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The Stock Car Gazette e-zine for Monday, 9/21/09

Monday, September 21, 2009 74 reads
Mike Irwin

Hopefully the Stock Car Gazette will continue to be available again on the web for you website visitors. While I was out of town, it was just not possible to post it here. MANY THANKS to Heather Meyer for filling in for me while I was gone. Here’s the Monday, 9/21 edition of the Stock Car Gazette for you.

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Track Trash – A New Hampster
by Racing Maniac

Gee, another good race. If NA$CAR keeps this up, this may actually be a good year for them. More at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/4070

More from Racing Maniac at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/category/track-trash
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Congrats to Mark Martin!
by Steve Langley

Congrats to Mark Martin on his victory yesterday at New Hampshire, the first race of the Chase. More at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/4063

More from Mr. Langley at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/category/steves-stuff
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Martin Wins First Chase Race At Loudon
Mark Martin took a giant leap toward winning his first Sprint Cup championship by taking the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday. It was Martin’s fifth victory in 2009 and the 40th win of his 749 race career. It was Martin’s first victory at the New Hampshire track. “Alan (Gustafson, crew chief) won that race — that’s all I got to say,” Martin said. “He took a driver that can’t drive Loudon and put a set-up in it that we could run along reasonable. Just like I said before the race, if they can stumble around and get me in the front then I might be able to stay there with it. That’s what we did, but it was sure tough.”

Denny Hamlin took the second spot while pole sitter Juan Pablo Montoya posted a third-place finish in today’s race, his third top-five and 13th top-10. This is his eighth top-five and 22nd top-10 in 100 career starts. He claimed his fifth career top-five on a superspeedway. Montoya led four times for 105 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors. Montoya captured the honor for the second time this season. Montoya has now led 274 laps in 66 superspeedway starts and 309 laps in 100 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. He has led 269 laps in 27 starts this season.

Jimmie Johnson brought his Chevrolet home in the fourth spot and Kyle Busch finished fifth followed by his older brother, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer to round out the top ten. The Sprint Cup Series moves to Dover International Speedway next Sunday for the second race in the “Chase for the Championship.” Greg Biffle was the winner of this race last year. The race is scheduled for 1:00 PM /Eastern time and will be broadcast on ABC television. The race will also be broadcast live on MRN Radio and SIRIUS Satellite Radio Channel 128.

2009 Sylvania 300 Final Results
Race Date September 20, 2009
New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Pos Start Car Driver Make Sponsor Points/Bonus/Laps Status

1 14 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest/Kellogg’s 190/5 300 Running
2 4 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 175/5 300 Running
3 1 42 Juan Montoya ** Chevrolet Target 175/10 300 Running
4 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 165/5 300 Running
5 9 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 155/0 300 Running
6 3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 155/5 300 Running
7 18 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 151/5 300 Running
8 35 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 142/0 300 Running
9 22 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Scotch Brand 138/0 300 Running
10 17 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios 134/0 300 Running
11 26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 130/0 300 Running
12 13 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s 127/0 300 Running
13 19 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s 124/0 300 Running
14 2 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot 126/5 300 Running
15 10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard 118/0 300 Running
16 5 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 115/0 300 Running
17 32 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 117/5 300 Running
18 7 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 109/0 300 Running
19 31 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Rain-X 106/0 300 Running
20 29 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Bush’s Baked Beans 108/5 300 Running
21 33 20 Joey Logano * Toyota The Home Depot 100/0 300 Running
22 8 171 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 102/5 300 Running
23 38 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 94/0 300 Running
24 28 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Sylvania 91/0 300 Running
25 34 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Berlin City Auto 88/0 299 Running
26 41 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Taco Bell 85/0 299 Running
27 21 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 82/0 298 Running
28 6 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 79/0 298 Running
29 39 09 Aric Almirola Dodge Miccosukee Resort 76/0 297 Running
30 37 96 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool 73/0 297 Running
31 27 82 Scott Speed * Toyota Red Bull 70/0 297 Running
32 12 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 67/0 295 Running
33 42 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 64/0 287 Running
34 40 98 Paul Menard Ford Sylvania Dot-it 61/0 287 Running
35 23 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy/Nat. Guard 58/0 283 In Pit
36 25 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge McDonald’s McCafe 55/0 263 Running
37 24 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 52/0 162 Out of Race
38 11 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 49/0 66 Out of Race
39 30 64 Mike Wallace Toyota Gunselman Motorsports 46/0 48 In Pit
40 20 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 43/0 41 In Pit
41 43 36 Michael McDowell Toyota Wave Energy Drink 40/0 36 In Pit
42 15 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 37/0 23 Out of Race
43 36 37 Tony Raines Dodge Long John Silver’s 34/0 8 In Pit

