Nascar Sprint Cup Pepsi 500 at California Speedway - Sun. Oct. 11 at 230pm ET - ABC (Race #30 of 36)

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[NormsRevenge]

It's off to California for the 4th race in the 2009 Chase for the Cup.

Mark Martin and Jimmy Johnson lead the way with a pack of other Chase drivers closing up a bit last week-end.

[NormsRevenge]

Welcome to this week's 2009 Nascar at FR race thread!

This Week - Sunday's Pepsi 500 at California Speedway

October 11 , 2009



Click for Nascar race & news threads at FR

Sprint Cup Pepsi 500 - 10|11|09 - ABC Sun. 230pm ET
Qualifying 10|09|09 - Speed - 630pm ET

Nationwide Series CoPart 300 - 10|10|09 - ESPN2 Sat. 4pm ET
Qualifying 10|10|09 - Speed - 530pm ET

No Trucks racing for a couple weeks.

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California Speedway
Broadcast Schedule for the weekend series

California Speedway California Speedway has a history that you might expect a track just 50 miles from Hollywood to have.

The speedway sits on a 568-acre site that once hosted the first steel mill located west of the Rocky Mountains, Kaiser Steel Mill. The mill produced the steel that helped build the Liberty ships used by the Allies to win World War II.

Kaiser Steel went out of business in 1983. Following that, the site fell into such disrepair that it was used in the movie The Terminator to portray a post-Apocalyptic world where men and machines battled each other for supremacy and survival.

Penske Motorsports Inc. purchased the land and completed the track in 1997. The first race held on the track was a Winston West Series race won by Ken Schrader on June 21, 1997. Later that day, Mark Martin won an International Race of Champions event at the new facility. Jeff Gordon won the track's first Cup race the following day.

California Speedway has also played host to races in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck Series, as well as events in the IndyCar Series and what is now the ChampCar World Series on its oval and road racing and motorcycle events on its road courses.

In 1999, Penske Motorsports Inc. merged with International Speedway Corporation, bringing California Speedway into the ISC family of tracks. Beginning in 2004, California Speedway's two-mile oval became the host of two NASCAR Cup Series races each year, adding a Labor Day weekend event to is roster of activities.




Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 14 degrees
Distance: 2.0 miles
Shape: D-shaped Oval

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[NormsRevenge]

California race thread is up Ping!

[umgud]

I’m in.

[umgud]

Go Mark Go.

[NormsRevenge]

*** FRFL *** - Deadline to select your drivers is Oct 9 2:00am PDT

[vox_freedom]

Thanks for the ping, NormsRevenge!

And I may actually be around for this one. :-)

[tubebender]

I thought I gave you my email address so I could be the first to post. I guess I sent the wrong beer?

[Libloather]

(Go Tony go. Shhhhhh...)

[Glenn]

#24 is due. He looked good last week and I think he’ll find a win this week.

Though I would prefer a Smoke win.

[LasVegasMac]

Thanks for the ping, Norm. Juicy little fact list about California! Thanks.

The one and only time the boy and I went there, spring race, they set a record for heat.

It was actually cooler in Las Vegas that weekend.

Somehow, I guess I po'd the Nascar god's.......

Zero for karma, I guess........

[tubebender]

I miss Tony...and Ambro... and KuBu... and JJ... and dozens of others.

I know I can trust you not tell HDX2 that explosive bit of information

[WestCoastGal]

Let me go get my sunglasses LOL :P

Thanks for the ping

[vox_freedom]

Tork,
Right after me, you can be first.

vox

[blastdad51]

Got my tickets and pit passes!! See you at the Start/Finish line!! I’ll be wearing my black #3 hat.

[glock rocks]

Go Mark!!

[AGreatPer]

One of my favorite tracks. I don't know why.

Still trying to find a word that rhymes with Orange.

[o_zarkman44]

I really like Mark, but I think a Roush Ford is going to win this one, this time. The 99 is overdue for a win!

[afnamvet]

Go Smoke!

[happydogx2]

Thanks Norm, we’ve got a great NASCAR thread and race that’ll be filled with who dunits and who didn’t dunits.

What a minute. I sense Tork is either talking about me and trying to pass along dis-information.

On a side note, I weed-eated snow today for the first time ever. It was left over from our weekend snow-storm; I was trying to clean up the yard. The end result wasn’t bad, just a cold spray in the face. It’s a lot more fun then hitting a doggie “land-mine”.

[happydogx2]

Hmmmm, new CEO says Dodge to stay in NASCAR:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-nascar-dodgecommitment&prov=ap&type=lgns

Crysler is T.U., they can’t sell the Hummer, costs are eating them alive so the proof will be in the Kibbles and Bits.

[glock rocks]

Roush might win this race, but I’ve been waiting years and years for a Mark Championship. It’s time.

