NASCAR - Martinsville

NASCAR - Race 7 - Martinsville - I so enjoyed being at the race today!!! Will blog all about it tomorrow. Been a long day, Hitting the Sack.

Congratulations Jeff Gordon!!!

More tomorrow!!!!

What an awesome day we had at the race. We were in the pits during the entire race. We got to sit on Marcos Ambrose #9 pit box for most of the race. What an experience!!! You many not get to see the entire track, but being that close to the action on the track is the ultimate way to an experience a race. Seeing what the crew chiefs are looking at how they determine what to do and when. What happens before, during and after a pit stop up close and personal. We got to watch cars go though inspection, seen the different templates they use and the weighing and tire inspection.  I seen a few of the drivers and owners.  Shook hands with Marcos Ambrose (of course), Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Mark Martin, Chad Knauss, Miss Sprint, Mrs. Newman and for you long time NASCAR followers I got to shake the hand of the one and only Chocolate!!! Also got to see Richard Petty, Maurice Petty, Mike Helton, Joe Gibbs and Jack Rousch. Attended the drivers meeting, followed by church. Had a photo session with the #9 car

and Marcos Ambrose and the Wayne Brothers Logo. Should get a signed picture in a few weeks.
Lots of bumping and banging during the race, just as Martinsville should be. Parts flapping in the wind, car looking like open wheeled cars, action all around the track.

Top Ten Recap:
1.Jeff Gordon - started 9 - up 2 positions to 3rd
2. Matt Kenseth - started 4 - up 1 position to 1st
3. Clint Bowyer - started 5 - up 2 positions to 6th
4. Brad Keslowski - started 11 - remains in 15th
5. Jimmie Johnson - started 2 - down 1 position to 2nd
6. Kevin Harvick - started 10 - remains in 4th
7. Denny Hamlin - started 1 - remains in 24th
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - started 12 - down 1 position to 7th
9. Greg Biffle - started 33 - down 1 position to 8th
10. Jamie McMurrary - started 7 - remains in 4th

Chase for the Championship:
1. Matt Kenseth - finished 2nd - up 1 position
2. Jimmie Johnson - finished 5th - down 1 position
3. Jeff Gordon - WINNER - up 2 positions
4. Kevin Harvick - finished 6th
5. Kyle Busch - finished 15th - down 2 positions
6. Clint Bowyer - finished 3rd - up 2 positions
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 8th - down 1 position
8. Greg Biffle - finished 9th - down 1 position
9. Kurt Busch - finished 18th
10. Carl Edwards - finished 12th
11. Joey Lagano - finished 14th - up 1 position
12. Ryan Newman - finished 38th - down 1 position
13. Kasey Kahne - finished 27th

Top five finishes for the next 3 races are going to be the key to winning this Championship! The competitors in the Chase are tough racers, they go for it all. Seven of the top ten finishers this race were Chasers.

Next Race - Texas Motor Speedway - AAA Texas 500 - Sunday November 3,2013 - 3 pm est

Have a Wonderful Week
God Bless
Take Care

Barbara

NASCAR - Talladega

NASCAR - Talladega - Lots of good racing today!!! Only three cautions, the first at lap 2, the third on the white flag lap, freezing the field, giving Jamie McMurray his 2nd win at Talladega. Lots of green flag racing including green flag pit stops. Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. pretty much dominated through most of the race. Jamie McMurray taking over with 15 last left and never giving it back. Dale Earnhardt Jr. waited just a little to long to make his move to the front and Austin Dillion went for a wild ride after being tapped by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rendering Jr. a second place finish. Matt had problems half way through the race, being loose and just could not make it back to the front, finishing 20th. Jimmie fell back after the last pit stops, finishing in 13th. All but one chaser finished in the top 20, Kasey Kahne, speeding on pit road finished 36th.

Congratulations Jamie McMurray!!!

Top Ten Recap:

1. Jamie McMurray - started 11 - up 1 position to 14th

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - started 8 - up 3 positions to 6th

3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - started 21 - up 3 positions to 19th

4. Paul Menard - started 34 - up 1 position to 16th

5. Kyle Busch - started 27 - up 1 position to 4th

6. David Ragan - started 7 - up 1 position to 25th

7. David Gilliland - started 24 - up 2 position to 27th

8. Martin Truex Jr. - started 4 - down 1 position to 17th

9. Ryan Newman - started 17 - up 1 position to 11th

10. Clint Bowyer - started 20 - remains in 8th

Chase for the Championship

1. Jimmie Johnson - finished 13th - up 1 position

2. Matt Kenseth - finished 20th - down 1 position

3. Kevin Harvick - finished 12th 

4. Kyle Busch - finished 5th - up 1 position

5. Jeff Gordon - finished 16th - down 1 position

6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 2nd - up 3 positions

7. Greg Biffle - finished 11th - down 1 position

8. Clint Bowyer - finished 10th 

9. Kurt Busch - finished 19th - down 2 positions

10. Carl Edwards - finished 17th 

11. Ryan Newman - finished 9th - up 1 position

12. Joey Lagano - finished 15th - down 1 position

13. Kasey Kahne - finished 36th 

Next race - Martinsville Speedway - Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 - Sunday, October 27, 2013 - 1:30 pm est.

