2013 Motorsports enthusiast thread

[Speedofsand]

Welcome rednecks and Nascar fans, Sports car racing, motorcycle, dirt track, short track, drag racing, even F1.
If it has a motor and wheels, race it.
The 2013 season is underway at Daytona this weekend with practice for the Rolex 24.
About 100 cars are here testing in the Grand Am Rolex and Continental Tire Series. Superstar drivers from all over the world are participating.

http://www.grand-am.com/

In a few weeks, Florida Speedweeks will have a more American flavor with racing at East Bay, Ocala, New Smyrna, Volusia, and more tracks. (Daytona)

http://newsmyrnaspeedway.org/

http://www.eastbayracewaypark.com/

http://www.bubbaracewaypark.com/

http://www.woosprint.com/

http://woolms.com/

http://ascoc.allstarsprint.com/index.php

http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/?homepage=true

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series.html

http://www.jayski.com/

[Speedofsand]

50+ racing
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/IMG_0428_zps485e0dff.jpg


Brian drove the car last year, but not this year.
He still has his HSR cars and his wife races too. He is all fun, no ego.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/IMG_0457_zps3b9ed189.jpg



Waltrip & Bowyer's Ferrari
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/IMG_0461_zpsc4a96510.jpg


Daytona plays host to thousands of Boy Scouts during Roar before the 24 weekend. They are camping in the infield.
Joao Barbosa was one of several very generous drivers giving autographs to many kids during Saturday's lunch break
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/IMG_0468_zpsa093fcc2.jpg

[Speedofsand]

Last year's Rolex 24 GT Class Champion, Magnus Racing
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/IMG_0458_zpsad764e3e.jpg


http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/IMG_0459_zps709c86fc.jpg


Spirit of Daytona won 3 races last year
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/IMG_0503_zps89fb151c.jpg

Dixon, D. Franchitti, Hand, McMurray
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/DSCN8197_zpsf09ca09a.jpg

[Speedofsand]

M. Franchitti, S. Tremblay in a new Mazda 6 GX Class Diesel
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/DSCN8056_zps66ce467d.jpg


AJ Allmendinger topped the chart in some practice sessions. He is part of the defending champion Michael Shank Racing team. His 3 hour stint to win last year was spectacular.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/DSCN8057_zps45997ab6.jpg


Practice makes perfect
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/DSCN8093_zps37f14848.jpg


Multimatic Racing Aston Martin
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/IMG_0400_zps0feb8a9f.jpg

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Roush Racing Mustang
Joey Atterbury, Shelby Blackstock
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/DSCN8096_zpsa6848ef4.jpg

BGB Motorsports
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/DSCN8097_zps0832f2cb.jpg

BMW M3 Coupe
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/DSCN8099_zps280bcf56.jpg


Jack Roush Jr & Billy Johnson
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/DSCN8106_zpsdaef59c4.jpg

[Speedofsand]

Music producer/racer Jim Jonsin, Rebel Rock Racing
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/IMG_0401_zps4f4755fb.jpg


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#57 Camaro controls
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[Speedofsand]

Orlando's Wayne Taylor Racing has a couple of new drivers. Ricky Taylor has moved to #90 Spirit of Daytona. Younger brother Jordan Taylor takes his place, and 2012 Indy Car Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay also joins the team with veteran Italian Max Angelleli. They also have new livery with Suntrust decreasing sponsorship after several years.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/DSCN8193_zps1e27e6b5.jpg


race, tear it apart, put it together, repeat
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The patch caused by Montoya from crashing into the jet dryer in the 2012 Daytona 500
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/IMG_0074_zps796df5b9.jpg


Wayne Taylor Racing Daytona Prototype Corvette
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/IMG_0067_zps3a5d9449.jpg


Gurney, Gidley, Fogarty, Law
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Rolex%20practice/IMG_0066_zpsfb188a88.jpg

[Speedofsand]

NASCAR will be at Daytona for pre season testing Thursday-Saturday
http://www.news-journalonline.com/section/racing

[Juggernautz]

Don't forget:

http://www.NHRA.com

[Dreamliner]

Love the Corvette prototypes, but you can count on Grand-Am to do the wrong thing: they eliminated LMP1.

[Speedofsand]

Why bother with a class that has 4 cars?

[Juggernautz]

Which class?

[Speedofsand]

LMP1 from ALMS will be gone with next year's 2014 merger.

[Juggernautz]

Love the Camaro...

[Speedofsand]

Tony Stewart is in Tulsa, Ok racing in the Chili Bowl this week.

Nascar's opening race Shootout is now called 'Sprint Unlimited at Daytona'

The Sprint Unlimited field Feb. 16, 2013

2012 Pole Winners
Greg Biffle
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Carl Edwards
Denny Hamlin
Kasey Kahne
Mark Martin
Jeff Gordon
Martin Truex Jr.
Tony Stewart
AJ Allmendinger
Aric Almirola
Joey Logano
Marcos Ambrose
Jimmie Johnson
Matt Kenseth
Kyle Busch
Juan Pablo Montoya
Past champions of The Sprint Unlimited
Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick
Bill Elliott
Terry Labonte
Ken Schrader

[Speedofsand]

nice trophy

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/602752_512981918723975_1326748638_n.jpg

[Dreamliner]

Why bother with a class that has 4 cars?

Showcase better cars ? Don't dumb down. Make the Daytona prototypes chase the better LMP1's.

[Speedofsand]

Costing a fortune to 17 teams to appease 4 from a failed series? Let them run LeMans and WEC. Saying they are 'better' cars is only an opinion anyway.

[Dreamliner]

Costing a fortune to 17 teams to appease 4 from a failed series? Let them run LeMans and WEC. Saying they are 'better' cars is only an opinion anyway.

The LMP's would demolish the prototypes. Maybe that's why they don't want them.

[Speedofsand]

Maybe its because there are no other teams that will spend the money it takes for the change to an LMP1. ALMS had very few cars other than GT. DPs demolish GTs, do you still want GTs?

[Dreamliner]

Maybe its because there are no other teams that will spend the money it takes for the change to an LMP1. ALMS had very few cars other than GT. DPs demolish GTs, do you still want GTs?

No, the GT's are basically bought-from-showroom and then *detuned* for racing. you have to remember that I'm an old Can-Am and Le Mans pre-chicanes guy. Next to that, cars these days are gerbil-powered. :wink:

[Speedofsand]

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/grand-am-teams-drivers-weigh-in-on-dps-to-lm24-talks/

GRAND-AM: Teams, Drivers Weigh In On DP-LM24 Talks

For Starworks Motorsport’s Peter Baron, who celebrated on the top step of the LMP2 podium in 2012 following his team’s class victory, returning to Le Mans, but with a DP, would also be something special for the longtime GRAND-AM entrant.

"I think the cars would be very good there,” Baron said. “The DP car's strengths are more straightaways than turns, so that would cater to Le Mans for sure. It would be very cool to do that.

"If we could have a proper race with a fair amount of cars swapping for the [class] lead, it would be a great way to introduce American DP racing.”

[Speedofsand]

After winning 4 in New Zealand, Kyle Larson won last night in Tulsa. The Chili Bowl has over 200 midget cars racing this week including Kasey Kahne & Tony Stewart, who finished 3rd last night.
http://www.chilibowl.com/

Kyle doing victory donuts with the steering wheel up in the air

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEe_nbuhQfk

[j7]

SpeedofSand - Love the photos. Thanks!

[Speedofsand]

Thanks j7


Testing at Daytona starts at 9am. Live streaming from 9-12 all 3 days

http://stream.speedtv.com/daytona

http://www.speedtv.com/

Preseason Thunder

WHERE: Daytona International Speedway

WHEN: Thursday, Friday, Saturday (9 a.m. each day)

CARS: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

COURSE: 2.5-mile tri-oval

TICKETS: Thursday, $20 (Entrance to FanZone, FanFest activities — driver autograph session, 5:30 p.m.); Friday-Saturday, $10 (entrance to FanZone). Fans can watch testing for free all three days from a section of the Oldfield Grandstands.

