Nascar SCS Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway May Sun. 24 on FOX at 7:00 PM ET

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Welcome to the 2015
Nascar at FR race thread!

Coca-Cola 600

May Sun. 24 at 7:00 PM ET on FOX

at the

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway Website

Qualifying: Thursday May 21 at 7:30 PM on FOXSPORTS 1

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Congratulations to the Spongebob Squarepants 400 winner: Jimmie Johnson !

Congratulations to the Toyota Tundra 250 winner: Matt Crafton !

Broadcast Schedule
MRN
PRN
TVRacer.com (has a summary of all televised racing sports)

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DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANYTHING - only use links that stream.

FRFL’ers: Deadline to select drivers for this week is:

Thursday May 21 at 5:00 AM ET ( 2:00 AM PT)

Jayski site for race prep info

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Xfinity and Camping World Schedule

Series	Race	Track	Qualifying Time Channel	Race Time Channel
Camping World	NC Education Lottery	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Fri. May 15 5:30 PM ET FOX Sports 1	Fri. May 15 8:30 PM ET FOX Sports 1
Xfinity	3M 250	Iowa Speedway	Sat. May 16 5:45 PM ET	Sun. May 17 2:00 PM ET FOX Sports 1
Xfinity	Hisense 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Sat. May 23 11:00 AM ET FOX Sports 1	Sat. May 23 2:30 PM ET FOX

May God Bless our Troops, their families, and our Nation
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Race Fans! We have a very busy two weeks ahead of us! Everything starts up Friday with both the Sprint Showdown and a Campingworld Race!

Race	Qualifying Time Channel	Race Time Channel
Sprint Showdown	Fri. May 15 4:00 PM ET FOX Sports 1	Fri. May 15 7:00 PM ET FOX Sports 1
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race	Sat. May 16 7:00 PM ET FOX Sports 1	Sat. May 16 7:00 PM ET FOX Sports 1

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SprintCup Points Standings:

Driver	Points	Change
Kevin Harvick	437	-
Martin Truex Jr	391	-
Jimmie Johnson	389	-
Joey Logano	375	-
Dale Earnhardt Jr	360	-
Brad Keselowski	343	-
Matt Kenseth	331	+1
Jamie McMurray	328	-1
Jeff Gordon	317	+4
Kasey Kahne	313	-1
Aric Almirola	312	+1
Paul Menard	306	-1
Ryan Newman	305	+1
Kurt Busch	292	+1
Denny Hamlin	284	-5
Clint Bowyer	272	+1

Xfinity Standings:

Driver	Points	Change
Ty Dillon	330	-
Chris Buescher	321	+1
Chase Elliott	293	-1
Darrell Wallace Jr	293	-
Regan Smith	287	-
Brian Scott	286	+3
Elliott Sadler	282	-
Ryan Reed	255	-
Daniel Suarez	254	+1
Brendan Gaughan	249	-4
Jeremy Clements	233	-
David Starr	229	-
J.J. Yeley	214	+1

Campingworld Standings:

Driver	Points	Change
Matt Crafton	175	-
Tyler Reddick	158	-
Erik Jones	157	-
Johnny Sauter	153	-
Cameron Hayley	123	+3
John Wes Townley	122	-
Timothy Peters	121	+4
Justin Boston	114	+5
Ray Black Jr	112	-2
Spencer Gallagher	111	-1
Daniel Hemric	109	+4
Ben Kennedy	101	-2
James Buescher	100	-

[ican'tbelieveit]

And, we have reached the final race of the spring segment of fantasy racing. If you haven't joined, still time to get in on the fun! And a little turnover at the top! (how is that a turn over - same points!)

Fantasy Top 10 Season Standings:

Team	Points	Change
Limbaugh Institute	3,103	+1
Lime City Racing	3,103	-1
Drago Racing	3,033	-
Benders de Fenders	2,989	-
MoFo22	2,985	-
Jana's Raiders	2,935	-
Keokuk29fan	2,902	-
Team Hessian Racing	2,882	-
Newton of Neptune	2,875	+2
Ward Burton's Translator	2,859	-1

[Steven Scharf]

It appears under the non race win format, that Kevin Harvick would already be up one race on the competition.

Jeff Gordon moved up 4 positions in one race (and I think had his best finish of the year), but is 120 points behind Kevin.

