The Frontstretch Newsletter: August 8th, 2012

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August 8th, 2012
Volume VI, Edition CLV

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Top News
by Brad Morgan

France and Others React to Dodge's Departure

As expected, Dodge officially announced its departure from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series after the 2012 season, a move that leaves only three manufacturers in the sport: Chevrolet, Ford, and Toyota.  Representatives from NASCAR and the Chrysler Group weighed in on the news throughout the day on Tuesday.

"We've spent an intense five months working to identify and evaluate all options for our future involvement in NASCAR," said Ralph Gilles, President and CEO of Street and Racing Technology Brand and Motorsports, during a media teleconference. "A number of opportunities emerged, and our team worked diligently to put a structure together to fit our overall business and competitive objectives.  While we have been pleased and enthused with the amount of interest from teams and sponsors over that time, in the end, we simply couldn't develop the right structure."

Both a lack of interested sponsors for potential new teams and the departure of Penske, considered the flagship organization for the manufacturer, killed any momentum that Dodge had heading into the new campaign.  Despite the disheartening news, Dodge plans to remain committed to Penske's goal of winning its first Sprint Cup championship more than ever.

"Our team worked diligently to pull this together.  In the end, we could not develop the right structure.  We are committed to and focused on the 2012 season with Mr. (Roger) Penske and will do everything within our power to secure hopefully a Chase win and championship and also a championship, potentially, in the Nationwide Series," Gilles added.

NASCAR Chairman And CEO Brian France respects Dodge's decision and hopes that the manufacturer chooses to return in the future.

"Dodge has been a great partner to NASCAR for many years, and they have been part of numerous memorable moments throughout our history," said France.  "They made a business decision not to return in 2013, as they did in 1977 before returning in 2001. We wish them well and hope they again will choose to return to NASCAR at a later date."

Since rejoining the series in 2001, Dodge has garnered 55 victories and two manufacturer's championships with several different drivers.

Penalty Announced for No. 43 Nationwide Team

NASCAR has announced penalties for the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Nationwide Series team after the Dodge driven by Michael Annett failed to meet minimum rear height requirements during post-race inspections for the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway.

The team violated Sections 12-1: actions detrimental to stock car racing; 12-4J: any determination by NASCAR officials that race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules; and 20A-12.8.1B: body height requirements – car failed to meet the minimum rear car heights, of the NASCAR rule book.

For the infraction, crew chief Philippe Lopez was fined $100,000, while car chief Michael Wright and Lopez will remain on probation until Dec. 31.  Car owner Sandra Turner lost six owners points and Michael Annett lost six drivers points.

Pocono Creates Fund for Lighting Strike Victims

Pocono Raceway has created a special fund to assist the victims of the lightning strike that killed a 41-year-old man and injured nine other people after the Sprint Cup Series race was called due to severe weather on Aug. 5.

Donations to the Pennsylvania 400 Memorial Fund can be made by mailing to Pocono Raceway at: 1234 Long Pond Rd., Long Pond, PA 18334.  PNC Bank branches will also accept any contributions.  More information can be found at the track's website.

Fans Welcome for Martinsville Tire Test

Fans were admitted for free as Chevrolet, Ford, and Toyota tested their new 2013 models at Martinsville Speedway on Tuesday.  The grandstands will once again be open to the public when drivers Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, and Martin Truex, Jr. resume testing on Aug. 8.

Wednesday's test session will begin at 9 AM and end at 5 PM.  Gates will open for fans at approximately 8 AM and remain open until the test concludes.

Have news for Brad 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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Today's Featured Commentary
Mopar Bails ... Again
Full Throttle
by Mike Neff

For fans of cars and going fast, there are a few names that come to mind no matter what your allegiance. Corvette has been around for some 60 years and, for most of those years, has been the symbol of speed and horsepower for General Motors. Ford has had the GT40 and Mustang GTs, as well as the Shelby aftermarket cars, since the 60s. While they are fast cars, though,  they're also sports cars, and NASCAR isn't about sports cars. Looking back at the history of this sport, one of the most important innovations was the introduction of the hemispherical engine (so named for its hemispherical cylinder head), more commonly known simply as the Hemi. The maker of the Hemi was Chrysler Corporation, the parent company of Dodge, and the company that still markets a different version of that engine today. They're also the company that has decided, just 12 years after their celebrated return to the sport, to pull out of NASCAR once again.

