NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Official Results from New Hampshire

I missed this one gang... I was at a dog disc catching event.  And yes, it was worth it.  I won in my division.  But on to other things.

I hear the Kyle Busch got a bit snippity with the mouth about Ryan Newman and the wreck he got involved in with Kyle's brother, Kurt.  I haven't seen it but hey, really Kyle???

And with nothing to lose, as Ryan has no ride for next year, what with Kevin Harvick going to SHR with Budweiser next year, well, dang!  Hopefully Ryan will land on his feet!

via press release

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 19
21ST ANNUAL CAMPING WORLD RV SALES "301"
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Loudon, NH - July 14, 2013
1.058-Mile Oval
301 Laps - 318.46 Miles Purse: $5,367,865

Failed to qualify: n/a

Race Comments: Brian Vickers won the Camping World RV Sales 301, his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 8 minutes, 40 seconds   AVERAGE SPEED: 105.087 mph   MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.465 second(s)

TIME OF RACE:  3 hours, 14 minutes, 10 seconds   AVERAGE SPEED:  98.735 mph   MARGIN OF VICTORY:  0.582 second(s)

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Brad Keselowski (135.922 mph. 28.022 secs.)
3M LAP LEADER: Tony Stewart (84 Laps)

Caution Flags: 12 cautions for 58 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
5-9 (Car #22 Accident Turn 1 [None]);
15-21 (Car #9, 13, 29, 51 Accident Frontstretch [None]);
80-82 (Debris [87]);
124-128 (Car #11 Slowed On Track [34]);
157-161 (Debris [87]);
203-207 (Debris [93]);
211-213 (Debris [11]);
219-222 (Car #10 Spin Turn 2 [51]);
226-234 (Car #39, 78, 20, 5 Accident Turn 2 [30]);
238-242 (Car #17, 93, 10 Accident Turn 1 [87]);
259-262 (Car #24, 27 Accident Turn 2 [87]);
298-300 (Debris [87]).

Lap Leaders: 10 lead changes among 6 drivers. Keselowski 1-9, Ky. Busch 10-62, Ku. Busch 63-74, Keselowski 75-77, Ku. Busch 78-123, Keselowski 124, Kenseth 125-157, Keselowski 158, Ku. Busch 159-202, Stewart 203-286, Vickers 287-302.

NEXT EVENT: July 28, 2013 - 20th Annual Crown Royal Presents The Samuel Deeds 400 at The Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN (400 Miles) (160 Laps)

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Fin	Car			Series	Bonus		Laps
Pos	No	Driver	Laps	Points	Points	Status	led
1	55	Brian Vickers	302	0	0	Running	16
2	18	Kyle Busch	302	43	1	Running	53
3	31	Jeff Burton	302	41	0	Running
4	2	Brad Keselowski	302	41	1	Running	14
5	43	Aric Almirola	302	39	0	Running
6	48	Jimmie Johnson	302	38	0	Running
7	29	Kevin Harvick	302	37	0	Running
8	99	Carl Edwards	302	36	0	Running
9	20	Matt Kenseth	302	36	1	Running	33
10	24	Jeff Gordon	302	34	0	Running
11	5	Kasey Kahne	302	33	0	Running
12	1	Jamie McMurray	302	32	0	Running
13	15	Clint Bowyer	302	31	0	Running
14	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr	302	30	0	Running
15	16	Greg Biffle	302	29	0	Running
16	56	Martin Truex Jr	302	28	0	Running
17	27	Paul Menard	302	27	0	Running
18	38	David Gilliland	302	26	0	Running
19	34	David Ragan	302	25	0	Running
20	30	David Stremme	302	24	0	Running
21	11	Denny Hamlin	302	23	0	Running
22	51	AJ Allmendinger	302	22	0	Running
23	7	Dave Blaney	302	21	0	Running
24	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	302	20	0	Running
25	87	Joe Nemechek	302	0	0	Running
26	14	Tony Stewart	302	19	1	Running	84
27	47	Bobby Labonte	301	17	0	Running
28	83	David Reutimann	299	16	0	Running
29	36	J.J. Yeley	298	15	0	Running
30	32	Ken Schrader	298	14	0	Running
31	78	Kurt Busch	283	15	2	Running	102
32	33	Landon Cassill	281	0	0	Transmission
33	9	Marcos Ambrose	277	11	0	Running
34	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr #	275	10	0	Running
35	35	Josh Wise	270	0	0	Running
36	13	Casey Mears	242	8	0	Running
37	10	Danica Patrick #	237	7	0	Accident
38	93	Travis Kvapil	236	6	0	Accident
39	39	Ryan Newman	225	5	0	Accident
40	22	Joey Logano	211	4	0	Running
41	52	Morgan Shepherd	92	0	0	Vibration
42	98	Michael McDowell	89	2	0	Vibration
43	19	Mike Bliss	75	0	0	Rear Gear

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Thirty-One Teams Have Parts Confiscated at Daytona!

