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NASCAR Sprint Cup: The Shelby American at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ~ Sunday 2/28/2010 3pm/ET ~ FOX
NASCAR ^ | 2/23/10

Posted on 02/23/2010 3:31:15 PM PST by NormsRevenge

Join us for 267 laps or 401 miles at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.. or watch the Olympics.. or sumthin' .. 8-)

We'll be here and there too ..

Thank Goodness for Pic in Pic.

(Excerpt) Read more at nascar.com ...


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Welcome to the weekly Nascar at FR thread!

This Week - the Shelby American at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

February 28, 2010




Click for Nascar race & news threads at FR




Sprint Cup Shelby American - February 28 - FOX Sun. 3 pm ET || Qualifying Feb. 26 630 pm ET

Nationwide Sam's Town 300 - February 27 - ESPN2 Sat. 430 pm ET || Qualifying Feb. 27 Noon ET




Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Race Menu for the weekend series

Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Just a few miles north of "The Strip," Las Vegas Motor Speedway sits like a diamond in the desert. One of the most complete racing complexes in the world, its 1,600 acres include road courses, a three-eighths mile oval, a dirt track and a state-of-the-art drag racing facility.

At its heart, however, is the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway, home for the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 on the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.

Construction of the $200 million complex began in 1995

Nearly 2,000 tons of concrete were originally used to build more than 100,000 seats. Shortly after Speedway Motorsports Inc. bought the track in 1998, it announced plans to add 22,000 seats in the Dale Earnhardt Tower overlooking the frontstretch.

Construction of the Richard Petty Terrace in Turn 1 was completed in 2006, allowing fans a shot at 14,000 additional tickets and pushing the trackýs seating capacity to nearly 150,000.

The first NASCAR race held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was a Busch Series event in 1996. Two years later, the Cup series made its first visit with Mark Martin picking up the victory.

Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth have both won two Cup races there. Jeff Gordon, Sterling Marlin and Jimmie Johnson also have visited Victory Lane at the 1.5-mile track.




Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 12 degrees
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: Tri-Oval








FR Fantasy Leaguers - If you would like to pick new drivers for this week's race, the Deadline is Feb 26 2:00am PST.




The FR Canteen
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1 posted on 02/23/2010 3:31:15 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

2.


2 posted on 02/23/2010 3:32:20 PM PST by advertising guy (Consumer Of Confiscated Liquers Czar)
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To: NormsRevenge; glock rocks; Pete-R-Bilt; NYTexan; WestCoastGal; tubebender; afnamvet; Afronaut; ...

Vegas Race Thread Pingski Dingski!!


3 posted on 02/23/2010 3:32:38 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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To: advertising guy

damn.. you must have been hiding in the weeds


4 posted on 02/23/2010 3:33:17 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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TV ratings for Fontana down 6 percent vs. 2009
http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/02/23/fontana.tv.ratings/index.html

and the stands weren’t exactly jam packed yesterday..


5 posted on 02/23/2010 3:34:45 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Is there some symbolism in putting the FR logo on the Viagra car?


6 posted on 02/23/2010 3:37:34 PM PST by mnehring
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To: NormsRevenge
Thanks for the ping!

7 posted on 02/23/2010 3:39:12 PM PST by vox_freedom (America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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To: mnehring

nope , none at all. :-}

the servers could use a good workout now and then


8 posted on 02/23/2010 3:39:15 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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To: NormsRevenge

#3


9 posted on 02/23/2010 3:40:01 PM PST by tubebender (Thanks to all the Patriots who support Free Republic financially...)
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To: mnehring

Eat your peas youngster and mind your manners...


10 posted on 02/23/2010 3:41:16 PM PST by tubebender (Thanks to all the Patriots who support Free Republic financially...)
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To: NormsRevenge

Thanks Norm!


11 posted on 02/23/2010 3:41:46 PM PST by NYTexan
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To: NYTexan

You got it!

Flipper is still waiting for the call..


12 posted on 02/23/2010 3:44:04 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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To: NormsRevenge

NASCAR is off to another Jimmie Johnson year (read boring). Isn’t there anyone out there who can kick his can?


13 posted on 02/23/2010 3:46:26 PM PST by saganite (What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
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To: saganite

Why do you ask?


14 posted on 02/23/2010 3:48:51 PM PST by tubebender (Thanks to all the Patriots who support Free Republic financially...)
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To: NormsRevenge

Got my tix and will be taking all the NASCAR glory in!!!


15 posted on 02/23/2010 3:49:15 PM PST by cld51860
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To: tubebender

Ummm. Cause I want someone to kick his can? Yeah, that’s it!


16 posted on 02/23/2010 3:50:21 PM PST by saganite (What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
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To: saganite

I’m sure Nascar has ongoing secret discussions on just that topic.


17 posted on 02/23/2010 3:50:56 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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To: saganite

I hate Jimmie Johnson. C’mon, JOEEEEYYYYY!!!!!!


18 posted on 02/23/2010 3:51:53 PM PST by La Enchiladita (wise gringa)
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To: NormsRevenge

I hope he’s ready for the 4am feeding calls...


19 posted on 02/23/2010 4:00:04 PM PST by NYTexan
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To: NormsRevenge

Mighty fine sir, mighty fine.


20 posted on 02/23/2010 4:00:26 PM PST by happydogx2 (OK, forget turning over a new leaf, it's more fun the old way...)
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