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The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
May 15th, 2014
Volume VIII, Edition LXXI
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Presented by Frontstretch.com
The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
May 15th, 2014
Volume VIII, Edition LXXI
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What to Watch: Thursday
- Today, the Camping World Truck Series returns to the track at Charlotte Motor Speedway for practice ahead of tomorrow night's North Carolina Education Lottery 200. Those sessions are scheduled to run from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. However, there is a 100 percent chance of thunderstorms in the forecast, with one to two inches of rain expected to fall. As a result, the schedule is likely to be jumbled. The practice sessions will not be televised, but our own Mike Neff will be there. Follow Mike at @MNeffShortTrack for updates live from the track.
Today's TV Schedule
Today's TV Schedule
Time Telecast Network
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Sprint Cup Series 5-Hour Energy 400 FOX Sports 1*/# (from May 10)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM NASCAR RaceHub FOX Sports 1
DVR Theater (Late Thursday Night / Early Friday Morning)
2:00 AM - 2:30 AM NASCAR Now ESPN2
*- Tape-Delayed
/- Highlighted Coverage
#- Repeat Telecast
Top News
by Phil Allaway
Kligerman Named to Backup Kurt Busch
When a driver agrees to attempt to the Indianapolis-Charlotte double, they have to commit to a near constant amount of travel back and forth between the two cities for weeks at a time. Granted, it's only a 40-45 minute flight, but problems can still erupt with travel. For example, Robby Gordon failed to arrive at Charlotte Motor Speedway in time to start the Coca-Cola 600 in 2000 after competing in Indianapolis. Backup driver P.J. Jones was pressed into service in the Team Gordon No. 13 as a result.
With Kurt Busch attempting to become the fourth driver to do the double, Stewart-Haas Racing is not taking any chances here. It just won't be P.J. Jones in the role this time.
On Wednesday, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Parker Kligerman, most recently of Swan Racing before the team "restructuring" put him out of a ride, will be on standby to substitute for Busch during the All-Star and Coca-Cola 600 race weekends at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Kligerman is very happy to be tapped for the role, but is realistic about it.
"I'm grateful for the opportunity and want to thank everyone at Stewart-Haas Racing for entrusting me with the Haas Automation Chevy," Kligerman said in a press release. "For these next two weeks, my sole focus is to help the No. 41 team compete at a high level, no matter how big or small my role might be."
Busch has experience working with Kligerman, from a previous NASCAR ride and is excited about teaming up with the rookie again.
"Parker and I were teammates a few years ago when we were together at Penske and his feedback was always really good," Busch said. "Plus, we're built about the same, and that's really important as we don't want to have to adjust seats or pedal positions inside the race car. I'm confident in Parker's abilities and know that my Haas Automation Chevrolet is in good hands."
The most likely time that Kligerman would see action in the No. 41 would be during All-Star Race practice on Friday. That is the final day before Pole qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, a time where Busch will likely stay behind in Indianapolis in order to get his No. 26 dialed in for the four laps of qualifying.
ENEOS to Sponsor Larson in Nationwide Series
On Wednesday, Chip Ganassi Racing announced a new sponsorship for Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year candidate Kyle Larson in the Nationwide Series. The JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, via their ENEOS brand, will serve as the primary sponsor of Turner Scott Motorsports' No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro in the Nationwide Series for two races (Charlotte on May 24; Bristol on August 22). In addition, ENEOS will serve as an associate sponsor on the No. 42 for the remainder of the 2014 Nationwide Series season.
Steve Lauletta, President of Chip Ganassi Racing, is very happy to have ENEOS join CGRT's family of sponsors through Turner Scott.
"We think the partnership with ENEOS makes perfect sense for our team given who they are as a brand," Lauletta said in a press release. "Additionally, it will be great to connect a Japanese company with Kyle Larson, the only current driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series with a Japanese heritage. We feel like the partnership in NASCAR will help build the ENEOS brand amongst current race fans and further expand NASCAR to a new group of fans and other potential business partners."
ENEOS has a fairly extensive history in motorsports, mostly in their native Japan. The company currently serves as the title sponsor of Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS, a full-time GT500 team in SuperGT that races the Lexus RC-F. In addition, they sponsor Tanner Foust's Red Bull Global RallyCross team and Akinori Ogata's full-time ride in the K&N Pro Series East.
This will not be ENEOS' first attempt to sponsor a Nationwide car. It is actually the third. Last fall, ENEOS served as the primary sponsor of KH Motorsports' No. 92 Ford that Dexter Stacey failed to qualify at Phoenix. In Homestead, the sponsorship moved to Mike Harmon's No. 74, driven by Carl Long. Long also failed to qualify.
Entry List Update:
Note: These entries are accurate as of Wednesday night. However, they are still subject to change.
Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race: 19 cars entered, plus three unknown drivers
Criteria for Entry: At least one win in either 2013 or 2014, a Sprint Cup Championship within the past ten years, or an All-Star Race win in the past ten years
Locked In Entries (Eligibility in parentheses):
No. 1 - Jamie McMurray for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (won 2013 Camping World RV Sales 500)
No. 2 - Brad Keselowski for Team Penske (2 wins, 2012 Champion)
No. 4 - Kevin Harvick for Stewart-Haas Racing (2 wins, 2007 NEXTEL All-Star Challenge winner)
No. 5 - Kasey Kahne for Hendrick Motorsports (won 2013 Food City 500, 2008 Sprint All-Star Race winner)
No. 11 - Denny Hamlin for Joe Gibbs Racing (won 2013 Ford 400)
No. 14 - Tony Stewart for Stewart-Haas Racing (won 2013 FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks, 2009 Sprint All-Star Race winner, 2002, 2005 and 2011 Champion)
No. 16 - Greg Biffle for Roush Fenway Racing (won 2013 Quicken Loans 400)
No. 18 - Kyle Busch for Joe Gibbs Racing (2 wins)
No. 20 - Matt Kenseth for Joe Gibbs Racing (7 wins, 2004 NEXTEL All-Star Challenge winner)
No. 22 - Joey Logano for Team Penske (3 wins)
No. 24 - Jeff Gordon for Hendrick Motorsports (won 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500)
No. 31 - Ryan Newman for Richard Childress Racing (won 2013 Crown Royal 400 (Indianapolis))
No. 34 - David Ragan for Front Row Motorsports (won 2013 Aaron's 499)
No. 41 - Kurt Busch for Stewart-Haas Racing (won 2014 STP 500)
No. 55 - Brian Vickers for Michael Waltrip Racing (won 2013 Camping World RV Sales 301)
No. 78 - Martin Truex, Jr. for Furniture Row Racing (won 2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350)
No. 88 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for Hendrick Motorsports (won 2014 Daytona 500)
No. 99 - Carl Edwards for Roush Fenway Racing (2 wins, 2011 Sprint All-Star Race winner)
Additional Entries:
1. Sprint Showdown Winner
2. Sprint Showdown Second-Place Finisher
3. Sprint Fan Vote Winner
Sprint Showdown: 23 cars entered
Driver Changes:
No. 32 - Blake Koch is in the seat, replacing Travis Kvapil. Koch brings funding to the seat that puts him in the car through Dover in June; GO FAS is auditioning the young driver for 2015.
