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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2004
Page
11
Nextel Cup Pocono 500 kicks off at 1 p m Sunday while the Busch Series Federated Auto Parts 300 airs at 12 30 p m Saturday. The Truck Series O Reilly 400K is scheduled for 8 30 p m Friday with TM TM as an on track feature noted.
NASCAR officials faced criticism after a 25 lap caution marred the MBNA 400 over an incident not on the track. Mark Martin defended the sport while Tony Stewart seeks a win, Kasey Kahne suffers another narrow loss, and Kenseth Earnhardt Jr. sparred with management amid oil slicks and odd scoring decisions.
Race details include 2.5 mile track for 200 laps totaling 500 miles at Long Pond. June 13 schedule lists Tony Stewart as last year's winner and qualifying record holder. Rusty Wallace holds race speed record from 1996. Also notes MBNA 400 at Dover and O'Reilly 400K at Texas with winners and records.
South Bend, Indiana native Ryan Newman is portrayed as a top NASCAR talent since 2002. The Purdue engineering graduate is praised for reliability in qualifying and wins, with emphasis on his fan contact through autograph sessions and his measured, professional approach aboard Penske Racing South with teammates Rusty Wallace and Brendan Gaughan.
Casey Mears and Jamie McMurray, both Ganassi teammates, collided on lap 12 after contact mid front straight. Mears claimed McMurray cut down on him while McMurray reportedly expected room, highlighting a baffling team-on-team incident. Monte Dutton notes the odd cooperative failure between teammates leading to a disaster.
A Thunder’s Mouth Press motorsports study chronicles 1955’s deadly year. Through faction narration, it covers Bill Vukovich’s Indy 500 bid and a Le Mans fire that killed nearly 100 spectators, presenting a vivid, sharp account of tragedy and speed.
A Midwest cable system reports Fox will not carry the next two NASCAR races, moving to FX instead. Fans with limited channel lineups face disappointment as this marks a fourth straight year of such FX placements in the first half of the season under the NASCAR network agreement. The chain urges viewers to petition their provider for more motorsports options.
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