing. For more info see Racing-Live.com.(8-6-2008)
Pocono TV Ratings earn 4.5: ESPN officials say Sunday’s coverage of the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway earned a 4.5 Nielsen Media Research rating, matching the 2007 figure for the same race. The network says ESPN2’s coverage of Saturday’s Napa Auto Parts 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, earned a 1.5, up 7.1% from a 1.4 last year.(SceneDaily), for the season ratings by race, see my 2008 TV Ratings page.(8-5-2008) www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2008.htm
Several Bands Will Perform at Watkins Glen: Fans can rock the night away at the Saturday Night Concert on the Red Cat Summer Stage on Saturday, August 9. The concert, featuring Emma Mae Jacob, Ragged Sole and Delilah Why, will be another added bonus for fans purchasing a weekend ticket to the Centurion Boats at The Glen, August 7-10. The concert will be held near the Esses, and is scheduled to begin immediately following the Zippo 200. Admission to the concert is included in the price of a weekend ticket. Emma Mae Jacob, an up-and-coming country star, will perform the opening act for the concert and is expected to sing 3-4 songs from her new album, “Breaking All the Rules.” Also featured at the Saturday Night Concert in the Esses will be Ragged Sole, a rock band out of Ithaca, NY. Delilah Why will be the third band showcased during Saturday Night’s Concert. This Southern rock band from Nashville formed in 2005 when singer/guitarist Dave Sanford joined forces with guitarist Dan Smith and drummer Pete Pulkrabek. Cullen Tierney, the bassist, joined the group in 2006. Tickets for the historic 60th Anniversary of racing in Watkins Glen are on-sale. For more information and ticket orders, please contact the Watkins Glen International ticket office at 866-461-RACE or log on to the official website at www.TheGlen.com.(WGI PR)(8-6-2008)
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In the Pits: Busch likely to race for more wins
Kyle Busch and his Joe Gibbs Racing team have a decision to make over the next five weeks: they can try to reclaim the momentum Busch has used all season while earning a series-best seven Cup wins, or they can start planning and preparing for the Chase for the championship.
www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/17134.html
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Boris Said on Track Talk August 7th
August 5, 2008 - Calling all Said Heads… The August 7th edition of Track Talk on the Prime Sports Network (www.primesportsnetwork.com) will feature special guest, road racing ace Boris Said. If you have a question for Said, email us anytime at nascar@primesportsnetwork.com or call us toll-free at 1-877-266-1909 during the live show. Track Talk airs live every Thursday from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm ET, however, you can listen to the show’s archive or download the podcast at anytime.
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Travis Kvapil will sign autographs at the Ford Racing merchandise trailer on Sunday, August 10th at 10:00am.
David Gilliland will also sign autographs at the Ford Racing merchandise trailer on Sunday, August 10th at 10:00am
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Testing, One, Two, Three, Testing … RCR’s No. 07 team tested at Nashville Superspeedway on Tuesday, August 5 to continue fine-tuning their mile-and-a-half program.
