SHOW #173 – We recap Jeff Gordon’s 85th career win from Atlanta Motor Speedway. Plus we get you all set up for Richmond, and every possible Chase Scenario. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop
(About 34 mins)

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CHRIS MYERS OF SHOWTIME’S INSIDE NASCAR

Emmy Award-winner, Chris Myers, a 27-year broadcasting veteran with a diverse resume that ranges from NASCAR to the NFL, college football and MLB.  Myers is a co-host of Inside NASCAR on SHOWTIME that airs Wednesday’s at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Myers serves as host of Inside NASCAR alongside Michael Waltrip, Brad Daugherty and Kyle Petty.

A four-sport star, Myers also contributes to FOX’s NFL, BCS and MLB coverage, serving as reporter and occasional play-by-play announcer during regular and postseason contests.

In 1998, Myers began serving as an anchor for Fox Sports News on FSN. Prior to that, Myers worked for ESPN. During his 11 years at the network, Myers hosted Up Close and was a reporter and anchor for SportsCenter. He was awarded an Emmy in the Sports Features category in 1990 as an anchor/reporter.

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Myers attended Florida International University and Miami Dade Community College where he majored in radio and television. He started his own talk radio show at the age of 16 at WKAT-Radio in Miami, interviewing sports legends such as Muhammad Ali and Don Shula during his teenage years.

Marcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion, is coming
off the first win of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career when he won
Monday’s rain-delayed race at Watkins Glen International. Ambrose
talked about the aftermath of that victory as part of NASCAR’s weekly
teleconference this afternoon.

MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion – DO YOU FEEL REDEMPTION
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED IN SONOMA A YEAR AGO? “I was trying hard to
forget about Infineon Raceway, but I have to say winning for the first
time in the Sprint Cup Series is incredible, a huge achievement, and
I’m just very thankful for the opportunity that I’ve been given here
at Richard Petty Motorsports with the help of Stanley and DeWalt.
It’s been a dream weekend for me and I’ve totally erased my memories
of Sonoma from this moment forward.”

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SHOW #170 – Our guest this week is Chris Myers from Showtime’s Inside NASCAR and NASCAR on FOX.  Plus Paul and I chat about all of the Watkins Glen stories, Boris Vs. Biffle, Johnson Vs. Kurt, Ambrose finally wins, and much more.  This is a packed show. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop

(About 51 mins)

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iPad Screen

As we gear up for the 2011 NASCAR Chase for Sprint Cup playoffs, The Final Lap has launched an all new website now located at http://thefinallap.com

Besides being easier to remember, the All New site features…

-An app-like iPhone / Smartphone friendly layout (when viewed from such a device)

-A very slick iPad magazine style interface

-Social networking integration, users can now repost any article to Facebook, Twitter, and Google+

-Fans can get interactive by commenting on any article using their existing Facebook or Twitter accounts

-Without getting into the mumbo-jumbo tech talk, this site is now super fast

-Completes the branding of all The Final Lap content, Facebook.com/thefinallap, Twitter.com/thefinallap, and now thefinallap.com. Nice and easy to remember for everyone!

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