Monday, March 31, 2014
Brad Keselowski vows revenge on Sunday's race winner Kurt Busch
MARTINSVILLE, Va.— If you want to find a driver who isn't particularly thrilled with Kurt Busch's victory in Sunday's STP 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, look no farther than the No. 2 Team Penske garage stall. Brad Keselowski felt he had a potential race-winning car, but his chances disappeared early in a pit-road collision with Busch. Keselowski took his Ford to the garage and lost 31 laps while his crew made repairs. He finished 38th. After the race, Keselowski questioned Busch’s judgment in driving aggressively on Lap 42 of 500. “If you're going to be aggressive, wreck yourself, don't wreck me,” Keselowski said. “I'll remember that when it's Lap 50 and he needs a break, and he'll find his ass turned around in the wall. Just like he tore my car up. “Once or twice when it happens, you start to go, ‘Hey, it happens,’ but when it happens repeatedly, you just realize who the person is who's at fault, and you just got to make sure you show them you're not going to take that, and I'm not going to take it, and I know the 2 team's not going to take it.” Busch was surprised at the vehemence of Keselowski’s reaction to the incident, especially after Keselowski tried to exact payback on the track. “Yeah, I can't believe he overreacted and he's as upset as he is,” Busch said. “The 5 car (Kasey Kahne) was trying to pull into his box. Brad ran into the back of him. I steered right to go around Brad and then he clobbers our left-side door, and it's like, OK, accidents happen on pit road. It's congested. “It's not a place to race, because of all the pit crew guys down there and I didn't think much of it, and then once we were back out running, he targeted us. He was aiming for us. He tried to flatten all four of my tires. That's a no-fly zone. That's a punk-ass move and he will get what he gets back when I decide to give it back.”
Kurt Busch strong-arms Jimmie Johnson for Martinsville win
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — On Sunday at historic Martinsville Speedway, the driver known as "The Outlaw" committed highway robbery.
Bullying his way past six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson with 10 laps left in Sunday’s STP 500 at the .526-mile short track, Kurt Busch held on to edge Johnson by 0.263 seconds, denying Johnson a ninth Martinsville victory.
A Martinsville winner in 2002, Busch added a second victory at Sprint Cup’s oldest current venue to his resume. Busch’s 25th career victory was his first triumph in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet and the first victory as a Sprint Cup crew chief for Daniel Knost.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third in a race that produce a record 33 lead changes and a sixth consecutive different winner to open the 2014 season. Joey Logano ran fourth, followed by Marcos Ambrose and Matt Kenseth.
Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola, Clint Bowyer and Paul Menard completed the top 10.
Busch stole the victory from Johnson, despite an earlier collision with Brad Keselowski’s Ford that cost Keselowski 31 laps.
"We’re done," Busch said tersely after running into the back of the No. 2 Team Penkse Ford, a car Busch drove for much of his career, to date.
That was far from the truth. Busch worked his way back into contention and restarted third on Lap 466 after caution for Carl Edwards spin in Turn 2. On Lap 473, he got the nose of his car under Johnson’s No. 48 Chevy and grabbed the lead.
Ten laps later, Johnson — who led 296 of the 500 laps — regained the top spot with a slight nudge to Busch’s bumper, but Johnson fought a loose handling condition the rest of the way and couldn’t keep the Stewart-Haas Chevy behind him.
Busch, like Johnson, was driving a Hendrick Motorsports chassis powered by a Hendrick engine.
"I didn’t know if we’d be able to do it," Busch said. "The 48 car is king here, him and the 24 (Jeff Gordon, who also has eight Martinsville wins). This is the old theory ‘If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.’ I had a Hendrick chassis prepared by Stewart-Haas Racing, a Hendrick motor. So thanks to those guys and Chevrolet.
"I’ve been on this journey for a while, and every time you come to Martinsville, you kind of draw a line, like ‘There’s no way I’ll be able to challenge those Hendrick guys or be up in the top 10.' These Stewart-Haas guys gave me a car to do it."
Johnson, who has been having uncharacteristic difficulty closing out races of late, did everything possible to keep Busch at bay.
"That’s all I had," Johnson said. "I ran the rear tires off the car. I flipped every switch and knob I could to get front brake and turn fans off to try to help bring the balance back. But it was still too loose to get the win." (Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service)
Bullying his way past six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson with 10 laps left in Sunday’s STP 500 at the .526-mile short track, Kurt Busch held on to edge Johnson by 0.263 seconds, denying Johnson a ninth Martinsville victory.
A Martinsville winner in 2002, Busch added a second victory at Sprint Cup’s oldest current venue to his resume. Busch’s 25th career victory was his first triumph in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet and the first victory as a Sprint Cup crew chief for Daniel Knost.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third in a race that produce a record 33 lead changes and a sixth consecutive different winner to open the 2014 season. Joey Logano ran fourth, followed by Marcos Ambrose and Matt Kenseth.
Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola, Clint Bowyer and Paul Menard completed the top 10.
Busch stole the victory from Johnson, despite an earlier collision with Brad Keselowski’s Ford that cost Keselowski 31 laps.
"We’re done," Busch said tersely after running into the back of the No. 2 Team Penkse Ford, a car Busch drove for much of his career, to date.
That was far from the truth. Busch worked his way back into contention and restarted third on Lap 466 after caution for Carl Edwards spin in Turn 2. On Lap 473, he got the nose of his car under Johnson’s No. 48 Chevy and grabbed the lead.
Ten laps later, Johnson — who led 296 of the 500 laps — regained the top spot with a slight nudge to Busch’s bumper, but Johnson fought a loose handling condition the rest of the way and couldn’t keep the Stewart-Haas Chevy behind him.
Busch, like Johnson, was driving a Hendrick Motorsports chassis powered by a Hendrick engine.
