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It is a beautiful, sunny afternoon in Texas, 77 degrees with a light breeze. John Darby was underneath the 22 and 2 cars checking out the rear-end gear mounts. They did not meet NASCAR approval resulting in major last minute changes for both cars shortly before race time. NASCAR confiscated the rear-end gear mounts for both cars. Continue reading “2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Seven Texas”

After a bit of a rocky start with a weather delay on Friday – it snowed on Thursday in Martinsville – race weekend has arrived sunny, warm, and beautiful. Jimmie Johnson leads the field to the green having broken the track record in qualifying. Continue reading “2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Six Martinsville”

Boring race, good finish. I figured, as did KyBu, that the third place guy was in a good position to win because Logano and Hamlin were going to wreck before the finish. They did. KyBu was in third. Congratulations Kyle Busch on your Fontana win! Continue reading “2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Five Fontana”

Carl Long ran afoul of the 2009 NASCAR rule book and is still paying the price. Denny Hamlin’s refusal to pay his $25,000 fine for actions detrimental to stock car racing has many people thinking about Long’s punishment. Admittedly different circumstances – Long had an engine that was 0.17 cubic inches too large – Denny just purposefully did something that NASCAR advised the drivers not to do. In both cases, rules were broken. Continue reading “Carl Long’s Long Sad Tale”

Earlier rain has washed the rubber off the track so we’re dealing with a green track again. There’s a chance of rain in the forecast. The skies are cloudy. The Nationwide Series had a green track yesterday after a morning rain. Kyle Busch, who, at 27, is the winningest driver in the Nationwide series, won the race yesterday. Kyle Busch also starts on the pole today. Continue reading “2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Four Bristol”