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Old 4 Jul 2012, 11:50 (Ref:3101833)   #26
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So would it be called a lack-of-competition caution?
During the race fans can vote via SMS for a caution...
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Old 5 Jul 2012, 11:16 (Ref:3102348)   #27
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All races will be run under caution then until the #88 hits the lead of pit road
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Old 5 Jul 2012, 11:21 (Ref:3102352)   #28
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During the race fans can vote via SMS for a caution...
Your joking now. But glimpse the sport in twenty years time.....
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Teams in IndyCar, Indy Lights and Nascar Cup, promotion of two IndyCar races... if they were vulnerable, they wouldn't try so many businesses.
They maybe trying to generate income from Cup with a juicy deal from Dodge in exchange for Dodge having a firm foothold in Cup. But, yeah, maybe they've fastened up any sponsorship woes that that may have had.
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Dodge buying Penske's engine program? For those worried about Dodge perhaps folding its tent at the end of 2012, without any teams yet on its 2013 NASCAR roster, the good news is that Chrysler officials, according to company sources, have just ordered a full inventory of Penske's NASCAR engine operation (80-men strong), with firm indications the company will buy Penske's Dodge operation and go into the NASCAR 'customer engine' business itself, just as Toyota does with its Los Angeles-based TRD NASCAR engine building program. Such a move by Chrysler would open the door for someone like Michael Andretti to venture into NASCAR with a new Sprint Cup team (even though Penske himself has warned Andretti that running a NASCAR team requires five times as many people and three times as much money to operate as an Indy-car team). One Dodge question is whether the Richard Petty two-car team, currently fielding Fords, with factory support, would stick with Ford or move to Dodge.(MikeMulhern.net)(7-7-2012)
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Old 8 Jul 2012, 12:30 (Ref:3103718)   #31
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Bruton Smith should not be involved in motorsport. What an idiot. A case where capital punishment may not be a bad idea.
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Bruton Smith should not be involved in motorsport. What an idiot. A case where capital punishment may not be a bad idea.
While Bruton might have some odd ideas and make downright poor decisions from time to time, one should not devalue everything he has done for the sport when it comes to the tracks - SMI has over the years poured an absolute crapload of money into the tracks, improving them for spectators and competitors alike. Sure, not all projects have been a success (the reconfiguration of Bristol comes to mind, but at least they poured even MORE millions into it to try and fix it) but anyway, calling for Bruton Smith's head is plain ignorant if you ask me.

...and for the record I never thought I'd one day have to actually defend Bruton Smith

As for the topic at hand, Jayski reports he's hearing Matt Kenseth will indeed replace Joey Logano in the #20 Home Depot/Dollar General Toyota. Just a rumour right now, of course, but a lot of the things Jayski "hears" about tend to be true... Time will tell, shouldn't be that long before Kenseth announces something officially now.
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Back on the driver front for a moment...

... with Mr Allmendinger in some warm soup with the powers that be, who might become the pilot to run this car firstly for the balance of the season, and 2013?

A nice game of musical chairs might see Mr Ambrose follow Ford to Penske #22... while his former #9 switches to Dodge...

It would be a nice scenario... as unlikely as it seems...
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Old 12 Jul 2012, 14:00 (Ref:3105610)   #34
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Not "Silly Season" material but a pretty funny story.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar...0--nascar.html
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Old 12 Jul 2012, 14:13 (Ref:3105613)   #35
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Back on the driver front for a moment...

... with Mr Allmendinger in some warm soup with the powers that be, who might become the pilot to run this car firstly for the balance of the season, and 2013?

A nice game of musical chairs might see Mr Ambrose follow Ford to Penske #22... while his former #9 switches to Dodge...

It would be a nice scenario... as unlikely as it seems...
Allmendinger has asked for his 'B' sample to be tested. If that goes against him, I can't see Penske leaving Hornish Jnr in the car for too long. Ambrose would be a good move, or possibly Bowyer depending on how watertight is MWR contract is. I also wonder how well they burned their bridges with Kurt Bush. Whatever other issues he might have, he's shown this season that he still knows how to drive.
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If 'dinger is permanently parked, I think they'll stick with Hornish Jr. He's respected by the Penske hierarchy.

I think Allmendinger will get back his ride though.
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Not "Silly Season" material but a pretty funny story.

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I got the feeling that the powers that be in Daytona Beach are not going to go forward with Carl's idea.

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Carl Edwards, one of the Sprint Cup garage’s most active drivers in the physical fitness realm, called Friday for NASCAR drivers to have their own drug-testing group to coordinate testing alongside NASCAR’s process.

Edwards’ comments came in the aftermath of last weekend’s suspension by NASCAR of driver AJ Allmendinger, who failed a NASCAR-sanctioned drug test. As part of the NASCAR drug-testing process, Allmendinger has requested that the so-called “B” sample from his test also be tested. A “B” sample positive almost certainly would result in Allmendinger’s “temporary” suspension becoming permanent – at least until he completes a NASCAR-sanctioned process for rehabilitation.

