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[previously 2013-02] 

  1. ] week ended 2013-02-17 
    1. ] our daily entries for this week, view the week at a glance  - the top articles, video's and quotes from the nascar world
  2. ] week ended 2013-02-24 
    1. ] our daily entries for this week, view the week at a glance  - the top articles, video's and quotes from the nascar world
  3. ] week ended 2013-03-03 
    1. ] our daily entries for this week, view the week at a glance  - the top articles, video's and quotes from the nascar world
  4. ] week ended 2013-03-10 
    1. ] our daily entries for this week, view the week at a glance  - the top articles, video's and quotes from the nascar world

[today 2013-03-04]  

  1. [PHOENIX WRAP UP] Carl Edwards 
    1. x] "were back" Edwards proclaimed after he won the race AND snapped a 70 race winless streak that lasted almost 2 years AND made good on his prediction after a difficult speedweeks @ daytona
  2. [PHOENIX WRAP UP] Jimmie Johnson 
    1. ] VIDEO @speedTV - Jimmie is questioning Carl Edwards restart on the final GWC restart, says he slowed up and then jump started, 
  3. [PHOENIX WRAP UP] Denny Hamlin - too hard too pass?
    1. ] ARTICLE Phoenix Rear View Mirror  by Pete Pistone @mrn.com - Denny is questioning the car, saying NASCAR need to adjust(cars) for too much aero drag, makes it too hard too pass (Hamlin came from 42nd starting position to finish 3rd in the race)
  4. [PHOENIX WRAP UP] Mark Martin - what happened?
    1. x] ARTICLE by David Caraviello @nascar.com - after a promising start to the weekend capturing the pole position on Friday, having the fastest car in both Saturday practice sessions and getting off to a great start and leading a number of laps on Sunday, Martins day ended with a rather dissapointing 21st place finish. Crew cheif , car was "a bullet" in clean air, but couldnt do much in traffic, after a bad call for 4 tires put them out of the pits in 16th position, they never recovered  
  5. [PHOENIX WRAP UP] a "tire" problem or a setup problem
    1. ] Pete Pistone(MRN) and Larry Mac(on the FOX broadcast) blamed "Aggressive setups and camber put a lot of stress on the right front and with higher-than-normal brake temperatures, it was a recipe for disaster for many." and NOT the goodyear tire. Several cars blew out right front tires, sending them into the wall 
    2. ] Patrick interview - didnt really notice anything or have any warning, was battling more a loose condition than tight 
  6. [PHOENIX WRAP UP] toyota TRD engine woes
    1. ] continuing at Phoenix with both Hamlin and Busch giving up their top qualifying positions due to having to replace engines. Toyota working 24/7 to resolve the issues and both Hamlin and Busch did finish the race without engine problems.
  7. [PHOENIX WRAP UP] NSCS - Subway Fresh Fit 500 - @Phoenix International Raceway
    1. ] our Race Recap includes - ] starting results, ] finshing results, ] summary ] highlights, ] videos and more ...
  8. [PHOENIX WRAP UP] Phoenix - Track Guide -
    1. ] Track Infographic, track Apps and a local TV stations look at a previous NASCAR race event in Phoenix along with links to the tracks official website and more ..
  9. [PHOENIX WRAP UP] Driver Handicaps(aka Best Pool Picks)  for Phoenix
    1. SCORED - 62  ] by Jeff Wackerlin @ mrn.com - REPORT on Phoenix - who's hot - Hamlin(3), Harvick(13), Johnson(2), Kyle Busch(23), Mark Martin(21), || Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman
    2. SCORED - 45  ] by Mark Garrow @ espn.com REPORT on Phoenix - Hamlin, Harvick, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski(4),
    3. SCORED - lower SCORE is better, ranking "the pickers", assigned points(#) to each of their driver picks based on their drivers finishing positions. NOTE this is unscientific FUN and not guaranteed for any kind of accuracy 
  10. ] Television coverage and Ratings 
    1. ] The site has full stats for the TV broadcast on FOX, which indicated that 154 minutes of the total 201 minutes of the TV broadcast was RACE COVERAGE (76.6%) and the balance COMMERCIALS(23.4%). 
    2. ] early reports indicated that TV RATINGS for the Phoenix race were up from last years race, Dan Bell @danpbell (FOX) Phoenix posts a strong 5.3/11 overnight rtg/share, +6% from 2012 5.0/10 & the top sporting event of the weekend
  11. [making the NEWS ] NRA to sponsor NASCAR sprint cup race
    1. ] NASCAR - texas motor speedway will announce NRA as title race sponsor for the Saturday April 13 race event
  12. [making the NEWS ] speed TV to be replaced by FOX-1 on Aug. 17
    1. ] FOX-1 will be an all sports coverage network that aims to compete with ESPN. This autoweek article indicates that most of the NASCAR related programming (RaceDay, RaceHub, ) that is currently on SpeedTV will be picked up by the new network

[next 2013-02-05 >] (all times EST )

  1. ] 2013-03-05 - Tuesday
    1. ] 18:00 - RaceHub ON speed TV
  2. ] 2013-03-06 - Wednesday
    1. ] 12:00 - CUP - "Subway FreshFit 500" REPLAY ON speed TV
    2. ] 18:00 - RaceHub ON speed TV
    3. ] Nascar hauler parade on the Las Vegas strip 
  3. ] 2013-03-07 - Thursday
    1. ] 12:00 - NNS - "Dollar General 200" REPLAY ON speed TV
    2. ] 18:00 - RaceHub ON speed TV
    3. ] CUP - mandatory testing day @LVMS 
  4. ] 2013-03-08 - Friday
    1. ] 20:30 - CUP Practice ON speed TV 
  5. ] 2013-03-09  - Saturday
    1. ] 12:00 - CUP Practice
    2. ] 13:00 - NNS Qualifying
    3. ] 16:00 - NNS Race 3 - Sams Town 300 - on ESPN 2, PRN @Las Vegas Motor Speeday 
  6. ] 2013-03-10 - Sunday
    1. ] 15:00 - Kobalt Tools 400 on FOX TV, PRN ] @Las Vegas Motor Speedway

 

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