Posted on 06/25/2015 5:30:49 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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Qualifying is Saturday, don't forget to change your fantasy drivers!
SprintCup Points Standings:
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| Kevin Harvick |
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| Martin Truex Jr |
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| Joey Logano |
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| Dale Earnhardt Jr |
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| Jimmie Johnson |
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| Brad Keselowski |
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| Jamie McMurray |
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| Matt Kenseth |
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| Kasey Kahne |
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| Jeff Gordon |
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| Kurt Busch |
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| Paul Menard |
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| Denny Hamlin |
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| Carl Edwards |
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| Aric Almirola |
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| Ryan Newman |
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| Chris Buescher |
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| Ty Dillon |
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| Chase Elliott |
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| Regan Smith |
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| Darrell Wallace Jr |
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| Elliott Sadler |
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| Brian Scott |
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| Brendan Gaughan |
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| Ryan Reed |
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| Daniel Suarez |
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| Jeremy Clements |
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| David Starr |
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| J.J. Yeley |
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Campingworld Standings:
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| Matt Crafton |
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| Tyler Reddick |
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| Erik Jones |
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| Johnny Sauter |
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| John Wes Townley |
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| Spencer Gallagher |
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| Timothy Peters |
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| Daniel Hemric |
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| Cameron Hayley |
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| Ben Kennedy |
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| Ray Black Jr |
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| Justin Boston |
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| Tyler Young |
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Who cares. Since NASCAR became politically correct. And joined the attack on the Confederate Flag.
| Team | Segment Points | Season Points | Change |
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| MoFo22 |
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| Drago Racing |
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| TeamHatteras |
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| Limbaugh Institute |
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| Shine Transport Corp. |
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| paydirt15 |
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| Otis The Cat |
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| Richmond Rocker |
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| Lime City Racing |
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| Ward Burton's Translator |
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Fantasy Top 10 Season Standings:
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| Lime City Racing |
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| MoFo22 |
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| Drago Racing |
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| Limbaugh Institute |
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| TeamHatteras |
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| Benders de Fenders |
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| Jana's Raiders |
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| Ward Burton's Translator |
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| Otis The Cat |
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| BananaSlugRacing |
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Some day this silly pendulum will swing back. Heartbreaking to see people and companies trample on the free speech rights of so many others.
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: Climber Kevin Jorgeson
Command to start engines: Kevin Jorgeson
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
Honorary Pace Car Driver: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Color Guard: TBA
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: Award-winning singer/songwriter Morgan Karr
Flyover: P-40N Warhawk, three P-51D Mustangs; Vintage Aircraft, Schellville Airport, Sonoma County
EVENT SCHEDULE
Sprint Cup Series
Event Schedule times are local to the track
Thursday, June 25
3:00 PM NSCS HAULERS ENTER
Friday, June 26
7:00 AM - 6:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
8:00 AM Starting of Engines is Permitted
11:00 AM NSCS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
12:00 - 1:55 PM NSCS PRACTICE
3:30 - 4:55 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE
Saturday, June 27
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
8:00 AM Starting of Engines is Permitted
11:15 AM NSCS QUALIFYING
Sunday, June 28
7:00 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
8:00 AM Starting of Engines is Permitted
10:00 AM NSCS DRIVER/CREW CHIEF MEETING
11:30 AM NSCS DRIVERS INTRODUCTION
12:00 PM (3:00 PM) NSCS RACE 350K
NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All event schedule times above are listed in LOCAL (Pacific) track time
PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
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(these times in eastern time)
Practices:
Friday, June 26, 3:00 - 4:55pm/et, TV-FS2
Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Friday, June 26, 6:30 - 7:55 pm/et, TV-FS2
Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Saturday, June 27 at 2:15 pm/et, TV-FS1, re-air scheduled TBA.
TIRE NOTES & FACTS
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Road Course Radials
Set limits: 4 sets for practice/qualifying and 5 sets for the race
Tire Code: D-4638 (same on all four tire positions)
Tire Circumference: 88.66 in. (2,252 mm)
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 22 psi; Right Front -- 20 psi;
Left Rear -- 17 psi; Right Rear -- 17 psi
Notes: Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will run the same Goodyear tire code (D-4638) on all four tire positions at Sonoma . . . this is the first time teams will be running this code . . . compared to what was run at Sonoma last year, this tire features an increase in tread gage (thickness) for better wear . . . as on all NASCAR road courses, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Sonoma.
