Tuesday, March 15, 2016

The Frontstretch Newsletter: Brian Vickers Continues with Stewart-Haas at Auto Club Speedway

THE FRONTSTRETCH NEWSLETTER
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Mar. 15, 2016
Volume IX, Edition XXIX
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What to Watch: Tuesday
 
- Today is a relatively quiet day in NASCAR.  Teams are prepping for the final leg of the Western Swing.  When news breaks today, we have it available for you at Frontstretch.
 
- Meanwhile, there is some testing ahead at Sebring International Raceway ahead of this weekend's Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring.  PC teams get some open testing (non-official) today on the 3.74 mile road course.
 
 
 
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Today's TV Listings can be found here.

Top News
by the Frontstretch Staff
 
 
 
Brian Vickers Partners with Janssen to Race at Auto Club Speedway

Stewart-Haas Racing announced on Monday that Brian Vickers will be back in the No. 14 this weekend at Auto Club Speedway.  Sponsorship will be provided by Janssen, which is also sponsoring Saturday's TreatMyClot.com 300 for the XFINITY Series.  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: Sitting in the Stands, a Fan's View, will return next week.

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Numbers Game: Good Sam 500k
by Phil Allaway

0.01
Margin of victory for Kevin Harvick on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway.  It is the closest margin of victory in any Sprint Cup race there.
 
2
Races in which the margin of victory this season has been 0.01 of a second.
 
2
Races thus far in 2016 in Sprint Cup that have gone to Overtime
 
4
Drivers who failed to finish Sunday's Good Sam 500k (Ryan Newman, Paul Menard, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. and Cole Whitt).
 
4
Number of drivers who now have victories and have all but locked themselves into the Chase.
 
5
Blown tires on Sunday due to melted beads.
 
5
Cautions during Sunday's Good Sam 500k.  They were all due to the melted beads.
 
7th
Position (tied with the Daytona 500 last month) where Sunday's finish ranks for closest margin of victory since electronic scoring was introduced in 1993.
 
19
Positions improved during the race by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., the most of any driver.  Earnhardt Jr. officially started 26th and finished fifth.
 
27
Positions lost during the race by Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., the most of any driver.  Stenhouse Jr. officially started tenth and finished 37th after melting the bead of his right front tire and crashing in turn 1.
 
139
Number of laps led by Kevin Harvick on Sunday, the most of anyone.
 
175
Number of laps led by Kyle Busch on Saturday, the most of anyone in the Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200.
 
190
Number of laps that everyone not named Kyle Busch has led through four XFINITY races in 2016.
 
493
Number of laps Kyle Busch has led in the XFINITY Series through four races.  Note that Busch skipped Daytona.  Since then, Busch has led 87.6 percent of the laps (72.2 percent of the first four races overall.
 

Phil Allaway is the Newsletter Manager and a Senior Writer for Frontstretch.com.  He can be reached via e-mail at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com.


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TODAY AT FRONTSTRETCH:


by Clayton Caldwell

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FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:

Q: The 2007 Sharp Aquos 500 at then-California Speedway featured one of the hardest hits of Ricky Rudd's Cup career.  What happened?

Check back Wednesday for the answer, here in the Frontstretch Newsletter!

Monday's Answer:

Q:  The 2001 Marlboro 500 was shortened to a distance of 220 laps (440 miles).  Why was this done?

A: There was rain in the morning at California Speedway that day.  As a result, the entire schedule was pushed back.  When ESPN came on-air from California Speedway, they were prepping to start the Indy Lights race, which aired live.  Then, they got ready for the CART race.  Due to the late start and cloudy skies, the race ran up against darkness, hence why it was shortened.

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COMING TOMORROW
In The Frontstretch Newsletter:
We'll have more NASCAR news to report and Dr. Mark Howell returns with his weekly Professor of Speed column.

On Frontstretch.com:
Joseph Wolkin returns to answer your questions in NASCAR Mailbox.
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