MORE INFO: Call the Speedway at 800-748-7467

Key Speedway dates
Jan. 24: Grand-Am Rolex 24 At Daytona practice, qualifying
Jan. 26: Start of Rolex 24
Jan. 27: End of Rolex 24
Feb. 16: Sprint Cup Sprint Unlimited At Daytona, ARCA Lucas Oil 200
Feb. 18: UNOH Battle At The Beach (short-track nationals)
Feb. 19: UNOH Battle At The Beach
Feb. 21: Sprint Cup Budweiser Duel (qualifying races)
Feb. 22: Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250
Feb. 23: Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300
Feb. 24: 55th annual Sprint Cup Daytona 500

[Dreamliner]

Can't wait to see the new stock cars in action.

[Speedofsand]

New Nascar Gen6 have more changes than I thought. I've not been paying enough attention.

Check out this 2014 Mercedes F1 engine

http://media.racer.com/images/2013/01/11/1357915433_333697.jpg


http://www.racer.com/mercedes-reveals-2014-formula-1-engine/article/275729/


"The engines are going to be loud but, I think, sweet-sounding," he said. "The frequency will be higher and, with the turbocharger running at 125,000rpm, they will be loud. When you are stood next to it on the dyno it is not quiet and you need ear defenders.

[Speedofsand]

...and they just had a big one at DIS. 10 cars torn up. #1, 2, 5, 9, 18, 22, 24, 43, 51,99

[Dreamliner]

New Nascar Gen6 have more changes than I thought. I've not been paying enough attention.

Check out this 2014 Mercedes F1 engine

http://media.racer.com/images/2013/01/11/1357915433_333697.jpg


http://www.racer.com/mercedes-reveals-2014-formula-1-engine/article/275729/


"The engines are going to be loud but, I think, sweet-sounding," he said. "The frequency will be higher and, with the turbocharger running at 125,000rpm, they will be loud. When you are stood next to it on the dyno it is not quiet and you need ear defenders.

I'm assuming you meant 12,500 rpm, down considerably from 18,000. I thought that Bernie was going to fight this tooth-and-nail ?

No doubt they'll be loud. But will they be 'sweet-sounding' to fans accustomed to the trademark high-pitched whine ?

[Speedofsand]

I copied it, its 125,000 for the Turbo, not the engine.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMxsFSycDu4

[Dreamliner]

I copied it, its 125,000 for the Turbo, not the engine.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMxsFSycDu4

Gotcha.

[Speedofsand]

The internet coverage is better than tv because Kyle Petty & Kenny Wallace are hilarious telling stories. Viewers sending in relevant pics and tweets are awesome. KP was talking about the new body parts being actual factory ordered panels. Someone sent an old pic of KP cutting a front bumper from a rental car with a sawzall that they welded it on his racecar at the track. True story.

http://stream.speedtv.com/daytona

[Dreamliner]

Slightly off topic: the new Corvette will be unveiled tomorrow!

[Speedofsand]

Slightly off topic: the new Corvette will be unveiled tomorrow!

LOL I saw this Thursday. Not going to embed because of NSFW captions.
http://youtu.be/CKRrXvrSukc

[Speedofsand]

In all 268 competitors from 32 states including Canada, Australia, and Finland competed in the 2013 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.
Kevin Swindell won his 4th straight title last night, with his dad Sammy finishing 2nd again. Tony Stewart finished 15th, JJ Yeley 19th after making it through the B Main. Kyle Larson gave the Swindells an epic battle from lap 10 to lap 18 until Larson spun.
Thrilling action in this clip...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5f4t46l4jM&feature=youtu.be


Kasey Kahne was in a G Main but did not start. His sprint car driver Brad Sweet was 3rd in the A Main behind the Swindells. There were 21 races yesterday finishing a great 5 nights of racing on the 1/4 mile indoor dirt track.
It will be televised on NBC Sports on Sunday Feb.10 at 4:00pm ET.

http://racingnewsnetwork.com/files/2013/01/2013-Sammy-Swindell-Chili-Bowl-Nationals.jpg
racingnewsnetwork.com photo

[Speedofsand]

Live reveal of the new 2014 Corvette at 7:00pm

http://www.chevrolet.com/one13thirteen.html


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsQGcD0TJvw

[Dreamliner]

I've never cried at the unveiling of a new car ... until just now.

Corvette Stingray. Wow.

[Speedofsand]

Haha, it is a beauty, but I would have to dress up the Camaro tail lights on mine.

[Speedofsand]

LOLWUT? (http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/01/12/driver-disqualified-for-offensive-facebook-post/#.UPOPQ3terF5.twitter)

Driver disqualified for offensive Facebook post
In what Speedcafe.com believes is an Australian motorsport first, a driver has been disqualified from the Australian Sprintcar Championship in Brisbane for a derogatory Facebook post.

Albury racer, Grant Anderson was eliminated by officials on Friday afternoon after slamming them on his personal Facebook. In the profanity laden post, he branded Australian Sprintcar officials as ‘assclowns’ among other claims.

[Speedofsand]

The “24 Hours of Daytona: Presented by Continental Tire” will premiere on Sunday, January 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET on SPEED.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68rGj8dTBOo

[Juggernautz]

When do the festivities start for Daytona this year?

[Speedofsand]

Here is the Rolex24 schedule. Jan. 24-27. 4 day ticket is the best value. $85. grandstand/infield/garages/more
http://www.grand-am.com/Portals/0/grandam/Rolex%2024/2013%20Rolex24%20Schedule.pdf

Budweiser Speedweeks is Feb. 16-24
http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Tickets-Events/Events/2013/Budweiser-Speedweeks/Budweiser-Speedweeks.aspx

[Speedofsand]

Nascar testing in Charlotte this morning. Mark Martin tweeted some cold tires.


http://yfrog.com/scaled/landing/532/huvpv.jpg

[Speedofsand]

New Smyrna Speedway and Orlando Speedworld are now Nascar sanctioned tracks. Orlando was just sold last week to Ozzy Moya, who becomes the first Latino Nascar track owner. Robert Hart has done a great job with NSS, repaving it not long ago brought a lot of Nascar teams for private testing because of the rules and it being a non Nascar track. That will now change to hosting Nascar races, like K&N Pro Series and keeping the World Series of Asphalt during Speedweeks as one of the premier short track events in the USA.
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130118/SPORTS/130119745/1001?Title=New-Smyrna-Speedway-becomes-NASCAR-track

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Bubba Watson golf boys ain't got nothin on these guys, :laugh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByupehB_wTk

[Speedofsand]

15 drivers with F1 starts are in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona this year. No, make that this WEEK!

#21 Rubens Barrichelo
#61 Giancarlo Fisichella
#01 Juan Pablo Montoya
#9 Christian Fittipaldi
#3 Pedro Lamy
#5 Nelson Piquet Jr.
#2 Sebastien Bourdais
#57 Jan Magnussen
#3 Anthony Davidson
#19 Eliseo Salazar
#2 Allan McNish
#60 Justin Wilson
#63 Olivier Beretta
#61 Max Papis
#3 Stephane Sarrazin

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Corvette on CBS Sunday Morning with just a glimpse of Rick Hendrick's collection. And that's only his Vettes. He is buying the first 2014 Vette off the line. I'm betting I'll see at least one on display this week.

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http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Articles/2013/01/SPEED-MRN-Rolex-24-Coverage.aspx
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Race fans won’t miss a minute of the action when SPEED, SPEED.com and the Motor Racing Network combine to provide 25 hours of flag-to-flag coverage of the 51st Rolex 24 At Daytona, kicking off the networks’ coverage of the complete 12-race 2013 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season.

SPEED’s Rolex 24 coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 26, with a 30-minute pre-race show preceding the 3:30 p.m. waving of the green flag.

When SPEED signs off on its opening day coverage at 11 p.m., SPEED.com will stream feeds throughout the night, including a rooftop camera, in-car cameras and radio calls by the Motor Racing Network.