** Led Most Laps
* Rookies

All Results Unofficial

2009 Top-40 Sprint Cup Points After Sylvania 300
Race Date September 12, 2009
Richmond International Raceway

POS +/- DRIVER POINTS/BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10

1 — Mark Martin 5230 27 6 5 10 15
2 +1 Jimmie Johnson 5195 -35 27 1 3 10 16
3 +1 Denny Hamlin 5195 -35 27 0 2 10 15
4 +7 Juan Montoya 5175 -55 27 2 0 3 13
5 +2 Kurt Busch 5165 -65 27 0 1 7 15
6 -4 Tony Stewart 5156 -74 27 0 3 13 18
7 +3 Ryan Newman 5151 -79 27 1 0 5 13
8 — Brian Vickers 5140 -90 27 6 1 4 13
9 +3 Greg Biffle 5138 -92 27 0 0 8 13
10 -4 Jeff Gordon 5128 -102 27 0 1 12 18
11 -2 Carl Edwards 5117 -113 27 0 0 7 11
12 -7 Kasey Kahne 5069 -161 27 0 2 5 10

Top 12 Drivers In The Chase For The Championship * Points Reset After 26 Race

13 — Kyle Busch 3350 -1880 27 1 4 8 10
14 — Matt Kenseth 3259 -1971 27 1 2 4 9
15 — Clint Bowyer 3193 -2037 27 0 0 4 12
16 — David Reutimann 3175 -2055 27 2 1 5 8
17 — Marcos Ambrose 2938 -2292 27 0 0 4 7
18 — Jeff Burton 2853 -2377 27 0 0 2 6
19 — Joey Logano* 2805 -2425 27 0 1 1 5
20 — Casey Mears 2763 -2467 27 0 0 0 3
21 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2686 -2544 27 0 0 2 5
22 — Kevin Harvick 2680 -2550 27 0 0 3 5
23 — Jamie McMurray 2673 -2557 27 0 0 0 3
24 +1 Martin Truex Jr. 2561 -2669 27 2 0 0 3
25 +2 Elliott Sadler 2558 -2672 27 0 0 1 4
26 -2 A.J. Allmendinger 2543 -2687 27 0 0 1 3
27 -1 Sam Hornish Jr. 2486 -2744 27 0 0 2 7
28 — Reed Sorenson 2445 -2785 27 0 0 0 1
29 +1 Bobby Labonte 2401 -2829 27 0 0 1 1
30 -1 David Ragan 2378 -2852 27 0 0 0 1
31 — David Stremme 2368 -2862 27 0 0 0 0
32 — Paul Menard 2268 -2962 27 0 0 0 0
33 +1 Robby Gordon 2106 -3124 26 0 0 1 1
34 -1 Michael Waltrip 2100 -3130 25 0 0 0 1
35 — Scott Speed* 1934 -3296 26 0 0 1 1
36 — John Andretti 1875 -3355 25 0 0 0 0
37 — David Gilliland 1473 -3757 24 0 0 0 0
38 — Regan Smith 1114 -4116 13 0 0 0 0
39 — Joe Nemechek 1022 -4208 22 0 0 0 0
40 +1 Dave Blaney 949 -4281 24 0 0 0 0

* Rookies

Why The Late Yellow Flag?
Robin Pemberton, NASCAR spokesman, was asked following the Sylvania 400 on Sunday, why the yellow flag wasn’t displayed in a more timely manner? A.J. Allmendinger spun out on the frontstretch on lap 299 of 300 and and the drivers were allowed to race all the way around the track — at full speed and apparently unaware that Allmendinger’s car was sitting in the middle of the track, unable to refire. Coming off of Turn 4, the caution light finally came on but some drivers raced past the helpless driver. — “We were waiting to see if he could get going and get out of the way,” said Pemberton. “You wait as long as you can to try to not affect the outcome of a race. We felt like we had adequate time when we threw the caution. We tried to give adequate time and notice for the cars to slow down. We don’t like the race to end under caution. We felt like we gave enough time for safety sake.” — Asked if NASCAR waits longer on the last lap to try to finish under green, Pemberton said; “I believe we wait as long as we can. There are times during the middle of the race when a car will turn around and we buy some time and see if it gets going and that happens quite a bit. It just gets more noticed when it’s the last lap of the race.”

Kyle Busch Car Too Low
NASCAR announced after the Sylvania 300 that the fifth-place car, the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18, drivern by Kyle Busch, was found to be too low in post-race inspection. Any penalties or fines will most likely will be handed out by NASCAR on Tuesday.