Today (Thursday, Jul 4,2013) at Daytona International Speedway thirty-one different teams failed inspections and had their illegal parts confiscated by NASCAR.

Sixteen NACAR Sprint Cup Teams!  And after NASCAR found the Cup infractions, they decided to check the Nationwide garage.  Guess what!!! 

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The part in question were modified roof flap spacers that apparently were made lighter.  The spacers support the hinge bar of the roof flaps.

In addition to the sixteen Cup teams, there were also fifteen NASCAR Nationwide Series teams that had the same thing/problem.

If you look at the list of teams, you'll see quit a bit of crossover...

Cup Teams

• • Joe Gibbs Racing - Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth
• • Michael Waltrip Racing - Clint Bowyer, Michael Waltrip, Martin Truex Jr.
• • Penske Racing - Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano
• • Richard Petty Motorsports - Marcos Ambrose, Aric Almirola
• • Roush Fenway Racing - Greg Biffle, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Carl Edwards
• • Jamie McMurray and Casey Mears

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Nationwide Teams

• • Joe Gibbs Racing - Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth
• • Richard Petty Motorsports - Michael Annett
• • Roush Fenway Racing - Trevor Bayne, Travis Pastrana
• • Blake Koch, Cole Whitt, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Landon Cassill, Mike Bliss, Reed Sorenson, Robert Richardson Jr., Jason White and Dexter Stacey.

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I don't think I've ever seen something this widespread happen at a race weekend... not so many teams for the same inspection issue.

It seems that there might have been a mentality about where the teams trim the "fat" of the weight of the cars.  And the modifications varied from team to team.

But NASCAR hands out these components, and expects the teams to use the parts, as is, as handed out.  The teams involved obviously took some "proactive" competitive measures.

I'm sure there will be more details to follow... at the least, penalties announced no later than next Tuesday.

Some ideas to keep in mind is that there are a few crew chiefs of these teams already on probation.  Those would be Keselowski and Logano.  But traditionally probations are focused on the same penalty being broken.  Not different ones.  (Then what's the point of the probation?)

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In case you don't know, the roof flaps are the flaps that pop up when a car gets out of hand and gets sideways or backwards.  It helps break up the air flow and prevent lift.  Breaking up the aero lift keeps the cars on the ground... in most cases.
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Official Sprint Cup Race Results from Pocono

If you're curious where your favorite driver finished in the Sprint Cup Pocono race, here's a quickie list to check over! -Bruce 

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 14
32ND ANNUAL PARTY IN THE POCONOS "400" PRESENTED BY WALMART
POCONO RACEWAY

Long Pond, PA - June 9, 2013
2.5-Mile Triangular Paved
160 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $5,069,140

