Driver & Crew Notes & Quotes - Pocono
August 1, 2004
Collected notes and quotes from various drivers and crew following the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway, Aug. 1, 2004.DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 8 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO - Note: Dale Jr. turned over the wheel to relief driver John Andretti on lap 52. The actual driver change took 1:22. The full stop was 1:42. Andretti pitted again to readjust and re-index the wheel. Junior doesn’t have 100 percent mobility in his left leg. While sitting in the car, he is unable to stretch it out all the way, which creates cramping and the leg falls asleep. The No. 8 Chevy was then black-flagged by NASCAR for not maintaining minimum speed on the race track. The cause was a broken front sway bar.
Road Racing In The IRL
August 1, 2004
With the addition of Watkins Glen and Infineon Raceway to the 2005 schedule, the IRL fires another (and potentially fatal) shot at the Champ Car series.
Rice Cooks At Michigan, Part II
August 1, 2004
Official standings after the Michigan Indy 400
Rice Cooks At Michigan
August 1, 2004
Buddy Rice led only ten laps of the Michigan Indy 400 but they were the only ones that counted. The last lap and the preceding nine.
Johnson Sweeps Pocono
August 1, 2004
Jimmie Johnson swept both NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Pocono, PA. In the August 1 Pennsylvania 500, he led 124 of the 200 laps, easily passing competitors wherever he wanted on the track. Mark Martin finished second, Kasey Kahne brought a damaged car home third, followed by Greg Biffle and Johnson’s teammate Jeff Gordon in a second Hendrick Motorsports car.
Robin Miller Says Indy 500 Practice to be Shorter
August 1, 2004
In his column on the newly-revamped (and in this writer’s opinion, even harder to navigate and less attractive than before! Folks, if you don’t have broadband and the latest browsers with Flash, don’t bother!) SPEEDTV.com site, writer Robin Miller states that practice for the Indy 500 will be shortened in 2005. The always outspoken Miller predicts only eight days of practice and two days of time trials for the Memorial Day race next year.
Different Perspectives On “The Chase”
August 1, 2004
Depending on where you are in the points standings, you either love or hate the new “Chase For The Championship” format.
First Pole Of The Year
August 1, 2004
Tony Kanaan, IRL points leader, will start from pole for todays Michigan Indy 400. The points leader will be starting from pole for the first time this year, which does not bode well for the rest of the field. Tony the tiger has finished in the top five in the last eight races without the benefit of a pole position start.
More Schumacher Praises
August 1, 2004
With two plus weeks to the next F1 race from Hungary, there is not much news to concern the fan. The teams are enjoying a summer break prior to the season’s concluding races, with little controversy to digest. So we found this latest “Is Schumi the greatest driver” article of some interest.