Posted on 10/28/2014 3:52:04 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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Business stuff first. mabarker1 can post chassis info as he did last week. What do you all think? He is looking for feedback.
I noticed Nascar's images for the races for the week are from last year, including last year's dates... hmmm...
SprintCup Points Standings:
| Driver | Points | Change |
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| Jeff Gordon |
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| Ryan Newman |
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| Joey Logano |
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| Matt Kenseth |
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| Denny Hamlin |
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| Carl Edwards |
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| Brad Keselowski |
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| Kevin Harvick |
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| Driver | Points | Change |
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| Chase Elliott |
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| Regan Smith |
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| Brian Scott |
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| Elliott Sadler |
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| Ty Dillon |
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| Trevor Bayne |
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| Chris Buescher |
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| Brendan Gaughan |
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| Ryan Reed |
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| James Buescher |
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| Dylan Kwasniewski |
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| Landon Cassill |
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| Dakoda Armstrong |
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Campingworld Standings:
| Driver | Points | Change |
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| Matt Crafton |
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| Ryan Blaney |
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| Darrell Wallace Jr |
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| Johnny Sauter |
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| Timothy Peters |
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| German Quiroga Jr |
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| Joey Coulter |
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| Ben Kennedy |
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| Jeb Burton |
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| Ron Hornaday Jr |
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| Mason Mingus |
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| Bryan Silas |
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| John Wes Townley |
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| Team | Segment Points | Season Points | Change |
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| keokuk29fan |
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| Peach |
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| Shady Bowl Speedway |
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| Richmond Rocker |
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| Rainbow Warriors |
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| Ward Burton's Translator |
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| Bender's De Fenders |
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| Drago Racing |
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| Questforseven |
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| Jana's Raiders |
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Fantasy Top 10 Season Standings:
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| Rainbow Warriors |
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| Richmond Rocker |
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| Shady Bowl Speedway |
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| Mofo99 |
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| Ward Burton's Translator |
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| Jana's Raiders |
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| bowtieboys |
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| Lime City Racing |
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| Questforseven |
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| SHSRacing |
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First!!!!!!!
2nd!
How come OBAMA never fills out his The Chase Grid brackets?
Sweet! I set it up for you! Great follow through.
Something for everyone!
There will be over 300,000 people watching live racing in Texas on Sunday.
Times are local to the Track
Thursday, October 30
6:00 pm NSCS Haulers Enter
Friday, October 31
7:00 am NSCS Garage Opens & Inspections Begins
12:00 - 1:30 pm NSCS Practice
5:45 pm NSCS Qualifying
7:30 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Saturday, November 1
8:30 am NSCS Garage Opens
10:00 - 10:50 am NSCS Practice
1:00 - 1:50 pm NSCS Final Practice
4:00 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Sunday, November 2
8:00 am NSCS Garage Opens
2:00 pm NSCS AAA Texas 500 race
NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All times above are listed in LOCAL Time
Practices:
Friday, October 31, 1:00 - 2:30 pm/et, TV-FS1
Saturday, November 1, 11:00 - 11:50 am/et, TV-FS1
Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, November 1, 2:00 - 2:50 pm/et, TV-FS2
Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, October 31 at 6:45 pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled.
Track Specifications:
Track/Race Length: 1.5-mile quad oval, 334 laps, 501 miles
Track Size: 1.5 miles
Race: 334 laps, 501 miles
Width: 58 feet (minimum)
Turns: 750-foot radius
Degree of Banking: Turns: 24 degrees
Straightaways/dogleg: Banking: 5 degrees;
Straights: Front Straight - 2250 feet; Back Stretch - 1330 feet
Front Straightaway Grandstand: 66 rows, 112,522. Includes: PSL seats (36,000 w/armrests); and Handicapped Seating (1,595 - Row 28 at portal entrances)
Back Straightaway Grandstand: 12 rows, 9,855
Luxury Suites: 144 with seating for 9,992
Victory Lane Club Suites: 50 with seating for 3,152
Condominium Seating: 2,571
Infield Capacity: Approx. 53,000
Grandstand Seating: 122,377
Total Permanent Seating: 138,122
Total Estimated Capacity: 191,122 Pit Road: 45 pit stalls for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1997
