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November 3rd, 2011
Volume V, Edition CCXXXIII
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Today's Top News
by Phil Allaway
On Tuesday night, former Sprint Cup Series driver Jeremy Mayfield was arrested at his Catawba, North Carolina and charged with methamphetamine possession
The stolen goods were discovered when a search warrant was carried out on Mayfield's sprawling property after receiving a tip that stolen property could be found there. In addition to finding the stolen property, the deputies also uncovered 1 1/2 grams of methamphetamine, divided between six small bags, and 40 guns, ranging from antiques to modern high-powered rifles and handguns.
The stolen property came from two different companies, Lee Boy, Inc. and Larry Grant, Inc. Goods from Lee Boy, Inc. included heavy equipments, scrap metal and welding equipment. Goods from Larry Grant, Inc. included an engraving machine, truck parts, truck mirrors and electric motor controllers. All of these goods, valued at approximately $100,000, have been returned to their rightful owners. Charlotte's CBS affiliate, WBTV, has a gallery of the guns and other equipment that was confiscated from Mayfield's property.
As a result, Mayfield was arrested for felony possession of methamphetamine, a Class H felony. There is a chance that Mayfield could eventually be charged with possession of stolen property, which is also a Class H felony in North Carolina. He is now free on a $3,000 bond.
Wednesday night, Mayfield's attorney, Daniel Marino, released a statement on Mayfield's behalf.
"Last evening, the Catawba County Sheriff's Department conducted a search at the home of Jeremy Mayfield. Mr. Mayfield understands that the purpose of the search was to seize allegedly stolen property and that the investigators claim to have seized methamphetamine from his home. Mr. Mayfield has no knowledge of either stolen property or methaphetamine being present on his property and denies the accusation that he was in possession of methamphetamine or any other illegal drug and he denies any suggestion that he knowingly received or possessed stolen property."
"This search was prompted by what the evidence will show were baseless allegations by an unreliable source," the statement continued. "Mr. Mayfield and his attorneys are cooperating with the authorities and they look forward to this matter being resolved quickly. In the meantime, Mr. Mayfield asks that the public reserve it's judgment on the matter."
Mayfield has been out of racing since testing positive for methamphetamines in a drug test at Richmond International Raceway in May, 2009. At the time, Mayfield denied ever doing any illegal drugs, even going so far as to state on ESPN's Outside The Lines that not only had he never done methamphetamines, he didn't know what they were or looked like. Since that time, he has been in and out of legal proceedings with NASCAR, alleging that NASCAR has been attempting to defame him. His original defense was that the failed test was a false positive caused by a mixture of over-the-counter allergy drug Claritin-D and the ADHD medication Adderall. Mayfield briefly earned an injunction that would have allowed him to return to the track, but a second failed test just five days after the injunction was granted resulted in the injunction being revoked.
Since then, Mayfield has been in and out of the news for a number of reasons. He engaged in a public feud with Lisa Mayfield after she accused him of cooking methamphetamines in a race shop as far back as 1998, then accused her of playing a role in his father's death. That dispute resulted in Lisa suing Jeremy for slander. The case was settled out of court. Earlier this year, Mayfield was back in the news when five of his dogs attacked a female mail carrier at his house.
Mayfield is due back in court on November 14th for his next hearing in relation to his drug charge. At that point, more charges may be levied against him.
Kligerman to Stay at BKR, Has Full Sponsorship for 2012
On Wednesday, Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) announced at the SEMA show in Las Vegas that Parker Kligerman will be back in the No. 29 Ram in the Camping World Truck Series. Primary sponsorship will be shared between two companies, Cooper Standard and Cequent. Together, the two companies will replace Penske Truck Rental as the primary sponsor of the No. 29.
Cooper Standard, a company that specializes in body sealing systems, fluid handling systems and anti-vibration systems for the automotive industry, will be on the truck for half of the 2012 season. The company already has an existing relationship with the team and with truck owner Brad Keselowski. Cooper Standard served as the primary sponsor on the No. 29 at Michigan in August after signing a deal to serve as a personal sponsor for Keselowski.
