THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
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The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
March 14th, 2014
Volume VIII, Edition XXVII
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Presented by Frontstretch.com
The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
March 14th, 2014
Volume VIII, Edition XXVII
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FRONTSTRETCH AT-THE-TRACK THIS WEEKEND!
Facility: Bristol Motor Speedway (NASCAR)
Dates: Saturday, March 15th & Sunday, March 16th
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This Weekend's TV Schedule
Time Telecast Network
1:30 AM - 3:00 AM Formula One Grand Prix of Australia Free Practice No. 2 NBC Sports Network
2:00 - 2:30 AM NASCAR Now ESPN2
8:45 - 9:30 AM GoPro Daytona SportBike Qualifying No. 1 FansChoice.tv^
8:55 - 9:45 AM IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Race No. 2 FansChoice.tv^
9:55 - 10:55 AM TUSC Practice No. 4 FansChoice.tv^
10:35- 11:10 AM AMA American Superbike Quailfying No. 2 FansChoice.tv^
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Sprint Cup Series Practice No. 1 FOX Sports 1
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM GoPro Daytona SportBike Qualifying No. 2 FansChoice.tv^
1:00 - 3:45 PM IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge: Sebring IMSA.com^
1:30 - 2:30 PM Nationwide Series Practice No. 1 FOX Sports 1
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM AMA Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series: Daytona FansChoice.tv^
2:15 - ~4:30 PM NHRA Amalie Oil Gatornationals Qualifying ESPN3$
2:30 - 3:00 PM NASCAR Live FOX Sports 1
1:30 - 2:30 PM Nationwide Series Practice No. 1 FOX Sports 1
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM AMA Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series: Daytona FansChoice.tv^
2:15 - ~4:30 PM NHRA Amalie Oil Gatornationals Qualifying ESPN3$
2:30 - 3:00 PM NASCAR Live FOX Sports 1
3:00 - 4:00 PM AMA Supersport Race No. 1 FansChoice.tv^
3:00 - 4:30 PM Nationwide Series Happy Hour FOX Sports 1
3:30 - 4:30 PM AMA Grand National Championship Practice FansChoice.tv^
4:00 - 5:30 PM TUSC Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Qualifying FansChoice.tv^
4:30 - 6:00 PM Sprint Cup Series Qualifying FOX Sports 1
5:45 - 6:45 PM Lamborghini Super Trofeo: Sebring Race No. 2 FansChoice.tv^
7:30 - 9:30 PM AMA Grand National Championship Day 2 FansChoice.tv^
9:40 - 10:10 PM AMA Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series Race No. 2 Qualifying FansChoice.tv^
Saturday, March 15
Time Telecast Network
2:00 AM - 3:30 AM Formula One Grand Prix of Australia Qualifying NBC Sports Network
9:00 - 10:00 AM Sprint Cup Series Practice No. 2 FOX Sports 1
10:00 - 11:30 AM Nationwide Series Qualifying ESPN2
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Tudor United SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, The Start FOX Sports 1
12:00 - 1:00 PM Sprint Cup Series Happy Hour FOX Sports 2
1:00 - 10:30 PM Tudor United SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring (The Finish) IMSA.com^
1:30 - 2:00 PM NASCAR Countdown ESPN2
2:00 - 4:30 PM Nationwide Series Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 ESPN2
11:30 PM - 2:30 AM AMA Monster Energy Supercross: Detroit FOX Sports 1*
Sunday, March 16
Time Telecast Network
1:00 AM - 3:00 AM NHRA Amalie Oil Gatornationals Qualifying ESPN2*/
1:30 - 2:00 AM F1 Countdown NBC Sports Network
2:00 - 4:00 AM Formula One Grand Prix of Australia NBC Sports Network
4:00 - 4:30 AM F1 Extra NBC Sports Network
8:30 - 11:30 AM Tudor United SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, Condensed FOX Sports 1*/
11:00 AM - ~5:00 PM NHRA Amalie Oil Gatornationals, Eliminations ESPN3$
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM NASCAR RaceDay FOX Sports 1
12:30 - 1:00 PM FOX Pre-Race FOX
1:00 - 4:30 PM Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 FOX
6:30 - 7:00 PM NASCAR Victory Lane FOX Sports 1
7:00 - 9:00 PM NHRA Amalie Oil Gatornationals, Eliminations ESPN2*/
PROGRAMMING KEY:
*- Tape Delayed
/- Highlighted Coverage
^- Available via free online streaming
$- Available via password-protected online streaming. Check with your internet service and/or programming provider for availability.