[mabarker1]

EVENT SCHEDULE SPRINT SHOWDOWN & SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE

Thursday, May 14th
7:00 PM NSCS HAULERS ENTER

Friday, May 15th
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
11:00 AM NSCS ROOKIE & SPOTTERS MEETING / RANDOM DRAWING(S) FOR SPRINT SHOWDOWN & SPRINT ALL-STAR RACES
12:00 - 1:40 PM NSCS FINAL SPRINT SHOWDOWN PRACTICE
1:45 - 3:15 PM NSCS FINAL SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE PRACTICE
3:15 - 3:25 PM NSCS SPRINT ALL-STAR, PIT ROAD PRACTICE
4:15 PM NSCS SPRINT SHOWDOWN, QUALIFYING (Two Round-Session)
5:15 PM NSCS SPRINT SHOWDOWN DRIVER/CREW CHIEF MEETING
7:00 PM NSCS SHOWDOWN DRIVERS INTRODUCTIONS
7:15 PM NSCS THE SPRINT SHOWDOWN

Saturday, May 16th
1:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
5:30 PM NSCS SPRINT SHOWDOWN & SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
7:10 PM NSCS SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE, QUALIFYING (3 LAPS, WITH PIT STOP & A FOUR TIRE CHANGE)
8:35 PM APPROX. NSCS DRIVERS INTRODUCTION
9:00 PM APPROX. NSCS THE SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE

TELEVISION / RADIO COVERAGE / SCHEDULE

• Tune in to the Sprint Showdown at 7:00pm/et on Friday, May 15 on FOX Sports 1, MRN Radio and SiriusXM Radio.
  Then catch NASCAR's biggest stars in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, May 16 with coverage of qualifying starting at 7:00pm/et, followed by the Sprint All-Star Race live on FOX Sports 1, MRN Radio and SiriusXM Radio, with additional coverage on NASCAR.com.

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TRACK INFO & RACE OFFICIALS

• Track Specifications:
  Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad oval
  Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 5 degrees
  Straights: Front stretch - 1952.8 feet; Backstretch - 1360 feet
  Grandstand Seating: 89,000 [down from 146,000 in 2009]
  Pit Road Speed: 45mph
  Pace Car Speed: 55mph
  Opened: 1960

• Sprint Showdown Race Festivities/Officials:
  Grand Marshal: TBA
  Command to start engines: TBA
  Invocation: TBA
  Military Flyover: TBA

• All Star Race Race Festivities/Officials:
  Grand Marshal: TV personality and food icon Guy Fieri
  Command to start engines: Guy Fieri
  Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
  Honorary Pace Car Driver: Guy Fieri
  Invocation: TBA
  National Anthem: TBA
  Military Flyover: TBA

[mabarker1]

TIRE NOTES

• Sprint Showdown / All-Star Race Goodyear Tire Notes:

  Tire: Goodyear "Support Our Troops" Speedway Radials

  Set limits:
  All-Star: 11 sets for the event;
  Showdown: 7 sets for the event (teams that transfer to All-Star race get an additional 4 sets);

  Tire Codes:
  Left-side -- D-4428;
  Right-side -- D-4640

  Tire Circumference:
  Left-side -- 87.32 in. (2,218 mm);
  Right-side -- 88.39 in. (2,245 mm)

  Minimum Recommended Inflation:
  Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
  Right Front -- 54 psi; Right Rear -- 50 psi

  Notes: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series will run the same Goodyear tire codes at Charlotte this week . . . throughout the two race weeks at Charlotte, all tires will be branded with "Support Our Troops" as part of the Goodyear Gives Back program . . . while NASCAR teams have run this left-side tire code (D-4426) at Charlotte since 2012, this is the first race weekend on this right-side code (D-4640) . . . this right-side is a Goodyear multi-zone tread tire, which incorporates two distinct compounds on the same tire -- one for endurance and heat resistance on the inboard two inches of the tread and one for traction on the outboard 10 inches . . . this inboard (Endurance Zone) features the same compound that was run on the same zone at Texas, while this outboard (Traction Zone) features the compound run at Charlotte last year . . . this tire set-up was first tested at Charlotte in December, and was confirmed in a March 10 tire test at the track with drivers Aric Almirola, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr. and J.J. Yeley . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Charlotte . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

[mabarker1]

Harvick's team receives their championship rings: On Tuesday morning, the team of Kevin Harvick's #4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevy received their rings for winning the 2014 Sprint Cup Championship. The rings were presented to Harvick's team at their SHR shop. The rings include the #4 on them and the last name of each crew member. Harvick's crew chief, Rodney Childers, tweeted pictures of the ceremony as well as the rings.(NBC Sports), images also at SHR's Twitter.(5-13-2015)

[mabarker1]