The second half of the Camping World Truck Series will see the No. 29 sponsored by Cequent, a company that specializes in tow hitch systems and accessories, sponsor the truck. Cequent is the parent company of both Reese Towpower and Draw-Tite, two brands that have sponsored teams in the past couple of seasons.
Keselowski is very pleased to have Cooper Standard and Cequent on-board.
"This is a historic day for Brad Keselowski Racing and I have a great deal of personal pride in making this announcement," Keselowski said. "To have both Cequent and Cooper Standard join our program in such a significant way provides us with the platform to compete for the championship in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Both companies have very specific business and marketing objectives for the program and everyone at BKR will work to exceed Cequent and Cooper Standard's expectations at the race track and in the marketplace."
For Cequent, the deal for is more than just half of the races in 2012. They have also signed on for a minimum of 15 races for 2013 and 18 for 2014. They believe that the Camping World Truck Series is an ideal platform to promote their products.
"We see Brad Keselowski and his team as terrific marketing fits for our company, it's brands, and it's products," said Tom Benson, President of Cequent Performance Products. "The NASCAR [Camping World] Truck Series audience is undoubtedly our target market and Brad extends Cequent's reach to the NASCAR [Sprint] Cup] and Nationwide [Series] audiences. This program also presents some meaningful business opportunities for both our Performance Products and Consumer Products divisions. The partnership has all the elements to be a complete success for Cequent and for Brad's team. We very much look forward to seeing the No. 29 truck take to the track in 2012."
Currently, Kligerman is tenth in Camping World Truck Series points with four top-5 and eight top-10 finishes.
Entry List Update:
Note: These entries are accurate as of Wednesday night. However, they are still subject to change.
Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500: 48 cars entered
Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 7- Reed Sorenson for Robby Gordon Motorsports
No. 21- Trevor Bayne for Wood Brothers Racing
No. 32- Mike Bliss for FAS Lane Racing
No. 37- Mike Skinner for MaxQ Motorsports
No. 38- Travis Kvapil for Front Row Motorsports
No. 51- Landon Cassill for Phoenix Racing
No. 87- Joe Nemechek for NEMCO Motorsports
No. 95- David Starr for Leavine Family Racing
Driver Changes:
No. 32- Mike Bliss returns to the seat, replacing Ken Schrader.
No. 35- Dave Blaney returns to the seat, replacing Geoff Bodine.
No. 36- Geoff Bodine is in the seat, replacing Dave Blaney.
No. 71- Andy Lally returns to the seat, replacing Hermie Sadler.
No. 77- T.J. Bell returns to the seat, replacing Andy Lally.
Drivers who must qualify on speed:
No. 7- Reed Sorenson for Robby Gordon Motorsports*
No. 21- Trevor Bayne for Wood Brothers Racing
No. 30- David Stremme for Inception Motorsports*
No. 35- Dave Blaney for Tommy Baldwin Racing
No. 37- Mike Skinner for MaxQ Motorsports*
No. 46- Scott Speed for Whitney Motorsports
No. 55- J.J. Yeley for Front Row Motorsports*
No. 66- Michael McDowell for HP Racing, LLC*
No. 71- Andy Lally for TRG Motorsports
No. 77- Robby Gordon for Robby Gordon Motorsports^*
No. 77- T.J. Bell for TRG Motorsports^*
No. 87- Joe Nemechek for NEMCO Motorsports*
No. 95- David Starr for Leavine Family Racing
Withdrawn:
No. 50- T.J. Bell for MAKE Motorsports
Not Entered:
No. 75- Stratus Racing
No. 92- K-Automotive Motorsports
^- Yes, there are two No. 77's entered this week. They are the second and third teams to use the number this season. Whoever qualifies better will have use of the number on Sunday afternoon. The other team will have to switch to a different number. If one of the teams qualifies, then that team can use the No. 77.
