Jamie McMurray NASCAR Teleconference
June 16, 2004
Today’s guest is a man who has become a week in, week out contender for every race and a prime candidate to finish in the top 10 in the point standings and qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup. Jamie McMurray, driver of the No. 42 Havoline Dodge currently sits in 12th place in NASCAR Nextel Cup Series point standings and is only four points out of 10th place, a key spot, and 433 behind Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jamie has registered eight top-10 finishes this season including a third-place run at Rockingham, at fourth-place finish at Las Vegas and Charlotte.
Harvick and Kenseth Fined $25,000 For Pocono Bumps
June 16, 2004
Somewhat to the surprise of some observers, Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick have both been fined $25,000 and placed on probation until August 11 after several incidents of bumping between the two in the closing laps of Sunday’s Pocono 500. The surprise here is that there was no loss in points, a longer probation and possibly even a suspension of one or two races. Attached is the entire release from NASCAR:
NASCAR’s Image Gets Another Wart
June 15, 2004
Sunday’s race at Pocono saw yet another PR bobble by NASCAR, America’s 900-lb motorsports gorilla.
Talladega Marks 35 Years of NASCAR Racing
June 15, 2004
Thirty-five years of tradition. Thirteen thousand laps. Twenty-five hundred leaders. Thirty-three winners.
For thirty-five years, Talladega Superspeedway has provided some of the most competitive racing in NASCAR history and today speedway officials announced plans to celebrate the historical anniversary.
Producer Talks About TV Racing Coverage
June 15, 2004
Conrad Piccirillo, a broadcast director for the company that produced the Indianapolis 500 broadcast, met with a reporter recently. Here’s the result of that interview, as posted on MotorsportsForum.com
Ray Evernham Teleconference Pocono Recap, Michigan Advance
June 15, 2004
Ray Evernham had some pointed comments about the recent spate of scoring problems experienced in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races. Evernham’s new driver, Kasey Kahne, is currently in 13th place in points.
NASCAR Partners With TSN for NASCAR Canada
June 14, 2004
No, not another sanctioning body to compete with CASCAR, (or is it?) but a marketing and sponsorship group. We haven’t had time yet to study this, but here’s the press release:
Woes Continue For NASCAR
June 14, 2004
NASCAR has been under fire in recent weeks to reevaluate their policies and procedures regarding caution flags. After a disastrous race at Dover last weekend, where almost one quarter of the race was run under caution, fans and media cried foul. The most offending caution occurred after Ryan Newman wrecked on pit road, which resulted in NASCAR running 24 laps of yellow to realign the field.
Pocono 500 Notes & Quotes
June 14, 2004
Drivers and crew discuss various aspects of the Pocono 500, a race accentuated by controversy, on and off the track. We’ll start with winner Jimmie Johnson: “It was obviously a great day for us, a very fast race car and once again a loose race car. The old clich
Russell, Worsham, Anderson & Hines Win At Pontiact Excitement Nationals
June 13, 2004
KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio - Greg Anderson earned his eighth win of the season Sunday, earning the Pro Stock title at the 40th annual Pontiac Excitement NHRA Nationals at National Trail Raceway.
Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Del Worsham (Funny Car) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Bike) also earned victories in their respective categories at the $2 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series event.