NASCAR 08-02-08
#1
08-02-2008, 07:32 AM
NASCAR 08-02-08
Johnson Nabs 2nd Pole in a Row
Aug 01, 2008 at 04:49 PM
Jimmie Johnson won from the pole last week and Indy, could a pole at Pocono mean another trip to victory lane?
Aug 01, 2008 at 04:49 PM
Jimmie Johnson won from the pole last week and Indy, could a pole at Pocono mean another trip to victory lane?
1 48 Jimmie Johnson
2 8 Mark Martin
3 38 David Gilliland
4 24 Jeff Gordon
5 17 Matt Kenseth
6 12 Ryan Newman
7 9 Kasey Kahne
8 83 Brian Vickers
9 16 Greg Biffle
10 2 Kurt Busch
11 43 Bobby Labonte
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
13 42 Juan Pablo Montoya
14 11 Denny Hamlin
15 99 Carl Edwards
16 6 David Ragan
17 1 Martin Truex Jr.
18 70 Tony Raines
19 28 Travis Kvapil
20 20 Tony Stewart
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Johnson Eyes 3rd Championship
Aug 01, 2008
A Champion's Chase: Johnson Back In The Winning Mix
One win doesn't launch a trend, but Jimmie Johnson's (No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet) victory last Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway might be considered a salvo.
2 8 Mark Martin
3 38 David Gilliland
4 24 Jeff Gordon
5 17 Matt Kenseth
6 12 Ryan Newman
7 9 Kasey Kahne
8 83 Brian Vickers
9 16 Greg Biffle
10 2 Kurt Busch
11 43 Bobby Labonte
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
13 42 Juan Pablo Montoya
14 11 Denny Hamlin
15 99 Carl Edwards
16 6 David Ragan
17 1 Martin Truex Jr.
18 70 Tony Raines
19 28 Travis Kvapil
20 20 Tony Stewart
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Johnson Eyes 3rd Championship
Aug 01, 2008
A Champion's Chase: Johnson Back In The Winning Mix
One win doesn't launch a trend, but Jimmie Johnson's (No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet) victory last Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway might be considered a salvo.
The reigning and two-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion heads into this week's Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on a mini-surge — one that might boost his seeding status for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
That, in turn, could boost Johnson's quest for a third consecutive series title.
Now with two victories in 2008, Johnson is fourth in the series standings and in a three-way tie in the Chase bonus points battle. And if last year's numbers repeat, he'll improve both those statistics.
In the 2007 Race to the Chase - the 10-race stretch preceding the Chase - Johnson won two events and posted an average finish of 12.5.
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That, in turn, could boost Johnson's quest for a third consecutive series title.
Now with two victories in 2008, Johnson is fourth in the series standings and in a three-way tie in the Chase bonus points battle. And if last year's numbers repeat, he'll improve both those statistics.
In the 2007 Race to the Chase - the 10-race stretch preceding the Chase - Johnson won two events and posted an average finish of 12.5.
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#2
08-02-2008, 07:38 AM
RE: NASCAR 08-02-08
[align=center]Members[/align][align=center]Post the TOP 3 Drivers at Pocono[/align][align=center]Win Place Show[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Space Picks[/align][align=center]1 Jeff Gordon[/align][align=center]2 Jimmy Johnson[/align][align=center]3 Dale Jr[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Long Shot Kasey K and Denny Hamlin[/align]
#4
08-03-2008, 07:37 AM
RE: NASCAR 08-02-08
[align=center]Results @ Montreal[/align]
Race Recap: Montreal
Aug 02, 2008 at 06:32 PM
Race Recap: Fellows Wins In The Rain At Montreal
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
Race Recap: Montreal
Aug 02, 2008 at 06:32 PM
Race Recap: Fellows Wins In The Rain At Montreal
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
MONTREAL, Canada "Rain man" Ron Fellows took advantage of pit strategy and an early end to Saturday’s NAPA Auto Parts 200 to score the fourth NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of his career and his first at a track other than Watkins Glen International.
In the first NASCAR points race on rain tires tires constructed in 1999, no less Fellows, a road course specialist and a two-time class winner in the rain at Le Mans, held the lead when NASCAR called the race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 25 laps short of its scheduled distance of 74 laps.
Fellows, 48, had pitted early on Lap 22 and gradually worked his way to the front, taking the lead when Jacques Villeneuve pitted on Lap 42.
"That was difficult," Fellows said as he climbed from the No. 5 Chevrolet fielded by Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports. "We’ve had a little bit of that over in France with the Corvette at Le Mans.
"But this was good fun. Now I’ve got to make Dale Jr. let me run next week (when the NASCAR Nationwide Series goes to Watkins Glen)."
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Fellows Wins in the Rain
Aug 02, 2008 at 04:06 PM
For the first time in Nationwide Series history, they ran the race in the rain. Once the rains started, teams were called to pit road to install wiper blades and grooved rain tires. Drivers were way off the pace once it went green again, but it made for some great racing as they gained more confidence. Here is your top 10 from Montreal...
In the first NASCAR points race on rain tires tires constructed in 1999, no less Fellows, a road course specialist and a two-time class winner in the rain at Le Mans, held the lead when NASCAR called the race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 25 laps short of its scheduled distance of 74 laps.
Fellows, 48, had pitted early on Lap 22 and gradually worked his way to the front, taking the lead when Jacques Villeneuve pitted on Lap 42.