No. 33 - David Stremme returns to the seat, replacing Timmy Hill. The two drivers are sharing the seat based on funding.
Entries:
No. 3 - Austin Dillon for Richard Childress Racing
No. 7 - Michael Annett for Tommy Baldwin Racing
No. 9 - Marcos Ambrose for Richard Petty Motorsports
No. 10 - Danica Patrick for Stewart-Haas Racing
No. 13 - Casey Mears for Germain Racing
No. 15 - Clint Bowyer for Michael Waltrip Racing
No. 17 - Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. for Roush Fenway Racing
No. 23 - Alex Bowman for BK Racing
No. 26 - Cole Whitt for Swan Racing/BK Racing
No. 27 - Paul Menard for Richard Childress Racing
No. 32 - Blake Koch for Go FAS Racing
No. 33 - David Stremme for Circle Sport, LLC
No. 36 - Reed Sorenson for Tommy Baldwin Racing
No. 38 - David Gilliland for Front Row Motorsports
No. 40 - Landon Cassill for Hillman Racing
No. 42 - Kyle Larson for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
No. 43 - Aric Almirola for Richard Petty Motorsports
No. 44 - JJ Yeley for Swan Racing/Xxxtreme Motorsports
No. 47 - AJ Allmendinger for JTG-Daugherty Racing
No. 66 - Joe Nemechek for Michael Waltrip Racing/Identity Ventures Racing
No. 77 - Dave Blaney for Randy Humphrey Racing
No. 83 - Ryan Truex for BK Racing
No. 98 - Josh Wise for Phil Parsons Racing
Not Entered:
No. 51 - Justin Allgaier for HScott Motorsports
Nationwide Series Get To Know Newton 250 presented by Sherwin-Williams: 41 cars entered
Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 20 - Michael McDowell for Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 22 - Ryan Blaney for Team Penske
No. 31 - Chase Pistone for Turner Scott Motorsports
No. 33 - Cale Conley for Richard Childress Racing
No. 40 - Josh Wise for The Motorsports Group
No. 55 - Caleb Roark for Viva Motorsports with Frank Cicci/SS-Green Light Racing
Driver Changes:
No. 5 - Austin Theriault is in the seat, replacing Kasey Kahne. Theriault will be making his Nationwide Series debut.
No. 10 - Jeff Green returns to the seat, replacing Blake Koch. This car is expected to start and park.
No. 15 - Ryan Ellis is in the seat, replacing Carlos Contreras. Ellis will run a handful of races for the team with SR2 Motorsports shut down.
No. 17 - Tanner Berryhill returns to the seat, replacing Chad Boat. Berryhill is the team's full-time driver.
No. 20 - Michael McDowell is in the seat, replacing Darrell Wallace, Jr. McDowell is running a limited schedule with Joe Gibbs Racing.
No. 23 - Carlos Contreras returns to the seat, replacing Robert Richardson, Jr. Contreras is running a limited schedule with RWR.
No. 31 - Chase Pistone is in the seat, replacing Dylan Kwasniewski. Chase is making his 2014 debut with Turner Scott Motorsports.
No. 42 - Dylan Kwasniewski is in the seat, replacing Kyle Larson. Kwasniewski is moving to this car for standalone events only, with Pistone to the No. 31.
No. 44 - Hal Martin returns to the seat, replacing David Starr. Hal is making his 2014 debut with TriStar based on funding.
No. 55 - Caleb Roark is in the seat, replacing Jamie Dick. Roark will be making his Nationwide Series debut.
No. 87 - Daryl Harr returns to the seat, replacing Joe Nemechek. Harr is running with the team based on funding.
No. 98 - Ryan Gifford is in the seat, replacing David Ragan. Gifford has a two-race deal with the Biagi program.
Drivers who must qualify on speed:
No. 10 - Jeff Green for TriStar Motorsports*
No. 15 - Ryan Ellis for Rick Ware Racing
No. 17 - Tanner Berryhill for Vision Racing
No. 23 - Carlos Contreras for R3 Motorsports/Rick Ware Racing
No. 33 - Cale Conley for Richard Childress Racing
No. 46 - Matt DiBenedetto for The Motorsports Group*
No. 70 - Derrike Cope for Creation-Cope Racing
No. 74 - Mike Harmon for Mike Harmon Racing
No. 76 - Tommy Joe Martins for Martins Motorsports
No. 84 - Chad Boat for Billy Boat Motorsports
No. 98 - Ryan Gifford for Biagi-DenBeste Racing
by Phil Allaway
Kligerman Named to Backup Kurt Busch
When a driver agrees to attempt to the Indianapolis-Charlotte double, they have to commit to a near constant amount of travel back and forth between the two cities for weeks at a time. Granted, it's only a 40-45 minute flight, but problems can still erupt with travel. For example, Robby Gordon failed to arrive at Charlotte Motor Speedway in time to start the Coca-Cola 600 in 2000 after competing in Indianapolis. Backup driver P.J. Jones was pressed into service in the Team Gordon No. 13 as a result.
With Kurt Busch attempting to become the fourth driver to do the double, Stewart-Haas Racing is not taking any chances here. It just won't be P.J. Jones in the role this time.
On Wednesday, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Parker Kligerman, most recently of Swan Racing before the team "restructuring" put him out of a ride, will be on standby to substitute for Busch during the All-Star and Coca-Cola 600 race weekends at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Kligerman is very happy to be tapped for the role, but is realistic about it.