Fan Appreciation Day A Hit At Talladega
As early as 8 a.m., fans were lining up in front of Talladega Superspeedway to take their vehicles on a lap around the 2.66 mile tri-oval during Fan Appreciation Day. Officials estimate 12,000 fans attended the event. Some came from as far away as Indiana and Florida, but all left with a story to tell. After taking their turn driving around the track, fans enjoyed lunch provided by Talladega Superspeedway, Pepsi and Golden Flake, a Q&A and autograph signing with Richard Brickhouse, Dave Marcis, Sterling Marlin and track president Rick Humphrey and a free concert by Darryl Worley.

Kahne Questions RPM Leadership
Who’s in charge at Richard Petty Motorsports? Even Kasey Kahne wants to know. Kahne’s race team announced last week that it will absorb Yates Racing and switch to Fords next season. That merger creates quite a crowded hierarchy, one that includes Yates partners Doug Yates and Max Jones, RPM co-owner George Gillett, managing partner Foster Gillett, executive operations director Robbie Loomis and Richard Petty himself. As for who will be the ultimate decision-maker out of that group — well, not even Kahne seems to know for certain. “That’s a tough question, because I really don’t know who it is, either. So, I don’t know,” the team’s lead driver said Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, site of Sunday’s opening Chase race. There are not a lot of answers out there right now. I don’t know if it’s because we’re in the middle of a lot of things, we just don’t have a person in that position. I think Robbie Loomis is supposedly going to be that guy, but I don’t think that he is yet.”
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Courtesy of Jayski

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Martin wins at New Hampshire (revised): #5-Mark Martin won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for his 1st win at New Hampshire, 5th win of 2009 and 40th of his career. #11-Hamlin finished 2nd followed by #42-Montoya, #48-Johnson, #18-Busch, #2-Busch, #39-Newman, #19-Sadler, #16-Biffle and #33-Bowyer. Other Chase drivers finishes: #83-Vickers finished 11th; #14-Stewart 14th; #24-Gordon 15th; #99-Edwards 17th; and #9-Kahne lost an engine early and finished 38th [his 1st DNF of 2009]. There were 11 cautions for 48 caution laps and there were 20 lead changes among 10 drivers.
Scheduled Race Re-Airs: ESPN2: Monday, September 21 at 3:00 am/et; ESPN Classic: Monday, September 21 at 12:00pm/et; SPEED, Wednesday, September 23 at 12:00pm/et.
For race results, awards and more, see my New Hampshire Race Results Page

http://jayski.com/stats/2009/results/27nhms2009results.htm

Race Fast Facts – New Hampshire:
#5-Mark Martin won the SYLVANIA 300, his 40th victory in 749 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his fifth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2009.
This is his first victory and 14th top-10 finish in 26 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
#11-Denny Hamlin (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in eight races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2009.
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya (third) posted his first top-10 finish in six races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
#20-Joey Logano (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
#5-Mark Martin leads the point standings by 35 points over #48-Jimmie Johnson.(NASCAR Statistics)(9-20-2009)

Could be minor tweaks to testing ‘ban’: At NASCAR’s crew chiefs meeting here [NHMS] Saturday morning, Sprint Cup teams were given a few tweaks on the car-of-tomorrow and on testing for 2010, but it’s unclear if more might be coming. NASCAR officials are apparently leaning toward okaying Greenville-Pickens Speedway [SC] for Cup testing next season, to give teams a less expensive testing venue  a track closer to their Mooresville, NC, shops. But some teams say they would continue flying/driving down to places like New Smyrna in Florida for testing anyway.
Teams report that Texas World Speedway in College Station, TX, may be ground smoother, to eliminate bumps. And if softwalls are installed there, the track could be a good testing venue too, since it’s not on the NASCAR tour. Greg Biffle ran a few laps at Texas World in testing earlier this year, but he said at 218 mph, the bumps and the lack of soft walls, the track was too dangerous.(MikeMulhern.net)(9-21-2009)

Crew chief changes at Roush? There is supposedly a meeting planned at Roush Fenway Racing featuring General Manager Robbie Reiser and representatives from Ford. Could crew chief changes be in RFR’s future? One rumor circulating NHMS Sunday morning had veteran crew chief Jimmy Fennig connecting with former Roush racer Jeff Burton at RCR. Not so, Fennig said. “After 13 years with Jack, my goal is to retire from Roush Racing,” Fennig said. “But I’m getting too old to be on the road.” Another scenario places Fennig in a research and development role. Fennig says testing suits him just fine.(FoxSports)(9-21-2009)