SPEED returns at 9 a.m. on Sunday, with coverage including a 30-minute post-race show following the checkered flag at 3:30 p.m.

Daytona coverage also includes the Ferrari Challenge, which airs 3-4 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 2 followed by the GRAND-AM 200 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race from 4-6 p.m. ET.

Motor Racing Network will dedicate 25 hours of coverage to the Rolex 24 At Daytona to help launch its 44th year on the airwaves. Six hours of coverage will air on MRN’s network of affiliate stations, starting at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 26, and concluding with the closing laps and post-race coverage from 1-4 p.m. on Jan. 27. All 25 hours will be streamed live at www.grand-am.com and www.MotorRacingNetwork.com.

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Infield camping is almost completely SOLD OUT. Pit Road Patio is sold out. They are selling tent & RV spots in the west lot, outside the track, for the first time ever. Its hard to believe the crowd could be bigger than the "50th" crowd last year.

[Speedofsand]

Congrats Denny & Jordan :angel: Taylor was born Sunday. #precious

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[Speedofsand]

Video from Magnus Racing. Last year's Rolex24 GT Champions. Cool tech effects. If you are familiar with them, its even more hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3hwjbTkmMM

They will also be livestreaming the entire 24hr race from pit road, giving away swag prizes. http://www.livestream.com/magnusracing
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Brian Johnson of AC/DC is Grand Marshal for Friday's CTSCC race. :devil:
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New sponsor for the Spirit of Daytona team. www.visitFlorida.com

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/385176_10151454054792193_1427205966_n.jpg

[Speedofsand]

2013 DP and GT/GTX Class photos this mornig

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/DPclass2013_zps3f3e4753.jpg



http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/GTclass2013_zps123f09ba.jpg

[G8rNkoko]

Visit Florida DOT com was Patrick Dempsey's sponsor last year and since he can no longer run his RX 8's they needed a new team to carry their livery. I hear Dempsey may be back next year in a DP.

[Speedofsand]

Yeah, Patrick is running LeMans this year in LMP2. He just teamed up with some soccer player last week and announced it. Joe Foster said they are not running G-A this year while getting long term plans together for the ALMS/GA merger. They should definitely return next year. Last year Patrick ran a Multimatic Aston Martin in the Conti race and that car was P1 in practice yesterday.

[Speedofsand]

Robert Herjavec is on the tv show 'Shark Tank', where entrepreneurs have people asking for investments. He is driving in the Ferrari Challenge races this week.
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130123/NASCAR/301239953&tc=ix

http://www.news-journalonline.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DN&Date=20130123&Category=NASCAR&ArtNo=301239953&Ref=EP&NewTbl=1&item=1&MaxW=728&logo=/images/watermark.gif&logoxpos=0&logoypos=0

[Speedofsand]

What a weekend. My friends won Friday in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series race. Billy Johnson, teammate of Jack Roush Jr, won in the GS class #61 Mustang. Lara Tallman and Vesko Kozarov won ST class in the #33 Skullcandy Nissan. Congrats to Billy and Lara and their co-drivers. Saturday I saw AJ Foyt while leaving pit road before the race. He just happened to be walking next to me, and was nice enough to snap a photo with me after we were behind the wall. It was great to see him because he was supposed to be Grand Marshal last year but had to cancel because of surgery/health reasons.
Took over a thousand pics, might post some after I sort the 20 good ones out. Saw Jordan Taylor's hand after the race this afternoon- Blistered to pieces. He finished 2nd. Ricky Taylor was 5th in the Spirit of Daytona car. Weather was perfect all weekend.

Now it is Nascar season.

[Speedofsand]

http://www.grand-am.com/News/GA_News/tabid/141/Article/53149/johnson-roush-jr-make-it-two-in-a-row-at-bmw-performance-200.aspx?cid=6384&sid=2

http://www.grand-am.com/DesktopModules/DigArticle/MediaHandler.ashx?portalid=0&moduleid=398&mediaid=6237&width=630&height=354





http://www.grand-am.com/News/GA_News/tabid/141/Article/53150/grand-am-cooldown-lap-bmw-performance-200.aspx?cid=6384&sid=2

http://www.grand-am.com/DesktopModules/DigArticle/MediaHandler.ashx?portalid=0&moduleid=398&mediaid=6238&width=630&height=354

[Speedofsand]

Endurance racing

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/549898_10151426689871240_1035646710_n.jpg

[Speedofsand]

Thoughts & Prayers to Mark Martin's family. Arlene's father passed away.
Services were yesterday in High Springs, Fl.
God Bless

[Speedofsand]

Florida Lottery will sponsor Dave Blaney at Daytona. Owner Tommy Baldwin will also be crew chief.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/307706_476192879110390_21642222_n.jpg

[Speedofsand]

Feb. 15 is the deadline to purchase Sebring Supertickets at advance-purchase prices.

http://sebringraceway.com/12hr_tickets.lasso

[Dreamliner]

Gnassi wins! Yay! Oh, the suspense!*

*sarcasm*

[Speedofsand]

Lot of talk about sandbagging after the 24. The Shank penalties and fines reflect poorly on GrandAm because everyone was talking about the BMW horsepower advantage. Shank has Fords.
I have some decent pics, but didn't post them because I was the only one posting in this thread.

[Speedofsand]

DuPont paint has been bought out.
http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/nascar/sprint-cup-nascar/dupont-sold-buyer-sticking-with-no-24/

The Axalta Coating Systems name will begin appearing on the No. 24 team car in the second quarter of the year.

[Speedofsand]

Ocala Speedweeks schedule.
http://www.bubbaracewaypark.com/2013-bubba-army-winternationals-day-by-day-schedule-of-events-at-brp
Tony Stewart, Steve Kinser & Donny Schatz to compete at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla., This Week!! Stewart will compete Thursday, Feb. 7 in the 360ci Winged Sprint Car event and all three drivers will compete Feb. 8 - 9 in the All-Star Circuit of Champions 410ci Winged Sprint Car events.

[Speedofsand]

Joey Logano & Brad Keselowski are testing at Disneyworld speedway today.

[Dreamliner]

Joey Logano & Brad Keselowski are testing at Disneyworld speedway today.

And probably teaching F1 drivers how to drive.

*runs away*

[Speedofsand]

And probably teaching F1 drivers how to drive.

*runs away*

:huh: I'm looking up, because that went over my head.
F1 drivers were the same as everyone else at the 24. I saw a report with lap times and averages for all drivers and % of top lap time for each stint.
I'm sure you will say its because they were driving a dumbed down slowmobile unable to showcase their F1 driving skills.

[Speedofsand]

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/13009_10151306986225888_1930028848_n.jpg


Now I get it, haha.

[Speedofsand]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Made it to LA for @<a href="https://twitter.com/millerlite">millerlite</a> commercial shoot and my hotel is right next to Vivid entertainment. Can't make this up! What are we filming?</p>&mdash; Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) <a href="https://twitter.com/keselowski/status/299459004411817984">February 7, 2013</a></blockquote>


:laugh:

[Speedofsand]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfeALGGOABI

[Speedofsand]

Martin Whitmarsh has warned that there are too many pay drivers in Formula One

http://en.espnf1.com/mclaren/motorsport/story/100576.html

A number of teams have employed drivers with financial backing behind them as budgets remain tight towards the back of the grid. Whitmarsh believes the current situation means there are drivers coming in to the sport who are not up to the job, while more talented but less well funded drivers miss out.

"I think, personally, it's sad to have so many pay drivers in Formula One," Whitmarsh said. "The numbers have crept up, and while I'm sure it's good and exciting for those that can afford it, you would hope that in the premier form of motorsport worldwide that you wouldn't have to have pay drivers and that means there are some good young, professional drivers who can't get in and aren't getting in.
....................

deja vu IndyCar, F1 drivers are no longer the best, just the wealthiest?

[Speedofsand]

Donny Schatz sweeps Ocala both nites.

