http://www.racedayweather.com RaceDayWeather, News, RaceFreqs.net freqencies, schedules, results, standings and more.... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:09:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Elliott_Sadler_ready_for_another_run_at_Nationwide_title_this_time_with_RCR_backing.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Elliott_Sadler_ready_for_another_run_at_Nationwide_title_this_time_with_RCR_backing.html#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:09:00 +0000 Kenny Bruce http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Elliott_Sadler_ready_for_another_run_at_Nationwide_title_this_time_with_RCR_backing.html
Elliott Sadler battled for the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship in 2011 with Kevin Harvick Inc. Sadler did not win the championship, however. And that, to some, was a major surprise.]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/elliott-sadler-ready-for-another-run-at-nationwide-title-this-time-with-rcr-backing/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NI_Top_25_AJ_Allmendinger_ready_to_take_next_step_after_landing_at_Penske_Racing.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NI_Top_25_AJ_Allmendinger_ready_to_take_next_step_after_landing_at_Penske_Racing.html#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:31:00 +0000 NASCAR Illustrated http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NI_Top_25_AJ_Allmendinger_ready_to_take_next_step_after_landing_at_Penske_Racing.html
After five years of racing for teams that were either just getting started or struggling to pay the bills, AJ Allmendinger has finally found what he’s been looking for. Days after Best Buy announced that it would not sponsor the No. 43 Richard Petty...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/ni-top-25-aj-allmendinger-ready-to-take-next-step-after-landing-at-penske-racing/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/jeffowens/Head-to-head--which-of-these-drivers-will-have-the-better-season.html http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/jeffowens/Head-to-head--which-of-these-drivers-will-have-the-better-season.html#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:01:00 +0000 Jeff Owens http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/jeffowens/Head-to-head--which-of-these-drivers-will-have-the-better-season.html
It’s always difficult to compare NASCAR drivers and their performances because there are so many variables to consider. Team, crew chief, resources, teammates, sponsorship, etc.]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/jeff-owens-head-to-head-%e2%80%93-which-of-these-drivers-will-have-the-better-season/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Ryan_Newman_Tony_Gibson_hope_to_find_lost_chemistry_in_2012.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Ryan_Newman_Tony_Gibson_hope_to_find_lost_chemistry_in_2012.html#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:19:00 +0000 Bob Pockrass http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Ryan_Newman_Tony_Gibson_hope_to_find_lost_chemistry_in_2012.html
Ryan Newman could spend a lot of time wondering how Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Tony Stewart went from his summer funk to winning five races in the Chase For The Sprint Cup last year. But Newman has other things to worry about – such as why his team...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/ryan-newman-tony-gibson-hope-to-find-lost-chemistry-in-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Darlington_start_time_only_change_for_Sprint_Cup_races.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Darlington_start_time_only_change_for_Sprint_Cup_races.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:40:00 +0000 Bob Pockrass http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Darlington_start_time_only_change_for_Sprint_Cup_races.html
Darlington Raceway has the only change in start time in the 2012 Sprint Cup Series schedule as its race will start at 7 p.m. Eastern instead of 7:30 p.m. as it did in 2011. The 7 p.m. start time is a departure from NASCAR’s attempt at consistent sta...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/darlington-start-time-only-change-for-sprint-cup-races/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/kennybruce/Legends-Helping-Legends-fundraiser-offers-stroll-down-memory-lane.html http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/kennybruce/Legends-Helping-Legends-fundraiser-offers-stroll-down-memory-lane.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:41:00 +0000 Kenny Bruce http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/kennybruce/Legends-Helping-Legends-fundraiser-offers-stroll-down-memory-lane.html
For fans yearning for a glimpse of racing as it was in years gone by, a trip this Saturday to Memory Lane Museum in Mooresville for its annual Legends Helping Legends gathering is one of those can’t-miss opportunities.]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/kenny-bruce-legends-helping-legends-fundraiser-offers-stroll-down-memory-lane/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/carolynbrewster/Still-confused-over-Danica-Patrick-points-deal.html http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/carolynbrewster/Still-confused-over-Danica-Patrick-points-deal.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:28:00 +0000 Carolyn Brewster http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/carolynbrewster/Still-confused-over-Danica-Patrick-points-deal.html
