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(AP) -- If those angry TNT viewers stuck around, they would have seen NASCARs version of The Return of the King.. timesdispatch/news/latest-news-ap/tnt-s-lord-of-the-ring-fans-upset-at-nascar/article_2f763578-0562-11e4-8957-001a4bcf6878.html Dale Jr. rules NASCAR merchandise, but Dillons on the rise Daytona Beach News-Journal ... superstore may not get much sleep this holiday weekend. NASCAR merchandise will start flying off the Internet shelves after the Coke Zero 400. news-journalonline/article/20140705/NEWS/140709657?Title=Dale-Jr-rules-NASCAR-merchandise-but-Dillon-x2019-s-on-the-rise NASCAR to consider qualifying changes at plate races Indiana Gazette DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — That strange qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway might end up being a one-time thing. NASCAR ... indianagazette/news/national-sports/nascar-to-consider-qualifying-changes-at-plate-races,20186037/ NASCAR explains no-call on final lap of Nationwide race SportingNews When NASCAR announced the rule in January, it said the cars could bump but they could not lock. It also has been described that officials want to see ... sportingnews/nascar/story/2014-07-05/nascar-explains-no-call-on-final-lap-of-nationwide-race Juan Pablo Montoya completes return to IndyCar with win at Pocono Los Angeles Times Montoya wanted a competitive ride again after lackluster results driving for Chip Ganassi in NASCAR. He knew his open wheel return would have a latimes/sports/la-sp-indycar-pocono-speedway-20140706-story.html NASCAR: Aric Almirola earns first victory of season Wisconsin State Journal Aric Almirola celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. host.madison/sports/motor-sports/nascar-aric-almirola-earns-first-victory-of-season/article_973db9cb-7f97-5dc0-a19e-20fb8f12afa4.html NASCAR team pulls Charlie Crist sponsorship CBS News Reversing course, a NASCAR team said Friday that it will not feature an advertisement for Charlie Crist, the former Republican governor of Florida ... cbsnews/news/nascar-team-pulls-charlie-crist-sponsorship/ NASCARs Brian France discusses possible schedule changes CBSSports NASCAR chairman Brian France delivered his midseason State of the Sport address Saturday, discussing, among other things, the possibility of ... cbssports/general/eye-on-sports/24609154/nascar-brian-france-discusses-possible-schedule-changes NASCAR NOTEBOOK: Vickers wonders if NASCAR pulled plug on race too early Savannah Morning News DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — After waiting into the night on Saturday and a lot of Sunday for it to stop raining at Daytona International Speedway, Brian savannahnow/sports/2014-07-06/nascar-notebook-vickers-wonders-if-nascar-pulled-plug-race-too-early#.U7p8zZUg_X4 ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of Insider Racing News insiderracingnews Aric Almirola Wins Rain-Shortened Race At Daytona CIA Stock Photos Almirola Celebrates In Victory Lane The rain and the wrecks kept on coming at Daytona International Speedway in Sundays 56th running of the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola. When the carnage from two major contender-claiming incidents was over, it was Aric Almirola who not only survived but claimed his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory and took the giant step toward punching his ticket into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Running the iconic No. 43 with the U.S. Air Force on the hood for July 4 weekend, Almirolas win came on the 30th anniversary of team owner Richard Pettys 200th Cup victory. Im more concerned with getting my first win than what happened 30 years ago, admitted Almirola during the races third red-flag delay for a thunderstorm that eventually halted the race with 48 scheduled laps remaining. Not that Almirola, who edged Brian Vickers and Kurt Busch for the win, had no sense of history or what his triumph might mean to Richard Petty Motorsports. Man, I just took the 43 car to victory at Daytona, said Almirola, standing under an umbrella in Victory Lane. This is amazing. I grew up two hours away from here in Tampa and grew up in those stands, watching Daytona 500s and Firecracker 400s -- and grew up dreaming about what it would be like to win here. Richard Petty wasnt at Daytona on Sunday but reveled in the victory via phone. Today is the future, Petty said. To be able to win a race down there, win it for the Air Force on the Fourth of July, the whole thing is great. Weve had so many disappointments -- and it rained on us today. But it rained on us at the right time. You know, I dont ever give up on anything. Looking back on the history of Petty Enterprises -- the turmoil weve been through the last seven or eight years ... Ive always said is that if I keep working on it long enough, youre going to overcome all of these things. One win doesnt get you over the hump but it makes it easier to go on from here. With the No. 43s first victory at Daytona since 1984 and first Cup win at any track since John Andrettis victory at Martinsville Speedway in 1999, Almirola can now dream about what it will be like to pilot the No. 43 in the Chase. Yes, and deservedly so for this race team, he said. Now were going to be a part of that, to have the opportunity, not only to take (our sponsors) to Victory Lane, but to have that added exposure of the Chase. It is really cool to give back to those people who took a chance on me and took a chance on our race team. The victory was the third consecutively for Ford, which last