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Denny Hamlin wrecked his primary car for this weekend, crashing in Turn 1 (the very same Dale Jr. got a concussion) Denny complained of dizziness, and went to the infield care center. After his second visit, he was cleared to race this weekend. So a concerning moment for 3rd in points Denny Hamlin.
SHOW #224 – Guest: Bob Pockrass – We recap the Charlotte race weekend, fuel mileage again, Dale Jr. update, 2013 competition changes, Kansas testing, new Fox Sports contract through 2022, SoftBank buys Sprint, plus a full Kansas race preview. Hosted by Kerry Murphey (Toby on special assignment)
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Just wanted to update you guys, the most loyal group of Dale Jr fans and friends!
Dale has been following the doctor’s orders to rest up. The doctor did relax his orders a little last week and allowed him to watch some television and play a little video games. He’s not suppose to “stress” his brain, LOL. He spent the weekend at home doing just that. He did watch the race and was bummed with the engine blowing on the 88.
On Sunday, our cousin was married on Dale’s property (at the old town) and he did come down to the ceremony but quickly retreated back to his house after the ceremony was over. We spent the day Tuesday in Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center with a great team of doctors led by Mickey Collins. This facility is part of the Steelers training facility for all you Steelers fans. It was pretty cool. Dale spent most of the day doing different therapies and exercises.
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Testing Policy Opened Up For 2013
Beginning next season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, there will be up to four tests per organization available to teams at tracks at which the series competes. Since 2009, teams could only test at tracks that did not hold NASCAR national series events.
“We feel like it’s time to open that up and allow the teams to manage their testing and get back to facilities that host our events,” said Pemberton. “We made the decision at the end of 2008 to restrict testing, primarily for economic reasons. Now we believe it will be best for the garage and for the tracks to have some testing return in 2013.”
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In an effort to strengthen the ownership base up and create a sense of urgency among teams to make races, the maximum starting field for the NASCAR Nationwide Series will be set at 40, as opposed to the 43-car field in previous years.
A maximum NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starting field will remain at 43 cars while the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will hold steady at 36.
