To Indianapolis, which this year produced no upsets, we continue fairly boring and uneventful. With the second race in Pocono, a partially controversial Sprint Cup race on the program.
I am very happy that the "Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500" calculated on a weekend goes by the stage where I'm not at home anyway - Festival planning is thanks! For several years already arguing publicly and internally on the meaning and purpose of a second race at the season Trioval in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. On the plus side is probably the one hand, the good relationship with the Mattioli family, owners of one of the last independent Speedway in the Sprint Cup. Dover and Indy are the others, the last of SMI and ISC independent routes. On the other hand, just the little explored North American Market for Eastern and NASCAR is very interesting. A race in the vicinity of New York is just as attractive as the race at the Auto Club Speedway in nearby Hollywood. So it is just sometimes too long hamlets when the convenient location correct.
On the downside you can probably enter the outdated security of the oval, about which even the most drivers complaining for years largely in vain. On the inside of the track can be found for ages, the commercial barriers and a lot of meadow, and I wonder for years what to look for in a grass oval. Looks nice - but it leads to overturning often, because you can quickly get stuck on a hill "Digger" or an access road with the tires. The injuries suffered by Steve Park and Bobby Gerhart are some good examples that Pocono seriously needs a security overhaul.
The track layout does not really speak for the known stiff stock race at the Speedway, which owes its name to the surrounding hills. With 2.5 miles on Pocono's actually a super speedway, but can be considered more like Indianapolis: Long, but has too little banking in order to achieve higher cornering speeds. The Trioval has three completely different turns, each of the other circuits are modeled: Turn 1 is similar with 14 ° banking and defunct Trenton Speedway, Turn 2 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is borrowed. This curve with 8 ° elevation is also called "tunnel turn", because under it the entrance to the infield is. The tunnel-turn, which is difficult to drive as is regularly the scene of spectacular cross-Wall uprights and contacts. Turn 3 is similar, with 6 ° of the Milwaukee Mile.
This characteristic means of course a compromise tuning cars, you can not in any of the three different curves are perfect on the road and that's probably also turn 2 so hard to control. Found by the small banking must also be a compromise between speed and downforce. Both the curves should be able to go fast, and a competitive top speed to find the very long straight. Actually, the speedway is therefore rather a challenge for the engineers and not so exciting for the fans who saw the race as many drivers like shortened to 400 miles.
The first race of the season at Pocono, which takes place since 1982, Tony Stewart was able to decide for themselves, after Carl Edwards had previously led the most laps. For this line, it is not uncommon for a car dominated the entire race, because the crew chief has found a very good compromise vote. Such "start-finish victory" have been Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch retracted. This summer's race at Pocono is already eight years longer, namely since 1974. Summarizing all 62 editions, is as follows Siegerlistel all active drivers, Bill Elliott leads with 5 wins in this list, however, does not at the weekend. Follows in second place Jeff Gordon, who has already won four races. Then come, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Bobby Labonte and Jeremy Mayfield, each with two wins. Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart and Mark Martin each had one get into Victory Lane.
The winners' list shows that it can actually have any driver of a top team a good, dominant weekend for everyone else to go into the ground. The current top 5 of the championship seems to be a race for such a safe bet, and it is really difficult to type out a winner. Montoya was also strong in the June race and secured an eighth place.
ESPN begins with the preliminary reports by 19 clock, the start of the race is scheduled shortly after 20 clock. On Saturday, already runs the Nationwide Series in Iowa, what brings Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick extended travel in the "Corn State". Here, too, transmits ESPN, but only from 22 clock. Who then would stay up longer, can see the trucks in Nashville: SPEED transfers during the night between Saturday and Sunday from 01:30 clock. In the Nationwide Series and the trucks started the race about half an hour after the start of transmission. As Kyle Busch is not in Nashville shear pin must also have no fear of destroying guitars. He is replaced there by Travis Kvapil.
NASCAR News:
- The COT of the Nationwide Series debut only at the summer race at Daytona in 2010 and 2011 is year-round use. A picture of the new Ford Mustang you can here look.
- Jamie McMurray is the "odd man out" at Roush. Not only that his job will be to find as possible in the next season at Yates, his sponsor, he is lost. Matt Kenseth DeWalt advertises after takeoff from now in 18 races for Crown Royal. The budget for the second half of the season it should be made of other small sponsors. In this context, it was also reported that Paul Menard 2010 will continue at Yates. Whether or get Bobby Labonte McMurray is the second cockpit, not sure.
- Reed Sorenson Richard Petty Motorsports in the future is also uncertain. Possibly the team with the # 44 is closed and AJ Allmendinger takes over the legendary # 43 AJ has a contract through 2010, is on the Treaty of Sorenson I know nothing. Together with Aric Almirola McMurray and he is a good candidate for the vacant cockpit of Martin Truex Jr. at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.
To Indianapolis, which this year produced no upsets, we continue fairly boring and uneventful. With the second race in Pocono, a partially controversial Sprint Cup race on the program. I ...
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