Wet Weather Tires: This year, the NASCAR rulebook allows that Sprint Cup teams may run in wet conditions . . . Goodyear will bring its wet weather radials (D-4215) for use at Sonoma, should NASCAR decide that conditions warrant . . . teams are allowed up to three sets of "wets" for practice/qualifying and up to three sets for the race . . . this tire code has been run by NASCAR Xfinity Series teams on road courses over the past several seasons.
Sonoma Raceway Track Notes & History - Thursday:
· The track opened as a 2.52-mile road course and drag strip in 1968.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on June 11, 1989 - won by Ricky Rudd at a speed of 76.088 mph.
· The first nine races were 300 kilometers and switched to a 350k format in 1998.
· The track was reconfigured to 1.949 miles in 1998 with the installation of an 890-foot chute between the original Turns 4 and 7.
· The track was reconfigured to 2.0 miles in 2001 and re-measured at 1.99 miles in 2002.
(NASCAR)(6-25-2015)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets new sponsor in Microsoft
Microsoft will sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr. for two upcoming races this season, including Sunday's road-course race at Sonoma Raceway, as part of a technology partnership with Hendrick Motorsports.
Both NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports will adopt the Windows 10 platform and Microsoft Azure to deliver technology solutions to help improve performance on and off the track.
Microsoft's paint scheme for the No. 88 car (Hendrick Motorsports)MORE: Earnhardt engagement | Earnhardt-Amy Reimann through the years | Erik Jones sweeps weekend
“NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports are perpetual innovators in motorsports,” Steve Guggenheimer, a Microsoft vice president, said in a news release. “This sport demands constant innovation, to have its boundaries pushed, so that the sport delivers the exciting experiences expected by fans."
NASCAR's 12-time most popular driver will also don the Microsoft colors for the Aug. 2 race at Pocono.
“I’m a big technology user and really enjoy Microsoft products,” Earnhardt said in a release. “Kicking off the Hendrick Motorsports relationship with Windows 10 is a unique opportunity, and there’s no doubt our ongoing technical partnership will help us raise the bar in many areas. It’s great to see Microsoft is having such a positive experience with NASCAR and wants to do more across the sport. We’re excited to be a part of that.”
That's gonna make the Linux Lunatics blow a gasket.
Time has passed us by. Girlfriend. What happened to commitment first.
Yup, We’ve gone from “Old School” to “Prehistoric School” BTW has anybody seen My Cane ?
Well let's see if Mama can get and Gossip from across the street on this one...
Harvick first driver since 2001 to lead 1,200 laps after 15 races: In Sunday's Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Raceway, #4-Kevin Harvick became the first driver since Jeff Gordon in 2001 to eclipse 1,200 laps led 15 races into a season. Harvick only has two wins, but his robust loop data numbers suggest more are coming. The #4 Chevy driver ranks first in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average running position (7.3), number of fastest laps (755), laps led (1,225) and driver rating (126.0). Harvick's number of fastest laps are nearly triple the next-best driver's total (Kurt Busch, 277). His number of laps led are nearly double the next-best driver's total (Kurt Busch, 665). Harvick is on pace to shatter the driver rating record of 112.2 set by Jimmie Johnson is his 2009 championship season. The only caveat when comparing Harvick's driver rating statistic is that it could drop with two restrictor plate and two road course races left on the schedule.(NASCAR)(6-20-2015)
Folds of Honor scheme for Harvick at Sonoma: During the Toyota/SaveMart 400 race at Sonoma Raceway in June, Kevin Harvick will be swapping paint on his #4 Chevy. For one race only, Harvick's race car will feature a special "Folds of Honor" paint scheme designed to raise awareness and support for the families of our nation's brave servicemen and women.(Lionel Racing), see image of the scheme on the #4 Team Schemes page.(6-22-2015)
Danica up for a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Sports Award: #10-Danica Patrick has been nominated for Best Female Athlete in the 2015 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Sports Awards. Voting takes place through July 9th at nick.com.(6-23-2015)
