THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
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The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
May 21st, 2014
Volume VIII, Edition LXX
Presented by Frontstretch.com
The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
May 21st, 2014
Volume VIII, Edition LXX
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What To Watch: Wednesday
- NASCAR's sixth Hall of Fame class will be unveiled during a major press event Wednesday afternoon in Charlotte. As you read this blurb, voters are currently discussing now to whittle down the finalists to a list of five inductees, joining the over two dozen already part of NASCAR's national museum. Stay tuned to Frontstretch for detailed reaction and analysis once the final decision comes out.
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Today's TV Schedule
Time Telecast Network
2:30 AM - 3:00 AM NASCAR Now ESPN2
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 FOX Sports 1*/# (from May 16)
12:00 - 1:00 PM NASCAR RaceHub FOX Sports 1*#
1:30 - 4:00 PM Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race FOX Sports 1*/# (from May 17)
4:00 - 4:30 PM NASCAR Hall of Fame Vote Day Special FOX Sports 1
5:00 - 5:30 PM NASCAR America NBC Sports Network
5:00 - 6:00 PM NASCAR RaceHub FOX Sports 1
6:00 - 7:00 PM NASCAR RaceHub FOX Sports 2*#
7:00 - 9:30 PM Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race FOX Sports 2*/# (from May 17)
11:00 PM -12:00 AM Road to Ferrari NBC Sports Network
*- Tape Delayed
/- Highlighted Coverage
#-Repeat Programming
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Top News
by Ashley McCubbin
Red Horse Racing Shuts Down No. 7 Truck Operations
One of NASCAR's larger Truck teams is cutting back. Red Horse Racing announced Tuesday that they have shut down operations of the No. 7 entry, effective immediately, due to lack of funding for driver Brian Ickler.
"We have been a competitive fixture for nine years in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and in order to remain so, sometimes difficult decisions [must] be made," team owner Tom DeLoach said. "Brian Ickler is a very talented driver and an upstanding young man, and we will continue to search for sponsorship opportunities for him. He did a great job for us at Red Horse Racing. Unfortunately, the funding for that team was only through the race at Charlotte (Motor Speedway)."
"We are a family at Red Horse Racing, and have always prided ourselves on that. To restructure is not an easy thing to do. I am very proud of everyone who has been a part of Red Horse Racing, and we will continue to remain focused on the big picture and our goal of winning a championship title."
One of NASCAR's larger Truck teams is cutting back. Red Horse Racing announced Tuesday that they have shut down operations of the No. 7 entry, effective immediately, due to lack of funding for driver Brian Ickler.
"We have been a competitive fixture for nine years in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and in order to remain so, sometimes difficult decisions [must] be made," team owner Tom DeLoach said. "Brian Ickler is a very talented driver and an upstanding young man, and we will continue to search for sponsorship opportunities for him. He did a great job for us at Red Horse Racing. Unfortunately, the funding for that team was only through the race at Charlotte (Motor Speedway)."
"We are a family at Red Horse Racing, and have always prided ourselves on that. To restructure is not an easy thing to do. I am very proud of everyone who has been a part of Red Horse Racing, and we will continue to remain focused on the big picture and our goal of winning a championship title."
RHR will focus all efforts towards the No. 17 of Timothy Peters and the No. 77 of German Quiroga as the pair sit second and third in the point standings, respectively. Between them, they've got seven top-10 finishes in eight combined starts. Brian Ickler, by comparison currently sits 19th, with no top 10s in the first four races this season and one DNF.
The San Diego native, who's been trying to gain a foothold in Trucks for several years had no official statement after the closing was announced. It's a bit of a blow for the series as a whole, which put only 33 trucks on track at Charlotte and has seen ownership numbers dwindle despite a recent sponsorship extension by title backer Camping World.
The San Diego native, who's been trying to gain a foothold in Trucks for several years had no official statement after the closing was announced. It's a bit of a blow for the series as a whole, which put only 33 trucks on track at Charlotte and has seen ownership numbers dwindle despite a recent sponsorship extension by title backer Camping World.
