The Fueds In NASCAR, When Will It End...

Where did it all start between Kyle Edwards driver of the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion and Brad Keselowski driver of #12 Mopar FLOTV Dodge Charger. Some say it started back at the Aarons 499 Talladega Super speedway when Brad Keselowski moved to the inside when Edwards went high to block him in the final 400 yards of the 188-lap race. Edwards slid back down the track in another attempt to block, but Keselowski already was inside his left-rear quarter panel. Contact between the cars turned Edwards and lifted his rear tires off the pavement. Edwards flew into the path of third-place finisher Ryan Newman’s Chevrolet, and that collision launched Edwards into the fence, Ryan Newman’s wrecked car crossed the finish line 3rd.
It appears that Edwards has crossed the line, and even seemed to realize it after the crash went wrong, during Edwards interview, he was brief in the comments he made to the media, he told NASCAR officials that he got into Keselowski on purpose, but he did not intend to send him flying on the frontstretch into the safety barrier wall on his roof, coming back on all four tires to the inside lane crossing back across traffic coming to rest against the safety barrier wall.
Even after Edwards being 150 laps down at the time of the incident and Keselowski was running a top-five finish.


The retaliation from the Talladega with Keselowski having turned Edwards and sent his car airborne and into the catchfence at Talladega Superspeedway last spring as they both raced for a win. The two drivers started to get together earlier during Sundays Atlanta race when they bumped each other on Lap 41 shoving Edwards into the #20 Home Depot Toyota of Joey Logano, sending both cars to the garage.
But Robin Pemberton, vice president of competition for NASCAR, said the governing body would take its time in examining all the facts before deciding what to do with Edwards, whose No. 99 Roush Fenway Ford was ordered to the garage after wrecking the No. 12 of Keselowski




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Another Top-Ten Finish For Stewart...

Now that Tony Stewart had gotten his second top-10 finish with completing the Shelby American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with a strong seventh place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Tony Stewart’s No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot racing for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) led twice for a total of 7 laps out of the 267 lap race, and that was the only time we heard about Tony Stewart at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Expecting for Tony to come out and take charge of a speedway. Tony stated “We ended up seventh, which is alright, but we always want more”. Considering a ninth finish last Sunday at Fontana, California. Tony Stewart struggled on the restarts and it took a couple of laps to get in with the lead pack.


Tony felt that the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Impala was tight in the center of the track’s corners and loose on exit, at times Stewart was at pace with the leader, if not faster. But was not able to catch the leader.

During the quick work of the Old Spice/Office Depot pit crew, with adjusting the chassis, a series of wedge, track bar and tire pressure adjustments, Tony was able to crack a top-five after 90 laps at the 1.5 mile oval. But Stewart was not able to hold a top-five, by lap 108 he fell back to seventh, a spot he would hold for much of the race. Stewart stayed out on two green flags when other teams had to make scheduled pit stops. Tony lead on laps 164-165 and laps 215-219 before he was called in to make his requisite pit stops.
Stewart was holding the fifth-place when a final caution came out on lap 230. Only 11 other drivers were on the lead lap and the call was made to come in for four tires and a splash of gas. Stewart came in on fifth place and came out of pit row, yep you guessed it, seventh for the final 33 laps of the race. But since Stewart having problems with restarts, at the final green flag to the finish, he struggled to get the Old Spice/Office Depot dropped back to ninth in just one lap. Stewart tried using the remainder of the laps to get back what he lost, to get back to at least seventh or a top-10 finish.

Stewart’s SHR teammate, Ryan Newman, finished 18th in his No. 39 Tornados Chevrolet.

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Bad Start On NASCAR's First Race For Tony...

After completing the 52nd running of the Daytona 500, Tony finished 22nd. During the whole race Tony was fighting with a tight car, the #14 Office Depot/Old Spice team could not figure out what else they can do to make the car run better, but ran out of time, even with the extended 8 laps due to the yellow flags.

Having ran so good on the Nationwide Series with a win, finishing second at the Gatorade Duel and a 9th place at the Budweiser Shoot out. With all that going for Tony, he and his team just could not tune the #14 Office Depot/Old Spice car to run for a better position.
“It wasn’t very good for us,” said Stewart of his Daytona 500 outing. “We just missed. I’m not sure what we missed, but we’ll figure it out.”