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/44287_10151325848602737_741712066_n.jpg


Smoke ran 10th & 3rd

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/231007_10151325847047737_1197691432_n.jpg

photos: www.Hoseheads.com

[Speedofsand]

over 150 pre-entries from all over the USA and Canada for New Smyrna Speedway's World Series of Asphalt
http://newsmyrnaspeedway.org/?p=3864

Racing starts Friday night.

[Dreamliner]

:huh: I'm looking up, because that went over my head.
F1 drivers were the same as everyone else at the 24. I saw a report with lap times and averages for all drivers and % of top lap time for each stint.
I'm sure you will say its because they were driving a dumbed down slowmobile unable to showcase their F1 driving skills.

F1 drivers uniformly suck at NASCAR. There have been no exceptions. And three years ago, teenager Trevor Bayne tutored Mika Salo (and another driver) and just whipped their asses.

[Speedofsand]

AllStars sprint racing Wed & Thurs nite at Volusia, followed by World of Outlaws sprints, late models, and more.

http://www.dirtcarnationals.com/


http://www.woosprint.com/component/content/article/152/1932#.URkayGQWSTE.facebook

free audio; also pay if you want online live video $18 @day or $55 for all 12 days/nights

http://www.dirtvision.com/welcome.php

[He1sman]

MotoGP Testing began last week in Sepang. Couple of updates.

- Valentino Rossi has returned to Yamaha and finished testing with the third best time.
- Jorge Lorenzo will retain #99 after winning the championship last season.
- Rookie Mark Marquez got quickly acquainted with Honda RC213 and spent most of the test behind favorites Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.

http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd337/He1sman/valentino-rossi-yamaha-motogp-sepang-test-635x422_zps3f0571e1.jpg

http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd337/He1sman/Jorge-Lorenzo-Yamaha-MotoGP-Sepang-test-2013-635x422_zpsfdd50401.jpg

http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd337/He1sman/Marc-Marquez-Repsol-Honda-HRC-MotoGP-Sepang-Test_zps01b2ce6e.jpg

[He1sman]

Also Ducati will contest their new bike, the Panigale in this years WSBK Championship. The bike is gorgeous.

http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd337/He1sman/2_low_zpsc893a1d9.jpg

[Speedofsand]

F1 drivers uniformly suck at NASCAR. There have been no exceptions. And three years ago, teenager Trevor Bayne tutored Mika Salo (and another driver) and just whipped their asses.

F1 sure had a lot of issues testing in Spain this week. Wrecks, breakdowns, fires. I noticed the pit crew were not wearing safe uniforms when the jackman got hit. Don't understand that at all.


edit: adding an article from USAToday. Excellent read about Richard Petty & Dale Jr with terrific photos.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/02/10/dale-earnhardt-jr-richard-petty-nascar-sprint-cup/1906855/

[Speedofsand]

Great Late Model Racing at East Bay this week.
http://www.lucasdirt.com/
2013 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series “37th Annual DART Winternationals” Schedule

East Bay Raceway Park-Tampa, FL

Monday, February 11th – $5,000 to win
Tuesday, February 12th – $5,000 to win
Wednesday, February 13th – $7,000 to win
Thursday, February 14th – $7,000 to win
Friday, February 15th – $10,000 to win (points event)
Saturday, February 16th – $10,000 to win (points event)

http://www.eastbayracewaypark.com/
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Speed51 2012 Short Track Awards
http://www.speed51.com/2013_Stories/51s/Award_Results_2_11.html

JEGS Best Short Track
New Smyrna Speedway (FL) won a heated battle over State Park Speedway (WI) and Bowman Gray Stadium (NC).

Best Track Website
Five Flags Speedway (FL) takes the cake for the best track website. Berlin Raceway (MI) was second and Stafford Motor Speedway (CT) came home in third.

Best Annual Race / Event
The Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway (FL) beat out the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna (FL) and OktoberFest at LaCrosse (WI).

[Speedofsand]

F1 noses in 2013
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/539821_564912153520515_1860100273_n.jpg


New Nascar track drying system
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130212/NASCAR/130219941/-1/nascar?tc=cr

http://www.news-journalonline.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DN&Date=20130212&Category=NASCAR&ArtNo=130219941&Ref=AR&MaxW=728&logo=/images/watermark.gif&logoxpos=0&logoypos=0



Daytona schedule; races, activities, driver appearances, etc.
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130212/NASCAR/130219978&tc=ix

[j7]

Good stuff as usual SOS. Thanks

[j7]

Also Ducati will contest their new bike, the Panigale in this years WSBK Championship. The bike is gorgeous.

http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd337/He1sman/2_low_zpsc893a1d9.jpg

Love Ducatis. Are there any Americans in WSBK? If so, how are they doing?

[Gatoragman]

If your a Camping World Truck fan be sure to root for the #19 Watermelon truck owned by Brad Keslowski and driven by Ross Chastain. Ross is my nephew and a good kid that is getting a ahot!

[Speedofsand]

If your a Camping World Truck fan be sure to root for the #19 Watermelon truck owned by Brad Keslowski and driven by Ross Chastain. Ross is my nephew and a good kid that is getting a ahot!

Nice! I'll cheer for him. Solid truck and team there. For many years, the trucks were absolutely the best event of Speedweeks. I saw Bodine's scary wreck right in front of me. Saw Rick Crawford win on the last lap in 2003, one of the best finishes I've ever seen anywhere. I saw Mark Martin finally win here, in a truck. My girlfriend knows Timothy Peters well, he is a good driver and deserves a ride. He has a new baby to feed.


................................................
Complete motorsports on TV schedule

http://www.tvracer.com/

ARCA series from Daytona and AMA Supercross from Dallas live on Saturday

[He1sman]

Love Ducatis. Are there any Americans in WSBK? If so, how are they doing?

John Hopkins campaigned the 2012 season. Last year he finished in 19th, but he's been battling injuries his whole life. He's taking a sabbatical this year to make a full recovery.

There are more Americans in MotoGP actually. Nicky Hayden, Colin Edwards, and Ben Spies

[Dreamliner]

Are the NASCAR Gen 6 cars faster ? Practice laps speeds were in excess of 196 mph today!

[G8rNkoko]

Speed, if you know anybody at NASCAR with some real pull, please tell them to do something about their website. The new look is an absolute abortion and in no way is it any improvement over previous iterations of the site. If you think this is just my opinion, just go to the web site and go down to the comments on the front page. They are all in agreement about just how bad a mess they made this year. As an indicator of how bad it is, one day after that race last night, see how long it takes you to find the full results of the race.

[Speedofsand]

I have not even looked, but I'll check it out. I use www.Jayski.com for Nascar news. I called Daytona about their (new) track website because I was hunting for supercross ticket info. She asked my opinion of the changes because the brass told them to note callers requests. They already know they screwed up with the changes they made. I informed her the tab/page on the Daytona site for track news was gone. Pretty bad to have nothing there about the Rolex 24 a week after the race.
Did I just hear Danica won the 500 pole? I was camping this weekend and just got home.

[anstro76]

not a big race fan but I always have a blast at the st pete grand prix. I can ride my bike down there and watch all day

Sent from my mind using esp

[David Shepherd]

I have not even looked, but I'll check it out. I use www.Jayski.com (http://www.Jayski.com) for Nascar news. I called Daytona about their (new) track website because I was hunting for supercross ticket info. She asked my opinion of the changes because the brass told them to note callers requests. They already know they screwed up with the changes they made. I informed her the tab/page on the Daytona site for track news was gone. Pretty bad to have nothing there about the Rolex 24 a week after the race.
Did I just hear Danica won the 500 pole? I was camping this weekend and just got home.

