2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Round 21: Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, Pocono Raceway

[fieldodreams79]

Jayski Race Page

Quick return to the Pocono Mountains of Penn.

Q-ing will get under way at 330est.

Race Sunday at 119.

Possible T-storms on Sunday.

Fastest in Practice #1

#48-Johnson 168.944
#11-Hamlin 168.602
#39-Newman 168.577
#18-Busch 168.486
#14-Stewart 168.435

[fieldodreams79]

Courtesy of Jayski:

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after Indianapolis, race 20 of 36]:
rank, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 2920
2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2736, -184
3) #11-Denny Hamlin [5 wins], 2660, -260
4) #48Jimmie Johnson [5 wins], 2659, -261
5) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 2658, -262
6) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 2630 -290
7) #31-Jeff Burton, 2615, -305
8) #17-Matt Kenseth, 2573, -347
9) #14-Tony Stewart, 2544, -376
10) #99-Carl Edwards, 2496, -424
11) #16-Greg Biffle, 2462, -458
12) #33-Clint Bowyer, 2446, -474
Chase for the Sprint Cup - Contenders:
13) #5-Mark Martin, 2384, -536, 62 points out of the chase
14) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2353, -567, -93
15) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 2299, -621, -147
16) #1-Jamie McMurray [2 wins], 2295, -625, -151
17) #9-Kasey Kahne, 2290, -630, -156
2009 Chase Drivers not in top 17
22) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 2121, -799, -325
36) #83-Brian Vickers, 1158 [out season with illness]

[BMW_F1]

Looks like another front row start for the 42.. ---

[FIRE]

And at the checkered flag empty hands....

[FPV8U]

Originally Posted by FIRE

And at the checkered flag empty hands....

That has to change one day doesn't it?

Maybe this weekend, maybe Indy 2011, maybe..?

[FIRE]

Has to change. Didn't say we that last year? Start to believe he will never win on an oval.

[FPV8U]

Originally Posted by FIRE

Has to change. Didn't say we that last year? Start to believe he will never win on an oval.

Got to keep the faith my friend, without that it's not worth watching for me besides the #47 on the Road Courses (And Bristol but it makes me dizzy..)

[Knowlesy]

It'll happen one day for sure.

[fieldodreams79]

John Paul just won't happen at Pocono cause I don't think anyone can beat the 11, except maybe the 48 and 24.

However, I'll be pulling for the Old Man in the 5.
Looks as though he was laying down some consistently quick times.

[Knowlesy]

Yeah Hamlin is terrifying round Pocono. Swept there in his debut year of course.

[FPV8U]

Personally i think if it is going to happen this season it will be once the chase starts, JPM with nothing to lose V 12 drivers with title aspirations on the line, somethings gotta give.

[Matt]

Not gonna lie, I'm starting to like Pocono.

[fieldodreams79]

I have always liked Pocono because it is fast as hell and different from anywhere else they run.

However, the race earlier this year has apparently raised concerns of the safety measures as they are currently installed at the "Tricky Triangle" and rightfully so. The biggest of which is the lack of safer barriers on the inside walls on the straights. Ask Taz about that...

http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/head...nts/index.html

[Acid09]

The track is not the problem, the races are just too long.

The field tends to separate very quickly during long green flag runs and that gets pretty boring for 500 miles.

Shorten the Cup race to 400 miles and give one Pocono date to whoever wants it...once a year is enough.

[FPV8U]

Originally Posted by Acid09

The track is not the problem, the races are just too long.

The field tends to separate very quickly during long green flag runs and that gets pretty boring for 500 miles.

Shorten the Cup race to 400 miles and give one Pocono date to whoever wants it...once a year is enough.

Considering how long ago the last Pocono race was it does seem like a bit of a forced double entry.

[Acid09]

There could be lots of delays today:

http://www.weather.com/weather/today...nd+PA+USPA0935

Or maybe the weather has mercy with us and cuts the race short immediately after reaching the half-distance mark

[fieldodreams79]

Stinks about the weather...depending on how you look at things.

Originally Posted by Acid09

The track is not the problem, the races are just too long.

The field tends to separate very quickly during long green flag runs and that gets pretty boring for 500 miles.

True, but....

This could be the case for 85% of ALL Cup races AND circuits.

...and NASCAR has already solved the long green flag runs issue at most circuits with debris cautions, which lengthens the race even more.

[Acid09]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

This could be the case for 95% of ALL Cup races AND circuits.

True, we´ve had bad racing at all kinds of circuit but I think it's a little bit worse at Pocono and Michigan - Two tracks that provide the most boring racing if you ask me.

And what makes it worse is that both races have their dates very close together, we visit Pocono twice in 7 weeks...that makes it just a bit more tiresome.

I would much rather have a second race at Darlington, Chicagoland or Kansas.

[gomick]

Ambrose behind the wall during 1st pit stop - this season is just poo!

[Acid09]

We´ve reached the point I´ve been talking about...the field is extremely spread out and absolutely nothing is happening.

At least my man is leading....

[Adam43]

This is a fun restart.

[Adam43]

RAIN!
(scabby win action!)

Please RAIN!

[Adam43]

JPM did well to hold on that long I thought. Some good racing everywhere, especially between 24 and 42.

[skells22]

there just been a crash and the red flag just came out

[MJ_N_09]

That was just a horrific accident. I don't know how to even describe this one. The one who got it the worst was Sadler. He hit the inside wall so hard that the motor went flying out. This was an almost head on hit, and Sadler looks like he's in bad shape.