Archive for February, 2010
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in NASCAR - Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors - Standings
Below are the unofficial driver standings for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
After Race 3 of 36
RANK
+/-
DRIVER
POINTS
BEHIND
STARTS
POLES
WINS
TOP 5
TOP 10
1
–
Kevin Harvick
506
Leader
3
0
0
2
3
2
–
Clint Bowyer
459
-47
3
0
0
1
3
3
+3
Mark Martin
457
-49
3
1
0
2
2
4
+3
Matt Kenseth
448
-58
3
0
0
1
3
5
+7
Jimmie Johnson
443
-63
3
0
2
2
2
6
-3
Greg Biffle
443
-63
3
0
0
1
3
7
-2
Jeff Burton
430
-76
3
0
0
1
1
8
+1
Joey Logano
413
-93
3
0
0
1
2
9
-1
David Reutimann
397
-109
3
0
0
1
1
10
–
Carl Edwards
389
-117
3
0
0
0
1
11
+6
Tony Stewart
386
-120
3
0
0
0
2
12
+1
Kyle Busch
375
-131
3
0
0
0
0
13
+9
Jeff Gordon
373
-133
3
0
0
1
1
14
-10
Jamie McMurray
363
-143
3
1
1
1
1
15
+1
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
357
-149
3
0
0
1
1
16
-1
Scott Speed
348
-158
3
0
0
0
0
17
+1
Paul Menard
345
-161
3
0
0
0
0
18
-4
Brian Vickers
320
-186
3
0
0
0
0
19
-8
Kurt Busch
312
-194
3
1
0
0
1
20
-1
David Ragan
308
-198
3
0
0
0
0
21
-1
Martin Truex Jr.
304
-202
3
0
0
0
1
22
-1
Denny Hamlin
304
-202
3
0
0
0
0
23
+10
Kasey Kahne
277
-229
3
0
0
0
1
24
–
Elliott Sadler
269
-237
3
0
0
0
0
25
+5
Regan Smith
252
-254
3
0
0
0
0
26
-3
Juan Montoya
248
-258
3
0
0
0
1
27
–
A.J. Allmendinger
248
-258
3
0
0
0
0
28
-2
Sam Hornish Jr.
246
-260
3
0
0
0
0
29
–
Travis Kvapil
245
-261
3
0
0
0
0
30
-2
Brad Keselowski
240
-266
3
0
0
0
0
31
-6
Bobby Labonte
231
-275
3
0
0
0
0
32
+4
Ryan Newman
225
-281
3
0
0
0
0
33
+6
Marcos Ambrose
219
-287
3
0
0
0
0
34
-3
Robby [...]
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Tags: driver standings, Kevin Harvick, NASCAR, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in Formula 1 - News/Rumors - Video
Speed TV has learned that the struggling start-up USF1 Formula 1 team has formally petitioned the FIA to defer the team’s entry into the sport until 2011.
Team principals Ken Anderson and Chad Hurley have offered to post a “substantial, seven-figure” surety bond as proof of their intentions to race next year.
The request for a deferment [...]
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Tags: Chad Hurley, deferment, FIA, Formula 1, Ken Anderson, USF1
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in NASCAR - Race Results - Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors
Jimmie Johnson didn’t need luck in Las Vegas — he was just that good when it counted in Sunday’s Shelby American at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
A week after parlaying a lucky break on pit road at Fontana, Calif., into his first win of the season, Johnson pulled away to beat Kevin Harvick by 1.874 seconds [...]
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Tags: 2010 Shelby American, Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Race Results
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in Formula 1 - News/Rumors
As the 2010 pre-season winds down Sunday, F1’s pecking order for the upcoming world championship, which begins in exactly 14 days, continued to develop.
On the final overcast morning of the Barcelona test, many runners took fuel out of their cars and fitted new tires to gauge raw qualifying pace.
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton went into the mandatory [...]
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Tags: Formula 1, McLaren, testing
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in Other Racing Series - News/Rumors - Race Results
Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino of the Monster World Rally Team have claimed their fifth consecutive 100 Acre Wood Rally win. Block drove the Open Class Ford Fiesta to victory despite having a tough first day and starting the second leg over a minute behind rally leader, Travis Pastrana. The Ford driver was able to [...]
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Tags: 100 Acre Wood Rally, Ken Block, Rally America
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in NASCAR - Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors
Officials at the Talladega Superspeedway announced on Thursday that NASCAR sessions at the track will be open to the public.
The test session will take place on March 16th and will give fans a first glimpse of the new Sprint Cup series cars circling the track using the new spoiler while confirming the restrictor plate size [...]