"I'm grateful for the opportunity and want to thank everyone at Stewart-Haas Racing for entrusting me with the Haas Automation Chevy," Kligerman said in a press release. "For these next two weeks, my sole focus is to help the No. 41 team compete at a high level, no matter how big or small my role might be."
Busch has experience working with Kligerman, from a previous NASCAR ride and is excited about teaming up with the rookie again.
"Parker and I were teammates a few years ago when we were together at Penske and his feedback was always really good," Busch said. "Plus, we're built about the same, and that's really important as we don't want to have to adjust seats or pedal positions inside the race car. I'm confident in Parker's abilities and know that my Haas Automation Chevrolet is in good hands."
The most likely time that Kligerman would see action in the No. 41 would be during All-Star Race practice on Friday. That is the final day before Pole qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, a time where Busch will likely stay behind in Indianapolis in order to get his No. 26 dialed in for the four laps of qualifying.
ENEOS to Sponsor Larson in Nationwide Series
On Wednesday, Chip Ganassi Racing announced a new sponsorship for Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year candidate Kyle Larson in the Nationwide Series. The JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, via their ENEOS brand, will serve as the primary sponsor of Turner Scott Motorsports' No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro in the Nationwide Series for two races (Charlotte on May 24; Bristol on August 22). In addition, ENEOS will serve as an associate sponsor on the No. 42 for the remainder of the 2014 Nationwide Series season.
Steve Lauletta, President of Chip Ganassi Racing, is very happy to have ENEOS join CGRT's family of sponsors through Turner Scott.
"We think the partnership with ENEOS makes perfect sense for our team given who they are as a brand," Lauletta said in a press release. "Additionally, it will be great to connect a Japanese company with Kyle Larson, the only current driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series with a Japanese heritage. We feel like the partnership in NASCAR will help build the ENEOS brand amongst current race fans and further expand NASCAR to a new group of fans and other potential business partners."
ENEOS has a fairly extensive history in motorsports, mostly in their native Japan. The company currently serves as the title sponsor of Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS, a full-time GT500 team in SuperGT that races the Lexus RC-F. In addition, they sponsor Tanner Foust's Red Bull Global RallyCross team and Akinori Ogata's full-time ride in the K&N Pro Series East.
This will not be ENEOS' first attempt to sponsor a Nationwide car. It is actually the third. Last fall, ENEOS served as the primary sponsor of KH Motorsports' No. 92 Ford that Dexter Stacey failed to qualify at Phoenix. In Homestead, the sponsorship moved to Mike Harmon's No. 74, driven by Carl Long. Long also failed to qualify.
Entry List Update:
Note: These entries are accurate as of Wednesday night. However, they are still subject to change.
Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race: 19 cars entered, plus three unknown drivers
Criteria for Entry: At least one win in either 2013 or 2014, a Sprint Cup Championship within the past ten years, or an All-Star Race win in the past ten years
Locked In Entries (Eligibility in parentheses):
No. 1 - Jamie McMurray for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (won 2013 Camping World RV Sales 500)
No. 2 - Brad Keselowski for Team Penske (2 wins, 2012 Champion)
No. 4 - Kevin Harvick for Stewart-Haas Racing (2 wins, 2007 NEXTEL All-Star Challenge winner)
No. 5 - Kasey Kahne for Hendrick Motorsports (won 2013 Food City 500, 2008 Sprint All-Star Race winner)
No. 11 - Denny Hamlin for Joe Gibbs Racing (won 2013 Ford 400)
No. 14 - Tony Stewart for Stewart-Haas Racing (won 2013 FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks, 2009 Sprint All-Star Race winner, 2002, 2005 and 2011 Champion)
No. 16 - Greg Biffle for Roush Fenway Racing (won 2013 Quicken Loans 400)
No. 18 - Kyle Busch for Joe Gibbs Racing (2 wins)
No. 20 - Matt Kenseth for Joe Gibbs Racing (7 wins, 2004 NEXTEL All-Star Challenge winner)
No. 22 - Joey Logano for Team Penske (3 wins)
No. 24 - Jeff Gordon for Hendrick Motorsports (won 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500)
No. 31 - Ryan Newman for Richard Childress Racing (won 2013 Crown Royal 400 (Indianapolis))
No. 34 - David Ragan for Front Row Motorsports (won 2013 Aaron's 499)
No. 41 - Kurt Busch for Stewart-Haas Racing (won 2014 STP 500)
No. 55 - Brian Vickers for Michael Waltrip Racing (won 2013 Camping World RV Sales 301)
No. 78 - Martin Truex, Jr. for Furniture Row Racing (won 2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350)
No. 88 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for Hendrick Motorsports (won 2014 Daytona 500)
No. 99 - Carl Edwards for Roush Fenway Racing (2 wins, 2011 Sprint All-Star Race winner)
Additional Entries:
1. Sprint Showdown Winner
2. Sprint Showdown Second-Place Finisher
3. Sprint Fan Vote Winner
Sprint Showdown: 23 cars entered
Driver Changes:
No. 32 - Blake Koch is in the seat, replacing Travis Kvapil. Koch brings funding to the seat that puts him in the car through Dover in June; GO FAS is auditioning the young driver for 2015.
No. 33 - David Stremme returns to the seat, replacing Timmy Hill. The two drivers are sharing the seat based on funding.
