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July 24th, 2014
Volume VIII, Edition CXXI
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Today's TV Schedule
Time Telecast Network
by Phil Allaway
Entry List Update:
Note: These entries are accurate as of Wednesday night. However, they are still subject to change.
Sprint Cup Series Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400: 46 cars entered
Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 21- Trevor Bayne for Wood Brothers Racing
No. 29- Matt Crafton for RAB Racing with Brack Maggard
No. 40- Landon Cassill for Hillman Racing
Driver Changes:
No. 29- Matt Crafton is in the seat, replacing Joe Nemechek. If Crafton qualifies, he would be making his Sprint Cup Series debut.
No. 32- Travis Kvapil returns to the seat, replacing Eddie MacDonald.
No. 33- David Stremme returns to the seat, replacing Morgan Shepherd.
No. 66- Brett Moffitt returns to the seat, replacing Jeff Burton.
Drivers who must qualify on speed (top-36):
No. 12- Juan Pablo Montoya for Team Penske (46th in points, 2 attempts)
No. 21- Trevor Bayne for Wood Brothers Racing (43rd in points, 7 attempts)
No. 29- Matt Crafton for RAB Racing with Brack Maggard (51st in points, 1 attempt)
Drivers with provisionals, but are in danger of failing to qualify:
No. 23- Alex Bowman for BK Racing (35th in points, 19 attempts)
No. 26- Cole Whitt for Swan Racing/BK Racing (32nd in points, 19 attempts)
No. 32- Travis Kvapil for Go FAS Racing (37th in points, 19 attempts)
No. 33- David Stremme for Circle Sport (41st in points, 19 attempts)
No. 34- David Ragan for Front Row Motorsports (33rd in points, 19 attempts)
No. 36- Reed Sorenson for Tommy Baldwin Racing (36th in points, 19 attempts)
No. 37- Bobby Labonte for Tommy Baldwin Racing (No points, has Past Champions' Provisional)
No. 38- David Gilliland for Front Row Motorsports (31st in points, 19 attempts)
No. 40- Landon Cassill for Hillman Racing (34th in points, 19 attempts)
No. 66- Brett Moffitt for Michael Waltrip Racing (39th in points, 19 attempts)
No. 83- Ryan Truex for BK Racing (40th in points, 19 attempts)
No. 95- Michael McDowell for Leavine Family Racing (42nd in points, 11 attempts)
No. 98- Josh Wise for Phil Parsons Racing (38th in points, 19 attempts)
Not Entered:
No. 87- Timmy Hill for Identity Ventures Racing
No. 93- Mike Bliss for BK Racing
Nationwide Series Lilly Diabetes 250: 41 cars entered
Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 5- Kevin Harvick for JR Motorsports
No. 20- Matt Kenseth for Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 22- Joey Logano for Team Penske
No. 25- John Wes Townley for Athenian Motorsports
No. 33- Paul Menard for Richard Childress Racing
No. 40- Josh Wise for The Motorsports Group
No. 42- Kyle Larson for Turner Scott Motorsports
No. 54- Kyle Busch for Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 98- David Ragan for Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Driver Changes:
No. 5- Kevin Harvick returns to the seat, replacing Kasey Kahne.
No. 20- Matt Kenseth returns to the seat, replacing Erik Jones.
No. 22- Joey Logano returns to the seat, replacing Ryan Blaney.
No. 23- Robert Richardson, Jr. returns to the seat, replacing Richard Harriman.
No. 33- Paul Menard returns to the seat, replacing Cale Conley.
No. 40- Josh Wise returns to the seat, replacing Matt DiBenedetto.
No. 46- Matt DiBenedetto returns to the seat, replacing Ryan Ellis.
No. 54- Kyle Busch returns to the seat, replacing Sam Hornish, Jr.
No. 93- Kevin Swindell is in the seat, replacing Mike Harmon.