Nationwide Series O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge: 48 cars entered
Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 08- David Ragan for Randy Hill Racing
No. 18- Kyle Busch for Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 20- Joey Logano for Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 22- Brad Keselowski for Penske Racing
No. 27- J.J. Yeley for Baker-Curb Racing/Go Canada Racing
No. 30- James Buescher for Turner Motorsports
No. 32- Brian Vickers for Turner Motorsports
No. 33- Clint Bowyer for Kevin Harvick, Inc.
No. 42- Erik Darnell for Key Motorsports
No. 50- T.J. Bell for MAKE Motorsports
No. 52- Jamie Dick for Means Motorsports
No. 60- Carl Edwards for Roush Fenway Racing
No. 70- David Stremme for ML Motorsports
Driver Changes:
No. 08- David Ragan is in the seat, replacing Casey Roderick.
No. 7- Danica Patrick returns to the seat, replacing Josh Wise.
No. 30- James Buescher returns to the seat, replacing Jason Leffler.
No. 33- Clint Bowyer returns to the seat, replacing Paul Menard.
No. 38- Jason Leffler returns to the seat, replacing Kasey Kahne.
No. 40- Josh Wise returns to the seat, replacing Charles Lewandoski.
No. 52- Jamie Dick is in the seat, replacing Kevin Lepage.
No. 70- David Stremme returns to the seat, replacing Angela Cope.
No. 87- Joe Nemechek returns to the seat, replacing Kevin Conway.
Drivers who must qualify on speed:
No. 03- Scott Riggs for R3 Motorsports*
No. 04- Tim Andrews for Go Green Racing*
No. 08- David Ragan for Randy Hill Racing
No. 12- Sam Hornish, Jr. for Penske Racing
No. 16- Trevor Bayne for Roush Fenway Racing
No. 20- Joey Logano for Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 27- J.J. Yeley for Baker-Curb Racing/Go Canada Racing*
No. 41- Johnny Chapman for Rick Ware Racing*
No. 42- Erik Darnell for Key Motorsports*
No. 44- Jeff Green for TriStar Motorsports*
No. 46- Chase Miller for Key Motorsports*
No. 47- Scott Speed for Key Motorsports*
No. 48- Dennis Setzer for Jay Robinson Racing*
No. 49- Mark Green for Jay Robinson Racing*
No. 50- T.J. Bell for MAKE Motorsports
No. 71- Matt Carter for Rick Ware Racing*
No. 75- Carl Long for Rick Ware Racing*
No. 82- Reed Sorenson for MacDonald Motorsports
Not Entered:
No. 97- NEMCO Motorsports
No. 99- Pastrana-Waltrip Racing
Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 350k: 38 trucks entered
Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 07- Johnny Chapman for SS-Green Light Racing
No. 2- Kevin Harvick for Kevin Harvick, Inc.
No. 10- Jennifer Jo Cobb for JJC Racing
No. 18- Kyle Busch for Kyle Busch Motorsports
No. 24- Elliott Sadler for Joe Denette Motorsports
No. 55- Jake Crum for MAKE Motorsports
No. 74- Mike Harmon for Mike Harmon Racing
Driver Changes:
No. 07- Johnny Chapman returns to the seat, replacing T.J. Duke.
No. 21- Ty Dillon returns to the seat, replacing Cale Gale.
No. 65- An unknown driver will be in the seat, replacing Lance Fenton.
No. 66- Ross Chastain returns to the seat, replacing Max Gresham.
No. 73- Rick Crawford returns to the seat, replacing Brent Raymer.
No. 76- Derek White in the seat, replacing Ryan Hackett.
