Saturday, February 20, 2010

NASCAR UPDATE

Jamie McMurray wins the Daytona 500

Welcome to Nascar. A rapidly growing sport in America. I'm extremely excited about writing this article for this years Nascar Sprint Cup Series. Mostly I will cover a Pre-Race Info like Qualifying, Track: Location, Size, Distance, and who won the year before., and what to expect. and then a Post-Race. Also since most of you readers know Danica Patrick is racing for the Nationwide Series, I will keep an eye on her progress and updates throughout the season.



Since I'm starting this a week late, here is a quick recap about the start of the season.


  • Feb. 6 Budweiser Shootout: Kevin Harvick

  • Feb. 11 Gatorade Duel 1: Jimmie Johnson

  • Feb. 11 Gatorade Duel 2: Kasey Kahne

  • Feb. 13 Daytona Nationwide winner: Tony Stewart; Notable Danica Patrick 35th *wreck

  • Feb. 14 Daytona Sprint winner: Jamie McMurray

Daytona Recap. Distance : 2.5 miles; Location: Daytona Beach, Fl; Last Year winner: Matt Kenseth

Jamie McMurray Won the 52nd running of the Daytona 500, who only lead final two laps, .119 seconds in front of Dale Earnhardt Jr. With two laps to go Jr. made an unbelievable surge to the front as he pasted Carl Edwards. Than ran by David Reutimann. Blew past Martin Truex Jr.. And then, gutsy he slipped himself in between Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer. All he had left was Jamie McMurray to pass to bring home the victory. Maybe one more lap Jr could have pulled off the win. The race lasted about 6 hours due to the fact that 2 and half hours was the cause of a 9 in by 15 in by 2 inch deep pothole, in the track.

New rules and changes: spoilers instead of wings, permitting unlimited bump drafting at restrictor-plate tracks, consistent start times, aggressive markdowns and marketing of race tickets. Some sources say that the spoiler change could be a four-year process. Kasey Kahne is now driving for the manufacturer that once sued him. Richard Petty Motorsports merged with Yates Racing to run Fords season. I think this will benefit Kahne this year giving him a more powerful motor which is what he needs.


CURRENT STANDINGS: RACE 1 OF 36

RANK+/-DRIVERPOINTSBEHINDSTARTSPOLESWINSTOP 5TOP 10WINNINGS
1--Jamie McMurray190Leader101111,566,280
2--Dale Earnhardt Jr.175-15100111,135,830
3--Greg Biffle170-2010011829,204
4--Clint Bowyer165-2510011648,545
5--Kevin Harvick156-3410001624,153
6--David Reutimann155-3510011533,726
7--Martin Truex Jr.155-3510001403,545
8--Matt Kenseth142-4810001410,355
9--Juan Montoya139-5110001402,010
10--Carl Edwards138-5210001387,977
11--Mark Martin132-5811000344,054
12--Jeff Burton130-6010000373,494
CHASE FOR THE Sprint CUP - CURRENT CONTENDERS
13--Kyle Busch126-6410000389,010
14--Paul Menard124-6610000294,895
15--David Ragan120-7010000289,695
16--Brian Vickers118-7210000361,902
17--Denny Hamlin117-7310000343,379
18--Scott Speed111-7910000296,893
19--Michael Waltrip109-8110000298,704
20--Joey Logano108-8210000361,794
21--Bobby Labonte100-9010000308,054
22--Kurt Busch99-9110000346,577
23--Tony Stewart97-9310000370,752
24--Elliott Sadler96-9410000288,820
25--Boris Said93-9710000282,470
26--Jeff Gordon90-10010000365,005
27--Robby Gordon84-10610000288,593
28--Bill Elliott82-10810000270,070
29--Travis Kvapil81-10910000286,993
30--Kasey Kahne78-11210000446,229
31--A.J. Allmendinger72-11810000305,546
32--Robert Richardson Jr.70-12010000289,505
33--Michael McDowell64-12610000267,495
34--Ryan Newman61-12910000322,883
35--Jimmie Johnson58-13210000389,692
36--Brad Keselowski55-13510000291,830
37--Sam Hornish Jr.52-13810000272,145
38--John Andretti49-14110000286,779
39--Regan Smith46-14410000276,170
40--Max Papis43-14710000262,995
41--Marcos Ambrose40-15010000282,743
42--Mike Bliss37-15310000262,545
43--Joe Nemechek34-15610000261,424
Nascar.com

Race 2 of 36

Fontana: Distance: 2.0 Miles; Location: Fontana, California; Last Years Winner: Matt Kenseth