Chrysler has long been the red headed step-child of the auto world. In fact, they have almost always been chasing GM and Ford, including their storied government bailout in the early 1980s with Lee Iaccoca at the helm. While Chrysler was dominant with its Plymouth and Dodge brands on large speedways in the 1960s and early '70s, they still weren't dominating the championships. By 1977, the company was hurting so badly financially that they bailed on the sport to try and save some money. Chrysler products stayed out of the sport until 2001 when they made their storied comeback with Ray Evernham and their Dodge brand. The return was certainly successful, with Dodge notching 55 wins in 453 races. However, they were still a distant third to the big two American manufacturers, Chevrolet and Ford and, with Toyota returning in 2008, Dodge has been engaged in an uphill battle, with only one marquee team running their nameplate in the last three seasons.

Dodge returned to the sport in 2001 and found success with multiple teams. Sterling Marlin scored the first Dodge win at Michigan for Chip Ganassi Racing. Ward Burton took the checkered flag first at Darlington for Bill Davis. Bill Elliott notched a win at Homestead for the flagship team of Evernham Motorsports. The future looked bright for the brand and the sport, which was part of the reason Dodge returned in the first place. Starting out 2002, Dodge took the win in the Daytona 500 with Burton again and, were it not for a neck injury to Sterling Marlin, probably would have taken the championship that season as well. Unfortunately, that didn't happen, the economy started tanking, and the end result is that Dodge has once again found itself at a crossroads and again has decided that it is time to leave NASCAR behind.

The writing has been on the wall for some time. The failed effort to parade Richard Petty out as the flagship of the motorsports effort was a failure. Since 2009, Penske has been the only team – at least with factory backing – that was sporting the Dodge logo on the front of the car. While the effort from Penske has been heroic, getting cars in the Chase in each of the last two years and probably having a car in again this year, the team has thrown in the towel and signed on to run Fords in 2013. There was discussion about Dodge trying to sign as many as three different teams for next season but, in the end, there just wasn't a benefit for the automaker to justify the expenditure that would have been necessary.

After Penske made the announcement this spring that they were switching to Ford, the search was on for Dodge to try and lure away a high profile organization to run their cars. Unfortunately for Dodge, there wasn't an organization with enough muscle to put the nameplate up front, where Penske had at least been able to keep them as the fleet of Dodge cars had shrunk.

There are a handful of teams in the sport that win the majority of the races every season. Hendrick Motorsports, Stewart-Haas Racing and Richard Childress Racing are staunch Chevrolet teams and are not going to leave the Bowtie behind unless GM pulls out of racing. Roush Fenway has run Fords forever and is in the same situation as Hendrick, Stewart and Childress. They aren't leaving Ford unless the blue oval leaves the sport. Joe Gibbs Racing is the flagship organization for Toyota and would not move any higher in a pecking order by switching to Dodge. That leaves Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports, Wood Brothers Racing and Furniture Row Racing as the five teams who have won a race in the last two seasons. Waltrip was at the point when Toyota came into the sport so the odds of them switching were slim. The Wood Brothers have been in bed with Ford for a very long time which also puts them in bed with Roush Fenway. The only real options were Earnhardt-Ganassi, Petty and Furniture Row. It sounds as though Furniture Row laid out a plan for Dodge to make the move to their nameplate. The possibility also existed for Front Row Motorsports and Phoenix Racing to swap over to the Chrysler brand. However, in the end, it just didn't make sense for Dodge to pour millions of dollars into NASCAR racing to back a group of cars who had won one race collectively in the last two years.

In 2001, it was fashionable to run in NASCAR if you were an automaker. The sport was going gangbusters and the return on investment was easy to calculate. By 2012 the landscape has changed dramatically and the benefit of being in NASCAR to a manufacturer is debatable. One thing is crucial to make that investment at least somewhat beneficial, and that is winning. Penske Racing was able to win in spite of having no other teams in the garage to share information with and contended for championships despite being on a racing island. There simply weren't any other teams like that for Dodge to hitch their wagon to once their only team decided to switch manufacturers.

It is a shame that Dodge is leaving the sport but, similar to the people who long for the good ol' days even though they weren't that good, the good ol' days of Dodge weren't all that either. In the history of NASCAR the Dodge brand won a total of two Manufacturer's Championships, the same number as Plymouth, Pontiac, Buick, and Chrysler. They actually won fewer Manufacturer's Championships than Hudson and Oldsmobile. They've abandoned the Truck Series, allowing the few Dodge teams in the sport to run on their own dime. They've been holding on for several years and the pulling of the rug out from under them by Penske was the last straw that spelled the end.