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Top News
by Justin Tucker
Top News
by Justin Tucker
FedEx And Autism Speaks Return For June Dover Race
One of the sport's lone independent tracks has kept one of its major sponsors for 2014. Thursday, it was announced that FedEx, Autism Speaks, and Dover International Speedway have teamed up for the fourth consecutive year. FedEx will return as the title sponsor of the FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks Sprint Cup Series race on June 1st.
The partnership renewal also comes with the news that, for the third consecutive year, the Autism Speaks Day at the Races will be a part of the June 1st race weekend. This event allows those and their families affected by Autism the opportunity to attend a NASCAR race in a comfortable environment. It's a special ticket package, one that provides seating in a sensory-friendly area within the air-conditioned grandstands of Dover. The deal, the first of its kind on the circuit also includes pre-race appearances by NASCAR drivers and other NASCAR personalities, brief educational programs on race day morning, and much more.
Tickets for this June's Autism Speaks Day at the Race cost $88 for adults and $20 for children 14 and younger. It's a total ($88) that highlights the one in 88 children on the Autism spectrum in the United States.
Tickets may be purchased by calling 1-800-441-RACE or by visiting DoverSpeedway.com.
Rhodes Wins Pole for Bristol K&N Race
Ben Rhodes won his second consecutive "21 Means 21" Pole award, presented by Coors Brewing Company in Thursday's qualifying for Saturday's PittLite 125 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The 17-year-old rookie from Louisville, Kentucky went out 37th of the 38 cars entered for this weekend's race and posted a fast lap of 16.036 seconds (119.656 MPH). That was good enough to knock Brandon Gdovic off the pole. Gdovic posted a lap of 16.045 seconds (119.589 MPH) and will start on the outside of the front row. Austin Hill, Cale Conley, Gray Gaulding, Kenzie Ruston, Cameron Hayley, Lee Pulliam, Matt Tifft, and Jesse Little rounded out the top 10.
"We had a really good run," Rhodes said. "I'm concentrating on results, not how to get there. I just do my best, forget the rest, and it seems to be working for me well so far."
Points leader Daniel Suarez qualified 17th for Saturday's race. Suarez, who is the series' hottest driver coming into this week's race, has won the first two K&N Pro Series East events this year as well as the Toyota Mexico Series race at Phoenix.
Green flag for Saturday's PittLite 125 at Bristol Motor Speedway is scheduled for 4:45 PM ET. TV coverage of the event is tentatively scheduled to air March 22nd at 11:30am on FOX Sports 1.
News 'N' Notes
- In a BradRacing.com story this week, Brad Keselowski revealed a tragic story involving a former friend who took his own life. The friend, referred to in the blog posting as James once lived with Keselowski, served as an engineer for Brad Keselowski Racing and even Hendrick Motorsports for a time. However, after running afoul of the law, James was kicked out of the Keselowski house; he was later charged for stealing rifles from the home, along with some materials from Keselowski's Truck Series shop.
The incidents caused James, an African-American, to eventually run from the law; it was an extensive manhunt, occurring in October of last year where officers needed to guard Keselowski's house for safekeeping. In the end, James was found dead, having committed suicide rather than face those legal troubles.
"There are a lot of others just like me who put everything on the line to try and make it — who burned their ships like Cortes," Keselowski said in his post. "They made those same sacrifices. And a lot of those people didn’t make it. It’s because I’ve been there and sacrificed that I really feel for those people. It’s something I’m mindful of when celebrating a win."
The incidents caused James, an African-American, to eventually run from the law; it was an extensive manhunt, occurring in October of last year where officers needed to guard Keselowski's house for safekeeping. In the end, James was found dead, having committed suicide rather than face those legal troubles.
"There are a lot of others just like me who put everything on the line to try and make it — who burned their ships like Cortes," Keselowski said in his post. "They made those same sacrifices. And a lot of those people didn’t make it. It’s because I’ve been there and sacrificed that I really feel for those people. It’s something I’m mindful of when celebrating a win."
- The weather may be ready to cause some issues at Bristol this weekend. Currently, the forecast calls for a 70 percent chance of showers on Sunday afternoon. If there's a washout, the race will likely be made up Monday morning. However, there is a chance of precipitation on Monday as well.
Have news for Justin 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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Keepin' It Short: Racing Version Of "March Madness" Up Ahead
by Mike Neff
Mike Neff is a senior writer for The Frontstretch. He can be reached via email at mike.neff@frontstretch.com
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Frontstretch Folio: Food City 500
by Brad Morgan
Brad Morgan is a staff writer for The Frontstretch. He can be reached via email at brad.morgan@frontstretch.com.
