After the massive “Big One” at Talladega last week, Hendrick Motorsports and Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced today that Earnhardt got a concussion from the incident and will not race at Charlotte on 10/13 or Kansas on 10/21. This will be Earnhardt’s second concussion in two months. Jenna Fryer, of the AP, reported that Dale Earnhardt Jr. also suffered a concussion during a hard crash while testing at Kansas Speedway just a few weeks ago in August. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Round Five
By Rich Foust
Charlotte Motor Speedway is actually located in Concord, North Carolina, just outside Charlotte and opened in 1960, hosting its first World 600, now known as the Coca Cola 600. Unfortunately, about one year later, the track fell into chapter 11 bankruptcy, due to poor ticket sales.
Today, Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts three Sprint Cup Series, two Nationwide and one Camping World Truck Series events, among other racing action each year. Continue reading
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Fan4Racing’s Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk – Replay October 8, 2012
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This week’s show is about…
- Talladega and the “Big One” & Chase Tracker
- Dale Earnhardt Jr’s post-race comments about Talladega racing
- The 2013 Car and Plate Racing for next year
- 2013 Changes to Qualifying – Elimination of the Top 35 Rule
- Busch Brothers and their winning streaks at jeopardy
- Kurt Busch Parked at Talladega – NASCAR considering penalty & his last race with James Finch/Phoenix Racing
- Regan Smith running select races with Phoenix Racing beginning at Charlotte next weekend
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Chase Tracker – The Contenders after Talladega
By Jordan Dodson & Sharon/Fan4Racing
This week’s Chase Tracker after Talladega gave drivers a bit of a shakeup with the last lap wreck involving 25 drivers, including 8 Chase contenders, but left the top-three Chase contenders the same. Keselowski came in the points leader and left as the points leader, with Jimmie Johnson remaining in second place and Denny Hamlin, third in the point standings.
Also, Kyle Busch remains the Best of the Rest non-Chase contenders, after race four of the 2012 Chase season.
Starting with drivers ranked 12th through 1st, the following gives our assessment of each Chase contender after Talladega’s Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500. Continue reading