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It’s a New Year

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Well, now that we have a new year to start the Nascar Racing Events.  What has transpired so far over the off season?  One thing is that the Busch brothers are going to race Nationwide together.  Kyle has hired Kurt to race when he isn’t with the sponsorship of Monster Energy.  Grandma got them back together.

Danica is totally away from Indy racing.  Elliot Sadler will be racing in the Sprint Cup, under RCR with the number 33 car with General Mills and Kroger Foods as a sponsor.  A. J. has signed with Penske’s team to replace Kurt Busch.  They are looking forward to this.  A. J. has been moving up in the standings, so this might make a good fit.         Carl Edwards has decided not to race the Nationwide Racing, unless he has too much energy that he has to burn off on Saturdays, so he can race Sprint Cup on Sundays. Which way will that go?   Denny Hamlin fired his crew chief in December 2011.  Replacement??  Tony Stewart fired his crew chief after winning the Cup.

And then there are going to be new rules for NASCAR’S SPRINT CUP RACING.  And the sponsorship on the race cars are changing.  The sponsors are going to split with other sponsors to cover the costs.

Let’s start making our predictions now and see how we come out in the end.  Is Tony Stewart going to be a repeat champion?  Or do we think Jimmie Johnson can sneak back in the winners circle.  Or do you feel that Dale Earnhardt Junior will raise to the top?   There are plenty of options out there.  Let’s enjoy the ride!!!    Get the Chevrolets, Fords, Dodges, and Toyotas out there and race.    Til next time

Let the racing start

 

 

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RIP

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Well I have had a bad year with some personal things and left them get in my way from doing articles.  Sorry for doing that.

But I did need to post our deepest sympathy to the Dan Wheldon immediate family and to his Indy Car Racing family.  The last race for the season and that is how it ends up in a fiery death crash.   May he rest in peace.

I will not post a picture of that crash.  Not necessary everyone has seen it in the news media.

So now the Sprint Cup Chase is getting mightier closer and the wolf pack is fighting for points and placement.

Who is it going to be????????  Matt Kenseth is coming on strong.

The order as of now sits as:  Carl Edwards,  Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, A.J. Allmendinger, Kasey Kahne.  These are the top 15 drivers.

Now for Some NASCAR NEWS!!!!

During the year we have seen and heard new things or should say strange turn of events:  Danica Patrick to race the Nationwide Series Nascar events.    Rookie taking the Daytona 500–Trevor Bayne.  Now the Woods brothers can’t find a sponsor.  Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch being put on Probation.  Kyle Busch on probation instead of losing his drivers license for driving 128 mph in a 45 mph in a neighborhood in Mooresville,  North Carolina.  Kurt Busch feuding with media and being in Jimmie Johnson’s head.  Pastor making prerace prayer ruffled some fans, and media made attention for it.   Earnhardt to remain with Hendrick Racing though the year 2017, his car will have a new paint scheme for the Daytona 500 next year.  Diet Mountain Dew will be on board.  Greg Biffle fired his crew chief Greg Erwin.   In a charity race Matt Kenseth’s wife Katie broke her shoulder blade during practice for the Charolette’s race called the Better Half Dash.  (hope for speedy recovery).  Kyle Petty’s wife being diagnosed with Parkinson Disease.  Kyle quoted that Pattie will not let Parkinson regulate her life.  Joe Gibbs has signed with new sponsor for Joey Logano’s #20 car, along with Home Depot he will now have Dollar General.

The next race is a Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Some are looking forward to race there and some of course are not.

We want to wish all the Drivers—Be Careful and Safe out there. God Bless you all.

See you on the next post.

 

 


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Dry Spell Ends

Monday, February 28th, 2011

During all the interviews that Trevor Bayne did last week after winning the Daytona 500. Jeff Gordon’s name was mentioned throughout all of them. Trevor mentioned that his idol was Jeff Gordon. Was this the inspiration that Jeff needed to end of his NASCAR 66  winless streak?  Well Push Grip Turn thinks that is what Jeff needed.

This all came at the Phoenix  International Raceway for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 Race.  This was his 83rd Career Victory, tying him with Cale Yarborough  for fifth all-time.  This all happened with two major crashes early in the race.  One taking out the Daytona 500 Winner.   There were 12 Drivers that held the lead lap  of 28 times.  Jeff Gordon led 6 times for 138 laps.  His last  lead was when he past Kyle Busch to prevent him from having his triple treat at Phoenix.   He won the Truck and Nationwide Series Races.  Jeff Gordon was in his #24 Chevrolet , followed by Kyle Busch in his Toyota, and Jimmie Johnson in his Chevrolet.  4th was Kevin Harvick and 5th with Ryan Newman with Chevrolet’s.

 

 

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Who is stepping back from NASCAR SPRINT CUP?

Saturday, January 29th, 2011

Push Grip Turn and with NASCAR news want to share with you that one of the Sprint Cup Drivers at the age of 35 years old and with more than a decade of competition of racing is stepping back from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliot Sadler has called that his home since 1999 and now is moving into one of the top rides in the Nationwide Series.
He is going to shift to the Kevin Harvick Inc. organization and challenge for the Nationwide Series title.
He feels that this move will give him the chance to race regularly for wins. His last win was in 2004 when he won at the Auto Club Speedway driving for Yates Racing. Now he says he wants to get back to the way things used to be.
Push Grip Turn has him quoting this: “I feel like I’m rebranding myself because I feel like I’ve lost a little bit in the last couple of years of who Elliot Sadler really is,” he said. “The race car driver that he really is, the love of the sport that heally has–getting back in nationwide racing, getting back to the team that’s going to give me the best equipment week in and week out. And it’s about racing, it’s not about anything else; we talk racing.” “I feel five years younger.”
We at Push Grip Turn knows that he knows the struggles, and now his role is so revered that he finds himself as a championship favorite. Before making the change he discuss this with his long time mentor and teammate of Yates Racing Dale Jarrett. Elliott needs to get back on the track that he was on when he raced for the Yates Racing team. Those days are in him and he knows that, and he’s got to forget about what’s he’s been doing. And get back to racing like he did when he was a kid.
On August 1, 2010 his crash when he slid sideways on a straight away showed Pocono’s safety weakness.

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