Yearly Archives: 2013

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Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 Preview

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AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford drives during practice for the Nationwide Childrens's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 15, 2013 Photo - Chris Trotman/Getty Images
AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford drives during practice for the Nationwide Childrens’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 15, 2013
Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images

Nationwide Series drivers début their first 203.22 mile, 90 lap race at Mid-Ohio on Saturday, August 17th with a green flag at 2:30pm ET. The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is the series’ second road course event in two weeks and television coverage begins at 2pm on ESPN with radio coverage on MRN and Sirius XM channel 90. 

Only 12 race events remain before a new NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion is known and predicting the outcome is becoming more difficult with every passing weekend. After Saturday’s race at Watkins Glen, only 74-points separate the top-ten drivers in the point standings. Tenth-place Parker Kligerman could theoretically make up the difference in only two races, although that’s not likely.  Continue reading →

Michigan National Guard 200 Preview

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Joey Coulter leads the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series field to the green flag to start the VFW 200 at Michigan International Speedway August 2012 Photo - Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Joey Coulter leads the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series field to the green flag to start the VFW 200 at Michigan International Speedway August 2012
Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

 

Up next is NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series‘ 200 mile, 100 lap race, the Michigan National Guard 200 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, August 17th at 12:30pm ET.  The television broadcast is the début of FOX Sports 1 starting at 12pm ET and the radio broadcast is found on MRN, and Sirius XM Channel 90. Continue reading →

The Right Place, Time and Seat for a Biffle Boost

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Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M/Give Kids a Smile Ford, climbs into his car in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 14, 2013 Photo - Geoff Burke/Getty Images
Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M/Give Kids a Smile Ford, climbs into his car in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 14, 2013
Photo – Geoff Burke/Getty Images

Greg Biffle‘s season has stalled this summer, as his last top-five finish was a victory in June at Michigan International Speedway. Biffle is also the defending winner of the two-mile track’s August event in 2012. The good news for his team is they are returning to Michigan this weekend, hungry for another victory that could be his third consecutive and fourth overall win at the track.

Ninth in NASCAR‘s Sprint Cup Series standings, Biffle needs a boost as he’s barely hanging on to a provisional Chase berth. He’s just four points ahead of 11th-place Kurt Busch, who is looking for success to secure his place in the Chase. Provisional Wild Card holder Kasey Kahne fell out of the top-ten last Sunday by a late-race accident at Watkins Glen is another marker back in 12th-place and already owns a pair of victories this season. Continue reading →

Purple Heart Recipient Named Honorary Starter of Pure Michigan 400

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Purple Heart Recipient Named Honorary Starter of Pure Michigan 400 

David Balestrino Photo - Courtesy of David Balestrino Jr. family
David Balestrino
Photo – Courtesy of David Balestrino Jr. family

U.S. Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient David Balestrino Jr. has been named honorary starter for the Pure Michigan 400 being held this Sunday, August 18, at Michigan International Speedway.  Balestrino was the winner of a fan contest on the Pure Michigan Facebook page, receiving the highest number of votes for his entry on why he wanted to wave the green flag on race day.  Continue reading →