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In Case You Missed It
by Ashley McCubbin
Ashley McCubbin is a newsletter contributor and one of The Frontstretch's new writers for the 2014 season. She can be reached via email at ashley.mccubbin@frontstretch.com.
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Keepin' It Short: Racing Version Of "March Madness" Up Ahead
by Mike Neff
The bracket for the NCAA tournament will be filled in this weekend, and the one that defined March Madness will be in full swing the following Thursday. But while the field of 68 to decide the NCAA National Men's Basketball Champion is unquestionably the biggest sporting tournament in the United States, it isn't the only one. The United States Modified Touring Series kicks off their version of March Madness this weekend with three days of racing in the Major League Bowhunter Central Region. The Central Region covers the breadbasket of America, from Oklahoma to Kansas and Iowa to Nebraska.
The racing will begin at Humboldt Speedway Friday and Saturday before concluding Sunday at West Siloam Speedway. Throughout the year, there will be 12 more races in the region, concluding with two days at I-80 Speedway. The Central region is one of four run by the USMTS, in addition to their season-ending Casey's Cup National Championship.
The USMTS is one of the biggest Modified tours in the country and boasts some of the most well-known drivers in the Midwest. So far this season, Stormy Scott has established himself as the driver to beat in the USMTS ranks. In ten days in February, Scott scored four wins and secured the title in the Gulf Coast Border Region. That championship makes him the only driver eligible for a $100,000 bonus from USMTS. If Scott can win the other three region titles, along with the National title he will pocket the additional $100,000.
Trying to keep Scott from bagging the loot will be a star-studded field of drivers, including nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock and 2013 National Champ Rodney Sanders. The USMTS is loaded with talent that will be racing all over the country this season. Check out www.USMTS.com to find out where they are racing or check the Frontstretch Comprehensive Short Track schedule when it rolls out in April. And if you're reading us from Kansas or Oklahoma, be sure and look them up on this March Madness kickoff weekend.
This Weekend's Race Schedule
Friday 03/14/14 South Alabama Speedway Opp AL Coyotes
Friday 03/14/14 South Alabama Speedway Opp AL Cuplites
Friday 03/14/14 South Alabama Speedway Opp AL Mini Sportsman
Friday 03/14/14 South Alabama Speedway Opp AL Road Runners
Friday 03/14/14 South Alabama Speedway Opp AL Super Stocks
Friday 03/14/14 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville AR Spring Nationals Street Stocks
Friday 03/14/14 Arizona Speedway Queen Creek AZ ASCS Touring Winged Sprint Cars
Friday 03/14/14 TBA TBA AZ ASCS Southwest 305 Sprint Cars
Friday 03/14/14 Silver Dollar Speedway Chico CA 360 Sprints
Friday 03/14/14 Silver Dollar Speedway Chico CA Hobby Stocks
Friday 03/14/14 Silver Dollar Speedway Chico CA Modifieds
Friday 03/14/14 Silver Dollar Speedway Chico CA Street Stocks
Friday 03/14/14 Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare CA USAC West Coast Sprint Cars
Friday 03/14/14 Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare CA World of Outlaws Sprint Cars
Friday 03/14/14 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka KS USRA B-Mods – Iron Man Challenge
Friday 03/14/14 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka KS USRA Stock Cars – Iron Man Challenge
Friday 03/14/14 Willard Speedway Willard KY Dirt Super Late Models
Friday 03/14/14 Ark-La-Tex Speedway Vivian LA Dirt Super Late Models
Friday 03/14/14 Carolina Speedway Gastonia NC Skyler Trull Memorial Super Late Models
Friday 03/14/14 Volunteer Speedway Bulls Gap TN Old Man's Garage Spring Nationals Dirt Super Late Models
Friday 03/14/14 Boyd Speedway Boyd TX Factory Stocks
Friday 03/14/14 Boyd Speedway Boyd TX IMCA Hobby Stocks
Friday 03/14/14 Boyd Speedway Boyd TX IMCA Modifieds
Friday 03/14/14 Boyd Speedway Boyd TX IMCA Southern Sport Mods
Friday 03/14/14 Boyd Speedway Boyd TX IMCA Sport Compacts
Friday 03/14/14 Boyd Speedway Boyd TX IMCA Stock Cars
Friday 03/14/14 El Paso Speedway Park El Paso TX ASCS West Texas 305 Winged Sprints
Friday 03/14/14 El Paso Speedway Park El Paso TX Mini Sprints
Friday 03/14/14 El Paso Speedway Park El Paso TX Street Stocks
Friday 03/14/14 El Paso Speedway Park El Paso TX Super Trucks
Friday 03/14/14 El Paso Speedway Park El Paso TX X-Mods
Friday 03/14/14 Golden Triangle Raceway Park Beaumont TX ASCS Gulf South Sprint Cars
Friday 03/14/14 Heart O' Texas Speedway Elm Mott TX Bombers
Friday 03/14/14 Heart O' Texas Speedway Elm Mott TX IMCA Hobby Stocks
Friday 03/14/14 Heart O' Texas Speedway Elm Mott TX IMCA Modifieds