This week’s column involves a confession, which I’m sure will not surprise many of you. I’m confused. Try as I might to truly grasp the Tommy Baldwin Racing/Stewart-Haas Racing collaborative partnership announced this week, I’m still scratchin...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/carolyn-brewster-still-confused-over-danica-patrick-points-deal/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/New_Sponsorship_deals_indicate_NASCAR_economy_is_turning.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/New_Sponsorship_deals_indicate_NASCAR_economy_is_turning.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:45:00 +0000 Reid Spencer - NASCAR Wire Service http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/New_Sponsorship_deals_indicate_NASCAR_economy_is_turning.html
At last, there's a large patch of blue to break up the doom and gloom that has clouded the NASCAR economy for the past three seasons. To major corporations, there is still a strong perceived value in association with NASCAR teams and with the sport it...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/new-sponsorship-deals-indicate-nascar-economy-is-turning/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NI_Top_25_Clint_Bowyer_expects_to_still_contend_with_improving_MWR_team.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NI_Top_25_Clint_Bowyer_expects_to_still_contend_with_improving_MWR_team.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:20:00 +0000 NASCAR Illustrated http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NI_Top_25_Clint_Bowyer_expects_to_still_contend_with_improving_MWR_team.html
Clint Bowyer admits he’s fortunate. As difficult as it is to find primary sponsorship, the 32-year-old has one in 5-hour Energy that pursued him. And while Bowyer had to leave Richard Childress Racing, the only team he’s ever driven for in Cup com...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/ni-top-25-clint-bowyer-expects-to-still-contend-with-improving-mwr-team/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Danica_Patrick_will_watch_Super_Bowl_for_more_than_just_her_commercials.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Danica_Patrick_will_watch_Super_Bowl_for_more_than_just_her_commercials.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:11:00 +0000 Bob Pockrass http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Danica_Patrick_will_watch_Super_Bowl_for_more_than_just_her_commercials.html
Danica Patrick likes to watch the Super Bowl – and more than just the commercials. That might seem natural considering she stars in the popular Go Daddy commercials that are prominent during the Super Bowl telecast. But Patrick typically watches so s...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/danica-patrick-will-watch-super-bowl-for-more-than-just-her-commercials/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Earnhardt_Ganassi_Racing_hopes_massive_changes_help_team_rebound_from_pathetic_2011_season.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Earnhardt_Ganassi_Racing_hopes_massive_changes_help_team_rebound_from_pathetic_2011_season.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:05:00 +0000 Jeff Owens http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Earnhardt_Ganassi_Racing_hopes_massive_changes_help_team_rebound_from_pathetic_2011_season.html
Pathetic. That’s what team co-owner Chip Ganassi called Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s performance in 2011. Ganassi’s honest assessment of his own team was so blunt that even driver Jamie McMurray was taken aback.]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/earnhardt-ganassi-racing-hopes-massive-changes-help-team-rebound-from-%e2%80%98pathetic%e2%80%99-2011-season/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NI_Top_25_Martin_Truex_Jr_expects_to_challenge_for_Chase_spot_after_strong_finish_to_2011.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NI_Top_25_Martin_Truex_Jr_expects_to_challenge_for_Chase_spot_after_strong_finish_to_2011.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:39:00 +0000 NASCAR Illustrated http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NI_Top_25_Martin_Truex_Jr_expects_to_challenge_for_Chase_spot_after_strong_finish_to_2011.html
If officials at Michael Waltrip Racing proved anything last year, it’s that the team won’t shy away from making major changes. As a result, MWR will look much different as drivers Clint Bowyer and Mark Martin join Martin Truex Jr., and competition...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/ni-top-25-martin-truex-jr-expects-to-challenge-for-chase-spot-after-strong-finish-to-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Daytona_adds_200K_halfway_bonus_for_Daytona_500_winner_to_net_14M.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Daytona_adds_200K_halfway_bonus_for_Daytona_500_winner_to_net_14M.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:26:00 +0000 Bob Pockrass http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Daytona_adds_200K_halfway_bonus_for_Daytona_500_winner_to_net_14M.html