Clint Pittman, rear tire changer on the #07 Jack Daniel’s Chevy of Casey Mears, was clipped by #11-Denny Hamlin during pit stops on Lap 69. Pittman injured his foot and was replaced by Shane Church, who practices with the backup crew at Richard Childress Racing. Mears restarted 27th following the accident and remained outside the top 25 until a call to stay out on Lap 193 by crew chief Todd Berrier. Mears restarted sixth and finished 13th, his third top 15 finish in the last six races. Pittman will see an orthopedic doctor on Monday. Doctors at the track infield care center suspected a small fracture to the top of his foot, according to RCR pit crew coordinator Matt Clark.(FoxSports)(9-21-2009)

Martin down to four tracks without a win: There are now four current race tracks the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at that #5-Mark Martin has not won a Sprint Cup race. Martin also ran five races at Nashville and four races at Riverside and didn’t win at either:
Pocono: 0 for 45 with six finishes of 2nd, last in 8/2004
Daytona: 0 for 48 with a best finish of 2nd in 2/2007
Indianapolis: 0 for 16 with a best finish of 2nd in 8/1998 and 7/2009
Homestead: 0 for 9 with a best finish of 2nd in 11/2005
Won at Chicago on 7-11-2009 after failing to win 8 times
Won at New Hampshire on 9-20-2009 after failing to win there 24 times
(9-21-2009)

Montoya blows off interview, in trouble?: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya may be in trouble with NASCAR  certainly with its PR operations — after an incident in which he blew off a pre-planned satellite interview with a major California Fox affiliate, Sacramento’s KTXL. Montoya and NASCAR both are now on that station’s D-list. And Sacramento is, of course, the state capital, where governor Arnold Schwarzenegger holds forth. Schwarzenegger typically attends NASCAR events in that state, and will likely be at Southern California’s Auto Club Speedway in a few weeks for the California 500 chase race. Montoya was doing a routine round of Sprint Cup championship chase interviews [Saturday?] in advance for the first race of the chase, but when 5 o’clock rolled around, he took off his mike and walked off the NASCAR set. Much to the chagrin of the KTXL reporters who had been patiently awaiting their NASCAR-scheduled spot in the interview line. See the video of the incident and Jim Crandell’s commnetary about it and NASCAR’s waning popularity at fox40.com.(MikeMulhern.net)(9-21-2009)
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Courtesy of Racin’ Today

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Monday Morning Crew Chief: Danica Tour Rolls On
By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
The Danica Patrick media tour/contract negotiations are closer to completion and what have we learned?
The most likely option continues to be re-signing with Michael Andretti’s team in the Indy Racing League with brief forays into a NASCAR Nationwide Series car.
For all the interest generated, there’s little substantive change for Patrick [...]

http://www.racintoday.com/archives/10088

Martin Kicks Off Chase With A Victory In Loudon – http://www.racintoday.com/archives/10110

NASCAR Newscast: Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Race 1 Recap – http://www.racintoday.com/archives/10135
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MARK MARTIN, NO. 5 CARQUEST/KELLOGG’S IMPALA SS, WINNER: DOES THIS YEAR KEEP GETTING BETTER AND BETTER FOR YOU? “Alan (Gustafson, crew chief) won that race — that’s all I got to say. He took a driver that can’t drive Loudon and put a set-up in it that we could run along reasonable. Just like I said before the race, if they can stumble around and get me in the front then I might be able to stay there with it. That’s what we did, but it was sure tough.”

WHAT WAS RUNNING THROUGH YOUR MIND ON THAT FINAL RESTART? “I’m going to lose it. I’m going to mess it up. That’s what was going through my mind.”

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO STILL BE THE POINTS LEADER? “Gosh, it’s one race. We won though. How about that?”
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Courtesy of Jayski

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Gale looking for 2010 ride: Cale Gale will no longer be under contract at Kevin Harvick Inc. next year. He is talking to several teams and is hopeful that he will be able to put something together for 2010. He has talked to some Nationwide teams as well as Truck teams to find a new home. He is also in talks with driver agents looking for a new organization to represent him.(9-19-2009)

Dale Jr. would like Tony Jr. at JR Motorsports: Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to be reunited with former crew chief Tony Eury Jr. & at JR Motorsports. JR Motorsports is an affiliate of Hendrick Motorsports, where Eury Jr. currently works in the research and development department. But Earnhardt Jr. has another plan for Eury Jr., who was his crew chief for two seasons at Dale Earnhardt Inc. and then moved with him to Hendrick to guide the #88 Cup car until he was replaced by Lance McGrew as crew chief in late May during a season where Earnhardt Jr. struggled in his Sprint Cup car. Earnhardt Jr. wasn’t exactly specific on the job title for Eury Jr., but he explained he has a plan for his cousin to join the JR Motorsports operation, where Eury Jr.’s father (Tony “Pops” Eury Sr.) serves as a crew chief/competition director and several other Earnhardt family members work for the Nationwide Series organization.(SceneDaily)(9-19-2009)

