2015 Chase for the Cup Thread

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[mabarker1]

Harvick and Johnson have not talked: #4-Kevin Harvick and #48-Jimmie Johnson have not talked since Harvick jabbed Johnson in the chest Sunday following the race at Chicagoland Speedway, and if Harvick has a message for Johnson, it could require another meeting between the two. Harvick, when asked Friday if Johnson had anything to worry about as far as retaliation, responded: "We're not going to use you guys [in the media] to make threats," Harvick said. "I can do that myself." Harvick and Johnson talked to reporters following Sprint Cup qualifying Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Harvick, who had declined to comment to reporters before practice Friday morning, was required to meet with the media for finishing second in qualifying for the Sylvania 300 on Sunday. Johnson qualified fifth. "I'm just here so I don't get fined," Harvick said in the media center as the first question was asked about the Johnson altercation. "I don't have a lot to say about any of it. I'm here to race and do what I need to do the next two weeks." Harvick, the defending Sprint Cup champion, was angry at Johnson for what he felt was an unnecessary door-slam as they battled for the lead on a restart about midway through the race at Chicagoland. Johnson, who had been tapped from behind by Joey Logano, went to the apron to not get into Harvick, but then used the momentum to get beside Harvick, washing up into him before they hit the corner. Johnson said afterward he had no choice because he needed to get off the apron and Harvick left him no room. Harvick crashed about three laps later with a flat tire, the result of a tire rub from the body damage. Harvick finished 42nd and is 15th in the Sprint Cup standings, 22 points behind 12th-place Jeff Gordon after the first of the three races that will determine which 12 drivers advance to the second round of the Chase. Whether Harvick retaliates against Johnson is one of the biggest storylines heading into the race Sunday, especially if Harvick fails to advance out of the opening round. "I truthfully don't know what to expect," Johnson said. "I certainly know what I hope for. There is no telling what will end up taking place."(9-26-2015)

[mabarker1]

Starting Lineup

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

(NASCAR Statistics)

How are pit stall's chosen? by qualifying results, the 1st choose their stall and so on.
If a car/driver has to go to the rear of the field before the start of the race due to driver change, backup car,
engine/transmission change, etc they do NOT lose their pit stall selection

[mabarker1]

TIRE NOTES & FACTS

• Tire: Goodyear Eagle Intermediate Radials:

  Set limits:
  Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying, and 7 sets for the race;
  Camping World Truck: 5 sets for the event

  Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4564; Right-side -- D-4566

  Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.64 in. (2,226 mm); Right-side -- 88.35 in. (2,244 mm)

  Minimum Recommended Inflation:
  Left Front -- 12 psi; Left Rear -- 12 psi;
  Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 27 psi

  Notes: Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series will run the same tire codes at New Hampshire this weekend . . . Sprint Cup teams have run this same combination of left- and right-side tires at New Hampshire since 2012 . . . Camping World Truck Series teams first ran this tire set-up at this track last September . . . this is the only track at which either of these two tire codes will be run in 2015 . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at New Hampshire.

[mabarker1]

THE RACE: Sylvania 300

TRACK: New Hampshire Motor Speedway

NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #28 of 36 for the 2015 season

Chase for the Sprint Cup race #2 of 10

Updated: often, leading up to the race

Jumps to sections on this page:
Event Sched | Purse/Race Awards | TV / Re-airs | Radio
Practice/Qual Times | Rundown of Race/Results | Entry/Practice/Qualifying
Track/Race Info | Local Newspapers
Weather | Camping
Chassis | Goodyear Notes | Odds

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Race: Sunday, September 27, 2015 in Loudon, NH

Title Sponsor: Sylvania

Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 2:15pm/et

TELEVISION COVERAGE

• NASCAR Countdown to Green Pre-Race: NBCSN - 1:30 pm/et

• Television Race Coverage: NBCSN, 2:00pm/et

• In the Booth: Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte

• Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider

• Other Reporters: Kelli Stavast, Rutledge Wood

• Pre/Post-Race and Hosts: Krista Voda, Kyle Petty, Dale Jarrett

• NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: at 11:30am/pm on FoxSports1

• Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
  Monday, September 28 at 12:00pm/et on NBCSN {NASCAR 120]

• TV Listings, Links and Info:
  Jayski's TV Listings Page
  Fox Sports TV Listings
  FoxSports1 (FS1) TV Schedule
  NBC Sports - TV Times
  NBCSN
  CNBC
  TSN Race Schedule - Canada
  TV Racer
  Armed Forces Network - Search NASCAR

RADIO COVERAGE

• Performance Racing Network (PRN) and SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR Channel 90

• goprn.com

• siriusxm.com

ONLINE STREAMING

• NBC Sports at stream.nbcsports.com

• FOX Sports GO. All NASCAR programming on FOX and FOX Sports 1 is streamed live through the FOX Sports GO app that provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content. Requires a participating TV provider.

• Radio: PRN Live Streaming

• SiriusXM Internet Radio is available via any internet connected device, with a subscription.

