All three NASCAR Series this weekend on the road, but also on three different ovals.
The Sprint Cup at Pocono on the road, one of the routes that I can indeed suffer at all, although the track is quite interesting on paper. 2.5 miles, and three curves with different banking. Turn 1 is still 14 degrees, then turn 2 Turn 3 has only 8 and 6 degrees hardly noticeable. The route is not an oval or a circular route, so it is often jokingly "Roval" called. It must therefore lie somewhere in between the vote. Difficulties make the high speeds. While on the other ovals, then at least have a decent banking, we have nothing here. So you have to decide where you want with the vote out, but too much downforce you can not allow, because otherwise on the long straights can only play the victim. And then there's quite an interesting rule change in NASCAR.
Half the NASCAR world will also be back this week to look at Junior, who has been preparing for this race for the first time the entire race with his new crew chief. Last week came the still, but Earnhardt himself said after the race at Dover by a pretty good idea. So one would expect that this week will be better again,
What else but the Hendrick Dare you should not expect the front. The team is so dominant that they simply must have on the screen. This includes Stewart / Haas, which are also conspicuously strong. I see no real enemy behind it at the moment. JGR also puts in a minor crisis like Ford is doing at RCR this year only slightly in the direction of victory. Penske could be strong here, but Petty will have this weekend and the new Dodge engine under the hood. One whom we have also recently in the eye must be Montoya. The notes are that it does the concentration of the team on his person very well. The Chase is with him in any case still in there and with the race at Indy, and Watkins Glen Infinion three courses on which he considered as a victory for a candidate must come.
This week will see the NASCAR fans at the restarts an innovation. Because from all the Pocono cars are located in a round a flying start "double file", so complete in Zweiereihe. Until now started on the inside line always the lapped cars, but it is now, after years of protests by fans, finally closing. So you start in the order on the track, the lapped drivers must face back on, just as one is accustomed. The "Lucky Dog" Hence, it falls away but not.
Weather looks good tomorrow, at least, quality is now probably but once again a "rained out". The race is once again kindly on a Sunday evening. The NW is on the way to the small oval in Nashville, the trucks drive on the ultra-fast oval in Texas.
IRL - Texas
There, the IRL is on the way. Texas is one of those crazy series for 1.5 miles Oval, where it goes full throttle and the speeds are beyond the 320 km / h. But that does not is the appeal of the series and usually happens (thank God) but nothing. This beastly fast ovals, there are two real favorites: Castroneves and Dario Franchitti. Scott Dixon should not be forgotten, but I think the first two are simply the best on such courses. Not far away is Tony Kanaan, who suffers his own words but still a little to the aftereffects of his accident at Indy. The bruising his ribs is probably still very noticeable.
The pace continued this year will again call Penske and Ganassi. AGR and the rest is at best second choice, wherein sold from the former Champcar NHL teams still with the best. What is also related to Graham Rahal, who gives me a really good impression. Unlike Marco Andretti, who seems to have some problems this season. Perhaps the idea of Grandpa Mario, who would like to see his grandson in GP2, not so wrong. But who would want to have Marco?
The race of the IRL is in the night from Saturday to Sunday. Unfortunately, only at 03.00 clock.
And what else?
The two training sessions in Formula One has left me somewhat perplexed. Firstly, it was 1.3 seconds slower than last year, despite the fact that the car would actually be faster. Second, cavort with McLaren, BMW and Renault three teams at the top, which should not be there. I'm assuming that the favorites were the road today with full tanks, while the rest has been practicing ever for the quality. Let's wait, what does Q3.
In GP2, Nico Hulkenberg his first pole reached in GP2. Filippi was second Cont winner Grosjean third parties. Fourth of amazing Petrov.
| 06/05/2009 | |||||
| LIVE | Clock 08:55 | F1 | Turkey 1 FT | Premiere, DSF | 11:30 |
| LIVE | Clock 12:55 | F1 | Turkey 2 FT | Premiere, DSF | 19:00 |
| LIVE | Clock 18:00 | NASCAR SC | Pocono training | SpeedTV | |
| LIVE | Clock 21:30 | NASCAR SC | Pocono Qualifying | SpeedTV | |
| Record. | Clock 21:45 | F1 | Turkey Training | DSF |
| 06/06/2009 | |||||
| LIVE | Clock 00:00 | NASCAR NW | Nashville Training | SpeedTV | |
| LIVE | Clock 01:00 | IRL | Texas Qualifying | VS | |
| LIVE | Clock 03:00 | NASCAR CWS | Texas | SpeedTV | |
| LIVE | Clock 09:55 | F1 | Turkey 3rd FT | Premiere | 11:45 |
| LIVE | Clock 12:45 | F1 | Turkey Qualifying | Premiere, RTL | 16.35, 19:30 |
| LIVE | Clock 14:55 | GP 2 | Turkey 1 | Premiere | |
| LIVE | Clock 16:00 | NASCAR SC | Pocono training | SpeedTV | |
| Record. | Clock 16:10 | GT Cup UK | Silverstone | MotorsTV | |
| Record. | Clock 17:00 | F1 | Turkey Qualifying | DSF | |
| Record. | Clock 17:00 | British F3 | Rockingham | MotorsTV | |
| LIVE | Clock 20:00 | Grand Am | Watkins Glen | SpeedTV | |
| Record. | Clock 20:30 | F1 | Turkey Qualifying | DSF | |
| LIVE | Clock 21:00 | NASCAR NW | Nashville quality | ESPN 2 | |
| SD | Clock 22:00 | ARCA | Pocono | SpeedTV |
| 06/07/2009 | |||||
| LIVE | Clock 01:30 | NASCAR NW | Nashville | ESPN 2 | |
| LIVE | Clock 03:00 | IRL | Texas | VS | |
| LIVE | Clock 10:25 | GP 2 | Turkey 2 | Premiere | |
| LIVE | Clock 11:40 | Porsche Supercup | Turkey | Premiere, € | |
| LIVE | Clock 13:00 | F1 | Turkey | Premiere, RTL | 17.00, 19:00 |
| LIVE | Clock 16:30 | NASCAR SC | Pocono Raceday | SpeedTV | |
| Record. | Clock 18:30 | F1 | Turkey GP | DSF | |
| LIVE | Clock 18:30 | NASCAR SC | Pocono Countdown | TNT | |
| LIVE | Clock 20:00 | NASCAR SC | Pocono | TNT | |
| Record. | Clock 21:00 | F1 | Turkey GP | DSF |