Drivers who must qualify on speed:
No. 0- Unknown driver for JJC Racing*
No. 10- Jennifer Jo Cobb for JJC Racing
No. 20- Johanna Long for Panhandle Motorsports
No. 21- Ty Dillon for Richard Childress Racing
No. 24- Elliott Sadler for Joe Denette Motorsports
No. 55- Jake Crum for MAKE Motorsports
No. 63- Jack Smith for Mittler Brothers Racing
No. 65- Unknown driver for Tagsby Racing*
No. 73- Rick Crawford for Tagsby Racing
No. 74- Mike Harmon for Mike Harmon Racing*
No. 76- Derek White for Hackett Racing
Not Entered:
No. 36- Allgaier Motorsports
No. 65- Mittler Brothers Racing
No. 70- Asbury Racing
No. 92- RBR Motorsports
No. 97- Coulter Racing
*- Expected to Start-and-Park
Have news for Phil and The Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com with a promising lead or tip.
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Hey Frontstretch Readers!
We know you love the roar of raw horsepower under the hood that powers 43 of the best drivers in the world every weekend, but did you ever wonder how the sponsor on top of that hood also contributes to keeping the sport moving? What about the contributions of official NASCAR companies? If you think they are simply writing checks, think again. Check out our newest feature - Sunday Money. This weekly Frontstretch exclusive provides you with a behind the scenes look how NASCAR, its affiliates and team sponsors approach the daunting task of keeping fans interested and excited about the sport for 38 weeks of the year.
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Editor's Note: What's Vexing Vito Will Return Next Week.
Today's Featured Commentary~~~~~~~~~~
Hey Frontstretch Readers!
We know you love the roar of raw horsepower under the hood that powers 43 of the best drivers in the world every weekend, but did you ever wonder how the sponsor on top of that hood also contributes to keeping the sport moving? What about the contributions of official NASCAR companies? If you think they are simply writing checks, think again. Check out our newest feature - Sunday Money. This weekly Frontstretch exclusive provides you with a behind the scenes look how NASCAR, its affiliates and team sponsors approach the daunting task of keeping fans interested and excited about the sport for 38 weeks of the year.
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Editor's Note: What's Vexing Vito Will Return Next Week.
Conspiracy No More
Shakedown Session
by Brody Jones
Earlier this year, one of the "Shakedown Session" columns written begged the question of whether Jeremy Mayfield should have just given up his long and played out court drama to "clear his name." Well, NASCAR fans, Jeremy Mayfield not only made a liar out of himself with Tuesday's arrest for methamphetamine posession and stolen goods, but he made every single fan that stood by him, whether out of a misguided loyalty or even blind support, out to be complete idiots for believing in his innocence.
For over two years, Jeremy Mayfield has drug out this endless media circus protesting his innocence on various media outlets such as ESPN's "Outside The Lines," claiming that NASCAR cost him everything and trying to pin Brian France with a conspiracy against him. Now granted, Brian France is no patron saint as he has allegedly had his issues with different substances in the past. However, after today's arrest, this has to basically end all of the wacky "conspiracy theories" floating about. Make a media sideshow about your innocence and then get busted for drugs? Problem? No, scratch that. HUGE problem!
It was bad enough that Mayfield was busted earlier Tuesday, but what magnified the issue was the fact he allegedly had over $100,000 worth of stolen goods in his posession. This is cause for equal parts outrage if any of our readers supported Mayfield and obvious concern. It just makes one wonder exactly how mentally stable Mr. Mayfield is to apparently even think that stealing welding and truck equipment was a good idea. This is obviously an individual with some very serious issues to deal with and one can only hope and pray that he gets the help and treatment he apparently needs before it's too late.
The one thing that seems to be crystal clear in all of this is that Mayfield's credibility, whatever was left of it, is pretty much destroyed. He's probably facing some jail time for this and the best any NASCAR fan can truly hope for now is for Jeremy to straighten his life out because surely this has to be rock bottom for a once talented Sprint Cup driver. But the biggest victims in all of this have to be the fans who stood by him through thick and thin. One cannot help but feel sorrow and remorse for all those fans duped by what Jeremy claimed was his innocence. Now, after an arrest like this, one can only imagine how Mayfield supporters have to feel about defending a guy that clearly has issues that need to be dealt with.
