NASCAR SPRINT Cup: TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway ~ Sun 10/24/2010 1:00 pm/et ~ ESPN

Martinsville Speedway.com & various embeded links ^ | Oct 19, 2010 | NYTexan

[NYTexan]

Deadline to select or edit your drivers is Oct 22, 5:00am EDT

[NYTexan]

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[NYTexan]

The Martinsville Thread is up!
So have at it. But be Nice!

[NYTexan]

He’s got a good shot at wining the Cup!

[Libloather]

Growth Energy close to a deal with NASCAR? NASCAR is poised to sign its first new high-profile sponsorship in 20 months and take a significant step forward in the green initiative it began two years ago by aligning with an ethanol lobby group known as Growth Energy [growthenergy.org]. The deal, which sources said is close to completion, would make Growth Energy an official marketing partner. If completed, the deal also would usher new money into NASCAR at a time when the series and its teams have been challenged by cuts to corporate sponsorship budgets. Sunoco will remain the official fuel of NASCAR. Sunoco raised some concerns about the Growth Energy deal that are being worked through, according to sources. Growth Energy is expected to use a NASCAR partnership primarily to promote the American ethanol industry. It’s unclear whether Growth Energy members would provide ethanol to Sunoco. Sunoco has its own ethanol production plant in upstate New York. Terms of the proposed agreement with Growth Energy were not available. The ethanol partnership would be tied to NASCAR’s reported plan to convert to 15% ethanol-blended fuel in 2011. Fox Sports reported in May that Hendrick Motorsports was already testing the fuel. NASCAR spokesman Andrew Giangola confirmed the series is evaluating alternative fuels with its fuel partner, Sunoco, but declined to comment on a potential partnership with Growth Energy. “We haven’t specified a time frame in transitioning to a next-generation fuel, nor do we speculate or comment on potential new partners,” Giangola said. Growth Energy declined to comment. Growth Energy is a two-year-old advocacy organization that represents more than 65 ethanol production plants across the United States. It promotes ethanol as a renewable fuel that can effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the nation’s dependence on foreign oil. Shifting to an ethanol blend could present some challenges for teams and tracks. Ethanol can’t travel in pipelines along with gasoline because it picks up excess water. Therefore, it has to be transported in trucks. The IndyCar Series switched to 100% ethanol fuel in 2005, and ethanol fuel trucks come to every race to provide the fuel. Next season, its fuel will be provided by Unica, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, and Sunoco.(SportsBusiness Journal/Sporting News)(10-5-2010)

http://www.jayski.com/teams/nascar-sponsors.htm

[TexasCajun]

The Drive For Five is Alive!

[TYVets]

Finally the trucks are racing this weekend after 4 weeks.

The withdrawal has been hell.

[glock rocks]

First!

no, wait.

[SouthTexas]

In, a tad late on the start, but almost moving now.

[al_c]

I used to love these short track races. They’re just not the same with this new car and NASCAR’s mamby-pamby rules.

Still fun ... just not as much.

Go 29!!

[tubebender]

GREAT GRAPHICS! Got any drivers you can spare? Some of mine have walked off the job...

[happydogx2]

Awesome! Let’s go racing boys...

TB: Last seen he was finishing a 5K run on Sunday...

[B4Ranch]

Daytona 500 Experience To Close

http://www.wftv.com/news/25454819/detail.html

[tubebender]

The positive side of that announcement is It’s happening to the right bunch. Do you have your snow chains out and ready for this weekend? Oh and don’t forget the tensioners...

[B4Ranch]

All my vehicles are four wheel drive. I haven’t pulled the chains out in twenty years. But I do carry them!

[tubebender]

Are you aware that tire sizes have changed several times in 20 years...

[MtnClimber]

I thought I did badly last week, but I moved up 9 places in the Fall rankings. Saw the great pics of your garlic planting. I need to plant mine soon. I have a couple drivers off the job too. Soon I will be forced to pick Robbie Gordon.

[tubebender]

Robbie Gordon? Great idea Climber...

[tubebender]

How Cool is this...

From the Freepathon thread