Drivers who must qualify on speed:
No. 5- Kevin Harvick for JR Motorsports (Guaranteed to start via the Past Champions' Provisional)
No. 10- Blake Koch for TriStar Motorsports*
No. 17- Tanner Berryhill for Vision Racing
No. 25- John Wes Townley for Athenian Motorsports
No. 33- Paul Menard for Richard Childress Racing
No. 46- Matt DiBenedetto for The Motorsports Group*
No. 70- Derrike Cope for Derrike Cope Racing
No. 74- Kevin Lepage for Mike Harmon Racing*
No. 76- Tommy Joe Martins for Martins Motorsports
No. 84- Chad Boat for Billy Boat Motorsports
No. 98- David Ragan for Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Not Entered:
No. 13- Carl Long Racing
No. 72- Carl Long for Carter Motorsports
ARCA Racing Series Scott Get Geared Up 200: 32 cars entered
Driver Changes:
No. 06- Wayne Peterson returns to the seat, replacing Tim Viens.
No. 3- Karl Weber returns to the seat, replacing Jerry Tunney.
No. 10- Blake Hillard returns to the seat, replacing Rick Clifton.
No. 11- Matt Tifft is in the seat, replacing Garrett Smithley.
No. 40- Mike Senica is in the seat, replacing Galen Hassler.
No. 48- Brad Smith returns to the seat, replacing Rick Clifton.
No. 52- Ken Schrader returns to the seat, replacing Matt Tifft.
No. 66- J.J. Haley returns to the seat, replacing Leilani Munter.
No. 68- An unknown driver will be in the seat, replacing Chris Bailey, Jr.
No. 69- Michael Lira returns to the seat, replacing Will Kimmel.
No. 72- Shannon McIntosh is in the seat, replacing Tom Hessert, III.
No. 80- Brian Finney returns to the seat, replacing Barry Layne.
No. 97- Ray Ciccarelli returns to the seat, replacing Roger Carter.
No. 99- An unknown driver will be in the seat, replacing Steve Fox.
Notable Entries:
No. 4- Brandon Jones for Turner Scott Motorsports
No. 5- Bobby Gerhart for Bobby Gerhart Racing
No. 11- Matt Tifft for Fast Track Racing/Ken Schrader Racing
No. 15- John Wes Townley for Venturini Motorsports
No. 17- Kyle Weatherman for Roulo Brothers Racing
No. 22- Austin Wayne Self for Cunningham Motorsports
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, III 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. 00- Wayne Peterson Racing
No. 18- Bill Catania for Catania Racing
No. 20- Tom Berte
No. 23- Spencer Gallagher for GMS Racing
No. 47- Buster Graham for Stange Racing
TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Brickyard Grand Prix: 50 entries in 4 classes
Prototype (P) Entries: 11
No. 01- Scott Pruett/Memo Rojas for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
No. 07- Joel Miller/Tristan Nunez for SpeedSource
No. 1- Ryan Dalziel/Scott Sharp for Extreme Speed Motorsports
No. 2- Ed Brown/Johannes van Overbeek for Extreme Speed Motorsports
No. 5- Joao Barbosa/Christian Fittipaldi for Action Express Racing
No. 10- Jordan Taylor/Ricky Taylor for Wayne Taylor Motorsports
No. 31- Eric Curran/Burt Frisselle for Marsh Racing
No. 42- Ho-Pin Tung/Gustavo Yacaman for OAK Racing
No. 60- Oswaldo Negri, Jr./John Pew for Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
No. 70- Tom Long/Sylvain Tremblay for SpeedSource
No. 90- Michael Valiante/Richard Westbrook for Spirit of Daytona Racing
Prototype Challenge (PC) Entries: 10
No. 08- Chris Cumming/Jack Hawksworth for RSR Racing
No. 09- Duncan Ende/Bruno Junqueira for RSR Racing
No. 7- Martin Fuentes/John Martin for Starworks Motorsport
No. 8- Mirco Schultis/Renger van der Zande for Starworks Motorsport
No. 25- Luis Diaz/Sean Rayhall for 8Star Motorsports
No. 38- James French/David Ostella for Performance Tech Motorsports
No. 52- Gunnar Jeannette/Frankie Montecalvo for PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports
No. 54- Jon Bennett/Colin Braun for core Autosport
No. 85- Chris Miller/Stephen Simpson for JDC/Miller MotorSports
No. 88- Doug Bielefeld/Martin Plowman for BAR1 Motorsports
Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) Entries: 10
No. 3- Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen for Corvette Racing
No. 4- Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner for Corvette Racing
No. 17- Wolf Henzler/Bryan Sellers for Team Falken Tire
No. 55- Bill Auberlen/Andy Priaulx for BMW Team RLL
No. 56- John Edwards/Dirk Müller for BMW Team RLL
No. 62- Giancarlo Fisichella/Pierre Kaffer for Risi Competitizone
No. 91- Jonathan Bomarito/Dominik Farnbacher/Marc Goossens for SRT Motorsports
No. 93- Jonathan Bomarito/Marc Goossens/Kuno Wittmer for SRT Motorsports
No. 911- Richard Lietz/Nick Tandy for Porsche North America (core Autosport)
No. 912- Michael Christensen/Patrick Long for Porsche North America (core Autosport)
Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) Entries: 18
No. 007- Al Carter/James Davison for TRG-AMR
No. 18- Unknown drivers for Muehlner Motorsports America
No. 19- Mark Kvamme/Unknown driver for Muehlner Motorsports America
No. 22- Leh Keen/Cooper MacNeil for Alex Job Racing
No. 23- Mario Farnbacher/Ian James for Alex Job Racing/Team Seattle
No. 27- Andrew Davis/Patrick Dempsey for Dempsey Racing
No. 33- Jeroen Bleekemolen/Ben Keating for Riley Motorsports
No. 35- Seth Neiman/Dion von Moltke for Flying Lizard Motorsports
No. 44- Andy Lally/John Potter for Magnus Racing
No. 45- Nelson Canache/Spencer Pumpelly for Flying Lizard Motorsports
No. 46- Charles Espenlaub/Charles Putman for Fall-Line Motorsports
No. 48- Christopher Haase/Bryce Miller for Paul Miller Racing
No. 58- Jan Heylen/Madison Snow for Snow Racing/Dempsey Racing
No. 63- Alessandro Balzan/Jeff Westphal for Scuderia Corsa
No. 73- Kevin Estre/Patrick Lindsey for Park Place Motorsports
No. 81- Matt Bell/Damien Faulkner for GB Autosport
No. 94- Dane Cameron/Markus Palttala for Turner Motorsport
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Potts' Shots for July 24
Saying goodbye to people you've known is never easy…
In the past week we've had two of those – one a close friend, the other a very valued acquaintance. One of the premier television sportscasters and announcers in motorsports passed on last week when we lost Gary Lee.
I first met Larry when he was announcing and I was working with the American Speed Association. I found him to be the kind of worker who researches his subjects and is well informed by the time he picks up the microphone. Later, when the "Thunder" series on ESPN began in 1988 at what was then Indianapolis Raceway Park, we worked together. He and the late Larry Rice were the "headline" team for the telecasts, and Gary would call me at least twice a week checking on the entry list, and also to see if there was going to be anything special going on in addition to the racing. With Bob Daniels promoting, he knew things would be interesting from the time the cameras started to roll.
After leaving NHRA/IRP employ, I was asked by Lingner Group Productions, who handled the USAC broadcasts, to assist their pit reporters. The first week I did this, Gary was the pit reporter, and I met him at the back gate with a golf cart. He said, "Let's go get the pit assignments so we know where to go when we need to go." I handed him the list which I had already compiled with the help of USAC's Dick Jordan, and we both had a good laugh about it. He asked how I knew what he'd want. I asked him how long we had known each other.