Some fans are going to feel outraged while others are going to simply feel let down. But perhaps if there is any silver lining to this, it has to be along the lines of if it can happen to a fairly successful, winning Sprint Cup driver like Jeremy Mayfield, meth addiction can happen to anyone and perhaps if, God forbid, any of our readers know of someone struggling with an addiction, this could be their wake-up call. To be perfectly blunt, meth is a powerful drug and anyone hooked on it is going to have two choices. They will either get better or, sadly, they may have to experience tragedy. One can only hope for the sake of Jeremy Mayfield and his family that this saga does not turn any more tragic than it already has. But the really important question now is does Jeremy recognize that he has some serious personal demons that need confronting or is it too late?
Brody Jones is a Contributor to Frontstretch.com. He can be reached via e-mail at brody.jones@frontstretch.com.
The Critic's Annex: SEF Small Engine Fuels 200
by Phil Allaway
Hello, race fans. Welcome back to the Critic's Annex, where we take an additional look at motorsports-related programming. In between wreckfests at Martinsville this past weekend, SPEED aired tape-delayed coverage of the SEF Small Engine Fuels 200, the marquee race for the Big Block Modifieds in the Super DirtCar Series. by Phil Allaway
For this critique, I can bring in plenty of outside knowledge for two reasons. One, I was at the race and can add a bunch of things to this piece about what was cut from the broadcast. Two, I'm used to covering Big Block Modifieds because it is the headlining class at nearby (to me) Lebanon Valley Speedway. Lebanon Valley's track champion, Kenny Tremont, Jr., finished eighth in the race after starting 39th.
With that said, let's go.
SPEED had Ralph Sheheen and Tommy Baldwin, Jr. in the booth for their telecast. Neither of them were actually at the race, and they basically stated that they weren't there. I'm not sure, but I don't think you're supposed to do that for races that you're commenting on in post-production back in Charlotte. It's one thing if you're commenting on a race that you actually raced in, like Scott Sutherland did on occasion when he raced in the then-USAR Hooters ProCup Series, but quite another if you didn't.
Baldwin is also a co-owner of Jimmy Phelps' No. 98h Modified (it's fielded by Hancke Baldwin Racing and uses a logo very similar to Baldwin's own Sprint Cup team). Baldwin referenced this fact during the event, but did not focus on it very much. This was the first time I'd seen Baldwin as an analyst and my thoughts were that he was bland, quiet and really didn't add all that much to the broadcast. A Whelen Modified Tour race might be more in his wheelhouse. Last year, Kenny Wallace was in Baldwin's role. Despite his nuttiness, you got informative information since Kenny does all of his racing on dirt in his spare time. Definite downgrade.
Pre-race coverage consisted of highlights of the Nationwide 150, a 150 lap race held on October 8th for drivers in the Mr. Dirt 358 Modified Championship. Billy Decker won that race and led 119 laps in doing it. Basically, he was almost unassailable. There were also pre-race interviews with Decker and defending SEF Small Engine Fuels 200 winner Stewart Friesen.
Once the race got underway, I quickly noticed that this was not a garden-variety SPEED production. Firstly, SPEED chose to use the old-style scroll that had more or less been discarded in News Corp.'s attempt to streamline FOX Sports' graphic packages. Second, there was a jumbotron that was placed effectively right across from where I was sitting. Based on what I saw, the images shown on SPEED's broadcast were the same ones shown on the jumbotron. This effectively means that this was not a SPEED production, but one from DirtCar itself. I don't think that will be the case this weekend for the Lowes Foods World Finals.
Coverage was really all over the place. The field was somewhat fairly represented. There was a lot of coverage of the leaders (Decker, Friesen, etc.), but there really wasn't all that much coverage away from the top-3 or so. Tim Fuller, who finished fourth after winning the Last Chance Qualifier and starting 37th, wasn't even mentioned at all until after the race ended.
It should also be noted that approximately 60 laps of the race were cut out for time constraints (this race took almost three hours to run and had 15 cautions and one red flag). The aforementioned red flag happened on Lap 108 after Larry Wight spun off of Turn 4 and was hit hard by outside pole-sitter Billy Dunn.