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D’Hondt wants to run full 2009 schedule: Eddie D’Hondt wants to establish himself as an owner at the top levels of NASCAR, but things haven’t exactly worked out so far. A former executive with Robert Yates Racing, he initially tried to start a team in conjunction with an established motorsports operation. The formation of Riley-D’Hondt Motorsports was announced at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in August 2006, bringing together D’Hondt with Bill Riley, Bob Riley and Jim Matthews, partners in Riley Technologies, a builder of entries for the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series among other racing-related endeavors. The team ran several Nationwide Series events and one Sprint Cup Series race in 2007 but dissolved following the ‘07 season due to a lack of sponsorship. At that time, D’Hondt announced he planned to remain involved as an owner with the renamed D’Hondt Motorsports. D’Hondt envisions running the full Nationwide Series schedule with driver Jack Bailey in 2009, but he’s looking to jump-start things this season. And that’s why none other than Kyle Busch will be in D’Hondt Motorsports’ #92 Toyota at Watkins Glen.(ESPN.com)(8-5-2008)
Newman to drive Supercuts Dodge at WG: Ryan Newman will pilot the Supercuts Dodge this weekend in the Zippo 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen International. It will mark Newman’s first start of the season in the Nationwide Series and his first-ever driving duty for Fitz Motorsports. Driving the Supercuts Dodge on Saturday serves many purposes. The main goal is to win the race, but it will also provide me with additional seat time at the track that will sharpen my skills for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race. I’m looking forward to the race and to working with the Fitz team,” Newman said.(Fitz Motorsports PR)(8-5-2008)
Double-duty for Hornish; first series start at The Glen: Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the #12 Penske Truck Rental Dodge Charger for Penske Racing, will compete in both the NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series events at Watkins Glen International this weekend. The Zippo 200 will mark Hornish’s second career Nationwide Series road course event. Earlier this season at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Hornish qualified 11th and finished 13th in the Penske Truck Rental Dodge. This will be Hornish’s first NASCAR Nationwide Series start at the 2.45-mile road course.(Penske Racing PR)(8-5-2008)
Racing Resources Says…
* Ron Fellows won the NAPA Auto Parts 200 Presented by Dodge at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
* The race made history when the cars restarted on Lap 14 with rain tires. It was the first time that cars competed in a NASCAR race with rain tires. The race was called early due to rain after 48 of the scheduled 74 laps.
* Fellows scored his fourth career victory in his 13th career start. It was his fourth NNS road-course victory, tying him for most road-course wins in the series with Terry Labonte.
* Fellows became the second different winner in the two races at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. He joins Kevin Harvick, who won the inaugural race there last year.
* Fellows gave JR Motorsports its third NNS victory. All three JR Motorsports victories have come in 2008 and have been won by different drivers.
* Chevy posted its fifth win in 2008 and second at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
* Fellows won the race due to pit strategy: He last pit on Lap 22 while second-place Patrick Carpentier last pit on Lap 41. Carpentier finished second for the second straight year. He finished second at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve last year after winning the pole in his NNS debut. Fellows is from Toronto and Carpentier is from Joliette, Quebec, making it an all Canadian front row.
* Marcos Ambrose, who led a race-high 27 laps, finished third after a too-fast-entering penalty on Lap 42. He had more than a four-second lead before heading to pit road.
* Ron Hornaday, who finished fourth, posted his best NNS road-course finish in his sixth such start. His best previous road-course finish was 10th at Watkins Glen in July 2001.
* Jacques Villeneuve and Joey Logano were both running in the top 10 before the final caution came. However, both cars were involved in accidents during the caution laps. Logano was running fourth before his accident on Lap 48. Villeneuve was running sixth before his accident on Lap 47.
* The race featured four cautions for 12 laps, including two cautions for rain. It featured three lead changes among four drivers. Fellows led one time for seven laps. He took the lead for the first time on Lap 42.
* The top 10 consisted of four Fords, four Chevys, a Dodge and a Toyota.(ESPN.com)(8-5-2008)
Double Down at The Glen for Burton: In addition to his duties behind the wheel of the #31 AT&T Chevy, Burton, a 27-time race winner in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, will drive RCR’s #29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet in the Zippo 200 on Saturday, August 9. Burton returns to the seat of the Holiday Inn Chevy after a three-race hiatus.(Richard Childress Racing PR)(8-5-2008)
Coleman to Raise Lupus Awareness at Watkins Glen: While Brad Coleman’s #27 Ford will carry the familiar black Carino’s Italian Grill theme this weekend at Watkins Glen, it will also boast a special partner to help raise awareness and funds for the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation. The associate sponsorship is set to announce Chris Paradysz’s “Life without Lupus Ride for the Cure” where he will ride his bike, solo, to Daytona starting in NYC November 20th to raise awareness and money for Lupus research and a cure. Paradysz is a board member of the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation and parent of a teenage daughter affected by the disease.(Brad Coleman PR)(8-5-2008)
Rookie Notes for Watkins Glen: Landon Cassill was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. Cassill scored a 14th-place finish and claimed top rookie honors for the third time in the last four races. Cassill trails Bryan Clauson by six points (147-141) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the 9 Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International.
