THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
- Tuesday is typically NASCAR teleconference day for the National Media. Today, NASCAR is making the three championship-contending Sprint Cup crew chiefs available for questions. First up is Gil Martin, crew chief for Kevin Harvick, followed by Jason Ratcliff, crew chief for Matt Kenseth and Chad Knaus, head wrench for Jimmie Johnson.
Top News
Daytona 500 winner and Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) driver Trevor Bayne announced today that he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Bayne, just 22 years old, underwent extensive testing at the famed Mayo Clinic for several weeks before revealing the diagnosis publicly. It was the same hospital he sought out, over two years ago when a mysterious illness sidelined him from NASCAR competition for several weeks.
Back then, the final diagnosis was deemed "an inflammatory condition," with Lyme Disease and other debilitating options ruled out. However, this time, after another flareup it was determined Bayne does, indeed, have M.S. Right now, the '11 Daytona champ is adamant it won't hamper his ability to keep racing. He has been cleared by doctors and NASCAR to compete behind the wheel, wrapping up the season at Homestead this Sunday.
"I've never been more driven to compete," said Bayne. "My goals are the same as they've been since I started racing. I want to compete at the highest level and I want to win races and championships. I am in the best shape I've ever been in and I feel good. There are currently no symptoms and I'm committed to continuing to take the best care of my body as possible. I will continue to trust in God daily and know that His plan for me is what is best."
Two years ago, Bayne became the youngest driver in NASCAR history to win the sport's Great American Race. He is currently sixth in the NNS standings, having accumulated one win, six top-five and 20 top-10 finishes in 2013. He plans to compete again full-time for the NNS championship next season, driving the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Mustang.
In 117 career Nationwide Series races, Bayne has two wins, 18 top 5s and 50 top 10s with six poles. Bayne also has 45 career Sprint Cup series starts, accumulating the historic victory, one top 5 and three top 10s.
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable disease of the central nervous system which interrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and the rest of the body. Symptoms range from reduced or lost mobility to numbness and tingling to blindness and, in extreme cases, paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, and each person diagnosed with MS experiences the disease in a unique way.
"I hate to quit and I hate to fail," he said, "But sometimes, things work out as they should. I've never been able to figure out the finesse required in pavement racing and that is disappointing, but I'm looking forward to driving more rally and racing more off-road trucks and there will be some announcements on those fronts shortly!
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What To Watch: Tuesday- Tuesday is typically NASCAR teleconference day for the National Media. Today, NASCAR is making the three championship-contending Sprint Cup crew chiefs available for questions. First up is Gil Martin, crew chief for Kevin Harvick, followed by Jason Ratcliff, crew chief for Matt Kenseth and Chad Knaus, head wrench for Jimmie Johnson.
Top News
by Tom Bowles and Mike Neff
Trevor Bayne Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis
Daytona 500 winner and Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) driver Trevor Bayne announced today that he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Bayne, just 22 years old, underwent extensive testing at the famed Mayo Clinic for several weeks before revealing the diagnosis publicly. It was the same hospital he sought out, over two years ago when a mysterious illness sidelined him from NASCAR competition for several weeks.
Back then, the final diagnosis was deemed "an inflammatory condition," with Lyme Disease and other debilitating options ruled out. However, this time, after another flareup it was determined Bayne does, indeed, have M.S. Right now, the '11 Daytona champ is adamant it won't hamper his ability to keep racing. He has been cleared by doctors and NASCAR to compete behind the wheel, wrapping up the season at Homestead this Sunday.
"I've never been more driven to compete," said Bayne. "My goals are the same as they've been since I started racing. I want to compete at the highest level and I want to win races and championships. I am in the best shape I've ever been in and I feel good. There are currently no symptoms and I'm committed to continuing to take the best care of my body as possible. I will continue to trust in God daily and know that His plan for me is what is best."