What did you miss in SPEED's telecast? A fair amount. Stuff that would have made some of actually made air make a little more sense. For example, you hear Sheheen talking about Ronnie Johnson putting pressure on Dunn for position around Lap 30, then he's never heard from again. What happened? Johnson blew an engine on Lap 69 and dropped out of the race. That caused the fourth caution of the race. SPEED's coverage resumed on the Lap 88 restart after the sixth caution, which flew for a crash involving Australian Peter Britten and New Jersey racer Rich Scagliotta.
The second section of the race cut-out was from Laps 120-149. This cut out some decent racing between Decker and Ryan Godown. However, it also cut what really put Matt Sheppard out of the race. Viewers saw Sheheen react to Sheppard's No. 9 going into the garage and dropping out of the race. What actually happened is that just before the three-quarters mark of the race, Sheppard spun out in Turn 1 out of approximately eighth. While trying to catch back up with the field, the left-front tire came off of the car. This was accompanied by a gasp from the large crowd assembled. Sheppard had to drive nearly a complete lap with the hub dragging on the ground. The damage could not legitimately be repaired and after a couple of laps on-track, Sheppard was forced to retire.
In other unseen facts, Kenny Tremont, Jr. was busted for speeding on pit road during the mass of teams making their final stops on Lap 152 under yellow. He entered the pits in eighth and managed to exit fourth. The penalty forced Tremont to restart around 20th. In the final 48 laps of the race, he raced back to eighth.
There was the appropriate amount of enthusiasm from Sheheen in the booth at the end of the race, but there was something clearly wrong with how the race ended. The audio feed for the commentators was roughly 5-10 seconds behind the picture, creating a situation where it was horribly out of sync. I've never seen anything quite like that on an original broadcast before. Now, there are two things that could cause this. One, Sheheen wasn't talking fast enough and got that far behind on his own. That is not something that Sheheen would do. He's got over 20 years seniority (much like Buford T. Justice). What happened here has to have been a production error at SPEED's headquarters in Charlotte. Regardless, it made Sheheen look bad when he wasn't bad. That is inexcusable.
Post-race coverage was not horrible for a race of this scope. There were interviews with the repeat winner Friesen, Decker, the aforementioned ghost of Fuller (who got his first mention of the day right before his interview) and Godown, who seemed to run out of gas on the final lap (he finished 16th, but he was in line to finish fourth). There were also checks of the Super DirtCar Series points and the unofficial results.
Right before Sheheen signed off, he informed the viewers of a technical infraction found on Friesen's winning No. 44 in post-race inspection. Friesen was fined $25,000 for the illegal part, which was not described in detail on the telecast. Want to know what that was? It was an illegal fuel cell. That's serious stuff. A $25,000 fine (half of Friesen's winning share) is very serious money in the Super DirtCar Series, where most races are worth between $4000-6000 to win. It should have gotten more play, especially since Friesen's record fuel run from last year (he won after running the final 134 laps on a tank of fuel) necessitated a rule change that forced everyone to make a pit stop between laps 150-175 and jack the car up.
This year's broadcast was definitely a step back from 2010. Baldwin seemed to bring down the commentary due to his inexperience. The camera angles were somewhat limited and not as good. For example, there was no in-car camera in use at all. Last year, Jimmy Phelps had one. Unfortunately, there aren't any sustained shots from that in-car camera that I can link to here. However, this view from Brian Berger's Modified at Lebanon Valley from last year can give you an idea of what it would look like. There were only a couple of incidents that the cameras were able to catch as they happened. Only the end of the big Wight-Dunn crash was caught on camera. I saw a little bit more of the crash from my seat than was caught on-air.
I hope you liked this look back at SPEED's telecast of the SEF Small Engine Fuels 200. Next week, be sure to check out the Annex, for we will be talking about the Lowes Foods World Finals from the Dirt Track at Charlotte. Hopefully this time, it won't rain out on Saturday night. Until then, have a great weekend and enjoy the action in Texas.
