NASCAR #3: Race for the chase!!

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The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series.

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
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2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup
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NASCAR #2: Race for the chase!!
NASCAR #1: "Boogity! Boogity! Boogity! Let's go racing boys!"

Dit weekend zal NASCAR Dan Wheldon herdenken tijdens de race van zondag.
Ook heeft NASCAR een B-decal (de sponsoren bij de wielen) beschikbaar gesteld voor de trucks en de sprint-auto's.

NASCAR is niet blij met Jimmie Johnson en Knaus. Knaus had JJ vertelt om de achterkant van zijn auto te slopen als hij de Talladega race had gewonnen. De achterkant zou namelijk door de bumpdrafting niet meer aan normen van NASCAR kunnen voldoen.

Er is niets gebeurd, maar NASCAR heeft Knaus laten weten dat ze niet helemaal blij is met de intentie

Martinsville: 18 cautions for 108 laps

6 mensen nog over voor de chase, waarvan de helft hun eerste titel kan winnen.

1. Edwards
2. Stewart -8 (winnaar seizoen 2005)
3. Harvick -21
4. Keslowski -27
5. Kenseth -36 (winnaar seizoen 2003)
6. Johnson -43 (winnaar seizoen 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010)

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Op maandag 31 oktober 2011 20:00 schreef TargaFlorio het volgende:
Als Johnson en in mindere mate Harvick maar niet kampioen wordt.

Johnson mag geen slechte dag meer hebben. Ik sluit hem nog niet uit voor het kampioenschap, al moet hij er dit jaar wel wat voor doen

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Op maandag 31 oktober 2011 20:01 schreef Peterselieman het volgende:
ik gok op Stewart

Stewart maakt een goede kans, maar Edwards kan goed meekomen op de komende ovals, dus het kan zomaar zijn dat hij het kampioenschap pakt.

De beslissing zal op 13 november vallen denk ik. Phoenix is net opnieuw geasfalteerd en tijdens de tests bleek er maar 1 racelijn te zijn. Daar buiten is alles nog spekglad.

Kyle Busch mag dit hele weekend niet rijden!! NASCAR heeft dit besluit genomen na de truck race van gisteren.

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NASCAR has parked Kyle Busch for the remainder of the events at Texas Motor Speedway for his actions during Friday night's Truck Series race, when Busch wrecked Ron Hornaday under caution.

Busch was parked for the rest of the Truck race, and afterward NASCAR met with Busch and Joe Gibbs and J.D. Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing, which owns the Nationwide and Cup series cars Busch drives. NASCAR announced its decision Saturday morning, prior to Sprint Cup Series practice.

Michael McDowell will be the replacement in the Cup car.

Reden van dit besluit.


[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door Hammer20 op 05-11-2011 15:43:13 ]

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Op zaterdag 5 november 2011 16:00 schreef ari_zahav het volgende:
Wat een loser. Een weekend lijkt mij te kort.

begin volgende week komen er meer maatregelen. Ik verwacht (en er zijn geruchten) dat hij dit seizoen klaar is en niet meer mag racen tot Daytona in februari.

Verder nog ander nieuws "vanuit de pitstraat."

Mark Martin gaat volgend seizoen 25 races voor Micheal Waltrip Racing rijden (#00). Micheal Waltrip zelf zal de restricted-plate races doen. Reutimann verliest hierdoor zijn plek in de #00.

Danica Patrick heeft ook haar cup-schema bekend gemaakt voor 2012.

Daytona 500 (2.5 mile);
Darlington (1.3 mile);
Bristol (.5 mile);
Atlanta (1.5 mile);
Chicagoland (1.5 mile);
Dover (1 mile);
Texas (1.5 mile);
Phoenix (1 mile);
en nog twee die op een later moment worden bepaald.

Excuusbrief van Kyle

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To all,

I've had a lot of time today to sit and reflect, and try to put my thoughts into words as best I can.

I want to sincerely apologize for my actions during Friday night's Truck Series race at Texas.

I apologize to my fans, all my sponsors, everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing and Kyle Busch Motorsports.

After talking with my team, it's great to have their support and encouragement to assure me that there are better days ahead. Even though this took place while driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, I am sorry for how difficult this has been for everyone associated with Joe Gibbs Racing's Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series teams.

I'd also like to apologize to Ron Hornaday Jr., and everyone associated with the No. 33 team in the Truck Series.

I understand why I was taken out of the car for the rest of the weekend. NASCAR officials had to act, and I accept their punishment and take full responsibility for my actions.

As a racecar driver, the hardest thing to do is to sit on the sidelines listening to cars on the track when you know you should be out there competing. For this, I have no one to blame but myself.

Through a lot of support from the people around me, I feel like I've made a lot of strides this year, but this was certainly a step backward. Moving forward, I will do everything I possibly can to represent everyone involved in a positive manner. However, I know my long-term actions will have more of a bearing than anything I say right now.

Sincerely,

Kyle Busch

holy smoke!

Report: Sponsor doesn't want Busch for finale

Z-line designs, sponsor van de #18 Nationwide auto, heeft aan Joe Gibbs gevraagd of ze Denny Hamlin in de auto willen zetten voor homestead.

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Op donderdag 10 november 2011 18:41 schreef Kleffe_Dop het volgende:
Waarom verbaasd me dat niks... Ik ben geen groot fan van Busch, maar er wordt wel erg panisch mee omgegaan.

Vond de pre-race show ook weer tenenkrommend, geen enkele analist bij ESPN durft harde kritiek te leveren, het praat elkaar allemaal naar de mond. Iedere keer wanneer iemand gevraagd werd naar de actie van Bush begon het met:
"I have a lot of respect for Kyle Busch, he's a fantastic guy, I think he's one of the best drivers ever, but..."
Mag ik een emmertje.

Z-line designs (wat het ook mag zijn) kan trouwens veel willen, maar FedEx is een véél belangrijkere sponsor is voor Joe Gibbs. Ze gaan Hamlin toch niet in de #18 zetten?

FedEx is sponsor van de #11 Sprintcup auto, de #18 Z-line, is een nationwide auto. Kan in principe gewoon.

De spint cup #18, kan door verschillende coureurs nog opgevuld worden. Aric Amirola wordt genoemd, maar M&M's (grootste sponsor van de spint cup #18) is nog aan het nadenken wat ze met de #18/Busch willen.