A Raybestos Rookie has won two pole positions in the Nationwide Series this season. Clauson grabbed the top starting spot for the Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona (race No. 18) while Cassill claimed the top starting position at the Camping World RV Sales 200 at New Hampshire.
Brad Coleman was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2007 Zippo 200, scoring a fifth-place finish.(Raybestos PR)(8-5-2008)
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JACK ROUSH, Car Owner – Roush Fenway Ford Fus– WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS ON RACING IN THE RAIN AT MONTREAL? “First of all, NASCAR from an officiating point of view did a great job. You look at what happens in an average race when you’ve got a wreck or an inclement situation – you’ve got pending rain and the prospect of having rain stop and start – they’ve got a lot of experience with that. They know how to predict what’s going to happen. Nobody in the tower there, that I’m aware of, had any experience from NASCAR’s side dealing with a rain event like that. They made really great judgments. They worked through it. It would have been nice if they could have run the full measure of laps, but they got through it and called a great race. It was great that Ron Fellows won for the Canadian interest that was there, so it was not an unhappy result, even though we would have liked to have seen a Ford product prevail.”ANY SURPRISES? “It turned out to be a great tire that was extraordinarily durable. It went through the dry period without getting hurt and still had enough edge on it and enough groove in it that when the track got wetter again, they still worked pretty good. It was possible to run the number of laps that were run on one set of rain tires and that was my biggest surprise. I figured as much effort that was being made to dry the track before they put the rain tires on that the rain tires would last just a few laps and everybody would be in to put on either a second set of rain tires or dries. As it turned out, the tire was right for the circumstance and NASCAR made great decisions and the result was good.”(Fordracing)
Aug 5: NASCAR Nationwide Series at Watkins Glen Zippo 200 Entry List
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Iowa in Contention to take Mexico City Date. Read more (SportingNews). Also check out the hotlap’s interview last month with Rusty Wallace on Iowa Speedway and his NNS teams. Read more (08-05-08)
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Patrick Carpentier, Driver, No. 10 Charter Dodge Charger
Weekly Dodge Motorsports Teleconference Transcript
WERE YOU SURPRISED THAT MORE DRIVERS IN THE MONTREAL RACE DIDN’T GO WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS VERSUS RAIN-X?
A: Yeah, I was surprised. We were trying to use everything we could. The windshield wipers worked for a while. At one point they stopped working, but the Rain-X did the job. Where the windshield was, I couldn’t see out the right side of the car. I noticed that the windshield would fog up more where the windshield wiper was. So sometimes I would shut it off (the windshield wiper) in the fast straightaways because the wind was too strong for the wiper to come back down. Then I would turn it back on in the low speed corners just to clean it up and to keep the fog away. I think some of the guys that didn’t have a windshield wiper got caught by that. The thing that made me laugh is when I saw Carl Edwards on the big screen squeeging out of the window. I thought that was the highlight of the race. I was like, “Where the heck did he get that squeegee at?” I thought maybe he stopped at a gas station on the way here to the track. It was funny.
