Well well well, I see that Kyle Busch the driver of the #5 car for Hendrick motor sports was fined $50.000 and docked 25 driver points and placed on probation until Dec. 31 2006, for his little dust up at Lowe's on Sunday. Maybe they, the NASCR officals have got his attention. A member of his crew Don Richardson was also fined $5.000 for having an improper credential, so how did he get on the track without the proper credential?
Jeremy Mayfield lost 25 driver points and Ray Everham 25 owner points and the crew chief Ted Andrews fined $35.000 for the # 19 car having the roof height too low at post race inspection. Jezz make sure you have plenty of air in those tires after the race.
Last year when Greg Biffle cruised to a win at Dover there were only 11 cars left on the lead lap, but then The Biff was really cookin then. He is doing better now but no where up to last years pace.
There will it seems be a new trophy for this race or at least that is what this article seems to be saying.
http://www.doverspeedway.com/track/news/article.php?dir=200601&id=386
Dover INT'L Speedway
Banking/Turns: 24%
Distance 1.0 Miles
Shape Oval
Race #12 of the season.
And everybody is there. The Nextel Cup Series, The Busch Series and The Craftsman Truck Series. A very good race weekend for fanatics like me
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Lowes Coca Cola 600
The Coca Cola 600 was a much better race than I figured it would turn out to be. It seems that I was not the only one hoping to see a different winner than Jimmy Johnson this year. Don't get me wrong Johnson is a fine driver and deserves to be where he is at, he worked hard to get there. It looks as if Tony Stewart may have seriously hurt his chances to repeat as Nextel Cup Champion this year, the accident on Saturday night combined with the accident on Sunday lead to a fractured shoulder and Rickey Rudd being called in to act as a co-driver in case Tony cannot complete the race at Dover this coming week.
Kyle Bush will more than likely feel the wrath of Nascar this coming Tuesday or wednesday when the penalties are handed out. His little tussle with a nascar official and his walk and throw on the track may cost him points and money, not that the money makes a difference it's the points that count.
Good for Ray Everham and all of his cars this weekend they had there stuff together.
Kyle Bush will more than likely feel the wrath of Nascar this coming Tuesday or wednesday when the penalties are handed out. His little tussle with a nascar official and his walk and throw on the track may cost him points and money, not that the money makes a difference it's the points that count.
Good for Ray Everham and all of his cars this weekend they had there stuff together.
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Lowes Motor Speedway
That was a kind of fun Busch series race. Although Tony Stewart, Jaime McMurrey, Matt Kenseth and Casey Mears probably have a different view point. McMurrey wrecking out within the first 2 laps and then Tony Stewart hitting the wall like he did and perhaps not helping his chances in the Nextel Cup race on Sunday with a bad ribcage. Matt Kenseth had fun until his engine gave out on him and then Denny Hamlin's crew did not help him by wiring the battery backwards and toasting his whole electrical system, and he had a pretty good car at the time. Dale Jr's driver Mark McFarland seemed to have tired of going around the big circle and decided to go around in small circles of his own. And poor Mark Martin did not stand a chance from the star of the race, bad luck day for him. What is going on with the track bar deal? Are they breaking on their own or is there some gray area being pushed to far? Kevin Harvick made an excellent come back and stayed way out in front in the points lead and Jimmy Johnson didn't do to bad a job of comeback himself.
I see where Mike Waltrip bought his way into the 600 miler on Sunday. He made some type of a deal with the 74 car of Derrick Cope . It seems Cope and the 74 are financially strapped and will probably make more guaranteed money by letting Waltrip and Napa auto parts drive the number 55 in Sundays race then by competing themselves. Well it should be a good Nextel Cup Race on Sunday, at least I am hoping.
I see where Mike Waltrip bought his way into the 600 miler on Sunday. He made some type of a deal with the 74 car of Derrick Cope . It seems Cope and the 74 are financially strapped and will probably make more guaranteed money by letting Waltrip and Napa auto parts drive the number 55 in Sundays race then by competing themselves. Well it should be a good Nextel Cup Race on Sunday, at least I am hoping.
Craftsman Truck Series at Mansfield
Can you believe David Starr's crew chief asking Jack Sprague to moveout of the way from 2nd place? If the # 11 did not have enough to get around the 60 how did he think he was going to get around Ron Hornaday in Kevin Harvicks # 33?
Well a track record for cautions 17, it is a good thing the drivers were all pretty calm or there would have been quite a few more, it did not look as if paybacks were too big of an issue today.
Well a track record for cautions 17, it is a good thing the drivers were all pretty calm or there would have been quite a few more, it did not look as if paybacks were too big of an issue today.
Craftsman Truck Race
The cautions are incredible. Just a little over halfway and we are working on a record number of cautions for this craftsman truck series race at Mansfield Ohio race. It looks like the 30 Todd Bodine and the 9 Ted Musgrave made a bad call on pit strategy and will not make it back to the front.
Pole Positions Do Not Matter
So Scott Riggs got the pole for the 600 miler on sunday and Matt Kenseth for the Busch race in saturday. So far the only driver that has done halfway decent from the pole position is Kasey Kahne. Riggs will probably wreck out before the race is past the halfway mark and Kenseth finish no better then 5th.
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