Heather checks in with a late Friday evening edition of the Stock Car Gazette for you… with all the latest on this weekend’s postponed racing from Richmond, Tony Stewart’s new crew chief for 2009, and much, much, more.
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Stock Car Gazette’s own Heather Meyer filled in for Jeff Holtzclaw and Blake Feese on their “Track Talk” radio show yesterday… check it out!
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Stock Car Gazette Columnists Speak Out!
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Bits and Pieces From Those “Mystery Cautions”
by: Laura Piawlock
I’m sorry to see Dario Franchitti leave Nascar after one season, but I understand the desire to return to where he had success in the past. Here’s wishing him well and who knows? Maybe he’ll come back someday with another team. Read the rest of this article at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1673
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So, Can David Stremme Save Penske?
by: Chuck Abrams
So Silly Season has officially ended for David Stremme with the “surprise” announcement that he is taking over the Penske 12 car in 2009. Read the rest of this article at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1675
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Turning Back The Clock At Richmond
by: Mike Wells
This time last year after Richmond, Jimmie Johnson had locked a spot for the favorite to win the Cup title while Dale Jr was locked out. Dale Jr would finish the race 30th after blowing, yet, another DEI engine with only five laps to go, while fighting Tony Stewart for 2nd. Read the rest of this article at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1688
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Jeff Gordon Fastest In The Only Cup Practice For Saturday Night’s Chevy Rock & Roll 400
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Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Behind The Hauler Chat With Kevin Harvick
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Stewart Hires Grubb For Crew Chief
Stewart-Haas Racing has signed Darian Grubb to a multi-year contract to serve as crew chief for driver/owner Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet upon the conclusion of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, team officials announced today at Richmond International Raceway.
The 32-year-old from Floyd, Va., comes to Stewart-Haas Racing from Hendrick Motorsports, where in six years since joining the multi-car organization, he rose from team engineer with the No. 48 Sprint Cup squad in 2003 to Hendrick Motorsports’ engineering manager for the Nos. 5 and 88 Sprint Cup teams. Grubb also has extensive experience in the role of crew chief, as he served as the interim crew chief for the No. 48 team during the first four races of the 2006 Sprint Cup season, where he led driver Jimmie Johnson to a pair of victories – including the Daytona 500 – as well as one runner-up finish and a sixth-place effort. Johnson went on to win the Sprint Cup championship in 2006.
Grubb also spent the entire 2007 Sprint Cup season as crew chief for Casey Mears, leading the young driver to his first career Sprint Cup win in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. The duo also earned a pole at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., and racked up five top-five and 10 top-10 results to record a solid top-15 finish in the season-ending point standings.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for me to not only work with a driver of Tony’s caliber, but to help build an organization into one that can win races and eventually contend for championships,” said Grubb, a 1998 graduate of Virginia Tech where he earned a mechanical engineering degree in a co-op program with Volvo Trucks and General Motors. “I’m honored to join Tony and the Stewart-Haas organization. I’m really excited about taking this next step and I feel it’s a challenge I’m ready for.”
Grubb’s early success as a crew chief caught Stewart’s eye long before Stewart-Haas Racing was even an option for the two-time Sprint Cup champion.
“Darian is incredibly smart and ultra-competitive, and I saw that firsthand when he took the reins of the 48 team and won the Daytona 500 right out of the box with them and again at Las Vegas,” Stewart said. “He’s exactly what we need for the success we want to attain as a company, but he’s also exactly what I need in a crew chief. He’s thorough, he’s confident and he’s not afraid to tell me what I need to hear. As a driver, that’s who I need on top of my pit box, and as an owner, that’s who I need on our race team.”
Grubb’s ascension to Stewart’s Sprint Cup crew chief began as a teenager working on Late Model stock cars that competed at tracks throughout Virginia and the Carolinas. After graduating from Floyd County High School in 1993, Grubb attended Virginia Tech, and with his mechanical engineering degree in hand, joined Volvo Trucks as a design engineer in 1998.
While he had a mainstream job, racing was still a big part of Grubb’s life. His first stint atop the pit box came in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, where in 1998 he guided Jeff Agnew to the series’ rookie of the year title and season championship. Grubb spent another year with Agnew in Hooters Pro Cup before joining Petty Enterprises in 2000, where he helped the legendary team develop the Dodge Intrepid. Grubb also served as the shock specialist and team engineer with the No. 43 Sprint Cup team and driver John Andretti through the 2002 season.
