Posted on 08/05/2014 7:29:18 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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SprintCup Chase Standings:
| Driver | Wins | Points | Clinched |
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| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
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| Brad Keselowski |
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| Jimmie Johnson |
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| Jeff Gordon |
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| Joey Logano |
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| Carl Edwards |
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| Kevin Harvick |
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| Kyle Busch |
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| Denny Hamlin |
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| Aric Amirola |
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| Kurt Busch |
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| Matt Kenseth |
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| Ryan Newman |
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| Clint Bowyer |
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| Kyle Larson |
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| Greg Biffle |
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Oh, you are good! Week after week!
I wouldn’t want more, but I sure like our two road courses, especially the Glen.
| Driver | Points | Change |
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| Jeff Gordon |
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| Dale Earnhardt Jr |
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| Brad Keselowski |
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| Matt Kenseth |
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| Ryan Newman |
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| Jimmie Johnson |
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| Joey Logano |
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| Carl Edwards |
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| Clint Bowyer |
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| Kyle Busch |
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| Kevin Harvick |
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| Kyle Larson |
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| Greg Biffle |
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Nationwide Standings:
| Driver | Points | Change |
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| Chase Elliott |
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| Regan Smith |
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| Elliott Sadler |
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| Ty Dillon |
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| Trevor Bayne |
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| Brian Scott |
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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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| Landon Cassill |
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| Dylan Kwasniewski |
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| Dakoda Armstrong |
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Campingworld Standings:
| Driver | Points | Change |
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| Ryan Blaney |
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| Johnny Sauter |
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| Matt Crafton |
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| Ron Hornaday Jr |
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| Darrell Wallace Jr |
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| German Quiroga Jr |
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| Ben Kennedy |
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| Timothy Peters |
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| Joey Coulter |
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| Jeb Burton |
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| John Wes Townley |
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| Mason Mingus |
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| Bryan Silas |
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| Team | Points | Change |
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| Mofo99 |
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| Jake from State Farm |
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| Lime City Racing |
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| bowtieboys |
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| Jana's Raiders |
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| SHSRacing |
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| Rainbow Warriors |
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| Thomas Brothers Country Ham |
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| Richmond Rocker |
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| Drago Racing |
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Fantasy Top 10 Segment Standings:
| Team | Segment Points | Season Points | Change |
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| SHSRacing |
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| Rainbow Warriors |
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| bowtieboys |
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| Shady Bowl Speedway |
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| TexasT |
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| Jake from State Farm |
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| Jana's Raiders |
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| moonshine transport corp. |
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| Questforseven |
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| keokuk29fan |
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I just do it to get the tube worked up, then i feel bad and back off.
Well, apparently he does some gardening, and if he is having a year like me, he is probably hip deep in squash and cucumbers - makes it hard to get to the computer.
I’m hukd’d, I even freep on damn smart phones.......
we got several inches of rain in a VERY short amount of time ~5pm today... hopefully the system is wrung out by now and will be nice this weekend
He has has a thread APP on his Bag Phone...
Looking forward to this one. In person.
Legendary NASCAR driver Mark Martin is returning to Roush Fenway Racing.
But don’t expect Martin, 55, to get back behind the wheel any time soon.
Rather, he’ll be helping those RFR drivers who will be behind the wheel themselves.
The organization announced Thursday morning that Martin will assume a newly-created role as driver development coach.
“The thing that always stood out about Mark was his unmatched drive to win,” team co-owner Jack Roush said in a media release. “Mark put us on the map and I am pleased to have him as a part of our team again.
Thanks. Mark was one determined driver! Kenny Schrader did driver coaching for a few years but haven’t heard a whisper from him in a couple years…
Goodyear Tires Notes / Fast Facts
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Road Course Radials
Set limits:
Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying and 6 sets for the race;
Nationwide: 7 sets for the event
Tire Code: D-4590 (same on all four tire positions)
Tire Circumference: 88.58 in. (2,250 mm)
Technical Inspection Inflation — Both Series:
Left Front — 23 psi; Right Front — 23 psi;
Left Rear — 20 psi; Right Rear — 20 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation — Sprint Cup:
Left Front — 23 psi; Right Front — 21 psi;
Left Rear — 18 psi; Right Rear — 18 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation — Nationwide:
Left Front — 22 psi; Right Front — 20 psi;
Left Rear — 17 psi; Right Rear — 17 psi
Notes: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same Goodyear tire code (D-4590) on all four tire positions at Watkins Glen . . . this is the same tire they ran at The Glen last season . . . the only change from 2013 is that in the Cup Series, the recommended air pressure on all four tires tires has been raised by one psi . . . Sprint Cup teams also ran this tire on the right-side at Martinsville in March . . . Nationwide teams also ran this tire on all four positions at Road America in June . . . as on all NASCAR road courses, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Watkins Glen.
