May 27th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Bill from Sporting News sent this in: The 51st running of NASCAR’s longest race is Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. As the chart shows, Darrell Waltrip has the most Coca-Cola 600 wins. Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are the active leaders. Driver Wins Darrell Waltrip 5 Bobby Allison 3 Buddy Baker 3 Dale Earnhardt 3 David Pearson [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Chart of the week: Coca-Cola 600 winners
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Tech-Net Auto Service 300 Entry List
Below is the entry list for the 2010 Tech-Net Auto Service 300, scheduled to take place on May 29 at Charlotte Motor Speedway: CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER 1 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet Phoenix Construction James Finch 01 Mike Wallace St. Louis, MO Chevrolet TireBuyer.com Lori Davis 05 Willie Allen Nashville, TN [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
Bill from Sporting News sent this in: 335: Laps led by Jim Paschal in the 1967 World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the record for most laps led in NASCAR’s longest race. Paschal won by 5 seconds over David Pearson, with Bobby Allison third, the only other car to complete 400 laps. Jimmie Johnson came [...]
Nuts And Bolts
Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Force India To Debut F-duct In Turkey: Force India has become the latest team to incorporate a F-duct style concept in its 2010 car. After McLaren pioneered the rear downforce-stalling innovation this year, teams including Ferrari, Mercedes, Williams and Sauber have followed suit. The already-dominant Red [...]
Search for speed continues for Carl Edwards
Reid sent this in: Sometimes a visit to the past can provide a sense of direction for the future. Carl Edwards hopes that’s the case. In 2005, Edwards kept a journal during his first full season in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, a season that brought the driver of the No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford [...]
On This Day – May 26
Bill sent this in: 2006: The world premiere of the animated movie “Cars” takes place at Charlotte Motor Speedway. More than 30,000 fans along with stars from the movie attend.
Cup vs. Nationwide: A driver’s perspective
Reid sent this in: Sporting News asked Nationwide Series points leader Brad Keselowski, who is 24th in the Sprint Cup standings, to compare the racing in NASCAR’s top two series. Competition Sprint Cup: You don’t notice as many backmarkers in the Cup Series. The effort that it takes to run 43rd in Cup would probably [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
Bill of Sporting News sent this in: 43: Sprint Cup races in which Jeff Gordon has led the most laps but did not win the race. It has happened three times this year—at Las Vegas, Texas and Darlington. Gordon has 82 victories in the Cup series in 593 starts but has not won since April [...]