Friday 03/14/14 Heart O' Texas Speedway Elm Mott TX IMCA Sport Mods
Friday 03/14/14 Heart O' Texas Speedway Elm Mott TX IMCA Stock Cars
Friday 03/14/14 Heart O' Texas Speedway Elm Mott TX Jr. Mini Stocks
Friday 03/14/14 Heart O' Texas Speedway Elm Mott TX Outlaw Twisters
Friday 03/14/14 Heart O' Texas Speedway Elm Mott TX Street Stocks
Friday 03/14/14 Heart O' Texas Speedway Elm Mott TX Twisters
Saturday 03/15/14 South Alabama Speedway Opp AL Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 South Alabama Speedway Opp AL Pro Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 South Alabama Speedway Opp AL Street Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Talladega Short Track Eastaboga AL Chevy Performance Super Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville AR Spring Nationals Street Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Crawford County Speedway Van Buren AR 360 Economy Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Crawford County Speedway Van Buren AR Front Wheel Drives
Saturday 03/15/14 Crawford County Speedway Van Buren AR Grand Nationals
Saturday 03/15/14 Crawford County Speedway Van Buren AR Mini Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Crawford County Speedway Van Buren AR Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Crawford County Speedway Van Buren AR Street Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Arizona Speedway Queen Creek AZ ASCS Southwest 305 Sprint Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Arizona Speedway Queen Creek AZ ASCS Touring Winged Sprint Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Arizona Speedway Queen Creek AZ Bombers
Saturday 03/15/14 Arizona Speedway Queen Creek AZ Pure Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Cocopah Speedway Somerton AZ IMCA Hobby Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Cocopah Speedway Somerton AZ IMCA Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Cocopah Speedway Somerton AZ IMCA Sport Mods
Saturday 03/15/14 Cocopah Speedway Somerton AZ Powder Puffs
Saturday 03/15/14 Cocopah Speedway Somerton AZ Pro Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Cocopah Speedway Somerton AZ Street Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Havasu 95 Speedway Lake Havasu City AZ Arizona Vintage Racing
Saturday 03/15/14 Havasu 95 Speedway Lake Havasu City AZ Factory Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Havasu 95 Speedway Lake Havasu City AZ USAC Ignite Midgets
Saturday 03/15/14 Bakersfield Speedway Bakersfield CA Mini Dwarfs
Saturday 03/15/14 Bakersfield Speedway Bakersfield CA Mod Lites
Saturday 03/15/14 Bakersfield Speedway Bakersfield CA Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Bakersfield Speedway Bakersfield CA NMRA Midgets
Saturday 03/15/14 Bakersfield Speedway Bakersfield CA Sport Mods
Saturday 03/15/14 Bakersfield Speedway Bakersfield CA Street Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Dixon Speedway Dixon CA Clone Karts
Saturday 03/15/14 Dixon Speedway Dixon CA Outlaw Karts
Saturday 03/15/14 Dixon Speedway Dixon CA Speedway Karts
Saturday 03/15/14 Madera Speedway Madera CA Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Madera Speedway Madera CA Legends of the Pacific
Saturday 03/15/14 Madera Speedway Madera CA MSTs
Saturday 03/15/14 Madera Speedway Madera CA Open Modified Series
Saturday 03/15/14 Madera Speedway Madera CA SPEARS S2 Southwest Tour
Saturday 03/15/14 Madera Speedway Madera CA SPEARS Southwest Tour
Saturday 03/15/14 Madera Speedway Madera CA SRL Legends Tour
Saturday 03/15/14 Madera Speedway Madera CA Toyota Sedans
Saturday 03/15/14 Marysville Raceway Park Marysville CA Civil War Winged Sprint Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Marysville Raceway Park Marysville CA Pacific 360 Sprints
Saturday 03/15/14 Perris Auto Speedway Perris CA California Lightning Sprints
Saturday 03/15/14 Perris Auto Speedway Perris CA USAC/CRA Sprints
Saturday 03/15/14 Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare CA World of Outlaws Sprint Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala FL Dirt Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala FL Dirt Limited Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala FL E-Mods
Saturday 03/15/14 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala FL Hobby Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala FL Open Wheel Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala FL V-8 Thunder Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 East Bay Raceway Park Tampa FL 4-Cylinder Bombers
Saturday 03/15/14 East Bay Raceway Park Tampa FL East Bay Sprints
Saturday 03/15/14 East Bay Raceway Park Tampa FL Limited Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 East Bay Raceway Park Tampa FL V8 Warriors
Saturday 03/15/14 Showtime Speedway Pinellas Park FL Enduro
Saturday 03/15/14 Showtime Speedway Pinellas Park FL Kids Fast 4