"I didn’t know if we’d be able to do it," Busch said. "The 48 car is king here, him and the 24 (Jeff Gordon, who also has eight Martinsville wins). This is the old theory ‘If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.’ I had a Hendrick chassis prepared by Stewart-Haas Racing, a Hendrick motor. So thanks to those guys and Chevrolet.
"I’ve been on this journey for a while, and every time you come to Martinsville, you kind of draw a line, like ‘There’s no way I’ll be able to challenge those Hendrick guys or be up in the top 10.' These Stewart-Haas guys gave me a car to do it."
Johnson, who has been having uncharacteristic difficulty closing out races of late, did everything possible to keep Busch at bay.
"That’s all I had," Johnson said. "I ran the rear tires off the car. I flipped every switch and knob I could to get front brake and turn fans off to try to help bring the balance back. But it was still too loose to get the win." (Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service)
Saturday, March 29, 2014
30th anniversary of Hendrick's first win
In 2014, Hendrick Motorsports is celebrating its 30th anniversary in NASCAR. The organization began in 1984 with five employees and 5,000 square feet of work space. It has grown to more than 500 employees with a 430,000-square-foot facility that sits on 140 acres. Driver Geoff Bodine won the Martinsville Speedway spring race on April 29, 1984, marking Hendrick Motorsports' first victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.(Hendrick Motorsports)
NASCAR Unveils Air Titan 2.0
NASCAR introduced an evolution in innovation - the results of which will continue to elevate a fan's race-viewing experience to an even greater level. The Toyota-hauled next generation of Air Titan, the cutting-edge track-drying technology, made its race weekend debut at Martinsville Speedway today. Air Titan 2.0 is a more compact, more nimble and more environmentally friendly version of its innovative predecessor - one that since its introduction in February 2013 has rescued multiple races, including this year's Daytona 500. Air Titan 2.0 signals a major step forward in NASCAR's innovation cycle. It replaces the bulky support vehicles required by Air Titan 1.0 with a single, self-contained unit that's perched on the bed of a Toyota Tundra. By addressing the size of the power source, NASCAR now has the ability to deploy up to 21 units in Toyota Tundras at larger venues and operate more efficiently on smaller tracks. The Air Titan 2.0 more than triples the blade capacity of the original version and deliver 2.6 times more air volume at a speed of 568 mph, while raising the air temperature by 70 degrees over ambient. With the combination of water removal and accelerated evaporation, the ultimate goal is to reduce track-drying time by 80 percent. Air Titan 2.0 will consume nearly 80 percent less fuel and emit 80 percent less carbon dioxides. Air Titan 2.0 works in conjunction with the Eco-Infused Elgin Track Vacuum/Sweeper and existing jet dryers. In coordination with the roll out of the Air Titan 2.0, Elgin has now become the Official Sweeper of NASCAR Green.(NASCAR)
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Hamlin cleared to return at Martinsville
Joe Gibbs Racing driver #11-Denny Hamlin will race this weekend at Martinsville Speedway after NASCAR received official confirmation from his doctors that he has been medically cleared to return to regular racing activities. Hamlin first visited the infield care center at Auto Club Speedway Saturday night bothered with an irritation in his eye. He returned to the infield care center again on Sunday morning because his condition had worsened. It was at this time that it was determined by the medical team onsite that he would not be allowed to race due to a sinus infection that was impacting his vision. The doctors at the infield care center referred him to the local hospital for further evaluation. During the evaluation at the hospital a small piece of metal was also found to be in Hamlin's eye. Doctors were able to remove the sliver of metal and Hamlin felt immediate improvement to his condition. A CT Scan did not find any other complications and thus it is believed that the metal was actually the source of Hamlin's vision issues. He was released from the hospital Sunday afternoon and was given the doctor's approval to fly home. Hamlin was then evaluated by a doctor in the Charlotte area on Monday and was sent home to rest. He was instructed to return Wednesday for a follow-up examination. Following today's examination, his doctors provided the necessary approval for Hamlin to resume all racing activity without restriction. NASCAR has received official confirmation from his doctors clearing him to resume racing this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.(Joe Gibbs Racing)
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Earnhardt, Jr, Graham Rahal interested in ride swap
Verizon IndyCar Series driver Graham Rahal believes the timing and circumstances are just too perfect not to do the much-ballyhooed car swap with his National Guard NASCAR counterpart, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Rahal attended the Auto Club 400 in Fontana on Sunday afternoon with girlfriend Courtney Force and her father, 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion, John and reached out to Earnhardt after the race, via Twitter, about the possibility of swapping rides somewhere down the line. For his part, Earnhardt seemed agreeable. Rahal says the Twitter exchange was calculated but "100 percent authentic" and something that the second-generation IndyCar ace has wanted to do for quite some time. "I wouldn't have said it if I didn't want it to happen," Rahal told Popular Speed. "Dale and I share a sponsor now (National Guard) and my dad (three-time champion, Bobby) and Rick (Hendrick) have always had a great relationship." Rahal believes the shared National Guard sponsorship makes for a great marketing opportunity for both himself and Earnhardt, allowing for Rahal to knock a machine off his personal bucket list - the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car. Rahal, who is pushing for the car swap to take place on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, is just looking forward to potentially hanging out with Earnhardt, believing that their similarities could establish a fast friendship.(Popular Speed)
Monday, March 24, 2014
JGR Statement on Denny Hamlin Situation
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was not medically cleared in today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway because of a sinus infection that affected his vision. Hamlin was taken to a local hospital near the race track for additional evaluation and released. He will be further evaluated this week in Charlotte.
Kyle Busch escapes tire issues, wins Auto Club 400 in overtime
FONTANA, Calif.— In a race that saw tire problems turn the contest upside-down, Kyle Busch won Sunday’s Auto Club 400 in a green-white-checkered-flag finish that took the fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event of the year six laps past its scheduled distance.
The first driver on four fresh tires for a restart on Lap 205 at Auto Club Speedway, Busch passed Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart on the next-to-last lap, bringing rookie Kyle Larson with him.
