NASCAR notebook

Notebook: Labonte will drive for JTG/Daugherty in 2011
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(July 28, 2010)
Bobby Labonte’s concerns about an uncertain future in NASCAR Sprint Cup racing have been settled.
JTG/Daugherty Racing, which fields Toyotas in partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing, will put Labonte behind the wheel of its No. 47 Camry for a full 36-race [...]

NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number
By Bill Marx
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(July 28, 2010)
978: Miles between Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, and Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. The Nationwide race is Saturday night in Iowa, and the Sprint Cup race is Sunday afternoon in Pennsylvania. Eight drivers are expected to make the commute to compete in both races: [...]

Rowdy.com Podcast – July 29

On today’s show:

Is everybody leaving Richard Petty Motorsports?
Why Mark Martin is angry.
Jeff Gluck lays the hammer down on NASCAR.

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Off the track … with Justin Allgaier

From the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(July 28, 2010)
Sporting News goes behind the scenes—and off the track—with 2009 Nationwide Series rookie of the year Justin Allgaier.
My first car was … a ’95 Camaro Z28.
My dream car is … If I could figure out how to put my racecar on the street, I’d do it.
My average [...]

NASCAR By the Numbers

NASCAR Number
By Bill Marx
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(July 27, 2010)
1.000: Kasey Kahne’s winning percentage in the truck series. Kahne has started two truck races and won them both—at Darlington and Homestead, the final two races of the 2004 season. He will try to make it three in a row in Saturday’s Camping World Truck Series [...]

Rowdy.com Podcast – July 27

On today’s show:

Marcos Ambrose is leaving JTG Daugherty Racing at the end of the season.
No, Jamie McMurray is not dating Chip Ganassi.
Mystery fines from NASCAR.

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Marcos Ambrose leaving JTG

Ambrose leaving JTG, could land at Petty Motorsports
Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
 
(July 27, 2010)
Marcos Ambrose has decided to leave JTG Daugherty Racing at the end of the season, the team announced Tuesday.
Ambrose, in his second full year of Sprint Cup racing for the team, is a disappointing 27th in the standings after [...]

2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Driver Standings

Below are the unofficial driver standings for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
(After 20 races)

RANK
+/-
DRIVER
POINTS
BEHIND
STARTS
POLES
WINS
TOP 5
TOP 10

1
–
Kevin Harvick
2920
Leader
20
0
2
9
14

2
–
Jeff Gordon
2736
-184
20
0
0
10
11

3
+1
Denny Hamlin
2660
-260
20
0
5
7
8

4
-1
Jimmie Johnson
2659
-261
20
0
5
8
11

5
–
Kurt Busch
2658
-262
20
2
2
7
12

6
–
Kyle Busch
2630
-290
20
2
2
5
10

7
–
Jeff Burton
2615
-305
20
0
0
4
10

8
–
Matt Kenseth
2573
-347
20
0
0
4
8

9
–
Tony Stewart
2544
-376
20
1
0
5
10

10
–
Carl Edwards
2496
-424
20
0
0
2
9

11
–
Greg Biffle
2462
-458
20
0
0
3
11

12
–
Clint Bowyer
2446
-474
20
0
0
3
11

13
+1
Mark Martin
2384
-536
20
1
0
5
6

14
-1
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2353
-567
20
1
0
2
6

15
+1
Ryan Newman
2299
-621
20
1
1
2
6

16
+2
Jamie McMurray
2295
-625
20
3
2
6
7

17
–
Kasey Kahne
2290
-630
20
1
0
5
7

18
-3
David Reutimann
2269
-651
20
0
1
4
4

19
–
Joey Logano
2241
-679
20
1
0
2
8

20
–
Martin Truex Jr.
2145
-775
20
1
0
1
4

21
+1
A.J. Allmendinger
2136
-784
20
1
0
0
3

22
-1
Juan Montoya
2121
-799
20
2
0
4
8

23
–
Paul Menard
2102
-818
20
0
0
1
3

24
+1
David Ragan
1939
-981
20
0
0
0
1

25
+1
Brad Keselowski
1936
-984
20
0
0
0
0

26
-2
Scott Speed
1926
-994
20
0
0
0
2

27
+1
Marcos Ambrose
1839
-1081
20
0
0
0
2

28
-1
Elliott Sadler
1799
-1121
20
0
0
0
0

29
–
Sam Hornish Jr.
1768
-1152
20
0
0
0
0

30
–
Regan Smith
1663
-1257
20
0
0
0
0

31
–
Bobby Labonte
1537
-1383
20
0
0
0
0

32
–
Robby Gordon
1438
-1482
18
0
0
1
1

33
–
Travis Kvapil
1394
-1526
19
0
0
0
0

34
+1
Kevin Conway*
1299
-1621
19
0
0
0
0

35
-1
David Gilliland
1260
-1660
16
0
0
0
0

36
–
Brian [...]

Indianapolis notebook

Notebook: Earnhardt’s progress thwarted by Montoya’s crash
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(July 25, 2010)
INDIANAPOLIS—Late in Sunday’s Brickyard 400, Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 Chevrolet came to life.
What Earnhardt felt was a top-10 car, however, didn’t get a chance to finish the race in one piece. On Lap 145, Juan Pablo Montoya slid into the [...]

Saturday notebook

Notebook: Kahne staying out of 2011 discussions
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(July 24, 2010)
INDIANAPOLIS —Kasey Kahne wants no part of discussions about his future.
Kahne’s former team owner, Ray Evernham, stirred the pot Friday by suggesting that Mark Martin will step aside at Hendrick Motorsports to make room for Kahne, who is the heir apparent [...]