Saturday 03/15/14 Showtime Speedway Pinellas Park FL Mini Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Showtime Speedway Pinellas Park FL Powder Puffs
Saturday 03/15/14 Showtime Speedway Pinellas Park FL Pro Figure-8
Saturday 03/15/14 Showtime Speedway Pinellas Park FL Pro Trucks
Saturday 03/15/14 Showtime Speedway Pinellas Park FL Racecars of Yesteryear
Saturday 03/15/14 Showtime Speedway Pinellas Park FL Street Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Showtime Speedway Pinellas Park FL Super Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Waycross Motor Speedway Waycross GA E-Mods
Saturday 03/15/14 Waycross Motor Speedway Waycross GA Limited Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Waycross Motor Speedway Waycross GA Pure Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Waycross Motor Speedway Waycross GA Super Street
Saturday 03/15/14 Waycross Motor Speedway Waycross GA United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Humboldt Speedway Humboldt KS B-Mods
Saturday 03/15/14 Humboldt Speedway Humboldt KS Factory Stock
Saturday 03/15/14 Humboldt Speedway Humboldt KS Pure Stock
Saturday 03/15/14 Humboldt Speedway Humboldt KS USMTS Modifieds – Casey's Cup Series
Saturday 03/15/14 Humboldt Speedway Humboldt KS USMTS Modifieds – Central Region
Saturday 03/15/14 Humboldt Speedway Humboldt KS USRA B-Mods – Iron Man Challenge
Saturday 03/15/14 Humboldt Speedway Humboldt KS USRA Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Humboldt Speedway Humboldt KS USRA Stock Cars – Iron Man Challenge
Saturday 03/15/14 Ark-La-Tex Speedway Vivian LA Dirt Super Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown MD 4-Cylinders
Saturday 03/15/14 Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown MD Dirt Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown MD Hobby Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown MD Late Model Sportsman
Saturday 03/15/14 Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown MD Pure Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Carolina Speedway Gastonia NC Carolina Clash Dirt Super Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Southern National Motorsports Park Kenly NC Limited Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Southern National Motorsports Park Kenly NC Street Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Southern National Motorsports Park Kenly NC Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Saturday 03/15/14 Southern New Mexico Speedway Las Cruces NM ASCS West Texas 305 Winged Sprints
Saturday 03/15/14 Southern New Mexico Speedway Las Cruces NM Hornets
Saturday 03/15/14 Southern New Mexico Speedway Las Cruces NM Street Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Southern New Mexico Speedway Las Cruces NM X-Mods
Saturday 03/15/14 Southern Oklahoma Speedway Ardmore OK Hobby Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Southern Oklahoma Speedway Ardmore OK Limited Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Southern Oklahoma Speedway Ardmore OK Limited Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Southern Oklahoma Speedway Ardmore OK Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Southern Oklahoma Speedway Ardmore OK Stock Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Lincoln Speedway Abbottstown PA 410 Winged Sprints
Saturday 03/15/14 Port Royal Speedway Port Royal PA 410 Winged Sprints
Saturday 03/15/14 Port Royal Speedway Port Royal PA Dirt Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Selinsgrove Speedway Selinsgrove PA Big Block Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Selinsgrove Speedway Selinsgrove PA Sportsman Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Shippensburg Speedway Shippensburg PA 125 Sprints
Saturday 03/15/14 Shippensburg Speedway Shippensburg PA 270 Sprints
Saturday 03/15/14 Shippensburg Speedway Shippensburg PA 600 Sprints
Saturday 03/15/14 Shippensburg Speedway Shippensburg PA Go-Karts
Saturday 03/15/14 Shippensburg Speedway Shippensburg PA Mini Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Shippensburg Speedway Shippensburg PA Strictly Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Shippensburg Speedway Shippensburg PA Thunder Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Shippensburg Speedway Shippensburg PA Truck Enduros
Saturday 03/15/14 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Easley SC 4-Cylinders
Saturday 03/15/14 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Easley SC Chargers
Saturday 03/15/14 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Easley SC Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Easley SC Renegades
Saturday 03/15/14 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Easley SC Street Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Easley SC Trucks
Saturday 03/15/14 Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol TN K&N East Series