won three in a row in 2005 with victories by Greg Biffle (2) and Carl Edwards. Biffle, who led the race briefly but finished 29th, predicted chaos when he watched drivers such as David Gilliland, Landon Cassill and Reed Sorenson, not among the points leaders, battling at the front of the field early on. Biffle called it some of the craziest racing hed ever seen. But he never saw the massive incident on Lap 98 brewing. The beginning of (the race) was crazy when the 40 and 36 and 38 were dicing for the lead, he said. Then it calmed down and we had a green-flag pit cycle. (The 26-car crash) was just a chain reaction. This wasnt (about craziness) at all. This was pretty calm. Sundays first big-time wreck occurred on Lap 20, just before NASCARs scheduled competition caution. Sixteen cars were involved, including the top six drivers in the point standings. Near the front of the field, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got a bit loose. Jeff Gordon, looking to avoid him, tapped Tony Stewart and the chaos was on. Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Edwards, Kyle Larson and AJ Allmendinger joined Stenhouse and Stewart in the garage with substantial damage. A half-lap from getting a competition caution and Stenhouse is going to be a hero, said Stewart, among the perennial contenders to note of some wild racing at the front of the pack. I guess Ricky thought it paid something to get to Lap 20. I dont know what happened to him, but he took out a bunch of good cars right there. Stenhouse deflected the criticism. It just got loose, Stenhouse said. We had a full head of steam. The 24 (Gordon) was pushing me pretty good there and the 33 (Bobby Labonte) pulled out ahead of us and blocked. I checked up a little and all of a sudden we got hit in the left rear. The second incident also began near the front of the pack when Biffle got into the back of the weekends NASCAR Nationwide Series race winner Kasey Kahne. That contact sent Kahne and Joey Logano spinning in action that collected a total of 26 cars. The chaos left Almirola on the lead with Kurt Busch and Vickers in pursuit. It also left Kyle Busch upside down in his Joe Gibbs Toyota. I knew it was going to be big as far up (in the field) as I was, Kahne said. I was getting hit from behind and I just started spinning. Its kind of scary. I think my car got airborne. I have never had that happen before and its a helpless feeling when youre getting hit as you are in the air. I was more concerned when I got out and saw Kyle on his roof. I wasnt sure why he wasnt getting out with his car being upside down on the track. Kyle Busch was able to manage a bit of levity even after his car was plowed into by Cole Whitt, toppling it onto its roof. Just hanging out, Busch radioed, indicating he was OK. It felt like a slow carnival ride. I guess thats fitting for 4th of July weekend but not here in Daytona. I just got T-boned there at the end and it just kind of toppled me over. Note: Kurt Buschs No. 41 car will undergo a tech investigation at the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, North Carolina, after a split track bar was discovered. // NASCAR News Wire Kasey Kahne Wins Daytona Nationwide Series Race CIA Stock Photos Kahne (5) Wins In Photo Finish Kasey Kahne and Ryan Sieg were non-factors for much of Friday night’s Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Kahne, sitting 12th for a restart with three laps remaining, hadn’t won a NASCAR Nationwide Series race since August 2007. Sieg, a rookie running 14th, had never finished better than ninth in 19 previous Nationwide starts. But when it came to the final push, there they were – Kahne charging from eighth during a green-white-checkered finish and Sieg nudging him past Regan Smith for the victory. Ryan Sieg was pushing me hard, letting off and bumping and that was the reason we were able to win, Kahne said. Sieg hit me from behind and hit me hard. I just kept getting more momentum coming to the line. The victory by just 0.021 seconds (third closest in the series at Daytona) was the second Nationwide triumph in a row for JR Motorsports and owner Dale Earnhardt Jr., who won at Kentucky Speedway last week with Kevin Harvick driving the No. 5 Chevrolet. Earnhardt couldn’t lose in the photo finish. He also owns the car of Smith, who was denied a 2014 Nationwide Series sweep at Daytona. It’s been a while since I’ve been in any victory lane. It felt great, said Kahne, who said he felt kind of trapped in mid-pack for much of the race. We just kind of sat there through most of the race. I was kind of at the wrong place at the wrong time. Then, the last half-lap I had tons of momentum. The cars in front of me moved in the right direction. Ryan Sieg was pushing and letting off and bumping and hitting me good and hard. That was kind of the whole reason we were able to win. On the final restart, Smith, who led a race-high 47 laps, had his hands full fending off Kyle Larson, who was being pushed by Ryan Reed. Meanwhile, Smith was getting help on his rear bumper from Joey Logano, who battled back from an early-race speeding penalty and finished sixth. I didn’t even know the 5 (Kahne) had a run until we were past the start-finish line, said Smith, who has excelled at restrictor plate tracks this season with his victory at Daytona and third-place finish at Talladega. I knew he had so much momentum when he went past me, I kind of figured he nipped me. I had enough time to look at the (scoring) pylon real quick and it had already adjusted, so I knew, right there. It’s amazing at the end of these races, Smith added. We hit each other all race long and every time somebody touches you in the middle of the corner it’s ‘Oh, man, don’t do that.’ It feels like the car is dancing around. Then we get out there at the end and we just blast the back bumpers off each other and somehow make it back to the stripe. Sieg, driving the Pull-A-Part Used Auto Parts Chevrolet for RSS Racing, not only earned his best career finish (third) but praise from both Kahne and Earnhardt, who said he noticed how hard he raced earlier in the season at Dover despite less-than-top equipment. It was crazy, Sieg said of the finish. Kasey got clear and I just pushed him a little harder at the end. He wasn’t squirrely or nothing, so I kept going. (Sieg) does a great job, Kahne said. It’s tough to run with the JR team and Gibbs and Penske and Roush and Turner Motorsports. He does a good job with what they have, and if he keeps it up, he’ll get more opportunities. What had been a nearly-clean race turned chaotic with two crashes in the final seven laps, the second of which involved Elliott Sadler as he tried to rally from 11th place. Like Sadler, contenders Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott also required pit stops before the final restart. Smith regained the Nationwide Series points lead, taking a 12-point advantage on Sadler, who led 28 of the first 35 laps but was forced to return to the pits after the first round of pit stops left him with a wheel vibration. Sadler dropped all the way to 27th, a lap down, and finished 21st after his incident on the restart with three laps remaining. The finishing order was also significant because the top four finishers among full-time Nationwide Series drivers (Smith, Sieg, Reed, who finished fourth, and Jeremy Clements, who rallied for eighth), qualified for the Nationwide Insurance Dash 4 Cash program which will pay at least $100,000 to top performers in each of the next four races. Kyle Busch, no worse than fourth in any of his previous 12 Nationwide starts this season, seemed poised for another strong finish. He led seven laps but settled for 17th after his late pit stop. Joe Gibbs Racing was dominant early with Sadler, Busch and Darrell Wallace Jr. (seventh) running 1-2-3 in front of Trevor Bayne and pole sitter Dakoda Armstrong for much of the early going. Armstrong earned the pole in rain-shortened qualifying and was in contention for much of the race before falling to 19th. Jeffrey Earnhardt, driving despite a broken collarbone, gave way to relief driver Matt DiBenedetto on the way to a 33rd place showing.// NASCAR News Wire ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of Jayski jayski • NASCAR Explains Why Race Was Called: The day was only half over but the race was finished. NASCARs decision to call Sundays Coke Zero 400 at about 3:00pm/et left some competitors and fans perplexed. The decision ended NASCARs weekend battle with showers, which caused a multi-car crash during Nationwide qualifying on Friday and forced Saturday nights Cup race to be moved to Sunday. Rain twice delayed Sundays race before it was called after 112 of 160 laps. Aric Almirola was declared the winner. With a forecast from the National Weather Service calling for the likelihood of rain until about 8:00pm/et and the race past halfway - a day after it was scheduled to run - it tipped the scales for NASCAR to call the race. Weve seen this weather pattern and felt it was the best interest of fans getting done and getting home, said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition. We put on 2 1/2 hours of solid racing. When you looked at what was in front of us weather-wise, we felt it was best for all concerned that the race was completed. Pemberton said an issue was that was so much rain in Turn 3 that water was trapped behind the SAFER barrier and coming down on the track. That could have delayed a restart if the rest of the track was dry. The later the rain persisted, the longer it would have been to dry the track because it would not have been aided by the sun.(Motor Racing Network)(7-7-2014) • Career best finishes for drivers at Daytona Four drivers scored a career-best finish in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday: #43-Aric Almirolas win bested his 3rd place finish at Bristol in April; #3-Austin Dillon finished 5th. His previous best was 9th at Daytona in February; #95-Michael McDowells 7th place finish topped his 9th place finish last year in the Daytona 500; #23-Alex Bowman finished 13th. His top finish had been 22nd at California in February. See more stats on active driver wins and drivers without a win on the Active Winners page.(7-7-2014) • Daytona Race and Commercial Breakdown: For NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sundays race. Began recording the times at the call to start the engines at 11:01 AM, and stopped completely at the calling of the race at 2:21 PM (all times are EST). TNT was the broadcast team for this event. Plans were announced that the last portion of the race would be Wide Open Coverage (split-screen commercials), but this did not occur as the race was called due to weather. Total number of commercials: 86 Total number of companies or entities advertised: 46 Number of times TNT utilized Side-by-Side commercials during this broadcast: 0 Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 16 Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 2 min. Start time to record race/commercial periods: 11:01AM End time to record race/commercial periods: 2:21 PM Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 176 Minutes of race broadcast: 132 Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 44 Number of missed restarts: 0 Number of mystery cautions (debris not shown): 1 Total race brdcst time 132 Total comm. brdcst time 44 See past races, links to reports and more on the TV Commercials page.