Cole Whitt and BK Racing Partner with Speed Stick GEAR
BK Racing announced today that Speed Stick GEAR will sponsor Cole Whitt's No. 26 Toyota for BK Racing for six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events. They were the primary sponsor for Whitt at the Sprint Showdown and will grace the quarterpanels at the Coca-Cola 600, Michigan, Indianapolis, Bristol, Texas and Homestead.
Whitt started the year with Swan Racing and Speed Stick GEAR sponsored Whitt's Daytona 500 effort. However, when funding came up short less than two months later, Swan Racing closed its doors and co-owner Anthony Marlowe cut a deal for Whitt to race with BK Racing for the rest of the 2014 season. Whitt currently sits 32nd in points with one top-20 finish this season thus far, one of several rookies contesting the full schedule.
Speed Stick GEAR is a line of antiperspirants that is designed to keep armpits dry under stressful situations.
Richard Petty Discusses RPM Possible Manufacturer Switch
Per The Tennessean, Richard Petty discussed the possibility of Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) switching manufacturers while visiting Goodlettsville on Monday.
"We've got to look at our team and look at our circumstances," Petty said to the paper. "We've got to look and say, 'Okay, what's going to be the best for us right now, what's going to the best for us two years down the road, what's going to be the best for us five years down the road?'"
News outlets have reported that Petty has been in discussion with Toyota, conversations confirmed by sources on both sides. Right now, RPM is one of the organizations under the Ford banner that works closely with Roush Fenway Racing and has a long-term deal Toyota would have to help nix in order to woo Petty over.
At the end of the 2009 season, RPM switched from Dodge to Ford and has remained with Ford ever since then. The company currently fields a pair of Ford Fusions for Aric Almirola and Marcos Ambrose in the Sprint Cup Series, with moderate success. Ambrose currently sits 19th in points, scoring two top 5s at the short tracks earlier this Spring while Almirola sits 21st with one top 5. The pair have run stronger this year than they have in past seasons as they continue to grow their organization; however, neither driver would make the Chase if the season ended today.
Whitt started the year with Swan Racing and Speed Stick GEAR sponsored Whitt's Daytona 500 effort. However, when funding came up short less than two months later, Swan Racing closed its doors and co-owner Anthony Marlowe cut a deal for Whitt to race with BK Racing for the rest of the 2014 season. Whitt currently sits 32nd in points with one top-20 finish this season thus far, one of several rookies contesting the full schedule.
Speed Stick GEAR is a line of antiperspirants that is designed to keep armpits dry under stressful situations.
Richard Petty Discusses RPM Possible Manufacturer Switch
Per The Tennessean, Richard Petty discussed the possibility of Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) switching manufacturers while visiting Goodlettsville on Monday.
"We've got to look at our team and look at our circumstances," Petty said to the paper. "We've got to look and say, 'Okay, what's going to be the best for us right now, what's going to the best for us two years down the road, what's going to be the best for us five years down the road?'"
News outlets have reported that Petty has been in discussion with Toyota, conversations confirmed by sources on both sides. Right now, RPM is one of the organizations under the Ford banner that works closely with Roush Fenway Racing and has a long-term deal Toyota would have to help nix in order to woo Petty over.
At the end of the 2009 season, RPM switched from Dodge to Ford and has remained with Ford ever since then. The company currently fields a pair of Ford Fusions for Aric Almirola and Marcos Ambrose in the Sprint Cup Series, with moderate success. Ambrose currently sits 19th in points, scoring two top 5s at the short tracks earlier this Spring while Almirola sits 21st with one top 5. The pair have run stronger this year than they have in past seasons as they continue to grow their organization; however, neither driver would make the Chase if the season ended today.
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Today's Featured Commentary
Power to the People
by Mark Howell
It's been quite the week for NASCAR Nation across cyberspace. First, Tony Stewart goes live on Twitter as hell officially freezes over and Smoke finds a new way to wax philosophical about racing, team ownership, and other issues that make him angry. Second, virtual supporters of Josh Wise go viral and earn the Sprint Cup rookie a spot in the Sprint All-Star race, much to the chagrin of Danica Patrick and the band of Danimaniacs at NASCAR headquarters.
