NASCAR Podcast
SHOW #176 – We recap NASCAR Chase Race #2 from New Hampshire, discuss what Tony Stewart meant by ‘dead weight’ preview the coming Dover weekend, plus we hear from Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Austin Dillon, and more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop
(About 37 mins)
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Continue reading “The Final Lap #176 – Tony Stewart’s Dead Weight”
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(September 25, 2011)
LOUDON, N.H.—
After climbing from his winning car Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart made the understatement of the year.
“We’ve got a shot at this thing,” said Stewart, who by taking the checkered flag in the Sylvania 300 became the second driver to win the first two races in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in the same year.
Continue reading “Race Recap – Tony Stewart Wins New Hampshire, Second Straight”
RACE RECAP | NEW HAMPSHIRE
10 Regan Smith
9 Juan Pablo Montoya
8 Carl Edwards
7 David Ragan
6 Matt Kenseth
5 Brian Vickers
4 Jeff Gordon led the most laps, moved to 5th in points
3 Greg Biffle best finish this season
2 Brad Keselowski
VICTORY LANE
1 This year it’s Tony Stewart passing Clint Bowyer running out of fuel in the closing laps to grab his second win in a row to go undefeated in the Chase so far.
Tony takes over the points lead by 7
Continue reading “Tony Stewart Undefeated in The Chase, Wins New Hampshire, Points Leader”
SHOW #175 – Kerry chats with Monica Palumbo (Miss Sprint Cup) and Trevor Bayne (2011 Daytona 500 winner) plus recaps Chicagoland and previews New Hampshire.
(About 25 mins)
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Continue reading “The Final Lap #175 – Monica Palumbo and Trevor Bayne”
FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s top Chasers ready to catch a win at Loudon
The Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire presented by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the second of the 10-race playoffs—The Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Author: Dwight Drum racetake.com
Fans not in the stands can view the race on the 1.058-mile oval at 2.p.m. Sunday on ESPN.
When NASCAR reset the points this time for the Chase, the new point system which is stingy with numbers seemed to have a meager effect on the top 12 positions. Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick landed at the top each with four wins in the regular season. Jeff Gordon with two wins in third place was only three points out and the last place held by Denny Hamlin with one win was only 12 points back.
Ryan Newman summed up the numbers.
Continue reading “FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s top Chasers ready to catch a win at Loudon”
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