The Daytona 500 will have a record purse of more than $19 million, and a new bonus for the leader at the halfway point, Daytona International Speedway announced Wednesday. ... In a new twist, the leader at lap 100 will earn a $200,000 bonus. ]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/daytona-adds-200k-halfway-bonus-for-daytona-500-winner-to-net-1-4m/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Confident_Brad_Keselowski_embracing_leadership_role_at_Penske_Racing.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Confident_Brad_Keselowski_embracing_leadership_role_at_Penske_Racing.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:26:00 +0000 Kenny Bruce http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Confident_Brad_Keselowski_embracing_leadership_role_at_Penske_Racing.html
The way he sees it, Brad Keselowski says he’s “a B+ driver with A potential.” This from a driver who won three Sprint Cup races in 2011, had 14 top-10 finishes and not only qualified for the Chase For The Sprint Cup, but wound up fifth in the fi...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/confident-brad-keselowski-embracing-leadership-role-at-penske-racing/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Kentucky_Speedway_to_allow_coolers_in_2012_but_must_enforce_no-alcohol_ban.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Kentucky_Speedway_to_allow_coolers_in_2012_but_must_enforce_no-alcohol_ban.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:09:00 +0000 Bob Pockrass http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Kentucky_Speedway_to_allow_coolers_in_2012_but_must_enforce_no-alcohol_ban.html
Kentucky Speedway will allow fans to bring coolers into the facility for the first time in track history beginning with its 2012 events. Coolers will be limited in size to 14-by-14 inches. Customers will be able to carry in snacks, unopened soft drinks...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/kentucky-speedway-to-allow-coolers-in-2012-but-must-enforce-no-alcohol-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr_wonders_how_he_let_Tony_Eury_Sr_leave_as_his_crew_chief_at_DEI.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr_wonders_how_he_let_Tony_Eury_Sr_leave_as_his_crew_chief_at_DEI.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:48:00 +0000 Bob Pockrass http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr_wonders_how_he_let_Tony_Eury_Sr_leave_as_his_crew_chief_at_DEI.html
One of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s first moves as the owner of JR Motorsports was hiring Tony Eury Sr. as competition director and crew chief. Not only is Eury Sr. his uncle, but Earnhardt Jr. certainly wasn’t going to make the same mistake twice.]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/dale-earnhardt-jr-wonders-how-he-let-tony-eury-sr-leave-as-his-crew-chief-at-dei/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Joe_Gibbs_Racing_hopes_major_changes_help_team_recapture_winning_ways.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Joe_Gibbs_Racing_hopes_major_changes_help_team_recapture_winning_ways.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:14:00 +0000 Jeff Owens http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Joe_Gibbs_Racing_hopes_major_changes_help_team_recapture_winning_ways.html
Few people in racing know more about winning than Joe Gibbs. There are team owners who have won more races – though not many – and some who have won more championships. But how many have won three NASCAR Cup championships, and three Super Bowls? ]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/joe-gibbs-racing-hopes-major-changes-help-team-recapture-winning-ways/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Justin_Allgaier_hopes_stronger_cars_reduced_stable_at_Turner_makes_him_Nationwide_contender.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Justin_Allgaier_hopes_stronger_cars_reduced_stable_at_Turner_makes_him_Nationwide_contender.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:12:00 +0000 Bob Pockrass http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Justin_Allgaier_hopes_stronger_cars_reduced_stable_at_Turner_makes_him_Nationwide_contender.html
If Turner Motorsports wants to win a Nationwide Series championship, it will be up to Justin Allgaier to get it done in 2012. ... “Last year, I thought we could [contend] but we couldn’t run with Elliott [Sadler] and with Ricky [Stenhouse Jr.] – ...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/justin-allgaier-hopes-stronger-cars-reduced-stable-at-turner-makes-him-nationwide-contender/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Earnhardt_Ganassi_crewmen_get_18_months_probation_for_marijuana_charge.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Earnhardt_Ganassi_crewmen_get_18_months_probation_for_marijuana_charge.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:08:00 +0000 Bob Pockrass http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Earnhardt_Ganassi_crewmen_get_18_months_probation_for_marijuana_charge.html