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EVENT FACTS:
Event Name: Toyota Tundra 200
Race length: 200 miles / 150 laps
Banking/Turns: 14-degrees in turns; 9-degree front straightaway; 6-degree back straightaway
Track layout: 1.33 mile D-shaped oval
Green flag: 7:00 p.m. EDT, Saturday, August 9, 2008
Live Coverage: SPEED TV – 6:30 P.M. EDT; Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SIRIUS Satellite Radio NASCAR Channel 128
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Furr to start own truck team for son? Hearing that former NASCAR crew chief, Tony Furr is looking for a race shop in Concord, NC to run his son Ross Furr in the 2009 Truck Series schedule; already having secured a sponsor.(8-5-2008)
Toyota to donate 2,000 Nashville tickets to charities: When the Nashville Superspeedway plays host to the Toyota Tundra 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday, August 9 there will 2,000 special guests seated in the grandstands. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., has donated 2,000 tickets to Middle Tennessee non-profit organizations, with special emphasis on children’s charities and United States military personnel. “The Toyota Tundra 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race is such a fun and exciting experience for our 5,000 Toyota team members that we wanted to share the day with folks that may not usually have a chance to attend a race,” said Les Unger, Toyota’s National Motorsports Manager. Toyota NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers Johnny Benson and David Starr will be in Nashville on Thursday, August 7th to deliver race tickets and visit some of the charity organizations.(Nashville Superspeedway PR)(8-5-2008)
Double-duty for Scott at Nashville: Brian Scott will running both the ARCA and Truck Series events at Nashville Superspeedway. Scott will be in the #25 Albertsons Chevy prepared and owned by Venturini Motorsports for the ARCA race as well as the #16-Albertsons Chevy for the NCTS Toyota Tundra 200.(Xpress Motorsports PR)(8-5-2008)
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Benson Poised To Join Elite Group
08-05-2008 | TruckSeries.com Report
Benson Poised To Join Elite Group It is widely known that the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is full of tough competition. So it’s a rare accomplishment for a driver to win three races in a row. It’s only happened five times. Should Johnny Benson find Victory Lane Saturday, it would mark Benson’s third consecutive victory. He won twice last month at Kentucky Speedway and O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. Hopefully, the third time will be a charm for Benson. Last season, the series veteran won at Bristol Motor Speedway followed by a victory at Gateway International Raceway. The next race, however, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, saw Benson end his day in eighth. In 2006, Benson brought home back-to-back wins at Michigan and Milwaukee. Going for the third win, he had to settle for a ninth-place finish at Kansas
www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_08/articles/000014/001436.htm
ENTRY LIST: Toyota Tundra 200
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SunTrust Rookie Speed Leads Headed to Nashville
NASHVILLE TN (8-5-08) - On the heels of the 2.5-mile Pocono triangle, the ARCA RE/MAX Series steers for the 1.33-mile concrete Nashville Superspeedway this weekend for the Toyota 150, LIVE on SPEED Saturday, August 9th at 4:30 PM ET.
And for the first time since early May, there is a new point leader atop the ARCA RE/MAX Series national championship point standings headed to Nashville.
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Gordon, Kile Looking to Clinch
By Paul Warner
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:10:00 PM
Miller Lite 250 on Tap for SoBo
Myrtle Beach, S.C.-If Benny Gordon can get out of the Miller Lite 250 at South Boston (Va.) Speedway on Saturday, August 9 without allowing Gary St. Amant to pull within 100 points, he will clinch his fourth Sears Auto Center Northern Division title. But that’s not the first thing on the DuBois, Pa., native’s mind.
“I’ve got some unfinished business at South Boston,” said Gordon, who finished second to Dan Abold in the season-opening, rain-shortened event at SoBo. “My goal is to win, because we should have won the first race.”
Gordon, who started from the Awesome Awnings Pole in the first race at South Boston, decided to pit on Lap 17 and gave the lead to Abold, who started ninth in the 32-car field.
Gordon quickly charged back to the front, trying feverishly to retake the lead before the rain came. Gordon ducked under Abold several times, but the 3-time Northern Division champ couldn’t make it past Abold before persistent showers forced the race to be called on Lap 161.
“I’m still not over that yet,” said Gordon, driver of the No. 66n Samuel Metals Ford.
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The Race: Full Throttle Energy Drink 200
The Place: Mosport Speedway, Bowmanville, Ontario
The Date: Saturday, Aug. 9
The Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV Schedule: TSN, Noon ET, Aug. 17 (delayed)
Track Layout: .500-mile paved oval
Race Purse: $80,292 CAD
2007 Winner: Don Thomson Jr.
2007 Pole: J.R. Fitzpatrick
Schedule: Practice 1:30-2:30 p.m., Time Trials 5 p.m.
