Diecast Dude
Typing Is Tough, Talking Not So Much… Result: New PodcastTyping is super-painful this evening. Luckily, or not depending on how you look at it, my vocal chords are still intact. Hence a longer than usual podcast. Had a lot to talk about.
Yes, including the Carl Edwards/Brad Keselowski incident.
The spoken portion of the audio is unedited, so please forgive the occasional clunkers and microphone noise. [...]
Sprint Cup Series
David Ragan - Atlanta Advance»
Team:
No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion
Crew Chief:
Donnie Wingo
Chassis:
Primary: RK-615
Last ran Texas – finished 17th
Backup: RK-670
Ran Homestead in 2009 as the No. 26 – finished 18th
Ragan, NSCS at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
Date
Event
S
F
Laps
Led
Status
Money
9-6-09
Pep Boys Auto 500
16
33
322/325
0
Running
$93,425
3-8-09
Kobalt Tools 500
39
19
327/330
0
Running
$85,650
10-26-08
Pep Boys Auto 500
13
8
325/325
0
Running
$119,625
3-9-08
Kobalt Tools 500
14
23
323/325
0
Running
$83,950
10-28-07
Pep Boys Auto 500
37
33
320/329
0
Running
$120,700
3-18-07
Kobalt Tools 500
38
33
322/325
0
Running
$104,125
Races
Wins
Top-5s
Top-10s
Poles
Led
Money
Spring
3
0
0
0
0
0
$273,725
Fall
3
0
0
1
0
0
$333,750
Cumulative Races
6
0
0
1
0
0
$607,475
Ragan on racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
“I’m pretty pumped up to [...]
(Las Vegas, NV) March 1, 2010 – Mike Bliss cut the right front tire and hit the wall on lap 44 of Sunday’s Shelby American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, ending the day in 39th position. The Tommy Baldwin Racing crew brought the Kim Kardashian Fragrance Chevrolet to the [...]
Statistical Advance: Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway»DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 1, 2010) – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Atlanta Motor Speedway going into the Kobalt Tools 500 on March 7.
Greg Biffle (No. 16 3M Ford)
· Three top fives, eight top 10s; one pole
· [...]
Nationwide Series
Red Man Racing Leaves West Coast Swing With a Pair of Top-10 Finishes»LAS VEGAS, Nev., (February 28, 2010) – After turning in the fastest lap in final practice on Friday, defending Sam’s Town 300 winner Greg Biffle had high expectations of bringing home back-to-back NASCAR Nationwide Series wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Biffle ran in the top 10 for the majority of the race but [...]
Scott Lagasse Jr. Comes From Two Laps Down to Finish 17th in Sam’s Town 300»LAS VEGAS, Nev., (February 28, 2010) – After earning his first career top 10 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last year, Scott Lagasse Jr. entered this weekend’s race with high hopes of a repeat performance. A penalty for jumping the restart on lap 92 put the No. 43 Dr. Gadget®/everybodygets1.com Ford Fusion two [...]
Pit Road Woes Can’t Keep Kevin Harvick From Win»
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
LAS VEGAS — The best car in the Sam’s Town 300 finally got to the front — just in time to win the race.
Frustrated by slow stops on pit road and a variety of different tire strategies on the part of his competitors, Harvick passed Denny Hamlin for the [...]
IRL
Service Central Expands Sponsorship To Five Races For Jay Howard; Kansas Added»SFR’S Jay Howard Will Take to the Track with Teammate Sarah Fisher at Kansas Speedway May 1
Indianapolis, IN (March 1, 2010) - TBC Retail Group announced today their sponsorship expansion between IZOD IndyCar ® Series driver Jay Howard and Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR) in 2010. The automotive service company will sponsor Howard and the [...]
Today’s IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights headlines
1. Indy Racing League re-launches official Web site
2. Angstadt co-chairman of “Good Scout” luncheon
1. Indy Racing League re-launches official Web site: The Indy Racing League re-launched www.indycar.com today, the official Web site of the Indy Racing League, IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights.
In addition to a [...]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 - Four drivers who competed for the full season in Firestone Indy Lights last year have been projected to contend for the 2010 championship. During the series’ only preseason Open Test. - they stood 1-4 on the time chart.
James Hinchcliffe, driving for Team Moore Racing, posted a quick lap [...]
NHRA
Antron Brown Statement On Feb. 21 Accident»BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Feb. 24, 2010) - Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel driver Antron Brown would like to extend his condolences to the family and friends of a woman who was killed on Sunday at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Ariz. on Feb. 21.
“My heart and my prayers go out to the woman’s family and friends,” [...]
CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 22, 2010) - After a long Sunday when the finals were postponed until Monday, Cory McClenathan and the FRAM Top Fuel Dragster team endured another long, rainy day in the so-called Valley of the Sun. It was worth the wait, however, as McClenathan grabbed his first victory of the season, the 32nd [...]
Jack Beckman wins his first of year in Phoenix»CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 21, 2010) - In a rain-delayed Monday race at the 26th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, “Fast” Jack Beckman collected his ninth NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series national-event win in his 18th career final round, by outpacing 14-time John Force in the final round.
Driving the Valvoline/Mail Terminal Services Dodge Charger Funny Car, [...]
American Le Mans
Frenchman Pagenaud grabs second straight pole position in Acura P1 at Lime Rock»
The start of the American Le Mans Series’ second half has an uncanny similarity to the way the first ended…with Simon Pagenaud on pole position. The young Frenchman won his second straight pole position in the Series and third of the season for de Ferran Motorsports and Acura with a record qualifying run for the [...]
ALMS - De Ferran. Pagenaud Dominate in the Desert»
Pairing scores overall victory in return to debut venue
A year ago, Gil de Ferran and Simon Pagenaud were elated with a third-place finish in their American Le Mans Series debut at Miller Motorsports Park. Oh, how times have changed. The de Ferran Motorsports pairing dominated the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix on [...]
American Le Mans Series - Frenchman Pagenaud fastest qualifier in return to Miller Motorsports Park»
Simon Pagenaud captured pole position for de Ferran Motorsports with a new track record at the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix on Saturday, a year after the team’s debut in the American Le Mans Series. Pagenaud qualified his Acura ARX-02a with a time of 1:30.645 (121.052 mph) to best David Brabham by 0.736 [...]
Grand American Rolex
Pruett-Rojas Dominate Watkins Glen Grand-Am DP Class for Lexus , Farnabcher Loles Porsche Team Handily Wins GT Class, Robby Gordon Wins Baja 500»
WATKINS GLEN, NY – Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas combined to lead 142 of 188 laps on the way to giving Lexus its first victory of the season in today’s Rolex Sports Car Series’ Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International.
Starting from the pole position, Pruett took the lead [...]
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series - Fogarty, Gurney Team to Win Second Race of Season at Mazda Raceway»
MONTEREY, Calif. (May 17, 2009) - Jon Fogarty passed Scott Pruett at the entrance to the Corkscrew with 22 laps remaining and held on to give the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings racing its second Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 victory of the season in the Verizon Festival of [...]
Zonta and Jonsson outlast rains and competition to take surprize Grand-Am win at New Jersey»
New Jersey Motorsports Park played host to the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series on Sunday, with Mother Nature doing the majority of the talking. When the rooster-tails from the excessively wet track had settled the No. 76 Krohn Racing Ford Lola with drivers Ricardo Zonta and Nic Jonsson stood atop the podium as victors.
The win [...]
