NASCAR Podcast
Statement From Robin Pemberton, NASCAR Vice President, Competition
“We had a very productive meeting this morning (Tuesday, July 28) with the team owners from the NASCAR Nationwide Series about the rollout schedule for that series’ new race car.
“In the days ahead, we will digest what was discussed today and make a final decision on the rollout for next season with full anticipation of integrating the new car for the entire 2011 schedule.”
Halfway Next Time By: Race To The Chase, Week 5
Sunday’s Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 is the fifth event in the 10-event “Race to the Chase” which leads into NASCAR’s “playoffs,” the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
The top 12 drivers in the series standings will qualify for the Chase. Coming into Pocono, the “bubble” spot is occupied by 12th-place Matt Kenseth, the 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion who now is 68 points ahead of 13th-place David Reutimann.
1 – Tony Stewart (No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 106.4
2009 Rundown
• Two wins, 12 top fives, 16 top 10s
• Average finish of 7.4
• Led 12 races for 239 laps
Pocono Raceway Outlook:
• Two wins, seven top fives, 15 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 12.4
• Won June’s Pocono race
• Led nine of 21 races for 153 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Series-best Pass Differential of 228 (passes minus times passed)
NSCS Recap: Johnson Wins Third Race At The Brickyard
(Photo Credit: CIA STOCK PHOTO)
Johnson ran behind race leader Juan Pablo Montoya and Mark Martin until Montoya received a pass-through speeding penalty during a late race pit stop.
That put Montoya back in the pack and another caution a few laps after a restart compounded things for the man who led 118 of the 160-lap distance. Starting from 12th, Montoya improved his position by one spot to finish 11th.
The race was left for Martin, who took the lead shortly after the final restart with 25 laps to go. Johnson, however, had other ideas and zipped past his Hendrick Motorsports teammate a lap later and held Martin off to the end. It made it back to back wins for Johnson and his No. 48 Lowe’s team, a first for this race.
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The Final Lap Weekly 