Aegis Sciences Corp., based in Nashville, TN, runs NASCAR’s drug-testing program.

Edwards said he did not intend to criticize the testing program that is in place but said it would be appropriate and helpful for drivers to fund a separate group that would test the same samples alongside the NASCAR program.

“I think the drivers need to get together, and we need to have our own group that is paid by us, that works for us, to be here in tandem with the NASCAR drug testers and have them test us at the same time so that we have not just an A and B sample, but an A and B testing facility, and we can all agree on that facility,” Edwards said. “…If the results are the same, obviously I think we’d all agree that it was a positive, and if they’re different, I think it would give a different perspective.

“But I think until we do that, no matter what is found to be positive, no matter what the rest results are, there is always going to be that little question of, ‘Maybe there was a mistake.’ ”

Throughout its 65-year history, NASCAR has opposed any sort of driver collective, and it’s unlikely it would agree to the sort of situation Edwards proposed.

Since announcing Allmendinger’s temporary suspension Saturday in Daytona Beach, NASCAR’s officials have stonewalled questions about the Allmendinger case. There was no indication Friday when results of the B sample might be available, although next week is a good guess. The Sprint Cup Series has next week off.
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It looks like Kenseth will end up in the #20 JGR ride. Whether this means that Joey Logano will get the bum's rush, or will have a ride in a fourth Gibbs Toyota team, I don't know. Given his improved performances this season, if he does get the Order of the Boot, then he could count himself unlucky, to say the least.

As for Dodge, it seems that they will have a new flagship team at Andretti. Likely lead driver is Kurt Busch, which is kind of ironic given that he was the lead Dodge driver before losing his drive for being mean to people to AJ Allmendinger, who won't have a drive anywhere after being busted for drugs.

I can't get my head around NASCAR's drugs policy, given its moonshining heritage, and history of alcohol and tobacco sponsorship. Anyway, who really cares if team personnel enjoy the odd spliff from time-to-time in off-duty hours?

Of course, driving on the highway whilst intoxicated is a totally different issue; just ask Brian France.

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Not "Silly Season" material but a pretty funny story.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar...0--nascar.html
Nascar should make a headline about this...
"Even the dead watch our show"

But seriously, that is quite bizarre and sick.
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Andretti says Cup in 2013 'highly unlikely': Michael Andretti says time is running out for his Indianapolis-based racing organization to join NASCAR for next season. The owner of Andretti Autosport said it's now "highly unlikely" that he'll be involved with the Sprint Cup Series in 2013. "We've got a couple of (sponsorship) deals working, but it's getting late," Andretti said following the first practice of the Edmonton Indy. "It's not dead yet, but it's highly unlikely." Andretti bought his IndyCar team in 2003, but the cost of participating in IndyCar is at least one-third of what it takes to be in Sprint Cup.(USA Today/Indianapolis Star)(7-21-2012)
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AJ has officially been suspended from Nascar. Now, the 22 seat could be up for grabs assuming Hornish doesn't take the seat next year.
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The substance has been revealed to be amphetamine. What sort of "over the counter" meds, which the Allmendinger camp has blamed it on, could register a hit for that?
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The substance has been revealed to be amphetamine. What sort of "over the counter" meds, which the Allmendinger camp has blamed it on, could register a hit for that?
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The substance has been revealed to be amphetamine. What sort of "over the counter" meds, which the Allmendinger camp has blamed it on, could register a hit for that?
while not actually an amphetamine, would psuedoephydrine be categorisied as that?
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UPDATE: NASCAR's rule guaranteeing the top 35 teams in the Sprint Cup series a spot in each race may be going away in 2013. Vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said on Thursday that NASCAR is talking to teams about doing away with guaranteed starting spots in the Cup, Nationwide and Truck Series with the hope of putting more emphasis on qualifying. "People want to see it go back to where speed gets you in,'' Pemberton said from the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Pemberton did not discuss specifics of the new qualifying rules, but sources close to the situation told ESPN.com one plan is to have the top 38 cars get in on speed with one past champions provisional and four provisionals for the top four drivers in points that didn't make it on speed. Under the current system in Cup, the top 35 teams are guaranteed a spot in the field regardless of whether they run a qualifying lap or not. That number is 30 for Nationwide and 25 for Trucks. The system was put in place in 2005 to assure full-time teams with big-name drivers and big sponsors did not miss the race. If the top-35 rule is eliminated, cars inside the top 35 at the end of 2012 won't be guaranteed a spot in the first five races of 2013 as has been the case in the past. Pemberton said that won't totally eliminate owners purchasing numbers for the Daytona 500, where points are used from the previous season, but the need won't be as great.(ESPN)
This sounds similar to the old provisional system last used during the 2004 season, see how it worked and some notes about it on my 2004 Provisionals page.(7-27-2012)
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Excellent proposal for me as a fan. Never liked the top 35 rule even though I get why it's there.
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