NASCAR Sprint Cup - Coca Cola 600 at Lowe's Speedway at Charlotte, Sun. 5/27/12 530pm ET - FoX

NASCAR.com ^ | 5/25/12

[NormsRevenge]

I know I know.. ya already plan to eat and drink enough this week-end to sustain a small squad of recons a month in the bushes.. and the latest news on nascar and its green 'bent' of late probably grates ya like crazy

Don't forget to budget in the 600 miler after the Indy 500.. run at King JJ's home track no less. It should be a real feast, a smorgasboard of action.. if we're lucky. ;-]

[NormsRevenge]

Nascar Sprint Cup - CoCa Cola 600

May 27, 2012




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Lowe's Motor Speedway

Race promoter/car dealer Burton Smith and driver Curtis Turner formed a partnership to build a 1.5-mile oval

north of Charlotte in 1959.

On June 19, 1960, the first World 600 was run at the new facility. A year later, like many superspeedways of

the era, the track fell into Chapter 11 reorganization from which it eventually emerged despite lagging ticket

sales.

Smith left in 1962 to pursue other business interests but returned in 1975 as majority stockholder and

regained control of the day-to-day operations, hiring Humpy Wheeler as general manager.

Lowe's Motor Speedway has the distinction of being the first sports facility in America to offer year-round condominiums overlooking the speedway in 1984.



Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 24 degrees
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: Quad-Oval

The FR Canteen
24 X 7

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FRFLrs .. It's too late to pick new drivers
if ya didn't already do it by the 24th. :-} Good Luck!

[NormsRevenge]

If the sun shines and the rain stays away,, get ready for 1100 miles of racing Sunday.. Ping..

[vox_freedom]

Thanks for the thread & ping, NormsRevenge!

[umgud]

Boogity ping

[ArchAngel1983]

Will AlGore be driving the pace smart car?

[vox_freedom]

Charlotte does have the tendency of separating the men from the boys.
Should be a good race.

[NormsRevenge]

and mustn't forget Ms. Danica. :-}

RACE LINEUP

Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway

May 27, 2012 | Race 12 of 36

POS	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	SPEED	TIME	BEHIND
1	43	Aric Almirola	Ford	U.S. Air Force	192.940	27.988	Leader
2	9	Marcos Ambrose	Ford	DEWALT	191.598	28.184	-0.196
3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's Patriotic	191.374	28.217	-0.229
4	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	Fastenal	191.259	28.234	-0.246
5	15	Clint Bowyer	Toyota	5-hour Energy	191.198	28.243	-0.255
6	55	Mark Martin	Toyota	Aaron's Armed Forces Foundation	191.171	28.247	-0.259
7	5	Kasey Kahne	Chevrolet	Quaker State	191.130	28.253	-0.265
8	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	FedEx Ground	190.887	28.289	-0.301
9	27	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Menards / Serta	190.597	28.332	-0.344
10	78	Regan Smith	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	190.456	28.353	-0.365
11	22	AJ Allmendinger	Dodge	Shell / Pennzoil	190.329	28.372	-0.384
12	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	National Guard 'An American Salute' / Diet Mountain Dew	190.302	28.376	-0.388
13	21	Trevor Bayne	Ford	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center	190.268	28.381	-0.393
14	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Budweiser Folds of Honor	190.201	28.391	-0.403
15	56	Martin Truex Jr.	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	190.194	28.392	-0.404
16	39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	190.054	28.413	-0.425
17	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	M&M's Red, White & Blue	190.034	28.416	-0.428
18	83	Landon Cassill	Toyota	Burger King Real Fruit Smoothies	189.987	28.423	-0.435
19	20	Joey Logano	Toyota	Dollar General	189.707	28.465	-0.477
20	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Fastenal	189.607	28.480	-0.492
21	14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Office Depot / Mobil 1	189.574	28.485	-0.497
22	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Wheaties	189.520	28.493	-0.505
23	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	Drive to End Hunger	189.076	28.560	-0.572
24	2	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	Miller Lite	188.871	28.591	-0.603
25	13	Casey Mears	Ford	GEICO	188.363	28.668	-0.680
26	47	Bobby Labonte	Toyota	Kingsford	188.344	28.671	-0.683
27	74	Cole Whitt	Chevrolet	Turn One Racing	188.324	28.674	-0.686
28	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Fastenal	188.206	28.692	-0.704
29	42	Juan Montoya	Chevrolet	Target	187.924	28.735	-0.747
30	34	David Ragan	Ford	Al's Liners / Scorpion Coatings	187.656	28.776	-0.788
31	1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat	187.526	28.796	-0.808
32	98	Michael McDowell	Ford	Presbyterian Healthcare System	187.487	28.802	-0.814
33	26	Josh Wise*	Ford	MDS Transport	187.259	28.837	-0.849
34	33	Stephen Leicht*	Chevrolet	Little Joe's Autos / Precon	187.169	28.851	-0.863
35	30	David Stremme	Toyota	Inception Motorsports	186.143	29.010	-1.022
36	36	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	SealWrap	186.111	29.015	-1.027
37	93	Travis Kvapil	Toyota	Dr Pepper	186.085	29.019	-1.031
38	195	Scott Speed	Ford	Jordan's Truck Sales	185.976	29.036	-1.048
39	38	David Gilliland	Ford	ModSpace	185.810	29.062	-1.074
40	10	Danica Patrick+	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	-	-	-
41	32	T.J. Bell+	Ford	Green Smoke	-	-	-
42	51	Kurt Busch+	Chevrolet	Phoenix Construction Services	-	-	-
43	87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota	Global Barter Corp / AM FM Energy Wood and Pellet Stoves / SWM Completion Tools	185.784	29.066	-1.078
Did Not Qualify
-	249	J.J. Yeley	Toyota	America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents	-	-	-
-	119	Mike Bliss	Toyota	Humphrey Smith Racing	-	-	-
-	173	David Reutimann	Toyota	Burger King	-	-	-
-	23	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe	-	-	-

