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Scott Gambles For a 17th Place Finish at ORP
0 CommentsPosted by THL on July 26, 2010 under Nationwide News, Post Race
Brian Scott finished 17th in the Kroger 200 on Saturday night at O’ Reilly Raceway Park. Coming off of two top-10 finishes in a row, Scott never quite found the handle on his AccuDoc Camry that he was looking for all weekend. Qualifying 16th, Scott quickly settled into the 19th position on the start after narrowly missing an accordion effect wreck that happened just in front of him. Halfway t... more.
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This Week in Motorsports on ESPN
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Cup Series News, Nationwide News
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races for 500 miles on Sunday, August 1, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., and ESPN will have a live, flag-to-flag telecast of race on the 2.5-mile, triangular track. The telecast is presented by Aaron’s. The NASCAR Countdown pre-race show kicks off the day at noon ET on ESPN2 with the viewing switching to ESPN for the race telecast at 1 p.m. The race’s green ... more.
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CONSISTENT PACE EARNS 13TH PLACE FINISH FOR KEY MOTORSPORTS AT ORP
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Post Race
Mike Bliss captured another 13th place finish in the green-colored Westerman Companies Chevrolet Saturday night in the Kroger 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at O’Reilly Raceway Park, running a consistent pace throughout the event to bring the No. 40 team its fourth top-15 result of the 2010 season. The color green, recognized as unlucky by many racing competitors, dominates the Westerman Com... more.
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Harvick Back in No.33 for Iowa
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Pre Race
This weekend Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team co-owner Kevin Harvick returns to the driver's seat of the No. 33 Jimmy John's Chevrolet to make his second Nationwide Series start at the .875-mile track of Iowa Speedway and looking to redeem himself after a disappointing finish last year. For the inaugural Nationwide Series race in 2009, Harvick started the race from the back of the field due to a... more.
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NASCAR fining drivers for criticizing sport?
2 CommentsPosted by THL on under News Links, Other News, Series News, THL Highlights
Via SPEED and Yahoo Sports, The Associated Press has learned that NASCAR warned teams during the offseason that public criticism of the sport would no longer be tolerated, and at least two star drivers have been fined—one as much as $50,000—for comments that were deemed destructive to the industry. Drivers all declined to publicly discuss the policy, but it shouldn’t come as any surprise... more. -
Eric McClure Posts 26th Place Finish at ORP
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Post Race
With only 43 cars entered at O’Reilly Raceway Park, Eric McClure, while still considered a “go or go home” car, would be guaranteed one of 43 starting positions in the Kroger 200. Although the TRM team had no pressure during time trials, they put together a lap that placed the team 26th on the grid for the start of the 200-lap event. As the field took the green flag, several cars ahead ... more.
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Late-Race Accident Relegates Hornaday to 28th-Place Finish
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Post Race
Winning his first Truck Series race of the season Friday night at O'Reilly Raceway Park (ORP) at Indianapolis, Ron Hornaday climbed behind the wheel of the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Jimmy John's Chevrolet Saturday looking to sweep the weekend of NASCAR events at ORP. Starting the race 11th, Hornaday wasted no time picking cars off as he moved in to the top 10 on lap one and the top five... more.
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Richardson, Jr. earns career-best Nationwide finish at ORP on Saturday night
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Post Race
Robert Richardson, Jr. has always expressed a fondness for the larger tracks on the NASCAR circuit. Well, after the performance he and the unsponsored No. 23 Chevrolet turned in Saturday at O’Reilly Raceway Park, Richardson might be changing his mind. The two morning practices on the .686-mile oval produced the 29th and 16th-fastest times from the native of McKinney, Texas. The best par... more. -
Keselowski Finishes Eighth at ORP
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Post Race
Brad Keselowski, driver of the Penske Racing No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, finished eighth in the Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children at O’Reilly Raceway Park (ORP) on Saturday night. Keselowski persevered through a potential disastrous start to the event when several cars tangled while taking the green flag, as well as clutch problems that pla... more. -
Weekend Recap: Indianapolis
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Cup Series News, Nationwide News, Post Race, Post Race, THL Highlights, Truck Series News
Three days of racing in Indianapolis returned a veteran to victory lane after a winless steak and helped an owner claim the triple crown of American auto racing. It was a weekend of short track action and short tempers as stock car racing came to the home of open wheel racing, Indianapolis. With three days of action at two different tracks, there's a lost to catch up on: Jamie McMurray captu... more. -
‘Impactful’ schedule changes coming for 2011
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Other News, Series News, Track News
NASCAR's 2010 Sprint Cup schedule is expected to have a considerably different look next season, including the site of the season finale. Some changes are expected in response to requests from major track owners International Speedway Corp. and Speedway Motorsports Inc., but several other race dates are believed to be in play. Several sources told the Observer and ThatsRacin.com on Sunday th... more.
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Unofficial Results for the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Cup Series News, Post Race
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 4 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 190/5 160 Running 2 9 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 175/5 160 Running 3 7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 170/5 160 Running 4 6 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Wheaties Fuel 160/0 160 Running 5 15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Dep... more.
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Jamie McMurray wins the Brickyard 400
0 CommentsPosted by THL on July 25, 2010 under Cup Series News, Post Race, THL Highlights
Car owner Chip Ganassi got the expected result from an unexpected source in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as race winner Jamie McMurray joined one of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing’s most exclusive clubs. Restarting second thanks to a two-tire call on a Lap 140 pit stop, McMurray powered his No. 1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet past Kevin Harvick’s No. 29 Chevy on a... more. -
NNS Penalty Report for ORP
0 CommentsPosted by THL on July 24, 2010 under Nationwide News, Post Race
Car#/ Lap/Infr./Flag/Penalty/Lap Assess/Notes 10 Pre-Race to the rear W tail end adjustments outside the impound procedure 28 87 Excessive speed ENTERING pits G pass thru 89 28 89 Excessive speed ENTERING pits G pass thru 91 15 121 Excessive speed EXITING the pits Y tail end 125 43 127 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end garage 35 127 Pitting before pit road is open... more.
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Unofficial NNS Owner Points After ORP
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News
Pos/Owner/Car#/Pts/Ldr/Nxt/PPos/G or L 1 Jodi Geschickter 22 3,189 0 1528 1 0 2 Joe Gibbs 18 3,188 -1 -1 1527 2 0 3 Jack Roush 60 2,984 -205 -204 1323 4 1 4 Joe Gibbs 20 2,966 -223 -18 1305 3 -1 5 Todd Braun 32 2,895 -294 -71 1234 6 1 6 Delana Harvick 33 2,891 -298 -4 1230 5 -1 7 Roger Penske 12 2,691 -498 -200 1030 7 0 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 88 2,597 -592 -94 936 8 0 9 Ja... more.