Kyle Busch to Remain Eligible for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship: NASCAR announced today that Kyle Busch will remain eligible to compete for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Busch will qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup by meeting all requirements of eligibility excluding Rule 17.6.2.1.a, which requires a driver to start all Championship Events of the current season. NASCAR made the decision after the driver of the #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota received the appropriate medical clearance documentation to immediately return to NASCAR racing. To qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Busch will need to be within the top 30 of the Championship point standings after race No. 26, and meet all other stated requirements within the NASCAR Rule Book. "On behalf of everyone at NASCAR, it's great to have Kyle Busch back racing," said Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer. "Our decision to grant Kyle a waiver that allows him to continue running for a championship is one we discussed extensively. The spirit of the rule never was designed to punish drivers who are unable to compete due to extenuating circumstances such as recovering from a racing accident. We wish Kyle the best of luck in the balance of the season, and look forward to his return to the car this week for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway."(NASCAR)(5-13-2015)

[mabarker1]

"Support Our Troops" returns on Goodyear Tires at Charlotte: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series will run the same Goodyear tire codes at Charlotte this week . . . throughout the two race weeks at Charlotte, all tires will be branded with "Support Our Troops" as part of the Goodyear Gives Back program . . . while NASCAR teams have run this left-side tire code at Charlotte since 2012, this is the first race weekend on this right-side code . . . this right-side is a Goodyear multi-zone tread tire, which incorporates two distinct compounds on the same tire -- one for endurance and heat resistance on the inboard two inches of the tread and one for traction on the outboard 10 inches . . . this inboard (Endurance Zone) features the same compound that was run on the same zone at Texas, while this outboard (Traction Zone) features the compound run at Charlotte last year . . . this tire set-up was first tested at Charlotte in December, and was confirmed in a March 10 tire test at the track with drivers #43-Aric Almirola, #5-Kasey Kahne, #78-Martin Truex Jr. and #23-J.J. Yeley . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Charlotte . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire (Goodyear), see tire codes, pressure, set limits and more on the 2015 All-Star Race Info page - Tire Notes section.(5-13-2015)

[mabarker1]

Vote for a Deserving Hero to receive naming rights to Brickyard 400: One of five finalists will receive naming rights to the 2015 Brickyard 400. Select a story at CrownRoyalHeroes.com to learn more about these deserving heroes and vote for the one whose name you'd like to see in lights at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Voting is allowed once per day and ends June 7th. As the grand prize winner of Crown Royal's annual "Your Hero's Name Here" program, a deserving hero's name will be etched in history with naming rights to the NASCAR race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26th, 2015. This race will mark the ninth time Crown Royal has awarded race naming rights to an adult fan. The program focuses on all of the unsung heroes who make a difference in their communities, from firefighters and police officers to first responders and local volunteers. Every year five heroic finalists are nominated and through consumer voting, one winner is chosen to have their name cemented in sports history. Beginning this week, adult consumers can go to CrownRoyalHeroes.com to vote for the hero they think is most deserving of naming rights to the race. Voting runs through June 7th and the grand prize winner will be announced early that month. All five finalists will be flown to Indianapolis to attend the race, and the grand prize winner will be provided with an once-in-a-lifetime experience, which will include delivering the trophy bearing his or her moniker to the race winner in Victory Lane. The five finalists:
Jeff Kyle - Retired U.S. Marine Corp Sergeant
Margy Bons - Community Leader
Brendan Marrocco - Retired Army Sergeant
Hector Manley - Community Leader
Benjamin Parker - Retired Army Staff Sergeant.(Crown Royal)(5-13-2015)

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All-Star & Showdown Entry Lists

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CopperHead Rd

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NASCAR issues written warnings to five teams: NASCAR announced Wednesday that #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team and #22-Joey Logano's team were among five Sprint Cup teams that received written warnings for failing inspection last weekend at Kansas Speedway. NASCAR stated that the teams of Logano, #13-Casey Mears and #27-Paul Menard received written warnings for failing pre-qualifying inspection twice. NASCAR stated that the teams of Earnhardt and #35-Cole Whitt received written warnings for failing pre-race inspection twice. The Sprint Cup Rule Book states in section 12.5.3.1.c that if the same team receives two warnings during two consecutive events - whether a points event or not - then the team faces a P1 penalty that could include one or more of the following: Deduction of practice time, deduction of qualifying time, last choice in selecting pits, delay in order of inspection and/or other penalties. NASCAR has placed an emphasis on teams getting through inspection in a timely fashion this season. Teams were warned last month about formalized penalties for failing to pass inspection. NASCAR also announced that the cars taken from last weekend's Kansas race to the R&D Center for further inspection all passed. Those cars were #48-Jimmie Johnson's, #4-Kevin Harvick's and #20-Matt Kenseth's.(NBC Sports)(5-14-2015)

[mabarker1]

Great- at the peak of rush hour!