Track Contact: Lee Bailie, (905) 983-9141 or lee@mosport.com
News & Notes
The Race: This event is the eighth of 13 races on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Sirius Satellite Radio schedule. It is the series’ second visit to the track.
The Procedure: The starting field is 24 cars, including provisionals. The first 19 cars will be determined from two-lap time trials. The remaining five spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The race will be 200 laps and cover 100 miles.
The Track: The .500-mile oval shares grounds with Mosport International Raceway, a 2.459-mile road course, a 2.4-kilometer advanced driver and race driver training facility, and a 1.4-kilometer kart track. All told, Mosport is Canada’s largest motorsports complex, covering 750 acres. The name Mosport is a contraction of motorsport and is pronounced “MOE-sport.” The facility opened in 1961
The Records: The one-lap qualifying record for the Canadian Tire Series is 21.592 seconds (83.364 mph) set by J.R. Fitzpatrick on Aug. 11, 2007. The 200-lap race record is held by Don Thomson Jr. at 1 hour, 43 minutes, 57 seconds set Aug. 11, 2007 for an average speed of 60.317 mph.
A Season Ago: Fitzpatrick started on the pole, but the race was dominated by his Fitzpatrick Motorsports teammate, Thomson, who started the race right behind him in the third position. Thomson went on to lead 181 of the 200 laps, eventually beating Mark Dilley to the finish line by .703 seconds. It was Thomson’s second career Canadian Tire Series victory.
Ranger Turns Heads In NASCAR Nationwide Series Debut
In the end, the conditions proved to be less than ideal for Andrew Ranger’s NASCAR Nationwide Series debut, but the events transpiring prior to the rain falling on Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve left little doubt as to the youngster’s ability to handle any type of racecar.
The 21 year-old out of Roxton Pond, Quebec, posted the eighth-fastest lap in Friday’s practice session. And just moments after winning the Canadian Tire Series event in exciting fashion in front of his hometown fans, he qualified the No. 22 Supercuts/Tide/Wal-Mart Dodge 15th.
Before the rains came, Ranger gradually moved forward and inside the top 10. Soon after all the cars were brought to pit road to install the rain tires, Ranger went to work. He turned the fourth-fastest lap under wet conditions and reached fifth place in the running order, causing veteran NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace to sing Ranger’s praises on ESPN2’s coverage of the race.
A radio malfunction, however, precipitated a series of unscheduled pit stops that erased all of the gained ground and then some. He finished the rain-shortened event in the 29th position.
“I could not see anything and the radio was not working,” said Ranger. “Regardless, I am very satisfied with my race because I kept the car on the track until the end and I was able to keep up with the leaders for a good part of the race.”
Ranger, once again, will be behind the wheel of the Fitz Motorsports No. 22 Dodge this Saturday for the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Watkins Glen.
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Other motorsports…
WHAT:
IndyCar Series driver availability and pre “Meijer Indy 300 Presented by Pepsi and Edy’s” events in Cincinnati, Ohio and Georgetown, Ky. - Aug. 6-7
WHEN AND WHERE:
Wednesday, Aug. 6
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Georgetown, Ky. – Cincinnati Bengals Training Camp – Georgetown College –
100 Stadium Drive - 502-863-8223. Driver: Jaime Camara – Conquest Racing – 23rd in the championship standings - will watch practice from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and meet kicker Shayne Graham along with other coaches and players at the conclusion of practice.
Thursday, Aug. 7
Cincinnati, Ohio
10:00 a.m. to Noon
Cincinnati Museum Center – Duke Energy Children’s Museum - Cincinnati Union Terminal – 1301 Western Ave., 45203. Phone: 513-283-7059. Contact: Elizabeth Pierce.