Yes she did....I think going early helped, but she was fast all weekend

[Speedofsand]

Wrangler Heritage Series: Episode 1 - Richard Childress talks about how the Wrangler NASCAR team came about in 1981 and the first race Richard and Dale ran together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I41AJiNmPWM



This is the #3 Wrangler car that Dale Jr won with in Daytona, July 2010 Nationwide series.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/484274_459884617354964_1640084355_n.jpg




The money stop, final pit stop of the race, it was awesome being so close.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/164054_196259193717509_4346509_n.jpg




Here is a link to a new radio show, The Dale Jr. Download
On the debut of The Download, we recap the Sprint Unlimited and pay tribute to Dale Earnhardt with stories from the people who knew him most -- his family.
http://www.dalejr.com/radio/default.aspx


This is from 2 years ago, Kelley shared a lot of personal family photos with fans.
Today is 12 years since Nascar lost Dale Earnhardt Sr.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYaZlj0uw1o

[RayGator]

Tuesday 2.19.13 Lakeland Ledger
Chris Graham, Daytona Beach News-Journal

Younger Drivers Hungry For NASCAR's Big Stage

>> Watch out drivers, the likes of Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon may be closer than they appear. <<

http://www.theledger.com/article/20130219/NEWS/130219301/1002/sports?Title=Younger-Drivers-Hungry-For-NASCAR-s-Big-Stage

Good article on the new, young guys in the sport of NASCAR. :)

[Speedofsand]

Kyle Larson was 2nd in the ARCA race Sat at D.I.S., then won Sunday night in a pavement USAC midget at New Smyrna, then caught a lot of flak for his last lap win Monday in Battle at the Beach, then was 2nd in the Modified when he missed a shift on a restart and got wrecked. It was his first New England Mod race I think. He was top 5 in the K&N Pro series until a late skirmish, still finished 10th.
That's 5 different series races in 4 days for the kid. Whew!

[RayGator]

Yeah, but when you're real young you can do anything! You just go and do it and and not think about it! :)

[RayGator]

For those interested, we have finally completed the 2013 Sprint Cup Schedule and brief bios of the NASCAR drivers. It's a sticky at the top. Looks like Speedofsand approves. He hasn't said otherwise and we all know he has tough NASCAR standards. :)


http://www.gatorcountry.com/swampgas/showthread.php?p=6411744#post6411744

[Speedofsand]

Heck of a race last night. Florida's Ross Chastain did a good job, Gatoragman. I saw before the race he had TJ Majors spotting. I was also pulling for Timothy Peters and Jeb Burton because my girl knows them well. Ross and Timothy ran together a lot. I'm glad Sauter won and Ahole Busch didn't.

[Speedofsand]

nasCZAR....

Brad Keselowski shares vision for NASCAR's future
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/02/21/how-brad-keselowski-would-change-nascar/1937443/


NASCAR meets with Keselowski after USA TODAY cover story
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/02/22/brad-keselowski-meeting-brian-france-lesa-france-kennedy-usa-today-story/1940601/


:roll:

[Speedofsand]

http://darrellgwynnfoundation.org/blog/clint-bowyer-claims-hot-rods-reels-tournament-championship-february-22.html

Clint Bowyer claims his third Hot Rods & Reels Tournament Championship

Darrell Gwynn Foundation Donates $22,000 Wheelchair to Addison Santana of Orlando, Fla.

Darrell Gwynn Foundation Donates $10,000 to “Speediatrics” at Halifax Hospital

“I love fishing!,” said an elated Addison in his new wheelchair. Bass Pro Shops of Orlando donated a rod and reel so he can fish in his new wheelchair. Addison summed up his special day simply by saying, “this is awesome.”

Tony Stewart takes on his biggest interview of Daytona 500 weekend
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/581312_10151113209012465_1771689870_n.jpg


I saw this youngster on Fox35 Orlando's morning show Friday, he was great.

[Dreamliner]

Funny article in yesterday's USA Today on NASCAR drivers and their take on fitness. Most of the drivers are fitness buffs, these days, and staunchly maintain it enhances their driving performance. But Tony Stewart said, "it's not like you have to get out of the car and push the damn thing." :laugh:

[Speedofsand]

nm

[Speedofsand]

I think all the Danica haters can SHUT UP after today.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/419810_571764216167003_1809930281_n.jpg

[Speedofsand]

I had fun joking about the nose failing post race tech. JUNIOR WINS! :laugh:

[Juggernautz]

Can't wait to see what the "street" version of this SS looks like.

No matter though, I'm keeping my Camaro, lol.

[Speedofsand]

Can't wait to see what the "street" version of this SS looks like.

No matter though, I'm keeping my Camaro, lol.



http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/9642c336-b9fb-4a1e-9d48-537d91512ec6_zpse0165581.jpg

[Speedofsand]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8sFXVUb5VY




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BLSanw_qzw

[Juggernautz]

Speed, I can only see red x's in your post above this one^^^

[Speedofsand]

http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/nationwide/story/_/id/8989791/tony-stewart-visited-injured-nascar-fans-hospital

Stewart was present at Halifax Health Medical Center Sunday after the Daytona 500 for more than two hours, according to a Stewart Haas Racing spokesman. He arrived at approximately 8 p.m. and stayed just past 10 p.m.
Stewart did not want to be acknowledged for the deed, but when ESPN.com learned he had visited the injured fans, his team confirmed the visit with his blessing.

The three-time champion met with each patient individually, and interacted extensively with five of them. He gave each a personalized, autographed Bass Pro Shops No. 14 cap

Matt Yocum, racing reporter (from Ormond Beach), said on twitter Smoke was going 'win or lose in the 500' to visit them Sunday night.

[j7]

John Hopkins campaigned the 2012 season. Last year he finished in 19th, but he's been battling injuries his whole life. He's taking a sabbatical this year to make a full recovery.

There are more Americans in MotoGP actually. Nicky Hayden, Colin Edwards, and Ben Spies

Thanks

[Speedofsand]

.

[Speedofsand]

i give up

[RayGator]

On what?

[Speedofsand]

I was trying to load my photobucket pics from the 500 on pit road, but they will not reduce in size. They are not great anyway, just shots of Danica, Junior, Dillon, Brad K making pit stops.

[RayGator]

Oh.

[Speedofsand]

Lincoln, Pa. today. Fans are ready for racing. Snow has just stopped, trucks are running the track in. What a photo from PaPosse on twitter.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BEX9yBICIAAm9h6.jpg

[Speedofsand]

dayum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRsV6YpLsKA

[Speedofsand]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICRWf5A2fuQ

[Speedofsand]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkuGyX5HZx0

[Speedofsand]

World of Outlaws, Las Vegas last night podium interviews with winner Donny Schatz, who drives for Tony Stewart, runner up Jason Sides, and 3rd place Kyle Larson who drives everything.

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/61253349?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;color=ffdd00" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/61253349">Victory Lane: The Dirt Track at Las Vegas 3-6</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/woosprints">World of Outlaws Sprint Cars</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

[Speedofsand]

http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/nascar/sprint-cup-nascar/post-race-comments-cost-hamlin-25000/
Post-Race Comments Cost Hamlin $25,000

nasczar strikes again fining drivers for honest replies. Its a wonder they give so many interviews nowadays because the censorship is absolutely ridiculous. He said nothing wrong, I was watching when he answered. He wasn't insinuating anything negative or detrimental.


“I didn’t have much all day. Honestly the pit crew and Darian Grubb carried us today. It is just so hard to pass. You’re going to hear it a lot this week. We’ve got a lot of work to do to get these cars to pass each other and things like that,” Hamlin said after climbing from his car Sunday. “Really, aero-tight is a huge, huge deal. The tire is so hard and the surface is new. It’ll be interesting to see what happens when we get to some race tracks with a little more tire wear.

“Really you could drive a whole race on left-side tires. It’s not supposed to be that way.”