Entries:
No. 3 - Austin Dillon for Richard Childress Racing
No. 7 - Michael Annett for Tommy Baldwin Racing
No. 9 - Marcos Ambrose for Richard Petty Motorsports
No. 10 - Danica Patrick for Stewart-Haas Racing
No. 13 - Casey Mears for Germain Racing
No. 15 - Clint Bowyer for Michael Waltrip Racing
No. 17 - Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. for Roush Fenway Racing
No. 23 - Alex Bowman for BK Racing
No. 26 - Cole Whitt for Swan Racing/BK Racing
No. 27 - Paul Menard for Richard Childress Racing
No. 32 - Blake Koch for Go FAS Racing
No. 33 - David Stremme for Circle Sport, LLC
No. 36 - Reed Sorenson for Tommy Baldwin Racing
No. 38 - David Gilliland for Front Row Motorsports
No. 40 - Landon Cassill for Hillman Racing
No. 42 - Kyle Larson for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
No. 43 - Aric Almirola for Richard Petty Motorsports
No. 44 - JJ Yeley for Swan Racing/Xxxtreme Motorsports
No. 47 - AJ Allmendinger for JTG-Daugherty Racing
No. 66 - Joe Nemechek for Michael Waltrip Racing/Identity Ventures Racing
No. 77 - Dave Blaney for Randy Humphrey Racing
No. 83 - Ryan Truex for BK Racing
No. 98 - Josh Wise for Phil Parsons Racing
Not Entered:
No. 51 - Justin Allgaier for HScott Motorsports
Nationwide Series Get To Know Newton 250 presented by Sherwin-Williams: 41 cars entered
Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 20 - Michael McDowell for Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 22 - Ryan Blaney for Team Penske
No. 31 - Chase Pistone for Turner Scott Motorsports
No. 33 - Cale Conley for Richard Childress Racing
No. 40 - Josh Wise for The Motorsports Group
No. 55 - Caleb Roark for Viva Motorsports with Frank Cicci/SS-Green Light Racing
Driver Changes:
No. 5 - Austin Theriault is in the seat, replacing Kasey Kahne. Theriault will be making his Nationwide Series debut.
No. 10 - Jeff Green returns to the seat, replacing Blake Koch. This car is expected to start and park.
No. 15 - Ryan Ellis is in the seat, replacing Carlos Contreras. Ellis will run a handful of races for the team with SR2 Motorsports shut down.
No. 17 - Tanner Berryhill returns to the seat, replacing Chad Boat. Berryhill is the team's full-time driver.
No. 20 - Michael McDowell is in the seat, replacing Darrell Wallace, Jr. McDowell is running a limited schedule with Joe Gibbs Racing.
No. 23 - Carlos Contreras returns to the seat, replacing Robert Richardson, Jr. Contreras is running a limited schedule with RWR.
No. 31 - Chase Pistone is in the seat, replacing Dylan Kwasniewski. Chase is making his 2014 debut with Turner Scott Motorsports.
No. 42 - Dylan Kwasniewski is in the seat, replacing Kyle Larson. Kwasniewski is moving to this car for standalone events only, with Pistone to the No. 31.
No. 44 - Hal Martin returns to the seat, replacing David Starr. Hal is making his 2014 debut with TriStar based on funding.
No. 55 - Caleb Roark is in the seat, replacing Jamie Dick. Roark will be making his Nationwide Series debut.
No. 87 - Daryl Harr returns to the seat, replacing Joe Nemechek. Harr is running with the team based on funding.
No. 98 - Ryan Gifford is in the seat, replacing David Ragan. Gifford has a two-race deal with the Biagi program.
Drivers who must qualify on speed:
No. 10 - Jeff Green for TriStar Motorsports*
No. 15 - Ryan Ellis for Rick Ware Racing
No. 17 - Tanner Berryhill for Vision Racing
No. 23 - Carlos Contreras for R3 Motorsports/Rick Ware Racing
No. 33 - Cale Conley for Richard Childress Racing
No. 46 - Matt DiBenedetto for The Motorsports Group*
No. 70 - Derrike Cope for Creation-Cope Racing
No. 74 - Mike Harmon for Mike Harmon Racing
No. 76 - Tommy Joe Martins for Martins Motorsports
No. 84 - Chad Boat for Billy Boat Motorsports
No. 98 - Ryan Gifford for Biagi-DenBeste Racing
* - Expected to start-and-park
Not Entered:
No. 25 - John Wes Townley for Athenian Motorsports
No. 85 - Bobby Gerhart for Bobby Gerhart Racing
No. 91 - Jeff Green for TriStar Motorsports
Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200: 32 trucks entered
Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 19 - Brad Keselowski for Brad Keselowski Racing
No. 20 - Austin Dillon for NTS Motorsports
No. 28 - Ryan Ellis for FDNY Racing
No. 51 - Kyle Busch for Kyle Busch Motorsports
Driver Changes:
No. 07 - An unknown driver will be in the seat, replacing Jimmy Weller.
No. 08 - Jimmy Weller returns to the seat, replacing Todd Shafer.
No. 9 - Justin Lofton is in the seat, replacing Brennan Newberry. Lofton will be making his 2014 Truck Series debut.
No. 19 - Brad Keselowski returns to the seat, replacing Joey Logano. Keselowski is running a handful of races in place of full-timer Tyler Reddick.
No. 23 - Max Gresham is in the seat, replacing Spencer Gallagher.
No. 82 - Jake Crum is in the seat, replacing Sean Corr.
No. 92 - Scott Riggs is in the seat, replacing Ross Chastain. Chastain was originally scheduled to drive this car in every race it was entered this season.
Since there are only 32 entries, no one will fail to qualify. However, these drivers must still qualify on speed:
No. 02 - Tyler Young for Young's Motorsports
No. 23 - Max Gresham for GMS Racing
No. 28 - Ryan Ellis for FDNY Racing
No. 42 - Charles Lewandoski for Young's Motorsports*
No. 82 - Jake Crum for Empire Racing/Crum Motorsports
No. 92 - Scott Riggs for RBR Enterprises
*- Expected to Start-and-Park
Not Entered:
No. 0 - JJC Racing
No. 36 - Scott Stenzel for MB Motorsports
ARCA Racing Series Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care: 30 cars entered
Driver Changes:
No. 06 - Wayne Peterson returns to the seat, replacing Joey Gattina.
No. 0 - James Swanson returns to the seat, replacing Barry Fitzgerald.
No. 3 - Karl Weber returns to the seat, replacing Kevin Powell.
No. 10 - Matt Tifft is in the seat, replacing Ed Pompa.
No. 17 - Kyle Benjamin returns to the seat, replacing Alex Guenette.
No. 40 - Jay Curry is in the seat, replacing Donnie Neuenberger.
No. 48 - Brad Smith is in the seat, replacing Rick Clifton.
No. 52 - Ken Schrader returns to the seat, replacing Clay Campbell.
No. 55 - Cody Coughlin returns to the seat, replacing Leilani Munter.
No. 66 - J.J. Haley is in the seat, replacing Matt Kurzejewski.
No. 68 - Michael Lira returns to the seat, replacing Will Kimmel.