Two years ago, Bayne became the youngest driver in NASCAR history to win the sport's Great American Race. He is currently sixth in the NNS standings, having accumulated one win, six top-five and 20 top-10 finishes in 2013. He plans to compete again full-time for the NNS championship next season, driving the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Mustang.
In 117 career Nationwide Series races, Bayne has two wins, 18 top 5s and 50 top 10s with six poles. Bayne also has 45 career Sprint Cup series starts, accumulating the historic victory, one top 5 and three top 10s.
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable disease of the central nervous system which interrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and the rest of the body. Symptoms range from reduced or lost mobility to numbness and tingling to blindness and, in extreme cases, paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, and each person diagnosed with MS experiences the disease in a unique way.
Travis Pastrana Leaving NASCAR
One of the most colorful personalities to enter stock car racing in several years is heading back to Rally Car. Travis Pastrana, after a disappointing first full season in NASCAR's Nationwide Series has decided to call it quits on his conversion experiment. The driver of the No. 60 Ford, which has struggled for funding all season will leave Roush Fenway Racing after Saturday's season finale at Homestead.
"This past season of NASCAR has been an awesome experience," he said on his Facebook page. "I have made a lot of great friends, had a lot of fun and gained a new appreciation for all aspects of this sport. Jack Roush and everyone at Roush Fenway Racing have gone above and beyond to try and help me succeed and I am truly grateful for their support. I would like to thank them and all of the other people who stuck behind me during the last two years as I tried to learn how to make a successful career in NASCAR. It's tough to step back now and prove the critics were right, but unfortunately my results were not good enough to get the sponsors I needed to appropriately fund next season."
"This past season of NASCAR has been an awesome experience," he said on his Facebook page. "I have made a lot of great friends, had a lot of fun and gained a new appreciation for all aspects of this sport. Jack Roush and everyone at Roush Fenway Racing have gone above and beyond to try and help me succeed and I am truly grateful for their support. I would like to thank them and all of the other people who stuck behind me during the last two years as I tried to learn how to make a successful career in NASCAR. It's tough to step back now and prove the critics were right, but unfortunately my results were not good enough to get the sponsors I needed to appropriately fund next season."
Pastrana also cited family as a role in his decision; the new father wants to spend more time at home, an adjustment the rallycar schedule allows him to do rather than NASCAR's grueling, 33-race slate. He'll finish his NASCAR Nationwide career with four top-10 finishes and one pole in 41 starts. His best finish was a ninth at Richmond this Spring; in contrast, he posted seven DNFs (all for wrecks) came home badly damaged in several others and finished just 16 of those races on the lead lap.
"I hate to quit and I hate to fail," he said, "But sometimes, things work out as they should. I've never been able to figure out the finesse required in pavement racing and that is disappointing, but I'm looking forward to driving more rally and racing more off-road trucks and there will be some announcements on those fronts shortly!
News 'N' Notes
- Don't expect Hendrick Motorsports to make any major changes this offseason. Unlike three years ago, when the organization swapped Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s head wrenches the team put all four of its drivers in the Chase. At this point, Gordon-Alan Gustafson and Earnhardt-Steve Letarte appear to be on solid ground, with the other two pairings (Kasey Kahne-Kenny Francis and Jimmie Johnson-Chad Knaus) considered "career" deals. Instead, chatter centers around Roush Fenway Racing, Phoenix Racing, and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing where multiple changes are expected atop the pit box after Homestead.
"Everybody's pretty happy with what we've got," the car owner said to NASCAR's Wire Service. "Good momentum in the Chase and winning races. Take the things like blown tires and engines out of the equation, and it's one of the best Chases we've had, so there's no reason to change anything."
"Everybody's pretty happy with what we've got," the car owner said to NASCAR's Wire Service. "Good momentum in the Chase and winning races. Take the things like blown tires and engines out of the equation, and it's one of the best Chases we've had, so there's no reason to change anything."