Penske Racing development driver Parker Kligerman will make his Nationwide Series debut at Kansas Speedway next month. Kligerman will drive the #22 Penske Racing entry, a team that will lay the groundwork for Brad Keselowski’s full-time squad in 2010. “There are a lot of talented people out there and we are looking at all of our options,” said Jonathan Gibson, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Penske Racing. “For a while now, we have been working to assemble a championship caliber Nationwide organization for both of our cars in 2010. Justin has had a terrific season this year and our intention is to hit the ground running with both of our teams in 2010.” Kligerman, who turned 19 last month, is currently tied for the lead with Justin Lofton in the ARCA Re/Max Series championship. He tops the leaderboard with seven wins to his credit earned on both asphalt and dirt.(Fox Sports)(9-18-2009)
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On an off-weekend in the Nationwide Series, there was some NNS related action at NHMS this weekend. The modifieds ran at NHMS Saturday, putting on a great show as always. Among others taking in the action, Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne watched from atop their haulers in the Cup garage. Ryan Newman ran in the #7, finishing eighth in the event. The trucks also ran on Saturday,with Kyle Busch taking first, The KHI entries of Hornaday and Harvick taking second and third. Other NNS notables-Brian Scott-7th, Colin Braun-9th, Dennis Setzer-11th, Michael Mcdowell-14th, Austin Dillon-15th, Terry Cook 16th. In (yester)day’s Cup event, #36 Michael McDowell retired after 40 laps, Mike Wallace after 46 laps. (THL)
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Busch wins at New Hampshire: #51-Kyle Busch, with no serious challenge on the final restart from second and third place finishers, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. & #2-Kevin Harvick, held on to the lead on the final restart to win the Heluva Good! 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Communication issues between Hornaday and Harvick, [Harvick unable to make the pass on Hornaday] hampered either KHI team from making a late run on Busch for the win. The win marks three consecutive wins for Busch in the Camping World Truck Series; his fifth win this season. Another strong run for #13-Johnny Sauter. Sauter, running third with a little less than 30 laps remaining ran out of gas, but managed to battle back to finish in fifth place. The rest of the top ten were #88-Matt Crafton, #13-Johnny Sauter, #60-Stacy Compton, #16-Brian Scott, #5-Mike Skinner, #6-Colin Braun, #14-Rick Crawford. There were 9 lead changes among 7 drivers with 3 caution flags for 14 laps.

Hornaday increases points lead: #33- Ron Hornaday increased his lead to 3055 and is now 217 points ahead of second place #88-Matt Crafton in the driver point standings following New Hampshire. Rounding out the top ten are; #5-Mike Skinner, #16-Brian Scott, #6-Colin Braun #30-Todd Bodine, #13-Johnny Sauter, #14-Rick Crawford, #24-David Starr, #60-Stacy Compton.

Benson, Con-way Freight & Busch in 2010? During Sunday night’s Speed Report on SPEEDtv, Ray Dunlap reported that word in the garage has it that Johnny Benson has secured the Con-way Freight sponsorship for 2010. Dunlap also said that he’s hearing there may be ownership in the team by the name of Kyle Busch.(9-20-2009)

WIX Filters Lap Leader Notes following New Hampshire:
*Ron Hornaday Jr. led once for 101 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in the Heluva Good! 200.
*Hornaday Jr. has now led 967 total laps this season and at least one lap in 16 of the 19 races this season. Hornaday Jr. has now led 8,729 laps in 243 career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. He has led 3,875 laps in 136 superspeedway races.
*Hornaday Jr. is now the all-time lap leader in the Camping World Truck Series at New Hampshire. He has led 560 laps in nine races, surpassing Jack Sprague (529).
*Hornaday Jr. scored a second-place finish in today’s race, .560 seconds behind race winner Kyle Busch.
*Hornaday racked up his third consecutive top-five at New Hampshire and fifth consecutive top-10. He has five top-five and seven top-10 finishes in nine races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
(WIX Filters PR)(9-19-2009)

Gale looking for ride in 2010? Hearing that Cale Gale will be a free agent in 2010 and will no longer be under contract at Kevin Harvick Inc. Gale has been talking to several teams associated with both the Camping World Truck Series and Nationwide and is hopeful that he will be able to put something together for next year.(9-19-2009)