Able to keep Larson behind him on the final lap, Busch crossed the finish line .214 seconds ahead of the 21-year-old, who had won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the two-mile track one day earlier.
The victory was Busch’s second straight and third overall at Fontana, his first of the season and the 29th of his career. Kurt Busch, who like Stewart took right-side tires only on the final pit stop on Lap 200, ran third, followed by polesitter Matt Kenseth and Stewart.
Jamie McMurray, Brian Vickers, AJ Allmendinger, Paul Menard and Carl Edwards completed the top 10.
“I knew four tires was going to win the race, so I’m glad (crew chief) Dave (Rogers) called that,” Busch said in Victory Lane. “There was some great racing up front between Tony and Kurt there. It was really interesting to watch that.
“I went into Turn 1 thinking I’m going to run the middle and then Tony started sliding off the bottom and I’m like, ‘Nope, not having it.’ I had to get some brake and cut my car to the left and drove underneath him and got him cleared off Turn 2, and I was able to keep Kyle Larson behind me.”
Though he ran second, Larson nevertheless earned Busch’s admiration in the process.
“Man, what a shoe that boy is,” Busch said. “If he would have gotten alongside of me, it would have been a whale of a race. I drove off into Turn 3, but I heard ‘Car inside’ on my left.
“If he drove it in further than I did, Jesus must have told him to stop… What an awesome race this track produced!”
Larson was surprised he was able to reach second place after restarting ninth in the bottom lane for the green-white-checker.
“I was thinking I was going to line up eighth,” Larson said, “but then the 40 (Landon Cassill) stayed out, and I had to line up on the bottom, and I was disappointed because the bottom had been getting jammed up once we got to Turn 1. I was surprised--I just watched it on TV and it was pretty wild--we were four wide there into (Turn) 1.
“Came out in fourth there, I think, and then got to second off Turn 2 the next lap and thought I might have a shot at Kyle, depending on where he'd go into Turn 3. But he was good enough to keep it on the bottom and stay ahead of me. But we'll take second. Long race and definitely didn't expect to run second, so I'll take it and head back to North Carolina with a smile on my face.”
Until the final five laps, the race had all the makings of a routine victory by Jimmie Johnson, who had a commanding lead over Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon as the event approached the regulation distance of 400 miles.
But Johnson, who led 104 laps, blew a left front tire and drove his car to pit road, handing Gordon the lead. No caution.
Brad Keselowski suffered his third left rear tire failure a lap later but stayed out of harm’s way. No caution. The same fate befell Marcos Ambrose on the same lap. No caution.
Finally, when Clint Bowyer’s Toyota spun on lap 198, thanks to a flat left rear tire, NASCAR called the caution that set up the two-lap dash to the finish.
The tire issues that surfaced during Saturday’s practice sessions—particularly in the left rear position—plagued drivers throughout the race, not just at the finish. Kevin Harvick caused the first caution on Lap 18 when his left rear tire blew.
Harvick charged through the field and was running third on Lap 138 when another blown left rear forced him to pit road. With tire debris strewn across the backstretch, NASCAR called a caution on Lap 141, with Johnson in the lead.
Keselowski, who suffered two flat left rears during Saturday’s practice, had two more during the race but both yellow flags rescued him in both cases. Twice Keselowski brought the No. 2 Ford to pit road under caution with the tire soft, escaping a failure at speed that could have damaged the car.
But the third failure, in the closing laps, dropped the 2012 series champion to 26th at the finish.
The race winner, though, had no tire problems and suggested that other teams might have been overly aggressive in lowering tire pressures.
Notes: Gordon was shuffled back on the final restart and finished 13th… Johnson came home 24th, the last driver on the lead lap… Menard, who skipped Friday’s qualifying to be with his wife after the birth of their daughter, posted his ninth-place finish after starting from the rear of the field because of the driver change. Matt Crafton had qualified the car… Sam Hornish Jr. ran 17th in Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota, after Hamlin left the track for a local hospital before the race to treat a sinus infection that impaired his vision. Hornish had been at the track on standby for Matt Kenseth, whose wife Katie is expecting the couple’s third daughter. ( Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service)
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Brooke Werner steps down as Miss Sprint Cup
Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner announced Wednesday on her Facebook page that she is resigning as Miss Sprint Cup due to personal reasons. Werner posted the following message on Facebook on Wednesday.
"Hey fans, difficult decisions are always tough to communicate to people you love so much...like you guys. I recently made the hard decision to resign as Miss Sprint Cup for personal reasons (all good!) and hang up my firesuit. It's been one of the greatest times of my life and I have you all to thank for that. I'll miss you all very much but I know that you'll all be excited to meet the new Miss Sprint Cup soon!"
Werner, a former Miss Vermont USA, had filled the role of Miss Sprint Cup with Kim Coon and Madison Martin. This is Martin's first year in the Miss Sprint Cup program, while it's Coon's fourth. Werner was beginning her second season on tour. Miss Sprint Cup serves as the representative for Sprint, entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.(Autoweek)
"Hey fans, difficult decisions are always tough to communicate to people you love so much...like you guys. I recently made the hard decision to resign as Miss Sprint Cup for personal reasons (all good!) and hang up my firesuit. It's been one of the greatest times of my life and I have you all to thank for that. I'll miss you all very much but I know that you'll all be excited to meet the new Miss Sprint Cup soon!"