Kurt Busch to be inducted into Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame: #41-Kurt Busch will be inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame on Friday at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas while being surrounded by family and friends in the city where he grew up. The ceremony comes five days after the Durango High School graduate won his second race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, claiming the rain-shortened event Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. "This year has been so rewarding," said Busch, who is driving the #41 Chevy for Stewart-Haas Racing. "I've been executing well with my race preparation and forecasting well what's going to happen during the race." Busch will be joined by boxer Mike Tyson, former NFL quarterback Glenn Carano, golf pro Joe Kelly and rodeo coach Ric Griffith as members of the Class of 2015. Busch has won 27 times in NASCAR's elite division and ranks No. 26 on the all-time victory list. Two spots ahead of him is his younger brother Kyle, who has 29 victories.(Las Vegas Review Journal)(6-18-2015)
Sad News - Jim Vandiver: Jim Vandiver, 75, of Huntersville died Thursday at a hospital in his native Charlotte, NC. He had been admitted Monday complaining of chest pains. The Vandivers made it to the big-time NASCAR tour for one race in 1968 and then appeared sporadically on it through 1983. Jim Vandiver compiled 85 starts on what now is the Sprint Cup circuit, posting five top-five finishes and 14 more in the top 10. His best finish, second, came in the inaugural Talladega 500 on Sept. 14, 1969, a date notorious in NASCAR history. The sanctioning body's top stars boycotted the event at the superfast 2.66-mile track, then known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, mainly out of concern that tires were unsafe for a scorching pace of almost 200 mph. Big Bill France, founder of both NASCAR and the facility now called Talladega Superspeedway, cobbled together a field of drivers and cars from other divisions and the show went on. Vandiver was among the drivers agreeing to race, taking over a Dodge fielded by Ray Fox. A funeral is scheduled at 4 p.m. Monday at Huntersville United Methodist Church with a viewing at 3:30. A reception is to follow at the Pearl Wedding and Events Center in Cornelius at 5:30. A private burial will be held at Northlake Memorial Gardens.(Charlotte Observer)(6-19-2015)
Services: The funeral will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 22nd, at Jim's church of over 40 years, Huntersville United Methodist Church with a viewing at 3:30 p.m. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Jim's life, as he requested, with a party afterwards at The Pearl Wedding and Events Center in Cornelius at 5:30 p.m. A private burial will be held at Northlake Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Huntersville United Methodist Church. James Funeral Home is serving the family. See full obituary at the Charlotte Observer.(6-20-2015)
Sad News - "Worth" Hollingsworth": Hollingsworth "Worth" McMillion, age 88, of Amelia, VA, passed from this life on June 5, 2015. McMillion was the first paid deputy in Amelia County and was a Navy Veteran of WWII, retired Special Agent with the ABC board and was a former NASCAR driver. "Worth" McMillion ran NASCAR Grand National (Sprint Cup) from 1962 to 1969. He amassed 18 top 10's in 62 starts with a best finish of 5th at Occoneechee Speedway on Sept. 15, 1968. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria, and son, Mac. His is survived by his sons, John (Vanessa) of Amelia, Va., and Scott (Susan) of Charlotte, N.C.; brother, Allen (Sarah) of Amelia; and sister, Kathleen Bohannon of Richmond; four grandchildren, Shelby, Zachary, Ryan and Ethan.(Hillsman-Hix Funeral Home)(6-8-2015)
Sad News - Jabe Thomas: Cerry Ezra (Jabe) Thomas born May 12, 1930 went home to be with the Lord , Thursday June 4, 2015. Thomas had a longstanding career in racing beginning in mid-1950's on the dirt tracks in Virginia. Driving a Ford Coupe, he was the 1958 track Champion at the dirt track at Radford Speedway, in Radford Virginia (now Motor Mile). In 1965, at the age of 35, Thomas started his racing NASCAR's Grand National Series, which later became known as the Winston Cup [and Sprint Cup] Series, in an ex Holman Moody 1964 Ford, making 322 starts with 77 top ten finishes in his career. Usually Thomas partnered with Roanoke Virginia's Don Robertson (Star City Body Shop) with crew chief Jimmy Cox preparing the cars.
In 1968 and 1969, Jabe purchased Petty Enterprises Plymouths, several years later they were re-bodied with Dodge Charger sheet metal. Between 1968 and 1973, Jabe finished in the top twelve national points each year, with a 6th place ranking in 1971. Always a fun loving driver, Jabe never hesitated to allow others to drive his car. In 1970, two of Richard Petty's 200 career wins came in Jabe's Plymouth. Others to drive Jabe's cars included Ned Jarrett, Bobby Allison, Wendell Scott, Cale Yarbrough, Charlie Glotzbach and Pedro Rodriques. Being one of the sports more outgoing Independent drivers Jabe always enjoyed meeting the fans and was known to many as the Clown Prince of Racing.
In 1977 Jabe passed the torch to his son Ronnie. In 1978 Jabe was the backbone and support of the team, which helped achieve Ronnie's and Jabe's goal of winning Rookie of the Year honors. Jabe was always coaching on the headset, giving lap times and looking for the best lane to pass and other times being the rear view mirror. Jabe held a major role in their 1990 Late Model Stock Car Championship at the New River Valley Speedway, wins at Martinsville Speedway and North Wilkesboro Speedway.
On October 17, 2010 Jabe was inducted into the Memory Lane Racers Reunion Hall Of Fame in Mooresville, NC, along with Ned Jarrett, Bobby Allison, Rex White, Louise Smith, Earl Brooks and Charlie Glotzbach.
Services: Family will receive Family and friends Monday June 8, 2015 beginning at 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM with service following immediately after at the Harbor of Hope Pentecostal Holiness Church in Christiansburg, Virginia, located off Interstate 81 ex 118. Service will be conducted by Rev. Richard Kingrea and Rev. Leon Alley. Interment will follow at Sunset Cemetery in Christiansburg, where he will be laid to rest. Full Obituary and online condolences may be left at hornefuneralservice.com.(6-5-2015)
Microsoft Windows 10 to Sponsor Earnhardt Jr.: A global leader in technology and innovation, Microsoft has ramped up its involvement in NASCAR with new multi-year official agreements with both the sanctioning body and 11-time Sprint Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports. The collaborations designate Microsoft as an Official Technology Partner of NASCAR and a major technology partner of Hendrick Motorsports.
Hendrick Motorsports will adopt the Windows 10 platform and Microsoft Azure to deliver technology solutions to help improve performance on and off the track. In addition, Microsoft will support the upcoming launch of Windows 10 with primary sponsorship of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s #88 Chevrolet SS at Sonoma Raceway on June 28 and Pocono Raceway on Aug. 2. Windows 10 will be the Official Operating System of Hendrick Motorsports.
"NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports are perpetual innovators in motorsports," said Steve Guggenheimer, Corporate Vice President, Developer Experience and Evangelism at Microsoft. "This sport demands constant innovation, to have its boundaries pushed, so that the sport delivers the exciting experiences expected by fans. The Windows mobile inspection application we launched last year is a great example of how innovative solutions can push boundaries and make the racing experience even better. We're looking forward to the next solutions that we can deploy with both NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports to push each of our organizations forward."
Microsoft will utilize two-time Daytona 500 champion Earnhardt as a spokesperson to promote Windows 10, which will be available July 29 as a free upgrade for qualified Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 devices.* In addition, its new multi-year partnership with Hendrick Motorsports will incorporate technology solutions and training across the team, including competition, business and IT functions.
"I'm a big technology user and really enjoy Microsoft products," said Earnhardt, who is NASCAR's 12-time most popular driver. "Kicking off the Hendrick Motorsports relationship with Windows 10 is a unique opportunity, and there's no doubt our ongoing technical partnership will help us raise the bar in many areas. It's great to see Microsoft is having such a positive experience with NASCAR and wants to do more across the sport. We're excited to be a part of that."(HMS), see image of the scheme on the #88 Team Schemes page.(6-22-2015)
Time out, Rodent hand worn out, Eyes hurt. Be back later.
“Who cares. Since NASCAR became politically correct. And joined the attack on the Confederate Flag.”
NASCAR needs to move to the north. It isn’t welcome in the South since it thinks all things Southern are somehow racist.
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