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Tags: Aaron's 499, NASCAR, Talladega Speedway, test session
Posted on February 27th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in NASCAR - Nationwide Series - News/Rumors - Standings
Below are the unofficial driver standings for the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series:
Race 3 of 35
RANK
+/-
DRIVER
POINTS
BEHIND
STARTS
POLES
WINS
TOP 5
TOP 10
1
–
Carl Edwards
505
Leader
3
0
0
3
3
2
+3
Brad Keselowski
464
-41
3
1
0
2
2
3
+3
Brian Vickers
457
-48
3
0
0
2
3
4
–
Justin Allgaier
449
-56
3
0
0
1
3
5
-2
Kyle Busch
424
-81
3
0
1
1
1
6
+1
Steve Wallace
423
-82
3
0
0
0
3
7
+7
Kevin Harvick
414
-91
3
0
1
2
2
8
+1
Greg Biffle
408
-97
3
0
0
1
2
9
+1
Paul Menard
398
-107
3
0
0
0
2
10
+3
Scott Riggs
359
-146
3
0
0
0
0
11
-3
James Buescher*
347
-158
3
0
0
0
1
12
+3
Mike Wallace
346
-159
3
0
0
0
0
13
+11
Trevor Bayne
320
-185
3
0
0
0
1
14
+7
Jason Leffler
312
-193
3
0
0
0
0
15
-13
Joey Logano
311
-194
2
1
0
1
2
16
–
Tony Raines
311
-194
3
0
0
0
0
17
-6
Brian Scott*
310
-195
3
0
0
0
1
18
-6
Michael Annett
303
-202
3
0
0
0
0
19
+3
Scott Lagasse Jr.
297
-208
3
0
0
0
0
20
+8
Brendan Gaughan
293
-212
3
0
0
0
0
21
+6
John Wes Townley
290
-215
3
0
0
0
0
22
+4
Joe Nemechek
278
-227
3
0
0
0
0
23
–
Eric McClure
275
-230
3
0
0
0
0
24
-6
Brian Keselowski
258
-247
3
0
0
0
0
25
-6
Kenny Wallace
252
-253
3
0
0
0
0
26
-1
Colin Braun*
249
-256
3
0
0
0
0
27
-7
Michael McDowell
237
-268
3
0
0
0
0
28
+1
Robert Richardson Jr.
237
-268
3
0
0
0
0
29
+2
Danny Efland
234
-271
3
0
0
0
0
30
+4
Mike Bliss
207
-298
3
0
0
0
0
31
+7
Josh Wise
204
-301
3
0
0
0
0
32
-15
Tony Stewart
195
-310
1
0
1
1
1
33
-3
Kelly Bires
183
-322
2
0
0
0
1
34
-1
Danica Patrick
183
-322
3
0
0
0
0
35
–
Denny Hamlin
175
-330
1
0
0
1
1
36
+1
Ricky [...]
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Tags: Carl Edwards, driver standings, NASCAR, NASCAR Nationwide Series
Posted on February 27th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in NASCAR - Nationwide Series - News/Rumors - Race Results
The best car in the Sam’s Town 300 finally got to the front — just in time to win the race.
Frustrated by slow stops on pit road and a variety of different tire strategies on the part of his competitors, Harvick passed Denny Hamlin for the lead with 25 laps left in Saturday’s race at [...]
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Tags: Kevin Harvick, Las Vegas, Race Results, Sam's Town 300
Posted on February 27th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in NASCAR - Nationwide Series - News/Rumors - Race Results
Below are the real-time race results for the Sam’s Town 300. Refresh the page often as the results can and often change:
After 200 laps:
Pos
Car
Driver
Lap
Speed
Time
Behind
Led
Points
1
Kevin Harvick
200
174.345
30.97
0.000
83
414
2
Denny Hamlin
200
174.961
30.86
1.362
28
175
3
Carl Edwards
200
174.498
30.95
3.354
28
505
4
Brad Keselowski
200
175.097
30.84
3.650
1
464
5
Brian Vickers
200
174.407
30.96
6.346
1
457
6
Trevor Bayne
200
173.935
31.05
8.432
0
320
7
Justin Allgaier
200
173.673
31.09
8.742
0
449
8
Paul Menard
200
173.712
31.09
11.017
0
398
9
Greg Biffle
200
172.348
31.33
11.999
1
408
10
Steve Wallace
200
171.527
31.48
12.193
0
423
11
Mike Wallace
200
172.695
31.27
13.692
0
346
12
Jason Leffler
200
172.701
31.27
13.869
0
312
13
Brendan Gaughan
200
170.665
31.64
14.717
4
293
14
Scott Riggs
200
172.040
31.39
16.197
1
359
15
John Wes Townley
200
172.933
31.23
16.800
10
290
16
Kyle Busch
200
171.238
31.54
20.335
43
424
17
Scott Lagasse Jr.
200
172.155
31.37
20.631
0
297
18
Joe Nemechek
200
171.505
31.49
23.681
0
278
19
Josh Wise
199
168.834
31.98
1 Lap
0
204
20
Shelby Howard
199
169.072
31.94
1 Lap
0
103
21
Eric McClure
199
169.406
31.88
1 Lap
0
275
22
Tony Raines
198
165.401
32.65
2 Laps
0
311
23
Danny Efland
198
169.481
31.86
2 Laps
0
234
24
Stanton Barrett
197
168.366
32.07
3 [...]
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Tags: NASCAR Nationwide Series, Sam's Town 300
Posted on February 27th, 2010 by Stephen Rhodes in Other Racing Series - News/Rumors
After the first day of the 100 Acre Wood Rally, Subaru Rally Team USA’s Travis Pastrana sits in the overall lead, 22 seconds ahead of Rockstar Energy Rally Team’s Antoine L’Estage. Canada’s L’Estage lost ten seconds to Pastrana after suffering a flat on SS1 and will be pushing to catch him on tomorrow’s stages.
Ken Block [...]
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Tags: 100 Acre Wood Rally, Subaru Rally Team USA, Travis Pastrana