April 26, 2010
- The Entry List for the Crown Royal Presents The Heath Calhoun 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is posted, 46 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including:
Not in top 35 of 2010 owners points:
#09-Mike Bliss (2009 race winner as owner)(40th in owners pts/9 attempts)
#13-Max Papis (39/3)
#26-David Stremme (2009 race winner as owner)(37/9)
#32-Reed Sorenson (49/2)
#36-TBA (38/3)
#37-Gilliland (36/9)
#46-Terry Cook (44/9)
#55-Michael McDowell (42/9)
#64-Tony Raines (0/0)
#66-Dave Blaney (43/9)
#87-Joe Nemechek (41/9)
In the event qualifying is rained out or cancelled:
the eight who would make it [8]: #’s 26,09,37,36,13,87,55,66
missing the race would be [3]: #’s 46,32,64
See the full entry list at my Jayski’s Richmond Entry List.(4-26-2010) - Record-Setting Day At Talladega Superspeedway: Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Talladega Superspeedway yielded much more than Kevin Harvick’s eventual, breath-taking victory in the Aaron’s 499. Between green and checkered flags, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers established two all-time and track records, plus a top-10 all-time mark in margin of victory and one track record. Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 set all-time and track records for lead changes (88) and lap leaders (29). The previous highs were 75 lead changes (set on May 6, 1984) and 28 lap leaders (set on Oct. 5, 2008). Both previous records also were set at Talladega. Harvick’s last-second pass of then-leader Jamie McMurray, just short of the checkered flag, produced the eighth-closest finish (.011 of a second) since the 1993 advent of electronic timing and scoring. Sunday’s 200 laps (12 beyond the advertised distance of 188 laps) also set a new track record for the longest race at Talladega. Drivers made three attempts at a green-white-checker finish, with Harvick winning on the third and final attempt. The previous longest event at Talladega was 194 laps on May 1, 2005.(NASCAR)(4-26-2010)
- Talladega Facts and Notes:
• Kevin Harvick won the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. It was his 12th series victory in his 331st career start. His previous win came at Daytona, 116 races ago, in February 2007. It was Harvick’s sixth top-10 finish in nine races in 2010 and his first Cup victory at Talladega in 19 races. He had finished 20th or worse in the five previous races there.
• Harvick led just two laps Sunday.
• Harvick extended a 19-race streak of running at the finish, the longest current streak by a driver with no Talladega DNFs.
• Harvick scored his second victory in 37 races on restrictor-plate tracks.
• Richard Childress Racing posted its 90th series victory and 10th at Talladega, tying Hendrick Motorsports for first all time. It was RCR’s first victory in nine races in 2010.
• Robby Gordon finished 20th in his 350th career Cup race.
• Jimmie Johnson finished 31st in his 300th career Cup race.
• Kasey Kahne finished 21st in his 225th career Cup race.
• Denny Hamlin (fourth) posted his 50th career top-5 finish.
• The 29 leaders Sunday and 88 lead changes are NASCAR records.
• The .011-second margin of victory was the second-closest at Talladega.
• Jeff Burton led five times for 28 laps, the most in the race.
• Jamie McMurray (second) has finished first or second in the past three restrictor-plate races.
• Juan Pablo Montoya (third) posted his fourth top-10 in 2010; he has scored top-10 finishes in three of the past four restrictor-plate races.
• Hamlin scored his third top-10 finish in nine Talladega races, all top-5s.
• Mark Martin (fifth) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 2010. It marked his first top-5 finish in his past 14 races at Talladega.
• Kyle Busch (ninth) has scored four straight restrictor-plate top-15 finishes.
• Carl Edwards (11th) has scored four straight restrictor-plate top-15 finishes.
• Elliott Sadler has led at least one lap in the past 15 Talladega races, the longest current streak.
• Jeff Gordon (22nd), who leads all drivers with 12 restrictor-plate victories, has not scored a top-10 finish in his past 10 nine restrictor-plate races.
• Johnson (31st) posted his seventh DNF at Talladega — more than double his DNF total on all other tracks.