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: Harlem Globetrotters
Command to start engines: Harlem Globetrotters
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: David Tiger, AAA Texas
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: TBA
Flyover: TBA
Track Websites & Social Media:
Texas Motor Speedway
Speedway Motorsports
Texas Motor Speedway - Facebook
Texas Motor Speedway - Twitter
Texas Motor Speedway - MySpace
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials:
Set limits:
Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying and 11 sets for the race;
Nationwide: 7 sets for the event;
Camping World Truck: 6 sets for the event
Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4392; Right-side -- D-4618
Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.40 in. (2,220 mm); Right-side -- 88.46 in. (2,247 mm)
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi
Right Front -- 50 psi; Right Rear -- 47 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 23 psi; Left Rear -- 21 psi
; Right Front -- 53 psi; Right Rear -- 49 psi
Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series in action at Texas this weekend will run the same tire set-up . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that these teams ran at Texas earlier this season -- Sprint Cup and Nationwide in April and Camping World Truck in June . . . the only change from this spring is that the minimum recommended inflation on both right-side tires has been raised by two psi . . . this left-side tire code (D-4392) has been run by NASCAR teams at Texas since 2011 . . . this right-side tire code (D-4618) was introduced at this track for 2014. . . this right-side employs Goodyear's multi-zone tread technology, which combines two distinct tread compounds on the same tire -- the outside 10 inches of the tread features a compound that is designed for grip, while the inside two inches of the tread is toughened to enhance durability on the part of the tire sees the most heat and takes the most abuse . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Texas . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
Inspections moving faster: Thanks to a collaborative effort with Microsoft, NASCAR's technical inspection process has been setting its own track records as the 2014 racing season hustles toward its conclusion. The development of a mobile inspection application has helped streamline the labor-intensive process of on-site technical inspection, trimming nearly in half the time spent examining cars and recording pertinent data. The paperless procedure, which debuted in September at Chicago, consists of NASCAR officials inputting relevant data into Windows-compatible devices as the cars move through the various stages of inspection. "We're moving faster and our jobs are much easier than they were before," Richard Buck, managing director for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series said. "The inspection app was designed to make the overall process more efficient and it has." Inspectors use the devices for eight different disciplines, from safety and templates to engine inspection, throughout the course of a race weekend.(see full article at NASCAR.com)(10-29-2014)
Brad Daugherty to Remain with ESPN: Brad Daugherty, a former five-time NBA All-Star and college basketball standout, will serve as an NBA and college basketball analyst beginning in November. Daugherty will appear regularly on NBA Tonight, NBA Coast to Coast, SportsCenter and on additional news and information programming. He will also serve as an analyst for most games in ESPNU's ACC Sunday night package, in addition to other select games, beginning Dec. 1. "I'm ecstatic about having the opportunity to remain a part of the ESPN family," said Daugherty. "I thoroughly look forward to working with the talented individuals and crews that bring basketball into millions of homes on ESPN throughout the season."
Daugherty most recently served as an ESPN NASCAR analyst on NASCAR Countdown, NASCAR Now and across ESPN platforms. He previously covered college basketball as a reporter for ESPN and ABC on ACC telecasts from 1999-2001. Before joining ESPN, Daugherty served as a game analyst for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the San Antonio Spurs local telecasts. Daugherty played eight seasons in the NBA for the Cavaliers after being selected as the first overall pick in the 1986 Draft. Throughout his career, Daugherty averaged 19 points and 9.5 rebounds a game. His No. 43 jersey, a number he wore in honor of Richard Petty, was retired by the Cavaliers in 1997. A 1986 graduate of the University of North Carolina, Daugherty joined the Tar Heels as a 16-year-old freshman. He was a two-time All-ACC player and a first-team All-America in his senior year, when he averaged 20.2 points and 9 rebounds per game.(ESPN)(10-29-2014)
Great, now who is going to teach the blonde bimbo to sit up strait in her seat? Don't know if it bothers anybody else but it does Me. (Does she have one butt cheek that's bigger than the other or what?)
Gordon's driver's ed teacher killed in crash: A retired Indiana school principal who was #24-Jeff Gordon's driver's education teacher was killed with his wife in a Tennessee crash while returning from watching Gordon race at Matinsville, VA. Officials say 78-year-old Larry Sparks and 77-year-old Jacqueline Sparks of Pittsboro, Indiana, died in Monday's crash. WBIR-TV reports their recreational vehicle went off Interstate 75 near Jellico, Tennessee, and ran into a tree. Larry Sparks was a teacher and principal at Tri-West High School near Indianapolis and his wife was a retired elementary teacher. District superintendent Rusty King tells WTHR-TV that Sparks loved telling people about being Gordon's driving instructor. Gordon posted Facebook messages saying he was saddened by Sparks' death.(Associated Press)(10-28-2014)
Plea deal for Tyler Walker in chase: A former NASCAR driver accused of leading police on a 150-mph chase through parts of Nevada, Arizona and Utah last year is expected to take a plea deal Tuesday. Utah Highway Patrol troopers arrested 35-year-old Timothy Tyler Andrew Walker in January 2013 near St. George to end a chase that began in Nevada and crossed into Arizona before reaching Utah. They reported finding methamphetamine, marijuana and vodka in the car. Walker has pleaded not guilty to the DUI and drug charges filed in Utah. A hearing has been set for Tuesday morning in St. George to discuss a plea deal on the table. Walker competed in 28 NASCAR races before the association suspended him in 2007 for violating its drug policy.(Associated Press)(10-28-2014)
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