NASCAR Sprint Cup: The Shelby American at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ~ Sunday 2/28/2010 3pm/ET ~ FOX

NASCAR ^ | 2/23/10

[NormsRevenge]

Join us for 267 laps or 401 miles at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.. or watch the Olympics.. or sumthin' .. 8-)

We'll be here and there too ..

Thank Goodness for Pic in Pic.

[NormsRevenge]

Welcome to the weekly Nascar at FR thread!

This Week - the Shelby American at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

February 28, 2010



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Sprint Cup Shelby American - February 28 - FOX Sun. 3 pm ET || Qualifying Feb. 26 630 pm ET

Nationwide Sam's Town 300 - February 27 - ESPN2 Sat. 430 pm ET || Qualifying Feb. 27 Noon ET

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Race Menu for the weekend series

Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Just a few miles north of "The Strip," Las Vegas Motor Speedway sits like a diamond in the desert. One of the most complete racing complexes in the world, its 1,600 acres include road courses, a three-eighths mile oval, a dirt track and a state-of-the-art drag racing facility.

At its heart, however, is the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway, home for the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 on the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.

Construction of the $200 million complex began in 1995

Nearly 2,000 tons of concrete were originally used to build more than 100,000 seats. Shortly after Speedway Motorsports Inc. bought the track in 1998, it announced plans to add 22,000 seats in the Dale Earnhardt Tower overlooking the frontstretch.

Construction of the Richard Petty Terrace in Turn 1 was completed in 2006, allowing fans a shot at 14,000 additional tickets and pushing the trackýs seating capacity to nearly 150,000.

The first NASCAR race held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was a Busch Series event in 1996. Two years later, the Cup series made its first visit with Mark Martin picking up the victory.

Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth have both won two Cup races there. Jeff Gordon, Sterling Marlin and Jimmie Johnson also have visited Victory Lane at the 1.5-mile track.

Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 12 degrees
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: Tri-Oval

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FR Fantasy Leaguers - If you would like to pick new drivers for this week's race, the Deadline is Feb 26 2:00am PST.

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The FR Canteen
24 by 7

[advertising guy]

2.

[NormsRevenge]

Vegas Race Thread Pingski Dingski!!

[NormsRevenge]

damn.. you must have been hiding in the weeds

[NormsRevenge]

TV ratings for Fontana down 6 percent vs. 2009
http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/02/23/fontana.tv.ratings/index.html

and the stands weren’t exactly jam packed yesterday..

[mnehring]

Is there some symbolism in putting the FR logo on the Viagra car?

[vox_freedom]

Thanks for the ping!

[NormsRevenge]

nope , none at all. :-}

the servers could use a good workout now and then

[tubebender]

#3

[tubebender]

Eat your peas youngster and mind your manners...

[NYTexan]

Thanks Norm!

[NormsRevenge]

You got it!

Flipper is still waiting for the call..

[saganite]

NASCAR is off to another Jimmie Johnson year (read boring). Isn’t there anyone out there who can kick his can?

[tubebender]

Why do you ask?

[cld51860]

Got my tix and will be taking all the NASCAR glory in!!!

[saganite]

Ummm. Cause I want someone to kick his can? Yeah, that’s it!

[NormsRevenge]

I’m sure Nascar has ongoing secret discussions on just that topic.

[La Enchiladita]

I hate Jimmie Johnson. C’mon, JOEEEEYYYYY!!!!!!

[NYTexan]

I hope he’s ready for the 4am feeding calls...

[happydogx2]

Mighty fine sir, mighty fine.

[tubebender]

Come on... Joeys still in diapers turning left in a 650hp stroller...

[vox_freedom]

I’m sure Nascar has ongoing secret discussions on just that topic.

Changing the restrictor plates and Goodyear tires should be able to turn the field upside down.

Wait! ... that's already going on!

[La Enchiladita]

YOU try driving in Nascar, huh....:)

[tubebender]

My case worker took my car keys away 3 years ago or I would take you up on that...

[La Enchiladita]

Yeah right, I’ll bet you would...:)
LOL

[tubebender]

Everyone is dead now who could substantiate my circle track abilities in the mid 60s but I do have to say I was still cheering for Richard Petty after his 23rd Nascur championship...

[happydogx2]

You’re no longer going in circles?

[tubebender]

I DID NOT SAY THAT!!! Obviously you have never ridden in a wheelchair with a broken axle...

[happydogx2]

Let me guess the number on that puppy...:)

[happydogx2]

I’m beginning to think you’re correct....12 hours and counting.....

[Roccus]

She’s dead, Jim.

[happydogx2]

Rusted, oil-dripping, broken glass, stripped, dead.

[happydogx2]

Pssssst - a secret - Mrs. Happydog and I are flying down for the race. Sec 3L Row 26 Seats 24 & 25.

Don’t tell ANYONE!

[freebird5850]

I just don’t want the sunday race to turn into “The Kyle Busch show”. Kyle is such a drama boy. Hope he has grown up.

[saganite]

I would prefer the Kyle Bush show to the Jimmie show. I’m looking forward to Keselowski running up front. He generates a lot of “interest”. ;^)

[LasVegasMac]

Norm, thanks for da ping!

Friday and Sunday are in the clear, calling for 70% chance of wet stuff on Saturday....as of this morning. :(

...and ya need a new pic of the track, that one was before the Neon Garage was added and banking increased to 20 degrees.....just sayin' :)

[Roccus]

Wave, so I can spot you on TV!

[happydogx2]

White hair, light blue hat sitting next to the prettiest brunette at the track.

My sign will say “Hello Commish, in West, By God, Virginia!”

[SouthTexas]

I’m slow, but I got here.

[Roccus]

I’ll be watching.

Just don’t let the sign block “...the prettiest brunette at the track!”

};^)

[advertising guy]

or have the prettiest brunette at the track.....hold the sign................who wants to see a white haired MALE

hehehehehe

I’m white haired too

[happydogx2]

As the good Lord is my witness you’d be surprised at how many “hits” I got from guys when I was a Police Officer in uniform. Of course that’s when I lived in California (Monterey-Carmel area)

I lived in Oregon for 26 years now and haven’t gotten a single one. Hmmmmm.

[advertising guy]

I was in Vegas for the CITY CENTER grand openin

100 hookers hit on me and my business partner and two japanese men ax’d if I was gay.

I’ll delete my response but rest assured the Jap feller thought he was gonna get nuked.........again

[happydogx2]

I was offered to have my housing paid for...wasn’t effeminate as I was a burly 225 lbs and in top shape back then.

Now I’m a wimpy 185 but I do have access to a very large caliber handgun.

Mrs. Happydog and I are really looking forward to the race. It’ll be our 1st 1 1/2 track. It’s been over a year since we smelled octane at the track and thats just not right!

[NormsRevenge]

lol.. a new pic of the track and the viagramobile too , I reckun.. Have fun and hope for dry times this weekend.. sunday for sure.

[tubebender]

Maybe it’s the light blue hat with USC in pink neon on the front...

[NormsRevenge]

Carroll Shelby and Kim Kardashian to serve as co-grand marshals for Sunday’s Shelby American at LVMS
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
http://www.lvms.com/media/news/558600.html
Kardashian and Shelby will share the microphone when it comes time to give the command to start engines.

[NormsRevenge]

That you coming thru the gate? ;-)

[NormsRevenge]

Joey Logano's 18-wheeler near the infield media center. (Credit: John Bisci)

[don-o]

Is the pool open? Just looked and it looks closed to me.