"That was difficult," Fellows said as he climbed from the No. 5 Chevrolet fielded by Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports. "We’ve had a little bit of that over in France with the Corvette at Le Mans.
"But this was good fun. Now I’ve got to make Dale Jr. let me run next week (when the NASCAR Nationwide Series goes to Watkins Glen)."
CONTINUE READING...
Fellows Wins in the Rain
Aug 02, 2008 at 04:06 PM
For the first time in Nationwide Series history, they ran the race in the rain. Once the rains started, teams were called to pit road to install wiper blades and grooved rain tires. Drivers were way off the pace once it went green again, but it made for some great racing as they gained more confidence. Here is your top 10 from Montreal...
1 Ron Fellows 4th win in this series
2 Patrick Carpentier
3 Marcos Ambrose led 27 laps, but sped on pit road
4 Ron Hornaday
5 Boris Said
6 Carl Edwards
7 Jason Leffler
8 Greg Biffle
9 Clint Bowyer
10 Scott Wimmer
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2 Patrick Carpentier
3 Marcos Ambrose led 27 laps, but sped on pit road
4 Ron Hornaday
5 Boris Said
6 Carl Edwards
7 Jason Leffler
8 Greg Biffle
9 Clint Bowyer
10 Scott Wimmer
#6
08-04-2008, 11:08 AM
RE: NASCAR 08-02-08
Maybe this time it will work and stick to this thread
Race Recap: Pocono
Pit Strategy Spurs Edwards To Pocono Win
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
LONG POND, Pa. (August 3, 2008) — During a rain delay that stopped the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 for 41 minutes, driver Carl Edwards and crew chief Bob Osborne argued loudly about who made the call to come to the pits after an afternoon thunderstorm began to soak Pocono International Raceway.
In retrospect, both should be willing to take the credit, because the strategy earned Edwards his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the year and the 11th of his career. Tony Stewart came home second, 3.858 seconds back. Polesitter Jimmie Johnson was third, coasting across the finish line at the 2.5-mile triangular track after running out of fuel in the final corner.
RELATED LINKS
[ul][*]Race Results[*]Point Standings[*]Podcast -The Final Lap CHAT Show #25[/ul]
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Edwards 'Coasts' to Victory
Carl Edwards crossed the finish line first, but just barely running his #99 down to fumes. The back flip was meant to be however...
RACE RECAP | POCONO
10 Jeff Gordon
9 Jamie McMurray second top 10 in a row
8 Mark Martin led the most laps, but had a rough pit stop
7 Kasey Kahne
6 Clint Bowyer
5 David Ragan
4 Kevin Harvick recovered from a lap 1 spin
3 Jimmie Johnson had a strong car all day
2 Tony Stewart a solid finish for Smoke
VICTORY LANE
1 Carl Edwards picks up his second career Pocono win, and 4th win of the season, after a strange call to come to the pits when the rains came.
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Points leader Kyle Busch ran out of fuel with a hand full of laps to go sending him to a 36th place finish
-A bunch of cars ran out of cast at the end of the race including Jeff Gordon, Scott Riggs, even Jimmie Johnson was on fumes.
-A red flag for rain came out on lap 69 which shook up the running order a bunch when most of the leaders came in, leaving Kasey Kahne as the leader.
[ul][*]Race Results[*]Point Standings[*]Podcast -The Final Lap CHAT Show #25[/ul]
Race Recap: Pocono
Pit Strategy Spurs Edwards To Pocono Win
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
LONG POND, Pa. (August 3, 2008) — During a rain delay that stopped the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 for 41 minutes, driver Carl Edwards and crew chief Bob Osborne argued loudly about who made the call to come to the pits after an afternoon thunderstorm began to soak Pocono International Raceway.
In retrospect, both should be willing to take the credit, because the strategy earned Edwards his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the year and the 11th of his career. Tony Stewart came home second, 3.858 seconds back. Polesitter Jimmie Johnson was third, coasting across the finish line at the 2.5-mile triangular track after running out of fuel in the final corner.
RELATED LINKS
[ul][*]Race Results[*]Point Standings[*]Podcast -The Final Lap CHAT Show #25[/ul]
CONTINUE READING...
Edwards 'Coasts' to Victory
Carl Edwards crossed the finish line first, but just barely running his #99 down to fumes. The back flip was meant to be however...
RACE RECAP | POCONO
10 Jeff Gordon
9 Jamie McMurray second top 10 in a row
8 Mark Martin led the most laps, but had a rough pit stop
7 Kasey Kahne
6 Clint Bowyer
5 David Ragan
4 Kevin Harvick recovered from a lap 1 spin
3 Jimmie Johnson had a strong car all day
2 Tony Stewart a solid finish for Smoke
VICTORY LANE
1 Carl Edwards picks up his second career Pocono win, and 4th win of the season, after a strange call to come to the pits when the rains came.
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Points leader Kyle Busch ran out of fuel with a hand full of laps to go sending him to a 36th place finish
-A bunch of cars ran out of cast at the end of the race including Jeff Gordon, Scott Riggs, even Jimmie Johnson was on fumes.
-A red flag for rain came out on lap 69 which shook up the running order a bunch when most of the leaders came in, leaving Kasey Kahne as the leader.
[ul][*]Race Results[*]Point Standings[*]Podcast -The Final Lap CHAT Show #25[/ul]
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