My, how things have changed….
Remember when social media was being touted as the best way to save NASCAR from an ever-dwindling fan base? The sanctioning body even created a department where Twitter feeds and race updates would be quickly communicated to tens-of-millions of smartphone-carrying millennials and "Gen-Y"ers who would fall in love with stock car racing, align themselves with a favorite driver, and dedicate healthy chunks of their career earnings to the purchase of tickets and souvenirs.
This effort was back in 2012, during the post-jet-dryer-fire-at-Daytona era, when Brad Keselowski tweeted photos from his car during the red flag race stoppage and suddenly found himself with over six hundred thousand new followers. Such big numbers over such a short period proved that NASCAR was ready to embrace the Internet via its acceptance by social media. Look out, Facebook! Watch out, Twitter! Here comes NASCAR 2.0!
The problem was that even though NASCAR showed up on social media, very few new fans actually did. Most of the racing-oriented traffic on social media seemed to come from existing fans who were simply adopting technological devices like laptops and smartphones; the younger, more hip crowd NASCAR so desperately craved was still ignoring the sport. The millennial/Gen-Y audience steered clear of stock car racing until folks within that demographic decided to acknowledge the sport and deem it worthy of their time, attention, and bandwidth. Once word got out that an A-list driver like Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was finally using Twitter, there was a dramatic shift in NASCAR's online fortunes.
It's not like Junior was the first driver to be found on Twitter either. Trevor Bayne, Jeff Gordon, and the aforementioned Keselowski each enjoyed a presence on the medium, with "Bad Brad" being a catalyst for putting "NASCAR" and "Twitter" in the same sentence. The problem was that these drivers didn't resonate with the Millennial and Gen-Y generations: Bayne was a little too evangelical, Gordon a little long in the tooth, while Keselowski remained a little too anonymous to mainstream audiences.
So along comes Dale Jr. on Twitter after winning this year's Daytona 500, and with him comes a newfound recognition of NASCAR within the audience Brian France has been coveting for the past decade. Add a renegade like Tony Stewart to the Twittersphere, and NASCAR's social media presence will only grow. A driver like Smoke actually reflects the attitude so often seen in other more "aggressive" Twitter users – the penchant to call issues as he sees them and to state his opinions with blunt honesty. Such brutal sincerity is what draws followers (call it the A.J. Foyt School of Communications), and Tony Stewart should brace himself for even more disciples than he usually enjoys come race day.
Atop all this social media mayhem is one in-your-face reality: empowered users will use their power to make things happen online. This evolution is why NASCAR's earlier effort to go viral sputtered at the start – despite declaring an open-and-honest look at the sport, people couldn't help but wonder if NASCAR wasn't censoring certain Twitter feeds so as to sanitize the information being shared with followers. Past events from the sport's history (like any post-race meeting in the Big Red Trailer) hinted that such editorial control was nothing new.
But by feeling empowered to talk and tweet openly and critically about stock car racing, Millennials and the Gen-Y crowd suddenly felt free to be fans on their own accord. By moving outside the confines of NASCAR's online domain – the one filled with advertisements and selective stories – online fans could communicate honestly within themselves.
And for evidence of the existence of a like-minded community, look no farther than last weekend's fan vote for the Sprint All-Star race. Audiences on Reddit, in support of the virtual currency Dogecoin and the financial plight of Phil Parsons Racing, banded together and knocked perennial fan favorite Danica Patrick out of Saturday night's event. While Josh Wise seemed stunned by the outcome – one that led to him earning a 15th-place payday for being in the big show – those of us who drift about cyberspace didn't see anything unusual going on at all.
Consider that Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has been named NASCAR's Most Popular Driver eleven years in a row thanks to the merits of online voting. Heck, think about the fact that Rush Limbaugh just won a national "Children's Choice" book award for a publication that received limited distribution and had even more limited sales. My guess is that it wasn't children who voted for a book they likely never heard of, by a man they likely don't recognize, especially when up against Jeff Kinney, author of the eternally-popular "Wimpy Kid" book series. In cyberspace, no one knows who's hitting the [enter] key….