No. 69 - An unknown driver will be in the seat, replacing Mark Meunier.
No. 99 - An unknown driver will be in the seat, replacing Buster Graham.
Notable Entries:
No. 6 - Josh Williams for Williams Motorsports
No. 15 - John Wes Townley for Venturini Motorsports
No. 17 - Kyle Benjamin for Roulo Brothers Racing
No. 22 - Austin Wayne Self for Cunningham Motorsports
No. 23 - Spencer Gallagher for GMS Racing
No. 25 - Justin Boston for Venturini Motorsports
No. 44 - Frank Kimmel for Win-Tron Racing
No. 52 - Ken Schrader for Ken Schrader Racing
No. 77 - Tom Hessert for Cunningham Motorsports
No. 88 - Justin Allison for Team BCR
No. 90 - Grant Enfinger for Team BCR
No. 98 - Mason Mitchell for Mason Mitchell Motorsports
Not Entered:
No. 03 - Brent Cross for Cushman Racing
No. 4 - Mark Thompson for Turner Scott Motorsports
No. 5 - Bobby Gerhart for Bobby Gerhart Racing
No. 7 - Scotty Hubler for Bobby Gerhart Racing
No. 11 - Garrett Smithley for Fast Track Racing
No. 20 - Scott Sheldon for GMS Racing
No. 32 - Terry Jones for Win-Tron Racing
No. 46 - Maryeve Dufault
No. 56 - Derrick Lancaster
No. 75 - Benny Chastain for Schacht Racing
No. 86 - Bobby Grewohl
Verizon IndyCar Series Indianapolis 500: 33 cars entered
Number Change:
- Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing's No. 39 changes to No. 68.
Driver Changes:
No. 20 - Ed Carpenter returns to the seat, replacing Mike Conway.
No. 26 - Kurt Busch is in the seat, replacing Franck Montagny. This will be Busch's Verizon IndyCar Series debut.
No. 27 - EJ Viso is in the seat, replacing James Hinchcliffe. Viso is subbing for Hinchcliffe until he is cleared to return.
No. 68 - Alex Tagliani is in the seat, replacing Bryan Clauson.
Entries:
No. 2 - Juan Pablo Montoya for Team Penske
No. 3 - Helio Castroneves for Team Penske
No. 5 - Jacques Villeneuve for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
No. 6 - Townsend Bell for KV Racing Technology
No. 7 - Mikhail Aleshin for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
No. 8 - Ryan Briscoe for NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing
No. 9 - Scott Dixon for Target Chip Ganassi Racing
No. 10 - Tony Kanaan for Target Chip Ganassi Racing
No. 11 - Sebastien Bourdais for KVSH Racing
No. 12 - Will Power for Team Penske
No. 14 - Takuma Sato for A.J. Foyt Enterprises
No. 15 - Graham Rahal for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
No. 16 - Oriol Servia for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
No. 17 - Sebastian Saavedra for KVAFS Racing
No. 18 - Carlos Huertas for Dale Coyne Racing
No. 19 - Justin Wilson for Dale Coyne Racing
No. 20 - Ed Carpenter for Ed Carpenter Racing
No. 21 - JR Hildebrand for Ed Carpenter Racing
No. 22 - Sage Karam for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing-Kingdom Racing
No. 25 - Marco Andretti for Andretti Autosport
No. 26 - Kurt Busch for Andretti Autosport
No. 27 - EJ Viso for Andretti Autosport
No. 28 - Ryan Hunter-Reay for Andretti Autosport
No. 33 - James Davison for KVRT/Always Evolving Racing
No. 34 - Carlos Munoz for Andretti Autosport/HVM Racing
No. 41 - Martin Plowman for A.J. Foyt Enterprises
No. 63 - Pippa Mann for Dale Coyne Racing
No. 67 - Josef Newgarden for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
No. 68 - Alex Tagliani for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
No. 77 - Simon Pagenaud for Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports
No. 83 - Charlie Kimball for Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing
No. 91 - Buddy Lazier for Lazier Partners Racing
No. 98 - Jack Hawksworth for Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
News n' Notes:
- On Wednesday, NASCAR Executive Vice President of Racing Operations Steve O'Donnell announced new technology that will allow the sanctioning body to streamline and automate pit road officiating starting next season. There will be a series of video cameras that will gather data in real time from everywhere on pit road. While stock car racing would not be the first sport to gather data on the playing field (the NBA has SportVU cameras all over the court at every game that record all kinds of data) NASCAR will be the first sport to fully automate officiating. System testing is currently underway.
Have news for Phil, Michael and the Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com with a promising lead or tip. Comments can also be sent to frontstretcheditors@googlegroups.com.
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Today's Featured Commentary
Personal Observations About The Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Potts' Shots
by John Potts
My first visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 15 years or so turned out to be an incredible experience…
Like a lot of serious fans and observers, I was skeptical about the idea of a road race for IndyCars on the revamped road course, but with the IMS staff having spent more than eight months of hard work and dedication to the project, I decided it would be worth checking out and found myself looking forward to it. My son-in-law, Alfonso Sabella, dropped me off in the handicapped lot, and I made my way to the Media Center on the three-wheel scooter. I must confess that the attitude of the used-to-be dreaded "yellow shirts" has changed remarkably since I have been there. Nearly all were smiling, helpful, and generally friendly. This disposition continued throughout the day with each and every one of them I encountered.
The Media Center – things have also changed remarkably in this department. No longer is there a cramped facility behind the Tower Terrace stands. Instead, it's a four-story building next to the new Pagoda. There's the Economaki conference room on the first floor, a Cafeteria and drink station on the second floor, and LOTS of positions for the working press on the third and fourth. Plus, you have a deck for fresh air and an occasional cigar. And the staff – OMG, the staff. Tim Sullivan and his people make you feel like they are genuinely happy to see you, and are ready to help in any way possible. Being a fat old cripple doesn't make any difference to these young men and women, either.
And we were happy to run into some old friends. Donald Davidson, Dick Mittman, and Al Stilley to name just a few. Plus some photographers who remembered the times when I was handling credentials at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
The race? Oh yeah, there was a race.
I must admit it was a bit strange seeing IndyCars going the "wrong" way on the front straightaway, but we all adapted quite nicely. The drivers also adapted well to things after a couple of days of practice and qualifying, but as most accounts of the GP of Indy have reported, the standing start didn't go so well.
