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August 28th, 2014
Volume VIII, Edition CXLVI
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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 Oral-B USA 500: 44 cars entered
Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 32 - JJ Yeley for Go FAS Racing
No. 33 - Ty Dillon for Circle Sport/Richard Childress Racing
No. 40 - Landon Cassill for Hillman Racing
No. 77 - Joe Nemechek for Randy Humphrey Racing
Driver Changes:
No. 14 - An unknown driver will be in the seat. Officially, Tony Stewart is entered, but Stewart-Haas Racing has not announced whether Stewart will drive, or even travel to Atlanta for this weekend's action. Jeff Burton is the likely sub if Stewart sits out.
No. 33 - Ty Dillon is in the seat, replacing David Stremme. If he qualifies, Dillon will make his Sprint Cup Series debut.
No. 77 - Joe Nemechek is in the seat, replacing Nelson Piquet, Jr. Nemechek shifts to this team from Jay Robinson Racing, where he's run the majority of the Cup season to date.
Driver who must qualify on speed (top-36):
No. 77- Joe Nemechek for Randy Humphrey Racing (48th in points, 13 attempts)
Drivers who have provisionals, but could fail to qualify:
No. 7 - Michael Annett for Tommy Baldwin Racing (31st in points, 24 attempts)
No. 23 - Alex Bowman for BK Racing (37th in points, 24 attempts)
No. 26 - Cole Whitt for Swan Racing/BK Racing (33rd in points, 24 attempts)
No. 32 - JJ Yeley for Go FAS Racing (38th in points, 24 attempts)
No. 33 - Ty Dillon for Circle Sport/Richard Childress Racing (41st in points, 24 attempts)
No. 34 - David Ragan for Front Row Motorsports (32nd in points, 24 attempts)
No. 36 - Reed Sorenson for Tommy Baldwin Racing (34th in points, 24 attempts)
No. 38 - David Gilliland for Front Row Motorsports (30th in points, 24 attempts)
No. 40 - Landon Cassill for Hillman Racing (35th in points, 24 attempts)
No. 66 - Brett Moffitt for Michael Waltrip Racing/Identity Ventures Racing (39th in points, 24 attempts)
No. 83 - Ryan Truex for BK Racing (40th in points, 24 attempts)
No. 95 - Michael McDowell for Leavine Family Racing (42nd in points, 14 attempts)
No. 98 - Josh Wise for Phil Parsons Racing (36th in points, 24 attempts)
Nationwide Series Great Clips 300: 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. 42 - Kyle Larson for Turner Scott Motorsports
No. 54 - Kyle Busch for Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 87 - Chris Cockrum for Identity Ventures Racing/Rick Ware Racing
No. 98 - David Ragan for Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Driver Changes:
No. 10 - Jeff Green returns to the seat, replacing Mike Bliss. This team will start-and-park.
No. 19 - Mike Bliss returns to the seat, replacing Hermie Sadler. Bliss returns to his normal ride, adjusted based on funding for TriStar.
No. 20 - Matt Kenseth returns to the seat, replacing Erik Jones. This JGR car rotates between Cup drivers and some up-and-coming youngsters.
No. 22 - Joey Logano returns to the seat, replacing Ryan Blaney. Logano is sharing this car with Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney the rest of the season.
No. 23 - Carlos Contreras returns to the seat, replacing Blake Koch. Contreras continues to run a limited schedule based on funding for Rick Ware.
No. 46 - An unknown driver will be in the seat, replacing Matt Frahm. This car is a start-and-park effort for Key Motorsports.
No. 74 - Mike Harmon returns to the seat, replacing Kevin Lepage. Harmon owns the car.
No. 87 - Chris Cockrum returns to the seat, replacing Timmy Hill. Cockrum runs based on funding for Joe Nemechek's team.
Drivers who must qualify on speed:
No. 5 - Kevin Harvick for JR Motorsports (Guaranteed to start via the Past Champions' Provisional)
No. 10 - Jeff Green for TriStar Motorsports (Has second crack at the Past Champions' Provisional)*
No. 13 - Carl Long for Carl Long Racing*
No. 17 - Tanner Berryhill for Vision Racing
No. 25 - John Wes Townley for Athenian Motorsports
No. 46 - Unknown driver for The Motorsports Group*
No. 70 - Derrike Cope for Derrike Cope Racing
No. 72 - John Jackson for Carter Motorsports*
No. 74 - Mike Harmon for Mike Harmon Racing
No. 89 - Morgan Shepherd for Shepherd Motor Ventures*
No. 98 - David Ragan for Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Not Entered:
No. 29 - Milka Duno for RAB Racing with Brack Maggard
No. 37 - Ryan Ellis for Vision Racing
No. 84 - Chad Boat for Billy Boat Motorsports
No. 86 - Jake Crum for DRG Motorsports
No. 91 - TriStar Motorsports
Camping World Truck Series Chevy Silverado 250k: 28 trucks entered
Driver Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 19 - Alex Tagliani for Brad Keselowski Racing
Driver Changes:
No. 07 - Ray Courtemanche, Jr. is in the seat, replacing B.J. McLeod. Courtemanche will be making his Camping World Truck Series debut.