• This marked the sixth green-white-checkered finish at Talladega and fifth in nine races in 2010.(ESPN)(4-26-2010) - Penske says Hornish will be back in 2011: Penske Racing owner Roger Penske said he plans to have Sam Hornish Jr. return to the organization’s Sprint Cup stable in 2011. A three-time Indy Racing League champion, Hornish is in his third full season in the series and the last year of his contract. To re-sign Hornish, Penske would need to find a sponsor. Mobil, which sponsors Hornish, is looking for another team to sponsor after Penske signed a deal with Shell/Pennzoil to sponsor driver Kurt Busch. “Our plan is to run three cars next year and Sam is in that program,” Penske said. “We’re planning on it. … Sam has been with us, he won the Indy 500 with us, he came over here, he’s endured and he’s run better than his points position.”(SceneDaily)(4-26-2010)
- Why didn’t Miss America sing National Anthem?: Miss America Caressa Cameron was overcome by heat and unable to sing the national anthem Sunday before the NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway. The Miss America Organization says Cameron was taken to the track’s medical care center, evaluated and quickly released. She is feeling better and resting comfortably. Cameron was the first black Miss America since Ericka Dunlap in 2005.(Associated Press)(4-26-2010)
- Why are two cars faster then one at Talladega? see a post at Fasttrack RC: Talladega Pas de Deux: why two is the magic number at ‘Dega by Jeff Thompson.(4-26-2010)
- Race and Commercial Breakdown of the Aaron’s 499: For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, or wonder how often your driver was focused on, here is the breakdown for Sunday’s race. Fox was the broadcast team for this event.
Total number of commercials: 129
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 81
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 43
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 1:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 4:53 PM
Total minutes: 233
Minutes of race broadcast: 167
Minutes of commercials: 66
Number of missed restarts: 0 But one very close call
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 0
Number of look-a-like Jack Roush hats creamed on the track: 1
Number of times Mike Joy said there would be no more commercial breaks till then end of the race: 1
Number of commercial breaks following Mike Joy’s announcement: 3
’Digger the Gopher Cam’ sightings:
Animated Digger shots: 9
Still Digger shots: 0
Total: 9
Digger shots otherwise not identified as such: 31
Total race brdcst time 167 Total comm. brdcst time 66
See more on my 2010 Commercials Page.(4-26-2010) - Ab Circle Pro sponsoring Gaughan at Charlotte: When NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Brendan Gaughan takes to the track next month in Charlotte, both his car and his body will have a new look. Officials of Rusty Wallace Racing, LLC and Fitness Brands, Inc.—the makers of Ab Circle Pro—announced an agreement under which Ab Circle Pro will serve as primary sponsor of Gaughan and RWR’s #62 Toyota in the May 29th Nationwide Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Additionally, Gaughan is embarking on a “total body makeover” utilizing the Ab Circle Pro System, the worldwide phenomenon consisting of three components: unique side-to-side movements with the Ab Circle Pro for carving the abs, complete workouts using the accompanying DVD and a nutritional guide to help promote weight loss.(RWR PR)(4-26-2010)
- Royal Purple to sponsor Darlington Race: Royal Purple Synthetic Oil has signed a multiyear deal to be the title sponsor for the NASCAR Nationwide Series event held at the historic Darlington Raceway. This year’s race will be known as the Royal Purple 200 Presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts. The green-flag will fly on the event at approximately 7:30 pm on May 7, 2010. Royal Purple, founded in 1986, has emerged as a leader in manufacturing high performance lubricants to a wide range of consumers. Royal Purple’s state-of-the-art products, including marine, racing, snowmobile, and motorcycle oils, are focused primarily on outperforming other synthetic oils in the market.(Darlington PR)(4-26-2010)
- Keselowski almost wasn’t cleared to race: Brad Keselowski was minutes away from being benched for the Nationwide Series race. He was involved in a late wreck in the earlier Cup race, sending his carbon monoxide level soaring past NASCAR’s limit to drive. He was a “real jerk” to the medical personnel in the care center because he demanded immediate clearance to race. “If the race started 5 minutes earlier, I wouldn’t have been in it,” Keselowski said. Keselowski needed an oxygen mask for the majority of his break between races, then went out and won the Nationwide event at Talladega Superspeedway in a wild finish to end more than 850 miles of racing Sunday. He got the breaks on the track and off to win his first race with Penske Racing. Keselowski said his carbon monoxide level after the Sprint Cup race was at 13 – nearly triple NASCAR’s required numeric level to drive a stock car. Team owner Roger Penske asked Sam Hornish Jr. to standby in case of emergency. After 45 minutes of breathing through an oxygen mask, Keselowski was given the green light to drive the #22 Dodge.)Associated Press)(4-26-2010)
