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Dover Traditionally Has Been Hamlin’s Road Block
Hamlin’s New Hampshire Motor Speedway victory was otherworldly. How else can one explain his methodical charge from a 32nd-place qualifying effort to the lead before the SYLVANIA 300’s one-third mark; 193 laps led and a 2.675-second margin of victory despite a late caution? Hamlin called it beforehand and followed through for Joe Gibbs Racing’s 100th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory.
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Johnson’s Mauled ‘The Monster Mile’ Like No Recent Driver
Jimmie Johnson’s pair of runner-up finishes has given him a slim lead – a point over Brad Keselowski; seven points over Denny Hamlin – and this should be the week Johnson can truly state a sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup championship is his to lose. Dover International Speedway is known as the “Monster Mile” but Johnson has mauled the concrete-surfaced track into virtual submission.
Over the past eight races, Johnson has won four times (two in the Chase); posted top fives six times and led 54% (1,719/3,200) of the laps run. His Driver Rating of 120.6 easily is tops at the Delaware track. Johnson’s June victory was his seventh, matching NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Bobby Allison for the most Dover wins.
SHOW #221 – Guest: James Buescher – We review Chase Race #2 from New Hampshire, discuss Denny’s domination and burnout, the new 2013 Cup Series schedule is out (ho hum) Kurt Busch nabs the #78 ride, plus a full Dover Preview comin’ atcha! Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie. (oh and we ask James Buescher about time travel)(47:42 mins)
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Date Site Network
2/16 Daytona International Speedway (Shootout) FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
2/17 Daytona International Speedway (Daytona 500 Qualifying) FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
2/21 Daytona International Speedway (Duel) SPEED, MRN, SiriusXM
2/24 Daytona 500 FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
3/3 Phoenix International Raceway FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
3/10 Las Vegas Motor Speedway FOX, PRN, SiriusXM
3/17 Bristol Motor Speedway FOX, PRN, SiriusXM
3/24 Auto Club Speedway FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
4/7 Martinsville Speedway FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
4/13 Texas Motor Speedway FOX, PRN, SiriusXM
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DENVER, Colo. (Sept. 24, 2012) – Furniture Row Racing announced today that Kurt Busch has been hired to drive the team’s No. 78 Chevrolet during the 2013 Sprint Cup season.
Busch, a former NASCAR Cup champion, will replace Regan Smith, who joined Furniture Row Racing at the
beginning of the 2009 season.
“Though we have made strides as a resourceful single-car Sprint Cup team, we are not where we want to be, which led us to the difficult decision of making a driver change as we move forward,” said Furniture Row Racing’s general manager Joe Garone. “Kurt’s exceptional driving talent has the capacity to take a team to another level. We look forward to having Kurt join our Denver-based organization and feel his racing experience will play an important role as we plan ahead to 2013.”
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