No. 19 - Alex Tagliani is in the seat, replacing Brad Keselowski. Tagliani will be making his Camping World Truck Series debut.
No. 32 - Cameron Hayley is in the seat, replacing Ben Rhodes. Hayley will be making his Camping World Truck Series debut.
No. 36 - Justin Jennings is in the seat, replacing Blake Koch. This truck typically start-and-parks.
No. 51 - Erik Jones returns to the seat, replacing Kyle Busch. Jones is splitting the schedule with his Cup Series driver and Truck owner.
No. 63 - Scott Stenzel returns to the seat, replacing Justin Jennings. Stenzel is running a one-race deal.
Since there are only 28 trucks entered, no one will fail to qualify. However, these drivers must still qualify on speed:
No. 0 - Caleb Roark for JJC Racing*
No. 36 - Justin Jennings for MB Motorsports*
No. 53 - Andrew Ranger for NDS Motorsports. This race will be Ranger's Camping World Truck Series debut.
* - Expected to Start-and-Park
Withdrawn:
No. 30 - Ron Hornaday for Turner Scott Motorsports
Not Entered:
No. 01 - Jake Crum for Jake Crum Motorsports
No. 03 - Mike Affarano for Affarano Motorsports
No. 05 - John Wes Townley for Athenian Motorsports
No. 23 - Max Gresham for GMS Racing
No. 25 - Justin Boston for Venturini Motorsports
No. 28 - Bryan Dauzat for FDNY Racing
No. 33 - Brandon Jones for Turner Scott Motorsports
No. 75 - Caleb Holman for Henderson Motorsports
No. 80 - Jody Knowles
No. 92 - Corey LaJoie for RBR Enterprises
ARCA Racing Series Southern Illinois 100: 30 cars entered
Driver Changes:
No. 0 - Wayne Peterson returns to the seat, replacing Con Nicolopoulos.
No. 10 - Tyler Speer is in the seat, replacing Ed Pompa.
No. 40 - Ray Ciccarelli returns to the seat, replacing Roger Carter.
No. 49 - An unknown driver will be in the seat, replacing Brian Norton.
No. 52 - Ken Schrader returns to the seat, replacing Matt Tifft.
No. 55 - Brennan Poole returns to the seat, replacing Ben Rhodes.
No. 66 - Bob Strait returns to the seat, replacing Brennan Poole.
No. 68 - An unknown driver will be in the seat, replacing Will Kimmel.
No. 69 - Will Kimmel returns to the seat, replacing Kenny Mathews.
No. 77 - Tom Hessert, III returns to the seat, replacing Anderson Bowen.
No. 97 - An unknown driver is in the seat, replacing Emerson Newton-John.
No. 99 - An unknown driver is in the seat, replacing Tom Woodin.
Notable Entries:
No. 15 - John Wes Townley for Venturini Motorsports
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. 55 - Brennan Poole for Venturini Motorsports
No. 69 - Will Kimmel for Kimmel Racing
No. 77 - Tom Hessert, III for Cunningham Motorsports
No. 90 - Grant Enfinger for Team BCR/GMS Racing
No. 98 - Mason Mitchell for Mason Mitchell Motorsports
Not Entered:
No. 4 - Brandon Jones for Turner Scott Motorsports
No. 12 - Tyler Audie for Kyle Beattie Motorsports
No. 37 - Kyle Benjamin for Kyle Benjamin Motorsports
No. 47 - Christian Celaya for Stange Racing
No. 72 - Cunningham Motorsports
Verizon IndyCar Series MavTV 500: 22 cars entered
Driver Changes:
No. 20 - Ed Carpenter returns to the seat, replacing Mike Conway.
Entries:
No. 2 - Juan Pablo Montoya for Team Penske
No. 3 - Helio Castroneves for Team Penske
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. 17 - Sebastian Saavedra for AFS 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. 25 - Marco Andretti for Andretti Autosport
No. 27 - James Hinchcliffe for Andretti Autosport
No. 28 - Ryan Hunter-Reay for Andretti Autosport
No. 34 - Carlos Munoz for HVM/Andretti Autosport
No. 67 - Josef Newgarden for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
No. 77 - Simon Pagenaud for Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Racing
No. 83 - Charlie Kimball for Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing
No. 98 - Jack Hawksworth for Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
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by John Potts
I can't take credit for this one. It comes to me from Frank Scott, a friend from Louisville who is still active as the weekly announcer at the Sportsdrome in Jeffersonville, IN, across the Ohio from Louisville. He knows a lot of the same people I do, and is responsible for taking care of a Facebook page featuring the old Fairgrounds Motor Speedway in Louisville, which was active from 1961 through 1980. Each time I log on to it, I have to wonder if there is another short track which has been out of business for more than 30 years with more than 1,800 members.
