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Edwards Sweeps Weekend At Atlanta
Carl Edwards got up on the wheel when it counted and won the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. On a restart with 16 laps to go, Denny Hamlin was leading the race but Edwards’ start was better than Hamlin’s and he passed Hamlin on the outside — then held the lead to the finish of the race. Edwards also won the Nationwide Series race on Saturday. It was the second time that Edwards has swept the weekend at Atlanta. The victory was the seventh for Edwards this year and the 14th of his 154 race career. Points leader Jimmie Johnson had an incredible comeback race, coming from one lap down in 29th place, after a speeding ticket 90 laps into the race, to finish second to Edwards.
“Man, the second-to-last restart, Denny spun his tires and I spun mine a little bit and then he spun them again and I pushed him bumper and then he spun them again and he went to the inside,” Edwards said. “I thought inside, ‘Man, here’s my chance to get to the outside,’ I really didn’t think he was gonna spin them that second time. I thought I was gonna bump him and he was gonna keep on going and I figured I’d follow him for a while, but it just worked out great. I went to the Aflac Cancer Hospital and met this kid, Dalton. He gave me this necklace. It’s his courage necklace. He was a really cool kid and this is really awesome. He said this would bring me luck, so it was an awesome weekend for us. I can’t believe how great this weekend is.”
Johnson held on for second place while Denny Hamlin finished third. Matt Kenseth, who led most laps (128) placed his Ford in the fourth spot followed by Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray, David Ragan, Jeff Gordon and Greg Biffle to round out the top ten. The win was the third one for Edwards at Atlanta. The last time a Ford driver won at least seven NASCAR Sprint Cup races in a season was 1998 when Mark Martin won seven times. This is the second time Edwards has swept a Busch and Cup weekend this season, doing it last in August at Michigan. Ford has now won 590 all-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Today’s win is the ninth of the season for Ford.
The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule – the eighth race of the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup – is the November 2nd, Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The race begins at 4 p.m. EDT with live, high-definition coverage provided by ABC beginning with its pre-race show at 3 p.m. The race will also be broadcast live on SIRIUS Satellite Radio Channel 128 and PRN radio.
2008 Pep Boys Auto 500 Final Results
Race Date October 26, 2008
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Pos Start Car Driver Make Sponsor Points/Bonus/Laps/Status
1 4 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 190/5 325 Running
2 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools 175/5 325 Running
3 11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 170/5 325 Running
4 10 17 Matt Kenseth ** Ford USG Sheetrock 170/10 325 Running
5 12 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s Halloween 155/0 325 Running
6 19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 155/5 325 Running
7 20 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 146/0 325 Running
8 13 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 142/0 325 Running
9 7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Nicorette White Ice Mint/DuPont 138/0 325 Running
10 2 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network Turbo HD 139/5 325 Running
11 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/AMP Energy 135/5 325 Running
12 22 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST/Kellogg’s 127/0 325 Running
13 6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 124/0 325 Running
14 39 10 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Sears Auto Center/Valvoline 121/0 325 Running
15 16 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 118/0 325 Running
16 17 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak 115/0 325 Running
17 8 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 112/0 325 Running
18 3 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 109/0 325 Running
19 35 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam 106/0 324 Running
20 5 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s 103/0 324 Running
21 18 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 100/0 324 Running
22 14 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 97/0 323 Running
23 25 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Hitachi Power Tools 94/0 323 Running
