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Archive for May 2008

May 26th, 2008

DYN List of the Week: Best & Worst NASCAR Tracks

NASCAR’s Worst Tracks:
5. Pocono Raceway
4. New Hampshire International Raceway
3. Auto Club Speedway
2. Michigan International Speedway
1. Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR’s Best Tracks:
5. Richmond International Raceway
4. Daytona International Speedway
3. Lowe’s Motor Speedway
2. Chicagoland Speedway
1. Bristol Motor Speedway
Tags: 3m performance 400, auto club 500, auto club speedway, bank of america 500, bristol motor speedway, chevy rock & roll 400, […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 5 comments

May 26th, 2008

Rating the Race: Lowe’s - Coca Cola 600

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In the longest race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, Kasey Kahne proved that attrition pays off, as he was setup in the right place at the right time in the closing laps of the Coca Cola 600 to put his no. 9 Dodge into Victory Lane at […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 7 comments

May 26th, 2008

Fantasy Follow-Up: Lowe’s

TZ’s Picks (Lowe’s):
1. Carl Edwards - 9th - (39 points)
2. Jimmie Johnson - 39th - (no points)
3. Kyle Busch - 3rd - (41 points)
4. Kasey Kahne - 1st - (41.5 points)
5. Mark Martin - 15th - (34 points)
6. Tony Stewart - 18th - (no points)
Lock of the Week: Carl Edwards - Top Ten - (5 […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

May 25th, 2008

Gordon & Johnson Embark on Future as Fan Favorites?

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It’s probably fair to say that before the 2008 NASCAR season started, the dynamic duo over at Hendrick Motorsports, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, would have finished in the top-five “Most Hated Drivers” poll by NASCAR fans. For years, Jeff Gordon’s dominant on-track nature has had him marked as […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

May 24th, 2008

Busch Puts Third Different Team Owner in Victory Lane This Season

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Kyle Busch has visited the Nationwide Series Winner’s Circle three times this season from behind the wheel of a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, but Saturday night, he won the Carquest Auto Parts 300 by driving his no. 32 Braun Racing ride to the front of the field, […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

May 24th, 2008

Truck Series Produces Another First-Time Winner

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie, Donny Lia, took home his first checkered flags in the series during the Ohio 250 at Mansfield Motor Park with a last lap bump on David Starr to get the win. The race drew a record 15 caution flags throughout the day, the last of which came from a Brendan […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

May 24th, 2008

SMI Purchases Kentucky Speedway, But Doesn’t Pickup Cup Date

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It was announced Thursday that Bruton Smith, company chairman and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) has purchased Kentucky Speedway, located about midway between Louisville, KY and Cincinatti, OH, for the sum of $78.3 million - the track had originally cost $152 million just to build. Smith was […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

May 24th, 2008

Poll Results: 5/2 - 5/23

All the way back on May 2nd, I asked my DYN readers if they felt that NASCAR should adopt a policy of stripping victories away from drivers who fail post-race inspections. Here is how you responded …
Yes - 53%
No - 47%
Be sure to check out the sidebar of the page for this week’s democracy poll!
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By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

May 23rd, 2008

Loose in Turn Three: Should JR Motorsports Progress to the Cup Level in 2009?

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Folks, welcome once again to yet another exhilarating edition of “Loose in Turn Three.” As always, I’m joined by good friends and sometimes nemesis (or, at least on Friday’s), Bruce Simmons and Charlie Turner, and we’ve got an exciting lineup for you this week. These last few weeks […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 11 comments

May 23rd, 2008

Busch Keeps Motor Running Hot at Lowe’s

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Kyle Busch drove around Lowe’s Motor Speedway in just 29.121 seconds this past Thursday, and in doing so, took his first Coors Light Pole award in a 2008 points race, though he also sat on the pole for last weekend’s All-Star Challenge. Kyle’s lap was fast, but almost […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments