Posted on 09/02/2014 8:54:35 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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SprintCup Chase Standings:
| Driver | Wins | Points | Clinched |
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| Jeff Gordon |
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| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
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| Joey Logano |
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| Brad Keselowski |
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| Jimmie Johnson |
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| Carl Edwards |
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| Kevin Harvick |
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| Kasey Kahne |
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| Kyle Busch |
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| Denny Hamlin |
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| Kurt Busch |
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| Aric Amirola |
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| AJ Allmendinger |
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| Matt Kenseth |
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| Ryan Newman |
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| Greg Biffle |
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| Driver | Points | Change |
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| Jeff Gordon |
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| Dale Earnhardt Jr |
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| Matt Kenseth |
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| Joey Logano |
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| Brad Keselowski |
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| Jimmie Johnson |
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| Carl Edwards |
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| Kevin Harvick |
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| Ryan Newman |
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| Greg Biffle |
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| Kasey Kahne |
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| Clint Bowyer |
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| Kyle Larson |
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Nationwide Standings:
| Driver | Points | Change |
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| Chase Elliott |
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| Regan Smith |
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| Ty Dillon |
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| Elliott Sadler |
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| Brian Scott |
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| Trevor Bayne |
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| Chris Buescher |
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| Brendan Gaughan |
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| Ryan Reed |
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| James Buescher |
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| Landon Cassill |
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| Dylan Kwasniewski |
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| Mike Bliss |
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Campingworld Standings:
| Driver | Points | Change |
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| Johnny Sauter |
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| Matt Crafton |
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| Ryan Blaney |
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| Darrell Wallace Jr |
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| German Quiroga Jr |
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| Ron Hornaday Jr |
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| Joey Coulter |
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| Timothy Peters |
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| Ben Kennedy |
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| Jeb Burton |
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| Mason Mingus |
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| Bryan Silas |
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| Tyler Young |
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| Team | Points | Change |
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| Mofo99 |
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| Rainbow Warriors |
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| Jana's Raiders |
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| Lime City Racing |
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| bowtieboys |
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| Richmond Rocker |
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| Jake from State Farm |
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| SHSRacing |
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| moonshine transport corp. |
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| Questforseven |
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Fantasy Top 10 Segment Standings:
| Team | Segment Points | Season Points | Change |
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| Rainbow Warriors |
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| SHSRacing |
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| TexasT |
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| Questforseven |
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| Shady Bowl Speedway |
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| Jana's Raiders |
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| keokuk29fan |
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| bowtieboys |
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| Ward Burton's Translator |
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Boogity
After the thrilling finish in Atlanta, and the ‘Last Chance’ aspect of this race, I’m expecting a barn burner, or a wreck-o-rama. Maybe both...
Yeah you can bet there will be a battle-royale for the last berths.
Haas F1 Team...new name: What was initially known as Haas Formula is now Haas F1 Team. Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation and chairman of the newly renamed Haas F1 Team, opted for the name change to better correlate his team with motor racing's most prestigious series - the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. Haas F1 Team takes the place of the previous name, Haas Formula, which will remain the legal entity. Haas F1 Team will be the public and commercial name of the first American-led Formula One team since 1986. Its Website, www.HaasF1Team.com, launched on Tuesday. The FIA granted Haas a Formula One license in April. Well before then, ground was broken on an 11.600 square-meter (125,000 square-foot) facility adjacent to Haas' NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team in Kannapolis, North Carolina, that will house the Haas F1 Team. Construction is scheduled to be completed in November. Haas' motorsports holdings include the Haas F1 Team, NASCAR's Stewart-Haas Racing and Windshear.(TSC).(9-3-2014)
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials:
Set limits:
Sprint Cup: 7 sets for practice/qualifying and 11 sets for the race;
Nationwide: 7 sets for the event
Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4632; Right-side -- D-4634
Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.09 in. (2,212 mm); Right-side -- 88.23 in. (2,241 mm)
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 20 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi;
Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 30 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 12 psi; Left Rear -- 12 psi;
Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 27 psi
Notes: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire set-up at Richmond this weekend . . . this is the first race at which either of these two tire codes have been run . . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear test at Richmond on July 8-9 . . . teams and drivers participating in that test were the #11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with Denny Hamlin, #16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford with Greg Biffle, #26 BK Racing Toyota with Cole Whitt, #41 Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet with Kurt Busch and #43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford with Aric Almirola . . . compared to what was run at Richmond this spring, this left--side tire code (D-4632) features a mold shape change to add more stagger to this set-up . . . this right-side tire code (D-4634) features both construction and compound changes and is designed for better wear and the ability to lay down rubber . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run liners in their tires at Richmond.
Clicky on the Picky
Track Specifications:
Race Length: 400 laps, 300 miles
Track Length: 0.75 mile D-shaped oval, measured 13.5 ft from SAFER Barrier
Track Width: 60 feet with 10-foot apron
Banking: turns 14 degrees; front stretch 8 degrees; backstretch 2 degrees
Straights: Backstretch - 860 feet; Front stretch - 1290 feet
Pit Road: 64-foot width, 43 concrete pit stalls, each measuring 28'x19'
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 50mph
Seating Capacity: 71,000 {was 97,912 and was 112,029 before that]
Opened: 1946 (First NASCAR race was 1953)
Last Repaved: Fall of 2003
Practices:
Friday, September 5, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm/et, TV-none scheduled
Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, September 5, 1:00 - 2:20 pm/et, TV-ESPN2
Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, September 5 at 5:45 pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled.
Times are local to the Track
Thursday, September 4
11:00 AM NSCS HAULERS ENTER
2:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPENS & INSPECTION BEGINS
7:00 PM NSCS GARAGES CLOSE
Friday, September 5
7:30 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
8:00 AM NSCS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
9:00 AM 12:00 PM NSCS PRACTICE
1:00 PM 2:20 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE
5:45 PM NSCS QUALIFYING
8:30 PM NSCS GARAGE CLOSES
Saturday, September 6
1:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
5:30 PM NSCS DRIVER/CREW CHIEF MEETING
7:00 PM NSCS DRIVERS INTRODUCTIONS
7:30 PM NSCS RACE
NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All times above are listed in LOCAL Time
NASCAR Countdown Pre-Race: ABC - 7:00pm/et
Television Race Coverage: ABC, 7:30pm/et
In the Booth: Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace
NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: at 6:00pm/et on FoxSports2
Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Sunday, September 7 at 3:30am/et on ESPN2
TV Listings, Links and Info:
Jayski's TV Listings Page
ESPN Network Schedules
Fox Sports TV Listings
FoxSports1 (FS1) TV Schedule
TV Racer
Armed Forces Network - Search NASCAR
Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR Channel 90
Richmond Notes & Facts - Wednesday - track history:
· Originally known as the Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds, Richmond International Raceway held its first race in 1946 as a half-mile dirt track.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was April 19, 1953 won by Lee Petty.
· The spring 1964 race was run on a Tuesday night under temporary lighting.
· The track name changed to Virginia State Fairgrounds in 1967.
· The track surface was changed from dirt to asphalt between races in 1968.
· The track name changed to Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in 1969.
· The track was re-measured to .542-mile for 1970.
· The track was rebuilt as a three-quarters-mile D-shaped oval following the Feb. 21, 1988 race.
· The first race under permanent lights was Sept. 7, 1991.
· The first season with both races as night races was 1999.
NASCAR and Comcast reach 10-Year series entitlement agreement: NASCAR and Comcast announced a historic agreement that will make Comcast's XFINITY brand the title sponsor of what is now known as the NASCAR Nationwide Series through 2024. The 10-year term matches the longest single agreement around title sponsorship of any NASCAR national series in history, and is the longest entitlement sponsorship agreement in this series' history.
Beginning January 1, 2015, the property will be known as the NASCAR XFINITY Series. XFINITY will become only the third title sponsor in series history following Anheuser-Busch (26 years) and Nationwide Insurance (seven years). The agreement also makes XFINITY an Official NASCAR Partner in the multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) and broadband ISP categories.
The announcement was made during an event at the NASCAR Hall of Fame - where the sport's history is celebrated every day - and was the first series entitlement sponsorship ever announced at the venue.
XFINITY is Comcast's residential service brand and is the nation's largest video and high-speed Internet provider. The company has increased Internet speeds for existing customers 13 times in 12 years and recently introduced XFINITY on the X1 Entertainment Operating System. The company also offers XFINITY On Demand, the most robust video on demand platform in the world. Comcast serves business and residential customers in 39 states and Washington, D.C.
"We're proud to welcome XFINITY to the NASCAR community as title sponsor of the NASCAR XFINITY Series for the next decade," said Brian France, NASCAR Chairman & CEO. "NASCAR and XFINITY are each leader brands with much in common. Both are focused on innovation and have products built for speed. Together, we will work to take this series to new heights and elevate one of the most unique and powerful partnerships in all of sports."
What will soon be known as the NASCAR XFINITY Series is the property where names are made and is like nothing else in major pro sports. It features the most talented young drivers regularly competing side-by-side against NASCAR's biggest and brightest stars.
"Technology lives at the heart of NASCAR, just as it does for XFINITY," said Dave Watson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Comcast Cable. "NASCAR provides an exciting environment in which to showcase our video and Internet products and we look forward to further enhancing the fan experience at home, at the track and on the go for years to come."
The series also has a large, highly engaged and technology-connected television audience. It races in some of the nation's largest markets - from Chicago to Los Angeles to Miami - and at the sport's biggest and most iconic tracks - from Daytona International Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway, to Talladega Superspeedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
According to NASCAR Fan Engagement Tracker 2013 (commissioned by NASCAR and conducted by Toluna), NASCAR fans spend an average of four-and-a-half hours each week watching NASCAR on television and an additional two-and-a-half-hours each week following the sport on digital platforms.
XFINITY is among the premier sponsors in sports today and a robust sponsorship activation program is part of the new agreement with NASCAR, with aggressive planning already underway.
Comcast's involvement with NASCAR is expanding rapidly. In addition to the NASCAR XFINITY Series announced today, Comcast's NBC Sports unit will begin broadcasting NASCAR race events in July 2015.
After a successful seven-year run as series entitlement sponsor, Nationwide Insurance pivoted its marketing programs to become a NASCAR team sponsor next season. Nationwide also is the official auto, home, life and business insurance partner of NASCAR.(NASCAR)(9-3-2014)
Double boggity. Great work.
Well I never got asked about this but I'm WAY above those numbers. Mother always said I was the "special kid"
Nationwide to sponsor the #88 at RIR UPDATE - image: When Dale Earnhardt Jr. races Sept. 6 at Richmond International Raceway, Nationwide will be on his side as the company makes an early debut as a primary sponsor of the #88 Chevy team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Nationwide, which in May announced it will join Hendrick Motorsports next season as a primary sponsor, will preview Earnhardt's 2015 paint scheme during the race weekend in Richmond, Virginia, where he has three career Sprint Cup victories. Fans also will get a sneak peek at the new design next week via social media. Earnhardt worked with Nationwide on the design of the car, which will race next season and is scheduled to make its only 2014 appearance at Richmond. A first look at the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS will be given to fans Sept. 3 at 1:00 pm/et via the new @Nationwide88 Twitter account that will provide updates related to Earnhardt and his Hendrick Motorsports team. "I've worked with Nationwide for years, but never as a primary sponsor," said Earnhardt, whose family has been insured by Nationwide for more than 35 years and who has been featured in its national advertising since 2009. "Having them on board with Hendrick Motorsports and the No. 88 team is a big opportunity, and I really appreciate them inviting me to help design the car. I'm excited for the fans to see it and look forward to kicking off the relationship at one of my favorite racetracks."(HMS)(8-29-2014)
Horsecrap....it’s Busch Series....just sayin’
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