Fin	Car			Series	Bonus		Leader
Pos	No	Driver	Laps	Points	Points	Status	Times	Laps
1	48	Jimmie Johnson	160	48	5	Running	6	128
2	16	Greg Biffle	160	42	0	Running
3	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr	160	41	0	Running
4	14	Tony Stewart	160	40	0	Running
5	39	Ryan Newman	160	40	1	Running	3	19
6	18	Kyle Busch	160	38	0	Running
7	78	Kurt Busch	160	37	0	Running
8	11	Denny Hamlin	160	36	0	Running
9	29	Kevin Harvick	160	35	0	Running
10	22	Joey Logano	160	34	0	Running
11	31	Jeff Burton	160	33	0	Running
12	24	Jeff Gordon	160	32	0	Running
13	1	Jamie McMurray	160	31	0	Running
14	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	160	30	0	Running
15	15	Clint Bowyer	160	29	0	Running
16	2	Brad Keselowski	160	29	1	Running	2	4
17	9	Marcos Ambrose	160	27	0	Running
18	99	Carl Edwards	160	27	1	Running	1	9
19	55	Mark Martin	160	25	0	Running
20	93	Travis Kvapil	160	24	0	Running
21	43	Aric Almirola	160	23	0	Running
22	13	Casey Mears	160	22	0	Running
23	56	Martin Truex Jr	160	21	0	Running
24	38	David Gilliland	160	20	0	Running
25	20	Matt Kenseth	160	19	0	Running
26	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr #	160	18	0	Running
27	47	Bobby Labonte	160	17	0	Running
28	30	David Stremme	160	16	0	Running
29	10	Danica Patrick #	160	15	0	Running
30	27	Paul Menard	160	14	0	Running
31	7	Dave Blaney	160	13	0	Running
32	83	David Reutimann	159	12	0	Running
33	51	AJ Allmendinger	158	11	0	Running
34	35	Josh Wise (i)	157	0	0	Running
35	32	Timmy Hill #	156	9	0	Running
36	5	Kasey Kahne	141	8	0	Running
37	34	David Ragan	121	7	0	Running
38	33	Landon Cassill (i)	70	0	0	Clutch
39	36	J.J. Yeley	39	5	0	Transmission
40	98	Michael McDowell	33	4	0	Vibration
41	44	Scott Riggs	28	3	0	Vibration
42	87	Joe Nemechek (i)	11	0	0	Engine
43	19	Jason Leffler	8	1	0	Transmission

Official Race Results from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Event at Phoenix

Race Comments: Carl Edwards won the Subway Fresh Fit 500, his 20th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #11,18 (engine change), 30 (transmission), 78 (backup car).

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 2
9TH ANNUAL SUBWAY FRESH FIT "500" PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Avondale, AZ - March 3, 2013
1-Mile Oval
312 Laps - 312 Miles Purse: $5,082,848

Fin	Car			Series	Bonus		Leader
Pos	No	Driver	Laps	Points	Points	Status	Times	Laps
1	99	Carl Edwards	316	48	5	Running	2	122
2	48	Jimmie Johnson	316	43	1	Running	1	1
3	11	Denny Hamlin	316	41	0	Running
4	2	Brad Keselowski	316	41	1	Running	1	16
5	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr	316	40	1	Running	1	47
6	15	Clint Bowyer	316	38	0	Running
7	20	Matt Kenseth	316	37	0	Running
8	14	Tony Stewart	316	36	0	Running
9	24	Jeff Gordon	316	35	0	Running
10	31	Jeff Burton	316	34	0	Running
11	51	AJ Allmendinger	316	33	0	Running
12	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	316	33	1	Running	2	12
13	29	Kevin Harvick	316	31	0	Running
14	13	Casey Mears	316	30	0	Running
15	43	Aric Almirola	316	29	0	Running
16	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr #	316	28	0	Running
17	16	Greg Biffle	316	28	1	Running	2	39
18	9	Marcos Ambrose	316	26	0	Running
19	5	Kasey Kahne	316	25	0	Running
20	27	Paul Menard	316	24	0	Running
21	55	Mark Martin	316	24	1	Running	2	75
22	1	Jamie McMurray	316	22	0	Running
23	18	Kyle Busch	316	21	0	Running
24	47	Bobby Labonte	315	20	0	Running
25	83	David Reutimann	315	20	1	Running	1	1
26	22	Joey Logano	315	18	0	Running
27	78	Kurt Busch	315	17	0	Running
28	36	J.J. Yeley	315	16	0	Running
29	93	Travis Kvapil	313	15	0	Running
30	30	David Stremme	313	14	0	Running
31	87	Joe Nemechek	311	0	0	Running
32	33	Landon Cassill	309	12	0	Running
33	7	Dave Blaney	306	11	0	Running
34	32	Ken Schrader	300	10	0	Accident
35	35	Josh Wise	295	0	0	Running
36	56	Martin Truex Jr	284	8	0	Running
37	38	David Gilliland	237	7	0	Accident
38	34	David Ragan	186	7	1	Accident	1	3
39	10	Danica Patrick #	184	5	0	Accident
40	39	Ryan Newman	137	4	0	Accident
41	95	Scott Speed	88	3	0	Brakes
42	19	Mike Bliss	34	0	0	Brakes
43	44	Scott Riggs	19	0	0	Accident

# Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender.
Bonus Points: includes winner, lap leader & most laps led points
(i) = Ineligible for driver points in this series

Failed to qualify: n/a
TIME OF RACE:  3 hours, 0 minutes, 15 seconds   AVERAGE SPEED:  105.187 mph   MARGIN OF VICTORY:  1.024 second(s)

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Mark Martin (138.074 mph. 26.073 secs.)

SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Ricky Stenhouse Jr
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.

Caution Flags: 8 cautions for 43 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
22-27 (Car #44 Accident Turn 4 [33]);
49-55 (Car #18 Spin Turn 2 [87]);
66-69 (Car #7 Accident Turn 1 [55]);
100-103 (Car #39 Stall On Track [87]);
142-146 (Car #39 Accident Turn 1 [87]);
186-193 (Car #10,34 Accident Frontstretch [36]);
238-242 (Car #38 Accident Turn 1 [18]);
311-314 (Car #32 Accident Turn 3 [18]).

Lap Leaders: 12 lead changes among 9 drivers.
Martin 1-49,
Montoya 50-56,
Biffle 57-64,
Montoya 65-69,
Biffle 70-100,
Martin 101-126,
Keselowski 127-142,
Ragan 143-145,
Edwards 146-189,
Johnson 190,
Reutimann 191,
Earnhardt Jr 192-238,
Edwards 239-316.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12
Driver	Points	Wins
1 - Jimmie Johnson	90	1
2 - Dale Earnhardt Jr	82	0
3 - Brad Keselowski	82	0
4 - Denny Hamlin	72	0
5 - Clint Bowyer	72	0
6 - Greg Biffle	66	0
7 - Mark Martin	65	0
8 - Jeff Gordon	60	0
9 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr	60	0
10 - Aric Almirola	60	0
11 - Carl Edwards	59	1
12 - Marcos Ambrose	52	0

SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Driver	Points
Danica Patrick	24
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	21

NEXT EVENT: March 10, 2013 - 16th Annual Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway , Las Vegas, NV (400.5 Miles) (267 Laps)
NOTE: The above figures are based upon team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (3/4/2013)


NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS
Race #2: 9TH ANNUAL SUBWAY FRESH FIT "500" Race Date: 3/3/2013 3:00:00 PM

POS	Driver	Points	Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Money Won
1	JIMMIE JOHNSON	90	2	1	2	2	$1,774,986
2	DALE EARNHARDT JR.	82	2	0	2	2	1,282,089
3	BRAD KESELOWSKI	82	2	0	2	2	875,931
4	DENNY HAMLIN	72	2	0	1	1	527,839
5	CLINT BOWYER	72	2	0	0	1	513,179
6	GREG BIFFLE	66	2	0	0	1	655,639
7	MARK MARTIN	65	2	0	1	1	943,963
8	JEFF GORDON	60	2	0	0	1	528,510
9	RICKY STENHOUSE JR.	60	2	0	0	0	498,710
10	ARIC ALMIROLA	60	2	0	0	0	524,235
11	CARL EDWARDS	59	2	1	1	1	675,064
12	MARCOS AMBROSE	52	2	0	0	0	488,491
13	J J YELEY	50	2	0	0	1	420,688
14	BOBBY LABONTE	49	2	0	0	0	437,055
15	JEFF BURTON	48	2	0	0	1	407,963
16	DAVID REUTIMANN	48	2	0	0	0	414,105
17	PAUL MENARD	48	2	0	0	0	452,145
18	MATT KENSETH	46	2	0	0	1	725,447
19	CASEY MEARS	45	2	0	0	0	417,647
20	RYAN NEWMAN	44	2	0	1	1	672,029
21	JOEY LOGANO	44	2	0	0	0	505,130
22	DANICA PATRICK	42	2	0	0	1	420,864
23	TONY STEWART	39	2	0	0	1	506,079
24	JUAN PABLO MONTOYA	38	2	0	0	0	472,782
25	DAVE BLANEY	38	2	0	0	0	395,285
26	MICHAEL MCDOWELL	35	1	0	0	1	366,121
27	TRAVIS KVAPIL	35	2	0	0	0	410,710
28	JAMIE MCMURRAY	34	2	0	0	0	432,928
29	A J ALLMENDINGER	33	1	0	0	0	111,808
30	KEVIN HARVICK	33	2	0	0	0	675,379
31	KASEY KAHNE	33	2	0	0	0	480,843
32	KURT BUSCH	33	2	0	0	0	480,679
33	KYLE BUSCH	31	2	0	0	0	535,643
34	MARTIN TRUEX JR.	28	2	0	0	0	488,809
35	SCOTT SPEED	25	2	0	0	0	360,914
36	MICHAEL WALTRIP	23	1	0	0	0	309,564
37	TERRY LABONTE	18	1	0	0	0	307,838
38	DAVID RAGAN	16	2	0	0	0	383,588
39	DAVID STREMME	14	1	0	0	0	77,475
40	DAVID GILLILAND	13	2	0	0	0	355,849
41	LANDON CASSILL	12	1	0	0	0	75,125
42	KEN SCHRADER	10	1	0	0	0	103,874
43	REGAN SMITH(i)	0	1	0	0	1	411,822
44	TREVOR BAYNE(i)	0	1	0	0	0	306,789
45	JOE NEMECHEK(i)	0	2	0	0	0	337,164
46	AUSTIN DILLON(i)	0	1	0	0	0	313,563
47	JOSH WISE(i)	0	2	0	0	0	349,203
48	MIKE BLISS(i)	0	1	0	0	0	78,463
49	SCOTT RIGGS(i)	0	1	0	0	0	47,900
50	BRIAN KESELOWSKI	0	0	0	0	0	0