- Ron Hornaday, Jr. will drive in the season finale for Turner Scott Motorsports after losing his ride at NTS' No. 9 Truck. Hornaday, at age 55 and a former Series champion still wants to drive full-time in 2014; he's officially looking for a ride. NTS' plans for the upcoming season have not been announced.
Have news for Tom and the Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at ashland10@mail.com with a promising lead or tip.
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Today's Featured Commentary
Silent and Steady: Mark Martin is Leaving for Real, This Time
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GOT A NASCAR QUESTION OR COMMENT? WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
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Today's Featured Commentary
Silent and Steady: Mark Martin is Leaving for Real, This Time
Sitting In The Stands: A Fan's View
by S.D. Grady
It wasn't really an announcement, but more of a mention. Mark Martin mentioned to media on Saturday morning that he has no plans in 2014 to drive a Sprint Cup car in a race. He's had offers, but it's not happening. He'll be working with Stewart-Haas Racing in an untitled capacity, running tests and doing some other amorphous consulting for them. And just to make things clear, he's not retiring.
"I hate that word now, and I'm not retiring now," Martin told reporters.
The 54-year-old NASCAR veteran has got a very good point, if you're still going to the office in the morning, you're not retired. But splitting vocabulary hairs aside, Mark Martin has always refused to conform to the mold of the expected throughout his storied career. Instead of taking a bad day out on his team or the media, he's unfailingly polite and upbeat. Given the opportunity to wreck somebody for fighting for the same piece of real estate, he'll race them clean. The same applies to his long road departing the sport as a driver--he's been at this for eight years. Instead of taking the typical bows for a year and then melting into oblivion, he sort of skirted attending his farewell dinner.
When he and Rusty Wallace were awarded carved rocking chairs upon their mutual "retirement" in 2005, Mark never actually used the word he hates so much. Instead of joining Rusty behind the scenes, he simply signed up for another year of competition for 2006. And then '07, '08, '09, etc. etc. So much for his farewell tour.
We've joked for years now that he was on the cusp of calling it quits, while behind our hands whispering, "He's never going to give it up." Every year he'd sign another contract, never making a big deal out of his decision to stick with chasing the dream. Calm and quiet, he just kept throwing our assumptions regarding the end of his career in the can.
Now, it appears it's really happening, the oldest competitive driver on the Sprint Cup circuit is changing gears and heading to the shop, but not to the track. And how quietly he let us know, and truly, how silently the NASCAR community responded to the announcement.
That's because Mark, being the old hand at this game that he is, timed the bombshell perfectly.
Let's face it, Saturday morning we were all focused on Johnson and Kenseth. We're in the homestretch of the season and most of us were actually looking forward to a few weeks without the drama of the Chase. There was a little murmur about the possibility of Harvick doing something astonishing, like win a race or *gasp* steal the Cup. But really, nobody was looking into the corners of the garage wondering about the latest iteration of the silly season. Then Mark slips in the room and just sort of says he's not running next year.
Unlike 2005's year long farewell to his fans, culminating with that ill-timed presentation of the rocking chair, Mark did this one on his terms. Sort of like his entire 31-year career. Running solid and winning 40 races with little fanfare and lots of determination; always the nice guy who could be relied upon for an honest opinion and a sane comment. All the while he held steady to the same level of competition -- always a possibility for the win, constantly tucking another top 10 in his pocket and keeping a low profile over 881 starts.
The sad part is that there's nothing typical or unexciting about Martin's path through NASCAR. He's almost grabbed the Cup four times. He was part of the storied world of Earnhardt Sr., Rusty Wallace and Terry Labonte. He climbed to fame during the 80's -- the decade that defined NASCAR in the eyes of much of America. If there was a story brewing in the garage, for over two decades, Mark Martin wasn't far from the debate. Like the Rock of Gibraltar, the wiry little man has been part of the fabric of NASCAR for longer than I've been watching the sport.