Compton may not finish out season? UPDATE Team plans to run all races: There may be trouble brewing for Truck Series driver Stacy Compton and his Wyler Racing team. Word is the team is low on funding and may not be able to finish out the season. If you’ll remember, the team started out the season with no sponsorship but was able to sign SafeAuto Insurance to continue their run for the championship. With seven races remaining, Compton is currently 12th in the driver points and has six top ten finishes in 2009.(TheNASCARInsiders.com)(9-16-2009)
UPDATE: Statement from Wyler Racing GM: “It is our intention to finish out the year,” said General Manager, Tom Buzze. “We have an option to renew our agreement with SafeAuto for the 2010 season and we continue to seek out marketing partners that will compliment our sponsorship portfolio for this season and next.”(Wyler Racing PR)(9-16-2009)
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Courtesy of ARCA

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Lofton Holds Off Kligerman to Win at Salem; Regains ARCA Points Lead

Official Results, ARCA RE/MAX Series, Salem Speedway
Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic (9-19-09)

Salem, Ind., (AP) _ The official finish for Saturday’s Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway for ARCA RE/MAX Series stock cars with starting position in parenthesis, driver, hometown, type of car, laps completed, and reason out of race, if any:
1. (2) Justin Lofton, Westmorland, Calif., Toyota, 200; 2. (5) Parker Kligerman, Westport, Conn., Dodge, 200; 3. (9) Dakoda Armstrong, New Castle, Ind., Dodge, 200; 4. (6) Frank Kimmel, Clarksville, Ind., Ford, 199; 5. (8) Steve Arpin, Fort Frances, Ont., Chevrolet, 199; 6. (12) Stephan McCurley, Humble, Texas, Chevrolet, 198; 7. (11) Terry Jones, Amherstburg, Ont., Dodge, 198; 8. (17) Tom Hessert, Cherry Hill, N.J., Ford, 196; 9. (14) Bryan Silas, Stuart, Fla., Ford, 196; 10. (16) Ken Butler III, Lilburn, Ga., Ford, 196; 11. (18) Gabi DiCarlo, Phoenix, Ariz., Toyota, 195; 12. (19) Jeremy Petty, Smolan, Kan., Chevrolet, 194; 13. (7) Matt Merrell, Portland, Texas, Dodge, 188; 14. (20) Kory Rabenold, Slatington, Pa., Ford, 185; 15. (4) Joey Coulter, Miami Springs, Fla., Chevrolet, 180, accident; 16. (10) Patrick Sheltra, Indiantown, Fla., Chevrolet, 176; 17. (24) Jason Basham, Henryville, Ind., Chevrolet, 176; 18. (23) Brad Smith, Shelby Township, Mich., Ford, 173; 19. (21) Darrell Basham, Henryville, Ind., Chevrolet, 171; 20. (13) Robb Brent, Shelby Township, Mich., Dodge, 162, accident; 21. (1) Chris Buescher, Prosper, Texas, Ford, 95, battery; 22. (15) Tim George, Jr., New York, N.Y., Toyota, 94, accident; 23. (3) Craig Goess, Greenville, N.C., Toyota, 62, engine; 24. (28) Barry Fitzgerald, Sykesville, Md., Ford, 57; 25. (26) Todd Antrican, Lebanon, Ohio, Chevrolet, 53; 26. (27) James Hylton, Inman, S.C., Ford, 16, handling; 27. (22) Todd Bowsher, Springfield, Ohio, Ford, 10, handling; 28. (25) Shannon Robertson, Murphreesboro, Tenn., Chevrolet, 3, transmission; 29. (29) Larry Meadors, Louisville, Ky., Ford, 2, handling.

Time of race: 1 hour, 20 minutes, 47 seconds; Margin of victory: .128 seconds; Lap leaders: Lofton 1-136, Coulter 137-168, Lofton 169, Coulter 170-176, Lofton 177-200.

TOP TEN UNOFFICIAL ARCA RE/MAX SERIES POINTS AFTER THE KENTUCKIANA FORD DEALERS ARCA FALL CLASSIC 200 (RACE 19 OF 21; 9/19/09);1) Justin Lofton, 4740; 2) Parker Kligerman, 4740; 3) Frank Kimmel, 4375; 4) Joey Coulter, 4140; 5) Craig Goess, 3875; 6) Bryan Silas, 3860; 7) Steve Arpin, 3820; 8) Patrick Sheltra, 3770; 9) Tom Hessert, 3685; 10) Robb Brent, 3630.
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Courtesy of USAR

http://usarprocup.com

J.P. Morgan Out-Duels Tenacious Drew Herring For 1st-Ever USAR Pro Cup Victory

NEWTON, Iowa (September 19, 2009) – J.P. Morgan out-dueled a tenacious Drew Herring in the final laps of Saturday’s Pork 200 presented by Cookies Sauces and Seasonings at Iowa Speedway to claim his first career victory in the USARacing Pro Cup Series.

