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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2012
Page
20
Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway produced a crowd pleasing race with 13 cautions as Denny Hamlin survived to win. The Bristol layout shifted the single groove upward, disadvantaging lower racing lines and changing the track dynamics.
At Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton Georgia the AdvoCare 500 spans 325 laps of 1.54 miles totaling 500.5 miles. Last race winner Jeff Gordon. Qualifying speed record Geoff Bodine 197.478 mph on November 15. Race record 159.904 mph by Bobby Labonte on November 16. Toyota driver Dean Hamlin has won three races this season joining Stewart Johnson and Keselowski. Johnson finished second to Gordon, both driving Chevys.
NASCAR notes cover the NRA American Warrior 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and the Jeff Foxworthy’s Grit Chips event in Hampton. Details include track length 1.54 miles, 195 laps in the 300.3 mile race, qualifying and race records, and last results from Bristol and related driver standings.
Casey Mears started on the pole after rain canceled Bristol qualifying and led the first 26 laps with the No. 13 Geico Ford before finishing 21st. The reworked surface altered passing dynamics, while Mears, from a prominent racing family, has driven for Germain, Red Bull, Baldwin and Key teams during a varied career.
The two Cup champions clattered cars at Bristol Motor Speedway and wrecked. Stewart bounced his helmet off Kenseth’s hood as Kenseth pulled away, both unapologetic. Monte Dutton notes Stewart is near top ten cutoff with three wins but risk of losing bonus points.
A reader asks about the difference between the Brickyard start and the last restart when the leader was black flagged. NASCAR officials explain the start is defined by the green flag, while restarts are at the leader's discretion after a defined point near the flag stand. Elliott Sadler is mentioned in the context of being pressured by a trailing car.
Toyota Racing launches Racing for Awareness a fan vote contest among women connected to the NASCAR program plus driver Mackena Bell to design pink ribbon breast cancer awareness gear October voting opens with weekly prize chances at ToyotaRacing.com slash RacingForAwareness.
Matt Kenseth argued team structure matters little in racing noting he treats rivals Mark Martin and Jeff Burton the same whether on his team or not. He singled out restrictor plate races as exceptions and warned about on track rivalries amid Hendrick and Keselowski tensions.
Danbury driver Jeny Nadeau competed in 177 top level NASCAR races and secured a single win, the 2000 NAPA 500 at Atlanta where he beat Dale Earnhardt by 1.338 seconds with Ward Burton third Jeff Gordon fourth and Bobby Labonte fifth. His career ended after a Richmond practice crash on May 1, 2003. He turns 42 on September 9.
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