Thus, it's disappointing that more fanfare hasn't been made of Martin's self-determined change of career focus. Perhaps he hasn't had the best year. Maybe he's not the young man he used to be. But he still has so much to offer as a role model to the small army of young drivers just arriving in the sport. When Martin moves to the inner rooms of SHR, out of camera shot, the finest example of a professional athlete will be lost to those rookies.
Mark Martin did everything he could to make sure he didn't create a ruckus on Saturday, and it worked. But it's up to his fans and everybody in NASCAR to make sure he and his achievements are not swept under the carpet, because there is one thing I know for sure: The mold was broken when Mark Martin entered our sport. There will never be another driver quite like him.
#ThanksMark. It's been a great ride.
It wasn't really an announcement, but more of a mention. Mark Martin mentioned to media on Saturday morning that he has no plans in 2014 to drive a Sprint Cup car in a race. He's had offers, but it's not happening. He'll be working with Stewart-Haas Racing in an untitled capacity, running tests and doing some other amorphous consulting for them. And just to make things clear, he's not retiring.
"I hate that word now, and I'm not retiring now," Martin told reporters.
The 54-year-old NASCAR veteran has got a very good point, if you're still going to the office in the morning, you're not retired. But splitting vocabulary hairs aside, Mark Martin has always refused to conform to the mold of the expected throughout his storied career. Instead of taking a bad day out on his team or the media, he's unfailingly polite and upbeat. Given the opportunity to wreck somebody for fighting for the same piece of real estate, he'll race them clean. The same applies to his long road departing the sport as a driver--he's been at this for eight years. Instead of taking the typical bows for a year and then melting into oblivion, he sort of skirted attending his farewell dinner.
When he and Rusty Wallace were awarded carved rocking chairs upon their mutual "retirement" in 2005, Mark never actually used the word he hates so much. Instead of joining Rusty behind the scenes, he simply signed up for another year of competition for 2006. And then '07, '08, '09, etc. etc. So much for his farewell tour.
We've joked for years now that he was on the cusp of calling it quits, while behind our hands whispering, "He's never going to give it up." Every year he'd sign another contract, never making a big deal out of his decision to stick with chasing the dream. Calm and quiet, he just kept throwing our assumptions regarding the end of his career in the can.
Now, it appears it's really happening, the oldest competitive driver on the Sprint Cup circuit is changing gears and heading to the shop, but not to the track. And how quietly he let us know, and truly, how silently the NASCAR community responded to the announcement.
That's because Mark, being the old hand at this game that he is, timed the bombshell perfectly.
Let's face it, Saturday morning we were all focused on Johnson and Kenseth. We're in the homestretch of the season and most of us were actually looking forward to a few weeks without the drama of the Chase. There was a little murmur about the possibility of Harvick doing something astonishing, like win a race or *gasp* steal the Cup. But really, nobody was looking into the corners of the garage wondering about the latest iteration of the silly season. Then Mark slips in the room and just sort of says he's not running next year.
Unlike 2005's year long farewell to his fans, culminating with that ill-timed presentation of the rocking chair, Mark did this one on his terms. Sort of like his entire 31-year career. Running solid and winning 40 races with little fanfare and lots of determination; always the nice guy who could be relied upon for an honest opinion and a sane comment. All the while he held steady to the same level of competition -- always a possibility for the win, constantly tucking another top 10 in his pocket and keeping a low profile over 881 starts.
The sad part is that there's nothing typical or unexciting about Martin's path through NASCAR. He's almost grabbed the Cup four times. He was part of the storied world of Earnhardt Sr., Rusty Wallace and Terry Labonte. He climbed to fame during the 80's -- the decade that defined NASCAR in the eyes of much of America. If there was a story brewing in the garage, for over two decades, Mark Martin wasn't far from the debate. Like the Rock of Gibraltar, the wiry little man has been part of the fabric of NASCAR for longer than I've been watching the sport.
