Archive for June, 2011

The first Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series practice at Daytona International Speedway was rained out. Drivers were only given a 45-minute final practice. Not that practice at Daytona means a whole lot, here at today’s practice speeds from both, the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series. Joey Logano was fastest in today’s only Nationwide practice with a time of 45.880 @ 196.164 MPH. Marcos Ambrose and A.J. Allmendinger paired up in today’s only Cup practice pacing the field with a time of 45.133 @ 199.411 MPH for Ambrose. Practice Results Subway Jalapeno 250 | Daytona International Speedway 06/30/2011 | Race 17 [...]

My Power Rankings after Infineon. My rankings aren’t really based off of the latest race weekend but consistency throughout the last several races and who seems the strongest as of right now. 1.  This guy has been wicked fast the last several weeks, ever since changes were made within the organization. 2. Carl Edwards has been strong all year no matter what track it has been. He’s been the most consistent, that probably explains why he’s currently 1st in the Sprint Cup point standings. 3. Kyle Busch has also been strong most of the year, he had a strong run [...]

Front-running is a big deal at Infineon Raceway. It helps avoid all the chaos that’s following in your wake. Kurt Busch enjoyed that position immensely Sunday. Making just two pit stops in the 110-lap, 219-mile race, he scored the first road-course win of his 12-year NASCAR Sprint Cup career by holding off a late-charging Jeff Gordon in the Toyota/Save Mart 350. Speaking of chaos, Sunday’s race at Infineon had a lot of it, most notably Tony Stewart and Brian Vickers. Stewart dumped Vickers early in the race for blocking, Vickers came back onto the track and made sure he got [...]

Logano posted a lap of 76.821 @ 93.256 MPH in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to take the top qualifying spot for Sunday’s race. It snapped Kurt Busch’s streak of three consecutive poles. It is Logano’s second career pole in the Sprint Cup Series. STARTING LINEUP Infineon Raceway 23rd Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350 Fri, June 24, 2011 Starting Position Car# Driver Manufactuer Qualifying Speed (mph) Qualifying Time (sec) 1 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 76.821 93.256 2 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevy 76.848 93.223 3 27 Paul Menard Duracell / Menards Chevy 76.887 93.176 4 11 Denny Hamlin [...]

Jimmie Johnson is the defending Sonoma winner from last years Toyota/Save Mart 350. Can he repeat to get back-to-back wins at Sonoma? Here are some drivers to watch for Sunday’s race on TNT at 3 PM EST. Jimmie Johnson – In the last two races at Sonoma, Jimmie Johnson has 1 win with an average finish of 2.50. Johnson also has led 55 laps and has an average start of 6.5. Tony Stewart – Smoke has two wins at Sonoma with an average finish of 5.50 in the last two races, leading 13 laps with an average start position of [...]

Hey race fans! Sorry about the hiatus once again. I’ve already had a couple of these this year. Sometimes life takes over and things like NASCAR take a backseat, but all is well. I would like to introduce to you the newest member of the Stock Car Spin family, Dustin Rossell. Dustin is a Michigan native who appreciates some of the old-school drivers(he’s a Jeff Gordon fan). Mr. Rossell was kind enough to have a discussion with me about pretty much all things NASCAR. Consider this his introduction to our family, and give him a nice, warm welcome: Dustin Rossell: I [...]

After his car failed post-race inspection Saturday at the Pocono Raceway, Kyle Busch had levied against him a record-setting penalty. Busch and his team were docked six points in the owners’ and drivers’ standings, marking the single lowest points penalty in NASCAR history. It was ruled that Busch’s left-front was 1/16 inches lower than tolerance. Last September, Clint Bowyer was docked 150 points after his car was deemed to be off by the roughly the same amount on the left-rear at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Under the new points system, Busch’s 6-point penalty is the equivalent to anywhere from an [...]

The Daytona 500 winner is back and even better than he was before he left. 20-year old Trevor Bayne made his NASCAR return Saturday night, participating in his first event since being sidelined for several weeks with an unknown illness. Bayne started 31st in Saturday night’s STP 300 Nationwide Series race and finished a season-best third, coming just shy of his first career NNS win. His finish also tied his career best in the series. Bayne’s extended time away from the track seemed to do him some good. Prior to missing several races, Bayne had only notched one top 5 [...]