So if the events of the last week have taught us anything about NASCAR Nation, it's that no one should ever underestimate the power of the people. Especially if those people carry Smartphones and feel empowered to mess with the status quo….
Just ask Danica Patrick.
Dr. Mark Howell is a Senior Writer for Frontstretch.com. He can be reached via e-mail at mark.howell@frontstretch.com.
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Tweet 'N' Greet
by Allen 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, Allen 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...
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, Allen 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...
@DaleJr -- Pellet smokers coming along. Added wood tops, burner range, tank mount. #notfinished pic.twitter.com/mECNKCl9Sx
@RIRInsider -- 10 years ago to this day, @DaleJr won at Richmond International Raceway! @NASCAR #nascar #rva pic.twitter.com/tzpxOqhkkw
@TeamHendrick -- Extra! Extra! Hendrick Motorsports partners with @DCComics --> http://bit.ly/1otCr0o pic.twitter.com/nNZ6ALlzPF
@TonyStewart -- OK so here it is. I'm doing my part to combat global warming because now that I'm officially tweeting, hell is freezing over!
@AndyLally -- Cool that they have @robbygordon's SST Series running at Charlotte tonight! pic.twitter.com/6ApsAakOjL
@SunocoRacing -- A tough ending to the night for @BubbaWallace. A hard hit for his @KBMteam machine - driver shaken up but okay. pic.twitter.com/mvQ7AuDjgm
@DaleJr -- Damn, that guy wrecked the hell out of the other guy. #truckrace
@BubbaWallace -- I'm all good peeps! Thanks for the concerns! Bummer! We will be back at Dover! pic.twitter.com/0QfbkqM8lX
@TonyStewart -- Porkchop and I are wore out after watching the truck race #Porkchop pic.twitter.com/gM43ZL0Uri
@jeff_gluck -- Quiet Track, Sprint All-Star Race. #NASCAR http://instagram.com/p/oIGBtFNXsN/
@nascarcasm -- Jamie McMurray will use the $1 million to send his kids to college. Which when they're old enough for college, will cover 1 semester.
@jeff_gluck -- How much was the fan vote worth? Josh Wise won $86,411 for finishing 15th.
@dcaraviello -- What will Jamie McMurray do with the money? "I'm going to send my two kids, and my next kid who's not here yet, to school."
@JennaFryer -- "I'm very frugal. Outright tight. I'm paranoid about money every day," McMurray says explaining money won will pay for college educations.
@PPR98 -- Great weekend for PPR. Thanks to all the fans and the entire #dogecoin #reddit community for the #SprintFanVote! pic.twitter.com/Mu99XkbEEQ
@kansasspeedway -- Rough night for @kaseykahne. #SprintAllStar pic.twitter.com/RmlsDzBlDi
@MikeMassaroESPN -- Stranded in Chicago tonight but making the most of it! pic.twitter.com/KrKAhMoFui
@SamHornish -- Got some great fans all over, but none bigger than right at home. Thanks to all my fans! pic.twitter.com/BoXmvngMNr
@dennyhamlin -- I'm sorry MR GORDON SIR... lol "@JeffGordonWeb: "That 11 staying out in the second segment killed us, because we..." -> http://bit.ly/JGAllStarPostRace ….
@nascarcasm -- Can't tell if this dude has his phone or himself plugged into the charger. Both appear to be out of battery. pic.twitter.com/d61g8Ri564
@nascar -- @NASCAR: What in the world, @nascarcasm? ://nas.cr/tKLG cc: @pkligerman pic.twitter.com/80dOZvnTwL
@jeffgordonweb -- Fun day @TeamHendrick w/ Ella & Leo ringing @kansasspeedway Victory Bell & thanking the team for all their hard work. pic.twitter.com/78Y1PI2n4e
@nigelkinrade -- Oops @CLTMotorSpdwy @RyanBlaney22 gets pushed into the dirt @TeamBKR @FordRacing #NASCAR @JebBurtonRacing pic.twitter.com/5uuNt04Ld6
@danielletrotta -- Packed house today for All-Star Race recap in Charlotte command center. pic.twitter.com/jCvZsNJi5L
@rcracing -- Got a little dirty today. pic.twitter.com/yidY0gehj9
@ericmcclure -- I will be sharing my story at @LaurelBaptist this wed. Event starts @ 6, service @ 7. Come - you may be surprised what you find out about me
@nascarcasm -- Pretty certain that with a clever enough online strategy, we can totally get #thebachelorette to pick Josh Wise, and he isn't even on it.
