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NASCAR News March7
JJ showing no mercy, so what’s next? and
Hamlin claims Toyota engine lagging; TRD president: Hamlin wrong, Cup engine is OK by David Newton;
Too much JJ? Then someone needs to step up by Eddie Gossage
History Around The Track: Historical Quirk: March 6, 1993 and 1999 – Same Top Three in Busch Series Race, at Two Different Track
Junior on the pole for Atlanta race and
Jeff Gordon: NASCAR needs some rivalries to stir it up by Paul Newberry
Dale Jr. wins the pole at AMS by Rick Minter
Much has changed in the ten years since Earnhardt vs Labonte by Jeremy Dunn
Bumpy track is built for speed by Don Coble
Fan-favorite Earnhardt starts from pole in Atlanta NASCAR race by Al Pearce
More Than A Race by Jeremy T. Sellers
Busch wants to forget what happened in Vegas, recapture Atlanta magic by Pete Pistone
Jimmie Johnson isn’t NASCAR’s first dominator by Tom Higgins;
And the (want to) beat goes on for Ford ace Edwards by Brant James;
Mercurial? Maybe, but he set the eventual standard by Steve Waid
Two of a kind: Strasburg, Patrick feel heat of sports fans in their debut by Mark DeCotis Read the story »
Earnhardt Jr. On Atlanta Pole
HAMPTON, Ga. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on the pole for the first time in nearly two years. He’s hoping it will lead to Victory Lane.
Earnhardt claimed the pole Friday night for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a blistering speed of 192.761 mph. It will be the first time Junior has taken green at the head of a Sprint Cup field since the April 2008 race at Texas.
“It’s good to be on the pole and I’m real proud of it,” Earnhardt said. “Getting a pole anywhere is good for our team. We’re so hungry to do well on Sunday.”
He’s coming off a miserable season in which he failed to win a race, cracked the top 10 only five times, led a mere 146 laps in 36 races and finished 25th in the overall standings — despite racing for Hendrick Motorsports, the best team in the business.
After a major shake-up within his group, Earnhardt is hoping to be a Chase contender in 2010. He hasn’t won a race since June 15, 2008, at Michigan. Read the story »
Kobalt Tools Starting Grid
1. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet.
2. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota.
3. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet.
4. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet.
5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet.
6. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford.
7. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet.
8. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford.
9. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota.
10. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford.
11. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge.
12. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota.
13. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford.
14. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford.
15. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet.
16. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet.
17. (6) David Ragan, Ford.
18. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet.
19. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota.
20. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota. Read the story »
Kevin Harvick leaves trucks field in dust for Atlanta victory
By Nate Ryan, USA TODAY
HAMPTON, Ga. — Kevin Harvick increased his commitment to the Camping World Truck Series for two reasons: To keep building more chassis and to keep beating Kyle Busch.By both standards, Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway was a successful haul for the No. 2 Silverado driver.
Harvick led a race-high 100 of 130 laps and fended off Busch by 1.308 seconds to win the E-Z-Go 200 before an estimated crowd of 25,000 for his seventh career victory on the truck circuit.
It’s the third straight victory for Harvick, who has supplanted Busch as the Sprint Cup star who parachutes into the truck series as a perennial favorite.
In his past nine starts dating to Phoenix International Raceway in November 2008, Harvick has five wins and top-five finishes in the other four starts. In three of those victories by Harvick, Busch (who won seven of 15 starts last year) has been the runner-up. Read the story »
Results NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Atlanta
E-Z-GO 200
Date: Saturday, March 6th
Site: Atlanta Motor Speedway (1960) — Hampton, Georgia
Rank Start Name Make Laps Completed Leading Laps Points Money Won
1 4 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 130 100 195 $42,565
2 2 Kyle Busch Toyota 130 15 175 $32,055
3 7 Aric Almirola Toyota 130 0 165 $27,500
4 6 Steve Wallace Toyota 130 3 165 $14,065
5 10 Todd Bodine Toyota 130 1 160 $14,590
6 12 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet 130 0 150 $12,640
7 30 Timothy Peters Toyota 130 0 146 $13,120
8 9 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 130 0 142 $14,020
9 24 Rick Crawford Ford 130 0 138 $11,890
10 5 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 130 0 134 $13,740
11 14 Jason White Ford 130 0 130 $11,365
12 21 Brad Sweet Toyota 130 0 127 $8,915
13 11 Tayler Malsam Toyota 130 0 124 $11,065
14 17 Mike Skinner Toyota 130 0 121 $10,965
15 15 David Starr Toyota 130 0 118 $11,915
16 16 Donny Lia Chevrolet 129 0 115 $10,765
17 13 Chris Fontaine Chevrolet 129 0 112 $8,460
18 28 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 129 0 109 $10,585
19 18 Stacy Compton Toyota 129 0 106 $10,535
20 22 Justin Lofton Toyota 128 0 103 $10,985 Read the story »
Jimmie Johnson is impressing, not intimidating NASCAR rivals
HAMPTON, Ga. — After four consecutive Sprint Cup championships and wins in two of the first three races to open the bid for a fifth title, it’s fair to ask whether Jimmie Johnson is demoralizing the competition.The driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet, though, is hoping that’s not the case.
“I want to assume (it) has no affect on them,” Johnson said. “If I think we’re softening up the competition in some way, shape, or form I think that’s foolish on our part. We need to take every race and every team as seriously as we can.”
It’s the Hendrick Motorsports star’s rivals, though, who are taking Johnson’s unprecedented roll seriously heading into Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Johnson qualified 16th Friday, well off the pace of teammate and pole winner Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 192.761-mph lap (a record for NASCAR’s next-generation car introduced three years ago).
But few are expecting his march toward history to subside anytime soon. Johnson, who will make his 300th career start in three weeks at Martinsville Speedway, will become the fourth-fastest driver to reach 50 victories if he can notch the third three-race winning streak of his career Sunday.
“They’re the best of the best,” said Kyle Busch, who was one of several drivers tagged as a preseason challengers to swipe Johnson’s crown. “They’re the guys that you’ve got to beat every single week, every single year.? There’s no question that the 48 (is) the best team, probably in history.” Read the story »
NASCAR teams, tracks go extra mile to keep sponsors happy
By Nate Ryan, USA TODAY
ATLANTA — There’s a banner on one of the gleaming residential high-rises in the trendy Buckhead section of this city where median home prices are 40% off their 2007 peak.
Unfurled over several stories, it reads, “You make an offer, we’ll make a deal.”
The axiom could be applied to NASCAR as it returns to its capital city for sponsorship this weekend. Several companies (such as UPS, The Home Depot, Coca-Cola, NAPA, Aaron’s and Aflac) that pour tens of millions into the coffers of Sprint Cup teams are based in Atlanta and surrounding areas.
Despite the economic downturn that has forced teams to contract and sponsors to reconsider their investments, the business model appears to be holding steady in a sport that’s more susceptible to the whims of Corporate America than any other.
“What we’ve seen over the past year is most sponsors hanging tough,” says Steve Phelps, NASCAR’s chief marketing officer. “They continue to tell us the fan base is like no other and that NASCAR works. We’ve seen an increase in activation, and we’re even beginning to see some new sponsors.”
Ominous signs remain (two Roush Fenway Fords sported blank hoods in last week’s Nationwide Series race, and some cars might park early in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway because they can’t afford the full distance), but there is thawing in a sponsorship market that was moribund a year ago — though teams and tracks are working harder to offer more bang for the buck. Read the story »
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