The track did not cooperate any with a chunk of the asphalt came out on turn two, not once, but twice. Bringing out two red flags for a total about of 145 minutes. With all that time, Tony's crew still could not come up with the right decission to make the car handle better. Once the Daytona crews finished with making the patches at turn two, it was a sprint to the finish line. Everyone was runing wide open, sliding, bumping, and not getting loose.

Ryan Newam, Stewarts teammate, got caught up in a accident in lap 194. Newman's car was immobile after the accident, finishing in 34th place.

With 1 of 36 races completed,Tony leaves Daytona 23rd in the championship standings, just 93 points behind McMurray. Newman is 34th in points.

Race 2 of 36 will be held at Fontana Speedway, let's see if Tony has gotten his #14 Office Depot/Old Spice car tuned up for that race.

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Nationwide Series Dominated by Tony Stewart...

For the Third time Tony Stewart has won the season-opener of the Nationwide Series. Tony has dominated for the last three years. Tony Stewart drove the #4 Oreo/Ritz Chevrolet Impala for Kevin Harvick Inc., it's his fifth win in the last six years. Tony has fifteen overall victories at Daytona and nine career Nationwide Series win. Tony led for 38 laps of the 120 lap race. He was really loose at the beginning and it worked out to his favor working his way to the top 10.

Tony started the race in the 32nd position of 43. Working his way through positions between pit stops and yellows, the #4 crew finally tweeked the car just to where Tony liked it and was able to come up to the front and hold on to the lead. Tony really did not have any challangers for the lead position. There were a couple laps that came close for Tony to hold the lead, but no one was able to pass or come close to his rear bumper.



Tony was placed in an elite company with his 15th win at Daytona, he joins Cale Yarborough in third-place. Dale Earnhardt Sr., and Bobby Allison have won more races at Daytona than Stewart. Tony is happy with all those wins at Daytona, but he still has not won the main one at Daytona, the NASCAR Sprint Cup opener.



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Kraft Set To Go Racing With Stewart-Haas Racing

Kraft has added another chapter to their illustrious motor sports career by joining Stewart-Haas Racing. Kraft Foods’ iconic Oreo cookie and Ritz cracker brands will be part of the Stewart-Haas Racing team, as the team’s official cookie and cracker. Tony Stewart will carry the Ritz branding on the upper chest of his uniform and on the B-post (The break between the Doors and the quarter window) of his No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet Impala, teammate Ryan Newman will carry the Oreo branding on the upper chest of his uniform and also on the B-post of his No. 39 U.S. Army/Tornado/Haas Automation Chevrolet Impala.

Kraft Foods will continue to be an official NASCAR sponsor with Oreo keeping its role as the official cookie of NASCAR and Ritz will remain the official cracker of NASCAR.

“Oreo and Ritz have a long, rich heritage with NASCAR and are pleased to announce the renewal of our NASCAR sponsorship,” said Michael Tilley, category manager consumer and customer engagement for Kraft Foods. “NASCAR has been a terrific partner, helping Kraft connect with its many passionate fans across the country. We’re privileged to be a sponsor. This year, we’re thrilled to be a part of Stewart-Haas Racing and looking forward to what will be an exciting season.”

“Kraft Foods has been in the NASCAR scene since 2000, and thanks to the strong marketing programs of brands familiar to millions of fans such as Oreo and Ritz, they’ve helped our sport grow,” said Jim O’Connell, vice president of corporate marketing and international development, NASCAR. “Kraft Foods’ latest endeavor with Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing complements the company’s overall NASCAR involvement, and it’s a testament to the strength of the sport.”



In its inaugural year of operation in 2009, Stewart-Haas Racing showed that it was new in name only. Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman combined to win four races – five with the non-point NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway – along with two poles, 14 top-threes, 20 top-fives, 38 top-10s and a total of 628 laps led. They each earned a spot at the coveted berth of the elite Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, and after finishing the year sixth and ninth, respectively, they earned another distinction with the duo being tied for having completed the most laps of all Sprint Cup drivers, as they each finished 99.8 percent of the 10,492 laps available, missing only 24 laps.

“We had a great first season on the racetrack that has helped us off the track in preparation for our second year,” Stewart said. “We’re proud to have Oreo and Ritz on our racecars and grateful for Kraft Foods’ support of Stewart-Haas Racing. As good as last year was, we want to be even better this year, and we’re glad Kraft Foods will be along for the ride.”

