Posted on March 30th, 2010 by Warranty Direct
In 1964, when Phoenix International Raceway was carved out of the foothills of the Estrella Mountains, it was intended to be a new jewel in the crown of American open-wheel racing. Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) hosts next weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Race on Sunday April 10th. There’s a week off before heading out west to this one mile asphalt D Shaped Tri-Oval. The event promoters hope to have a sell out with 76,800 fans cheering on their favorite drivers. Seats remain for grandstand areas and can be purchased online at PhoenixRaceway.com. Read more...
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| Rounding The Turns At PIR |
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Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by Warranty Direct
This week the Sprint Cup series moves to Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA. At 0.526 miles in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. Martinsville’s surface is unique, as it is paved with a combination of asphalt (straightaways) and concrete (corners) unlike Bristol which is 100% concrete.
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| View from turn two bleachers at Martinsville Speedway |
Also new at Martinsville will be the reintroduction of spoilers. The wings are gone and spoilers are said to bring back more downforce and should help prevent car flipping aerials like we saw with Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski in Atlanta (BTW – did you see how civil they were together running side by side each other late in the day at Bristol?). Read more...
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Posted on March 21st, 2010 by Warranty Direct
A Chevrolet 1-2 with Jimmie Johnson & Tony Stewart wining the race. Kurt Busch’s Dodge was the runner up in third. There were more than 20 lead changes and 9+ cautions (a couple for rain). Also, pretty impressive that Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte and Greg Biffle pick up more than 20 spots each from their qualifying positions. Next up is another short track race in Martinsville, VA (@ Martinsville Speedway on Sunday March 28th).
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Posted on March 19th, 2010 by Warranty Direct
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| The front stretch of Bristol Motor Speedway |
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to the Bristol Motor Speedway for car to car combat in the Food City 500 for the first short track race of the 2010 season on Sunday, March 21. Last year, Kyle Busch held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin by .391 seconds in a green-white-checkered finish, taking the race to 503 laps. Known as the “The World’s Fastest Half-Mile”, this year the favorites are Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, and Clint Bowyer. Drivers to watch are Paul Menard, Kurt Busch, Scott Speed, Kyle Busch, and Denny Hamlin. Never count out the veterans either. Bobby Labonte (#71) has an excellent record at the Bristol Motor Speedway where he’s scored an impressive three top five finishes and ten top ten finishes. Read more...
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