[Speedofsand]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chTW_gNUpfM




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_N-2vEVcW0

[Speedofsand]

Photobucket says the problem is fixed, but they still have not restored an option for size when uploading. Time to find another host site.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Daytona%20500/DSCN8344_zpse4a9b1b4.jpg



http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Daytona%20500/DSCN8453_zpsd7685863.jpg



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http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Daytona%20500/DSCN8483_zps22ffd9fc.jpg

[Speedofsand]

^ are those pics too big? Looks bigger than they should be to my screen

[Speedofsand]

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s203/speedofsand/2013%20Daytona%20500/DSCN8519_zps0b0ac70d.jpg



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[Speedofsand]

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[Speedofsand]

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[Speedofsand]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Roger Penske is an amazing person and feel so fortunate to be part of his family. And thank you to @<a href="https://twitter.com/izodapparel">izodapparel</a> for taking a shot on me.</p>&mdash; AJ Allmendinger (@AJDinger) <a href="https://twitter.com/AJDinger/status/310040019484155904">March 8, 2013</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/indy/izod-indycar/allmendinger-in-penske-no-2-for-indy-500/

Allmendinger In Penske No. 2 For Indy 500

“It is exciting to welcome A.J. back to Penske Racing,” said Roger Penske. “He obviously went through a tough time last year but he has done everything he needed to in order to get back to racing at the top level of the sport. We have always believed in AJ and his ability and he deserves this opportunity. We think he will be a strong competitor this season in the IZOD IndyCar Series for Team Penske and we look forward to racing with him in the IZOD car at Barber and at the Indianapolis 500.”

[Speedofsand]

ALMS - GrandAm merger reveal on now.
http://www.grand-am.com/
live streaming video, and on Speedtv.
New IMSA logo, class definitions and names for next year, and the new series name and logo, United Sports Car Racing

[Speedofsand]

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/417412_10151308062861196_1936173820_n.jpg









https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/150471_10151308062176196_2131182759_n.jpg

[Speedofsand]

Wonderful video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxA4lDuVHT8

[Speedofsand]

http://www.supercrossonline.com/supercrosslive/

on racedays they have 3 hrs of live stream pre-race coverage for Supercross. They are on now from Toronto.

[Speedofsand]

Kyle Larson nearly passed Kyle Busch for the win in Nationwide at Bristol last week.
This week he is in Calif. and in his spare time won a World of Outlaws race in Stockton last night.
He starts 9th in the Nationwide race at 5pm today.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/157088_549875731701260_144431372_n.jpg

mmracingphotos.com

[gnvgator]

http://i.minus.com/ibafRcqRzsscVO.gif

[Speedofsand]

http://i.minus.com/ibafRcqRzsscVO.gif

You think he'd know by now, hahaa

[Speedofsand]

:laugh:



https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/301323_10151419787963171_623471062_n.jpg

[Speedofsand]

Nice


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d9y2SFLl44

[Speedofsand]

still a little wet at Barber Motorsports Park this morning.
Grand-Am and Indy on this weekend.
AJ Allmendinger will be in a Penske car.

Scott Mayer found the mud on the last lap of the session

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/754437477.jpg
@Sundaygroup

[Speedofsand]

http://distilleryimage11.ak.instagram.com/76741af09e0011e2b78a22000a9f193c_7.jpg


Denny tweeted back, "Damn. That means a lot."

[Speedofsand]

http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Camping-World-Trucks/News/Articles/2013/03/Elliott-and-Jones-Making-Truck-Debut.aspx

Martinsville has Trucks, and kids are racing them.

http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/~/media/71EBC8E68CCD41F39148A784BA50B52E.ashx?w=602&h=345

Chase Elliott, who is 17 and the son of 1988 Cup Series champion Bill Elliott, will pilot the No. 94 Aaron's/Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet as he attempts to qualify for his first of nine scheduled races this season, Saturday's Kroger 250.

Erik Jones, 16, will drive the No. No. 51 Toyota for owner Kyle Busch, the driver he defeated in this year's Snowball Derby. The truck Jones will drive has already seen Victory Lane at Martinsville. Denny Hamlin drove chassis No. 134 to the win last October.

Other young drivers scheduled to make their first start this weekend are Devin Jones, 16, and Grant Galloway, 18.

[RayGator]

That's unreal! Such young guys, actually teenagers, in these races! Most states you have to be even 16 to drive. And amazing that corporate sponsors and race teams invest big money and time with them.

[Speedofsand]

Johnny Sauter won the truck race, Ward's 20 yr old son Jeb Burton had won the pole and finished 3rd, Chase Elliott was 6th, Erik Jones 9th.

Tony Stewart went to Selinsgrove, Pa. last night and won the 360 sprint car race after setting a new track record of 17.168

Ryan Villipoto left them eating dust in Houston last night winning his 6th Supercross in the last 7 races. The other was a 2nd place.

Jordan Taylor and Max Angelelli won the Grand-Am race at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama yesterday
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/536592_317610395032978_2095540893_n.jpg


the #57 Stephenson Camaro of Robin Liddell and John Edwards won GT class.

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Nick Longhi and Matt Plumb won the CTSCC race at Barber in the #13 Rum Bum Porsche
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Indycars race at Barber today on NBCSN, Nascar at Martinsville on Fox

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Goodyear plans a two-day NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tire test April 16-17 at Daytona International Speedway as a prep for the July 6 Coke Zero 400.

The test will run from 5 to 10 p.m. on the first day and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 17.

The April 16 test will not be open to the public or media. The Oldfield Grandstand will be open to spectators for the second day of testing. Race fans may access the viewing area through the lobby of the Speedway Ticket and Tours Building. There is no charge to watch testing.

The drivers and teams tentatively scheduled to test are: Jamie McMurray of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing; Kasey Kahne and Regan Smith, Hendrick Motorsports; Danica Patrick, Stewart Haas Racing; Greg Biffle, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Carl Edwards, Roush Fenway Racing; Trevor Bayne, Wood Brothers Racing; Austin Dillon, Circle Sport; and a car from Joe Gibbs Racing (driver to be announced).

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GRAND-AM Rolex Series driver Dane Cameron takes a lap around Turner Field during a Braves game on April 16, 2013 to promote GRAND-AM's next race at Road Atlanta and celebrate Jackie Robinson Day. Cameron drives the No. 42 Team Sahlen BMW/Riley Daytona Prototype.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D3ggWV5iso

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I read a story of a race where Country singer/Racecar driver Marty Robbins and Coo-Coo Marlin were battling it out at Nashville. Marty was told it was almost time for him to go on at the Opry so he pulled in the pits and then left. Coo-Coo didn't know about Marty pulling in so he just kept putting his foot through the floor trying to catch someone who had already left. haha


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photo by Wes Johnson

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photo: Jack Anderson

[RayGator]

I remember those cars and races. They were all different and you could tell the various makes. Now they all look alike.

"Fireball" Roberts and his Pontiacs back in the 50s and 60s!

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Fireball won the beach race in this car in 1955 and was disqualified for shortened pushrods.


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Banjo Matthews 1950's

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Joe Weatherly 1963


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Darrell Waltrip 1969

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Fireball Roberts 1963 Pontiac.

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Bobby Allison


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I took this one. 1985 Darlington. Bill Elliott leading Cale Yarborough with only 7 laps to go on his way to winning the first ever Winston Million bonus for winning 3 of 4 'major' races that year.

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Bob Senneker used to race with Alan Kulwicki, Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Dick Trickle, and other greats in the World Series at New Smyrna each year.

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Fireball Roberts was my dad's favorite driver. Dad said he was devastated the day Fireball died.

[Dreamliner]

Sorry, hard to take the new ALMS seriously when you see BMW's running down Vettes and Vipers.

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Sorry, hard to take the new ALMS seriously when you see BMW's running down Vettes and Vipers.

You can not be taken seriously because there is no new ALMS. Just a new BMW Z4.

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You can not be taken seriously because there is no new ALMS. Just a new BMW Z4.

You're still butt-hurt about Logano (who would have beaten the s*** out of Stewart). You know very well that I had the merger in mind (which has produced watered-down racing). On no other planet would a BMW run with a Vette or a Viper. It's shameless 'performance-balancing', make-believe stuff.

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You're still butt-hurt about Logano (who would have beaten the s*** out of Stewart). You know very well that I had the merger in mind (which has produced watered-down racing). On no other planet would a BMW run with a Vette or a Viper. It's shameless 'performance-balancing', make-believe stuff.