@AndyLally -- I rent a car about 35 times a year. Very rarely from @Avis. This is why. Look at the charge for an HOURLY late fee. pic.twitter.com/UD5vLbwZv2
@jeff_gluck -- One of the local weather guys said of Coke 600 forecast: "The trends are looking fantastic." pic.twitter.com/o8oL7Kngb2
@2spotter -- After grocery shopping, the REAL quest begins ... Can u bring everything in with only 1 trip.
@MikeCalinoff -- Which is why you tell someone, "God Bless You." RT @UberFacts: Each time you sneeze, you kill a few brain cells.
@NASCAR_WXMAN -- Weather is looking NICE for both #Coke600 @CLTMotorSpdwy & #Indy500 @IMS. I need the break... Sunny & 80s for both #NASCAR #IndyCar
@SamanthaBusch -- Shooting for the Biffle pet calendar! Here is one of the outtakes since none of the dogs are looking… http://instagram.com/p/oMj556S6sV/
@dustinlong -- #NASCAR …NBC to present Kurt Busch 36. It will take fans behind scenes of his run in Indy 500 & Coke 600. Debuts June 8. #AskMRN @MRNRadio
@JimmieJohnson -- That's a lot of candles @TonyStewart. (Note: Stewart's birthday was May 20th)
@kendrajjacobs -- If my vote counts at all (it doesn't officially) Rick Hendrick will be announced as a member of the 2015 #NASCAR Hall of Fame class.
@HigNASCAR -- #DaytonaRising My View @DISupdates #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/1Sf1OaidWb
@PoconoRaceway -- ANNOUNCEMENT: @JumpStMovies Stars @JonahHill & @channingtatum named Grand Marshals. Link: http://www.poconoraceway.com/?p=7336 Pic: pic.twitter.com/NmyMgiZXQd
@ComplexMag -- discussing @cessna Citation X that will transport @KurtBusch day of the #doubleoutlaw pic.twitter.com/jk7AJ0nSMZ
@Kenny_Wallace -- Some of YOU Racers "THINK" you have BROKE a "Axle" WE know how to BREAK AXLES! Look at ours pic.twitter.com/BpgbOS5QbR
@StewartHaasRcng -- Double Duty of a different sort as the team prepares a No. 14 Chevy for an upcoming road course test… http://instagram.com/p/oOaErXG83j/
@TonyStewart -- Porkchop and I are wore out after watching the truck race #Porkchop pic.twitter.com/gM43ZL0Uri
@jeff_gluck -- Quiet Track, Sprint All-Star Race. #NASCAR http://instagram.com/p/oIGBtFNXsN/
@nascarcasm -- Jamie McMurray will use the $1 million to send his kids to college. Which when they're old enough for college, will cover 1 semester.
@jeff_gluck -- How much was the fan vote worth? Josh Wise won $86,411 for finishing 15th.
@dcaraviello -- What will Jamie McMurray do with the money? "I'm going to send my two kids, and my next kid who's not here yet, to school."
@JennaFryer -- "I'm very frugal. Outright tight. I'm paranoid about money every day," McMurray says explaining money won will pay for college educations.
@PPR98 -- Great weekend for PPR. Thanks to all the fans and the entire #dogecoin #reddit community for the #SprintFanVote! pic.twitter.com/Mu99XkbEEQ
@kansasspeedway -- Rough night for @kaseykahne. #SprintAllStar pic.twitter.com/RmlsDzBlDi
@MikeMassaroESPN -- Stranded in Chicago tonight but making the most of it! pic.twitter.com/KrKAhMoFui
@SamHornish -- Got some great fans all over, but none bigger than right at home. Thanks to all my fans! pic.twitter.com/BoXmvngMNr
@dennyhamlin -- I'm sorry MR GORDON SIR... lol "@JeffGordonWeb: "That 11 staying out in the second segment killed us, because we..." -> http://bit.ly/JGAllStarPostRace ….