Here it is, in Frank's words…
"In a recent conversation with 10-Time ARCA Series Champion Frank Kimmel, his thoughts turned to present-day drivers. For instance, he told me he and Ken Schrader and Kyle Busch were sharing stories and Charlie Glotzbach's name came up. To Kimmel and Schrader's surprise, Rowdy didn't know who "Chargin" Charlie was."
"Well, Glotzbach happened to be there at the event that day and Kimmel took him over and introduced him. Rowdy and Glotzbach sat and talked for quite some time and both came away with a mutual respect for each other. It only figures - their driving styles and brushes with the hierarchy of NASCAR seem to closely resemble one another."
"Keep in mind, Charlie won Cup events at Charlotte, Michigan and Atlanta, but his win at Bristol was maybe the most impressive. In 1971, Glotzbach won the caution-free Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in a record pace that still stands. The race was completed with an average speed of 101.074 mph (two hours, 38 minutes) at the .533-mile (at the time) track. Glotzbach required relief during the middle of the race from Friday Hassler. The track is known for a high number of cautions."
"My most vivid memory of Glotzbach is when he tested for Chrysler Corporation when they were experimenting with the new high-winged, Dodge Daytona Charger. Charlie was clocked at 242 mph on Chrysler's Chelsea, Michigan test track on bias ply tires, not the safer radials we have today."
"In September of 1969, Glotzbach set a World Record of 199.466 mph at Talladega, driving the Nichels Engineering No. 88 Dodge Charger Daytona."
"Glotzbach, now age 76 and operating a truck dealership in Sellersburg, IN, was the Fairgrounds Motor Speedway's 1978 Late Model Division Champion after winning four NASCAR Cup Series events. He had 50 starts in the series and won twelve pole positions - that's one pole for every five starts. Yes… I think Rowdy was impressed.
"Frank Kimmel ended our conversation by stating: 'Think that's something? Matt Crafton (NASCAR Camping World Truck Series star) didn't even know who David Pearson is'."
Maybe stories like this one are the reason I feel so strongly about the history of our sport. Times like those may never come again. It's nice to sit back and remember when you could tell what kind of car a driver was in with just a glance.
John Potts is a Senior Writer for Frontstretch. He can be reached via e-mail at john.potts@frontstretch.com.
Post-race coverage was marred by technical issues. With Dick Berggren serving as the telecast's sole pit reporter, those problems cut down on the amount of post-race content that we could get, despite a prodigous amount on time on the network's hands. Viewers only saw three driver interviews, plus one with team manager Billy Venturini, along with checks of the unofficial results and point standings prior to the end of the telecast. The technical mistakes made Berggren look bad, but they appeared to be beyond his control.
ESPN actually is a lot better at informing viewers about impending weather than FOX Sports these days. Obviously, they don't want to talk about it, but they do it because they have to. With FOX, we get posturing, hiding of the truth, and the whole "Vortex Theory," which is nothing more than a pile of steaming garbage.
Frontstretch Line of the Week
From Beyond the Cockpit: Corey LaJoie on Looking for Sponsors, Learning from the King and Concord Speedway
"I see him quite a bit. He is awesome. Just to have his knowledge to pick from is awesome. There is only so much you can learn from somebody on the racetrack. Just some pointers here and there. He can't obviously tell you how to drive the race car. To see what kind of an icon he is off of the racetrack and how kind he is to people and attentive. That is what I need to focus on. He'll make time for anyone, any time of the day. As big of a figure as he is in the sport, to still take care of the people who got him to where he is is pretty cool to see at 76 or however old he is." - Corey LaJoie, on spending time around Richard Petty
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TODAY AT FRONTSTRETCH:
FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
Wednesday's Answer:
Q: Up until the start of NASCAR's series-wide TV deals in 2001, the spring race at Atlanta Motor Speedway was one of the few races that was on network television every year. Coverage was shown live on ABC. However, 1993 was an exception to that rule. Why was this so, and what happened to the race telecast?
A: When the Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was originally scheduled to run, the entire Atlanta metro area was paralyzed what became known as "Superstorm '93," a massive snowstorm that blanketed most of the Eastern United States with heavy snows. Atlanta was socked in for days, resulting in the postponement of both the Busch Grand National and Winston Cup races. While the Busch Grand National race was postponed to November and run as part of a tripleheader, the Cup race was postponed a week.~~~~~~~~~~
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:
We'll have a preview of Saturday night's MaVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway, the season finale for the Verizon IndyCar Series.
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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