NASCAR CHAT AND DISCUSSION

Hornish Jr. to make 2013 Cup debut at Kansas: #12-Sam Hornish Jr. has 129 NSCS starts with five of those coming at Kansas, but this will mark his first start in the Gen 6 Ford Fusion. Crew chief Greg Erwin likes Kansas Speedway and he has two NSCS victories at the venue (2007 & 2010). This weekend is the first of two NSCS events that Hornish and the #12 SKF Ford are scheduled to compete in this year (fall Talladega race) Due to members of the #12 NNS Penske pit crew having other NSCS roles this weekend, the pit crew of the #22 NNS Penske Ford will pit the #12 SKF Ford with the lone exception being Fueler Kellen Mills, who is a team regular.(Penske Racing)(4-18-2013)

Here we go again! Lets see what he learned in nationwide!

Let's go Sam!
Pulling for Matt or Carl! Would love to see Carl get a win at Kansas before Clint. Will see what happens.

I read that penalty for Brad and Joey. Man that has got to suck! I think that they will still pull through for good finishes!

Potential changes to front of trucks in the works: NASCAR has had preliminary discussions with its three manufacturers to discuss the possibility of a makeover for the vehicles in the Camping World Truck Series. Truck Series director Chad Little confirmed that a meeting was held earlier this month at the NASCAR Research and Development Center to debate modifications would be made but nothing is "concrete." Little added that the manufacturers, Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota, presented a plan that would involve an update to the front end. Potential changes include a shorter nose, narrower front end and alterations to the bumpers, headlights and grilles. The timing makes sense since there will be redesigned Silverados, F150s and Tundras in the showrooms later this season.


*** This should be interesting to see. Might make them a little more aerodynamic now

MWR teams to honor Boston Marathon victims: The events of this week's attack on the Boston Marathon hit especially close to Michael Waltrip Racing founder and co-owner Michael Waltrip. As the only NASCAR Sprint Cup driver or car owner to have run the Boston Marathon, Waltrip will honor the victims of the marathon tragedy by running special door numbers on his three NASCAR Sprint Cup entries this weekend at Kansas Speedway.
The door numbers on the #15, 55 and 56 MWR Toyota Camrys will replicate the 2013 Boston Marathon runner "bib" numbers, which are pinned on each of the nearly 30,000 runners. Waltrip posted a time of 4 hours, 33 minutes in the 2000 event.
"The news coming out of Boston this week was very personal to me," said Waltrip. "When I ran the Boston Marathon in 2000, I remember thinking about what a privilege it was to be able to participate and all the hard work it took to be there. When you can see those international flags flying in Copley Square, you know you are about to complete your journey. I know the joy those runners were feeling at that moment when their worlds changed. It was a great moment of pride when they pinned the Boston Marathon bib on me, so I thought it would be great to pin bib numbers on our race cars this week in Kansas. I want to thank our sponsors, NAPA AUTO PARTS, 5-Hour ENERGY and Aaron's, as well as NASCAR, for giving us permission to show our support. We just want the victims of the attack, the brave men and women who helped after the explosions and the city of Boston to know that we are thinking of them and we will support them anyway we can."

Talladega! Who thinks Jr might turn it around this week? This guy is not hoping for it, but who knows!

My pick : Brad Keselowski
Dark Horse : Brian Vickers
Expert Pick : Jimmie Johnson

88 Dale Jr

RR Rowdy Burns wrote:88 Dale Jr

I second that. Even though I pick the same guy every week

That is who I think will win, or at least be up there at the end.

ALL STAR RACE!!!

Put your bets down on Popular vote in (Danica) and winner (Matt Kenseth)!!! Unless Kurt can finally drop that gorilla off his back!!!

Can someone explain to me how it is an all star race when it's all the same drivers as the normal races?

winners only

RR Harry Hogge wrote:winners only

Good enough for me.

Very sad day in NASCAR as we have learned that racing great Dick Trickle shot and killed himself at 12pm today. Dick Trickle was 71

RIP TRICKY DICK U WERE A SUPERSTAR UP HERE IN WISCONSIN

May ye Rest in Peace Good Sir...

