RACE RECAP | MARTINSVILLE
10 Jamie McMurray
9 AJ Allmendinger
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
7 Mark Martin
6 Ryan Newman
5 Clint Bowyer
4 Jeff Gordon
3 Tony Stewart
2 Denny Hamlin

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VICTORY LANE

1 Jimmie Johnson on the 25th Anniversary of Hendrick Motorsports very first win, grabs his 41st career Cup win.  It’s the 6th win in the last 10 Martinsville races and 5 of the last 6 for Jimmie.

It’s Rick Hendrick’s 18th win as a car owner at Martinsville

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

Matt Kenseth had a rough day and was black flagged for a pit road tire violation

Out to lunch in this race also included Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards

Stewart/Haas Racing put both of their cars in the top 10

Hendrick Motorsports had all 4 of their cars finish top 10

Continue reading “Martinsville Cup Series Top 10”

After rain takes out qualifying, teams will lineup by owners points from this year

1 24 Jeff Gordon
2 2 Kurt Busch
3 33 Clint Bowyer
4 18 Kyle Busch
5 99 Carl Edwards
6 9 Kasey Kahne
7 14 Tony Stewart
8 11 Denny Hamlin
9 48 Jimmie Johnson
10 17 Matt Kenseth
11 00 David Reutimann
12 29 Kevin Harvick
13 31 Jeff Burton
14 83 Brian Vickers
15 42 Juan Pablo Montoya
16 44 A J Allmendinger
17 19 Elliott Sadler
18 16 Greg Biffle
19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
20 1 Martin Truex Jr.

Continue reading “Cup Series Lineup: Martinsville”

Kristian Alexis is 1st African-American and 1st Type-I Diabetic Driver to
Compete in 2009 Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) and
NASCAR Camping World West Series.

His story is nothing short of amazing, his enthusiasm for racing is infectious, his persistence to succeed is second to none, and this is certainly one interesting driver.

To give you an idea how badly he wants to be a race car driver, he spent a year pounding the pavement making over 40,000 phone calls and emails to get his name out there searching for an opportunity.  He also personally contacted me to request an interview, which is very rare these days.  Give this interview a listen, you’ll take away a very positive outlook on things.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Kristian Alexis – Interview Running Time: 31:59 14.7mb

Kristian pilots both the #41 Dodge Ram Pro 2 truck of the Championship Off Road Racing series and the #7 Dodge Charger R/T in the NASCAR Camping World series for Gene Woods Racing.

Personal Interests:
Kristian has two Non Profit Organizations: The ‘Green Flag, Green Earth Project’ and the ‘Kristian Alexis nation for the diabetic and athletically gifted’

Stats
Date of birth: September 23, 1982 (26 y/o)
Races entered: 51
Wins: 18
Podiums: 42
Pole positions: 3
Fastest laps: 0
Race win percentage: 19.61%

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Top 35: After Bristol, Current Owner Points Determine Automatic Starts
Five races are done, meaning at Martinsville, the 2009 car owner points determine each week’s top 35 starting spots, with teams outside the top 35 in car owner points having to qualify on time. This makes the always-challenging Martinsville seem even more so for those teams outside the top 35.

This week, David Gilliland’s No. 71 Chevrolet owned by Kevin Buckler is in the coveted 35th spot.

Four teams within 33 points of 35th will have to qualify on time at Martinsville:
•The No.82 Toyota driven by Scott Speed (owned by Dietrich Mateschitz) is 36th.
•The No. 8 Chevrolet driven by Aric Almirola (owned by Chip Ganassi) is 37th.
•The No. 98 Ford driven by Paul Menard (owned by Max Jones) is 38th.
•The No. 28 Ford driven by Travis Kvapil (owned by Jeff Moorad) is 39th.

Continue reading “Top 35 Martinsville Bubble”

Talent continues to bubble from Kyle Busch and this past weekend was no exception at Bristol, he won his fifth NASCAR national series event in four straight weeks.

Weekly Wins Breakdown:
• 2/21/2009 – Double-header wins at Auto Club Speedway, winning both NASCAR Nationwide and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races in the same day.
• 3/01/2009 – Won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
• 3/07/2009 – Won at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
• 3/22/2009 – Won at Bristol Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Busch captured his 14th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory and his second at Bristol (the first track where he has a repeat win) last weekend. He hasn’t shared the same success at Martinsville in the past but hopes to continue the streak of wins. Busch has posted three top fives and four top 10s in eight starts at Martinsville.

Continue reading “Five Wins in Four Straight Weeks for Kyle Busch”