Werner, a former Miss Vermont USA, had filled the role of Miss Sprint Cup with Kim Coon and Madison Martin. This is Martin's first year in the Miss Sprint Cup program, while it's Coon's fourth. Werner was beginning her second season on tour. Miss Sprint Cup serves as the representative for Sprint, entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.(Autoweek)
NASCAR ok with Fox moving Bristol race to FoxSports 1
Fox Sports didn't break any agreements with NASCAR in moving the rain-delayed race at Bristol to Fox Sports 1 Sunday night. Once the Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway went past 7:00pm/et, Fox had the option of moving the remainder of the event to Fox Sports 1, according to NASCAR. Fox elected to use that option instead of keeping the telecast on network television and pre-empting its Sunday night lineup. The race started about 90 minutes late because of rain and then had a delay of 3 hours, 18 minutes because of more rain that pushed the final 376 laps to after 7:00pm. According to the SportsBusiness Journal, the last three-quarters of the Bristol race on FS1 drew a 1.8 overnight rating. According to the website TV By The Numbers, Fox's rating for ages 18-49 were 1.1 for Bob's Burgers, 1.4 for American Dad, 1.9 for the The Simpsons, 2.3 for Family Guy, and 2.0 for Cosmos. "We would prefer to start and finish race coverage on Fox," Fox Sports spokesman Erik Arneson said in an e-mail Wednesday. "Moving an audience from one channel to another is a disruption to fans, which we take very seriously."
"It's great to have broadcast partners who have multiple options so that we have a way to service the fans," NASCAR spokesman Scott Warfield said.(Sporting News)
"It's great to have broadcast partners who have multiple options so that we have a way to service the fans," NASCAR spokesman Scott Warfield said.(Sporting News)
Friday, March 21, 2014
Texas Motor Speedway Debuts Massive "Big Hoss TV" Video Board
Texas Motor Speedway lit up Wednesday night as track officials unveiled the world's largest high-definition LED video board to the public.
Sitting along the track's backstretch, the board -- dubbed "Big Hoss TV" and manufactured by Panasonic -- stands 12 stories high and provides 20,633.34 square feet of HD broadcasting. To put that in perspective, the imagery on the board is 79 percent larger than the huge video board at AT&T Stadium, which will host the Final Four in three weeks. TMS' new structure also eclipses Charlotte Motor Speedway, which held the record for the largest HD board until Wednesday night.
The board will make its NASCAR debut on Sunday, April 6, for the Duck Commander 500. And in keeping with the sponsor of that race, officials scheduled a showing of a new episode "Duck Dynasty" -- with the show's Willie and Korie Robertson in attendance -- on the board on Wednesday night, allowing the public to view it for free.
"With the big screen, you're not going to miss a thing," TMS president Eddie Gossage said. "Our intent, our hope, is that those folks who are thinking about watching on TV will come. There's nothing like attending a live sporting event, but this means you won't miss a thing. To me, this is like the ultimate fan amenity.
"To have the biggest one in the world, this is another one of those everything-is-bigger-in-Texas stories."
For the video board to work, it requires its own control room that is housed adjacent to the timing and scoring booth in the suite level right above the start-finish line. That room has five servers and two switchers that control the feed and the operator will have the ability to choose from 19 different cameras, 16 of which are operated by two production trucks.
The video is broken up into 16 different seconds on the board, which has 40 LED modules measuring 54½ feet by 9½ feet each in 10 rows of four.
It will take a minimum of five people inside the booth to run the board, including a producer, director and technical directors.
Construction crews worked seven days a week for the final five weeks to install the LED modules, wiring, electrical infrastructure, and get the control room ready for Wednesday's launch.
The board is designed to withstand the up to 120 mph wind gusts and hail damage, something that was tested by workers hitting golf balls at the LEDs. And sun glare isn't a concern, because the board doesn't have any glass, like a regular TV would.
So will the huge structure be a distraction for the drivers?
Helio Castroneves, three-time Indy 500 winner, was at TMS on Wednesday and said that he remembers seeing his family shown on the videoboard exiting Turn 4 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a few laps left in 2009.
"I said, 'This is for real. I've got to focus,'" Castroneves said.
But he doesn't believe it will be an issue at TMS.
"We're going so fast on the back straightaway, it will be hard for us to look," Castroneves said. "This place is so busy that I feel like it's going to be hard for us to take our eyes off the track. Hopefully, when we come back in June, I can see myself in victory circle on the big screen."
NASCAR's Kyle Busch isn't concerned, saying that in a Sprint Cup car it's difficult to see much of anything that's not on the track.
"It's probably a little harder to see than Helio. He has a cockpit and doesn't have a roof over his head," Busch said. "With all the restraints in a Cup car, it's a little difficult to see it. Unless you're under yellow and putting a crick in your neck, it will be hard to see what's happening on the screen."
Gossage said that the screen should also allow the speedway to attract other events that could utilize the visual enhancement. And track officials have discussed running movies on the screen at times as well, something they do at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Gossage and Marcus Smith, SMI president and COO, stressed that fans at the track will see differences between what is shown on the mammoth screen as opposed to watching on TV at home.
"At the track, we're going to focus on what it's like to be in the car," Smith said. "The fan is already here and so we'll go inside the car and you can get an idea of what it feels like to be Jeff Gordon or Dale Earnhardt Jr.. It's an amazing feeling you can only get right here at the track, seeing it and feeling it." (ESPN)
Sitting along the track's backstretch, the board -- dubbed "Big Hoss TV" and manufactured by Panasonic -- stands 12 stories high and provides 20,633.34 square feet of HD broadcasting. To put that in perspective, the imagery on the board is 79 percent larger than the huge video board at AT&T Stadium, which will host the Final Four in three weeks. TMS' new structure also eclipses Charlotte Motor Speedway, which held the record for the largest HD board until Wednesday night.
The board will make its NASCAR debut on Sunday, April 6, for the Duck Commander 500. And in keeping with the sponsor of that race, officials scheduled a showing of a new episode "Duck Dynasty" -- with the show's Willie and Korie Robertson in attendance -- on the board on Wednesday night, allowing the public to view it for free.
"With the big screen, you're not going to miss a thing," TMS president Eddie Gossage said. "Our intent, our hope, is that those folks who are thinking about watching on TV will come. There's nothing like attending a live sporting event, but this means you won't miss a thing. To me, this is like the ultimate fan amenity.
