NASCAR Podcast
RACE RECAP | TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
10 Martin Truex Jr.
9 Michael Waltrip
8 Denny Hamlin
7 Tony Stewart
6 Kasey Kahne
5 Brian Vickers 3rd top 5 this season
4 Brad Keselowski
3 Dave Blaney
2 Jeff Burton
VICTORY LANE
1 Clint Bowyer makes it two years in a row at Talladega, for his first win this season, and 100th victory for Richard Childress Racing.
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SHOW #179 – We discuss the Charlotte Chase Race #5, RIP Dan Wheldon, Jimmie Johnson’s wreck, have a chat with Bobby Labonte and AJ Allmendinger. Plus we get you set up for Talladega Superspeedway. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop
(About 65 mins)
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Special Fan-Friendly Events Pack Energy-Filled Calendar
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 3, 2011) – You’ll find no clocks in any Las Vegas casino, but come late November and early December, everyone knows what time it is anyway. It’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week, a championship celebration that has risen in both stature and anticipation in a town known for marquee events – Las Vegas, Nev.
Now in its third year in Las Vegas, the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week both honors the champion of the sport’s premier series as well as regales a loyal and passionate group of folks – the fans.
Continue reading “NASCAR Announces 2011 Champion’s Week Schedule from Las Vegas”
Race fans eager to see the stars of NASCAR take on Phoenix International Raceway’s newly repaved and reconfigured 1-mile oval will have their first opportunity to do so during a Sprint Cup Series testing session at PIR on Tuesday, October 4. Gates will open at 8 a.m. for this very special fan event and the public testing session will run until 5 p.m. A subsequent day of NASCAR testing on October 5 will be open to media, but closed to the general public.
Phoenix International Raceway’s free fan event during the October 4 test will offer general admission seating in the Bryan Grandstand and infield viewing for patrons to take in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage activities. In addition, Sprint Cup Series star Kyle Busch – driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota – will participate in a moderated fan Q&A session during the October 4 event. Fans may submit their questions for Busch at Facebook.com/PhoenixRaceway.
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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.
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The Final Lap Weekly 