2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

[Brett Bagstad]

Edwards leads series in wins, but falls short for title

Nine victories and the best average finish (9.5) in the Sprint Cup Series is usually good enough to win the championship. But for Carl Edwards this past year, it was good enough for second.

Whereas Kyle Busch set the tone early and Jimmie Johnson paced things late, Edwards, to put it mildly, was dominant throughout the entire season. His victories came on every style of oval on the schedule: half-mile, mile, 1.5-mile and 2-milers. And when it counted, he turned up the heat more than anyone.

Edwards was solid through the first half of the season, scoring back-to-back victories at Fontana and Las Vegas -- although he got yanked 100 points and 10 bonus points for an oil reserve encasement lid that was missing. He managed to work his way back into the top 10 in points after an early blown motor saddled him at Atlanta. Once the second half began, it was top-10 or bust.

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[Brett Bagstad]

Late improvements help Biffle to third-place finish

Greg Biffle certainly picked a good time of year to shine, and a good season to do well, too.

Biffle, who was up for a contract extension, signed the dotted line to stay with Roush Fenway Racing through 2011 in the middle of the summer, then proceeded to show why he's a valuable commodity to the organization. He did crash the next race, but then rebounded from teetering on the Chase cutoff to making the playoff and pushing to win it.

Without a victory entering the Chase, Biffle was placed ninth in the points with all the other competitors who were winless, 80 points back of leader Kyle Busch. That all changed at New Hampshire.

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[Paul Metcalfe]

NASCAR get tough on drug testing.

A snippet:

Among the substances those participants must be tested for are:
• Seven different amphetamines, including methamphetamine and PMA, a synthetic psychostimulant and hallucinogen.
• Three drugs classified under ephedrine.
• Thirteen different narcotics, including codeine and morphine.
• Ten different benzodiazepines and barbituates.
• Marijuana, cocaine, zolpidem, nitrites, chromates and drugs that can increase specific gravity.


Marijuana, hows that going to make you go faster? And maybe they should look at this guy about gravity drugs.

I mean come on that's not normal is it?

Full story here

 

[Dave Stephenson]

did he win and flip from the window?

increase specific gravity

the marajuana would fullfil this purpose. but also a guess they're not testing just for performance enhancing reasons, since almost all of the above if used recreationally in the days leading up to a race could have a detrimental affect on your reactions and ability to drive at approaching 200. safety first n all that

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Las Vegas Motorspeedway

Pictures will follow when i am back from holidays :thumb:

 

[Sean Vohs]

I live about 2 hours from there! I need to go check their schedule out and go to some events.

 

[cdarty]

Daytona Review

What did you guys think of Daytona?

 

[Steve Cooksley]

I think Earnhardt Jnr got away with murder!

 

[Truls Flatland]

I think Earnhardt Jnr got away with murder!

Considering what happend the day before, with a five lap penalty given, I couldn't agree more. I'm guessing the name freed him...

 

[Gareth Hickling]

Yep, Such a shame the guys one lap down taken out all those leaders.

Sure they were racing for the free pass and racing to the rain but that is no excuse for driving like that.

 

[Christopher Aponte]

I don't know
it did feel he got away with murder. But seeing how fast he was coming in my mind Brian Vickers also took a big risk by blocking him (after all, it is an Earnhardt in a good way and a bad way.....)

 

[Jamie Valentine]

If Vickers didnt block that would never of happen, Vickers started the process Jr Ended it..

In racing if you choose to block then you have to take responsablity for what happens..

 

[Paul Metcalfe]

Vegas Baby!

Great drive from K. Busch in the number 18 car to come from the back to win. I need to record the races, staying up until stupid o'clock in the morning means I forget what's happened anyway.

Read about it at NASCAR.com

 

[Christophe Berton]

http://blip.tv/file/1870812

nascar driver meets belgain Zolder track

 

[Christophe Berton]

Kurt wants to name his backwards victory lap.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uRyNMVZw4I[/ame]

Kurt wants to name his backwards victory lap. This is your chance to come up with a cool name for the victory lap. Email your ideas to Kristy Cloutier at kristy@kurtbusch.com. One lucky race fan will be able to say they named the lap. The winning name and the race fan name will be announced on our website and Kurt will talk about it on national television. The winning race fan will receive a Kurt Busch gift basket. Good luck to everyone. Send your emails by March 18, 2009.

 

[Sander Hogendoorn]

Drifting in NASCAR

Awesome drift:

Watch in HD :wink2:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3cwVTpUPHc[/ame]

 

[Dave Stephenson]

thats sick Sander, why can I never save it like that

 

[Christophe Berton]

wow, he can drive and contral a car wow

 

[Chris Buchanan]

Wow I missed that one, man Logano did a good job saving that... course I'll bet that that has alot to do with the CoT design

 

[Dustin Barton]

Kenseth rolled his car today, weird how it just took off too. Usually the roof flaps keep these cars down unless they hit the grass but he was on pavement the entire time.