The merger begins next year(2014). You said it has already produced watered-down racing.

#Fail

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The merger begins next year(2014). You said it has already produced watered-down racing.

#Fail

So, the merger doesn't take place until next year ? Hell, that's even worse.

BTW, check out my new bumper sticker, sourpuss:

HONK IF YOU'VE BEATEN TONY STEWART'S A**!

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So, the merger doesn't take place until next year ? Hell, that's even worse.

BTW, check out my new bumper sticker, sourpuss:

HONK IF YOU'VE BEATEN TONY STEWART'S A**!

You are just mad because I have once again pointed out that you do not know what you are talking about. Stop calling me butt-hurt and other silly names, you're just making a fool of yourself on the internet.

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You can try to kill a guy on track without penalty, but don't let Nasczar find 1 of your 8 connecting rods too light.

TRD Statment on #20 penalties: TRD Statement: "During NASCAR's routine post-race tear down of Matt Kenseth's race-winning car and engine from Kansas Speedway, one of our engine connecting rods weighed in approximately three grams under the legal minimum weight of 525 grams. None of the other seven connecting rods were found to be under the minimum weight. We take full responsibility for this issue with the engine used by the #20 Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) team this past Sunday in Kansas -- JGR is not involved in the process of selecting parts or assembling the Cup Series engines. It was a simple oversight on TRD's part and there was no intent to deceive, or to gain any type of competitive advantage. Toyota is a company that was built on integrity, and that remains one of the guiding principles of the company. The goal of TRD has always been -- and will continue to be -- to build high-performance engines that are reliable, durable and powerful, and within the guidelines established by NASCAR."(TRD)(4-24-2013)

Kenseth's engine fails post race inspection UPDATE - penalties; team will appeal: The engine in #20-Matt Kenseth's race-winning car from Kansas failed inspection at NASCAR's Research and Development Center. NASCAR officials were discussing Wednesday what penalties to levy against Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing, multiple people familiar with the inspection told the AP on the condition of anonymity because no decision has been made. The engine failed because one of the connecting rods not meeting the minimum weight requirement. Kenseth drove the #20 Toyota to his second win of the season Sunday in Kansas. It is standard procedure for the race winning engine to go back to Concord for a thorough inspection. The JGR engines are supplied by Toyota Racing Development out of Costa Mesa, Calif., but NASCAR would hold the team responsible for any infractions.(Associated Press)(4-24-2013)
UPDATE: Penalties have been handed down to the #20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team as a result of rule violations discovered in the post-race engine inspection April 23 at the NASCAR Research and Development Center. The #20 car was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-5.5.3 (E) (Only magnetic steel connecting rods with a minimum weight of 525.0 grams will be permitted; connecting rod failed to meet the minimum connecting rod weight) of the 2013 rule book. As a result of this violation, NASCAR has assessed the following penalties:
• Crew chief Jason Ratcliff has been fined $200,000 and suspended from NASCAR until the completion of the next six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship points events (a period of time that also includes the non-points NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race) and placed on probation until Dec. 31.
• Car owner Joe Gibbs has lost 50 championship car owner points; the first place finish from April 21 at Kansas Speedway will not earn bonus points toward the accumulated aggregate car owner points total after the completion of the first 26 events of the current season and will not be credited towards the eligibility for a car owner Wild Card position; has had the owner's license for the #20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car suspended until the completion of the next six championship points events, therefore being ineligible to receive championship car owner points during that period of time.
• Driver Matt Kenseth has lost 50 championship driver points; the Coors Light Pole award from April 19 at Kansas Speedway will not be allowed for eligibility into the 2014 Sprint Unlimited; the first place finish from April 21 at Kansas Speedway will not earn bonus points toward the accumulated aggregate driver points total after the completion of the first 26 events of the current season and will not be credited towards the eligibility for a driver Wild Card position.
• The loss of five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturer Championship points.
(NASCAR)(4-24-2013)
UPDATE 2: Joe Gibbs Racing Statement: Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is aware of the penalty issued by NASCAR today regarding the engine in our #20 car used in last week's Sprint Cup Series race in Kansas. It is our understanding that one of the eight connecting rods on the engine was ruled too light. We are working with our partners at TRD on this issue. In the meantime we will plan to appeal the penalty.(JGR)(4-24-2013)

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Truck series point leader Johnny Sauter's team has also been penalized.

http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/nascar/camping-world-trucks/nascar-penalizes-thorsport-sauter/

As a result of this violation, crew chief Joel Shear has been fined $10,000 and suspended from NASCAR competition until the completion of the next four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events. He has been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.
The team has also been docked 25 championship driver (Johnny Sauter) and 25 championship owner (Mike Curb) points.
As a result, Sauter’s teammate, Matt Crafton will take over the point lead.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15PN0pN42kI

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All the arguing spilled out into the owner/driver lot parking area, and 2 of RCR's crew were arrested for misdemeanor assault.
http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Nationwide/News/Articles/2013/04/Two-RCR-Crew-Members-Arrested.aspx

Can't 'Have at it' outside the track.

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Montoya had a win last night, until the last caution flew.


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Nice diaper suit Juan, but it didn't really save you time on pit stops.

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Richmond was nuts! What an awesome race. JPM got screwed, he would have won. Looking forward to Talla-freaking-dega.

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The racing gods screwed JPM, he had to laugh on tv to keep from crying.

Bama QB AJ McCarron is the honorary pace car driver this week at Talladega.
#55 will carry a special paint scheme honoring the 2012 University of Alabama's BCS National Championship football team. Waltrip will sport an Alabama firesuit and a specially painted helmet similar to the school's football helmet.

Tony Stewart will race WoO at Eldora on Fri & Sat night, commuting back and forth to Talladega. Cue the critics saying he should focus on Nascar...

Nascar upheld the fines & penalties vs. Penske.
Penske will appeal to highest level, Chief Appellate Officer John Middlebrook.

Nascar Penalties, Fines, & Suspensions 2013 (http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Penalties-Fines-2013)

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Hamlin Cleared To Start At Talladega
http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/nascar/sprint-cup-nascar/hamlin-cleared-to-start-at-talladega/
NASCAR is requiring that Hamlin at least practice and qualify the car if he is going to start Sunday’s race.

Joe Gibbs Racing did not indicate if they were planning to have a backup driver on standby for Hamlin.

“Exact plans for this weekend will be determined by the team at Talladega,” the team stated in a media release.
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rumor says Denny will get out asap and Vickers gets in.

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LMAO @ 3:40

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Darlington tonight. Lady in Black. Too Tough to Tame. Fox tv

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R.I.P. Dick Trickle

I remember one time he wrecked a modified off turn 2 at New Smyrna. It hit the wall so hard it shook the ground I was standing on by the back gate. I was first to him, and he was ok. The engine block was cracked into pieces. A couple minutes later he leaned inside the car, supposedly to put it in neutral. Later on Dick said he thought he was gonna puke, and didn't want to do it in front of all those people that came on the track.



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http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/more/legendary-short-tracker-dick-trickle-dies/

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Favorite Dick Trickle quote, when interviewed after being in a Cup crash: "It was at least 50% my fault, I went out there with them idiots"! - Allen Bestwick

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Aussie V8 Supercars come to the USA this weekend.
See them live from Austin, Texas at 4pm Sunday on SpeedTV.



Complete tv racing guide
http://www.tvracer.com/

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http://hometracks.nascar.com/nwaas_finalist_051613_kate-dallenbach_among_new-smyrna_leaders

Dallenbach Among New Smyrna Leaders
Kate Dallenbach, 16, of Port Orange, Fla., is part of a substantial racing family. Grandfather Wally Dallenbach Sr. was a five-time IndyCar winner in 180 starts from 1965 to 1979. He had a best finish of fourth, twice, in the Indianapolis 500. Her father, Wally Dallenbach Jr. has a racing résumé that covers the spectrum of motorsports competition. He still makes occasional starts. He’s also an analyst for NASCAR On TNT and NBC Sports Network telecasts. Her mother, Robin McCall Dallenbach, was the second woman to compete in the modern era of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with two starts in 1982.

