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Toasty Toast for 88 and 22

Though The Hill May Be Steep There’s Still Hope
Engine troubles ended Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Joey Logano’s night early at Chicagoland. Logano bowed out on lap 175 (37th) while Earnhardt stopped running after lap 224 (35th), dropping the two drivers to 12th and 13th in the standings. While there might be some cause for alarm, they should find solace in that in 2006 Jimmie Johnson finished the first Chase race 39th and fell to ninth in the standings only to rebound to capture his first title.

nscs_joey_logano_pole_chicago_091320131 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 28.509 189.414
2 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 28.534 189.248
3 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target / Kraft Chevrolet 28.562 189.062
4 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 28.604 188.785
5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Best Buy Ford 28.606 188.772
6 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 28.641 188.541
7 16 Greg Biffle Post-it Ford 28.645 188.515
8 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 28.669 188.357

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9 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 28.677 188.304
10 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 28.678 188.298 Continue reading “2013 NASCAR Cup Series Chicagoland Starting Lineup – Joey Logano On Pole”

joey-logano-nascar-kansas-1-2013But wait, there’s more!

Joey Logano and David Gilland’s radio chatter is now being investigated by NASCAR from Richmond as well now to allow Joey to pass Gilliland and gain that all important 1 point needed to get into the Chase.  Although they are not teammates, they are both Ford’s and Joey did finish 1 spot ahead of David after the 38’s lap times dropped off by almost a second….hmmmmmm

NASCAR Statement

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 11, 2013) – NASCAR is aware of reports about the #22 and #38 radio communications at Richmond International Raceway and is looking into it, but has yet to see anything in full context that requires any action.