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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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Harvick wins

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

In all of NASCAR NEWS on Sunday’s Sprint Cup Auto Club 400 race in Fontana, California. It was hard to believe that Kyle Bucsh had the dominant car most of the day with a race-high of 151 laps. This included off a restart with nine laps to go after the caution came out after Bobby Labonate car hit the wall. As we at Push Grip Turn felt that the last nine laps were the most exciting of the whole race. As, the green flag dropped the put Kyle Busch up against, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. Kyle Busch was trying to keep his lead position, but Jimmie Johnson in his Lowes Chevrolet chased him down for the lead with two laps to go. Jimmie wasn’t sure he had the win as he watch in the rear view mirror and as his spotters were telling him to watch out behind you…. Harvick,worked his way to the front and then pulling up behind Johnson after getting past Busch, nailed the finish. He took advantage of a small gap on the outside, and Harvick made his move on Johnson going into Turn 3, then completed it coming around Turn 4. Harvick who took his #29 Budweiser Chevrolet ahead going down the last straightaway, finished to take the checkers for the 15th time in his career.
Richard Childress, owner of Harvick’s Number 29 car, said I knew his car was really fast on the long run, felt good when they had that restart. All we needed was to get him (Harvick) side-by-side with (Johnson). That geve Kevin a chance to catch them, and he made the right move going into 3.

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Who wants to be Motivated for a Sprint Cup Title?

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Push Grip Turn was reading in the Chicago Tribune, as we are digging out of a snow blizzard and below zero temperatures of below zero and wind chill factors to 24 below. I know that we are not the only ones affected by this, the North East Coast has had its share. And what about Dallas with the Super Bowl? They had snow and ice outside the dome. It was the most watched game this past Sunday, with the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. I don’t know what team you were wishing to win, but it was a great game.  But now,  we will soon hear the famous words of “Gentlemen start your engines.”
So, it goes to hearing who wants to over throw Jimmie Johnson, and take away the title reign. As I was reading an article written by George Diaz in the Tribune on his article of Nascar Racing, he was talking about Jeff Gordon.
Jeff Gordon’s motivation for this upcoming NASCAR season is the sound of little children. He has tow Ella who is 3 1/2 and Leo who was born on August 9th last year. As, he was telling press about the little things that Ella says, like why were you wrestling with the other guy (Jeff Burton) in Texas last season. Why were you angry? Its these little questions from a young child that drive you onward.
Gordon need to answer this question pertaining to this NASCAR season “Can he get his mojo back? Jeff Gordon says he knows it has been a long time since he has won. What bothers him is that his team has never won a Sprint Cup, and he has to work hard to get it. He has a new crew chief in Alan Gustafson who replaces Steve Letarte. He thinks that this change may be what will help motive them. “It is not like Jimmie Johnson is unbeatable, they are just really good and it’s going to take a lot to beat them. It’s not about luck.”

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Who is Serving Notice

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Push Grip Turn wants to think that there are other drivers that can stop Jimmie Johnson from winning this year’s Sprint Cup title. We have seen inconsistency among the men trying to catch him, especially in the Chase. There has been a different driver in the last five years to finish second behind Jimmie Johnson winning the championship. There has only been one driver that finished second one year and finished third in one of the other five years. That was Jeff Gordon he placed second in 2007 and third in 2009. We have the other drivers who finished in second place as: Denny Hamlin (2010), Mark Martin (2009), Carl Edwards (2008), and Matt Kenseth (2006).

With a month to go before the season opening Daytona 500, there are 30 cars committed to running the entire Sprint Cup schedule. Cup had 34 cares compete in every race last season.
So, in asking which one of the drivers are going to serve notice to Jimmie Johnson that they want to take the Championship away from him this year?
Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, and maybe the one driver that needs to have a good year Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Push Grip Turn is eager to watch how Daytona 500 starts out. See you at the races.

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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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Chase, Points Tweaked

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Push Grip Turn has been reading about the new Sprint Cup Series points system. The sport’s Chase for the Cup title playoff and pre-race qualifying.
The changes are intended to boost interest in NASCAR’S premier series, make its points system easier to follow and boost the impetus on winning races. That’s a new concept. “Winning Races”
Each Cup race has 43 cars, and the new sliding-scale system awards 43 points to the winner. 42 to 2nd place car and down the line to one point for the 43rd car. This was discussed by NASCAR Chairman, Brian France at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C.

The race winners also get 3 bonus points for the victory, and they can earn an additional point for leading a lap and another for leading the most laps. Therefore each winner can earn a maximum of 48.
By doing this tweaking for the Chase, France said the new system allows the top 10 drivers after 26 races to advance to the 10-race Chase playoff. Also, two “wild card” drivers outside the top 10 with the most victories that season –and who rank among the top 20 in points– will join the Chase as well.
Previously, the top 12 drivers in points made the Chase. Last year the winner of the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 wast consistent enough to finish in the top 12, and that was Jamie McMurray.
So now Push Grip Turn says let’s go racing at Daytona, and start gathering the points.

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