Wet Weather Tires: Goodyear will also bring its wet weather radials (D-4215) to Watkins Glen for use by Nationwide Series teams only, should NASCAR decide that conditions warrant . . . Nationwide teams ran the wet weather tires at Road America in June.
K&N Pro Series East: Goodyear will also supply the tires for the K&N Pro Series East race at Watkins Glen this week . . . teams will run the same tire code (D-2265) on all four tire positions . . . this is also Goodyear’s right-side tire on short tracks, and is run at all road courses in the K&N East, K&N West and Canadian Tire Series . . . Goodyear will have 320 tires on hand at Watkins Glen . . . teams will get two sets for the event — one for practice and the other to qualify and race on.
EVENT SCHEDULE
(Sprint Cup Series)
Times are local to the Track
Thursday, August 7
6:00pm NSCS Haulers Enter
Friday, August 8
7:30am NSCS Garage Open
11:00am NSCS Rookie & Spotter Meetings & Random Drawing
12:30 - 2:00pm NSCS Practice
4:30 - 5:55pm NSCS Final Practice
8:00pm NSCS Garage Closes
Saturday, August 9
6:30am NSCS Garage Opens
11:40am NSCS Qualifying
3:00 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Sunday, August 10
7:00am NSCS Garage Opens
11:00am NSCS Driver / Crew Chief Meeting
12:30pm NSCS Driver Introductions
1:00pm NSCS Cheez-It 355 at The Glen
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, August 8, 12:30 - 2:00pm/et, TV-FS1
Happy Hour ‘Final’ practice: Friday, August 8, 4:30 - 5:55am/et, TV-FS1
Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Saturday, August 9 at 11:40 am/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled.
PURSE/RACE AWARD
2014: TBA
2013: $4,946,167
2012: $4,896,322
2011: $4,784,935
2010: $4,816,919
2009: $4,934,858
2008: $4,895,379
2007: $4,800,931
2006: $4,705,975
2005: $4,625,176
2004: $4,615,500
2003: $3,954,655
2002: $3,634,749
TRACK/RACE NEWS
Track Specifications:
a 2.45-mile paved road course.
90 laps, 220.5 miles (355 k)
It has 11 turns with a variety of banking in turns ranging from 6 degrees to 10 degrees.
The length of the frontstretch is 2,141 feet and the length of the backstretch is 1,839 feet.
Watkins Glen International has hosted the race since 1986.
Grandstand seating capacity: approx 41,000
Opened: 1956
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: TBA
Command to start engines: TBA
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: TBA
Flyover: TBA
wonder if they can follow the tire spec this week?
WATKINS GLEN—The car haulers will roll into Watkins Glen International race track Thursday, Aug. 7 and with them they will bring thousands of campers, fans and visitors to upstate New York for the Cheez-It 355 weekend. On-track events will begin Friday and continue through Sunday.
Coming into Watkins Glen, Dale Earnhardt Jr. comes off a win at Pocono Raceway, his third victory of the season, and he is looking forward to the upcoming races on the way to the Chase. The Chase pits the top 16 drivers from the season against each other over 10 tracks to decide the championship winner. Earnhardt Jr.’s win currently has him at the top of the standings.
“I think we’re great at some tracks and we’re good at others and we need to get great at all of them, we really do,” said Earnhardt Jr. in a television interview after winning at Pocono. “We need to be able to go into every race at the Chase and be able to run like this every week, and there is a lot of variety and parody as far as race tracks go…we’ve got to polish up on a few things.”
The rest of the top five in the Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono included: Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle.
2013 winner at Watkins Glen, Kyle Busch, finished 42nd after completing only 23 laps due to an engine failure. Tony Stewart, five-time WGI winner, was 36th after being caught in a large 13-car wreck. Four-time Watkins winner Jeff Gordon finished sixth, although he led for 63 laps. Two-time WGI champion Marcos Ambrose was 14th. Jimmie Johnson was 39th and only able to complete 111 laps after having two tire problems during the race.
The weekend at Watkins Glen will include three races. The Bully Hill Vineyards 125 at The Glen will be held at 6:15 p.m., Friday, Aug. 8. It features cars in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. The Nationwide Series Zippo 200 at The Glen is scheduled for 2:15 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 9. Sunday, Aug. 10 will feature the Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at The Glen at 1 p.m.
In addition to the racing action, there will be a concert Friday, Aug. 8 as Tim Dugger and The Zac Brown Tribute Band will play beginning at 7:30 p.m.
A full schedule for the weekend can be found at the track’s website and includes details for all the events each day.
General admission tickets are $90 for the weekend or $75 for Sunday only. Prices increase for grandstand seating. Unreserved camping packages are also still available.
For more information see www.TheGlen.com.
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