Posted on 04/08/2014 7:39:22 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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Boogity. In before the tube?
7 races, 7 winners. Who’s next?
and tomorrow Shell is giving 22 cents off per gallon when you use the Shell $aver Card. This is different than the Shell Fuel Rewards Network card available in Shell stations. The Shell $aver Card has to have a checking account linked to it. This is the card I can't manage to obtain from Shell because they can't process a PO Box as a mailing address, :-(
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Joey Logano |
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Jeff Gordon |
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Kyle Busch |
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Brian Vickers |
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Kyle Larson |
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Greg Biffle |
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Matt Kenseth |
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Clint Bowyer |
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Paul Menard |
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Tony Stewart |
The Flag vote runs till Thursday Midnight EST.
Chase Standings:
| Driver | Points | Change |
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| Jeff Gordon |
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| Matt Kenseth |
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| Carl Edwards |
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| Joey Logano |
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| Kyle Busch |
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| Dale Earnhardt Jr |
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| Jimmie Johnson |
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| Brad Keselowski |
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| Brian Vickers |
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| Paul Menard |
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| Ryan Newman |
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| Austin Dillon |
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| Denny Hamlin |
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| Team | Segment Points | Season Points | Change |
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| SgtBob's Privates |
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| Mofo99 |
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| Lime City Racing |
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| Jake from State Farm |
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| Richmond Rocker |
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| Thomas Brothers Country Ham |
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| paydirt15 |
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| Drago Racing |
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| Ward Burton's Translator |
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| bowtieboys |
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Oh, I knew I was forgetting something, whining about the Shell card.
Flag size voting will continue until Thursday. Flag sizes are here:
http://www.abflags.com/sports-flags/car-racing/green-flag/
hell, the nearest Shell station is over 30 miles away...
Jeff needs to win one. Denny. Tony. Jimmy...
:-(. I dropped 3 places last week.
Hope I didn't jinx it, LOL!
I'll be at work but try to catch as much as I can.
TRACK/RACE NEWS
Track Specifications:
Track/Race Length: 1.366 egg-shaped oval, 367 laps, 501.322 miles
Banking: Turns 1/2 - 25 degrees, width 79 ft.
Turns 3/4 - 23 degrees, width 62 ft.
Frontstretch - 3 degrees, Backstretch - 2 degrees.
Frontstretch - 1,229 ft long, 90 ft wide;
Backstretch - 1,229 ft long, 90 ft wide
Pit Road: Length: 2,025 feet, Width: 46 feet
Speed Limits: Pace Car - 50 mph, Pit Road - 45 mph
Track Last Repaved in early 2008
Grandstand Seating: 68,000
Opened: 1950
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: TBA
Command to start engines: TBA
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: TBA
Flyover: TBA
EVENT SCHEDULE
(Sprint Cup Series)
Times are local to the Track
Wednesday, April 9
8:30pm NSCS Haulers Enter
Thursday, April 10
11:30 am NSCS Garage Opens
6:00 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Friday, April 11
10:00 am NSCS Garage Opens
11:30am - 1:00 pm NSCS Practice
2:00 - 3:00 pm NSCS Final Practice
6:10pm NSCS Qualifying
8:00pm NSCS Garage Closes
Saturday, April 12
12:30 pm NSCS Garage Opens
4:30 pm NSCS Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
6:30pm NSCS Bojangles’ Southern 500 race
NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All times above are listed in LOCAL Time
PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Dates / Times / TV coverage
(times in eastern time)
Practices:
Friday, April 11, 11:30am - 1:00 pm/et, TV-FS1
Happy Hour ‘Final’ practice: Friday, April 11 2:00 - 3:00pm/et, TV-FS1
Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, April 11 at 6:10 pm/et, TV-FS1, re-air scheduled at 4:30am/et on FS1.
The NASCAR Nationwide Series will race under the lights in prime time at historic Darlington (S.C.) Raceway on Friday night, April 11, and ESPN2 will have a live telecast. NASCAR Countdown airs at 7:30 p.m. ET and the green flag will fly at 8:16 p.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN networks is available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV via WatchESPN, accessible to fans who receive ESPN's linear networks as part of their video subscription from an affiliate provider. The race telecast also will air live in Canada on TSN2.(ESPN)(4-7-2014)
Thomas Tire & Automotive Joins Germain Racing at Darlington:
Heading into the “Bojangles Southern 500” race weekend at Darlington Raceway, Germain Racing announces that North Carolina’s Thomas Tire & Automotive joins the team as an associate sponsor on the #13 GEICO Chevy driven by Casey Mears. Thomas Tire & Automotive will be on board for Saturday’s 501.3-mile race to be held in Darlington, SC, at the 1.366-mile race track located just an hour from two Thomas Tire & Automotive locations in Aberdeen, NC. Thomas Tire & Automotive has several locations to bring customers the best in tires, maintenance and repairs, resulting in a total auto care experience.(Germain Racing)(4-9-2014)
Teams to test at Michigan UPDATE:
a few NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will test (tires) at Michigan International Speedway on Tuesday, April 8 & Wednesday, April 9. Scheduled to test are: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #16-Greg Biffle, #15-Clint Bowyer, #21-Trevor Bayne and #31-Ryan Newman. The Turn 1 grandstand seats will be open for fans free of charge on April 8-9.(MIS)(4-2/8-2014)
UPDATE: Greg Biffle’s #16 Ford Fusion was first car on track at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn on Tuesday in a delayed start to the two-day Goodyear tire test there by several Sprint Cup teams. Four Cup outfits, led off by Biffle, who drives for Roush Fenway Racing, and #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the track mid- to late-afternoon after a lengthy delay due to moisture on the 2-mile oval thought to be originating from behind the concrete walls following a brutal winter. The problem was addressed by MIS staff and Goodyear personnel and testing finally cranked up around 4:00pm/et. It was scheduled to continue into early evening, or when it became too dark to run safely. #21-Trevor Bayne and #15-Clint Bowyer also participated in Tuesday’s test. #31-Ryan Newman is expected to join in with the others at MIS Wednesday. Fans are welcome to watch the tire test free of charge Wednesday from the Turn 1 grandstand seats.(Detroit Free Press)(4-9-2014)
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