I am very excited about next weeks race. I am going to represent the company I work for as #9 Marcos Ambroses guest. My husband and I will be sitting on his pit box to watch the race. I cannot wait!!!

Have a Wonderful Week!!!

Take Care

God Bless

Barbara 

NASCAR - Charlotte

NASCAR - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Bank of America 500 - So happy to see Brad Keslowski in victory lane once again!!! Pretty good racing tonight... Love being at a track for a race, always a lot of fun.. thanx John S.!!! Passing and Pit strategy is what a race should be made of.. Hendricks car appeared to be dominate during most of the, with all but Dale Jr. (15) finishing in the top 10. All four cars lead at least once during the race., but Brad pulls through after a miscue on pit road and takes the top spot. Great green flag racing throughout the race... Denny Hamlin posted his highest finish since he broke his back..

Congratulations Brad Keslowski!!!

Top Ten Recap:

1. Brad Keslowski - started 23 - up 1 position to 14th

2. Kasey Kahne - started 5 - remains in 13th

3. Matt Kenseth - started 20 - remains in 1st

4. Jimmie Johnson - started 4 - remains in 2nd

5. Kyle Busch - started 9 - remains in 5th

6. Kevin Harvick - started 2 - remains in 3rd

7. Jeff Gordon - started 1 - remains in 4th

8. Ryan Newman - started 7 - remains in 12th

9. Denny Hamlin - started 18 - up 1 position to 24th

10. Carl Edwards - started 15 - up 1 position to 10th

Chase for the Championship:

1. Matt Kenseth - finished 3rd

2. Jimmie Johnson - finished 4th

3. Kevin Harvick - finished 6th

4. Jeff Gordon - finished 7th

5. Kyle Busch - finished 5th

6. Greg Biffle - finished 16th

7. Kurt Busch - finished 14th

8. Clint Bowyer - finished 11th - up 1 position

9. Dale Earnhardt - finished 15th - down 1 position

10. Carl Edwards - finished 10th - up 1 position

11. Joey Lagano - finished 18th - down 1 position

12. Ryan Newman - finished 8th

13. Kasey Kahne - finished 2nd

Next Race - Talladega Superspeedway - Camping World RV Sales 500 - Sunday - October 20, 2013 - 1pm est

Have a Wonderful Week

Take Care

God Bless

Barbara

NASCAR - Kansas

 

NASCAR - Kansas - Hollywood Casino 400 - good racing, something we haven't seen in a while with NASCAR. It may look like Kevin Harvick dominated the race, with the pole, most laps lead and the win, but he had to fight his way back after being caught a lap down from making green flag pit stop. Between good pit strategy and hard driving the #29 driver made it back to the front and ran away.
There was racing everywhere around the track, good racing enjoyed all the different leaders, and the different pit strategies Kyle Busch and Ryan Newman to of the chasers that took hard hits today, both in the race and the points. Finishing 34th and 35th respectfully, Kyle lost 2 positions to 5th and Ryan dropped 5 positions to 11th, the biggest loser this week.

Congratulations Kevin Harvick!!!

Top Ten Recap:

1. Kevin Harvick - started 1 - up 1 position to 3rd

2. Kurt Busch - started 19 - up 2 positions to 7th

3. Jeff Gordon - started 14 - up 1 position to 4th

4. Joey Lagano - started 5 - up 2 positions to 10th

5. Carl Edwards - started 9 - remains in 11th

6. Jimmie Johnson - started 3 - remains in 2nd

7. Paul Menard - started 8 - remains in 17th

8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - started 6 - up 2 positions to 8th

9. Marcos Ambrose - started 25 - up 1 position to 20th

10. Aric Almirola - started 20- remains in 18th

Chase for Championship:

1. Matt Kenseth - finished 11th

2. Jimmie Johnson - finished 6th

3. Kevin Harvick - WINNER - up 1 position

4. Jeff Gordon - finished 3rd - up 1 position

5. Kyle Busch - finished 34th - down 2 positions

6. Greg Biffle - finished 13th

7. Kurt Busch - finished 2nd - up 2 positions

8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 8th - up 2 positions

9. Clint Bowyer - finished 14th - down 1 position

10. Joey Lagano - finished 4th - up 2 positions

11. Carl Edwards - finished 5th

12. Ryan Newman - finished 35th - down 5 position

13. Kasey Kahne - finished 15th

Next Race - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Bank of America 500 - Saturday October 12, 2013 - 6:30 pm est.

Have a Wonderful Week

Take Care and God Bless

Barbara