Nascar SCS IRWIN Tools at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday August 23 on ABC at 7:30 PM ET

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[mabarker1]

Could be.

I’m going with He’s still trying to grasp it all and come to terms in His own head.

Time will tell...

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

I think Stewart will retire.

[NYTexan]

Thx!

UNNNNGH...RAIN!

[mabarker1]

We shall see.

Looking like a rain delay ‘till Tomorrow based on the radar I’m looking at;(

[mabarker1]

CONFIRMED: RAINED OUT FOR TONIGHT, RACE AT 10AM EST THURSDAY ON FS1

[mabarker1]

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• Saturday Night NASCAR Race at Bristol on Alternate Channels in Some Markets: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol (TN) Motor Speedway is being broadcast live nationally by ABC on Saturday night, Aug. 23, but viewing will be affected in 15 markets due to NFL preseason games airing on local ABC affiliates. In all 15 markets where the race telecast is being preempted, NASCAR fans who are satellite TV subscribers will be able to watch the race on ESPN alternate channels (DirecTV - channel 209-1; DISH - channel 145). For cable subscribers, the race will air on alternate channels in 11 of the 15 markets.
  The telecast begins with NASCAR Countdown at 7:00 pm/et and the race's green flag is scheduled for 7:43 pm/et.
  The affected markets:
  Austin, Texas - race telecast on digital cable: Time Warner channels 811 and 1240, Suddenlink channel 721, AT&T Channel 3024.
  Charlotte, N.C. - race telecast on WAXN TV64. Available on Time Warner channel 1230, Charter channel 703, Compas channel 16, Comporium channel 110. WSOC-TV will join race in progress after football game ends.
  Casper, Wyo. - only available to satellite TV subscribers
  Cheyenne, Wyo. - only available to satellite TV subscribers
  Duluth, Minn. - race telecast on digital cable: Charter channel 398, Mediacom channel 113.
  Harrisburg, Pa. - race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channel 246, Verizon channel 461, Blue Ridge Cable channel 152, Kuhn channel 67, Nittany Media 228.
  Houston - race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channels 315 and 685.
  Louisville, Ky. - race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channel 432, Time Warner channel 207.
  Nashville, Tenn. - race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channel 245, Charter channel 136.
  St. Joseph, Mo. - only available to satellite TV subscribers
  San Antonio, Tex. - only available to satellite TV subscribers
  Sioux Falls, S.D. - race telecast on digital cable: Mid-Continent channels 596 and 614. (Also DISH channel 36).
  Tulsa, Okla. - race telecast on digital cable: Cox channel 131.
  Washington, D.C. - race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channel 205, Cox channel 806, Verizon FiOS channel 467.
  Weslaco, Tex. - race telecast on digital cable: Time Warner channel 877.
  In Milwaukee, Little Rock, Ark., Jonesboro, Ark., Fort Smith, Ark., and Tyler, Texas, the local ABC affiliates will not air NASCAR Countdown due to airing local newscasts but all will join ABC for the race telecast at 7:30 p.m. ET.(ESPN)
  

[mabarker1]

Ryan Truex taken to hospital after practice crash UPDATE3: NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie #83-Ryan Truex hit the Turn 2 wall hard Saturday morning in the day's opening practice session at Michigan International Speedway. Running eight laps in the early morning session, Truex lost the back end of his #83 Toyota. The car corrected and shot head-on into the outside wall. Per NASCAR's new rule, Truex remained in the car until NASCAR and safety officials arrived on site, and then walked away under his own power. According to a BK Racing official, Truex was complaining of a headache and shoulder pain and was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. Truex broke his collarbone in 2013 while riding a motorcycle.(Fox Sports)(8-16-2014)
UPDATE: Ryan Truex, driver of the #83 Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota Camry was involved in a single-car crash during practice at the Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. Truex was transported to a local hospital where he underwent CT scans of his head, neck, chest and abdomen, which were all negative. Truex was diagnosed with a concussion. He will follow the NASCAR guidelines to return to racing. JJ Yeley will pilot the #83 Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota Camry in tomorrow's Pure Michigan 400.(BK Racing).(8-16-2014)
UPDATE2: Ryan Truex, tweeted Sunday, "Hardest hit of my career by far yesterday..Feeling better today. Thanks for the concern,will see the doc this week & hopefully be back soon."(8-18-2014)
UPDATE3 Truex cleared to return at Bristol: Ryan Truex, driver of the #83 Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota Camry, has been medically cleared to return to previous racing activities. Truex was involved in a single-car crash during Saturday practice at this past weekend's Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. JJ Yeley substituted for Truex and finished 30th in last Sunday's race.(BK Racing)(8-21-2014)

[mabarker1]

Keselowski 25th driver to win in all three series: with Brad Keselowski's Camping World Truck win at Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday morning (see details on the race on Jayski's Camping World Truck Series site), he becomes the 25th driver to have at least one win in all three National Series (Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck). Keselowski has 13 wins in Sprint Cup, 30 wins in Nationwide and one in the Truck Series.
Keselowski becomes just the sixth driver to have a win in each of the series at one track [2 Cup wins at Bristol, 1 in Nationwide and now 1 in Trucks], joining Kyle Busch (10 tracks), Kevin Harvick (5), Mark Martin (4), Carl Edwards (Dover) and Bobby Labonte (Martinsville).
Keselowski also is the fifth driver to score a win in the same season across NASCAR's three national series having won 3 Cup races in 2014, 3 Nationwide races and one Truck Series race.(8-21-2014)