@nascarcasm -- Can't tell if this dude has his phone or himself plugged into the charger. Both appear to be out of battery. pic.twitter.com/d61g8Ri564
@nascar -- @NASCAR: What in the world, @nascarcasm? ://nas.cr/tKLG cc: @pkligerman pic.twitter.com/80dOZvnTwL
@jeffgordonweb -- Fun day @TeamHendrick w/ Ella & Leo ringing @kansasspeedway Victory Bell & thanking the team for all their hard work. pic.twitter.com/78Y1PI2n4e
@nigelkinrade -- Oops @CLTMotorSpdwy @RyanBlaney22 gets pushed into the dirt @TeamBKR @FordRacing #NASCAR @JebBurtonRacing pic.twitter.com/5uuNt04Ld6
@danielletrotta -- Packed house today for All-Star Race recap in Charlotte command center. pic.twitter.com/jCvZsNJi5L
@rcracing -- Got a little dirty today. pic.twitter.com/yidY0gehj9
@ericmcclure -- I will be sharing my story at @LaurelBaptist this wed. Event starts @ 6, service @ 7. Come - you may be surprised what you find out about me
@nascarcasm -- Pretty certain that with a clever enough online strategy, we can totally get #thebachelorette to pick Josh Wise, and he isn't even on it.
@AndyLally -- I rent a car about 35 times a year. Very rarely from @Avis. This is why. Look at the charge for an HOURLY late fee. pic.twitter.com/UD5vLbwZv2
@jeff_gluck -- One of the local weather guys said of Coke 600 forecast: "The trends are looking fantastic." pic.twitter.com/o8oL7Kngb2
@2spotter -- After grocery shopping, the REAL quest begins ... Can u bring everything in with only 1 trip.
@MikeCalinoff -- Which is why you tell someone, "God Bless You." RT @UberFacts: Each time you sneeze, you kill a few brain cells.
@NASCAR_WXMAN -- Weather is looking NICE for both #Coke600 @CLTMotorSpdwy & #Indy500 @IMS. I need the break... Sunny & 80s for both #NASCAR #IndyCar
@SamanthaBusch -- Shooting for the Biffle pet calendar! Here is one of the outtakes since none of the dogs are looking… http://instagram.com/p/oMj556S6sV/
@dustinlong -- #NASCAR …NBC to present Kurt Busch 36. It will take fans behind scenes of his run in Indy 500 & Coke 600. Debuts June 8. #AskMRN @MRNRadio
@JimmieJohnson -- That's a lot of candles @TonyStewart. (Note: Stewart's birthday was May 20th)
@kendrajjacobs -- If my vote counts at all (it doesn't officially) Rick Hendrick will be announced as a member of the 2015 #NASCAR Hall of Fame class.
@HigNASCAR -- #DaytonaRising My View @DISupdates #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/1Sf1OaidWb
@PoconoRaceway -- ANNOUNCEMENT: @JumpStMovies Stars @JonahHill & @channingtatum named Grand Marshals. Link: http://www.poconoraceway.com/?p=7336 Pic: pic.twitter.com/NmyMgiZXQd
@ComplexMag -- discussing @cessna Citation X that will transport @KurtBusch day of the #doubleoutlaw pic.twitter.com/jk7AJ0nSMZ
@Kenny_Wallace -- Some of YOU Racers "THINK" you have BROKE a "Axle" WE know how to BREAK AXLES! Look at ours pic.twitter.com/BpgbOS5QbR
@StewartHaasRcng -- Double Duty of a different sort as the team prepares a No. 14 Chevy for an upcoming road course test… http://instagram.com/p/oOaErXG83j/
@DaleJr -- Latest addition to the racecar graveyard. @TeamHSM51 @J_Allgaier pic.twitter.com/TjhP40qLnT
@DaleJr -- Here's another new addition. Sorry, no tours. Private property. pic.twitter.com/pi749J8rgK
@DaleJr -- Here's another new addition. Sorry, no tours. Private property. pic.twitter.com/pi749J8rgK
Allen Bedgood is a Newsletter Contributor for Frontstretch. He can be reached via email at allen.bedgood@frontstretch.com. Follow him on Twitter @AllenBedgood.
