2010 Unofficial NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver Standings

Posted on March 7th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in NASCAR - Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors - Standings

Kevin Harvick

Below are the driver standings for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (Race 4 of 35):

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 Kevin Harvick 644 Leader 4 0 0 2 4
2 +2 Matt Kenseth 618 -26 4 0 0 2 4
3 +3 Greg Biffle 585 -59 4 0 0 1 4
4 +1 Jimmie Johnson 570 -74 4 0 2 2 2
5 -3 Clint Bowyer 558 -86 4 0 0 1 3
6 +1 Jeff Burton 538 -106 4 0 0 1 1
7 -4 Mark Martin 521 -123 4 1 0 2 2
8 +3 Tony Stewart 510 -134 4 0 0 0 2
9 +8 Paul Menard 505 -139 4 0 0 1 1
10 +9 Kurt Busch 502 -142 4 1 1 1 2
11 +2 Jeff Gordon 482 -162 4 0 0 1 1
12 +4 Scott Speed 482 -162 4 0 0 0 1
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13 +2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 475 -169 4 1 0 1 1
14 -6 Joey Logano 471 -173 4 0 0 1 2
15 -3 Kyle Busch 468 -176 4 0 0 0 0
16 +2 Brian Vickers 466 -178 4 0 0 0 1
17 +6 Kasey Kahne 447 -197 4 0 0 1 2
18 -9 David Reutimann 440 -204 4 0 0 1 1
19 -5 Jamie McMurray 439 -205 4 1 1 1 1
20 -10 Carl Edwards 435 -209 4 0 0 0 1
21 +5 Juan Montoya 418 -226 4 0 0 1 2
22 Denny Hamlin 409 -235 4 0 0 0 0
23 +4 A.J. Allmendinger 398 -246 4 0 0 0 1
24 -3 Martin Truex Jr. 386 -258 4 0 0 0 1
25 -1 Elliott Sadler 380 -264 4 0 0 0 0
26 -1 Regan Smith 373 -271 4 0 0 0 0
27 -7 David Ragan 360 -284 4 0 0 0 0
28 +5 Marcos Ambrose 349 -295 4 0 0 0 0
29 +3 Ryan Newman 337 -307 4 0 0 0 0
30 +1 Bobby Labonte 328 -316 4 0 0 0 0
31 -3 Sam Hornish Jr. 325 -319 4 0 0 0 0
32 -3 Travis Kvapil 318 -326 4 0 0 0 0
33 -3 Brad Keselowski 295 -349 4 0 0 0 0
34 +3 Mike Bliss 276 -368 4 0 0 0 0
35 +1 Boris Said 252 -392 4 0 0 0 0
36 -2 Robby Gordon 249 -395 4 0 0 0 0
37 +1 David Gilliland 248 -396 3 0 0 0 0
38 -3 Max Papis 247 -397 4 0 0 0 0
39 +5 Bill Elliott 202 -442 2 0 0 0 0
40 Kevin Conway* 195 -449 3 0 0 0 0
41 -2 Michael McDowell 175 -469 4 0 0 0 0
42 Joe Nemechek 171 -473 4 0 0 0 0
43 -2 Dave Blaney 161 -483 3 0 0 0 0
44 -1 Michael Waltrip 109 -535 1 0 0 0 0
45 Robert Richardson Jr. 70 -574 1 0 0 0 0
46 Aric Almirola 68 -576 2 0 0 0 0
47 John Andretti 49 -595 1 0 0 0 0
48 Casey Mears 0 -644 0 0 0 0 0
49 +2 Johnny Sauter 0 -644 0 0 0 0 0
50 Todd Bodine 0 -644 0 0 0 0 0
51 -2 Terry Cook* 0 -644 0 0 0 0 0
52 Derrike Cope 0 -644 0 0 0 0 0
53 Reed Sorenson 0 -644 0 0 0 0 0
54 Mike Wallace 0 -644 0 0 0 0 0
55 Norm Benning 0 -644 0 0 0 0 0
56 Jeff Fuller 0 -644 0 0 0 0 0
* Denotes Rookie
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Despite Restarts, Busch Takes Atlanta

Posted on March 7th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in NASCAR - Race Results - Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors

Kurt Busch

Kurt Busch won two races Sunday: the Kobalt Tools 500 and the Carl Edwards 25.