FEB. 21 @ 3(ET) on FOX

AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY LINE UP

POS
CAR
 DRIVER
 MAKE
 SPONSOR SPEED
 TIME
 BEHIND
11Jamie McMurrayChevroletBass Pro Shops / Tracker 183.74439.185Leader
242Juan MontoyaChevroletTarget 183.47739.242-0.057
333Clint BowyerChevroletCheerios / Hamburger Helper 183.12739.317-0.132
49Kasey KahneFordBudweiser / Team USA 182.91339.363-0.178
566Dave BlaneyToyotaPrism Motorsports 182.90839.364-0.179
629Kevin HarvickChevroletShell / Pennzoil 182.89939.366-0.181
748Jimmie JohnsonChevroletLowe's / Kobalt Tools 182.89039.368-0.183
877Sam Hornish Jr.DodgeAuto Club 182.81139.385-0.200
918Kyle BuschToyotaInterstate Batteries 182.78839.390-0.205
105Mark MartinChevroletGoDaddy.com 182.74139.400-0.215
1100David ReutimannToyotaAaron's Dream Machine 182.59739.431-0.246
122Kurt BuschDodgeMiller Lite 182.29239.497-0.312
1382Scott SpeedToyotaRed Bull 182.19539.518-0.333
1431Jeff BurtonChevroletCaterpillar 182.08539.542-0.357
156David RaganFordUPS 181.97439.566-0.381
1614Tony StewartChevroletOld Spice / Office Depot 181.88339.586-0.401
1736Mike BlissChevroletWave Energy Drink 181.74939.615-0.430
1839Ryan NewmanChevroletHaas Automation 181.72639.620-0.435
1920Joey LoganoToyotaThe Home Depot 181.67139.632-0.447
2017Matt KensethFordCrown Royal 181.50239.669-0.484
2112Brad KeselowskiDodgeAAA Insurance 181.33339.706-0.521
2278Regan SmithChevroletFurniture Row Companies 181.32439.708-0.523
2383Brian VickersToyotaRed Bull 181.31439.710-0.525
2409Aric AlmirolaChevroletPhoenix Racing 181.31439.710-0.525
2511Denny HamlinToyotaFedEx Freight 181.30139.713-0.528
2647Marcos AmbroseToyotaArmor All 181.22839.729-0.544
2788Dale Earnhardt Jr.ChevroletAmp Energy Juice / National Guard 181.10939.755-0.570
2824Jeff GordonChevroletDuPont 181.05539.767-0.582
2943A.J. AllmendingerFordBest Buy 181.04139.770-0.585
3055Michael McDowellToyotaPrism Motorsports 180.89539.802-0.617
3199Carl EdwardsFordAflac "You don't know quack" 180.76839.830-0.645
3287Joe NemechekToyotaFrontRowJoe.com 180.75539.833-0.648
3371Bobby LabonteChevroletTaxSlayer.com 180.58739.870-0.685
3456Martin Truex Jr.ToyotaNAPA Auto Parts 180.52339.884-0.699
3516Greg BiffleFord3M 180.32539.928-0.743
3698Paul MenardFordEnergizer / Menards 180.08139.982-0.797
3719Elliott SadlerFordStanley 179.91940.018-0.833
3837Kevin Conway*FordExtenze 179.29240.158-0.973
3934Travis KvapilFordLong John Silver's 178.97540.229-1.044
407Robby Gordon+ToyotaWarner Music Nashville / Whitney Duncan 176.30240.839-1.654
4138David Gilliland+FordTaco Bell 176.20740.861-1.676
4226Boris Said+FordSacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking ---
4313Max PapisToyotaGEICO 180.50139.889-0.704
nascar.com

Week 2 and 3 could prove to answer Earnhardt question about how is season going to turn out. Earnhardt and whoever else who participates or follows NASCAR knows Week 2 of is much more significant than Week 1 when it comes to figuring out just how things will work out by Week 36, taking away the restrictor plates for a few months and setting tones of whats to come. There are 6 Chevy in the top 10 only two toyotas one dodge and Kahne as the lone ford. My top three winners would be: Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne.

Other news: Elliott Sadler and his wife announces the birth of there son Wyatt on Mon 15th. Carl Edwards and his wife are expecting one very soon. In the Nationwide series Danica Patrick is still trying to get into the swing of things. She still has a lot to learn about this type of style of sport, but with her integrity and determination shell be very competitive and make a run for there money. Nationwide: SAT. Feb. 20th race is at 5(ET) on ESPN 2, Danica Patrick starting 39th.
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