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Do not try this at home, lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STZ2U_3SWco

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HAHAHA check out Kimi's helmet with Bernie's pic


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24 Hours of Nurburgring was last weekend. American Leh Keen drove a Porsche 997 GT3 R in the rain like no one has ever seen. 2 videos here, first the in car footage, then one with Leh being interviewed about the race (16:00 into the show they talk about the "rain dance") .

Amazing, and I mean AMAZING skills driving at night in heavy rain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAvN0EzEacU


Long interview w/ Leh Keen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H31zyU6XHmU



Race review w/ several more clips of the race.

http://www.gtplanet.net/race-review-2013-nurburgring-24/

Leh drove for Brumos in GrandAm, sadly Brumos has parked their team until probably 2014 to return to USCR.

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Krissie & Ryan Newman are building Rescue Ranch for animals.


http://www.wsoctv.com/news/entertainment/parks/love-animals-prompts-ryan-krissie-newman-build-res/nXzzn/


http://www.wsoctv.com/s/rescue-ranch/



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[jewood592]

Woooooooooooo! Count me in! Oh, "motorSPORTS."

I thought this was a "motorBOAT" thread. Oh we'll, I'm off to the babes thread:)

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You want motorBOAT, here you go. :grin:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qUPtNKicAs




I'd love to see these come to Fla. They race on tracks similar to those used for swamp buggy races. 0 to 80 in 3 seconds, more horsepower than Nascar.


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Kyle Larson took 3rd on The Dirt Track at Charlotte in the World of Outlaws race Friday night, then 4th in the Nationwide race Sat. night just ahead of Sunday's winner Harvick. Larson was the only Nationwide regular in the top 5. He was also 6th at Darlington a couple weeks ago. You don't see many rookies get top 10s at Darlington.


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Paul McMahan (center) shares the podium with Daryn Pittman (right) and Kyle Larson at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday. (Chris Seelman Photo)



http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/05/25/kyle-larson-nationwide-series-charlotte-fourth-place.html

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Happy 97th Birthday to Ray Fox and 87th to Marvin Panch, both are Living Legends of Auto Racing and Daytona Beach locals.

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Jordan Taylor and other GRAND-AM crew drop their latest music video


http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/29/jordan-taylor-and-other-grand-am-crew-drop-their-latest-music-video/


See Ricky & Jordan on Speedtv this Sat at 5:00pm live from Detroit's Belle Isle street course. #GrandAm

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Jordan Taylor and Max Angelelli won in Detroit last weekend. The 'Intergalactic' video is a huge success, haha.

Detroit highlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiGujTtwOF0

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Dominant Larson Conquers Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. 6-6-2013 — Kyle Larson drove to victory in his fourth straight start in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series.
Larson led all 30 laps in Keith Kunz Motorsports’ Toyota-powered Bullet to take the checkered flag by six car lengths over Darren Hagen, but it wasn’t without an anxious moment. Exiting turn four on the 15th lap, Larson bounced off a lapped car that had spun.
Larson triumphed over a 49-car field of outstanding talent and accomplishments. Hagen was the USAC Honda National Champion a year ago and third-place finisher Brad Kuhn of Avon, Ind., is a two-time POWRi National Midget champion.

Others in the feature included multi-time New Zealand and Australian Midget champion Michael Pickens, who finished seventh, USAC Triple Crown winner Jerry Coons Jr., who finished eighth, and NASCAR Nationwide regular Justin Allgaier, who finished 18th

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http://www.stockcarracing.com/thehistoryof/ctrs_1000_ray_fox/#ixzz2VXxJ2Sme

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Fox and Yunick had a long-running feud, and they somehow decided to end it by letting each other's son work for the other one. Smokey Jr. would work for Fox, and Ray Jr. would go to work in Smokey's shop. And that was so funny because they fought with each other all the time but both managed to teach each other's kids quite a bit. I remember asking Fox one time, "Where's Raymond Jr.?" And he said, "He's over at Smokey's." So I asked Fox if he had him out stealing secrets or something, and he answered, "No, we've decided to trade sons." And I thought that was one of the more interesting things I've ever heard in my years of racing.
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So I asked Fox, "What's the biggest carburetor you've got?" And he looked at me like I'd asked him to go into the gold mine and show me where the vein was. Well, finally he went and brought a carburetor out that you could swim in, it was so big.

Well, we put that big carburetor on, and Baker got in the car and ran without knowing what we'd done. He ended up going around Daytona at almost 200 miles an hour which was significantly faster than qualifying speeds at that time.

I can remember guys in those days would come back in after making a lap at Daytona and being absolutely scared white. But Baker was fearless, and when I told him how fast he went he said, "No I didn't." I told him it was the truth and what we had done with the carburetor, and he said, "Well, it didn't feel like it. Tell Ray to go get a bigger carburetor."

Well, Fox heard that and he got mad as hell because that was the biggest carburetor he had and he couldn't stand to let Baker win!
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Did You Know?

• Built the Car Fireball Roberts Used to Lead Every Lap and Win the 1955 Race on the Daytona Beach Course, but Was Disqualified for Shortened Pushrods
• 1956 Mechanic of the Year
• As Carl Kiekhaefer's Chief Mechanic in 1956, Won 22 of the Season's First 26 Races With Drivers Buck Baker, Speedy Thompson, Tim Flock, and Herb Thomas
• Built the 1959 Chevrolet Junior Johnson used to Win the 1960 Daytona 500
• As a Car Owner, Fox Accumulated/Won 14 races and 18 Poles in Only Eight Years
• Fox's Driver List Includes David Pearson, Buck Baker, Buddy Baker, Earl Balmer, Fred Lorenzen, Cale Yarborough, Marvin Panch, Fireball Roberts, and Leeroy Yarbrough
• In 1965 Leeroy Yarbrough Drove Ray's Dodge Coronet to a New World Speed Record for Closed Courses of 181.818mph. The Coronet Was Powered by a 426-Cubic-Inch Hemi-Charger Engine with Four-Port Hilborne Fuel Injection and a 617 Gmc Blower. He was Gaining Speed for the Third Lap When NASCAR Officials Saw Smoke and Gave Him the Black Flag. The Crew Later Found a 1?4-Inch Machine Bolt in the Right Front Tire
• Ray Retired from Racing in 1972
• Came Out of Retirement in 1990 to Become a NASCAR Inspector
• Retired a Second Time in 1996
• Member of the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame
• Inducted Into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2003
• President of the Living Legends of Auto Racing
• Is 97 and still lives in Daytona Beach, FL

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Jeb Burton got his first truck series win tonite at Texas.
Congrats to the 20 yr old from South Boston, Va.
Jeb's spotter was his dad, 2002 Daytona 500 champion Ward Burton.

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1960, the second 500 off the beach. Ray Fox built a car in a week and talked well known moonshine runner Junior Johnson into driving it. They won.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrmwaGftjrE

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Jason Leffler passed away last night after an accident racing a winged 410 sprinter in N.J.


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Jason & his son Charlie




Joey Logano said: “Extremely sad to hear about @JasonLeffler. spent a lot of time racing with him. Gone way too soon. Prayers to his entire family.’’

Brad Keselowski said: “Really sad for Jason Leffler and his family. Thinking about his little boy ...

Martin Truex Jr. said: “Another racer gone too soon. So sad, Our thoughts are with his familiy and friends.’’

Landon Cassill said: “Had a great talk with him just the other day. We reminded each other why we love racing and do what we do. He was family.’’

Kyle Larson said: “Such sad news tonight. Leffler was a great person and even better dad. I am glad I got to know him. Rest in peace.’’

Leffler was a member of the National Midget Hall of Fame in 2003. He won four USAC championships, winning three consecutive USAC midget titles (1997-99). He also won the USAC Silver Crown championship in 1998.

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seen on some cars in the garage at Michigan today.

http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/~/media/D460DF62A55845A4805939AE07540271.ashx?w=602&h=345