In a race that went 16 laps — nearly 25 miles — past its scheduled distance, after Edwards retaliated against Brad Keselowski for an incident earlier in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Busch took advantage of a strong restart to grab the lead during the second attempt at a green-white-checkered and crossed the finish line .482 seconds ahead of runnerup Matt Kenseth.

Juan Montoya, who was closing in on Busch near the end of the regulation 325 laps, finished third but lost his chance to battle for the victory when Edwards hit Keselowski’s No. 12 Dodge on the frontstretch and sent it flying on Lap 323.

Below are the unofficial results of the 2010 Kobalt Tools 500:

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 11 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 190/5 341 Running
2 14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Valvoline 170/0 341 Running
3 3 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 170/5 341 Running
4 6 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser 170/10 341 Running
5 23 98 Paul Menard Ford CertainTeed / Menards 160/5 341 Running
6 25 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Insignia / Best Buy 150/0 341 Running
7 26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 146/0 341 Running
8 13 16 Greg Biffle Ford U.S. Census 142/0 341 Running
9 35 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 138/0 341 Running
10 32 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 134/0 341 Running
11 12 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Lance Snacks / Tom’s Snacks 130/0 341 Running
12 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools 127/0 341 Running
13 15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 124/0 341 Running
14 38 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 121/0 341 Running
15 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.   Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 118/0 341 Running
16 34 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 120/5 341 Running
17 7 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Tornados 112/0 341 Running
18 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard / DuPont 109/0 341 Running
19 8 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Hunt Brothers Pizza 111/5 341 Running
20 22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 108/5 341 Running
21 20 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 105/5 341 Running
22 21 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com 97/0 341 Running
23 18 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 99/5 341 Running
24 30 36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Wave Energy Drink 96/5 341 Running
25 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 93/5 341 Running
26 37 38 David Gilliland Ford Charter Air Transport / Taco Bell 90/5 341 Running
27 19 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 82/0 341 Running
28 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 79/0 340 Running
29 24 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 76/0 340 Running
30 40 34 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver’s 73/0 339 Running
31 41 37 Kevin Conway * Ford Extenze 70/0 334 Running
32 42 26 Boris Said Ford Sacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking 67/0 333 Running
33 4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet HendrickCars.com / GoDaddy.com 64/0 331 Accident
34 31 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 61/0 329 Running
35 29 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 58/0 323 Running
36 28 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Mopar / FLO TV 55/0 322 Accident
37 17 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 52/0 211 Running
38 33 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota FrontRowJoe.com 54/5 175 Clutch
39 10 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 46/0 170 Parked
40 9 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 43/0 167 Overheating
41 27 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 40/0 48 Brakes
42 43 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 37/0 37 Transmission
43 39 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Warner Music Nashville / Blake Shelton 34/0 3 Accident
* Denotes Rookie
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Pruett Holds Off Donohue, Takes Grand Prix Of Miami

Posted on March 6th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in Grand-Am Road Racing - News/Rumors - Race Results

Grand Prix of Miami

Scott Pruett held off a late charge by David Donohue and held on to win Saturday’s Grand Prix of Miami, Round 2 of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16.

 Pruett and Memo Rojas scored their second victory in three years at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW Riley, holding off the No. 59 Brumos Porsche Riley of Donohue and pole winner Darren Law by .255 seconds.

“I sure didn’t want to see that last caution, but I was happy for the fans,” Pruett said after scoring his 23rd Rolex Series overall victory. “This is tough competition. You never know what’s going to happen until the checkered flag falls. It was pretty exciting in my seat, that’s for sure.”

Donohue was able to pull up to the back of Pruett several times in the closing laps, but was unable to get by. Pruett managed to weave through GT traffic in the infield on the final lap, and maintained the lead through the superspeedway banking.

Alex Gurney finished third in the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Chevrolet Riley started by Jon Fogarty.

Burt Frisselle finished fourth in the No. 61 AIM Autosport/Pacific Mobile Ford Riley, followed by Ryan Dalziel in the debut of the No. 8 Starworks BMW Riley started by Mike Forest, the leading Daytona Prototype Pro-Am driver in the event.

A turning point came on lap 81 of the two-hour, 45-minute race. The cockpit of the No. 30 Racers Edge Motorsports Mazda RX-8 exploded into flames, and Jordan Taylor came to a stop in the middle of pit road. The blaze was quickly extinguished and the race remained under green, but Taylor’s car was stopped at the center of the pit lane when Darren Law pitted in the race-leading No. 59 Brumos Racing Porsche Riley.