24 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 91/0 323 Running
25 23 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Ronald McDonald House Charities 88/0 323 Running
26 21 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 85/0 323 Running
27 28 38 David Gilliland Ford Aflac Cancer Center 82/0 323 Running
28 26 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 79/0 323 Running
29 38 347 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie 76/0 323 Running
30 32 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI/Principal Financial Group 73/0 322 Running
31 27 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville/Menards 70/0 322 Running
32 43 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Haas Automation 67/0 322 Running
33 15 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 64/0 320 Running
34 34 84 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 66/5 320 Running
35 40 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV 58/0 320 Running
36 41 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge Marathon Motor Oil 55/0 319 Running
37 29 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 52/0 317 Running
38 37 21 Bill Elliott Ford U.S. Air Force 49/0 316 Running
39 30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target/Lysol 46/0 316 Running
40 24 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco/Havoline 43/0 302 Accident
41 33 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 40/0 301 Accident
42 42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row/DenverMattress.com 37/0 296 Accident
43 31 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza 34/0 197 Running
** Led Most Laps
* Rookies
All Results Unofficial
2008 Top-40 Sprint Cup Points After Pep Boys Auto 500
Race Date October 26, 2008
Atlanta Motor Speedway
POS +/- DRIVER POINTS/BEHIND/STARTS/POLES/WINS/TOP 5/TOP 10
1 — Jimmie Johnson 6248 33 5 6 14 21
2 +2 Carl Edwards 6065 -183 33 1 7 16 24
3 -1 Greg Biffle 6063 -185 33 2 2 11 16
4 -1 Jeff Burton 6030 -218 33 0 2 7 17
5 +1 Kevin Harvick 5941 -307 33 0 0 6 16
6 +1 Jeff Gordon 5936 -312 33 3 0 11 17
7 -2 Clint Bowyer 5934 -314 33 0 1 5 15
8 — Tony Stewart 5847 -401 33 0 1 10 15
9 +1 Matt Kenseth 5835 -413 33 0 0 9 19
10 -1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5829 -419 33 1 1 10 15
11 — Denny Hamlin 5823 -425 33 1 1 11 17
12 — Kyle Busch 5783 -465 33 2 8 17 19
Top 12 Drivers Are Locked In The Chase For The Championship
13 — David Ragan 3944 -2304 33 0 0 6 13
14 — Kasey Kahne 3720 -2528 33 2 2 4 13
15 — Martin Truex Jr. 3529 -2719 33 0 0 3 9
16 — Ryan Newman 3495 -2753 33 1 1 2 8
17 +1 Kurt Busch 3386 -2862 33 0 1 4 9
18 -1 Brian Vickers 3362 -2886 33 1 0 3 6
19 — Jamie McMurray 3304 -2944 33 0 0 1 8
20 — Bobby Labonte 3232 -3016 33 0 0 0 2
21 — Casey Mears 3209 -3039 33 0 0 1 5
22 — Elliott Sadler 3154 -3094 33 0 0 2 8
23 +2 Travis Kvapil 3071 -3177 33 1 0 0 3
24 -1 Juan Montoya 3066 -3182 33 0 0 2 3
25 -1 David Reutimann 3062 -3186 33 0 0 0 3
26 — Paul Menard 2896 -3352 33 1 0 1 1
27 — David Gilliland 2887 -3361 33 0 0 1 2
28 — Mark Martin 2774 -3474 22 0 0 4 11
29 — Michael Waltrip 2667 -3581 33 0 0 1 2
30 — Reed Sorenson 2603 -3645 32 0 0 1 2
31 — Dave Blaney 2575 -3673 32 0 0 0 2
32 +1 Robby Gordon 2551 -3697 33 0 0 0 3
33 -1 Scott Riggs 2539 -3709 31 0 0 0 1
34 — Regan Smith* 2456 -3792 31 0 0 0 0
35 — Sam Hornish Jr.* 2365 -3883 32 0 0 0 0
36 — A.J. Allmendinger 2106 -4142 24 0 0 0 2
37 — Joe Nemechek 1885 -4363 30 1 0 0 0
38 — Patrick Carpentier* 1794 -4454 24 1 0 0 0
39 — Michael McDowell* 1466 -4782 20 0 0 0 0
40 — J.J. Yeley 1263 -4985 17 0 0 1 1
* Rookies
Stewart Applauds Goodyear
Tony Stewart was easily the most outspoken critic of Goodyear after the spring NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in which the right side tires provided by the company gave drivers little grip around 1.54-mile track. Back at Atlanta for the first time this weekend since that race, Stewart’s tune toward Goodyear has changed. Not only does the Joe Gibbs Racing driver believe Goodyear has brought a better tire this time, but also he applauds Goodyear’s efforts, beginning with two separate tire tests at the track to prevent a similar situation in the Pep Boys 500. “Obviously, what we had in the spring wasn’t anything that anyone of us wanted,” Stewart said at Atlanta. “The great thing about it is that Goodyear was active about it. They said, ‘OK, we have to do something about this.’ They came and did not one, but two tests here to make it better. That’s all you can ask for. It sounded like from the comments we heard from the drivers that came and did the test that we have a lot better tire.” Stewart believes that his rant toward Goodyear after the spring Atlanta race ultimately had a positive result.