(7-7-2014) • Almirola wins rain-shortened race at Daytona: #43-Aric Almirola won the Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st career win and he puts him in position for a Chase spot this season. The race was called after 112 laps after persistent showers prevented NASCAR from drying the track. It is the 199th win for car #43 and the first since April 1999 when John Andretti won at Marstinsville. It is also 30 years since Richard Pettys 200th career win. #55-Vickers finished 2nd followed by #41-Busch, #13-Mears, #3-Dillon, #11-Hamlin, #95-McDowell, #10-Patrick, #15-Bowyer, and #9-Ambrose. The race was postponded to Sunday due to rain Saturday evening. There was a 25 minute red flag on lap 10 for rain. The first big one happend on lap 20 when #17-Stenhouse, Jr. got lose near the front of the field, Gordon checked up and got into Stewart, who then hit Stenhouse, Jr. and spun him into traffic, collecting 16 cars. The bigger one was on lap 98. #16-Biffle appeared to get into the back of #5-Kahne, who hooked #22-Logano. They spun into traffic. A total of 26 cars were involved in the accident. Only 13 cars running on the lead lap were not involved. There was a 5 minute red flag while the track was cleared. Polesitter #38-Gilliland was caught in the wreck on lap 98. He finished 35th. #24-Gordon (1 win) keeps the points lead after finishing 12th and extends his points lead over to 27 points. #88-Earnhardt, Jr is now in 2nd. #48-Johnson leads the Chase Grid with three wins, 3rd in points. #88-Earnhardt Jr. is second with 2 wins, 2nd in points then #2-Keselowski 2 & 4th, #22-Logano 2 & 6th, #99-Edwards 2 & 7th, and #4-Harvick 2 and 11th. There were 21 lead changes among 14 drivers. There were 6 cautions for 29 yellow flag laps. The average speed was 130.014mph. See unofficial race results, awards, money won, laps led, cautions and more on the Unofficial Daytona Race Results page (pdf) and check out the Daytona Penalty Report (pdf). (7-6-2014) • Race Fast Facts - Daytona International Speedway: Aric Almirola won the 56th Annual Coke Zero 400 , his first victory in 125 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2014. This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in seven races at Daytona International Speedway. Brian Vickers (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 16 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2014. Kurt Busch (third) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 28 races at Daytona International Speedway. Austin Dillon (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie. Jeff Gordon leads the point standings by 27 points over Dale Earnhardt Jr. Aric Almirola is the 43rd driver to drive the famed No. 43 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Prior to todays win, the last time the No. 43 car visited Victory Lane at Daytona was 7/4/1984 with NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty behind the wheel. The last time the No. 43 car won in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was at Martinsville Speedway (4/18/1999) with driver John Andretti. This is the No. 43 cars 199th win (second-most all-time) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. This is the No. 43 cars 11th points-paying win at Daytona among two drivers - Richard Petty (10 wins) and Aric Almirola (1 win).(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(7-6-2014) • 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings: [after Daytona, race 18 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 651 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 624, -27 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 596, -55 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [2 wins], 586, -65 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 580, -71 6) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 546, -105 7) #99-Carl Edwards [2 wins], 5436, -108 8) #31-Ryan Newman, 534, -117 9) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 524, -127 10) #27-Paul Menard, 516, -135 Other drivers with at least one win, out of the top 10: 11) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 514, -137 14) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 493, -158 21) #43-Aric Almirola [1 win], 452, -199 24) #41-Kurt Busch [1 win], 422, -229 (166 pts ahead of 31st) • Race Fast Facts - Daytona International Speedway: Aric Almirola won the 56th Annual Coke Zero 400 , his first victory in 125 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2014. This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in seven races at Daytona International Speedway. Brian Vickers (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 16 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2014. Kurt Busch (third) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 28 races at Daytona International Speedway. Austin Dillon (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie. Jeff Gordon leads the point standings by 27 points over Dale Earnhardt Jr. Aric Almirola is the 43rd driver to drive the famed No. 43 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Prior to todays win, the last time the No. 43 car visited Victory Lane at Daytona was 7/4/1984 with NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty behind the wheel. The last time the No. 43 car won in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was at Martinsville Speedway (4/18/1999) with driver John Andretti. This is the No. 43 cars 199th win (second-most all-time) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. This is the No. 43 cars 11th points-paying win at Daytona among two drivers - Richard Petty (10 wins) and Aric Almirola (1 win).