Saturday 03/15/14 Tennessee National Raceway Hohenwald TN USCS Outlaw Thunder Sprint Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Volunteer Speedway Bulls Gap TN Old Man's Garage Spring Nationals Dirt Super Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Battleground Speedway Highlands TX Dwarf Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Battleground Speedway Highlands TX Hobby Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Battleground Speedway Highlands TX Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Battleground Speedway Highlands TX Limited Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Battleground Speedway Highlands TX Pure Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Bronco Raceway Park Cleveland TX 360 Sprint Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Bronco Raceway Park Cleveland TX Limited Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Bronco Raceway Park Cleveland TX OEM Pro Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Cotton Bowl Speedway Paige TX ECO Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Cotton Bowl Speedway Paige TX IMCA Hobby Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Cotton Bowl Speedway Paige TX IMCA Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Cotton Bowl Speedway Paige TX IMCA Sport Mods
Saturday 03/15/14 Cotton Bowl Speedway Paige TX IMCA Stock Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Cotton Bowl Speedway Paige TX Street Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Gator Motorplex Willis TX Gulf Coast Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Gator Motorplex Willis TX Hobby Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Gator Motorplex Willis TX Limited Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Gator Motorplex Willis TX Mod Lites
Saturday 03/15/14 Gator Motorplex Willis TX Pure Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Kennedale Speedway Park Kennedale TX Factory Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Kennedale Speedway Park Kennedale TX IMCA Modifieds
Saturday 03/15/14 Kennedale Speedway Park Kennedale TX IMCA Southern Sport Mods
Saturday 03/15/14 Kennedale Speedway Park Kennedale TX IMCA Stock Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Kennedale Speedway Park Kennedale TX Jr. Mini Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Kennedale Speedway Park Kennedale TX Mod Lites
Saturday 03/15/14 Kennedale Speedway Park Kennedale TX Racesaver 305 Sprints
Saturday 03/15/14 Kennedale Speedway Park Kennedale TX Street Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Royal Purple Raceway Baytown TX ASCS Gulf South Sprint Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Texana Raceway Park Edna TX Dwarf Cars
Saturday 03/15/14 Texana Raceway Park Edna TX Hot Stock Trucks
Saturday 03/15/14 Texana Raceway Park Edna TX Limited Sport Mods
Saturday 03/15/14 Texana Raceway Park Edna TX Mini Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Texana Raceway Park Edna TX Pure Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 Texana Raceway Park Edna TX Southern Texas Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 Texana Raceway Park Edna TX Street Stocks
Saturday 03/15/14 South Boston Speedway South Boston VA Late Models x2
Saturday 03/15/14 South Boston Speedway South Boston VA Limited Late Models
Saturday 03/15/14 South Boston Speedway South Boston VA Pure Stocks
Sunday 03/16/14 South Alabama Speedway Opp AL Southern Super Series Super Late Models
Sunday 03/16/14 Indianapolis Speedrome Indianapolis IN Hornets
Sunday 03/16/14 Indianapolis Speedrome Indianapolis IN Jr. Faskarts
Sunday 03/16/14 Indianapolis Speedrome Indianapolis IN Jr. Hornets
Sunday 03/16/14 Indianapolis Speedrome Indianapolis IN Roadrunners
Sunday 03/16/14 West Siloam Speedway West Siloam Springs OK Pure Stock Racing Association
Sunday 03/16/14 West Siloam Speedway West Siloam Springs OK Pure Stocks
Sunday 03/16/14 West Siloam Speedway West Siloam Springs OK USMTS Modifieds – Casey's Cup Series
Sunday 03/16/14 West Siloam Speedway West Siloam Springs OK USMTS Modifieds – Central Region
Sunday 03/16/14 West Siloam Speedway West Siloam Springs OK USRA B-Mods
Thursday 03/20/14 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville AR Mid-America Modified Championships IMCA Modifieds
Mike Neff is a senior writer for The Frontstretch. He can be reached via email at mike.neff@frontstretch.com
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Frontstretch Folio: Food City 500
by Brad Morgan
The Sprint Cup Series travels to Bristol Motor Speedway for the fourth race of the 2014 season on Sunday (March 16). Television coverage of the Food City 500 begins at 1 PM ET on FOX; your local Performance Racing Network (PRN) affiliate or SiriusXM Channel 90 will have the radio broadcast. Drivers will compete for at least 500 laps (266.5 miles) before the checkered flag waves.
