Nascar Sprint Cup Toyota/SaveMart 350 @ Infineon - TNT Sunday 06/21/09 430pm ET (Race#16 of 36)

Nascar.com ^ | 6/16/09

[NormsRevenge]

Sonoma. Wine country. 80 degrees.

Race #16 plays out on a road course.

It's anybody's race, come along for the ride but try and stay out of the gravel pits.

Thanks to our Armed Forces members, past and present.

Oh. Did I forget Dad?

HaPPY Father's Day!

[NormsRevenge]

WELCOME
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Join us for another episode displaying America's love of racing cars in wine country.
The imbibing lamp is lit. ;-)


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The Toyota/SaveMart 350



Sprint Cup Series Toyota/SaveMart 350 - TNT Sunday 06|21|09 4:30 p.m. ET
Sprint Cup Pole Qualifying - SPEED 06|19|09 6:30 p.m. ET
Nationwide Series NorthernTool.com 250 - ESPN2 06|20|09 8 p.m. ET
Nationwide Pole Qualifying - ESPN2 06|20|09 6:30 p.m. ET
Camping World Truck Series Copart 200 - SpeeD 06|19|09 8:30 p.m. ET

Click the 24 car to visit the Infineon web site.


This week's broadcast schedule info for the week HERE.




SONOMA Track Facts - Infineon Raceway
Turns - 12, Distance: 1.99 miles, Shape: Road course


Race Fans Can Meet Their Favorite Driver at NASCAR Weekend in Sonoma
Speedway Children's Charities Driver Auction

As always, the Nascar at FR race threads are Dedicated to Our Troops serving around the world!

We Thank You All for Your Service and Sacrifice!

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24 by 7

FRFL'ers - Deadline to select your drivers is Jun 19

2:00am PDT

WELCOME
to the


Join us for another episode displaying America's love of racing cars in wine country.
The imbibing lamp is lit. ;-)


[Click image for Nascar race & news threads at FR]

The Toyota/SaveMart 350



Sprint Cup Series Toyota/SaveMart 350 - TNT Sunday 06|21|09 4:30 p.m. ET
Sprint Cup Pole Qualifying - SPEED 06|19|09 6:30 p.m. ET
Nationwide Series NorthernTool.com 250 - ESPN2 06|20|09 8 p.m. ET
Nationwide Pole Qualifying - ESPN2 06|20|09 6:30 p.m. ET
Camping World Truck Series Copart 200 - SpeeD 06|19|09 8:30 p.m. ET

Click the 24 car to visit the Infineon web site.


This week's broadcast schedule info for the week HERE.




SONOMA Track Facts - Infineon Raceway
Turns - 12, Distance: 1.99 miles, Shape: Road course


Race Fans Can Meet Their Favorite Driver at NASCAR Weekend in Sonoma
Speedway Children's Charities Driver Auction

As always, the Nascar at FR race threads are Dedicated to Our Troops serving around the world!

We Thank You All for Your Service and Sacrifice!

(click the Piclink below to visit the FR Canteen)

24 by 7

FRFL'ers - Deadline to select your drivers is Jun 19

2:00am PDT

[NormsRevenge]

Sonoma race thread is up Ping!

[umgud]

Damn. 1st again?

[umgud]

Go Mark Go.

[NormsRevenge]

You got it!

and Yup, good luck, Mark.

[streetsmart]

Double file restarts. This should be fun.

[Roccus]

YUP! Turn one camera should get a workout.

[cleveland gop]

YO!!

[don-o]

9th?

[WestCoastGal]

WooHoo ~ great job

Wish I was there it’s too damn hot here in Texas.

Ahhhhhhh to be in wine country.

[cleveland gop]

How’s she doing??

[Right Cal Gal]

Even though I’m a Gordon fan, and it’s his “home” track and does well, I would love to see Mark win this! I was screaming like heck on Sunday when he took the checkered!

[WestCoastGal]

A little light summer readin.....

TNT makes a little animation of RaceBuddy drilling a manhole into the ground to illustrate the transition from FOX to TNT’s coverage: a light jab at Digger. FOX Sports’ David Hill was a little miffed about it, but he’ll get over it. Still hoping that Digger will end up in the ashcan of dumb FOX Sports ideas like FoxTrax, Scooter and Cris Collinsworth.

http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2009/06/tnts-digger-slam-upsets-fox-sports.html

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Nah, the real action will be at Turn 2. I’ve been to lots of races at Sears Point and that tends to be where most of the SHTF events take place.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

OTOH, it seems like Sears Point has plenty of opportunities for mayhem. One of the stranger incidents I’ve seen there was a Datsun 510 that rolled at the bottom of the Caroussel all by itself during an SCCA club race.

[07Jack]

Nascar.com has posted a nice interview with Richard Childress regarding his election to the NRA Board of Directors and his passion for Hunting and protection of 2nd Amendment Rights. Check it out!

http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2009/news/features/06/16/1.on.1.rchildress/index.html

[NormsRevenge]

Good health to You and All!

I wish I had gone on a safari or two.

with a camera and a big set of lenses. :-)

[NormsRevenge]

Ya like my new look, eh?

—

How’s the pooch doing?

[NormsRevenge]

I like Jeff’s odds, as long as his back holds out.

Ya never know, could be a youngster like Martin’s turn to win too, he won once here in ‘97 and has two other road course wins in his bag.

[Wooly]

Is this the week that NASCAR mandates all the Chevrolet teams use the new Barney Frank rear end?