Phil Allaway is a Senior Writer and the Newsletter Manager for Frontstretch.com. He can be reached via e-mail at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com. Follow him on Twitter at @Critic84.
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Frontstretch Line of the Week
From Mirror Driving: Happy Belated Birthday To Dick Trickle
"Is that a name or a condition?" - Apparently, our John Potts said this when he met Dick Trickle way back when. Trickle took it all in stride, though.
"Is that a name or a condition?" - Apparently, our John Potts said this when he met Dick Trickle way back when. Trickle took it all in stride, though.
Have a nominee for Line of the Week? Email Phil Allaway at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com and you may see yourself in this space next week!
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TODAY ON THE FRONTSTRETCH:
MPM2Nite: The Rocket Car
by Matt McLaughlin
Going Green: The Sorrow From Being On Mayfield's Side
by Garrett Horton
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TODAY ON THE FRONTSTRETCH:
MPM2Nite: The Rocket Car
by Matt McLaughlin
Going Green: The Sorrow From Being On Mayfield's Side
by Garrett Horton
by Brett Poirier
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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
Q: Until 2004, the WinStar World Casino 350k race at Texas Motor Speedway was paired up with a second Izod IndyCar Series race. The 2003 Chevy 500 was unfortunately marred by a horrible crash that ended the race five laps short of it's prescribed distance. What happened?
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Get THE ANNUAL, 2011 Racing Preview for your mobile device.
Go to Frontstretch.com and click on "The Annual" link on the right side to order and download this special issue that includes: Track Information, Driver profiles and In-Depth Features.
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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
Q: Until 2004, the WinStar World Casino 350k race at Texas Motor Speedway was paired up with a second Izod IndyCar Series race. The 2003 Chevy 500 was unfortunately marred by a horrible crash that ended the race five laps short of it's prescribed distance. What happened?
Check back Friday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!
Wednesday's Answer:
Q: In 2007, Ted Musgrave picked up his final Truck Series victory in the Silverado 350k at Texas Motor Speedway. However, Musgrave inherited that victory after a crash on a late restart. What happened?
A: Chad McCumbee was in front driving the No. 8 Garmin Chevrolet for MRD Motorsports and posed to pull off a massive upset. However, on a restart with two laps to go, McCumbee spun his tires big time. This allowed Jack Sprague to get to the inside of the still somewhat out of control No. 8. Unfortunately, Sprague ended up hooking McCumbee in the right rear, sending both trucks into the wall hard. While Musgrave slipped by on the inside, McCumbee shot back across the track and collected Rick Crawford and Erik Darnell, among others. The crash can be seen in this clip.
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Coming tomorrow in the Frontstretch Newsletter:
-- Top News & Frontstretch Folio: Martinsville by Summer Dreyer
-- Keepin' It Short by Mike Neff
-- In Case You Missed It by Brett Poirier
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, and more!
Tomorrow on the Frontstretch:
Four Burning Questions: Texas by Brody Jones
We'll have a preview of the Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series races this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
Holding A Pretty Wheel by Amy Henderson
-- In Case You Missed It by Brett Poirier
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, and more!
Tomorrow on the Frontstretch:
Four Burning Questions: Texas by Brody Jones
We'll have a preview of the Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series races this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
Holding A Pretty Wheel by Amy Henderson
Amy's back with another interesting commentary. This week's topic: The No. 48 team and who has been leading that operation over the past couple of years.
Voices From The Heartland by Jeff Meyer
For the rest of the season, Jeff's weekly column will run on Fridays. He's sure to satisfy with his off-beat style and sarcastic sense of humor!
Voices From The Heartland by Jeff Meyer
For the rest of the season, Jeff's weekly column will run on Fridays. He's sure to satisfy with his off-beat style and sarcastic sense of humor!
Nuts For Nationwide by Bryan Davis Keith
Bryan returns with an intriguing commentary ahead of the series making their second trip to Texas Motor Speedway.
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