(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(7-6-2014) • 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings: [after Daytona, race 18 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 651 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 624, -27 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 596, -55 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [2 wins], 586, -65 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 580, -71 6) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 546, -105 7) #99-Carl Edwards [2 wins], 5436, -108 8) #31-Ryan Newman, 534, -117 9) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 524, -127 10) #27-Paul Menard, 516, -135 Other drivers with at least one win, out of the top 10: 11) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 514, -137 14) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 493, -158 21) #43-Aric Almirola [1 win], 452, -199 24) #41-Kurt Busch [1 win], 422, -229 (166 pts ahead of 31st) See UNOFFICIAL drivers championship points standings on the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings (pdf). See the UNOFFICIAL owner points standings on the Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf). (7-6-2014) • Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings: [after Daytona, race 18 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 3rd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 2nd 3) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2 wins, 4th 4) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 6th 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 2 wins, 7th 6) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 11th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 1st 8) #18-Kyle Busch, 1 win, 9th 9) #11-Denny Hamlin, 1 win, 14th 10) #41-Kurt Busch, 1 win, 24th 11) #43-Aric Almirola, 1 win, 21st (no wins, in by points) 12) #20-Matt Kenseth, 5th 13) #31-Ryan Newman, 8th 14) #27-Paul Menard, 10th 15) #15-Clint Bowyer, 12th 16) #3-Austin Dillon, 13th (7-6-2014) • Daytona Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points: #3-Dillon, finished 5th, 17 rookie points #7-Annett, 21st, 9 #51-Allgaier, 25th, 8 #26-Whitt, 34th, 6 #83-Truex, 32nd, 7 #23-Bowman, 13th, 10 #42-Larson, 36th, 5 Kligerman, Did Not Race (7-6-2014) • First win for car #43 since 1999: When Aric Almirola won the Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2014, it was the first time since April 18, 1999 that a driver had won a Sprint Cup Series race in a car #43 when John Andretti won at Martinsville. The legendary #43 has 199 Sprint Cup Series wins in its history. Richard Petty won 192 times in the #43. See more on my Wins by Car Number page.(7-6-2014) • NASCAR could tweak qualifying rules at plate tracks: That strange qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway might end up being a one-time thing. NASCAR executive Robin Pemberton said rules could be tweaked to prevent teams from trying to scheme ways to post the fastest laps during the three knockout stages. I think well learn from all of this moving forward and continue to talk and see if theres anything that we need to look at to try to make things better for the fans and better for the competitors, said Pemberton, NASCARs vice president of competition. All in all, its been a great year for qualifying and its been a great year for a lot of different rule changes that we put into play this year. Well sit down and well talk about some of these things toward the latter stages of the year and see what we may rub on and do a little changing or some things like that. NASCARs new qualifying rules package was used for the first time at Daytona in the Sprint Cup Series on Friday, and it produced some head-scratching moments as groups of cars slowed to a crawl around the 2 1/2-mile superspeedway. The small packs - most of them formed by teammates - were hoping to pull behind bigger groups and draft behind them to produce fast laps. But no one was eager to lead the way, especially not in a huge cluster of cars. NASCAR could conceivably change the qualifying rules before the Oct. 19 race at Talladega.(Associated Press)(7-6-2014) • Young Wisconsin Mechanics Spend Race Week with Wood Brothers: Two recent high school graduates from Wisconsin - winners of last months AAA Student Auto Skills National Finals at Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. - spent the week of the Coke Zero 400 with Wood Brothers Racing getting an up-close look at how race teams prepare for and manage a Sprint Cup race. This unique job shadowing experience was part of the Wisconsin teams prize package for winning the 65th annual technology showdown with teams from each of the 50 states. The contest included a written test and a hands-on element diagnosing and repairing bugs planted on their competition vehicle. Justin Bublitz, 18, and Colt Morris, 17, of Grafton High School in Grafton, Wisc., along with their instructor, Carl Hader, toured the Wood Brothers Racing shop in Harrisburg, N.C., the Roush Fenway Racing shop in Concord, N.C., visited the NASCAR Hall of Fame in downtown Charlotte and are spending race weekend with the Wood Brothers at Daytona International Speedway. Were excited to be part of the AAA Student