(i) = Ineligible for driver points in this series


NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS
Race #2: 9TH ANNUAL SUBWAY FRESH FIT "500" Race Date: 3/3/2013 3:00:00 PM

POS	Car #	Owner	Points	Starts	Wins	Top5	Top10	Attempts
1	48	JEFF GORDON	90	2	1	2	2	2
2	88	RICK HENDRICK	82	2	0	2	2	2
3	2	ROGER PENSKE	82	2	0	2	2	2
4	11	J D GIBBS	72	2	0	1	1	2
5	15	ROB KAUFFMAN	72	2	0	0	1	2
6	51	JAMES FINCH	71	2	0	0	1	2
7	16	JACK ROUSH	66	2	0	0	1	2
8	55	MICHAEL WALTRIP	65	2	0	1	1	2
9	24	RICK HENDRICK	60	2	0	0	1	2
10	17	JOHN HENRY	60	2	0	0	0	2
11	43	RICHARD PETTY	60	2	0	0	0	2
12	99	JACK ROUSH	59	2	1	1	1	2
13	9	RICHARD PETTY	52	2	0	0	0	2
14	36	ALLAN HEINKE	50	2	0	0	1	2
15	47	TAD GESCHICKTER	49	2	0	0	0	2
16	31	RICHARD CHILDRESS	48	2	0	0	1	2
17	83	RON DEVINE	48	2	0	0	0	2
18	27	RICHARD CHILDRESS	48	2	0	0	0	2
19	20	JOE GIBBS	46	2	0	0	1	2
20	13	BOB GERMAIN	45	2	0	0	0	2
21	39	TONY STEWART	44	2	0	1	1	2
22	22	WALTER CZARNECKI	44	2	0	0	0	2
23	10	GENE HAAS	42	2	0	0	1	2
24	14	MARGARET HAAS	39	2	0	0	1	2
25	42	CHIP GANASSI	38	2	0	0	0	2
26	7	TOMMY BALDWIN	38	2	0	0	0	2
27	30	BRANDON DAVIS	37	2	0	0	0	2
29	93	RON DEVINE	35	2	0	0	0	2
28	98	MIKE CURB	35	1	0	0	1	1
30	1	FELIX SABATES	34	2	0	0	0	2
31	29	RICHARD CHILDRESS	33	2	0	0	0	2
32	5	LINDA HENDRICK	33	2	0	0	0	2
33	78	BARNEY VISSER	33	2	0	0	0	2
34	18	JOE GIBBS	31	2	0	0	0	2
35	56	MICHAEL WALTRIP	28	2	0	0	0	2
36	32	FRANK STODDARD JR.	28	2	0	0	0	2
37	95	BOB LEAVINE	25	2	0	0	0	2
38	33	JOE FALK	25	2	0	0	0	2
39	21	GLEN WOOD	17	1	0	0	0	1
40	34	BOB JENKINS	16	2	0	0	0	2
41	87	ANDREA NEMECHEK	14	2	0	0	0	2
42	35	JERRY FREEZE	13	2	0	0	0	2
43	38	BRAD JENKINS	13	2	0	0	0	2
44	19	RANDY HUMPHREY	2	1	0	0	0	2
45	44	JOHNATHAN COHEN	1	1	0	0	0	1
46	152	BOB KESELOWSKI	0	0	0	0	0	1

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