Thus, it's disappointing that more fanfare hasn't been made of Martin's self-determined change of career focus. Perhaps he hasn't had the best year. Maybe he's not the young man he used to be. But he still has so much to offer as a role model to the small army of young drivers just arriving in the sport. When Martin moves to the inner rooms of SHR, out of camera shot, the finest example of a professional athlete will be lost to those rookies.
Mark Martin did everything he could to make sure he didn't create a ruckus on Saturday, and it worked. But it's up to his fans and everybody in NASCAR to make sure he and his achievements are not swept under the carpet, because there is one thing I know for sure: The mold was broken when Mark Martin entered our sport. There will never be another driver quite like him.
#ThanksMark. It's been a great ride.
S.D. Grady is a Senior Editor for Frontstretch and runs a NASCAR blog called the S-Curves. She can be reached via e-mail at sonya.grady@frontstretch.com. Follow her on Twitter at @laregna and on her Facebook page (she's an author, too!) at https://www.facebook.com/Author.SDGrady.
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Numbers Game: AdvoCare 500K
by Tom Bowles
0
Finishes for Matt Kenseth outside the top 20, this Chase until a 23rd at Phoenix on Sunday.
1
1
Finish outside the top 6 for Jimmie Johnson this Chase. He was 13th at Talladega last month. If it holds, his 4.7 average finish would set a new record for NASCAR's ten-race playoff.
2
Times the point lead has changed hands at Homestead during the Chase era. Jimmie Johnson bypassed Denny Hamlin, in 2010 and then Tony Stewart won the race to win the title on a tiebreaker one year later.
3
3
Drivers still eligible to win the championship entering Homestead: Johnson, Kenseth, and Kevin Harvick.
3
3
Chase drivers still winless this season after Phoenix. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Clint Bowyer, and Kurt Busch have yet to visit Victory Lane.
4
4
Wins this season for Kevin Harvick. Only in 2006 did he visit Victory Lane more (five times) with Richard Childress Racing.
5
5
Chasers in the top 5 spots at Phoenix. It's the second straight time that's happened after some non-Chasers broke into the lineup and won several races.
6th
Sunday's finish by Juan Pablo Montoya, his best since learning he won't be back behind the wheel of the No. 42 car in 2014. Montoya will leave NASCAR for an open-wheel ride with Roger Penske following the season.
7
7
Races led during the Chase (out of nine) by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. With a victory at Chicagoland, instead of a blown engine he'd be sitting second in the point standings.
8
8
Cautions at Phoenix for 49 laps. Five of the last six races at the track have had eight caution flags.
9
9
Races since Mark Martin had a top-10 finish. The 54-year-old, who is retiring after Homestead has been running better with Stewart-Haas Racing, as of late but could only manage a 15th on Sunday.
9
9
DNFs apiece for both Travis Kvapil and David Reutimann, both of BK Racing after Sunday's event. That's the most for any full-time driver (or team) with the funding to run all races the distance.
22nd
The finishing position for Bobby Labonte Sunday in what could be his final Sprint Cup race. The 2000 Series champ has yet to secure a ride for 2014.
27.4
27.4
Average finish for Danica Patrick during the nine Chase races. She hasn't scored a top-10 finish since February's Daytona 500.
70
70
Laps led by Kevin Harvick, the most of any driver Sunday.
$121
$121
Extra dollars Josh Wise earned for finishing one position ahead of Reed Sorenson. Is that enough incentive to go the distance?
Tom Bowles is the Editor-In-Chief of Frontstretch. He can be reached via e-mail at tom.bowles@frontstretch.com.
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TODAY ON THE FRONTSTRETCH:
Racing To The Point: NASCAR Plays Dumb With Debris
by Brett Poirier
by Brad Morgan
by Phil Allaway
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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
Q: The inaugural Jiffy Lube Miami 300 in 1995 was shaping up to be an excellent duel for the win between Larry Pearson, Kenny Wallace and Hermie Sadler. However, it all ended in tears. What happened?