Here is your lineup for todays Coca Cola 600

Row 1:
1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 27.604 195.624
2 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing / Sealy Chevrolet 27.661 195.221
Row 2:
3 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot / Husky Toyota 27.679 195.094
4 55 Mark Martin Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 27.750 194.595
Row 3:
5 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 27.763 194.503
6 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevrolet 27.785 194.349
Row 4:
7 16 Greg Biffle Fastenal Ford 27.801 194.238
8 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Red-White-Blue M-Prove Toyota 27.842 193.952
Row 5:
9 1 Jamie McMurray Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet 27.879 193.694
10 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 27.887 193.639
Row 6:
11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet 27.915 193.444
12 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Patriotic Chevrolet 27.937 193.292
Row 7:
13 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 27.940 193.271
14 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 27.985 192.961
Row 8:
15 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet 28.049 192.520
16 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 28.083 192.287
Row 9:
17 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 28.097 192.191
18 43 Aric Almirola US Air Force Ford 28.106 192.130
Row 10:
19 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 28.107 192.123
20 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 28.142 191.884
Row 11:
21 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 28.142 191.884
22 27 Paul Menard Menards / Serta Chevrolet 28.165 191.727
Row 12:
23 36 JJ Yeley World Trade Barter Solutions Chevrolet 28.274 190.988
24 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 28.298 190.826
Row 13:
25 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 Chevrolet 28.303 190.792
26 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 28.322 190.665
Row 14:
27 31 Jeff Burton Cheerios Chevrolet 28.348 190.490
28 93 Travis Kvapil Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 28.359 190.416
Row 15:
29 21 Trevor Bayne Motorcraft/QuickLaneTire&AutoCenter Ford 28.360 190.409
30 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Fastenal Ford 28.385 190.241
Row 16:
31 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Shell Ford 28.414 190.047
32 98 Michael McDowell Hyde Park Storage Suites Ford 28.426 189.967
Row 17:
33 7 Dave Blaney SANY Chevrolet 28.452 189.793
34 47 Bobby Labonte Bush's Grillin' Beans Toyota 28.511 189.401
Row 18:
35 34 David Ragan Dockside Logistics Ford 28.564 189.049
36 51 Regan Smith(i) Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 28.613 188.725
Row 19:
37 83 David Reutimann Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota Owner Points
38 30 David Stremme Lean 1 / Swan Energy Toyota Owner Points
Row 20:
39 32 Timmy Hill # OXY Water Ford Owner Points
40 87 Joe Nemechek(i) NEMCO Motorsports Toyota Owner Points
Row 21:
41 33 Landon Cassill(i) ShopBicycleCards.com/LittleJoe'sAutos Chev Owner Points
42 35 Josh Wise(i) MDS Transport Ford Owner Points
Row 22:
43 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 28.623 188.659

AS YOU CAN SEE - I am choosing Outlaw to win this race! The one in Orange!

Charlotte Motor Speedway Facts and Notes Saturday:
· 45 different drivers have won at Charlotte Motor Speedway, led by Darrell Waltrip, Bobby Allison and Jimmie Johnson with six wins each.
· Nine drivers have posted consecutive wins at Charlotte Motor Speedway, including three consecutive by Fred Lorenzen (fall 1964 and both 1965) and four straight by Jimmie Johnson (both in 2004 and 2005).
· A season sweep at Charlotte has occurred eight times, including each season from 2004-2007.
· Seven times from seven different drivers has the winner of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race gone on to win the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway: Darrell Waltrip (1985), Davey Allison (1991), Dale Earnhardt (1993), Jeff Gordon (1997), Jimmie Johnson (2003), Kasey Kahne (2008) and Kurt Busch (2010).
· Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at Charlotte in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with 17: Jimmie Johnson (six), Jeff Gordon (five), Darrell Waltrip (two), Ken Schrader (one), Terry Labonte (one), Casey Mears (one) and Kasey Kahne (one). · Eight different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Charlotte; led by Chevrolet with 40 victories; followed by Ford with 28.
· 14 of the 16 active NASCAR Sprint Cup winners at Charlotte Motor Speedway participated in at least two or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Jamie McMurray won in his first appearance at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won in his second appearance at CMS.
· Terry Labonte competed at Charlotte Motor Speedway 36 times before winning in the fall of 1996; the longest span of any the 16 active NASCAR Sprint Cup winners.
· Among the 16 active NSCS Charlotte winners Bobby Labonte (36), Kevin Harvick (20), Kurt Busch (19), Mark Martin (15), Clint Bowyer (13), Ken Schrader (10) and Jeff Burton (10) all made 10 or more attempts before their first win.
· Joe Nemechek leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup starts at Charlotte without visiting Victory Lane at 33; followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. with 26.
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Charlotte was the May 29, 2005 race won by Jimmie Johnson over Bobby Labonte with an MOV of 0.027 second.
· There have been three NASCAR Sprint Cup races resulting with a green-white-checkered finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but only once for the Coca-Cola 600 (Scheduled No. of Laps/Actual No. of Laps): fall of 2005 (334/336), fall of 2007 (334/337) and the 2011 Coca-Cola 600 (400/402).
· Six active NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers have posted their first career win at Charlotte Motor Speedway: Jeff Gordon (5/29/94), Bobby Labonte (5/28/95), Matt Kenseth (5/28/00), Jamie McMurray (10/13/02), Casey Mears (5/27/07) and David Reutimann (5/25/09).