[SouthTexas]

Got it thanks!

I can’t post to anyone else. They had the mods put me on the no post list.

Wait, does that mean I can’t post to them or they can’t post to me?

[happydogx2]

You can’t post to us.

[SouthTexas]

I’m not.

[happydogx2]

Good.

[SouthTexas]

You’re welcome.

[happydogx2]

Re: rhymes w/Orange

Once again my vast knowledge of useless trivia has expanded.
What is the other word w/no rhyme?

My favorite track changes week to week. I don’t know why.

[happydogx2]

Since you can’t post to me here’s some NASCAR news:

The 5 & 48 passed their 2nd inspection this week along with the 2 & 14.

I disagree w/NASCAR advising Keselowski not to race w/the chase drivers. Don’t allow anyone else on the track during the chase races then. Geesh, let em race.

Daytona and Talledega fences to be raised. OK.

With the points spread getting tighter among the chase drivers no one can afford an “off” race. There are too many legitimate contenders. While Martin is the sentimental favorite among many (me included) it is obviously that J.J. or any other driver in the top 8 could get hot (or hotter) and win this thing. Has there ever been a tie for the championship?

[vox_freedom]

Words and phrases that rhyme with orange: (0 results)
Sorry, no perfect rhymes were found.

rhyme dictionary

[happydogx2]

You have got to get one of these:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1218541/Pictured-The-amphibious-car-rules-waves.html

[tubebender]

After all these years I have finally found someone to stalk me

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2356290/posts?page=496

[NormsRevenge]

Yur welcome!

sounds like an invigorating experience with the snow eater. lol

Looks like some resorts in the sierra are gonna open early this season , mostly with man-made snow for now, but there was a splash of rain in the forecast for the middle of next week.. fingers crossed

[NormsRevenge]

I disagree w/NASCAR advising Keselowski not to race w/the chase drivers. Don’t allow anyone else on the track during the chase races then. Geesh, let em race.

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NutsCar .. Let ‘em race.

[happydogx2]

Yup, has to rank right up there among the best-threads list.
Many more creative responses then the “sperm” thread...that one left a bad test in my mouth.

My favorite response so far was the “of course I like cats, I just can’t eat a whole one”.

[SouthTexas]

Since I’m not supposed to be posting, I suppose one of you put up this roadblock down here too eh?

[happydogx2]

If we can’t trust you to post, how could we let your drive?

[Judith Anne]

Not a chance!

[Judith Anne]

Besides, you’d like it too much. So, forget it.

;-D

[tubebender]

His license says he can only drive southbound. I am very very curious about his posting privileges being suspended but my guess is he was caught driving northbound?

[SouthTexas]

I was going east, no where did it say anything about going east (or west for that matter).

Almost home, long day.

[tubebender]

I’m playing a tourist guide this week and part of next as Wifie Poo’s little sister is here from the mile high city. You can follow along with us on Gooble Dirt. First stop was their home city of Samoa Ca, then the SunValley Bulb farm in Arcata and last stop was Fieldbrook valley apple farm in Fieldbrook Ca...

[SouthTexas]

Make sure you stay off the beach. There’s been more rumbling in the Pacific.

Other than that, have fun!

Does she surf?

[tubebender]

LOL... She freaked out when she saw the Tsunami zone warning signs along the old wagon trail. Our last really big quake was 9.1 in 1799

[SouthTexas]

Aren’t you high enough to not worry about them anyway?

[Uncle George]

GO TONY STEWART win the next 3 races !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NormsRevenge]

NASCAR, TV execs agree on earlier 2010 start times

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—NASCAR will attempt to halt its sinking television ratings through consistent, earlier start times that appeal to longtime race fans.

NASCAR chairman Brian France said Wednesday that Fox, ESPN/ABC and Turner agreed to the earlier start times after research showed “our core fans want to begin watching NASCAR a little earlier in the afternoon.”

In 2010, the bulk of the schedule will start at 1 p.m. Eastern time next season, including the Daytona 500. In all, 28 races next season will begin earlier than they did this year.

[tubebender]

Was that DST or was it RNT??? Pastor is not going to be happy with Nascar next year...

[Roccus]

What is the other word w/no rhyme?

Purple?

[happydogx2]

Ding-ding-ding, winner!

“There are only four common words in the English language that are nearly impossible to rhyme. What is interesting about them is that three of the four are colors, silver, orange and purple. Perhaps this is because colors demand a certain amount of originality in their naming. The other common word that does not have a rhyme is month. This is an Old English or Germanic word that derives from “moon”, a month being roughly one cycle of the moon’s phases.”

Tubebender knew all 4, he was just to shy to admit it.

[Roccus]

“Roses are red
Violets are purple.
Sugar is sweet
And so’s maple surple.”

Statler Bros.