Check back Wednesday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!
Monday's Answer:
Q: The 1996 Jiffy Lube Miami 300 saw Kevin Lepage pick up his first career Busch Grand National win for David Ridling with sponsorship from the French energy drink Hype. However, early on, there was a fairly large crash that involved over half a dozen cars. What happened?
FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
Q: The inaugural Jiffy Lube Miami 300 in 1995 was shaping up to be an excellent duel for the win between Larry Pearson, Kenny Wallace and Hermie Sadler. However, it all ended in tears. What happened?
Check back Wednesday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!
Monday's Answer:
Q: The 1996 Jiffy Lube Miami 300 saw Kevin Lepage pick up his first career Busch Grand National win for David Ridling with sponsorship from the French energy drink Hype. However, early on, there was a fairly large crash that involved over half a dozen cars. What happened?
A: David Hutto, the defending Goody's Dash Series Champion, got out of the groove in Turn 1 and hit the wall hard. Hutto's No. 97 then rebounded off the wall and clipped points leader Randy LaJoie. From there, the scramble was on. Once the smoke cleared, nine different drivers (Michael Ritch, Derrike Cope, Johnny Benson, Mark Green, Rodney Combs, Curtis Markham, Dennis Setzer, in addition to Hutto and LaJoie) were wrapped up in it. The crash can be seen here.
Hutto, Setzer, Benson and Cope were all out on the spot. Ritch resumed after repairs, but pulled in shortly afterwards. Combs suffered a similar fate. Green went behind the wall, but returned and finished 30th, 51 laps down. Markham did the same and finished 28th, 17 laps down. Finally, LaJoie was able to deal with a bashed-in passenger door and finished on the lead lap in tenth, good enough to give him his first Busch Grand National title by 29 points over David Green.
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Coming tomorrow in the Frontstretch Newsletter:
-- Top News from Tom Bowles
-- WTF Wednesday by Ellen Richardson
-- Tweet 'N' Greet by Kevin Rutherford
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, and more!
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Tomorrow on the Frontstretch:
Did You Notice? by Tom Bowles-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, and more!
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Tomorrow on the Frontstretch:
Tom returns with his long list of small but important observations surrounding NASCAR's top three series.
Sprint Cup Power Rankings: Top 15 After Phoenix by Summer Bedgood
Jimmie Johnson may have given himself a very good chance to win his sixth title in Homestead this weekend, but is he tops in our power rankings? Maybe, maybe not. Johnson will need the most votes from our panel of web experts to take charge of our weekly top 15.
Sprint Cup Power Rankings: Top 15 After Phoenix by Summer Bedgood
Jimmie Johnson may have given himself a very good chance to win his sixth title in Homestead this weekend, but is he tops in our power rankings? Maybe, maybe not. Johnson will need the most votes from our panel of web experts to take charge of our weekly top 15.
Open-Wheel Wednesday: A Fontana Experience, Part 2 by P. Huston Ladner
The conclusion of Huston's Inland Empire adventure at the Izod IndyCar Series finale.
Side By Side: What Should Bobby Labonte Do? by TBA
Bobby Labonte drove what was possibly his last Sprint Cup race in Phoenix--the 2000 champ doesn't have a Cup ride lined up for 2014. The 49-year-old Labonte indicated he might consider a Nationwide or Truck Series ride if a Cup opportunity doesn't come along, but should he move to a lower series or simply consider retiring? Our experts debate and YOU vote as to which side wins in our weekly feature.
Frontstretch Top Ten by the Frontstretch Staff
This week's topic: Top Ten Ways Matt Kenseth And Kevin Harvick Can Beat Jimmie Johnson For the Title at Homestead. Tickle your funny bone with this weekly racing list that gets you laughing every Wednesday.
Happiness Is... by Huston Ladner
Don't let your life sink into the pits. Huston takes a look at the racing stories from the last seven days that should leave you smiling.
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