Records and Facts
Kasey Kahne won this event last season as part of a hot start for the No. 5 team. Kahne outmaneuvered Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski for his first victory of the season. Events that sparked the beginning of the Denny Hamlin-Joey Logano rivalry also occurred during the same race.
The Busch brothers and Jeff Gordon each have five Bristol wins, the most among active drivers. Of those, Kyle has been the best recently, winning four races in Thunder Valley from 2009-2011.
A 2007 reconfiguration introduced progressive banking, but officials partially ground those alterations down in 2012 due to outcry from fans.
Track Facts
Track Length: 0.533-mile concrete oval
Pit Road Speed: 30 mph
Degree of Banking: 24-30 degrees
Frontstretch: 650 ft., 4-9 degrees of banking
Backstretch: 650 ft., 4-9 degrees of banking
Grandstand Seating: 160,000
Website: http://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BMSupdates
Pre-race Schedule
Practices: Friday, March 14, 12 – 1:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
Saturday, March 15, 9 – 9:50 a.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
Happy Hour: Saturday, March 15, 12 – 1 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 2
Qualifying: Friday, March 14, 4:35 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
VIPs
Grand Marshals: University of Tennessee football coach Butch Jones and Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer
Command: Butch Jones and Frank Beamer
Honorary Starter/Green Flag Wave: TBA
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: TBA
Flyover: TBA
Race Day Forecast
Sunday: Cloudy, 70% Chance of Rain
High: 54
Low: 27
They Said It:
“Bristol will always be a little bit special to me because it is the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race I made. I enjoy it, but as I have said before it is just a tough place. You fight for 500 laps around there. You can do everything right and still have something go wrong. It is tough, but enjoyable.” – AJ Allmendinger
“We don’t have all the good finishes that I think we deserved, but we have run up front, led a bunch of laps and got a win [at Bristol]. It is a tough place to pass and you have to deal with a lot of traffic, but it is a fun track for the drivers and a great place to watch the race as a fan.” – Denny Hamlin
“I think the racetrack has aged well since they’ve ground the top. You have some people who can really make their cars run well on the bottom groove, and you have people running around the top. Some people want to see the older Bristol come back. But, from a racer’s point of view, I have had a blast the last couple of races at Bristol.” – David Ragan
“Qualifying is going to be wild. It will be my first time taking a crack at it with this new knockout qualifying procedure. It looks like it has been eventful at the tracks so far this year and Bristol is a completely different animal.” – David Reutimann
“It was a weird deal because my wrist broke [at the 2013 Bristol fall race] before I even hit the wall. It was the perfect storm the way I was hit in the left front tire. The impact snapped the steering wheel out of my hands and that is when the wrist broke. You can get in 20 or more wrecks at Bristol and that will never happen. No hard feelings on my end. I love Bristol, I think everybody does. It is a cool short track. Actually, I like it better since they redid the track. I prefer running the high lane and getting up against the wall. You can really fly up there.” – Martin Truex, Jr.
Brad Morgan is a staff writer for The Frontstretch. He can be reached via email at brad.morgan@frontstretch.com.
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In Case You Missed It
by Ashley McCubbin
NASCAR To Stream Home Tracks Races Through FansChoice.tv
NASCAR, along with AMA Pro Racing and IMSA, announced this week the launch of FansChoice.tv, a website that will live stream races that are not covered by broadcast television. Officials say the website will provide coverage of select NASCAR touring and weekly series events.
“This really is going to be ‘Fan’s Choice,’” George Silbermann, NASCAR vice president of regional and touring series, said in a press release announcing the "channel." “The partnership between AMA Pro, IMSA and NASCAR means the fans will have access to more racing than ever before. They will be able to choose from a variety of series and tracks, able to follow their favorite drivers virtually wherever they race.”
FansChoice.tv will carry select NASCAR K&N Pro Series, NASCAR Whelen and Whelen Southern Modified Tour races, as well as off-track events such as the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Awards and NASCAR Night of Champions Touring Series Awards in December.
Several NASCAR Whelen All-American Series tracks already have committed to live streaming their weekly events, including Langley Speedway in Hampton, Virginia, Lake County Speedway in Painesville, Ohio, and Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington. Fans will have the ability to select from multiple cameras positioned around the tracks during these events.