"To have the biggest one in the world, this is another one of those everything-is-bigger-in-Texas stories."
For the video board to work, it requires its own control room that is housed adjacent to the timing and scoring booth in the suite level right above the start-finish line. That room has five servers and two switchers that control the feed and the operator will have the ability to choose from 19 different cameras, 16 of which are operated by two production trucks.
The video is broken up into 16 different seconds on the board, which has 40 LED modules measuring 54½ feet by 9½ feet each in 10 rows of four.
It will take a minimum of five people inside the booth to run the board, including a producer, director and technical directors.
Construction crews worked seven days a week for the final five weeks to install the LED modules, wiring, electrical infrastructure, and get the control room ready for Wednesday's launch.
The board is designed to withstand the up to 120 mph wind gusts and hail damage, something that was tested by workers hitting golf balls at the LEDs. And sun glare isn't a concern, because the board doesn't have any glass, like a regular TV would.
So will the huge structure be a distraction for the drivers?
Helio Castroneves, three-time Indy 500 winner, was at TMS on Wednesday and said that he remembers seeing his family shown on the videoboard exiting Turn 4 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a few laps left in 2009.
"I said, 'This is for real. I've got to focus,'" Castroneves said.
But he doesn't believe it will be an issue at TMS.
"We're going so fast on the back straightaway, it will be hard for us to look," Castroneves said. "This place is so busy that I feel like it's going to be hard for us to take our eyes off the track. Hopefully, when we come back in June, I can see myself in victory circle on the big screen."
NASCAR's Kyle Busch isn't concerned, saying that in a Sprint Cup car it's difficult to see much of anything that's not on the track.
"It's probably a little harder to see than Helio. He has a cockpit and doesn't have a roof over his head," Busch said. "With all the restraints in a Cup car, it's a little difficult to see it. Unless you're under yellow and putting a crick in your neck, it will be hard to see what's happening on the screen."
Gossage said that the screen should also allow the speedway to attract other events that could utilize the visual enhancement. And track officials have discussed running movies on the screen at times as well, something they do at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Gossage and Marcus Smith, SMI president and COO, stressed that fans at the track will see differences between what is shown on the mammoth screen as opposed to watching on TV at home.
"At the track, we're going to focus on what it's like to be in the car," Smith said. "The fan is already here and so we'll go inside the car and you can get an idea of what it feels like to be Jeff Gordon or Dale Earnhardt Jr.. It's an amazing feeling you can only get right here at the track, seeing it and feeling it." (ESPN)
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Kenseth suggests satellite teams helping Penske
#95-Michael McDowell calls #20-Matt Kenseth's suggestion that McDowell has tested for Team Penske's benefit a matter of "sour grapes." Kenseth raised the issue after qualifying Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway when asked about Penske's success this season. Penske drivers #2-Brad Keselowski and #22-Joey Logano have started no worse than the second row in the last three races and Keselowski swept last week's Nationwide and Sprint Cup races at Las Vegas. Kenseth pointed to McDowell and Leavine Family Racing with helping Keselowski and Logano. "Without opening a can of worms, it's my understanding that they (Team Penske) got to do a lot of testing - I think they've been to all three tracks with their 'satellite teams' - Michael McDowell and cars like that I think in the Penske trailer," Kenseth said.
Leavine Family Racing, a Ford team, purchases chassis and parts from Team Penske. That's a new arrangement. Leavine Family Racing bought its cars from Roush Fenway Racing the past three years. McDowell and Leavine Family Racing have used two of their four allotted tests at Cup tracks at Phoenix and Bristol this season. "What was he really suggesting or saying that somebody had an unfair advantage?'' car owner Bob Leavine said of Kenseth. "They could go out and do what they want to do."
McDowell noted the relationship between Joe Gibbs Racing and Michael Waltrip Racing for Toyota. "This sport, the way it is, as fast as it is developing, you have to be aligned with a manufacturer that is working with all the teams," McDowell said. "The reality is there might be some sour grapes there because they haven't been able to align themselves with an organization that can help them to do some of those things like RCR, Hendrick and Stewart-Haas and all the other teams have."(Motor Racing Network)
Leavine Family Racing, a Ford team, purchases chassis and parts from Team Penske. That's a new arrangement. Leavine Family Racing bought its cars from Roush Fenway Racing the past three years. McDowell and Leavine Family Racing have used two of their four allotted tests at Cup tracks at Phoenix and Bristol this season. "What was he really suggesting or saying that somebody had an unfair advantage?'' car owner Bob Leavine said of Kenseth. "They could go out and do what they want to do."
McDowell noted the relationship between Joe Gibbs Racing and Michael Waltrip Racing for Toyota. "This sport, the way it is, as fast as it is developing, you have to be aligned with a manufacturer that is working with all the teams," McDowell said. "The reality is there might be some sour grapes there because they haven't been able to align themselves with an organization that can help them to do some of those things like RCR, Hendrick and Stewart-Haas and all the other teams have."(Motor Racing Network)
Edwards wins rain-delayed, action-packed Bristol race
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Carl Edwards seemed to be cruising to victory in the final laps of Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
But nothing would come easily this day or night for drivers, fans or track officials in a race delayed more than five hours by rain.
Edwards had opened a lead of more than four seconds when the track's caution lights inexplicably came on with less than three laps remaining. Seconds later, a cloudburst released the hardest rain of the day or night.
The race finished under caution and Edwards did prevail, finishing ahead of his teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Aric Almirola in a 1-2-3 sweep by Fords.
"I did not want to see that caution," Edwards said. "Concern was not a strong enough word. So, I'm glad the rain came. I think there were some higher powers at work there."
NASCAR Vice President of Competition and Racing Development Robin Pemberton attributed the light malfunction to human error; in this case, humans bundled up against the cold in layers of clothing.
