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Oct. 9, 2014
Volume VIII, Edition CLXXVI
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Time Telecast Network
by Phil Allaway
Entry List Update:
Note: These updates are accurate as of Wednesday night. However, they are still subject to change.
Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500: 44 cars entered
Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 6 - Trevor Bayne for Roush Fenway Racing
No. 32 - Blake Koch for Go FAS Racing
No. 40 - Landon Cassill for Hillman Racing
No. 77 - Corey LaJoie for Randy Humphrey Racing
No. 83 - JJ Yeley for BK Racing
Driver Changes:
No. 32 - Blake Koch returns to the seat, replacing Joey Gase. Koch is bringing funding to the organization.
No. 66 - Brett Moffitt returns to the seat, replacing Mike Wallace. Moffitt is running a limited schedule with this program the rest of the season.
Driver who must qualify on speed (top-36):
No. 6 - Trevor Bayne for Roush Fenway Racing (No points)
Drivers who have provisionals, but could possibly fail to qualify:
No. 7 - Michael Annett for Tommy Baldwin Racing (31st in points, 30 attempts)
No. 23 - Alex Bowman for BK Racing (36th in points, 30 attempts)
No. 26 - Cole Whitt for Swan Racing/BK Racing (33rd in points, 30 attempts)
No. 32 - Blake Koch for Go FAS Racing (38th in points, 30 attempts)
No. 33 - Timmy Hill for Circle Sport (40th in points, 30 attempts)
No. 34 - David Ragan for Front Row Motorsports (32nd in points, 30 attempts)
No. 36 - Reed Sorenson for Tommy Baldwin Racing (34th in points, 30 attempts)
No. 38 - David Gilliland for Front Row Motorsports (30th in points, 30 attempts)
No. 40 - Landon Cassill for Hillman Racing (35th in points, 30 attempts)
No. 66 - Brett Moffitt for Michael Waltrip Racing/Identity Ventures Racing (39th in points, 30 attempts)
No. 77 - Corey LaJoie for Randy Humphrey Racing (47th in points, 15 attempts)
No. 83 - JJ Yeley for BK Racing (41st in points, 30 attempts)
No. 95 - Michael McDowell for Leavine Family Racing (42nd in points, 17 attempts)
No. 98 - Josh Wise for Phil Parsons Racing (37th in points, 30 attempts)
Not Entered:
No. 37 - Mike Bliss for Tommy Baldwin Racing
Nationwide Series Drive For The Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina: 45 cars entered
Drivers Ineligible to Earn Points:
No. 5 - Alex Bowman for JR Motorsports
No. 12 - Ryan Blaney for Team Penske
No. 20 - Matt Kenseth for Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 22 - Brad Keselowski for Team Penske
No. 33 - Cale Conley for Richard Childress Racing
No. 42 - Kyle Larson for Turner Scott Motorsports
No. 54 - Kyle Busch for Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 77 - Jimmy Weller for Viva Motorsports with Frank Cicci
No. 80 - Ross Chastain for HRE Enterprises
No. 87 - Timmy Hill for Identity Ventures Racing/Rick Ware Racing
No. 98 - Corey LaJoie for Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Driver Changes:
No. 5 - Alex Bowman is in the seat, replacing Kevin Harvick. Bowman is running the No. 5 in a one-off with sponsorship from Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s Dirty 'Mo Radio.
No. 10 - David Starr is in the seat, replacing Blake Koch.
No. 22 - Brad Keselowski returns to the seat, replacing Ryan Blaney.
No. 23 - Carlos Contreras returns to the seat, replacing Timmy Hill.
No. 44 - Will Kimmel returns to the seat, replacing David Starr.
No. 72 - Matt Carter returns to the seat, replacing Carl Long. John Jackson was originally entered in the car.
No. 80 - Ross Chastain returns to the seat, replacing Alex Bowman. Johnny Sauter was originally entered in the car.
No. 87 - Timmy Hill returns to the seat, replacing Jennifer Jo Cobb. Joe Nemechek was originally entered in the car.
Drivers who must qualify on speed:
No. 5 - Alex Bowman for JR Motorsports
No. 10 - David Starr for TriStar Motorsports
No. 12 - Ryan Blaney for Team Penske. Blaney is debuting sponsorship from truck manufacturer Western Star.
No. 17 - Tanner Berryhill for Vision Racing
No. 33 - Cale Conley for Richard Childress Racing
No. 46 - Ryan Ellis for The Motorsports Group*
No. 70 - Derrike Cope for Derrike Cope Racing
No. 72 - Matt Carter for Carter Motorsports*
No. 74 - Mike Harmon for Mike Harmon Racing*
No. 77 - Jimmy Weller for Viva Motorsports with Frank Cicci. Officially, Weller's car is a second Viva Motorsports entry, but the car Weller is running is the car that normally competes when SS-Green Light Racing is running the No. 55.