“There was a car on fire, there were people on pit lane, and I almost came to a stop,” Law explained. “I didn’t want to hit anybody. It’s unfortunate, because I lost all of the gap I had gained. Up until then, I was feeling really, really good.”

Donohue replaced Law on the ensuing pit stop. Pruett took the lead in the exchange and led the rest of the way.

Pruett and Rojas averaged 107.196 mph, completing 129 laps on the 2.3-mile circuit. The race remained caution-free until lap 115, for debris in turns four and eight. Law led a race-high 71 laps, followed by Pruett with 48. Other race leaders included Fogarty, who led the opening six laps, and Ryan Hunter-Reay, who led two laps in the No. 95 Level 5 Motorsports BMW Riley.

Rolex 24 At Daytona winners Terry Borcheller and Ryan Dalziel each led one lap in different cars. Borcheller was running in contention in the Daytona-winning No. 9 Action Express Racing Porsche Riley. Joao Barbosa, the 2009 Homestead winner seeking his third consecutive Rolex Series victory, went behind the wall early in his shift to replace the heat exchanger.

Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor finished sixth in the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Ford Dallara. Rounding out the top 10 were Antonio Garcia and Buddy Rice in the No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Porsche Coyote; John Pew and Ozz Negri in the Michael Shank Racing No. 60 Crown Royal XR Ford Riley; Memo Gidley and Dion von Moltke in the No. 77 Doran Racing Ford Dallara; Michael Valiante and Brian Frisselle in the No. 6 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley.

Frisselle lost a lap after contact with Rojas on the first turn of the first lap, costing the third-fastest qualifiers a chance at a podium finish.

Scott Tucker drove in two Daytona Prototypes fielded by Level 5 Motorsports. He started and finished 11th in the team’s No. 55, turning the car over to Christophe Bouchut. He then finished 14th in the No. 95 started by Hunter-Reay.

The next race for the GRAND-AM Rolex Series will be the April 10 Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala.

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2010 Unofficial Driver Standings – CWTS

Posted on March 6th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in Camping World Truck Series - News/Rumors - NASCAR - Standings

Todd Bodine (#30)

Below are the unofficial driver standings of the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:

Race 2 of 35:

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 +1 Todd Bodine 340 Leader 2 0 0 2 2
2 -1 Timothy Peters 336 -4 2 0 1 1 2
3 +1 Jason White 295 -45 2 1 0 1 1
4 +8 Aric Almirola 292 -48 2 0 0 1 1
5 +17 Kyle Busch 272 -68 2 0 0 1 1
6 Stacy Compton 257 -83 2 0 0 0 1
7 -4 Dennis Setzer 246 -94 2 0 0 1 1
8 -3 Matt Crafton 242 -98 2 0 0 1 1
9 +8 Tayler Malsam 236 -104 2 0 0 0 0
10 Donnie Neuenberger 229 -111 2 0 0 0 1
11 Brett Butler* 229 -111 2 0 0 0 0
12 +17 Ricky Carmichael 226 -114 2 0 0 0 1
13 +7 David Starr 224 -116 2 0 0 0 0
14 +2 Ryan Sieg 224 -116 2 0 0 0 0
15 +11 Austin Dillon* 219 -121 2 0 0 0 1
16 +12 Rick Crawford 217 -123 2 0 0 0 1
17 +6 Mike Skinner 217 -123 2 0 0 0 0
18 Justin Lofton* 212 -128 2 0 0 0 0
19 +16 Johnny Sauter 200 -140 2 0 0 0 1
20 Kevin Harvick 195 -145 1 0 1 1 1
21 -6 Ryan Hackett 191 -149 2 0 0 0 0
22 +2 Mario Gosselin 191 -149 2 0 0 0 0
23 +7 Donny Lia 188 -152 2 0 0 0 0
24 +1 Norm Benning 176 -164 2 0 0 0 0
25 Steve Wallace 165 -175 1 0 0 1 1
26 +8 Jennifer Jo Cobb* 161 -179 2 0 0 0 0
27 -20 Nelson Piquet 150 -190 1 0 0 0 1
28 -1 Ron Hornaday 148 -192 2 1 0 0 0
29 -21 Johnny Benson 147 -193 1 0 0 0 1
30 -21 J.J. Yeley 139 -201 1 0 0 0 1
31 Brad Sweet 127 -213 1 0 0 0 0
32 -19 Carlos Contreras 126 -214 1 0 0 0 0
33 -19 Sean Murphy 124 -216 1 0 0 0 0
34 -1 Chad McCumbee 122 -218 2 0 0 0 0
35 Chris Fontaine 112 -228 1 0 0 0 0
36 -17 Elliott Sadler 108 -232 1 0 0 0 0
37 -16 Max Papis 105 -235 1 0 0 0 0
38 Geoff Bodine 85 -255 1 0 0 0 0
39 -2 Shane Sieg 79 -261 1 0 0 0 0
40 Tim Bainey Jr. 70 -270 1 0 0 0 0
41 -10 Ted Musgrave 70 -270 1 0 0 0 0
42 Butch Miller 67 -273 1 0 0 0 0
43 -11 Bryan Silas 67 -273 1 0 0 0 0
44 -3 Brent Raymer 64 -276 1 0 0 0 0
45 Mike Harmon 55 -285 1 0 0 0 0
46 -10 Landon Cassill* 55 -285 1 0 0 0 0
47 -9 Justin Hobgood 0 -340 0 0 0 0 0
48 -9 L W Miller 0 -340 0 0 0 0 0
49 -9 Derrike Cope 0 -340 0 0 0 0 0
50 -8 Wayne Edwards 0 -340 0 0 0 0 0
* Denotes Rookie