Dodge's latest run in NASCAR was a feel good story for a while. There were some stirring chapters that included a Daytona 500 and a Brickyard 400 win. There was the first win after the return by Sterling Marlin and his near championship run. The return of Richard Petty's name to the Dodge family was a moment that brought the history of the sport to the forefront and allowed casual fans the chance to see what the history of the sport was all about. But for now the final chapter is going to be written by Brad Keselowski in the Chase and Sam Hornish, Jr., and anyone else who ends up piloting the No. 22 this season. Let's hope it doesn't take 24 years for Chrysler to come back the next time.

Mike Neff is a Senior Writer for Frontstretch.com. He can be reached via email at mike.neff@frontstretch.com.

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Tweet 'N' Greet
by Summer Bedgood

Editor's Note: With the NASCAR Twitter community expanding by leaps and bounds, it remains a place for instantaneous news, reactions, and a whole lot of inside jokes. We understand if you don't want to join the Twitter community - but as a fan, it's important to know the news and info you're missing out on! That's why, every week, Summer Bedgood will sort through the thousands of messages and give us a little taste of what's going on each Wednesday.

So, without further ado, here's a look at what those in NASCAR were thinking over the past seven days...

@JimmieJohnson: Carl? https://twitter.com/JimmieJohnson/status/230634733070061568/photo/1

@jeff_gluck: Reading material in @mikedavis88's office. https://twitter.com/jeff_gluck/status/230683103520256000/photo/1

@bobpockrass: Allmendinger has been released by Penske Racing. #nascar

@bobpockrass: Penske: "The decision to dismiss him is consistent with how we would treat any other Penske Racing team member under similar circumstances."

@bobpockrass: Allmendinger: "I apologize for the distraction, embarrassment,  and difficulties that my current suspension from NASCAR has provided."

@TimCindric: AJ fans: I respect ur passion/disappointment n decision.I also want 2 c AJ succeed. We must now put our energy twd supporting his next steps.

@TheOrangeCone: What Cindric really meant: "dont let the door hit your ass on the way out. Oh, and don't call me sobbing anymore."

@bobpockrass: Penske said Sunday he has had constant contact w/ AJ but was out of country; wanted to sit down face-to-face w/AJ before deciding fate.

@DNewtonESPN (David Newton): #NASCAR Brad @Keselowski was right at New Hampshire when he said Allmendinger's failed drug test was a "death sentence.''

@DGodfatherMoody (Dave Moody): The good news is that we are a society (and a sport) that believes in second chances. @AJDinger WILL make the most of his.

@TheOrangeCone: Is AJ '#nascar poison'? I dont believe so. Other athletes have been busted and returned to prominence and multi-million $ endorsements.

@NelsonPiquet: My biggest mistake since I moved to the US was getting a @att line!! God they're terrible! Have to walk to the main road to make a phone call!

@landoncassill: What's more important than anything is there are two precious girls missing in iowa. Running a sticker on my racecar and praying for them

@pkligerman: This is a serious FAIL...in spelling. Haha... #NASCAR https://twitter.com/pkligerman/status/231041622580813824/photo/1

@KevinHarvick: Well it's official @KeelanHarvick has his first racing suit!! Thanks @sparcoofficial !! https://twitter.com/KevinHarvick/status/231043848174960643/photo/1

@DeLanaHarvick: Now he REALLY does wear the firesuit in the family! RT @KevinHarvick @KeelanHarvick has his 1st suit Tks @sparcoofficial

@AllWaltrip (Darrell Waltrip): old habits are hard to break, I was packing my suitcase , Stevie says, what are you doing, I'm going to Pocono, you're not working this week

@kaseykahne: Todd Bodine may wanna watch the replay on that one. #needanewhelmet

@jeff_gluck: After watching Todd Bodine incident, I'm going to go rear-end a car and then get out and throw something at them for daring to be there.

@KevinHarvick: Uh no I wasn't good enough to do that when he drove for KHI. "@busasquatch: Is that @KevinHarvick coaching Nelson Piquet Jr in the #30?

@austindillon3: Man that's awesome congrats to @joeycoulter what a guy that is so awesome great job bro you to double H

@55MarkMartin: The ice cream truck keeps driving up and down the motorhome lot here. I'm contemplating cheating a little on today's nutrition plan lol

@jeff_gluck: Joey Coulter's mom yelled, "Oh, I love Pocono!" as her son crossed finish line. #neverheardthatbefore

@bobpockrass: Bodine was summoned to the #NASCAR hauler after the race ... I asked Todd if he had gotten his helmet back. He said. "They can have it."

@DeLanaHarvick: Too bad you aren't here, Keelan would be happy to help u kill some time!

