NASCAR Podcast
SHOW #385 – Guests: Martin Truex Jr., Miss Sprint Cup Madison Martin, Ford’s Tim Duerr – We recap what there was of Phoenix, break down the Championship 4 drivers, Matt Kenseth called to NASCAR HQ, drivers on The Tonight Show, and tons more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby “Christmas Tree” Christie
( Roughly 48:00 mins)
Nov. 15, 2015
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
AVONDALE, Ariz. – A serendipitous sequence of pit stops and a drizzle that turned into a downpour made a winner of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Sunday night’s Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, the start of which
was delayed from day to night by rain in the afternoon.
But the race that was halted by the rain 93 laps before its scheduled conclusion was hardly the satisfying ending Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch or Joey Logano had hoped for.
Those four drivers were eliminated from the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, as defending champion Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. joined Jeff Gordon in next Sunday’s Championship Round at Homestead-Miami Speedway (3 p.m. ET on NBC).
Earnhardt came to pit road for fuel and tires one lap before Joey Gase and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. crashed in Turn 3 to bring out the second caution of the race on Lap 196. While on pit road, Earnhardt crossed the scoring line at the flag stand before Harvick, who had dominated with 143 laps led, got to the stripe. And when other lead-lap cars came to pit road under the yellow, Earnhardt inherited the top spot, with Harvick second and Logano third. Before track workers could complete clean-up from the accident, rain began to fall, and NASCAR called the race after the light precipitation became a downpour.
Kyle Busch finished fourth to advance to the season finale. Gordon ran sixth, followed by Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin and Keselowski. Truex came home 14th but edged 12th-place finisher Edwards for the final spot in the Championship Round by five points.
Logano, Keselowski and Kurt Busch (who was hit with a pass-through penalty from jumping the start of the race) needed to win on Sunday to make the finals. But the rain made sure they never got a chance at another restart.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – Quicken Loans Qualifying for Heroes 500
Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, Arizona
Friday, November 13, 2015
1. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 143.158 mph.
2. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 142.880 mph.
3. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 142.580 mph.
4. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 142.501 mph.
5. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 142.292 mph.
6. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 142.287 mph.
7. (20) Erik Jones(i), Toyota, 142.219 mph.
8. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 142.068 mph.
9. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 142.062 mph.
10. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 141.833 mph.
11. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 141.409 mph.
12. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 141.409 mph.
13. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 141.665 mph.
14. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 141.649 mph.
15. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 141.393 mph.
16. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 141.343 mph.
17. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 141.282 mph.
18. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 141.271 mph.
19. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 140.944 mph.
20. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 140.691 mph.
21. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 140.378 mph.
22. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 140.280 mph.
23. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 140.252 mph.
24. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 139.735 mph.
25. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 139.492 mph.
26. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 139.459 mph.
27. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 139.265 mph.
28. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 139.114 mph.
29. (55) David Ragan, Toyota, 138.910 mph.
30. (83) Matt DiBenedetto #, Toyota, 138.900 mph.
31. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 138.739 mph.
32. (40) Landon Cassill(i), Chevrolet, 138.212 mph.
33. (26) JJ Yeley(i), Toyota, 138.164 mph.
34. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 137.878 mph.
35. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 137.868 mph.
36. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 137.799 mph.
37. (23) Jeb Burton #, Toyota, Owner Points
38. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, Owner Points
39. (32) Joey Gase(i), Ford, Owner Points
40. (34) Brett Moffitt #, Ford, Owner Points
41. (98) Ryan Preece, Ford, Owner Points
42. (33) Ryan Ellis(i), Chevrolet, Owner Points
43. (62) Timmy Hill(i), Chevrolet, Owner Points
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SHOW #384 – Guests: Erik Jones / TJ Majors – We recap Texas hear from Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs, drop the clinch scenarios on you, Drivers Say What, plus we preview Phoenix and more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie
( Roughly 48:00 mins)
SHOW #350 – Guests: Martin Truex Jr. / Greg Biffle – We recap the Phoenix weekend, smack you upside the head with News of the Week, Fantay Racing, plus a full Auto Club Speedway preview. Hosted by Kerry Murphey & Toby Christie
( Roughly 48:00 mins)
The Final Lap Weekly 