Sebastian Saavedra, the pole winner, went nowhere when the lights counted down as his car stalled. From my spot on the deck at the time, I noticed the first car past was Ryan Hunter-Reay and Saavedra wasn't around. I glanced back to the starting line just in time to see Carlos Munoz crash into him, followed by more contact from Mikhail Aleshin.
This resulted in debris flying all over the place, including a piece which struck Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, who was waving a ceremonial green flag from the pit lane. He was treated for a "soft tissue" injury, according to the medical staff (I translate that to his needing stitches), and sent home for some rest. (Note: Mayor Ballard returned to the track earlier this week sporting a sizable bruise on his left arm as a result of being struck.)
Other cars were also involved. Martin Plowman's helmet was damaged by debris, and the right rear corner of Mike Conway's ride took a hit. Both managed to continue. The result of the mess was the first seven laps being run under the yellow, and the pace car taking the field through the pit area as the cleanup progressed.
When racing resumed, Hunter-Reay was in the lead, but it only took a lap or two for rookie Jack Hawksworth to make a fantastic pass and take over. He was the star until full-course yellows allowed race strategy to play a part. I thought he might have won the thing if it had stayed green all the way.
As everyone knows by now, Simon Pagenaud won by stretching his fuel to the limit and maybe beyond. I was afraid they'd have to send a truck out to tow him back to the front straightaway, but the engine didn't quit until he rolled to a stop at the start-finish line.
Hunter-Reay was also stretching fuel to run second, which resulted in Helio Castroneves giving him all he could handle and more than he wanted for that position. Helio was the only front runner with more than enough fuel to finish.
The only driver injury was a concussion suffered by James Hinchcliffe on the 57th lap. He was battling for position on the backstretch when debris flew from three cars in front of he and teammate Marco Andretti.
"One piece went straight up, one went straight at him," Andretti said. "It knocked the new safeguard shield right off his helmet."
After parking the car in the grass, Hinchcliffe was taken away on a stretcher. He was transferred to Methodist Hospital for observation, but wasn't kept there long. He'll have to be re-evaluated by medical staff this week before being cleared to drive.
Restarts came in for some criticism from the drivers. I personally thought the green flag was coming out when the leader was right at the flagstand. The drivers expressed thoughts that the lateness of the restart zone, marked by cones on the straightaway, caused unnecessary packing up.
"The leader should decide when to accelerate," opined Hunter-Reay. "Other than that, he's a sitting duck."
In a television interview, Graham Rahal placed the blame on IndyCar after being knocked into the wall by Juan Pablo Montoya on a restart.
"They're trying to be like NASCAR," Rahal told ESPN's Vince Welch. "This isn't NASCAR. We can't just bump draft each other [because] this is what's going to happen on restarts."
Rahal also had some strong words for Montoya about being so aggressive on a restart while running a lap behind.
All in all, it was a pretty decent day for the fans, and we'll see this trend continue as part of bringing back a full month of May to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. If you watched the race on TV, you saw a lot of empty seats, but IMS officials didn't expect the grandstands to be packed.
IMS President J. Douglas Boles said that, in planning the race, they had a target of 40,000 people. Personally, I thought they achieved that and probably more because of the beautiful weather. You could easily lose 50 or 60,000 people in that place.
For my part, I learned a lot about getting around the place on a handicapped scooter, and how to avoid the usual zoo atmosphere when leaving. I trundled down to 10th & Main in Speedway, where Alfonso picked me up across from the Allison building.
We'll be back with a report on qualifying and again for the race, the Good Lord willing.
My first visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 15 years or so turned out to be an incredible experience…
Like a lot of serious fans and observers, I was skeptical about the idea of a road race for IndyCars on the revamped road course, but with the IMS staff having spent more than eight months of hard work and dedication to the project, I decided it would be worth checking out and found myself looking forward to it. My son-in-law, Alfonso Sabella, dropped me off in the handicapped lot, and I made my way to the Media Center on the three-wheel scooter. I must confess that the attitude of the used-to-be dreaded "yellow shirts" has changed remarkably since I have been there. Nearly all were smiling, helpful, and generally friendly. This disposition continued throughout the day with each and every one of them I encountered.
The Media Center – things have also changed remarkably in this department. No longer is there a cramped facility behind the Tower Terrace stands. Instead, it's a four-story building next to the new Pagoda. There's the Economaki conference room on the first floor, a Cafeteria and drink station on the second floor, and LOTS of positions for the working press on the third and fourth. Plus, you have a deck for fresh air and an occasional cigar. And the staff – OMG, the staff. Tim Sullivan and his people make you feel like they are genuinely happy to see you, and are ready to help in any way possible. Being a fat old cripple doesn't make any difference to these young men and women, either.
And we were happy to run into some old friends. Donald Davidson, Dick Mittman, and Al Stilley to name just a few. Plus some photographers who remembered the times when I was handling credentials at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
The race? Oh yeah, there was a race.
I must admit it was a bit strange seeing IndyCars going the "wrong" way on the front straightaway, but we all adapted quite nicely. The drivers also adapted well to things after a couple of days of practice and qualifying, but as most accounts of the GP of Indy have reported, the standing start didn't go so well.
Sebastian Saavedra, the pole winner, went nowhere when the lights counted down as his car stalled. From my spot on the deck at the time, I noticed the first car past was Ryan Hunter-Reay and Saavedra wasn't around. I glanced back to the starting line just in time to see Carlos Munoz crash into him, followed by more contact from Mikhail Aleshin.
This resulted in debris flying all over the place, including a piece which struck Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, who was waving a ceremonial green flag from the pit lane. He was treated for a "soft tissue" injury, according to the medical staff (I translate that to his needing stitches), and sent home for some rest. (Note: Mayor Ballard returned to the track earlier this week sporting a sizable bruise on his left arm as a result of being struck.)
Other cars were also involved. Martin Plowman's helmet was damaged by debris, and the right rear corner of Mike Conway's ride took a hit. Both managed to continue. The result of the mess was the first seven laps being run under the yellow, and the pace car taking the field through the pit area as the cleanup progressed.
When racing resumed, Hunter-Reay was in the lead, but it only took a lap or two for rookie Jack Hawksworth to make a fantastic pass and take over. He was the star until full-course yellows allowed race strategy to play a part. I thought he might have won the thing if it had stayed green all the way.