NASCAR haulers will parade in Concord: NASCAR Sprint Cup haulers will roll down Union Street in Concord, NC on Thursday [May 14th] on their way to Charlotte Motor Speedway. "Haulers on Union" will take place at 5:45pm/et as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series haulers parade down Union Street en route to Charlotte Motor Speedway. In addition to the parade, fans can meet their favorite hauler drivers, get free t-shirts and enjoy music, food trucks and more at the event staging area at Ride Now Powersports from 1-4 p.m. Attendees can then make their way to Union Street for a Vietnam Veterans 50th Anniversary Commemorative Program at 5 p.m. featuring hometown hero, vet and POW Colonel J. Quincy Collins Jr. As the last truck exits downtown, fans will be serenaded with the sounds of Route 66.(Independent Tribune)(5-14-2015)

[mabarker1]

Coca-Cola 600 Salute to the Troops Pre-Race Festivities: As part of the biggest Memorial Day Weekend celebration on the planet, Charlotte Motor Speedway will honor Taya Kyle with the coveted Stonewall Jackson Award and will welcome Gen. Mark Milley to offer the State of Freedom address during the Coca-Cola 600 pre-race Salute to the Troops on Sunday, May 24. Given annually since 1992, the Stonewall Jackson Award recognizes recipients who have demonstrated, by example, the highest standards of patriotism through personal support of the military and/or by personal service to sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty. Kyle is the widow of the legendary U.S. Navy SEAL and author of the bestsellers American Sniper and American Gun, Chris Kyle, whose story of service and sacrifice was told in Clint Eastwood's critically acclaimed blockbuster film American Sniper.
Milley, a decorated veteran with more than three decades of service in the U.S. Army, will offer a moving State of Freedom speech as part of the Coca-Cola 600 pre-race Salute to the Troops. A 1980 graduate of Princeton University, Milley has served in the 82nd Airborne Division and the 5th Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; the 7th Infantry Division at Fort Ord, California; the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York; the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea; the Joint Readiness Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana; the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; and the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.(CMS)(5-10-2015)

• Guy Fieri named Grand Marshal, Honorary Pace Car Driver for All-Star Race: Always a star-studded affair, the 2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race will have more celebrity star power than ever as Charlotte Motor Speedway officials announced that TV personality and food icon Guy Fieri will serve as the Grand Marshal and Honorary Pace Car driver for the biggest all-star event in sports on May 16. The dynamic chef, restauranteur and author is best known for his hit Food Network TV shows "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" and "Guy's Big Bite," as well as his appearances as a judge on "Next Food Network Star." Fieri will bring his larger-than-life personality and his signature blonde hair to the 30th anniversary of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race to give the command to fire engines before jumping behind the wheel of the official Charlotte Motor Speedway Toyota Camry pace car to lead the field to green. The $99 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race weekend pass includes frontstretch tickets for the N.C. Education LotteryCamping World Truck Series race and Sprint Showdown on Friday, May 15; plus the no-speed-limit NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race qualifying, a rocking pre-race concert with country mega-group Little Big Town, presented by Rayovac, and capped off with a blockbuster shootout for $1 million at the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, May 16.(CMS)(5-7-2015)

[mabarker1]

#14 Tire Changer to undergo shoulder surgery: This weekend and for the next few weeks in the future, the #14 SHR team of Tony Stewart will be without their front tire changer Bryan Jacobson. Jacobson is undergoing surgery this week to repair some shoulder issues. Taking his place will be long time CGR tire changer Chris McMullen. McMullen was just recently was on the rear of the #42 before being replaced earlier in the season. As far as time frame for Jacobson's recovery, it sounds like 4-5 months at best.(Pit Talks)(5-14-2015)

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Arctic Cat Joins Bass Pro Shops and Stewart at All-Star Race: Arctic Cat, one of the most widely recognized and respected names in the snowmobile, ATV and Side-by-Side industry, joins Bass Pro Shops as the co-primary sponsor of Tony Stewart in the All-Star Race. The brand is featured predominantly on the quarterpanels of the #14 Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevrolet SS. "Whether it's on my property in Indiana or when I go on vacation and ride Side-by-Sides with my crew guys, Arctic Cat is always with me," said Stewart, whose most recent purchase was an Arctic Cat Wildcat 1000X Limited. "I give them a workout in all kinds of seasons and they never let me down. I get them straight off the floor at Bass Pro Shops, where Arctic Cat has a dedicated display in each store." Bass Pro Shops operates 92 retail stores across America and Canada that are visited by more than 120 million people each year. Stewart has been a brand ambassador for Bass Pro Shops since 2001, beginning with a personal services agreement that morphed into primary sponsorship of Stewart's iconic #14 Chevrolet.(SHR), see images of the scheme on the #14 Team Schemes page.(5-14-2015)