"In the flag stand, it appears one of the flag people had leaned on the switch that is the manual override for the caution lights," Pemberton said. "When the flag stand realized this, the flagman threw the caution flag (six seconds later). After that happened, we froze the field from the tower."
Pemberton said that the area around the override switch "wasn't secured properly" and suggested that NASCAR will learn a valuable lesson in guarding against future mishaps.
Of course, mishaps were the order of the day and night in a race delayed close to two hours at the outset, then for 3 hours, 19 minutes 124 laps into the race.
Kevin Harvick, racing fourth with 50 laps remaining, left the track in flames. Matt Kenseth saw his fast car become even faster after his Toyota was rammed from behind and Kyle Busch seemed on his way to continuing his domination at Bristol until tire troubles led to his spin and eventual demise.
Edwards and crew chief Jimmy Fennig made the winning decision on a late-race pit stop, electing to stay on the track and hold off the field for the final 71 laps without the benefit of fresh tires.
"We had only 17 laps on our tires," Fennig said. "The weather, at that time, wasn't a factor anymore, once the track became rubbered in. We knew the speed (of our car) was there."
"I knew pretty quickly after restarting that not pitting was the right call," Edwards said. "We ran our fastest lap with 30-40 laps on the tires."
Edwards wasn't sure his team would even be in position to challenge for the victory.
"I can't believe we turned this around," Edwards said. "We were terrible on Saturday. Jimmy told me (our crew) worked until 3 a.m. on simulation stuff. We'd been struggling lately, so for us to come out here and run so well with the number of Fords out of our shop, that was big.
"(Now) we're in the Chase and we're going to go out and win this championship."
Edwards has improved his finish each week this season since opening with a 17th in the Daytona 500. He was eighth at Phoenix and fifth last week at Las Vegas.
As the race wound down, Edwards was most concerned about Harvick, who led 28 laps and would have been restarting behind him on fresh tires.
But Harvick's car began smoking with 50 laps to go. Harvick lost control, pounded the wall and climbed out of the car that was on fire after driving it to the garage. Jamie McMurray, who led 10 laps, took evasive action, suffered damage and finished 38th. Brad Keselowski, who'd led 40 laps, then ran into the back of McMurray and ended up 14th.
Matt Kenseth led the most laps -- 165 -- despite being rear-ended by Timmy Hill as the field was checking up for a caution on Lap 157. Even with extensive damage below the rear spoiler, Kenseth was in contention until his car lost handling on Lap 409. He finished 13th.
Kyle Busch, who won Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race for his record-setting 16th national touring series victory at Bristol, led 56 of the first 250 laps but fell out of contention after developing tire problems on Lap 275 and finished 29th.
Almirola's third-place finish was the best of his NASCAR Sprint Cup career, but he had visions of victory for Richard Petty Motorsports.
"I saw it, right there at my fingertips on that one restart when I raced side-by-side with Carl," Almirola said. "When you can see it and taste it and you're that close, you wonder what could have went differently. But he had a lot better car than we did tonight." (Seth Livingstone - NASCAR NewsWire)
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Busch wins Drive To Stop Diabetes 300 at Bristol
Kyle Busch piloted his #54 Monster Energy Toyota around the Worlds Fastes Half Mile all the way to victory lane at Bristol Motor Speedway. Finishing 2nd was Kyle Larson who was the favorite to challenge Busch for the Drive To Stop Diabetes 300 trophy after he won the Coors Light Pole. Following Busch and Larson was Harvick, Blaney and Kenseth. Busch looks to sweep the weekend when he gets behind the wheel of the #18 M&Ms Toyota.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
NASCAR Makes Modifications To National Series Qualifying
NASCAR notified its teams this afternoon that effective immediately the following modifications apply to all elements of its national series qualifying including the breaks:
“The qualifying is new to all of us and as we have said over the past several weeks, we are looking at it from all aspects,” said Robin Pemberton, vice president of competition and racing development. “Following discussions, both internally and with others in the garage area, we moved quickly to make a few revisions that will be effective starting with our two national series events at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. We believe this will only enhance and improve what has demonstrated to be an exciting form of qualifying for our fans, competitors and others involved with the sport. Moving forward we will continue to look at it and address anything else that we may need to as the season unfolds.”
- One cool down unit connected through either the left side or right side hood flap/cowl flap is allowed to cool the engine
- The hood must continue to remain closed
- Plugging in the generator will not be allowed
- Two crew members will be allowed over the wall to support the car and driver
- No cool down laps will be permitted
“The qualifying is new to all of us and as we have said over the past several weeks, we are looking at it from all aspects,” said Robin Pemberton, vice president of competition and racing development. “Following discussions, both internally and with others in the garage area, we moved quickly to make a few revisions that will be effective starting with our two national series events at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. We believe this will only enhance and improve what has demonstrated to be an exciting form of qualifying for our fans, competitors and others involved with the sport. Moving forward we will continue to look at it and address anything else that we may need to as the season unfolds.”
Richard Petty Museum completes move back to Level Cross
Richard Petty is going back home to Level Cross, N.C. - the Richard Petty Museum, that is. Ribbon cutting ceremonies and an open house will take place Wednesday evening at the Petty compound in Level Cross. The relocated museum holds much of what NASCAR's winningest driver has ever won or achieved in his legendary career. It will now be housed in the site of the original Petty Enterprises and Petty Engineering facilities, the same facility where The King developed many of the cars that led him to a record seven Grand National and Winston Cup championships and 200 career wins. The Petty museum has been housed in nearby Randleman, N.C. since 2003. But a few years ago, it was decided to bring it back within the Petty family compound in Level Cross, where it began in 1988 by Richard's wife Lynda. The team's performance headquarters, Richard Petty Motorsports, will remain in Concord, N.C.(NBC Sports)
Monday, March 10, 2014
Brad Keselowski capitalizes on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s fuel shortage in Las Vegas
Unfortunately for Dale Earnhardt Jr., crew chief Steve Letarte's words proved prophetic.