As everyone knows by now, Simon Pagenaud won by stretching his fuel to the limit and maybe beyond. I was afraid they'd have to send a truck out to tow him back to the front straightaway, but the engine didn't quit until he rolled to a stop at the start-finish line.
Hunter-Reay was also stretching fuel to run second, which resulted in Helio Castroneves giving him all he could handle and more than he wanted for that position. Helio was the only front runner with more than enough fuel to finish.
The only driver injury was a concussion suffered by James Hinchcliffe on the 57th lap. He was battling for position on the backstretch when debris flew from three cars in front of he and teammate Marco Andretti.
"One piece went straight up, one went straight at him," Andretti said. "It knocked the new safeguard shield right off his helmet."
After parking the car in the grass, Hinchcliffe was taken away on a stretcher. He was transferred to Methodist Hospital for observation, but wasn't kept there long. He'll have to be re-evaluated by medical staff this week before being cleared to drive.
Restarts came in for some criticism from the drivers. I personally thought the green flag was coming out when the leader was right at the flagstand. The drivers expressed thoughts that the lateness of the restart zone, marked by cones on the straightaway, caused unnecessary packing up.
"The leader should decide when to accelerate," opined Hunter-Reay. "Other than that, he's a sitting duck."
In a television interview, Graham Rahal placed the blame on IndyCar after being knocked into the wall by Juan Pablo Montoya on a restart.
"They're trying to be like NASCAR," Rahal told ESPN's Vince Welch. "This isn't NASCAR. We can't just bump draft each other [because] this is what's going to happen on restarts."
Rahal also had some strong words for Montoya about being so aggressive on a restart while running a lap behind.
All in all, it was a pretty decent day for the fans, and we'll see this trend continue as part of bringing back a full month of May to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. If you watched the race on TV, you saw a lot of empty seats, but IMS officials didn't expect the grandstands to be packed.
IMS President J. Douglas Boles said that, in planning the race, they had a target of 40,000 people. Personally, I thought they achieved that and probably more because of the beautiful weather. You could easily lose 50 or 60,000 people in that place.
For my part, I learned a lot about getting around the place on a handicapped scooter, and how to avoid the usual zoo atmosphere when leaving. I trundled down to 10th & Main in Speedway, where Alfonso picked me up across from the Allison building.
We'll be back with a report on qualifying and again for the race, the Good Lord willing.
John Potts is a Senior Writer for Frontstretch. He can be reached via e-mail at john.potts@frontstretch.com.
by Phil Allaway
Hello, race fans. Welcome back to yet another edition of the Critic's Annex. This week, we travel back out west to California. The same day that Elliott Sadler won the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway, the K&N Pro Series West was in action at Stockton 99 Speedway.For this race, FOX Sports had Ray Dunlap on the play-by-play duties with Phil Parsons doing the color commentary. Overall, they did a decent job. The race featured some pretty good racing for the lead and both of them were well prepared and enthusiastic about the action that they were seeing at the quarter-mile oval.
The telecast started off with a check of the points, followed by Bernadette Sanicola doing two pre-race interviews. I have no real issues with Sanicola's overall performance, with the exception of one issue (see below). The second of those interviews, conducted with Brandon McReynolds, featured a question submitted by a fan via Twitter. Great idea. It's always good to have fan involvement on race telecasts. Unfortunately, such a feature really works better on a live telecast. In this case, we're talking about a delayed race premiering six days after it ran that received next to no promotion on television.
I guess fans were supposed to tweet potential questions to Sanicola at her Twitter handle, @BernieSports. Problem with that is the fact that Sanicola has only (as of 3 AM today) 619 followers on Twitter. Granted, that's 439 more than I have, but it means that Sanicola has a very limited audience to make such a feature work (on the flip side, if you follow her, you have a better than normal chance of getting a shout out on cable television). That's in addition to the fact that Sanicola has to do all the leg work.
In order for such a feature of pre-race coverage to really work, FOX Sports 1 and/or 2 has to promote the series better. The next two West races that will be televised are part of major race weekends. Saturday's Casey General Store 150 is the first combination race with K&N East and serves as the primary support for the Nationwide Series. After that, the next televised race is the 200-kilometer event at Sonoma Raceway, primary support to Sprint Cup. What FOX would really need to do in order to promote this feature is to have Sanicola on NASCAR RaceHub prior to her next race as a pit reporter, which I believe will be the race at StateLine Speedway in Post Falls, Idaho on July 12 (according to NASCAR Home Tracks, that race is scheduled to air on FOX Sports July 25). Of course, since many of you reading this might be wondering "Who the deuce is Bernadette Sanicola?" at this point, such an appearance would serve as an introduction for viewers to Sanicola and many of the current storylines of the series at that. It would only be beneficial. While I'm on this topic, Derek Pernesiglio could do the equivalent for the K&N Pro Series East.
There were a couple of aspects of the race that were not well explained to the viewers. For example, James Bickford blatantly jumped the start. That's obvious to anyone who watched the race. In fact, it might be the most blatant jumping of a start that I've seen since Phil Parsons jumped the first restart in the 1987 Winston 500, was somehow not penalized for the move, then got caught up in the infamous Bobby Allison crash. However, there was a bit of confusion that resulted as to how he got back on the lead lap. Racing-reference argues that he never lost a lap as a result of the penalty, but everyone on the telecast insisted that Bickford did lose a lap and got the Lucky Dog when Taylor Cuzick spun out a lap later. I don't know why Cuzick spun out, but he did (replays of incidents were relatively scarce on this broadcast). I'm unsure, but I'm going to trust the official results, which say that he didn't lose a lap. Of course, that means that all three on-air personalities screwed up.
Another aspect that was not explained was all the speedy-dri that was laid down on the track after Brandon McReynolds spun out. McReynolds' spin that brought out the yellow was a real simple incident that didn't put any debris on the track. However, that was a 13-lap caution. What happened? It appears that the No. 74 of Luis Tyrrell broke an oil line and just coated the track with oil, leading to a long cleanup. This issue put Tyrrell out of the race. However, FOX Sports cut any mention of the oil down out of the telecast except for a mention of the oil dry at the restart. No mention was made about why it was there.