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Harvick Earns Seventh CTWS Victory, Takes Atlanta

Posted on March 6th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in Camping World Truck Series - News/Rumors - NASCAR - Race Results

Kevin Harvick

Eluding danger for most of Saturday’s E-Z-GO 200, Kevin Harvick led 100 of 130 laps, drove his No. 2 Chevrolet ahead of several wrecks and into Victory Lane at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Harvick was able to pit under caution late in the race when Donny Lia got into the wall, allowing the No. 2 to get four new tires and maintain his lead over fellow Cup driver Kyle Busch.

Four-time and defending series champion Ron Hornaday, who started from the pole, was running third when a blown tire sent him slamming into the wall between Turns 3 and 4, causing severe damage to the rear deck of his truck.

Hornaday is off to a tough start this season, following up a 27th-place finish in the opening race at Daytona by placing 34th out of 36 trucks in Atlanta.

Starting from the third position, Matt Crafton slid into Todd Bodine, sending the two drivers to pit road for repairs. Moments later, Crafton reentered the race only to find the wall for a second time, ending his day. “I just fought being loose all day [Saturday]. He [Todd Bodine] started sucking me around and I lost it,” Crafton said.

Harvick’s win earns him the trifecta at Atlanta, now having won a race in all of NASCAR’s three premier series at the track, a feat he has accomplished at Phoenix as well.

Below are the unofficial results of the 2010 E-Z-GO 200:

