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By Robert Schloemer, NASCAR Fan Contributer – Follow on Twitter @SchloemerZ

*Editor’s note: The Schloemer Zone is a place for NASCAR fans to hear the ranting and raving of a true NASCAR fan — Robert Schloemer. Schloemer is not a trained journalist, and has no skin in the game financially, he is just a huge NASCAR fan and has agreed to bring his thoughts and opinions in a periodic column on The Final Lap.

Kevin Harvick absolutely dominated the Texas race. There is no denying that. Harvick has been the class of the field this season winning eight races and should have probably won more (Kansas, Talladega, Dover just off the top of my head, but was cursed with pit road issues and bad luck). Winning both stages and the checkered flag, Harvick looked to be returning to his dominating ways with no pit road issues in the AAA Texas 500. Continue reading “Schloemer Zone: The Kevin Harvick Scandal From a Fan’s Perspective”

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SHOW #541 – Guests: Brett Moffitt, Cole Custer – We recap the Texas Weekend, we breakdown Kevin Harvick’s win, only to find out after the show was finished that the 4 car was penalized heavily (yes, we know) We also preview the upcoming weekend at the mostly new ISM Raceway at Phoenix, (yes we know our clinch scenarios are out of whack now) It’s a fun show, so have a blast listening. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie. (we are very aware that the 4 car is not locked in any more)

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Continue reading “TFLW NASCAR Podcast: #541 Custer/Moffitt Phoenix Prerace”

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By Toby Christie, Editor — Follow on Twitter @Toby_Christie

We all knew it was happening, we just had no idea when it would officially be announced. Wednesday, Joe Gibbs Racing ended the worst kept secret of this year’s silly season by announcing in a press release that Martin Truex Jr. and his crew chief Cole Pearn will be joining the organization next season. Continue reading “Martin Truex Jr. and Cole Pearn to Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19 Team in 2019”

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By Toby Christie, Editor — Follow on Twitter @Toby_Christie

It looked like Kevin Harvick had breezed past the competition to lock his place in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a stirring performance this past week in the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Harvick won in dominating fashion as he swept all three stages of the race.

However, NASCAR announced on Wednesday that the No. 4 Mobil 1 Ford Fusion was not quite up to spec, and was popped with an L1 penalty when the car was inspected at NASCAR’s Research and Development Center. Continue reading “Harvick No Longer Locked Into Championship 4 After Texas Post-Race Penalty”

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By Robert Schloemer, NASCAR Fan Contributer – Follow on Twitter @SchloemerZ

What do most people think about when they think about Texas motor speedway?  A cookie cutter 1.5-mile oval? A repave disaster? A boring race?

How about one of the biggest events for a huge demographic? 

I am a Texan, loud and proud.  Texans love sports.  Texans spend a lot of money on sports.  Texans also love cars, trucks and racing.  Texas is a huge demographic. And that is why Texas Motor Speedway is so important. Continue reading “Texas Motor Speedway: From a Fans Perspective”