Drivers May Switch
Mark Martin said Sunday that he would like to drive in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway for Hendrick Motorsports, if it can be worked out. Martin will replace Casey Mears in the No. 5 Hendrick car next season while Mears moves to the No. 07 Richard Childress Racing car. The two drivers already have tested or plan to test for their new teams. Martin took some laps at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Hendrick while Mears will test Nov. 4 with RCR
Petty Picks Up Sponsor
Petty Enterprises announces today that the Richard Petty Driving Experience will be the primary sponsor of the No. 45 Dodge, driven by Chad McCumbee, for the upcoming race at the Texas Motor Speedway along with new partners, TheGPSStore.com and Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation TheGPSStore.com and Garmin are continuing their long-standing associations with McCumbee. The GPS Store.com, which is headquartered near McCumbee’s hometown of Supply, N.C., has been a primary sponsor of his past NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series entries from 2006-2007.
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UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4784 [6 wins]
2) #99-Carl Edwards 4686 -98 [7 wins]
3) #18-Kyle Busch 4581 -203 [8 wins]
4) #31-Jeff Burton 4404 -380 [2 wins]
5) #16-Greg Biffle 4343 -441 [2 wins]
6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4307 -477 [1 win]
7) #29-Kevin Harvick 4224 -560
#24-Jeff Gordon 4157 -627
9) #20-Tony Stewart 4132 -652 [1 win]
10) #11-Denny Hamlin 4048 -736 [1 win]
11) #07-Clint Bowyer 4040 -744 [1 win]
12) #17-Matt Kenseth 3967 -817
13) #6-David Ragan 3944 -840
14) #9-Kasey Kahne 3720 -1064 [2 wins]
(10-26-2008)
Hendrick Motorsports is considering a plan that would put Mark Martin in the #5 car for the final race of this season at Homestead Speedway, sources told ESPN.com. Martin will drive the #5 car for Hendrick Motorsports in the 2009 season. A contingency to the plan is getting Casey Mears, the current driver of the #5, into the fourth car at Richard Childress Racing that he will drive next season. But in order to do that Mears likely would have to drive the #33, not the #07 that he is slated to drive because Clint Bowyer is driving that car in the Chase. Richard Childress Racing is willing to put Mears in the #33 car unsponsored as it wants to get him in the race. Martin will be free of his duties in the #8 at Dale Earnhardt Enterprises after the next two races at Texas and Phoenix. He will end his part-time schedule that he has been on for a couple of years to run a full-time schedule for Hendrick Motorsports. Officials from Hendrick Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing were not immediately available for comment.(ESPN)(10-27-2008)
Woods and HOF? Len and Eddie Wood [#21 Ford] say they’ve got their sponsorship deals in place for 2009, with Ford Motor Company and Motorcraft. But they are noncommittal about reports that the six team owners of the one-car Hall of Fame Racing operation (which runs #96 and is officially owned by Jeff Moorad,) are negotiating with the Woods to become Ford partners next season [Jayski Note: Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach, Bill Saunders and Mark Griege are no longer part of the ownership group on the #96 as of about a month ago]. Ken Schrader, a former driver for the Woods, is the Moorad team’s current driver. Moorad has been running a Toyota operation this season, with engineering support from Joe Gibbs; but that support contract is apparently up at the end of this season.(Winston Salem Journal)(10-27-2008)
NASCAR takes rear-end housing of #18: NASCAR officials opted to take the rear-end housing of the #18 Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup car driven by Kyle Busch to electronically check the measurements following Sunday’s Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said. Tharp said that NASCAR does not anticipate there will be a problem with the car, but wanted to check it more closely at the Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C.(SceneDaily)(10-27-2008)
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta:
Total number of commercials: 124
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 64
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 25
Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 5 min. 20 sec.
