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HOW THE 2009 SEASON WOULD HAVE ENDED USING DIFFERENT POINT SYSTEMS
3 days ago by
All Left Turns
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We all know that Jimmie Johnson won the 2009 championship under the current Chase format. Critics – like me – have made the case that every year the Chase is increasingly devoid of drama. So let’s take a look at some other point systems and see how else the 2009...
2009 Season Review: Brian Vickers
7 days ago by
Frontstretch
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2009 Ride: No. 83 Red Bull Racing Team Toyota
2009 Sponsor: Red Bull
2009 Owner: Dietrich Mateschitz
2009 Crew Chief: Ryan Pemberton
Stats: 36 Races, 1 win, 4 top 5’s, 13 top 10’s, 6 poles, 5 DNF’s, 12th in points.
Best Finish: 1st, Michigan International Speedway – Race...
Four Wide: Paging Junior and Kyle ... time to pick it up
12 days ago by
From the Marbles
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Bringing you the best in NASCAR news and opinion. Get your day rolling right ... or left, whichever. • From the Department of the Obvious (but still true): NASCAR needs Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch to step it up in 2010. [Scene Daily] • Bad news: more job cuts are coming...
VICKERS WORST CHASER IN HISTORY
13 days ago by
All Left Turns
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Brian Vickers might need an IV of Red Bull today. He took home a dubious honor Sunday at the Ford 400 by finishing the worst run in Chase history.
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Chase Watch 2009: Mark Martin, ever the bridesmaid
20 days ago by
From the Marbles
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The 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup is almost over, but we're not going to stop analyzing the Chase! The Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 is done, and so are the hopes of almost everyone but JJ, but let's check out the scene anyway!Standings (movement): Jimmie Johnson, Mark...
Driver Spotlight video: Brian Vickers
29 days ago by
Fox Sports
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His first time in the Chase won't result in a championship, but Brian Vickers is learning lessons to apply to next season.
Drivers tee off on the boring Talladega parade rules
November 02, 2009 by
From the Marbles
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There was a time when Talladega was the marquee event on the autumn NASCAR schedule, the race where anything could happen and carnage almost always ensued. Remember those times ... way back in, when was it, April? Yeah, those were great days.Backstage secret: the comments where people...
The Lugnut Report: Brian Vickers Survives Talladega To Finish 13th
November 01, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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When Brian Vickers made the Chase after driving the race of his year at Richmond in September, he was adamant that this team would be a factor in the Chase...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
HMS: McGrew to return as crew chief for No. 88 in '10
October 30, 2009 by
Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants...
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CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 30, 2009) – Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick has named Lance McGrew the full-time crew chief of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolets driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The 41-year-old McGrew assumed the role May 28...
Frontstretch Sprint Cup Power Rankings: Top 15 After Martinsville
October 27, 2009 by
Frontstretch
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Although he didn’t win on Sunday, Jimmie Johnson continued his death grip on the top spot in the rankings, with his second place finish at Martinsville more than enough to secure all ten of the first place votes this week. With four races left, the No. 48 needs to only avoid...
Create-a-caption: Anybody seen Kasey's contact lenses?
October 22, 2009 by
From the Marbles
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Here's a fun little photo courtesy of a reader, Brian Hay, who took this one in California a couple weeks back. (Got photos of your own? Send 'em to jay.busbee@yahoo.com. We're getting a good compilation already for our next reader photo collection.) Anyway, have at this...
Montoya Unhappy With NASCAR After Race
October 20, 2009 by
Stock Car Spin
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Tony Stewart
Ryan Newman
Brian Vickers
Kasey Kahne
Add Juan Pablo Montoya to the list of drivers who have openly expressed their frustration with NASCAR.
After a rough night on Saturday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Montoya, in an interview with ESPN, claimed that, “you could...
Logano races to 5th Nationwide win of season
Joey Logano avoided a late-race collision and held off Brian Vickers to win the NASCAR Nationwide Copart 300 on Saturday at Auto Club Speedway for his fifth series victory of the season and second in two weeks.