"If it runs out, stay on the track and coast to the finish," Letarte told his driver as he took the white flag in Sunday’s Kobalt 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
And that’s exactly what happened.
After pulling away slightly from race winner Brad Keselowski during a dramatic battle over the last 15 of 267 laps, Earnhardt ran out of fuel on the backstretch, a half-lap from the finish, and coasted home in second place, 1.531 seconds behind the driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford.
Following a scrape with the outside wall and an off-sequence pit strategy, Keselowski took the checkered flag for the first time this season, the first time at LVMS and the 11th time in his Sprint Cup career.
The winner of Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race, Keselowski completed the first weekend sweep by a Ford driver since Carl Edwards won both races at Phoenix in 2010.
Earnhardt, the Daytona 500 winner, was runner-up for the second-straight race. Paul Menard ran third, followed by pole winner Joey Logano and Carl Edwards, as Fords grabbed three of the top five positions.
Six-time series champion Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth completed the top 10.
With a victory, all but guaranteeing a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Keselowski wasn’t surprised that Earnhardt and Letarte were willing to gamble.
"It’s such a [relief] for myself and everyone on the team to get that win in early and being able to enjoy the racing opportunities that we have, rather than being stressed out about it," Keselowski said. "The chance that Dale and Stevie took with the 88 car was way out there.
"It was a good, risky move on their part, because they had nothing to lose because of this [new Chase] format. I think that shows some of the opportunities that come (from having) stress-free days, and I’m looking forward to being able to take those same opportunities, because I’m not scared to take ‘em, and I know (crew chief) Paul (Wolfe) is not, so look out."
Committed to a fuel-mileage gamble, a luxury he earned with the Daytona 500 win, Earnhardt stayed on track during Lap 222 pit stops under the fourth caution of the afternoon for debris on the front stretch.
It was that same caution that gave Keselowski a welcome opportunity to refuel, a move that put him back on sequence with the rest of the lead-lap drivers other than Earnhardt, Edwards and 12th-place finisher Denny Hamlin.
Keselowski restarted seventh but quickly rocketed past all but Earnhardt and Carl Edwards, who also stayed out under the yellow. More than two seconds behind Earnhardt, Keselowski slipped past Edwards on Lap 245 and drew a bead on the leader.
With three laps left, Keselowski had narrowed the interval to .296 seconds, the closest he would get before Earnhardt’s car slowed on the backstretch halfway through the final lap.
"I ran two real hard laps right after that restart (on Lap 226), and we got about a 20-car-length lead, and I started lifting real early into both corners and seeing whether they were going to catch me," Earnhardt said. "So I was being pretty cautious and lifting pretty early, and when I saw Brad pass the 99 (Edwards), I knew Brad in clean air would be quicker than us, potentially -- he had been all day -- and I just continued to save fuel and hope that once he got behind me and got into dirty air I could keep him there.
"I continued to save until he got within about eight car lengths, and then I started running hard, and we were fast enough to keep him behind us. As soon as I got to the top of Turns 1 and 2 the last several laps, I was real comfortable that he wasn't going to get to me, felt fine about, if we had enough gas, we weren't going to have a problem, but we didn't have enough gas."
Using a contrarian fuel-mileage strategy, Keselowski stayed on track when the rest of the lead-lap cars came to pit road on Lap 156, under the third caution of the race for debris on the backstretch.
Keselowski’s No. 2 Team Penske Ford took off on old tires and built a lead of more than 2.5 seconds over Kevin Harvick, whose strong run was spoiled by a brake failure as he chased Keselowski.
Harvick, last week’s winner at Phoenix, brought his car to pit road on Lap 194 and ultimately lost 30 laps as his team went about repairs in the garage.
Keselowski gave up the lead when he came to pit road on Lap 196 and regained it briefly during the subsequent green-flag pit stop cycle. But Earnhardt took the point by staying out for a Lap 226 restart and held the top spot until Keselowski passed him on the final lap. (Reid Spencer, NASCAR)
"If it runs out, stay on the track and coast to the finish," Letarte told his driver as he took the white flag in Sunday’s Kobalt 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
And that’s exactly what happened.
After pulling away slightly from race winner Brad Keselowski during a dramatic battle over the last 15 of 267 laps, Earnhardt ran out of fuel on the backstretch, a half-lap from the finish, and coasted home in second place, 1.531 seconds behind the driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford.
Following a scrape with the outside wall and an off-sequence pit strategy, Keselowski took the checkered flag for the first time this season, the first time at LVMS and the 11th time in his Sprint Cup career.
The winner of Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race, Keselowski completed the first weekend sweep by a Ford driver since Carl Edwards won both races at Phoenix in 2010.
Earnhardt, the Daytona 500 winner, was runner-up for the second-straight race. Paul Menard ran third, followed by pole winner Joey Logano and Carl Edwards, as Fords grabbed three of the top five positions.
Six-time series champion Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth completed the top 10.
With a victory, all but guaranteeing a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Keselowski wasn’t surprised that Earnhardt and Letarte were willing to gamble.
"It’s such a [relief] for myself and everyone on the team to get that win in early and being able to enjoy the racing opportunities that we have, rather than being stressed out about it," Keselowski said. "The chance that Dale and Stevie took with the 88 car was way out there.
"It was a good, risky move on their part, because they had nothing to lose because of this [new Chase] format. I think that shows some of the opportunities that come (from having) stress-free days, and I’m looking forward to being able to take those same opportunities, because I’m not scared to take ‘em, and I know (crew chief) Paul (Wolfe) is not, so look out."
Committed to a fuel-mileage gamble, a luxury he earned with the Daytona 500 win, Earnhardt stayed on track during Lap 222 pit stops under the fourth caution of the afternoon for debris on the front stretch.