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:02 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:04 PM
Total minutes: 242
Minutes of race broadcast: 186
Minutes of commercials: 56
Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 1
Total race brdcst time 186 Total comm. brdcst time 56
See more and link to full report on my 2008 Commercials page.(10-27-2008)
http://www.jayski.com/pages/commercials2008.htm
Johnson has the highest winning % of active drivers: By winning at Martinsville on Oct 19, 208, #48-Jimmie Johnson passed #24-Jeff Gordon on the all-time list for Cup Series win percentage. Overall, Johnson is eighth all-time in win percentage [drivers with over 100 starts]:
1. Herb Thomas — 21.05% (48 wins, 228 starts)
2. Tim Flock — 20.86% (38/187)
3. David Pearson — 18.26% (105/574)
4. Richard Petty — 16.89% (200/1184)
5. Fred Lorenzen — 16.46% (26/158)
6. Fireball Roberts — 16.02% (33/206)
7. Junior Johnson — 15.97% (50/313)
8. Jimmie Johnson — 15.48% (39/252)
9. Jeff Gordon — 14.94% (81/542)
10. Cale Yarborough — 14.82% (83 / 560)
(stats from Racing-reference.info and NASCAR Statistics)(10-26-2008)
Top-5′s, Top-10′s: #18-Kyle Busch leads all drivers after 33 races in 2008 with 17 Top-5 finishes followed by #99-Edwards at 16. #99-Edwards has the most Top-10′s after 33 races with 24, followed by #48-Johnson with 21. All full-time drivers who have run all 33 races in 2008 have scored a top-10 finish. Four drivers have not scored a Top-5 and ran all 33 races: #7-Gordon [last top-5 at Watkins Glen 8/2007], #28-Kvapil [none], #43-Labonte [last at Martinsville in 10/2006] and #44-Reutimann [none].(10-26-2008)
Did Not Finish Streak and stats: #29-Harvick has been running at the finish in 77 consecutive races, the longest current streak and a NEW modern era record, next up is #07-Bowyer at 70 consecutive races. The all-time record for the longest streak of NOT having an DNF is 84 races held by Herman Beam from April 30, 1961 thru March 10, 1963. Kevin Harvick held the modern era (1972-present) record at 58 (10/3/2002-8/1/2004) unil he broke it himself in 2008. Next up is Jeff Gordon at 56 and Dale Earnhardt at 53 [Indy in 1996 thru Martinsville in the spring of 1998.(10-26-2008)
Petty covers #45 up on his cap during TV show UPDATE to honor Adam: This weekend, Tradin' Paint [SPEED] welcomed [NASCAR Scene] reporter Bob Pockrass back to the program in Atlanta as the media guest. It was cold outside and Kyle Petty wore a Petty Enterprises jacket and a black baseball hat for his #45 car and its sponsors. Only this week, TV viewers saw that something was different. Petty had a black band firmly placed right through the numbers on the front of his baseball hat. It was clear for all to see that the #45 car that Kyle had clung-to in memory of his late son Adam was no longer his. The frustration emerged on a day when it was reported that Boston Ventures CEO David Zucker had said the company [Pettty Enterprises] would field two cars for 2009, but that Kyle Petty was not going to be involved with either effort. “Part-time if a sponsor could be found” was the phrase used to describe Petty’s future opportunities. Petty’s words on that topic came out during a Tradin’ Paint discussion about mergers. “I have not seen an acquisition help any team in the sport yet,” said Petty about the new wave of outside investors. “I have not seen Boston Ventures help Petty Enterprises be more competitive now than what they were at the beginning of the year. When you look at it and ask what do they get (in mergers), I don’t have a clue what they get,” continued Petty. “You are taking two organizations who are falling or stable and just putting them together. Sometimes, warm water and warm water (combined) just gets colder.”(Daly Planet)(10-26-2008)
UPDATE: Kyle Petty is wearing a black band over the #45 on hats he is wearing to honor his son, Adam Petty, who died in 2000 during Busch Series practice at New Hampshire. Petty said it was his son Austin’s idea and should not be construed as a statement against new Petty Enterprises majority owner Boston Ventures. “When Adam was killed and Austin said lets put a black band across [the number],” Petty said Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. “If you live in our neighborhood, you’ll see hundreds of these numbers [with black bands] on cars around our neighborhood. … When I started driving the 45, I said I drive the 45 and that’s Adam’s car and I didn’t even put my name on that car. So since I’m not driving the 45 as much, Austin about a month ago said, ‘Why don’t you go back and wear that hat again.’ And I thought, ‘Good idea.’ All I did was switch back since I’m not driving the 45 full time. Austin’s opinion was, and I deferred to him, that it was Adam’s number and Adam’s car and now you’re not in it, let’s go back and close the personal door. It’s a personal thing. It’s not a statement. It’s not anything other than that.” Petty had said earlier in the weekend that Boston Ventures, which bought its stake in the organization in June, had not helped the competitive side yet of the teams. Petty said Sunday that he was trying to explain that none of the mergers have helped on the competitive side and Boston Ventures had only been with the organization for four months.(SceneDaily)(10-26-2008)
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Edwards wins at Memphis: After leading 185 laps, #60-held of a late race challenge by #99-David Reutimann on a green-white-checkered finish to win the “Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park. It was Edwards fifth series win in 2008. Reutimann,came back from two laps down to finish second. #21-Austin Dillon finished fourth in just his second series start. Rounding out the top ten were #28-Kenny Wallace, #21-Austin Dillon, #20-Joey Logano, #9-Chase Miller, #1-Mike Bliss, #6-David Ragan, #66-Steve Wallace, #64-David Stremme. #25-Bobby Hamilton spun on the last lap, resulting in a slight altercation with the #5 following the race. There were six drivers on the lead lap at the end of the race; 2 lead changes among 3 drivers, and 8 caution flags for 39 laps. Complete race results are posted on the Memphis Race Page.(10-25-2008)
http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2008/next/32memphis.htm#results
Memphis Race Facts:
…Carl Edwards won the KROGER ON TRACK FOR THE CURE 250 presented by the Southern Dodge Dealers, his 18th victory in 138 Nationwide Series races.
…This is his fifth victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2008.
…This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Memphis Motorsports Park.
…David Reutimann (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Memphis Motorsports Park. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2008.
…Kenny Wallace (third) posted his first top-10 finish in six races at Memphis Motorsports Park.
…Cale Gale (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
…Clint Bowyer leads the point standings by 116 points over Carl Edwards.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-25-2008)
Bowyer leads point standings: #2-Clint Bowyer continues to lead the driver point standings with 4667, now just 116 points ahead of second place #60-Carl Edwards. Rounding out the top ten are; #88-Brad Keselowski, #1-Mike Bliss, #6-David Ragan,# 99-David Reutimann, #18-Kyle Busch #7-Mike Wallace, #38-Jason Leffler, #59-Marcos Ambrose. Complete driver point standings are posted on the Memphis Race Page.(10-25-2008)
http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2008/next/32memphis.htm#standings
RWI to one team in 2009? Rusty Wallace Racing driver Steve Wallace said at Memphis Motorsports Park that his team could be forced to cut back to one full-time team in 2009 because of a lack of sponsorship. Teammate David Stremme is moving to the Sprint Cup Series for Penske Racing next season, but Wallace said his father would like to keep Stremme in a Nationwide car as much as possible in ‘09. But sponsorship for Wallace’s #66 team hasn’t been finalized yet.(Scene Daily)(10-26-2008)
Blickensderfer will stay with the #60 team next year: Roush Fenway Racing crew chief Drew Blickensderfer said after winning the Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 Nationwide Series race that he will remain with the #60 team and Carl Edwards in 2009. Blickensderfer moved from Roush Fenway’s No. 17 team to Edwards’ team for the race at The Milwaukee Mile on June and proceeded to win at Milwaukee and five of the 15 races he has served as Edwards’ crew chief. “I’m going to be back with Carl next year,” Blickensderfer said at Memphis Motorsports Park. “We talked about it this week, actually, Carl and I did. The 60 car is a premier job. You would be crazy to want to go somewhere to change this. And I don’t. I love working with Carl. I love working with the 60 guys. Running every single week is fun as a racer. And getting to do it with him is pretty special.”(Scene Daily)(10-26-2008)