The two specific instances above stood out the most to me. There was a lot of focus on the very front of the 19-car field (yes, only 19 cars started, but we are talking about a race at a quarter-mile here). David Mayhew and Greg Pursley spent darn near the whole race fighting for the lead. Other than those two, the other drivers that got significant airtime were McReynolds and Bickford, and not just because contact between the two drivers caused not one, but two separate spins. There was some footage with some of the other drivers in the field, but there was quite a bit of action that viewers could not see. The small size of Stockton 99 Speedway probably didn't do any favors here, either.
By K&N Pro Series West standards, post-race coverage was pretty good. Viewers got interviews with the top-3 finishers (David Mayhew, Greg Pursley and Giles Thornton). There were also checks of the unofficial results and point standings before FOX Sports 1 left the air.
Despite the flaws in the telecast, the Stockton 150 was a fun race to watch. I'd argue that it probably would have been better to go to live than watch on FOX Sports 1, but there was a good amount of action that FOX Sports picked up in this 53-minute long race. I just wish FOX Sports had better footage of what happened to cause the various incidents. I don't know why a couple of the incidents occurred, and I have no clue why Cameron Millard's rear end sheetmetal nearly got ripped off on Lap 141.
I hope you liked this look at the K&N Pro Series West's Stockton 150. Next week, we'll be back with a critique of FOX Sports 1's telecast of the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care from Toledo Speedway. Until then, enjoy this weekend's action from Charlotte, Indianapolis and Toledo.
Phil Allaway is the Newsletter Manager and a Senior Writer at Frontstretch. He can be reached via e-mail at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com. Follow him on Twitter at @Critic84.
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Frontstretch Line of the Week
From Beyond the Cockpit: Justin Allgaier on Making Improvements While Being a Rookie and a Father
"It's funny — I said this in an interview I did a couple weeks ago. One of the things that's crazy is my daughter just turned nine months [Thursday]. She doesn't care if I finish first, last, if I have a job. It doesn't matter. We had a really good race at Bristol and finished 17th. I went back to the motorhome and she was not in a good mood and wanted nothing to do with dad and I was crushed. Somewhere else, we got in a crash and when I went back to the motorhome, she was happy as can be and she wanted to give me nothing but hugs. It was like it didn't matter that I had just crashed — it was all in perspective. It's definitely changed me as a person and made me realize and respect what I'm able to accomplish. It also makes me want to run better because when my daughter turns five, or ten or 15, I want her to know that her dad was a successful race car driver, not just this guy that made it and didn't do anything with it. That's been the biggest thing for me." - Justin Allgaier, on how being a father has changed his outlook on life
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Frontstretch Line of the Week
From Beyond the Cockpit: Justin Allgaier on Making Improvements While Being a Rookie and a Father
"It's funny — I said this in an interview I did a couple weeks ago. One of the things that's crazy is my daughter just turned nine months [Thursday]. She doesn't care if I finish first, last, if I have a job. It doesn't matter. We had a really good race at Bristol and finished 17th. I went back to the motorhome and she was not in a good mood and wanted nothing to do with dad and I was crushed. Somewhere else, we got in a crash and when I went back to the motorhome, she was happy as can be and she wanted to give me nothing but hugs. It was like it didn't matter that I had just crashed — it was all in perspective. It's definitely changed me as a person and made me realize and respect what I'm able to accomplish. It also makes me want to run better because when my daughter turns five, or ten or 15, I want her to know that her dad was a successful race car driver, not just this guy that made it and didn't do anything with it. That's been the biggest thing for me." - Justin Allgaier, on how being a father has changed his outlook on life
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TODAY ON THE FRONTSTRETCH:
Contract Quandary: Could Biffle And Edwards Be Ending Their Tenure At Roush Fenway?
by Vito Pugliese
Going By the Numbers: Who's the Worst of the Best at the All-Star Race?
by Kevin Rutherford
by Vito Pugliese
Going By the Numbers: Who's the Worst of the Best at the All-Star Race?
by Kevin Rutherford
as told to Mike Neff
by Beth Lunkenheimer
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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
Q: The 1995 Winston Select is probably best known as when the array of special paint schemes began. In particular, Dale Earnhardt broke out the silver No. 3 for one night only. Darrell Waltrip had an excellent run in the race, but ran afoul of the No. 3. What happened?
Check back Friday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!
Wednesday's Answer:
Wednesday's Answer:
Q: The 2001 Winston is notable for a very unusual ruling in NASCAR history. What was it?
A: When NASCAR went to throw the Green Flag on the Winston, it started raining in Turn 1. As a result of the newly wet surface, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Michael Waltrip and Jeff Burton all wrecked. The crash can be seen here. Because NASCAR made a mistake in even attempting to start the race in the first place, they made an unprecedented ruling to allow teams that crashed to go to backup cars. Gordon used his backup car to win.Frontstretch Trivia Guarantee: If we mess up, you get the shirt off our backs! If we've provided an incorrect answer to the Frontstretch Trivia question, be the first to email the corrected trivia answer to trivia@frontstretch.com and we'll send you a Frontstretch T-Shirt ... FREE!
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Coming tomorrow in the Frontstretch Newsletter:
-- Top News from Justin Tucker
-- In Case You Missed It by TBD
-- Keepin' It Short by Mike Neff
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, trivia, and more!
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Tomorrow on the Frontstretch:
Mirror Driving by the Frontstretch Staff
A collection of your favorite writers are back to discuss a number of pertinent issues in NASCAR. Topics include whether the 5-Hour Energy 400's move to Saturday night was beneficial, whether the All-Star Race needs yet another rules overhaul, potential contenders in the Camping World Truck Series, and more.
Holding A Pretty Wheel by Amy Henderson
Amy returns this week with another intriguing Friday commentary.
Amy returns this week with another intriguing Friday commentary.
Frontstretch Foto Funnies by the Frontstretch Staff
Pictures can lead to a thousand laughs; join us in our weekly dose of humor that comes from those candid moments at the track.
Pictures can lead to a thousand laughs; join us in our weekly dose of humor that comes from those candid moments at the track.
Nuts For Nationwide by Kelly Crandall
Kelly returns to bring us up-to-date on NASCAR's second-tier series as they head off to their first standalone race of the year in Iowa.
Happiness Is... by P. 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.
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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