@ChadH58 (Chad Hackenbracht): Chad Hackenbracht ‏@ChadH58
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS #FIRSTWIN

@Elliott_Sadler: Thanks for all the tweets guys!! New track record pretty cool.. 3rd pole in a row here and 4th of year.. Need to turn it into a win!!

@bobpockrass: Looks like Danica got back by Whitt ... she's told "nice job" by her team. ... Obviously team judges her some by comparing her to Whitt.

@JimmieJohnson: Some of you can dream up what ever you want, I had a flat RR tire. #truth

@JimmieJohnson: See what I have to deal with... Really? "@rshull86: clearly you had plenty of grip and chose to turn into him ruining your chance at a win.

@JimmieJohnson: And then there is this. Haha! "@dolphinsfan2: Sure, Flat my Butt. You ran out of Talent and Skill @JimmieJohnson"

@JimmieJohnson: Even better! "@dylansnider1: @jimmiejohnson yea and my uncles santa claus and his not bringing you anything for christmas"

@JaritJohnson: You suck @JimmieJohnson

@JimmieJohnson: Ha, even my own brother! @JaritJohnson: You suck @JimmieJohnson"

@JaritJohnson: @JimmieJohnson HaHa. Had to Bro. That was a bad ass save !!!!! 8 tires are better then 4

@JimmieJohnson: Good night everyone, even all of you with your head stuck in your ass.

@RB_Mrs (Nicole Briscoe): Heartbroken for the fans & families in Pocono today... Just tragic.

@NASCARBowles (Tom Bowles): Home & seeing @poconoraceway make the top story of NBC News in Philly for the 1st time in 6 years...for horrible reasons. So tragic. #NASCAR

@jamiemcmurray: I cant believe the news about the fans struck by lightening. I will be praying for all of those involved.

@JimmieJohnson: I'm so sorry to hear about the fans in Pocono. My thoughts and prayers for all involved.

@bobpockrass: On plane to CLT. After sad Pocono, the fact I have rain-damaged tape recorder, blackberry & unreadable receipts doesn't seem to matter.

@Team_Onion (Todd Bodine): Saw the replay of the wreck, need to apologize to @NelsonPiquet, my fault for sure. Sorry to all for acting like an ass!!

@jeff_gluck: Still feeling quite saddened at what happened at Pocono yesterday. Can't get it out of my mind. Hard to believe how that all went down.

@AllWaltrip: Good Morning America, twitterville friends around the world, praying for the fans that have to deal with tragedy after the race, so sad.

@jeff_gluck: A NASCAR call to the stop race before it rains would be controversial bc of affecting outcome. However, it's what must be done from now on.

@DeLanaHarvick: My day has been made...@KevinHarvick got to experience first hand a big Keelan blowout!!!

@BlakeKochRacing: do we look alike? pic.twitter.com/H7Evzwl6

@BlakeKochRacing: people told me to be ready to miss some sleep, didn't realize i was going to miss almost ALL sleep!

@DeLanaHarvick: I see how it is, one blow out & you're out! RT @KevinHarvick @RCRStore has me busy signing cars this morning!!

@pkligerman (Parker Kligerman): The sky's still blue, the grass still green. Fresh water is still clean. What does it all mean? all will work out, always has, always will

@bobpockrass: According to the coroner, fan killed was standing by his vehicle with the back hatch open. The vehicle was struck by lightning.

@31n2Spotter(Brett Griffin): Go back green or dont go back green? Evacuate or dont evacuate? Evacuate while you're still racing? Does n e of it change outcome? IDK

@nateryan: Monday's quiet track pic of Sprint Cup garage in a half-mast tribute. http://twitpic.com/agbfzs

@keselowski: Somedays I swear I'm living in the movie "the money pit" Anyone else live in a house where something breaks every day?

@CJMearsGang: (RT) 6:55 mark, RM hands off wheel, JJ looks like he's starting to pray! #Classic #NASCAR @CJMearsGang @JimmieJohnson youtube.com/watch?v=-TErqO…

@DNewtonESPN: Sources tell ESPN's @MartySmithESPN that Dodge is pulling out of #NASCAR after this season.

@jeff_gluck: Wow, there's a ton of you who claim to have bought a car due to seeing it in NASCAR or supporting a driver. Even I'm surprised at how many.

@MartySmithESPN: NEWS: AJ Allmendinger tells me in exclusive interview he tested positive for prescription Adderall. Details soon on http://ESPN.com.

@nascarcasm: A new version of Adderall must be developed - one that gives users enough attention span to not forget to tell #NASCAR they're on Adderall.

@TheOrangeCone: I like @ajdinger. I buy his story. However, how incredibly dumb is it to take a random pill from a "friend" when you know the consequences?