There was no mistaking Gary's passion for racing, and he even tried driving at one point in his career. We became great friends, as did Larry and I, and I very much enjoyed working with the both of them. I'm sure they're both busy right now interviewing Rich Vogler, Gary Bettenhausen, and a host of others.
Oh, and I'm also sure Bob Daniels is looking over their shoulders making sure the race sponsors are mentioned.
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The second passing, I'll admit, was not a close friend, but it was someone I admired very much and was happy to get to know on a casual basis.
I first met James Garner in 1985, when he was driving the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race pace car for the third time. I knew he was an avid race fan as well as a damn good amateur driver, having been "hooked" for good when he made the movie Grand Prix.
It was in Bruce Walkup's promoter's suite at the Indiana State Fairgrounds mile for a Silver Crown race on Friday before the 500. We happened to be at the bar together (imagine that) and I asked him if he was having fun.
"I'm havin' a ball," he said. "I always have a ball in Indianapolis."
Then he glanced at the IRP logo on my shirt and asked, "Aren't you guys having a little midget race tomorrow night?"
Assured that we were, he asked if it would be OK for him to come out.
I didn't need Bob Daniels' approval on that one. I told him his name would be on the VIP list.
He took the time to come to the tower and thank us, and his name pretty much stayed on that VIP list for the entire 15 years I was there.
There's been a lot said about his career on TV (Maverick, Rockford, etc.), and all the movies he made. I found it unusual that of all those movies, my favorite wasn't mentioned in any of the stories about him.
It was a classic called "My Fellow Americans," with Jack Lemmon and Garner as two former presidents who didn't like each other forced to work together to expose a cover-up and conspiracy. I learned that he was given the part because Lemmon's oft-times partner, Walter Matthau, was not available at the time due to ill health.
In my opinion, he did Matthau proud. The movie was a laugh-a-minute, and I encourage anyone who hasn't seen it to check out the DVD. My favorite line? Easy – "Who am I, (expletive deleted) MacGyver? I'm making this up as we go along."
RIP, Gary and James.
John Potts is a Senior Writer for Frontstretch. He can be reached via e-mail at john.potts@frontstretch.com.
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.
Frontstretch Line of the Week
From Tech Talk with Tony Gibson for Indianapolis – Tire concerns, Two Grooves and Today's Car Compared to 1992′s
"Yeah, it has been tried before. Even back in 1994 and 1995, we messed around with shifting up there, but there is so much going on. You have four corners instead of two sweeping corners. There is a lot of turning with the steering wheel, there is a lot of braking, there is a lot throttle there is just a lot of stuff going on. The guys who tried it were like"there is just too much going on to try and worry about shifting in the short chutes." That got ix-nayed pretty quick. I don't feel like you'll see any of that going on this time. I could be wrong but I don't see anyone shifting really." - Tony Gibson, on the potential of shifting at Indianapolis.
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TODAY AT FRONTSTRETCH:
FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
Tuesday's Answer:
Q: A.J. Foyt qualified 40th and finished 33rd in the inaugural Brickyard 400 back in 1994. Foyt was the final driver to get into the field on speed in Second Round Qualifying. Had Foyt put up his lap in first round qualifying, where would he have timed in?
A: Had Foyt turned his lap at 168.596 mph during the Thursday qualifying session, it would have been good enough for 26th fastest. Foyt and his team would have been thrust into a quandary as to whether to stand on their time, or requalify. The weather was more favorable in second-round qualifying, meaning that he could have gone faster if he requalified. However, had he slowed down at all, he would have DNQ'd. Also, the driver that actually qualified 26th in first round qualifying, Terry Labonte, did choose to re-qualify and was fastest in Second round qualifying, earning the 21st starting spot with a time that would have been good enough for the top-10 on Thursday.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 Staff
-- Keepin' It Short by Mike Neff
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, trivia, and more!
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Tomorrow on the Frontstretch:
Amy returns this week with another intriguing Friday commentary.
Pictures can lead to a thousand laughs; join us in our weekly dose of humor that comes from those candid moments at the track.
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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