Auto Skills program, said Eddie Wood, co-owner of Wood Brothers Racing and the #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion. Its been fun having Justin, Colt and their teacher, Carl, with us this week. We think its important to reward achievement in young people and maybe interest them in a career in racing in the process. Morris, who along with Bublitz won the competition in Dearborn with a perfect score in the hands-on part of the competition, said, The week has been amazing. To be close to everything and watch the magic happen is a great experience. Bublitz said, This is insanely fun. Its mind-blowing the things were seeing. Its so different from working on a normal car. This definitely makes me want to get into racing. Before this I was never a NASCAR fan, but now Ill probably be a huge NASCAR fan. Instructor Hader, a teacher for 35 years, has taken 15 teams to the AAA Auto Skills National Finals and has two wins. He views the race week experience from a much larger perspective. I expect the kids to take back to their everyday lives the idea that you should be organized, plan things out ahead of time and that nothing happens by chance, Hader said. These race teams do everything they can think of before the race to put their drivers in a position to win.(Wood Brothers Racing)(7-6-2014) • B.R.M. named Official Timekeeper of Pocono Raceway: Pocono Raceway announced a multi-year partnership with Bernard Richards Manufacture (BRM), an iconic, international watchmaker. BRM will serve as the Official Timekeeper of Pocono Raceway for all of The Tricky Triangles major events. Driven by passion for motorsports and engineered for exceptional performance, BRMs bespoke timepieces are defined by pure racing spirit, and as the only French watchmaking manufacture, the brand is synonymous with individuality. Introducing one-of-a-kind, limited-edition models every year, BRMs commitment to craftsmanship and technical precision has garnered global partnerships with racings elite including Abarth, and INDYCAR drivers Marco Andretti and Simon Pagenaud.(Pocono Raceway)(7-6-2014) • Brian France gives State of the Sport: NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France met with media as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season reached its halfway point at Daytona International Speedway. France began the news conference with a review of the new Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format that features a virtual win and youre in formula for making NASCARs postseason. Beginning his second decade at the helm of the sport, France also addressed the evolving rules package, noting he attended an hour-long session earlier in the day with NASCAR Vice President of Innovation Gene Stefanyshyn. He discussed how the competition group at NASCAR is basing decisions on science and technology. France referred to a new engine package that has been discussed this year and noted that those efforts are part of NASCARs plan to lower the barrier of entry into the sport for owners and manufacturers. Other hot topics addressed included a recent report about new ways to deliver souvenirs to fans at tracks. France said, We do think theres probably some newer, better ways to merchandise for fans. When asked whether Iowa Speedway would get a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, he said, We dont have plans for a Cup date there. With Nationwide moving from series sponsorship to sponsoring Dale Earnhardt Jr.s Sprint Cup car next season, France addressed finding a new partner. ...on the Nationwide sponsorship, very good interest, France said. I think in the coming weeks well be getting to the end of that process, and we will be in very good shape when the dust settles there. On whether the final race of the season might move Ford Championship Weekend from Homestead-Miami Speedway, France said: When you talk to the Ford people and you talk to people at ISC, at Homestead, they want to do whatever makes sense for that sponsorship. But he continued, Homestead is ... by any definition, the best mile-and-a-half track that the drivers believe that they have -- that they can really race hard and compete hard, and that matters, too, right. Its a very important thing. When you factor all those things in, were going to be in Homestead for the foreseeable future. On changes to the overall 2015 schedule, France talked about weather issues at Bristol Motor Speedway over the last few years and said, Well be releasing that in September, but its fair to say that theres a robust discussion within the stakeholders to come up with the best schedule that we can for 2015 and beyond. (NASCAR), see the complete remarks by France on the Brain France July 5, 2014 transcript page.(7-5-2014) ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of Racin Today racintoday Montoya Returns To Victory Lane racintoday/archives/47138 Rain Ends Drought For The No. 43 Petty Car racintoday/archives/47132 NASCAR’s France Talks Series’ Present And Future racintoday/archives/47129 Injury Sidelines IndyCar’s Hawksworth At Pocono racintoday/archives/47127 ___________________________________________________________ N A S C A R * N A T I O N W I D E * S E R I E S ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of Jayski jayski • Kahne wins at Daytona: #5-Kasey Kahne won the Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway, beating teammate #7-Regan Smith to the checkered flag by .021 seconds on a green-white-checker finish. #39-Ryan Sieg finished third followed by #16-Ryan Reed, #42-Kyle Larson, #22-Joey Logano, #20-Darrell Wallace, Jr., #51-Jeremey