EVENT SCHEDULE
Sprint Cup Series

Event Schedule times are local to the track

Thursday, September 24
6:00 PM NSCS HAULERS ENTER

Friday, September 25
7:30 AM - 7:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
11:00 AM NSCS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
12:00 - 1:25 PM NSCS PRACTICE
1:30 PM NSCS QUALIFYING INSPECTION BEGINS
4:45 PM NSCS QUALIFYING

Saturday, September 26
7:30 AM - 3:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
9:00 - 9:55 AM NSCS PRACTICE
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE

Sunday, September 27
8:00 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
11:00 AM 11:45 AM Concert
12:00 PM NSCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
1:30 PM NSCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
2:00 PM NSCS RACE

NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All event schedule times above are listed in LOCAL track time

• New Hampshire Pre-Race Schedule for Sunday, September 27th: (eastern time)
  -12:00:00pm: NSCS Driver Crew Chief Meeting
  -12:00:00pm: Concert by: Brett Eldredge (45 mins)
  -1:25:00pm: NSCS Drivers Introductions with NASCAR Special Awards
  -2:00:00pm: Intro Presentation of Colors: Combined Services
  -2:00:20pm: Invocation
  -2:01:00pm: National Anthem
  -2:07:30pm: "Drivers, Start Your Engines" by: Julian Dench, Senior Vice President and General Manager, OSRAM Sylvania
  -2:15:00pm: Start of the Sylvania 300
  eastern time (NASCAR.com)

PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Dates / Times / TV coverage

(these times in eastern time)

• Practices:
  Friday, September 25, 12:00 - 1:25 pm/et, TV-NBCSN
  Saturday, September 26, 9:00 - 9:55 am/et, TV-CNBC

• Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, September 26, 11:30 am - 12:20 pm/et, TV-CNBC

• Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, September 25 at 4:45 pm/et, TV-NBCSN, no re-air scheduled.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Good Morning, FRiends.

Race on this afternoon, 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

And today Jeff Gordon takes over the "Iron Man" leader for Nascar, having started over 789 consecutive races when he takes the green flag today. It will take six years for the next closest driver to surpass Gordon after he completes this season.

I think Jeff should race the first three races in 2016 so he will end at 800 consecutive races!

[tubebender]

and Benders de Fenders bombed again to day...

[mabarker1]

Stewart to retire after 2016 season

UPDATE: Tony Stewart, a three-time Sprint Cup Series champion, plans to retire after the 2016 season, team and industry sources told ESPN's Marty Smith. Mired in one of the worst seasons of his career at 25th in the standings, Stewart will run one final season before handing over the driving duties of the Stewart-Haas Racing #14 Chevy to Clint Bowyer, sources said. #15-Bowyer is driving for Michael Waltrip Racing in 2015, but that team is closing operations after the season. He does not currently have a ride for 2016. Stewart won the Sprint Cup in 2002, 2005 and 2011. He missed out on the Chase for the Sprint Cup this year after posting zero wins and two top-10s leading up to the Chase. The 45-year-old Stewart is tied for 13th in career victories with 48. Stewart, who has 582 career Cup starts, missed the final 15 races of the 2013 season with a broken leg suffered in a sprint car accident. He missed three races last season after the sprint car he was racing struck and killed 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr., who had approached Stewart's car on foot at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.(9-27-2015)

UPDATE: Stewart-Haas Racing has scheduled a news conference for 1:00pm/et on Wednesday at the team's Kannapolis, N.C., headquarters, at which time driver and team co-owner Tony Stewart is expected to announce that 2016 will his last season behind the wheel. Gene Haas, Stewart's partner, will attend the news conference, the team confirmed.(FOXSports.com)(9-28-2015)

[mabarker1]

I'm Devastated!!!

Tony NOW MUST WIN THE CUP UNDER THE NEW SPONSOR...

WOW, I'm speechless.

[McGruff]

I have to find a new favorite driver? I guess it had to happen some day.

[mabarker1]

Yeah, same here. I would like to see Tony get the Cup in ‘16 with the new sponsor. That would give Him 4. The 3 He currently has are: Winston, Nextel and Sprint. Something 6whine can never do;)

[Chode]

just damn...

[mabarker1]

UPDATE2: Tony Stewart will step away from Sprint Cup competition following the 2016 season, NASCAR.com has confirmed from multiple sources. A press conference at Stewart-Haas Racing’s North Carolina shop is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon to announce the plans, which will include naming Clint Bowyer to drive Stewart’s #14 Chevy beginning in 2017. NASCAR.com will live stream the 1 p.m. ET announcement at NASCAR.com/presspass.(NASCAR.com)(9-28-2015)

[nascarnation]

A unique talent.
But watching the Xfinity from Kentucky on Sat (no Cup drivers due to the scheduling) there is plenty of new talent on the way up.

[umgud]

So what happens to Clint in 2016?

[nascarnation]

Good question.
He’s rumored to be doing a one year stint in the #51 car (Scott Motorsports) until the SHR slot opens up in 2017.

[Chode]

all i had left to root for was Smoke and Jr... when Jr is done with nutscar, so am i.

[happydogx2]

I think the emotional and psychological toll from the fatal accident play a significant part in how well he’s run this year and the decision to retire. I hope he changes his mind.

[rabidralph]

Who is 6whine?

[tubebender]

I may not last the rest of this season…

[mabarker1]

UPDATE3 - wanted Larson? Tony Stewart desperately wanted Kyle Larson for the job [the #14 ride]. Larson is available in 2017, but the particulars of his current contract didn't fall into place with the timetable Stewart needed to execute his plan. Then Clint Bowyer became available and Stewart had his man. Bowyer will spend 2016 making laps with another team as he waits for Stewart to complete his retirement tour.(9-29-2015)

• NASCAR to meet with team owners on Tuesday: NASCAR will meet with Sprint Cup team owners on Tuesday afternoon at the NASCAR Plaza in downtown Charlotte, NC. The meeting is expected to tackle a number of topics, including competition issues and what the structure of team ownership might resemble moving forward. Since the Race Team Alliance was introduced last July, there has been increased buzz regarding the possibility of franchising or revenue sharing. RTA chairman Rob Kaufmann expects to have some system in place by the end of the year. NASCAR held a competition meeting last Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with team managers, manufacturers and Goodyear to discuss the 2016 Sprint Cup rules package which is expected to be finalized later this week.(Motorsport)(9-29-2015)