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

[umgud]

I do like this track. With Indy and NASCAR, I’ll have a grand day.

[NormsRevenge]

add this to the mix.. 90s at both tracks possible

Memorial Day Weekend Heat Wave
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/memorial-weekend-heat-wave/65481

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This year’s Indianapolis 500 on Sunday is forecast to take place with blazing afternoon sunshine, a high temperature challenging the highest May temperature on record and very humid conditions. The RealFeel temperature is forecast to be between 100 and 105 degrees for the Indy 500.

Meanwhile, NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600, scheduled to start early Sunday evening at Charlotte Motor Speedway will begin with temperatures near 90 degrees.

[AZamericonnie]

Bump to the racing thread! Thanks Norm...*Hugs*

[NormsRevenge]

Hope ya all have a Great Holiday and stay cool!

Salute to the Canteen Crew!

[vox_freedom]

and mustn't forget Ms. Danica. :-}

Nor Joe Nemechek!

[Wingy]

Don't forget Monaco at 6:00 am. That looks good too. Replay Monday at noon on Speed.

Burgers, beer, racing, and thinking about the Fallen Heros. Now that's a holiday.

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks for that. a cool location.. I’ll likely catch some of that too.. I like to see the start of the Indy races.

Chode posts Grand Prix threads. here’s the latest..

2012 MONACO GRAND PRIX - LIVE THREAD
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2887738/posts

[AGreatPer]

By Golly, they still have Indy Races?

Yea, everybodys talking about it. sarc>

[NormsRevenge]

Maybe I’ll pop a Indy thread if no one else beats me to it.

[tubebender]

I never spent a winter as cold as a summer in Eureka...

[NormsRevenge]

it’s been another strange one.. for sure. we may hit the mid 70s here , hopefully it’ll be a little warmer than that, but

[happydogx2]

Thanks Norm. Looking forward to a great race & hoping the rain stays mainly on the plain.

[Hotmetal]

I was filmed to do a “shout-out” for this race. If you watch the race watch for a medic wearing a scrub top, bonny hat and eye pro from the 223rd EN BN from West Point, MS that will be me.