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 4 2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet ShopEZGO.com 195/10 130 Running
2 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Toyota Tundra 175/5 130 Running
3 7 51 Aric Almirola Toyota AKawareness.com / Graceway Pharmaceuticals 165/0 130 Running
4 6 15 Steve Wallace Toyota Red Top Collector Car Auction 165/5 130 Running
5 10 30 Todd Bodine Toyota The Night Train 160/5 130 Running
6 12 4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet Monster Energy 150/0 130 Running
7 30 17 Timothy Peters Toyota K&N Filters 146/0 130 Running
8 9 13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet EasytoInstall
.com / Tim McGraw / Curb Records
142/0 130 Running
9 24 14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral 138/0 130 Running
10 5 3 Austin Dillon * Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 134/0 130 Running
11 14 23 Jason White Dodge GunBroker.com 130/0 130 Running
12 21 90 Brad Sweet Toyota Great Clips 127/0 130 Running
13 11 56 Tayler Malsam Toyota Toyota / One Eighty 124/0 130 Running
14 17 5 Mike Skinner Toyota International Trucks / Monaco RV 121/0 130 Running
15 15 81 David Starr Toyota Zachry 118/0 130 Running
16 16 07 Donny Lia Chevrolet Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Atlanta 115/0 129 Running
17 13 84 Chris Fontaine Chevrolet Glenden Enterprises 112/0 129 Running
18 28 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet Waste Pro 109/0 129 Running
19 18 60 Stacy Compton Toyota SafeAuto Insurance Company 106/0 129 Running
20 22 7 Justin Lofton * Toyota VisitPIT.com 103/0 128 Running
21 31 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb * Ford drivenmale.com / DriverBoutique.com 100/0 127 Running
22 25 12 Mario Gosselin Chevrolet TireMonkey.com / James Carter Attorney 97/0 127 Running
23 32 47 Brett Butler * Chevrolet Fuel-Doctor.com 94/0 126 Running
24 36 6 Donnie Neuenberger Chevrolet E-Z Slider 91/0 122 Running
25 34 57 Norm Benning Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing 88/0 113 Running
26 8 95 Geoff Bodine Dodge Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project “Olympic Gold” 85/0 106 Running
27 3 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Australian Gold / Menards 87/5 95 Running
28 20 93 Shane Sieg Chevrolet S&W Services 79/0 75 Accident
29 19 46 Dennis Setzer Dodge Dixie Home Crafters 76/0 60 Handling
30 27 76 Ryan Hackett Ford Kentucky Steel Buildings 73/0 42 Clutch
31 35 48 Tim Bainey Jr. Chevrolet DelGrosso 70/0 36 Power Steering
32 33 21 Butch Miller Dodge ASI Limited 67/0 35 Rear End Gear
33 23 85 Brent Raymer Ford Ford. Drive one. 64/0 34 Ignition
34 1 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Longhorn Smokeless Tobacco 66/5 22 Accident
35 26 49 Chad McCumbee   Chevrolet 75000000.com 58/0 13 Power Steering
36 29 89 Mike Harmo Ford Marriott / Shula’s 347 Grill 55/0 9 Transmission
* Denotes Rookie
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A Trio of Star Mazda Champions at Miami GP

Posted on March 6th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in Grand-Am Road Racing - News/Rumors - Your Track Pass Exclusive

Star Mazda 1 

Homestead, FL / March 6, 2010 – The three most recent winners of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear are all behind the wheel of competitive cars for this afternoon’s start of the three-hour Grand Prix of Miami, Round 2 of the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16.

Englishman Adam Christodoulou (2009 champion) and American John Edwards (2008) will start third on the GT grid co-driving the #68 SpeedSource/Newman Wachs Racing/ Nuclear Clean Air Energy / Entergy Mazda RX-8.  And 2007 champion, American Dane Cameron, co-driving with his uncle, Steve Cameron and Grand-Am veteran Rob Finlay, will start 5th on the Continental Tire GS-class grid in the #57 Rehagen Racing / Uncle Joe’s entry.

“I drove the car in qualifying, but Adam and I have a similar pace and driving styles so it’s easy to mix and match and we’ll alternate who qualifies during the season,” says Edwards who won the Star Mazda Championship with AIM Autosport and moved up to win the 2009 Atlantic Championship.  “We’re very happy with our pace in qualifying, and on old tires, and Adam and the team and I are all working well together, so we’re optimistic of a good finish.  The challenge for us will be to drive endurance-style rather than the flat-out open-wheel sprint races we’re used to, but I was pleasantly surprised how well-balanced and quick this Mazda RX-8 is.  The racing is different from what I’m used to, but it’s very competitive we I’m earning my living driving a factory-sponsored race car that’s capable of winning.”

MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development is backing the Christodoulou / Edwards effort in a car prepared by SpeedSource and fielded by Newman Wachs Racing.  This will be the first time either driver has raced a Grand-Am GT car, and is the start of a full-season program where the two will hone their skills in an unfamiliar form of racing, with the intention of helping Mazda win the 2010 Grand-Am GT class manufacturers’ championship.

“Both John and I won back-to-back titles in open-wheel racing, him in Star Mazda and Atlantic and me in European Formula Renault and Star Mazda.  This is a big change for both of us, but John and I are getting along very well and I’m coming to grips with the car, the traffic with the DP cars, the driver changes and all the other things that are part of winning endurance races.  The RX-8 is quicker than any other GT car I’ve ever driven, and it feels both light and very well planted so it’s quite fun to drive on the track.  The team engineering is quite good, and their race strategy is sound, so we just have to follow instruction, go as fast as we can without bending anything and we should be in the running.”