- Deal Taker to continue sponsorship of Shepherd: DealTaker.com is planning to sponsor the Faith Motorsports Morgan Shepherd #89 Chevy Impala again in the New England 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, according to Kevin Strawbridge, president of DealTaker. Talladega was the third race this season that the Plano, Texas company has had its DealTaker.com logo displayed on the quarter panels of Shepherd’s Victory in Jesus Chevy. Previously they had sponsored him at Bristol Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway.(Examiner)(4-26-2010)
- Cobb heads to hometown track with sponsor on board: Jennifer Jo Cobb couldn’t be happier to take the green flag in front of her hometown for this weekend’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. Cobb’s prior experience at the 1.5-mile speedway, combined with the support from her local community, has her fueled with anticipation to hit the track. Mark One Electric has come on board as our sponsor for the race. Metro Ford, Time Warner, Big Bob’s Outlet and Candlewood Suites have also chipped in to help fund the race.(Cobb Racing PR)(4-26-2010)
- Schrader in the #2 for KHI at Kansas UPDATE E-Z-GO to sponsor: Ken Schrader has been tapped to drive KHI’s #2 Chevrolet at Kansas Speedway on May 2nd. The race conflicts with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at Richmond International Raceway.( NASCAR PR’s News & Notes.(4-5-2010)
UPDATE: Kevin Harvick Inc. and the #2 team continue their bid for the Owner’s championship with a new face behind the wheel. Veteran driver Ken Schrader will drive the #2 Chevrolet Silverado at Kansas Speedway, making his first career start for KHI. Schrader is the third driver to compete in the No. 2 this season, with Elliott Sadler making one start and team co-owner Kevin Harvick making three starts. Ken Schrader is one of NASCAR’s most veteran drivers, having made 732 Cup Series starts, 115 Nationwide Series starts and 91 Truck Series starts, totaling 938 races in NASCAR’s top three series. In addition to making his first start for KHI, it will also be his first Truck Series start at Kansas Speedway. But don’t count Schrader out: he has made seven Cup Series starts at the track and has made 47 Truck Series starts at intermediate tracks (tracks between 1-2 miles in length). E-Z-GO, a Textron Company, returns to the No. 2 Chevy Silverado to promote its consumer-direct e-commerce site, shopezgo.com. E-Z-GO appeared on the #2 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where Kevin Harvick drove the truck to Victory Lane for the first time in 2010.(Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(4-26-2010) - Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Kansas:
*Austin Dillon was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 2 Nashville 200 at Nashville (Lebanon, Tenn.) Superspeedway. Dillon scored a 14th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the third consecutive race.
*Dillon leads James Lofton by five points (43-38) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the May 2 O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway.
*Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2009 O’Reilly Auto Parts 250, scoring a ninth-place finish.
*A Raybestos Rookie has finished in the top-10 at Kansas in the last FIVE consecutive races.
*Ricky Hendrick is the only Raybestos Rookie to win in nine previous NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Kansas. Hendrick captured the 2001 event by 2.841 seconds over Ted Musgrave.
*The best qualifying effort by a Raybestos Rookie is second, shared by Ricky Hendrick (2001) and Tyler Walker (2007).(Raybestos PR)(4-26-2010) - KHI trucks to honor Jaret’s Angels at Kansas: 2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the Jaret’s Angels organization. Jaret’s Angels is a family-and-friend support group for 11-year-old Jaret Arneson, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (often referred to as juvenile diabetes) at the age of two. All of the donations collected by Jaret’s Angels go directly to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Jaret’s Angels has collected over $100,000 over the last 10 years to support efforts to find a cure for this disease. This year Jaret surpassed the 10,000 shot mark. 10,000 times Jaret has rolled up his sleeve, his pants leg, his shirt offering his arms, his leg, his stomach to a sharp needle and syringe loaded with life-saving insulin. While KHI is racing at Kansas Speedway with the Jaret’s Angels logo on the trucks, Jaret will participate in his annual Walk to Cure Diabetes that will be held in Charlotte, NC on May 1st.(Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(4-26-2010)
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