One of the concerns expressed is that NASCAR has left out the Canadian Tire Series in their coverage package. However, an addition could be worked out in the future if they were to reach an agreement with NCATS' television partner TSN.
Brittany Force wins RACER Rookie of the Year over Patrick and others
RACER Magazine covers many forms of motorsports and, each year, allows fans to cast their votes for RACER Driver of the Year and RACER Rookie of the Year. A lot of people predicted that Danica Patrick would win the award due to her popularity in NASCAR and motorsports in general.
However, that wasn’t the case as Top Fuel Dragster Brittany Force took the honors. Force won with 78 percent of the votes, ahead of IndyCar rookie Carlos Munoz, who took nine percent in the poll. Munoz debuted in the Indianapolis 500 last year with a second-place finish.
"This is huge,” Force said. “I thought for sure Danica Patrick would win. She's Danica Patrick. NASCAR's fan base is so much larger than NHRA drag racing's, but this just goes to show that we have the best fans.”
With that stated, both Patrick and Stenhouse were part of the other 13 percent of the votes counted for -- albeit well behind Force's total.
Michael McDowell to attempt to make 150th career start
Michael McDowell is hoping to put the No. 95 car in the field for Leavine Family Racing, competing this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. If he does so, it will mark his 150th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start. McDowell is running a partial schedule this year for the small organization as they look to grow the team and start running solidly in the top 20.
So far, in his Cup career McDowell has just one top-10 finish, in the 2013 Daytona 500 and a whopping 114 DNFs. He's start-and-parked for several years before leaving his old ride, the No. 98 owned by Phil Parsons Racing for an opportunity to run the full distance with LFR.
Ashley McCubbin is a newsletter contributor and one of The Frontstretch's new writers for the 2014 season. She can be reached via email at ashley.mccubbin@frontstretch.com.
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TODAY ON THE FRONTSTRETCH:
Who's Zooming Who? How the Networks Are To Blame For Poor Ratings
by Amy Henderson
by P. Huston Ladner
by the Frontstretch Staff
as told to Beth Lunkenheimer
by the Frontstretch Staff
by Vito Pugliese
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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
Q: The 1992 Food City 500 was the last Winston Cup race held on an asphalt surface at then-Bristol International Raceway. What occurred in this race to precipitate the conversion to concrete in time for the Bud 500 in August?
Check back Monday for the answer here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!
Thursday's Answer:
Q: The 1989 Valleydale Meats 500 was the second Winston Cup race at Bristol to have 20 cautions, mainly due to a combination of new pavement, higher speeds and rain limiting practice time. It was also the first race in which Ernie Irvan was a contender in the series. Irvan, driving the No. 2 Pontiac for D.K. Ulrich, led 56 laps after starting 25th. However, it all went for naught. What put Irvan out of the race?
A: Irvan was leading the race, on Lap 168 when he seemed to blow out a right front tire. The Kroger Pontiac was pitched into the outside wall exiting Turn 4, briefly getting off the ground. Irvan then hit the No. 57 of Hut Stricklin and the No. 15 of Brett Bodine before coming to rest against the inside wall. Eventual race winner Rusty Wallace also got a little damage when he tapped Stricklin. The crash can be seen at the beginning of this clip.
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 totrivia@frontstretch.com and we'll send you a Frontstretch T-Shirt ... FREE!
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Coming Monday in the Frontstretch Newsletter:
-- Food City 500 Recap by Justin Tucker
-- Never Fear, the Underdogs Are Here by Amy Henderson
-- Sidebar Stories: Bristol by Phil Allaway
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, trivia, and more!
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This Weekend on the Frontstretch:
Four Burning Questions: Bristol by Matt Stallknecht
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Monday on the Frontstretch:
Thinkin' Out Loud: Bristol by Mike Neff
After a weekend at Bristol, Mike has all your post-race analysis and a full report on 500 laps in Thunder Valley.
Big Six: Food City 500 by Amy Henderson
Amy tackles the Who, What, When, Where, How and Why from what's expected to be a few days of drama, action, and excitement out in East Tennnessee.
Pace Laps: All Racing Series by the Frontstretch Staff
Whether it's the stock cars at Bristol, the sports cars at Sebring or even Formula 1 out in Australia, our staff keeps you posted on the major storylines you'll see last long into the workweek ahead.
Bowles-Eye View by Tom Bowles
Creed's Commentary by Aaron Creed
Aaron has in-depth reaction to a storyline resulting from the Cup race at Bristol.
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