CHARLOTTE – Telling a North Carolina judge that they have learned their lesson, two former Earnhardt Ganassi Racing crewmen avoided jail and were sentenced to 18 months probation Wednesday for possession of marijuana. Trevor Lysne and Jerome Frey ap...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/earnhardt-ganassi-crewmen-get-18-months-probation-for-marijuana-charge/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/bobpockrass/Points-swaps-a-dirty-but-necessary-evil.html http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/bobpockrass/Points-swaps-a-dirty-but-necessary-evil.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:15:00 +0000 Bob Pockrass http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/bobpockrass/Points-swaps-a-dirty-but-necessary-evil.html
It’s easy for fans to get angry over the points swapping/buying that will occur over the next few weeks as teams try to acquire guaranteed starting spots for the first five Sprint Cup races of the season and more specifically, the season-opening Dayt...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/bob-pockrass-points-swaps-a-dirty-but-necessary-evil/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NI_Top_25_Jeff_Burton_hoping_new_crew_chief_changes_at_RCR_can_spark_turnaround.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NI_Top_25_Jeff_Burton_hoping_new_crew_chief_changes_at_RCR_can_spark_turnaround.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:27:00 +0000 NASCAR Illustrated http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/NI_Top_25_Jeff_Burton_hoping_new_crew_chief_changes_at_RCR_can_spark_turnaround.html
As drivers go, Jeff Burton is as analytical as they come. Coming off his worst season since 1995, the 44-year-old isn’t howling-at-the-moon crazy. Instead, he’s focused on dragging the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing team back into Chase contention.]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/ni-top-25-jeff-burton-hoping-new-crew-chief-changes-at-rcr-can-spark-turnaround/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Chad_Knaus_says_rare_vacation_nice_but_not_life-changing.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Chad_Knaus_says_rare_vacation_nice_but_not_life-changing.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:12:00 +0000 Kenny Bruce http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Chad_Knaus_says_rare_vacation_nice_but_not_life-changing.html
It wasn’t the first time Chad Knaus needed a break. But it might have been the first time a vacation was his idea. “I had nothing to do with it,” a grinning team owner Rick Hendrick said of his crew chief’s offseason trip to South Africa last m...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/chad-knaus-says-rare-vacation-nice-but-not-life-changing/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Lesson_learned_Jimmie_Johnson_says_its_time_for_five-time_champs_to_start_over.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Lesson_learned_Jimmie_Johnson_says_its_time_for_five-time_champs_to_start_over.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:54:00 +0000 Kenny Bruce http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Lesson_learned_Jimmie_Johnson_says_its_time_for_five-time_champs_to_start_over.html
His incredible run through the record book now halted, temporarily or otherwise, Jimmie Johnson said he looks back on the 2011 season as a time of learning. And the lessons it provided, he said, should help make him a better driver in 2012.]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/02/lesson-learned-jimmie-johnson-says-it%e2%80%99s-time-for-five-time-champs-to-%e2%80%98start-over%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Joe_Gibbs_Racing_crewmen_treated_after_fire_breaks_out_in_machine_shop.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Joe_Gibbs_Racing_crewmen_treated_after_fire_breaks_out_in_machine_shop.html#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:59:00 +0000 Bob Pockrass http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Joe_Gibbs_Racing_crewmen_treated_after_fire_breaks_out_in_machine_shop.html
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. - A small fire broke out in the Joe Gibbs Racing machine shop Monday afternoon but appeared to be contained quickly.]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/01/joe-gibbs-racing-crewmen-treated-after-fire-breaks-out-in-machine-shop/feed/ 0 http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Confident_Danica_Patrick_realistic_in_her_approach_to_full_NASCAR_schedule.html http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Confident_Danica_Patrick_realistic_in_her_approach_to_full_NASCAR_schedule.html#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:03:00 +0000 Jeff Owens http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Confident_Danica_Patrick_realistic_in_her_approach_to_full_NASCAR_schedule.html
Danica Patrick has never been known for a lack of confidence. As a woman competing in a man’s world, she has to be confident, strong-willed and perhaps even a bit arrogant at times. But even Patrick raised a few eyebrows when she declared on the Sp...]]> http://www.racedayweather.com/2012/01/confident-danica-patrick-realistic-in-her-approach-to-full-nascar-schedule/feed/ 0