Morgan’s victory came in his 45th career start and in the second race of the four-event Championship Series.

Pos Car No Name Car Laps

1 23s J.P. Morgan Chev Impala 200
2 22s Drew Herring Ford Fusion 200
3 06 Bobby Gill Ford Fusion 200
4 07s Matt Lofton Chev MC 200
5 13s John Gibson Ford Fusion 200
6 1 Brett Butler Chev MC 200
7 73n Jeff Agnew Ford Fusion 200
8 56s Brandon Ward Chev Impala 200
9 11 A.J. Frank Chev Impala 200
10 65 Bryce Walker Chev Impala 200
11 4n Kyle Fowler Ford Fusion 193
12 54s Clay Rogers Chev Impala 154
13 31s Logan Ruffin Chev MC 133
14 02 Tyler Young Chev Impala 110
15 75n Ronnie Souders Chev Impala 85
16 00 Lucas Ransone Ford Fusion 81
17 22n Derek Kale Chev Impala 62
18 08 Drew Brannon Ford Fusion 11
19 23n Josh Hamner Ford Fusion 11
20 24n Mike Hennessey Chev MC 6
21 73s Jerick Johnson Chev MC 3
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N A S C A R * C A N A D I A N * T I R E * S E R I E S

http://localracing.nascar.com/news/6

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Steckly’s reign likely over
The Beacon Herald
Scott Steckly still has a mathematical chance of repeating as NASCAR Canadian Tire Series champion. But with just two races remaining and the Milverton …

http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx%3Fe%3D1759697

NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES presented by MOBIL 1-Komatsu 300 Unofficial Results
Sunday
At Riverside International Speedway
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Lap length: 0.333 miles
(Start position in parentheses)

1. (4) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Que., Ford, 300 laps, 66.110 mph, $7,500.
2. (5) Jeff Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ont., Chevrolet, 300, $6,000.
3. (11) Mark Dilley, Barrie, Ont., Dodge, 300, $7,500.
4. (2) Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Windsor, Ont., Dodge, 300, $5,000.
5. (6) Donald Chisholm, Antigonish, N.S., Chevrolet, 300, $3,500.
6. (14) Jason Hathaway, Appin, Ont., Dodge, 298, $3,600.
7. (8) Kerry Micks, Mt. Albert, Ont., Ford, 298, $3,000.
8. (9) Brad Graham, Glencoe, Ont., Dodge, 298, $2,900.
9. (16) Dave Whitlock, Petrolia, Ont., Dodge, 298, $2,700.
10. (15) Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., Chevrolet, 294, $2,500.
11. (13) Kent Nuhn, Williamsford, Ont., Chevrolet, 290, $2,200.
12. (18) Hugo Vannini, Repentigny, Que., Ford, 288, $2,000.
13. (10) Anthony Simone, Holland Landing, Ont., Chevrolet, 275, $1,900.
14. (12) Joey Hanssen, Venray, Holland, Dodge, 251, axle, $1,800.
15. (17) John Gaunt, Barrie, Ont., Dodge, 234, $1,700.
16. (19) Dexter Stacey, Kahnawake, Que., Pontiac, 218, $1,600.
17. (3) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 216, $1,540.
18. (1) DJ Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 141, transmission, $1,475.
19. (7) Don Thomson, Jr., Hamilton, Ont., Chevrolet, 15, transmission, $1,425.

Race Statistics

Time of Race: 1 hour 30 minutes 40 seconds
Margin of Victory: 9.159 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: D.Kennington (80.365 mph, 14.917 seconds)
Caution Flags: 3 for 25 laps.
Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: D. Kennington 1-31; R. Beauchamp,Jr. 32-96; A. Ranger 97-102; M. Dilley 103-129; S. Steckly 130-154; M. Dilley 155; J. Lapcevich 156-252; A. Ranger 253-300.
Standings: 1. A. Ranger, 2047; 2. R. Beauchamp,Jr., 1858; 3. D. Kennington, 1838; 4. S. Steckly, 1793; 5. K. Micks, 1767; 6. D. Thomson,Jr., 1671; 7. J. Hathaway, 1669; 8. A. Simone, 1654; 9. M. Dilley, 1640; 10. D. Whitlock, 1604.
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Diary of Disappointment: Kyle Busch Loses the Race to the Chase
by Brenda Benedict

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Who Will Win It All?
by Kim Roberson

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One Small Step For NASCAR, One Giant Leap For Mark Martin
by Ron Felix

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Favorites for the 2009 Chase
by Matthew Pizzolato