[mabarker1]

3M Hire Our Heroes Campaign to Honor America's Heroes at Bristol UPDATE: At the NASCAR Sprint Cup race night race at Bristol, NASCAR star Greg Biffle will be driving a #16 3M Ford Fusion with a strong force behind it - the power of the 3M Hire Our Heroes program. Biffle's #16 3M Hire Our Heroes Ford Fusion will feature a paint scheme created by legendary car designer Chip Foose to honor the veterans recognized through the 3M Hire Our Heroes program in 2014. To date, some 55 military members and their families have received tool grants and scholarships through the program, totaling some $250,000. It is the second year that the 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division has led the 3M Hire Our Heroes program and run a special paint scheme with Chip Foose. For the Bristol race, Biffle's hood design reflects the transition of a soldier in camouflage to a collision industry professional. The camouflage is peeling away to showcase the stars and stripes underneath. On the hood, a saluting soldier is flanked by two auto body repairers - a painter and a welder.(3M PR)(8-14-2013)
UPDATE - image posted: Greg Biffle's #16 3M Hire Our Heroes Ford Fusion will feature a 3M wrap designed by legendary car designer Chip Foose to honor the veterans recognized through the 3M Hire Our Heroes program in 2014. To date, some 55 military members and their families have received tool grants and scholarships through the program, totaling $250,000. It is the second year that the 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division has led the 3M Hire Our Heroes program and run a special car design with Chip Foose (RFR), see an image of the car/scheme on the #16 Team Schemes page.(8-21-2014)

[mabarker1]

First Campers Have Arrived For Atlanta Race Weekend: The first campers have arrived for the Oral-B USA 500 weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, nine days before NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series haulers enter the Speedway for the event. All of the Speedway's exterior campgrounds open Saturday, Aug. 23 for both tent and RV units. Infield and trackside terrace spaces open to guests on Thursday, Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. A limited number of camping spaces in all campgrounds are available for the Labor Day Weekend of NASCAR night racing for visitors with either tent camping or RV units. In addition to coveted spaces in Atlanta Motor Speedway's infield, campground spots outside the track within easy walking distance to Atlanta Motor Speedway's Fan Zone and Grandstands are also available. Tent camping starts at $100 for both unreserved and reserved spaces outside the track. Unreserved RV spaces begin at $60 while a reserved RV space for the Labor Day race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway is $100. The only remaining camping spaces with complete water, power and electrical hook ups are in Trackside Terrace. These spaces, which come with 10 admission tickets for each day of race weekend, provide a prime view of Atlanta Motor Speedway from either the backstretch or overlooking turn one. Complete information on all of Atlanta Motor Speedway's camping options for Labor Day Weekend is available by calling (770) 946-4211. For more information on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Labor Day weekend of night racing, contact the Atlanta Motor Speedway Ticket Office at (770) 946-4211, (877) 9-AMS-TIX or visit www.atlantamotorspeedway.com.(AMS)(8-21-2014)

[NYTexan]

Great reporting Ma!

[mabarker1]

As I watch the DVR of the Truck Race run this AM there are very few in the Stands all around the track. As FS1 goes to commercial after the “big one” they show a camera shot of A FULL, PACKED TO THE GILLS FRONT GRANDSTAND!!!

So which is it in reality?

[Chode]

might be cheaper/easier security wise to keep the fans close together so they let people who have tickets for the cheap seats sit front and center if they are empty instead of spread out?

[mabarker1]

I see Your point. What I saw was Live Racing with very few in the stands and then they went to a commercial break and had a shot of the Front Stretch Stands PACKED FULL like the old days.

[mabarker1]

Just found this on JR's Twitter page

Dale Earnhardt Jr. @DaleJr · Aug 20 Y'all asked for em. Going on sale Sept/Oct. probably around Talladega. Trackside/Nascar.com

As soon as JRM opens up Today I'll call and see if they will have them at the JRM Store in Town.

[Chode]

i love that commercial...

[happydogx2]

I know what it is but when I first saw the photo I thought it was a hash pipe. Not that I’ve ever seen one or anything…

Took a couple of days off and went to the coast and ate take-out clam chowder on a bench in a cove on a windless day at Depoe Bay and watched Orca’s chase seals. Great fun except to the seals. Everyone needs to get away now and then to clear the cobwebs.

[mabarker1]

Happy Hour practice for the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#17-Stenhouse Jr. 131.048
#48-Johnson 131.012
#5-Kahne 130.869
#43-Almirola 130.780
#42-Larson 130.762
slowest: #13-Mears 123.937 & #38-Gilliland 124.379
no speed listed: #33-Stremme, #37-Blaney
notes: Track qualifying record is 129.991mph.
See fastest speeds, laps run, best 10-lap consecutive average on the Bristol Happy Hour Practice Speeds page (pdf).(8-22-2014)

[Chode]

i'll make it worth your time if ya pick one up for me...

[McGruff]

Watching qualifying they were just saying lightning in the area.