@MartySmithESPN: A NASCAR official tells me NASCAR does not dispute AJA story -- because it is information the sanctioning body does not have (more)

@MartySmithESPN: Very telling: Gilles said Roger Penske's decision to move to Ford in 2013 "kind of caught us by surprise and we never really recovered."

@DavidRagan: Sad to hear about Dodge leaving #NASCAR. I can remember just several years ago when everyone was excited Dodge was coming back!!

@NASCARBowles: 1 more: My observations, at-track & on radio in May/June were that AJ was more stressed than I'd ever seen him in #NASCAR. He verified that.

@31n2Spotter (Brett Griffin): Hey @Tjmajors you want half of this energy pill I got? #smdh #NASCAR #rufkm

@SummerBedgood: My take on the 'Dinger situation? We've all made "bad judgment calls" in our life. It just wasn't on display for everyone to judge. #NASCAR

@SummerBedgood: I'm not defending him. He should have known better. But we all have moments like that. Unfortunately, we can't go back and change. #NASCAR

Summer Bedgood is a Senior Writer for Frontstretch.com. She can be reached via email at summer.bedgood@frontstretch.com.

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TODAY ON THE FRONTSTRETCH:

Driver Development Done Right: The Mazda Road to Indy Program
by Matt Stallknecht

Did You Notice? ... AJ's Sigh Of Relief?, No More Dodging This Bullet And Quick Hits
by Tom Bowles

Top Ten Reasons Dodge is Really Leaving NASCAR
by the Frontstretch Staff

NASCAR Sprint Cup Power Rankings: Top 15 After Pocono
compiled by Summer Bedgood

Mirror Driving: Pocono Perils, Gordon's Gains and Dodge's Demise
by the Frontstretch Staff

Making Sense of Kligerman / Brad Keselowski Racing Breakup
by Kevin Rutherford

Severe Weather Warnings: What Should Be The NASCAR Fan's Safety Net
by S.D. Grady

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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:

Q: For many years, the then-Busch North Series (now the K&N Pro Series East) used to serve as primary support to the Cup Series at Watkins Glen. In the 1995 Burnham Boilers 150, Busch Grand National regular Curtis Markham was battling for fourth late in the race with Victor Sifton when the two drivers collided. What happened?

Check back Thursday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!
 
Tuesday's Answer:

Q: The 1988 Bud at the Glen race was a very interesting race that came down to a final duel between Ricky Rudd and Rusty Wallace. However, the event was notable for something else. What was it?

A: There were significant tire issues during the race, so much that NASCAR was considering putting out a Competition Caution (at the request of Goodyear with 20 laps to go in the race.  However, Kyle Petty stopping on course resulted in a real caution, so this did not take place.  Tires would have tread bubbling up, which is unlike anything seen recently.  This was all over the tire, not just on the shoulder.  It could be assumed that this issue was a side effect of the "Tire War" going on at the time between Goodyear and Hoosier.

Frontstretch Trivia Guarantee:  If we mess up, you get the shirt off our backs!  If we've provided an incorrect answer to the Frontstretch Trivia question, be the first to email the corrected trivia answer to trivia@frontstretch.com and we'll send you a Frontstretch T-Shirt ... FREE!

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Coming tomorrow in the Frontstretch Newsletter:
-- Top News from Phil Allaway
-- What's Vexing Vito by Vito Pugliese
-- Critic's Annex by Phil Allaway
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, the Line of the Week and more!

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Tomorrow on the Frontstretch:

MPM2Nite by Matt McLaughlin
Matt McLaughlin is back again this season with his usual sarcastic sense of humor ... and incomparable insight. This week, Matt takes on the conspiracy theorists that claim Jimmie Johnson intentionally spun to help teammate Jeff Gordon get his shot at the wild card for the Chase.

Potts' Shots by John Potts
Fanning the Flames has become Potts' Shots, and John Potts is here to answer your questions in our weekly Fan Q & A. Do you have something you'd like to ask John? Don't sit on the sidelines! Send it to john.potts@frontstretch.com and you just may see your question in print next week!

Professor Of Speed by Mark Howell
Our professor of racing history "has at it" with another column pertinent to the sport at large. This week, Mark is looks at fan safety at the track in the past in light of the tragic events at Pocono over the weekend.

Dollars And Sense by TBA
A look at the business side of NASCAR.

Truckin' Thursdays by Beth Lunkenheimer
Beth is back this year on a new night, but it's the same great commentary you've come to enjoy on NASCAR's Truck Series! This week, Beth has a look at the series at the halfway point from first-time winners to drivers kicked to the curb and everything in between.

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