Cameron, who won the Star Mazda Championship in his rookie season running for JDC Motorsports (the same team Christodoulou won with last year), moved up to compete in the Atlantic Championship in 2008.  In 2009 he ran a full season in the #30 Racers Edge Mazda RX-8 in the GRAND-AM GT class and he began his 2010 season co-driving the #2 Beyer Racing/ uberwürx Daytona Prototype in the Rolex 24.  Cameron ran in the top-3 of the legendary event before a blown tire put him in the pits; the car completed 18 hours before retiring with mechanical problems.

“I’m hoping to run with Beyer Racing later in the season, but for now I’m really happy to be running with my uncle Steve Cameron and Rob Finlay,” says Cameron.  “Rob has been a big supporter of my career for years and Steve is not only an extremely fast driver but also one of the best driver coaches in the sport today.  You wouldn’t believe what he picks up by watching you for a couple of laps and I learn a lot every time I’m around him.  My time in the Star Mazda Championship and my involvement with the MAZDASPEED program really accelerated my career and I think it really says something that the past three champions are all here racing this weekend.”

It should also be noted that yet another Star Mazda champion, 2002 winner Guy Cosmo, is also on track with Dane Cameron in the Continental Tire race.  Cosmo has made a career in sports car racing, alternating between Daytona Prototypes and production-based cars.

The Grand Prix of Miami is scheduled to take the green flag at 5:07 pm ET and will be carried live on SPEED.

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Earnhardt Jr. Edges Busch For AMS Pole

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in NASCAR - Qualifying Times - Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors

Dale Earnhardt Jr

Hanging on to his car for dear life on one breathtaking lap, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with the fastest lap in NASCAR’s new car since its introduction in 2007.

Earnhardt paced Friday’s qualifying session at the 1.54-mile race track with a lap at 192.716 mph, good enough to edge 2008 race winner Kyle Busch (192.280 mph) for the top spot. Juan Montoya (192.106 mph) qualified third, followed by Mark Martin (191.814 mph) and Jeff Gordon (191.774 mph).

The pole was Earnhardt’s second at Atlanta, the ninth of his career, his first since April 2008 at Texas and his third since September 2002 at Kansas.

Below is the starting grid for Sunday’s 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway:

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 192.761 28.761 Leader
2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 192.280 28.833 -0.072
3 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 192.106 28.859 -0.098
4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet HendrickCars.com / GoDaddy.com 191.814 28.903 -0.142
5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard / DuPont 191.774 28.909 -0.148
6 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser 191.688 28.922 -0.161
7 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Tornados 191.549 28.943 -0.182
8 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Hunt Brothers Pizza 191.436 28.960 -0.199
9 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 191.186 28.998 -0.237
10 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 191.087 29.013 -0.252
11 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 191.054 29.018 -0.257
12 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Lance Snacks / Tom’s Snacks 190.935 29.036 -0.275
13 16 Greg Biffle Ford U.S. Census 190.850 29.049 -0.288
14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Valvoline 190.791 29.058 -0.297
15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 190.692 29.073 -0.312
16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools 190.640 29.081 -0.320
17 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 190.574 29.091 -0.330
18 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 190.561 29.093 -0.332
19 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 190.548 29.095 -0.334
20 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 190.424 29.114 -0.353
21 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com 190.267 29.138 -0.377
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 190.221 29.145 -0.384
23 98 Paul Menard Ford CertainTeed / Menards 189.987 29.181 -0.420
24 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 189.915 29.192 -0.431
25 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Insignia / Best Buy 189.857 29.201 -0.440
26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 189.798 29.210 -0.449
27 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 189.590 29.242 -0.481
28 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Mopar / FLO TV 189.571 29.245 -0.484
29 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 189.189 29.304 -0.543
30 36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Wave Energy Drink 189.144 29.311 -0.550
31 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 189.112 29.316 -0.555
32 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 189.079 29.321 -0.560
33 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota FrontRowJoe.com 189.060 29.324 -0.563
34 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 189.021 29.330 -0.569
35 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 189.015 29.331 -0.570
36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 188.970 29.338 -0.577
37 38 David Gilliland Ford Charter Air Transport / Taco Bell 188.341 29.436 -0.675
38 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 187.958 29.496 -0.735
39 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Warner Music Nashville / Blake Shelton 186.403 29.742 -0.981
40 34 Travis Kvapil+ Ford Long John Silver’s 185.430 29.898 -1.137
41 37 Kevin Conway+* Ford Extenze 184.812 29.998 -1.237
42 26 Boris Said+ Ford Sacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking 182.916 30.309 -1.548
43 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 188.758 29.371 -0.610
 