Driver: Milka Duno – Dreyer & Reinbold Racing – 26th in the championship standings. Duno, who holds academic degrees in naval architecture and marine biology, will read the children’s book she authored titled “Go Milka Go!” with students from several area organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club of Cincinnati in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum. Duno also will speak with 20 Shroder Paideia High School students participating in the Minorities in Math, Science and Engineering program.
5:00 p.m.
McDonald’s Mural Dedication – Sparta, Ky. - Exit 55 inside the Love’s Travel Stop -
Drivers: McDonald’s driver Justin Wilson - Newman / Haas / Lanigan Racing – 16th in the championship standings - and Ed Carpenter – Vision Racing – 13th in the championship standings – will dedicate a race-themed mural depicting their racecars in the new establishment.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Andretti Autograph Session – Meijer – 4990 Houston Rd. – Florence, Ky. – Turfway Exit off of Interstate 71/75. Driver Marco Andretti will join his father and team owner Michael Andretti for an autograph session at the store. The session is limited to 200 fans. Admission wristbands will be distributed beginning at 5:00 p.m. The session is part of a day of “Meijer Indy 300 Presented by Pepsi and Edy’s” activity that begins at 4:00 p.m. and continues through 8:00 p.m. Visitors will be able to participate in IndyCar Series street-legal two-seater rides from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., experience the Meijer mobile playground, see the official Marco Andretti Meijer and Kentucky Speedway racecars, visit with Kentucky Speedway’s Horsepower mascot, test their skills on race simulators while sampling Meijer brand Kettle Chips and MVP drink along with Edy’s Dibs from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
WHY:
Appearances support the IndyCar Series “Meijer Indy 300 Presented by Pepsi and Edy’s” at Kentucky Speedway Aug. 9. Race time is 6:30 p.m. Tickets: 888-652-RACE (7223), www.kentuckyspeedway.com, Meijer stores, Kentucky Speedway offices at 400 Buttermilk Pike, Suite 100, in Ft. Mitchell, Ky., or the Sparta, Ky., Fan Center located outside of Turn 3 off of Interstate 71 Exit 57 and Ky. Hwy. 35 N.
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C O L U M N S / C O M M E N T A R I E S
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Insider Racing News
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“NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow Does More Harm Than Good”
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The Nascar Insiders
Ever Tried to Do Your Job Backward?
I have…
The Nationwide and Cup Series are heading north this weekend to the Finger Lakes region of New York and the historic Watkins Glen road course. The Glen and Infineon always present unique challenges to the drivers because all of a sudden they need to turn left and right. What you will also see challenge these teams this weekend is the backwards pit stop. Infineon Raceway’s pit road is situated so that the cars come down like they do at any other track. The Glen’s is not. When the drivers come out of turn eleven, instead of hanging the normal left, they go right. This means the cars are in the stalls backwards.
More: feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNascarInsiders/~3/356943808/
Ryan Burr Goes To Overtime
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Punch Gears-Up For A Very Long Weekend
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Michael Waltrip Puts On His TV “Rally Cap”
dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/08/michael-waltrip-puts-on-his-tv-rally.html
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T V * L I S T I N G S
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Courtesy of Jayski
www.jayski.com/pages/tv.htm
Wed Aug 6
3:30 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm Adirondack, NY Racing Across America SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Thu Aug 7
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NSCS Replay Pocono SPEED
2:00 pm 1988 The Budweiser at The Glen ESPNC
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:30 pm NSCS Replay Pocono HDNet
Fri Aug 8
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NSCS Watkins Glen Practice ESPN2
3:00 pm NSCS Coors Light Pole Qualifying Watkins Glen ESPN2
4:00 pm SportsCentury: Dale Jr. ESPNC
5:30 pm NNS Final Practice Watkins Glen ESPN2
6:30 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
7:00 pm Trackside at Watkins Glen SPEED
10:00 pm Tradin’ Paint SPEED
10:30 pm NASCAR Performance SPEED
11:00 pm Trackside at Watkins Glen SPEED
Jayski does not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, www.speedtv.com/schedule/
Always CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS!
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