In 2003, Grubb joined Hendrick Motorsports as engineer for the No. 48 team under the direction of crew chief Chad Knaus and team manager Brian Whitesell. Grubb remained in this capacity before being promoted to lead engineer for the Nos. 24 and 48 Sprint Cup teams in 2005. He became Hendrick Motorsports’ lead race engineer in 2006 while simultaneously serving as the No. 48 team’s race day engineer, where he helped the team earn five wins, one pole, 13 top-five finishes and a series-best 24 top-10 results en route to the first of the team’s back-to-back championships.
Grubb resides in Mooresville, N.C., with his wife, Yolanda.
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NASCAR moves 2 races to Sunday
JIM UTTER
The Charlotte Observer
Friday, Sep. 05, 2008
RICHMOND, Va. – NASCAR has postponed Saturday night’s Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway until 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday because of weather problems associated with the fast-approaching Tropical Storm Hanna.
Heavy rains and wind are expected in the Richmond area throughout much of the day Saturday and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has declared a state of emergency.
Bands of rain showers arrived late Friday and washed out Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series qualifying as well as Friday night’s Nationwide race.
The Nationwide race has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Eastern on Sunday.
ESPN will carry the Cup race and the Nationwide race is scheduled to appear on ESPN2.
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Cup and Nationwide Races Rained Out: NASCAR has cancelled both the Cup and Nationwide races due to the impact of Tropican Storm Hanna. Both Series will run on Sunday. The Cup race will start at 1:00pm/et followed by the Nationwide race at 7:00pm/et.(9-5-2008)
Qualifying cancelled: Qualifying was cancelled due to rain at the track. The lineup will be set by the rule book. #20-Joey Logano will start from the pole followed by #2-Clint Bowyer, #88-Brad Keselowksi, #29-Scott Wimmer, #60-Carl Edwards, #99-David Reutimann, #33-Kevin Harvick, #6-David Ragan, #64-David Stremme, and #1-Mike Bliss. #0-Larry Gunselman withdrew so all 43 cars made the race. The lineup is posted on the Richmond Race page.(9-5-2008)
Hamlin Fastest in Practice: #18-Denny Hamlin was fastest in the only practice session at Richmond. His top speed was 123.689mph. #20-Joey Logano was second. The rest of the top 10: #5-Landon Cassill, #60-Carl Edwards, #7-Mike Wallace, #2-Clint Bowyer, #6-David Ragan, #99-David Reutimann, #64-David Stremme, and #70-Mark Green. All 44 cars were on the track. Slowest were #0-Larry Gunselman and #01-Danny Efland. Complete results are posted on the Richmond Race Page.(9-5-2008)
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NASCAR Nationwide Series at Richmond Emerson Radio 250 Starting Lineup
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Gateway International Raceway:
Camping World 200 – Saturday, September 6, 2008
SPEED/TV – Prerace 2:00pm/et, Race 2:30pm/et
Sprague leads first practice: #2-Jack Sprague was the fastest during the first practice session for the Camping World 200 at Gateway Int’l Raceway with a speed of 132.759. Rounding out the top ten were; #14-Rick Crawford, #7-T.J. Bell, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #51-Shane Sieg, #88-Matt Crafton, #18-Dennis Setzer, #15-Marc Mitchell, #99-Erik Darnell. Complete practice speeds are posted on the Gateway Race Page.(9-5-2008)
Rice out as crew chief for #13? Connor in? UPDATE Confirmed: Hearing that Chris Rice is out as crew chief for the #13 ThorSport Racing Chevy and that Dennis Connor will take over the position.(8-26-2008)
UPDATE: Howard will shift gears on Saturday, as it will be his first outing with longtime crew chief Dennis Connor at the helm. “I have great respect for Dennis, and I’m excited about what he brings to the fold,” said Howard. “He’s had lots of success in this sport, has won championships, and his knowledge and experience should help smooth the transition.” Saturday will mark Howard’s first start at Gateway.(ThorSport Racing PR)(
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___PRACTICE 1 TIMES: Camping World 200 at Gateway
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Scott Lagasse, Jr. Quickest In ARCA RE/MAX Series Practice at Chicagoland
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