Marc Davis to run some Nationwide races in 2009: During a post-race interview with ESPN’s Mike Massaro, Marc Davis was asked if he was planning on running any more races this year. Davis responded by saying that they are trying to put some races together for the remainder of this year, but that they were really trying to set down their 2009 schedule first. Davis said they plan to run some Truck Series Races as well as some Nationwide races in 2009.(10-26-2008)
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Newman wins at Atlanta: In his first series start, #2-Ryan Newman captured the win to bring about a one-two finish for Kevin Harvick Inc. in the E-Z-GO 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This is KHI’s second 1-2 finish of the season, the first at Kansas. After leading 110 laps, and swapping the lead back and forth a couple of times in the last ten laps, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. retook the lead with two laps to go, but Newman managed to grab the lead back on the final lap to pick up the win. #23-Johnny Benson struggled all day long, almost going a lap down, but managed to recover to finish in seventh place. Benson is still in command of the points lead but only by 31 points. Rounding out the top ten were #15-Denny Hamlin, #30-Todd Bodine, #22-Scott Speed, #99-Erik Darnell, #23-Johnny Benson, #51-Kyle Busch, #7-T.J. Bell, #16-Brian Scott. There were 7 lead changes among 3 drivers and 4 caution flags for 15 laps. Complete race results are posted on the Atlanta Race Page.(Unofficial)(10-25-2008)
http://www.jayski.com/cts/next/2008/22atlanta2008.htm#results
Race Awards:
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award: Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33 (27 Places)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33
Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Todd Bodine, #30
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Scott Speed, #22
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Ryan Newman, #2
Wix Filters Lap Leader Award: Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33 (110 Laps)
(NASCAR PR)(10-25-2008)
Benson maintains points lead: #23-Johnny Benson remains the leader in the driver point standings with 3324 but that lead has dwindled to just 31 points over second place #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. Rounding out the top ten are; #30-Todd Bodine, #99-Erik Darnell, #88-Matt Crafton, #14-Rick Crawford, #5-Mike Skinner, #18-Dennis Setzer, #60-Jack Sprague, #8-Chad McCumbee. Complete driver point standings are posted on the Atlanta Race Page.(Unofficial)(10-25-2008)
http://www.jayski.com/cts/next/2008/22atlanta2008.htm#standings
New sponsor for TRG? UPDATE at PIR; close to full sponsorship for Bell in ’09? During SPEED’s coverage of Atlanta Truck Series practice, Ray Dunlap mentioned that the #7-TRG Motorsports Chevy team, driven by T.J. Bell, will have a sponsorship announcement at Texas next week with SpongeTech. No word if the announcement will be just for Texas or for 2009.(10-25-2008)
UPDATE: Hearing that T.J. Bell has secured sponsorship from SpongeTech for the upcoming race at Phoenix International Raceway. SpongeTech designs, produces, and markets a unique line of manufactured hi-tech reusable cleaning products. SpongeTech cleaning product lines include Car Care, Child Bath Care, Pet Bath Care, and Kitchen & Bath Home Care Products. Also hearing that TRG Motorsports is close to finalizing sponsorship that would enable T.J. to run the full season in the Camping World Truck Series in 2009.(10-25-2008)
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Courtesy of Jayski
http://www.jayski.com/pages/tv.htm
Mon Oct 27
2:00 am SPEED Report SPEED
2:30 am NSCS: Pep Boys Auto 500 Atlanta Replay ESPN2
4:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
8:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
9:00 am Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
10:00 am NSCS: Pep Boys Auto 500 Atlanta Replay ESPNC
12:00 pm NCTS Set-Up SPEED
12:30 pm NCTS: Atlanta 200 SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
8:00 pm This Week in NASCAR SPEED
9:00 pm HorsePower Tee Shot Tour Episode 6 SPEED
Tue Oct 28
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
8:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Jayski does not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/
Always CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS!
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