Clements, #6-Trevor Bayne, and #93-Mike Wallace. There were 3 cautions for 12 laps and 14 lead changes among 11 leaders. Complete results are on the Daytona race results page (pdf). (7-4-2014) • Daytona Race Fast Facts: Kasey Kahne(i) won the 13th Annual Subway Firecracker 250 , his eighth victory in 204 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2014. This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 19 races at Daytona International Speedway. Regan Smith (second) posted his third top-10 finish in ten races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2014. Ryan Sieg (third career-best finish) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Daytona International Speedway. Ryan Sieg (third) was the highest finishing rookie. Regan Smith leads the point standings by 12 points over Elliott Sadler. The Margin of Victory of tonights race (0.021) is the third closest NNS finish at Daytona and eighth all-time in series history. (NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(7-4-2014) • Driver standings following Daytona: 1) #7-Regan Smith 577 2) #11-Elliott Sadler 565, -12 3) #9-Chase Elliott 562, -15 4) #3-Ty Dillon 545, -32 5) #2-Brian Scott 523, -54 6) #6-Trevor Bayne 518, -59 7) #62-Brendan Gaughan 465, -112 8) #99-James Buescher 448, -129 9) #60-Chris Buescher 446, -131 10) #16-Ryan Reed 423, -154 See complete standings on the driver standings page ( NASCAR will look at drafting rules: The Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona on Friday night marked the final time that the NASCAR Nationwide Series will compete on a restrictor plate track this season, providing the league time to reassess the new rule that prohibits drivers from pushing or forming tandems. The new policy generated controversy right from the start of the season when NASCAR penalized a race-contending James Buescher at Daytona in February for what appeared to be a judgment call at best. It seems like the Sanctioning Body has created a rule that is near impossible to officiate with consistency, a fact that was made totally clear on Friday night. #40-Josh Wise and #01-Landon Cassill were issued pass-through penalties early in the race while other pairings including Kyle Busch/Elliott Sadler and Trevor Bayne/Kyle Busch were left untouched despite similar actions. Even the finish of Fridays race came down to a push with #39-Ryan Sieg shoving #5-Kasey Kahne all the way down Turn 4, across the frontstretch and past #7-Regan Smith for the win. NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton met with the media on Friday night, explaining that cars moving side-to-side while bump drafting indicated no linkage, which explained the decision not to penalize either Kahne or Sieg. But Pemberton is aware of the derision that some of the calls and no calls from race control has generated this season and assured everyone that NASCAR will continue to address and analyze its rules package for everyone involved. Well look at this situation, Pemberton said. Its the last plate race for the Nationwide Series this season and these are the rules we put in place at the beginning of the year. Weve worked with the teams under their suggestions and said that we would look at it by the end of the year and see what adjustments we need to make.(Popular Speed)(7-5-2014) ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of PitTalks Tire changer for SHR sleeps in van overnight instead of flying home with team pittalks/2014/07/06/tire-changer-for-shr-sleeps-in-van-overnight-instead-of-flying-home-with-team/ ___________________________________________________________ C A M P I N G * W O R L D * T R U C K * S E R I E S ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of Jayski jayski NEXT RACE: American Ethanol 200, Friday July 11, 2014 at Iowa Speedway ___________________________________________________________ N A S C A R * C A N A D I A N * T I R E * S E R I E S localracing.nascar/news/6 ___________________________________________________________ Ranger Right At Home In ICAR Victory Lane Collects Third Straight Win On Quebec Road Course MIRABEL, Que. (July 6, 2014) – Andrew Ranger is pretty close to unstoppable at Circuit ICAR. The two-time champion of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 led the final nine laps Sunday to take the checkered flag in the Jiffy Lube 100 presented by La Petite Bretonne. It was Rangers third straight win at the 2.113-mile, 16-turn road course on the grounds of Montreal-Mirabel International Airport. And it was Rangers 18th career win; 15 of which have come on road courses. Ranger took the lead from Alex Guenettte on Lap 21 and wound up beating last years series rookie of the year to the line by 3.682 seconds. L.P. Dumoulin finished third, followed by rookie Alex Labbe and Alex Tagliani. J.R. Fitzpatrick, Scott Steckly, rookie Gary Klutt, Jason Hathaway and Peter Klutt rounded out the top 10. Fitzpatrick maintains the edge in the season standings after three races, two tallies ahead of Dumoulin and 14 ahead of D.J. Kennington, who finished 12th Sunday. The Jiffy Lube 100 will air on TSN on Sunday, July 13 at 11 a.m., and on the French-language RDS on Thursday, July 17 at 9:30 p.m. The Canadian Tire Series next race will be contested on July 11 with the inaugural Alberta Has Energy 300 at Edmonton International Raceway in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. NASCAR Canadian Tire Series pres. by Mobil 1-Jiffy Lube 100 pres. by La Petite Bretonne Unofficial Results Sunday At Circuit ICAR Mirabel, Que. Lap length: 2.113 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Que., Dodge, 30 laps, 37.952 mph. 2. (3) Alex Guenette, Terrebonne, Que., Dodge, 30. 