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’5-Hour Energy 500′ at Pocono: Gordon Wins, Ky Busch Penalized, Carl Craters

by on June 13, 2011

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One of the longest feeling NASCAR Sprint Cup races of the season came and went last weekend, with the 5-Hour Energy 500 from Pocono Raceway.  (I sure would love to see the track owners set up a slightly shorter race some year!  But with the Pocono even came a new telecast partner in TNT and an incredibly wonderful online collaboration with Race Buddy.  I can’t say enough about Race Buddy.  It’s not for everyone, but for those of you who like your TV coverage accented with your laptop open, you cannot beat Race Buddy for what it provides.  Check it out some time!  See what you think!

Regardless of how you were watching the NASCAR Sprint Cup race, you probably saw that Jeff Gordon got his 2nd 2011 win, and this was his 84th win, which ties him for third all-time in wins in NASCAR.

During the race, Kyle Busch was finding himself harassed by Kevin Harvick as Harvick kept forcing Busch off-line and down the track a few times.  “They” were warned by NASCAR.  I have to say, it’s interesting how NASCAR keep warning both parties on some events and incidents when it’s clearly not a two-person participation event!  Though I suspect that Harvick made some more fans after this one.

Carl Edwards suffered an engine failure that relegated him to his worse finish of the season, at 37th.  You knew something was bad when during the race you watched Carl backing up pit road to get back behind the wall.

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NASCAR At Darlington Raceway This Weekend, Top Performers, Top-35 & More

by on May 5, 2011

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This weekend, NASCAR is returning to Darlington Raceway, best known for the nickname, The Lady in Black.  It’s a tough track and every driver needs to bring their ‘A’ game… even compared to other weekends.

If you’re wondering what the NASCAR Cup schedule is like at  Darlington, here’s a rough guide to what’s happening when: (All times Eastern)

Friday (5/6)

11:30 AM First Practice on Speed
2:00 PM Practice on Speed
5:00 PM Qualifying on Speed

Saturday (5/7)

7:30 PM Southern 500 live on Fox

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Who are we looking at to possibly outperform the rest of the gang?  Good question.

We haven’t seen a repeat winner at the track since 2006 though over the last 12 races, the statistics say Jeff Gordon loves this place, and then followed up by Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman.  Maybe we’ll see Gordon redeem himself after donating his car’s paint to the wall at Richmond.

Among the bunch noted in the above section, Hamlin won in ’10, Martin in ’09, Gordon in ’07.  It feels like a grab bag.  I could only venture forth a real guess after I’ve seen some practice and qualifying data and see who unloads off the truck.

Though, if I had to pick now, I’d pull Greg Biffle‘s name because he’s lead the most laps, per modern-day loop data, and this track may cater to his abilities.

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NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. Can Still Finish 2010 Decently In The Points If…

October 20, 2010

Looking at all the points charts in NASCAR, I thought I’d do one I haven’t seen. No, not owners points… No, not rookie points. I’m talking a Dale Earnhardt Jr. points standings chart.

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Owners Points Top-35 Headed Into Texas

April 15, 2010

I was taking a gander at the Owners Points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series and realized that with Jimmie Johnson being the points leader in the driver standings, that this situation puts Jeff Gordon on top of the Owner Points.  Huh, the little things, I tell ya! But looking at that 35th spot and [...]

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Owner Standings Top-35 Focus after Bristol, Mar 21 2010

March 23, 2010

Now that the first 5 races have come and gone, the actual Owners Points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Division will take affect, as far as who is guaranteed a spot in the next race.  For those who don’t know, the top-35 in Owner’s Points are guaranteed starters while the rest outside of the top [...]

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NB&P’s Take on The Top-35 Rule in NASCAR

February 9, 2010

I’ve been hearing about the top-35 rule issues for quite a few weeks. It seems that having the status of being in the top-35 in Owners points, gives you a commodity that you can barter with that brings value to a team.  From a business structure of a sport, that makes sense.  If it was [...]

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NASCAR Owners Points Explained – More or Less

February 9, 2010

So how do teams competing in NASCAR accrue Owners Points? First, Owner Points equal to that of the driver points for that finishing position are awarded to owners at the finish of each race. But of the cars that don’t make the field for the race, they still get owners points. All teams (cars) that [...]

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Top 35 Owner Points Battle Going Into Homestead [NBaP]

November 19, 2009

On Sunday, there will more than likely be a bit of a race going on that doesn’t depend on where Jimmie Johnson or Mark Martin finishes. In fact this race, thought admittedly not a real tension builder, is between three cars. The No. 7 car Owned and driven by Robby Gordon.  The No 34, Owned [...]

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Roush's No 6 Nationwide Car – Going To Richmond

May 1, 2009

Erik Darnell is making his Nationwide season debut in the No. 6 Northern Tools+Equipment Ford for the Lipton TEA 250 at Richmond.  No pressure there, huh? With David Ragan winning his first NASCAR national series race at Talladega, that moved him up to third in the NASCAR Nationwide Series standings.  His win helped the Roush [...]

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