No. 80 - Ross Chastain for HRE Enterprises
No. 84 - Chad Boat for Billy Boat Motorsports
No. 89 - Morgan Shepherd for Shepherd Motor Ventures*
No. 91 - Jeff Green for TriStar Motorsports (Guaranteed to start via the Past Champions' Provisional)*
No. 98 - Corey LaJoie for Biagi-DenBeste Racing. LaJoie will compete in all but one of the remaining Nationwide Series races this season for Biagi-DenBeste Racing with Medallion Financial sponsorship.
Not Entered:
No. 25 - John Wes Townley for Athenian Motorsports
No. 29 - Milka Duno for RAB Racing with Brack Maggard
No. 90 - Martin Roy for DGR Motorsports
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Got NASCAR-related questions or comments?
Send them Summer Bedgood's way at summer.bedgood@frontstretch.com; and, if you're lucky, you'll get your name in print when she does her weekly column answering back to you – the fans that keep Frontstretch afloat. Frontstretch Fan Q & A will run on Thursdays with a whole new set of Fan Questions and Answers!
I do a lot of surfing of the web nowadays, mostly motorsports sites and boards, and I note a lot of the complaints about big-time racing. Everybody's heard or read the gripes about not being able to tell what kind of car is out there without looking closely at the grill, etc. Seems people would like to see a return to the days when they actually raced cars that looked like those on the streets.
Trust me, that ain't gonna help all that much. It's gotten to the point where I can't tell the newer cars apart when they go by me on the road. And I've been a "car guy" for years.
What do I think about big-time stock car racing nowadays? I think it's entirely too sophisticated.
Aero this, aero that. Everybody tries to get their cars as slick as they can, and then the sanctioning body tries to make sure they're all the same.
The first mention of "aero" I remember was back in 1971 when my friend Bill Kimmel (Frank's dad) flipped his Chevelle while practicing for the ARCA race at Daytona. Wadded up the car and left Bill in the hospital for awhile with several injuries.
While he was in the crash house, a spotter who had been in one of those Union 76 towers came in and told him his radar showed the car at nearly 190 when it lifted off the track. That's when we mentioned "aero," but it was part of a longer word – aerodynamics.
Some discussion about this on Facebook brought a comment from a fellow named Pheaton Guinn, who said he'd like to see a return to the days when the engineer was sitting behind the steering wheel instead of in front of a laptop. As far as I'm concerned, that says it all about the sophistication of the sport today.
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An old friend of mine, Denny Darnell, who has worked for tracks, sanctioning bodies, and pretty much everywhere else in this crazy sport, noted that the two cars Roger Penske has whipping everybody right now, the Nos. 2 and 22, used to be Dodges.
He wondered if maybe somebody at Chrysler is second-guessing themselves about the decision to get out of NASCAR. I suppose not, because earlier this week they announced a decision to pull all factory support for professional teams in road racing. That includes the Viper program, I understand.
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After seeing a video of the devastating accident which caused such grievous injuries to Formula One driver Jules Bianchi at the Grand Prix of Japan on Sunday, I can only say it was one of the worst I've ever seen. And seeing that video raised some interesting questions…
First, there was a BIG piece of machinery inside the fence picking up a car which had previously spun up against the wall. Bianchi apparently aquaplaned on the wet surface and went under the rear end of the machinery, where there wasn't room for the car. I thought the worst as soon as I saw the video. Before that, I had only heard about it. His condition is described as "critical but stable" as I'm writing this.
One of the things that bothered me about the video is the course marshal in a tower just before the accident scene waving a green flag.
I talked to someone well versed in road racing procedures, and he told me that apparently the double yellow flag had been pulled at that point and it was back to a "local" yellow, meaning the cars had to slow only at the scene. The green flag, he told me, meant the course was clear after that point.
That I can understand. What I can't understand was why they didn't remain under the double yellow, meaning the entire course, with that machinery technically inside the race course. And why wasn't the safety car out?
OK, just my opinion, but we're learning from sources like ESPN drivers like Felipe Massa were complaining. Many felt that the weather was so bad, the race should have been stopped when it started raining hard and visibility became a problem.
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Frontstretch Line of the Week
From Beyond the Cockpit: Mason Mitchell Makes History in the ARCA Racing Series
"Kinda! At Pocono this year, we were both in the media center for either practice or qualifying and I won the pole for the event that I was in and I followed him up from his interview. He stopped by and we had a quick few second conversation and that was about it. Hopefully someday I get the opportunity to race him. I know he's definitely going to be around for a few more years, but I'm looking forward to that opportunity when that day comes. I've always looked up to him." - Mason Mitchell, on whether he's had the opportunity to meet his idol, Jeff Gordon.
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TODAY AT FRONTSTRETCH:
as told to Mike Neff
FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
Wednesday's Answer:
Q: The 1998 UAW-GM Quality 500 ran all the way to twilight due to a red flag less than 100 laps into the race. Why was this red flag thrown?
A: A water main leaked behind the backstretch, allowing fluids to flow over the wall and onto the track.~~~~~~~~~~
Coming tomorrow in the Frontstretch Newsletter:
-- Top News from Justin Tucker
-- In Case You Missed It by Staff
-- Links to your favorite Frontstretch articles, trivia, and more!
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Tomorrow on the Frontstretch:
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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