Joey Logano avoids late crash for fifth Nationwide win
Joey Logano avoided a late-race collision and held off Brian Vickers to win the NASCAR Nationwide Copart 300 on Saturday at Auto Club Speedway for his fifth series victory of the season and second in two weeks.
Red Bull Racing Team - California October 09 advance
October 07, 2009 by
Frontstretch
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Who: Scott Speed (82 Red Bull Toyota), Brian Vickers (83 Red Bull Toyota)What: “Other beverage” 500 (Sprint Cup), Copart 300 (Nationwide)When: Friday-Saturday, Oct. 9-11, 2009Where: Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif.+ OPTIMISTIC THOUGHTS FOR BV, 83If the Chase contenders...
Wreck of the week: Edwards introduces Vickers to the grass
October 07, 2009 by
From the Marbles
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After making the Chase, it's been a forgettable few weeks for Brian Vickers. He's fallen to the bottom of the standings, and now nobody's showing him any respect even in the Nationwide series. Check out this little clip from this past weekend, when Carl Edwards gave Vickers...
Create-a-caption: Brian Vickers takes the scenic route
October 06, 2009 by
From the Marbles
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Scott Speed goes a-wanderin' in Kansas. What might be going on between him and his crew chief, his car, his soul? You know, don't you?After the jump, Paulie Harraka ... jumps!Robert C:"Bees!! Bees everywhere, get them off me!!!" Willy Doer:Paulie Harraka tests out...
Chase Watch 2009: Tony Stewart gets in on the action
October 05, 2009 by
From the Marbles
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With just seven races left in the season, pretty much nothing has been decided. (Well, except that Kyle and Junior aren't winning.) So we continue with our Chase Watch series, breaking down who's up, who's down and who's on the way out.Standings (movement): Mark Martin...
Victory video: Smoke charges to his first Chase win of '09
October 05, 2009 by
From the Marbles
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So all that talk about Tony Stewart peaking too early and falling short in the Chase? Yeah, let's put that on hold. Smoke reasserted the form that had him at the top of the standings all regular season, and served notice -- how do you do that, exactly? via courier? -- that this...
Five Points to Ponder: Chase Race #3 Edition
October 04, 2009 by
Frontstretch
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How many teams have a shot at the title after three races?*
The presumed two-horse race for the title seems to have now opened up to at least a handful of drivers after this weekend’s race at Kansas. There are now six drivers within 100 points of series leader Mark Martin, and...
Nationwide Series Breakdown: Kansas Lottery 300
October 04, 2009 by
Frontstretch
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For the fourth time this season, Logano passed Busch with less than 10 laps to go and went on to victory in the Nationwide Series. For Busch, it marked not only the fourth time this year where he lost a race late to Logano, but also the eighth time he led the most laps and failed to...
Red Bull Racing Dover Preview
September 30, 2009 by
Frontstretch
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Who: Scott Speed (82 Red Bull Toyota), Brian Vickers (83 Red Bull Toyota)What: AAA 400 (Sprint Cup), Dover 200 (Nationwide)When: Friday-Saturday, Sept. 25-27, 2009Where: Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del.+ MONSTER MILE MILESTONENearly six years ago on Oct. 11, 2003, a scrawny...
Cup Series News and Notes
September 28, 2009 by
Cowboys Corner
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Is Juan Pablo Montoya on the path to his first Spint Cup series championship?
Montoya's performance has dramatically increased on nearly every racetrack throughout the 2009 season, and after clinching his first ever appearance in the Chase it now seems that Montoya is going to...
Red Bull Racing Team - New Hampshire September Advance
September 28, 2009 by
Frontstretch
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RED BULL RACING TEAM NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY Who: Scott Speed (82 Red Bull Toyota), Brian Vickers (83 Red Bull Toyota) What: Sylvania 300 When: Friday-Saturday, Sept. 18-20, 2009 Where: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H. + THE CHASE IS ON Goal No. 1: Win a race. Check...
Red Bull Racing Team Extends Partnership with Toyota
September 28, 2009 by
Frontstretch
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+ SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 Red Bull Racing Team has extended its partnership with Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The agreement continues a three-year relationship where Toyota has supported Red Bull Racing Teams progression from a start-up organization to a berth in the championship...
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