The Nascar Insiders
Hey Penske, Why Not Just Release Tryson?
Jenna Fryer at the AP first reported this weekend that Pat Tryson, crew chief for Kurt Busch has been effectively shut out of the Penske shop because of his announced defection to Michael Waltrip Racing next season.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNascarInsiders/~3/D_6TOrWrNgQ/

I Was Just Wonderin’…: Shall We Just Teach Them to Drive?
By Carol Einarsson | 09/18/2009

I wonder if Carl Edwards knows it’s Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week and if he feels like he’s missing out.

http://www.racejournalonline.com/index.php?page=read&article=489

Mike Helton To Guest On “TWIN” Monday Night

http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2009/09/mike-helton-to-guest-on-twin-monday.html

Your Turn: Sprint Cup Series From New Hampshire On ABC

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T V * L I S T I N G S
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Courtesy of Race Fan TV

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
5:00P-6:00 espn2 NASCAR Now, HD, L

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
5:00P-5:30 espn2 NASCAR Now, HD, L

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
5:00P-5:30 espn2 NASCAR Now, HD, L

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
3:00P-4:00 SPEED NASCAR Camping World Touring Series East Heluva Good! Fall 125, New
Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH, Sept 18/09, HD, N 5:00P-5:30 espn2 NASCAR Now, HD, L

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
9:30A-11:00 SPEED FIA Formula One PRACTICE, Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore, L
11:00A-12:30P SPEED NASCAR Sprint Cup PRACTICE, AAA 400, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE, HD, L
1:30P-3:00 espn2 NASCAR Nationwide Series FINAL PRACTICE, Dover 200, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE, HD, L
3:00P-4:30 espn2/TSN NASCAR Sprint Cup QUALIFYING, AAA 400, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE, HD, L
4:30P-5:00 espn2 NASCAR Now, HD, L

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
9:55A-11:00 TSN FIA Formula One QUALIFYING, Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore, 16:9, L
10:00A-11:00 SPEED FIA Formula One QUALIFYING, Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore. L (may be blacked out in Canada)
10:30A-12:00n espn2/TSN2 NASCAR Nationwide Series QUALIFYING, Dover 200, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE, HD, L
11:00A-9:30P SPEED American Le Mans Series Petit Le Mans, Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA, HD, L
2:00P-3:00 TSN NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Komatsu 300, Riverside Speedway, Antigonish, NS, Sept 19/09, HD, N
3:00P-3:30 espn2/TSN NASCAR Nationwide Series COUNTDOWN, Dover 200, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE, HD, L
3:30P-6:00 espn2/TSN NASCAR Nationwide Series Dover 200, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE, HD, L (expect green at 3:45P)
7:00P-8:00 ESPN NASCAR Sprint Cup FINAL PRACTICE, AAA 400, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE, HD, SDD
9:30P-10:00 SPEED NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SETUP, Qwik Liner Las Vegas 350, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, HD, L
10:00P-12:30m SPEED NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Qwik Liner Las Vegas 350, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, HD, L (expect green at 10:15P)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
12:15A-2:15 espn2 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing QUALIFYING, O’Reilly Super Start Batteries Fall Nationals, Dallas, TX , HD, SDD, N
6:00A-7:30 SPEED GP2 Championship Series at the Singapore Grand Prix. Singapore,, Sept 26-27/09, N
7:30A-10:30 RDS Les Grands Prix De Formule 1: Singapour, 16:9, L
7:30A-10:00 SPEED FIA Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore. L (may be blacked out in Canada)
7:55A-10:00 TSN FIA Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore, 16:9, L
10:00A-11:00 espn2 NASCAR Now, pre-race, HD, L
11:00A-1:00P SPEED NASCAR RaceDay, preview of today’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, HD, L
1:00P-2:00 ABC/TSN NASCAR Sprint Cup COUNTDOWN, AAA 400, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE, HD, L
2:00P-6:00 ABC/TSN NASCAR Sprint Cup AAA 400, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE, HD, L (expect green at 2:15P)
5:00P-6:00 SPEED FIM World Superbike, Imola, Italy, Race #1, HD, SDD, N
6:00P-7:00 SPEED FIM World Superbike, Imola, Italy, Race #2, HD, SDD, N
7:00P-10:00 espn2 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing ELIMINATIONS, O’Reilly Super Start Batteries Fall Nationals, Dallas, TX, HD, SDD, N
7:00P-8:00 SPEED The SPEED Report, HD, N
8:00P-9:00 SPEED NASCAR Victory Lane at AAA 400, Dover International Speedway, HD, N
9:00P-10:00 SPEED Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain, HD, L
10:00P-11:00 espn2 NASCAR Now, post-race, HD, L

We do 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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