[NormsRevenge]

gas catch can man does not align with that statement.. but gets your drift. ;-)

[FReepaholic]

...TNT makes a little animation of RaceBuddy drilling a manhole into the ground to illustrate the transition from FOX to TNT’s coverage: a light jab at Digger. FOX Sports’ David Hill was a little miffed about it, but he’ll get over it. Still hoping that Digger will end up in the ashcan of dumb FOX Sports ideas like FoxTrax,...

They wouldn't need these gimmicks if the races weren't so boring. (I'm a lifelong NASCAR fan, btw.)

[WestCoastGal]

I should have called the pooch Jeff Gordon, turns out he hurt his back......... $180.00 later after x-rays and anti-inflamatory plus pain meds we’re much better. *sigh*

[tubebender]

Ping to post #17 if you want to unload some of your old camera gear...

[NormsRevenge]

Good deal, glad he’s doing better.

[WestCoastGal]

Totally agree, and I blame Lil Brian and his COT plus the cookie cutter tracks for the doldrums that Nascar is in.

I have a feeling that’s why they are going to let the pony cars run NW next year....manufacturer support or not. It darn well may help the manufacturers if the cars looked a little more like something you could buy.

[NormsRevenge]

I have offered before, no bites.. I got a couple nice big lunkers of a lens.. saw some nice gear on the boat..

[tubebender]

Did you ever meet Larry Hansen and his Eureka High School pitcrew and their Datsun 300 in the IMSA series...

[WestCoastGal]

BTW, I forgot - yes I like your new look. :)

Now the dogs want to go out and it’s about 100 degrees outside. yuck

[TexasCajun]

Nice collection you have.

I like tihs one. ...back when things weren't so complicated.

And it's smoking hot down here in Seabrook, Tx.

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks!

We’re still behind the summer curve here.. it may warm a little this week but it’s been a mild spring/summer so far..

[NormsRevenge]

Hoosier t’ars. wow.

[don-o]

Mrs D called me this morning - said she had gotten out of bed and toddled about in her room. She had friends coming in today and Ben’s there right now. I’ll go later this evening.

[vox_freedom]

Thanks NormsRevenge, for the thread & ping!

[TexasCajun]

Hey Norm.

Chad better keep some fuel in that #48 this week.

Lots of lost points.

Glad Mark was there, can't help but like Mark Martin.

Maybe, just maybe ...

[NormsRevenge]

Mark’s in good shape, all the drivers work out, he just works a little harder. ;-)

Be fine with me if he wins it!

[WestCoastGal]

thanks :) I have hundreds more ..... I guess I should chnage those up now and then. I’ve been a bit remiss in doing that.

[tubebender]

and Ben’s there right now.

Glad to hear that Mr Don-o...

[don-o]

Feel sorry for me. I got Biffled and then Mark’ed. I am traumatized and in deep mourning.

I think I got into a fistfight when JJ ran out of gas. I can’t remember.

[AGreatPer]

Great intro.

I like it when they make a right turn on purpose.

[Wneighbor]

Howdy!

Thanks for the ping!

I reckon we’re gonna see which guys can turn right this week.

[NYTexan]

Thanks Norm...

Thread well done!

[tubebender]

I think I got into a fistfight when JJ ran out of gas. I can’t remember.

You did and it's just as well you don't remember...

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I can’t say that I have; that was long before I started working as a race volunteer. Although I have met Boris Said.

Also, during an ALMS/World Challenge weekend a couple years ago at Laguna, Jeff Altenburg showed up at the workers’ social with his Touring car.

[WestCoastGal]

NASCAR Truck Series driver Johnny Benson released from hospital http://tinyurl.com/mrmrqe

[WestCoastGal]

Looks like {hopefully} we won’t have tire problems at Indy again.

Interview with Jeff Gordon....

JEFF GORDON: I’m very pleased with the results. I was very surprised to see how much rubber was on the track yesterday when I arrived, and just to see how the tires are reacting from a grip level with the car as well as how it’s wearing the tire, heat in the tire. I mean, everything looks great at the Brickyard 400 and go out there and run hard, and tire wear is not even going to be in the back of our minds.

It might be whether or not we can stay out and how far we can push it, if anything. They’ve done an excellent job. I think a lot of obviously credit goes to Goodyear, all the hard work, effort, time, money that’s been spent to make it right, but obviously there’s been a lot of teams, and I have not been one of them so I don’t get the credit, but there’s been a lot of teams that have contributed to put in a lot of laps in here to get it to where it is today.

So thankful for those guys. I got to kind of come in at the end and have the proven great product and just be able to go out there and put laps in, which is what Goodyear asked us to come here to do.

Q. The guys earlier were talking about falloff rates. What did you see, and are you going to be happy with the amount of falloff to make it a racing race?

JEFF GORDON: Yeah, I like to see falloff, and even with as great as this tire is, this track is so abrasive that you’re going to have falloff. I saw falloff, and I like the grip level from the beginning, I liked how it does gradually fall off. It’s not a huge drop. And I felt like it was enough to where it’s going to make the racing really, really good.

I think it’s always important to have a certain amount of falloff so that you can tune on the car, you can change your line as a driver. You still want enough grip to where if you slide off line a little bit, you can recover. All those things I saw while we were here.

The whole thing at the link....

http://www.4wide.com/2009/06/jeff-gordon-talks-about-goodyear-tire.html

[NormsRevenge]

Good news! Thanks!

[Randy Larsen]

I’ll be there!

My fathers day present.

[afnamvet]

Thanks for the ping Norm.

[tubebender]

FYI... Smoke in Trouble? Hey... it's a legit question even if I stretched it a bit!