It was that same caution that gave Keselowski a welcome opportunity to refuel, a move that put him back on sequence with the rest of the lead-lap drivers other than Earnhardt, Edwards and 12th-place finisher Denny Hamlin.
Keselowski restarted seventh but quickly rocketed past all but Earnhardt and Carl Edwards, who also stayed out under the yellow. More than two seconds behind Earnhardt, Keselowski slipped past Edwards on Lap 245 and drew a bead on the leader.
With three laps left, Keselowski had narrowed the interval to .296 seconds, the closest he would get before Earnhardt’s car slowed on the backstretch halfway through the final lap.
"I ran two real hard laps right after that restart (on Lap 226), and we got about a 20-car-length lead, and I started lifting real early into both corners and seeing whether they were going to catch me," Earnhardt said. "So I was being pretty cautious and lifting pretty early, and when I saw Brad pass the 99 (Edwards), I knew Brad in clean air would be quicker than us, potentially -- he had been all day -- and I just continued to save fuel and hope that once he got behind me and got into dirty air I could keep him there.
"I continued to save until he got within about eight car lengths, and then I started running hard, and we were fast enough to keep him behind us. As soon as I got to the top of Turns 1 and 2 the last several laps, I was real comfortable that he wasn't going to get to me, felt fine about, if we had enough gas, we weren't going to have a problem, but we didn't have enough gas."
Using a contrarian fuel-mileage strategy, Keselowski stayed on track when the rest of the lead-lap cars came to pit road on Lap 156, under the third caution of the race for debris on the backstretch.
Keselowski’s No. 2 Team Penske Ford took off on old tires and built a lead of more than 2.5 seconds over Kevin Harvick, whose strong run was spoiled by a brake failure as he chased Keselowski.
Harvick, last week’s winner at Phoenix, brought his car to pit road on Lap 194 and ultimately lost 30 laps as his team went about repairs in the garage.
Keselowski gave up the lead when he came to pit road on Lap 196 and regained it briefly during the subsequent green-flag pit stop cycle. But Earnhardt took the point by staying out for a Lap 226 restart and held the top spot until Keselowski passed him on the final lap. (Reid Spencer, NASCAR)
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Kobalt Tools 400 Starting Lineup
Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Kobalt Tools 400
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Kobalt Tools 400
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (secs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 193.278 | 27.939 |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Ford | 193.099 | 27.965 |
| 3 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 192.713 | 28.021 |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon # | Cheerios Chevy | 192.678 | 28.026 |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Kobalt Tools Chevy | 192.596 | 28.038 |
| 6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Zest Ford | 192.596 | 28.038 |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Cessna/Bad Boy Buggies Chevy | 192.397 | 28.067 |
| 8 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Farmland Ford | 192.335 | 28.076 |
| 9 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 192.260 | 28.087 |
| 10 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Caterpillar Chevy | 191.939 | 28.134 |
| 11 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 191.591 | 28.185 |
| 12 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Chevy | 191.510 | 28.197 |
| 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance Chevy | 191.659 | 28.175 |
| 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Mountain Dew Kickstart Chevy | 191.618 | 28.181 |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Axalta Chevy | 191.618 | 28.181 |
| 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 191.598 | 28.184 |
| 17 | 42 | Kyle Larson # | Target Chevy | 191.496 | 28.199 |
| 18 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kingsford Charcoal Chevy | 191.489 | 28.200 |
| 19 | 66 | Jeff Burton | Let's Go Places Toyota | 191.435 | 28.208 |
| 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 191.381 | 28.216 |
| 21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State/Menards Chevy | 190.934 | 28.282 |
| 22 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Aspen Dental Chevy | 190.543 | 28.340 |
| 23 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation Chevy | 190.503 | 28.346 |
| 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevy | 189.514 | 28.494 |
| 25 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Red Cross Ford | 190.396 | 28.362 |
| 26 | 34 | David Ragan | Taco Bell Ford | 189.893 | 28.437 |
| 27 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 189.767 | 28.456 |
| 28 | 26 | Cole Whitt # | Speed Stick GEAR Toyota | 189.647 | 28.474 |
| 29 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Dollar General Toyota | 189.328 | 28.522 |
| 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Chevy | 189.261 | 28.532 |
| 31 | 98 | Josh Wise | Ambient Edge HVAC Chevy | 188.851 | 28.594 |
| 32 | 30 | Parker Kligerman # | Aria Hotels/Black Clover Toyota | 188.838 | 28.596 |
| 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 188.686 | 28.619 |
| 34 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 188.429 | 28.658 |
| 35 | 95 | Michael McDowell | WRL General Contractors Ford | 188.271 | 28.682 |
| 36 | 23 | Alex Bowman # | Dr.Pepper Toyota | 188.166 | 28.698 |
| 37 | 51 | Justin Allgaier # | Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevy | 187.415 | 28.813 |
| 38 | 7 | Michael Annett # | Pilot/Flying J Chevy | 186.800 | 28.908 |
| 39 | 83 | Ryan Truex # | Borla Exhaust Toyota | 186.265 | 28.991 |
| 40 | 36 | Reed Sorenson | Chevy | 186.027 | 29.028 |
| 41 | 33 | Timmy Hill | LittleJoesAutos.com Chevy | 185.471 | 29.115 |
| 42 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Ask More-Get More Ford | 185.344 | 29.135 |
| 43 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 180.469 | 29.922 |
| DNQ | 35 | Blake Koch(i) | MDS TransportFord | 186.683 | 28.926 |
| DNQ | 40 | Landon Cassill(i) | Square HD/nabi Inspire Chevy | 186.207 | 29.000 |
| DNQ | 44 | J.J. Yeley | Phoenix Warehouse of NJ/CA Chevy | 181.044 | 29.827 |
| DNQ | 77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | 186.143 | 29.010 |
| DNQ | 87 | Joe Nemchek (i) | Morris-Hardwick-Schneider/Smart Ben Toyota | 182.822 | 29.537 |
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