i call shenannigans with fox's camera cable!!!
Kyle had the car to beat soooo they whipped his car to a irreparable state.

The crew done an awesome job and got that car back and was very competitive but lost the motor.

HAHA NO MORE JOHNSON!!!!

This is crazy...


http://deadspin.com/scary-video-from-under-the-snapped-camera-cable-at-the-510083914?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

That's insane

Starting Lineup for Dover this Sunday:

Something tells me Jimmie and Jeff wont be back that far for long.


Row 1:
1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight/Autism Speaks Toyota 22.788 157.978
2 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 22.814 157.798
Row 2:
3 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 22.820 157.756
4 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 22.823 157.736
Row 3:
5 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chevrolet 22.826 157.715
6 55 Mark Martin Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 22.842 157.604
Row 4:
7 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevrolet 22.850 157.549
8 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 22.860 157.480
Row 5:
9 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 22.863 157.460
10 1 Jamie McMurray Parade Media Group Chevrolet 22.871 157.405
Row 6:
11 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 22.879 157.350
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet 22.895 157.240
Row 7:
13 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row/Sealy Chevrolet 22.922 157.054
14 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Energizer Chevrolet 22.972 156.713
Row 8:
15 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 22.995 156.556
16 27 Paul Menard Menards/Libman Chevrolet 23.051 156.175
Row 9:
17 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 23.052 156.169
18 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford 23.069 156.054
Row 10:
19 16 Greg Biffle RiteAid/Ace Ford 23.084 155.952
20 24 Jeff Gordon AARP Credit Cards from Chase Chevrolet 23.122 155.696
Row 11:
21 33 Landon Cassill(i) Bicycle NASCAR Playing Cards Chevrolet 23.160 155.440
22 14 Tony Stewart Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 23.165 155.407
Row 12:
23 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Best Buy Ford 23.190 155.239
24 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's/Monsters University Chevrolet 23.195 155.206
Row 13:
25 51 Austin Dillon(i) Phoenix Construction Chevrolet 23.204 155.146
26 47 Bobby Labonte Scott Products Toyota 23.213 155.086
Row 14:
27 83 David Reutimann Burger King/Dr.Pepper Toyota 23.217 155.059
28 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 23.230 154.972
Row 15:
29 31 Jeff Burton Cheerios Chevrolet 23.274 154.679
30 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt/Ace/CMN Ford 23.283 154.619
Row 16:
31 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 23.290 154.573
32 19 Mike Bliss(i) Plinker Tactical Toyota 23.301 154.500
Row 17:
33 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 23.304 154.480
34 30 David Stremme Widow Wax Toyota 23.332 154.295
Row 18:
35 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 23.379 153.984
36 87 Joe Nemechek(i) Royal Teak Toyota 23.432 153.636
Row 19:
37 7 Dave Blaney SANY Chevrolet Owner Points
38 93 Travis Kvapil Burger King/Dr.Pepper Toyota Owner Points
Row 20:
39 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy Chevrolet Owner Points
40 36 JJ Yeley DOHS Click it or Ticket Chevrolet Owner Points
Row 21:
41 35 Josh Wise(i) MDS Transport Ford Owner Points
42 32 Timmy Hill # OXY Water Ford Owner Points
Row 22:
43 44 Scott Riggs No Label Ford Owner Points

Did Not Qualify: None.