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The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
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The Best Seat at the Track, The Best View on the Net!
Feb. 25, 2016
Volume X, Edition XVI
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What to Watch: Thursday
- Today is pull-in day at Atlanta Motor Speedway for NASCAR's three National Series. No on-track activity is scheduled, but we'll have any news that breaks at Frontstretch.
Top News
by the Frontstretch Staff
Jack Roush, Ricky Rudd Highlight 2017 NASCAR Hall Nominee Additions
by the Frontstretch Staff
Jack Roush, Ricky Rudd Highlight 2017 NASCAR Hall Nominee Additions
On Wednesday, NASCAR announced the 20 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Included are the 15 remaining nominees from this past season, and five new ones. The new nominees are Mark Martin, Ron Hornaday, Ken Squier, Ricky Rudd and Waddell Wilson. Read more
Martin Truex, Jr., Ben Rhodes Hit with Daytona Penalties
Martin Truex, Jr., Ben Rhodes Hit with Daytona Penalties
On Wednesday, NASCAR announced a series of penalties from Speedweeks. Most notably, Furniture Row Racing was assessed a P2 penalty from their roof flap issue during qualifying. Crew chief Cole Pearn has been placed on probation. Ben Rhodes' No. 41 truck team was also assessed a P2 penalty for illegal coil spring mounts. Read more
JJ Yeley Joins TriStar Motorsports for 2016
JJ Yeley Joins TriStar Motorsports for 2016
On Wednesday, TriStar Motorsports announced that JJ Yeley will drive the team's No. 14 Toyota starting this weekend at Atlanta. Yeley replaces Benny Gordon, who raced at Daytona with some distinction before retiring with transmission issues. Read more
Have news for the Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com with a promising lead or tip.
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Editor's Note: Potts' Shots will Return next week.~~~~~~~~~~
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Editor's Note: The Critic's Annex will run on Friday. The reason for the move is that NBCSN is airing the season opener for the K&N Pro Series East, the JET Tools 150 from New Smyrna Speedway, tonight at 11:30 p.m. As you've probably read, that race ended in an extremely controversial fashion. I want to: 1) See exactly what happened and 2) See how NBCSN handled that situation. Think of it as an instant critique. I'm really looking forward to it because New Smyrna Speedway puts on good races. Any of you who watched the coverage of the World Series of Asphalt on FansChoice.tv will agree.
Q: Later that day in Atlanta after Park's crash, Todd Bodine put his No. 35 Tabasco Pontiac on the outside pole for the Primestar 500. For Bodine, such an accomplishment was nice, but not necessarily out of the ordinary since he'd had a lot of success at Atlanta during his career. However, it was a shock here. Why?
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"Our goals are the same. To run the best race we can and put ourselves in contention for the win. But you do have to race a little differently. Our car doesn't have the speed that the top 10 or top 12 cars have so I have to be a little more patient. I've got to pick and choose when to be aggressive and when [to] not.- David Ragan, on his grandmaster plan in the No. 23 this year.
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"Our goals are the same. To run the best race we can and put ourselves in contention for the win. But you do have to race a little differently. Our car doesn't have the speed that the top 10 or top 12 cars have so I have to be a little more patient. I've got to pick and choose when to be aggressive and when [to] not.- David Ragan, on his grandmaster plan in the No. 23 this year.
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TODAY AT FRONTSTRETCH:
by P. Huston Ladner
by Kevin Rutherford
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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
Q: Later that day in Atlanta after Park's crash, Todd Bodine put his No. 35 Tabasco Pontiac on the outside pole for the Primestar 500. For Bodine, such an accomplishment was nice, but not necessarily out of the ordinary since he'd had a lot of success at Atlanta during his career. However, it was a shock here. Why?
Check back Friday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!
Wednesday's Answer:
Wednesday's Answer:
Q: In 1998, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. went full-time in Winston Cup with Steve Park as their driver. However, the beginning of the season saw Park fail to finish the first two races, then DNQ at Las Vegas. Atlanta completely derailed Park's season. What happened?
A: Park appeared to either blow a right front tire or suffer a mechanical failure. The result was that he went hard into the wall in turn 4, then hit it again. By this point, Park had no brakes. He continued into the quad-oval, hit the wall a third time, then crossed the grass and hit the pit wall. ESPN was airing rare live coverage of opening practice that day, but was airing a piece about Jeff Burton at Las Vegas when it occurred. Here's their aftermath/replay coverage.
Park suffered a broken leg in the crash, which put him out of the car until Indianapolis in August. Phil Parsons and Ron Hornaday were tapped as subs, but neither managed to qualify the No. 1 at Atlanta or Darlington, respectively. That led Dale Earnhardt to tap Darrell Waltrip as Park's sub.
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COMING TOMORROW
In The Frontstretch Newsletter:
We'll have some news from today, while The Critic's Annex will cover the JET Tools 150 from New Smyrna Speedway.
On Frontstretch.com:
Zach Catanzareti answers Four Burning Questions heading into this weekend's action in Atlanta.
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