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TODAY ON THE FRONTSTRETCH:
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by Tom Bowles
Beyond the Cockpit: Ben Kennedy on Rookie Challenges, NASCAR Goals and ALS Awareness
by Beth Lunkenheimer
NASCAR Sprint Cup Power Rankings: Top 15 After The All-Star Race
compiled by Mike Mehedin
by Summer Bedgood
by P. Huston Ladner
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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA
Q: The 1992 Indianapolis 500 is officially the coldest 500-mile race at IMS ever run (the track's website states that the high temperature that day was just 58 degrees). Roberto Guerrero set a record four-lap average of 232.482 MPH in the No. 36 Quaker State Buick-powered Lola for King Racing, earning the pole. However, his day went from incredible to embarrassing very quickly. What happened?
Check back Thursday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!
Tuesday's Answer:
Q: The 1990 Coca-Cola 600 is best known for a dominating victory by Rusty Wallace and an incident that took Dale Earnhardt right out of contention early. Around the halfway point of the race, Bobby Hillin, Jr. had just lost the fifth position to Bill Elliott, yet was still on pace for one of his best finishes of the season when it all went wrong. What happened?
A: Hillin was running in sixth on Lap 209 when it appeared that he blew a right front tire in Turn 3. The Snickers Buick then went straight into the concrete wall, narrowing the Regal significantly. The crash can be seen here. Hillin was OK after the incident, but his car was done for the day.
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!
Coming tomorrow in the Frontstretch Newsletter:
-- Top News from Phil Allaway
-- Critic's Annex by Phil Allaway
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, and more!
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Tomorrow on the Frontstretch:
FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA
Q: The 1992 Indianapolis 500 is officially the coldest 500-mile race at IMS ever run (the track's website states that the high temperature that day was just 58 degrees). Roberto Guerrero set a record four-lap average of 232.482 MPH in the No. 36 Quaker State Buick-powered Lola for King Racing, earning the pole. However, his day went from incredible to embarrassing very quickly. What happened?
Check back Thursday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!
Tuesday's Answer:
Q: The 1990 Coca-Cola 600 is best known for a dominating victory by Rusty Wallace and an incident that took Dale Earnhardt right out of contention early. Around the halfway point of the race, Bobby Hillin, Jr. had just lost the fifth position to Bill Elliott, yet was still on pace for one of his best finishes of the season when it all went wrong. What happened?
A: Hillin was running in sixth on Lap 209 when it appeared that he blew a right front tire in Turn 3. The Snickers Buick then went straight into the concrete wall, narrowing the Regal significantly. The crash can be seen here. Hillin was OK after the incident, but his car was done for the day.
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!
Coming tomorrow in the Frontstretch Newsletter:
-- Top News from Phil Allaway
-- Critic's Annex by Phil Allaway
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, and more!
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Tomorrow on the Frontstretch:
Voice of Vito by Vito Pugliese
Vito returns to the website this year with his unique views on everything racing.
Going by the Numbers by Kevin Rutherford
Kevin returns with a look at the statistical side of NASCAR.
Tech Talk by Mike Neff
Mike is back with your look at the technical side of NASCAR. This week, it's Tony Gibson's turn as he previews the Coca-Cola 600 while letting us know Danica's confidence level two weeks after her best finish in Sprint Cup, a seventh during the Saturday night race in Kansas.
Fantasy Insider by Jeff Wolfe
Jeff is back with your look at the best bets to fill your fantasy roster. This week, we head to Charlotte as Jeff Wolfe preps you for NASCAR's longest race, the Coca-Cola 600.
Truckin' Thursdays by Beth Lunkenheimer
Beth is back with your weekly look at the state of the Camping World Truck Series.
Indy Driver Profile by Ashley McCubbin
As IndyCar's biggest race draws ever closer, Ashley sneaks a peek at one of the sport's most underrated drivers: Oriol Servia.
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