Did Not Qualify
44 09 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Phoenix Racing 188.066 29.479 -0.718
45 190 Casey Mears Chevrolet Juice Air Fre
sheners / SmellMyCar.com
187.678 29.540 -0.779
46 46 Terry Cook* Dodge Whitney Motorsports 186.122 29.787 -1.026
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie
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Conor Daly to Compete with Juncos Racing in 2010 Season

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in Other Racing Series - News/Rumors - Your Track Pass Exclusive

Juncos Racing

VERO BEACH, Fla., March 5, 2010 – Conor Daly has announced his plans to compete with Juncos Racing in the 2010 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear.  After topping the time sheets at the first official series test in Sebring at the end of January with the fastest overall time of 2:00.588, the 18-year-old is more than ready to return to the Championship this season where he will race his lucky #22 car in Juncos Racing colors.

 

“I am just thrilled to finally get our 2010 season plans confirmed,” said Daly.  “This has been a difficult winter trying to piece everything together.  I had a great three-day test with Juncos Racing in January, and I want to thank them for being so patient while we worked with sponsors and investors.  This will be the first time that I have returned to a series, and I personally feel better prepared for this racing season than any time in the past.  I have never seen a team so dedicated to success, and I very much look forward to the first race in Sebring.”

 

Daly represented the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development program in both 2008 when he won the Skip Barber National Championship and in 2009 when he finished an impressive third overall in the Star Mazda Championship with 416 points, just behind Adam Christodoulou of JDC Motorsports and Peter Dempsey of Juncos Racing.  Now, the son of racing legend Derek Daly is set to try to claim the Star Mazda Championship title in 2010 with Juncos Racing as he continues his journey on the “Road to Indy.”

 

I’m very happy that Conor was able to get all the sponsors and investors committed for the 2010 season,” said Team Owner Ricardo Juncos.  “It seems like we finally have 100 percent of everything lined up for this year’s Championship.  It is great for us to have Conor on our team this season.  It will be both Conor’s and our team’s second year in the Star Mazda Championship this season, and we are definitely ready to start working and applying what we achieved last year in 2010.

 

“At the Sebring official test in January, we could see that Conor matched perfectly with the team.  I’m really confident with him; he’s very professional, determined and committed to winning.  I can tell that he and Juncos are going to be a really good combination.”

 

With what seems to be the right mix of knowledge, dedication and passion, Daly and Juncos Racing are ready to pursue the 2010 Championship title they are both craving.  Daly, along with new teammate Tatiana Calderon, will represent Juncos Racing in the 2010 Star Mazda Championship beginning with the season-opener at the Sebring International Raceway on March 19.  For more information, go to www.juncosracing.com or www.starmazda.com.

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Nuts and Bolts

Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in NASCAR - Nuts and Bolts - Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors

Some news tidbits from the world of NASCAR:

  • Four-time Cup Series shampion and six-time Talladega winner Jeff Gordon is scheduled to make an appearance in the Amp Energy-Pepsi Max Pit Tour Experience on April 25 at Talladega Superspeedway.

      The Pit Tour Experience includes admission to the Experience, located in the Hospitality Village; continental breakfast; unlimited drinks (Pepsi products, water, beer); suite/hospitality parking pass; pre-race pit road tour (schedule and weather permitting); event souvenir; scheduled appearance by Gordon; separate entrance for early access. The Pit Tour Experience package is $140 per person and must be accompanied by a frontstretch grandstand or tower ticket.

      For more information, visit www.talladegasuperspeedway.com or call (877) Go2-DEGA.

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Alexander Tabbed By TNT As NASCAR Announcer

Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in NASCAR - TV Listings

TNT announced that Adam Alexander has been hired to provide play-by-play for the six NASCAR races that the network will cover during the summer.

He will replace Bill Weber, who didn’t call the final three races of TNT’s coverage last season; currently, he is a reporter for SPEED and has also worked as a play-by-play announcer for Motor Racing Network and will work with analysts Kyle Petty and Wally Dallenbach on the SPEED side.

TNT also announced that Lindsay Czarnik will host its pre-race show and will also host TNT and NASCAR.com’s post-race coverage and give mid-race updates and reports.

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