3. (4) L.P. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivières, Que., Dodge, 30. 4. (5) Alex Labbe, St. Albert, Que, Dodge, 30. 5. (8) Alex Tagliani, Lachenaie, Que., Dodge, 30. 6. (12) J.R. Fitzpatrick, Ayr, Ont., Chevrolet, 30. 7. (11) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 30. 8. (9) Gary Klutt, Halton Hills, Ont., Chevrolet, 30. 9. (10) Jason Hathaway, Dutton, Ont., Chevrolet, 30. 10. (15) Peter Klutt, Halton Hills, Ont., Chevrolet, 30. 11. (18) Noel Dowler, Sherwood Park, Alta., Dodge, 30. 12. (13) D.J. Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 30. 13. (20) Anthony Simone, Holland Landing, Ont., Dodge, 30. 14. (14) J.F. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivières, Que., Dodge, 30. 15. (22) Simon Dion-Viens, Saint-Joseph-de-Kamouraska, Que., Dodge, 30. 16. (28) Derek White, Kahnawake, Que., Chevrolet, 30. 17. (24) Ray Courtemanche Jr., Montreal, Que., Dodge, 30. 18. (26) Matthew Scannell, Milton. Ont., Dodge, 30. 19. (6) Mark Dilley, Barrie, Ont., Ford, 29. 20. (7) Elie Arseneau, Bedford, Que., Dodge, 28. 21. (23) Patrice Brisebois, Montreal, Que., Dodge, 28. 22. (19) Luc Lesage, Trois-Rivières, Que., Dodge, 28. 23. (21) Hugo Vannini, Repentigny, Que., Ford, 28. 24. (17) Xavier Coupal, St. Jean sur Richelieu, Que, Dodge, 27. 25. (29) Jocelyn Fecteau, Montreal, Que., Dodge, 26. 26. (27) Joey McColm, Ajax, Ont., Dodge, 19. 27. (16) Jeff Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ont., Dodge, 5, fuel pump. 28. (2) Marc-Antoine Camirand, Saint-Leonard-dAston, Que, Chevrolet, 3, rear end. 29. (25) Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., Dodge, 1, accident. Race Statistics Time of Race: 0 hours 54 minutes 39 seconds Margin of Victory: .3.682 Fastest Qualifier: A.Ranger (79.274 mph, 95.956 seconds) Caution Flags: 1 for 2 laps. Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers. Lap Leaders: A. Ranger 1-6; A. Guenette 7-20; A. Ranger 21-30. Standings: 1. J. Fitzpatrick, 122; 2. L. Dumoulin, 120; 3. D. Kennington, 108; 4. J. Hathaway, 103; 5. A. Ranger, 103; 6. S. Steckly, 96; 7. H. Vannini, 91; 8. N. Dowler, 90; 9. R. Courtemanche Jr., 88; 10. A. Guenette, 81. Standings: 1. J. Fitzpatrick, 84; 2. L. Dumoulin, 79; 3. D. Kennington, 76; 4. H. Vannini, 70; 5. J. Hathaway, 68; 6. S. Mathews, 64; 7. R. Courtemanche Jr., 61; 8. S. Steckly, 59; 9. N. Dowler, 57; 10. J. McColm, 56. ___________________________________________________________ C O L U M N S / C O M M E N T A R I E S ___________________________________________________________ Early wreck knocks out Johnson, Stewart, Harvick sbnation/nascar/2014/7/6/5874815/2014-nascar-daytona-big-wreck-tony-stewart-jimmie-johnson-kevin-harvick Big One strikes NASCAR Daytona ... again sbnation/nascar/2014/7/6/5875015/coke-zero-400-nascar-daytona-international-speedway-kyle-busch-flip-big-one-crash Brian Vickers: NASCAR called race too early sbnation/nascar/2014/7/6/5876125/2014-nascar-daytona-international-coke-zero-400-brian-vickers-rain-delay-aric-almirola-kurt-busch Aric Almirola wins rain-shortened Daytona sbnation/nascar/2014/7/6/5875611/nascar-daytona-international-speedway-2014-coke-zero-400-winner-aric-almirola __________________________________________________________ T V * L I S T I N G S ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of TVRacer tvracer/ Monday, July 7, 2014 1:00am-2:00am (R) NASCAR Race Hub FS2 2:00am-2:30am (R) -John Force 2:30am-3:00am (R) -Steve Francis The Dave Despain Show MAVTV 2:00am-3:00am (R) NASCAR K&N Pro Series Sonoma FS2 2:00am-4:00am (R) ARCA Racing Winchester CBSSN 10:00am-11:00am (R) NASCAR K&N Pro Series Sonoma FS1 10:00am-11:00am (R) -MX2 11:00am-12:00pm (R) -MXGP FIM Motocross Sweden CBSSN 11:00am-1:00pm (R) Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Watkins Glen FS1 12:00pm-2:00pm (R) FIA World Rallycross Norway beIN Sports 3:00pm-4:00pm (R) FIM World Supersport Portugal beIN Sports 4:00pm-6:00pm (R) ARCA Racing Winchester CBSSN 4:00pm-6:00pm (R) #1 & 2 Superbike World Championship Portugal beIN Sports 5:00pm-5:30pm (L) NASCAR America NBCSN 5:00pm-6:00pm NASCAR Race Hub FS1 5:30pm-8:00pm (R) Formula 1 Replicarz - 2012 Mclaren P1, black metallic, 1:18 Silverstone NBCSN 6:30pm-7:30pm NASCAR Race Hub FS2 7:00pm-9:00pm (R) Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort beIN Sports 8:00pm-10:00pm (R) Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Watkins Glen FS2 11:00pm-12:00am (R) FIM World Supersport Portugal beIN Sports Tuesday, July 8, 2014 1:00am-2:00am (R) FIA World Rallycross Portugal beIN Sports 6:30am-7:00am 7:00am-7:30am NASCAR America -Scan All 43 NBCSN 12:00pm-2:00pm (R) FIA World Rallycross Finland beIN Sports 5:00pm-5:30pm (L) NASCAR America NBCSN 5:00pm-6:00pm NASCAR Race Hub FS1 6:00pm-7:00pm (R) FIM World Supersport Portugal beIN Sports 6:30pm-7:30pm NASCAR Race Hub FS2 7:00pm-9:00pm (R) #1 & 2 Superbike World Championship Portugal beIN Sports 9:00pm-10:00pm (R) NASCAR K&N Pro Series Sonoma FS2 Always CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS! ___________________________________________________________ The Stock Car Gazette Copyright 2002-2010 by MotorSportsNews.Net All Rights Reserved DONATIONS https://paypal/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6356277 Find us on Twitter twitter/motorsportsnews SUBSCRIBE / UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION groups.google/group/StockCarGazette Miss an edition of the Stock Car Gazette? 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