Kraft will get an early start at Daytona when Tony Stewart will drive the No. 4 Oreo/Ritz Chevrolet Impala in the Feb. 13 Camping World 300 Nationwide Series race. “We’ve had a lot of success in Daytona,” said Stewart, who has 14 career victories at Daytona. “It’s the only Nationwide Series race on my schedule this year, and I’d like nothing better than to go undefeated and bring Oreo and Ritz a win right of out of the box.”

NASCAR On Video Game...

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Stewart Snares Ninth-Place Finish at Martinsville

Stewart hung on for a ninth-place finish in Sunday’s TUMS Fast Relief 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, a late-race caution diminished his chance for a top-five result.
The No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) earned his 22nd top-10 finish of the season and his 13th top-10 in 22 career Sprint Cup starts at Martinsville.
Crew chief Darian Grubb stated “It was definitely a survival day for us, “We were a lot better taking off on a run at the start of the race. We made the car better all day. About the middle of the race, we had the car really good, but had a bad pit stop that dropped us back in traffic. We had to make up for that and try a little strategy, but it ended up putting us back in the field. We were able to run up into the top-five from there, but late cautions didn’t play out for us. We struggled to hang on to a top-10 in the end.”
A sequence of events in the final 50 laps of the 501-lap race provided a view of the up-and-down day Stewart, Grubb and the entire No. 14 team endured.
After making what would turn out to be his final pit stop on lap 444, Stewart restarted the race in 11th-place on lap 448. From there, the two-time Sprint Cup champion picked off six drivers in front of him and was in fifth position by lap 466.
He fell back to sixth on lap 478 when his teammate, Ryan Newman, slipped past him, but with slightly more than 20 laps remaining, it appeared a top-five could still be in the cards for Stewart.
When the caution came out on lap 485, Stewart and Grubb knew immediately they had a tough decision to make – stay out and maintain the track position or pit for fresh tires. The duo decided to stay out, but unfortunately for them, every car behind them entered pit road, meaning every car behind the No. 14 would have the advantage of more grip and a faster racecar.
Stewart put up a valiant fight against the faster cars chasing him, and he was aided by a late caution from laps 496-499 that ended the race in a green-white-checkered finish.
“Everything didn’t fall precisely the way we needed it to,” Grubb said. “It wasn’t what we wanted. I think we had a good top-five car. We just needed to get the car up in track position and we just didn’t get it when it was all over with.”
Newman, driver of the No. 39 U.S. Army/Haas Chevrolet Impala SS, finished seventh to score his 15th top-10 finish of 2009 and his 8th in 16 career Sprint Cup starts at Martinsville.
The last time both Stewart/Haas cars finished in the top-10 came back in September at Dover (Del.) International Speedway when Stewart finished 9th and Newman placed 10th.
Denny Hamlin beat three-time and reigning Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson under caution to win the TUMS Fast Relief 500 and score his 7th career Sprint Cup victory, his 3rd of the season and his 2nd at Martinsville.
Non-American Florida native Juan Pablo Montoya finished 3rd, while Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top-five.
Both Stewart/Haas Racing drivers are represented in this year’s Chase for the Championship. Stewart protected his fourth in the standings, but is now 192 points behind Chase leader Jimmy Johnson. Newman gained one spot to seventh, 312 points out of first.
With only four races remaining before a champion is crowned following the season finale Nov. 22 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the top-12 drivers competing for the title rank as follows:
1. Jimmie Johnson (6,098 points) +/- 0

2. Mark Martin (5,980 points, -118) +/-0

3. Jeff Gordon (5,948 points, -150) +/-0

4. Tony Stewart (5,906 points, -192) +/-0

5. Juan Pablo Montoya (5,898 points, -200) +1

6. Kurt Busch (5,858 points, -240) -1

7. Ryan Newman (5,786 points, -312) +1

8. Greg Biffle (5,748 points, -350) -1

9. Denny Hamlin (5,746 points, -352) +2

10. Carl Edwards (5,685 points, -413) +/-0

11. Kasey Kahne (5,659 points, -439) -2

12. Brian Vickers (5,568 points, -530) +/-0

The next Scheduled event on the Sprint Cup is the Nov. 1 AMP Energy 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Super speedway.