Helio Goes Spiderman in Texas/ PJ Chesson All Aglow at Texas/ Edwards Wins One for the Team
Helio Goes Spiderman in Texas
Everything is bigger in Texas and so was Helio Castroneves’ win Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway.
Castroneves came away with a clean pitstop which propelled him to the win. Texas can be a scary as last week’s winner Scott Dixon noted in the prerace portion of the ESPN broadcast.
“The boys usually go balls out in the sun,” Scott Dixon told Dr. Jerry Punch when asked about the difference of racing in the day as opposed to racing at night at Texas. If that doesn’t snap the broadcast into high gear, then nothing will.
It took only 5 min into broadcast before we received our first “hot rod” reference from Rusty Wallace. While I kid about the “hot Rod” reference, ESPN did not shy away from the controversy. That is why I was watching the IRL tonight and the Busch Series is secondary. Before we get to the controversy, time for a commercial break. Back from commercial with the I Am Mindy, I mean Indy theme. Time for the pit reporters to take on the Cheever controversy.
“Either he didn’t see me or it was on purpose. That is pretty scary. The consequences are bigger here at Texas.” Marco Andretti told Jamie Little.
“Didn’t do it by myself,” exclaimed Danica Patrick.
I think the man at the center of the controversy summed it up best. “It is very regrettable and we are ready to get back racing,” said Eddie Cheever
Green flag. One of the coolest things about Texas is the twilight start.
The cars bottom out early in the race with a full fuel load and low tire pressure.
The sparks are pretty cool. ESPN also made a good point about the G forces. They stated that Danica weighs 400lbs. That what it feels like with the G’s. You feel like you weigh 4 times your body weight. Yellow out. Something goes funky on Buddy Lazier’s car and he brings out the first caution.
Fast forward to lap 72 and Buddy Rice is finished after his engine dies.
After all the talk about how wild Texas is, Kosuke Matsuura and Vitor Meira prove it as Kosuke gives Vitor a doughnut. Vitor keeps it off the wall and we keep racing. This race is moving pretty fast with no one hitting the wall and few cautions.
In the final few laps, Sam Hornish make a pit stop and his car dies in the pit box because it is out of fuel. Thus ends his chance of winning. Dan Weldon also had a bad final pit stop. Helio Castroneves did not and was able to take advantage of a perfect finaol pitstop to win his race of the season, beating Scott Dixon to the finish line by 0.2402 of a second. Wheldon finished third and Sam Hornish Jr. fourth. The average speed of 185.710 mph in the crash-free race was the third-fastest in series history. See what Helio did after the checkered flag fell by visiting our sister website http://tvvictorylane.blogspot.com/.
IndyCar Series Results Texas
1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 200, $115,800
2. (4) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $94,850
3. (2) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $88,750
4. (1) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $73,000
5. (7) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $61,300
6. (12) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $50,200
7. (6) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $48,700
8. (10) Kosuke Matsuura, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $47,400
9. (11) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $47,400
10. (5) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running $45,900
11. (18) Bryan Herta, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running $44,400
12. (14) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running $43,100
13. (8) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running $41,800
14. (9) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running $40,200
15. (15) Jeff Simmons, Dallara-Honda, 198, Running $38,900
16. (19) Felipe Giaffone, Dallara-Honda, 197, Running $37,500
17. (16) Eddie Cheever Jr., Dallara-Honda, 197, Running $36,100
18. (13) Buddy Rice, Dallara-Honda, 70, Mechanical $36,100
19. (17) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Honda, 56, Fuel Pump $34,600
PJ Chesson All Aglow at Texas
PJ Chesson was not driving this weekend at Texas but was seen in the pits this weekend wearing a belt with an LCD signboard front and center and the crawl “Cheever is my hero.” Chesson said he’s attempting to work out a deal to finish the season with Cheever Racing. “I’m not promising anything, but I’m working on something that looks promising,” said the former World of Outlaws driver. “I think we’re very close for something for Richmond. A couple of days maybe. I think it could be a really good fit. (Cheever) and I get along really well. He’s a really cool, calm, collected guy.”
Edwards Wins One for the Team
Last June, Carl Edwards was stuck in Pocono while his team raced in Nashville after a rain delay, this year he made it up to them winning tonight at Nashville Superspeedway. The day wasn’t so great for two Open Wheelers.
The oil pump belt on Jason Leffler’s No. 38 came off on the warmup laps before he could start the race cooking the engine.
Aaron Fike didn’t fare any better in his first time behind the wheel for Kevin Harvick Inc. Fike ended up in the turn two wall on the first lap of the race. The day was much better for Edwards as he led several times with a strong car. He passed Clint Bowyer 38 laps to go and ran away from the field to claim the win and his first Gibson guitar.
Busch Results Nashville
1. 60 Carl Edwards
5. 11 Paul Menard
12. 77 Burney Lamar
16. 18 J.J. Yeley
18. 10 John Andretti
39. 9 Boris Said
42. 33 Aaron Fike
43. 38 Jason Leffler
Cup Qualifying Pocono
1. (11 Denny Hamlin)
3. 9 Kasey Kahne
6. 24 Jeff Gordon
14. 12 Ryan Newman
18. 20 Tony Stewart
22. 42 Casey Mears
24. 18 J.J. Yeley
28. 7 Robby Gordon
29. 21 Ken Schrader
30. 22 Dave Blaney
40. 99 Carl Edwards
Images appearing in this blog courtesy of FX, NASCAR Digital Entertainment, IRL, ESPN and IMS Productions.
Everything is bigger in Texas and so was Helio Castroneves’ win Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway.
Castroneves came away with a clean pitstop which propelled him to the win. Texas can be a scary as last week’s winner Scott Dixon noted in the prerace portion of the ESPN broadcast.
“The boys usually go balls out in the sun,” Scott Dixon told Dr. Jerry Punch when asked about the difference of racing in the day as opposed to racing at night at Texas. If that doesn’t snap the broadcast into high gear, then nothing will.
It took only 5 min into broadcast before we received our first “hot rod” reference from Rusty Wallace. While I kid about the “hot Rod” reference, ESPN did not shy away from the controversy. That is why I was watching the IRL tonight and the Busch Series is secondary. Before we get to the controversy, time for a commercial break. Back from commercial with the I Am Mindy, I mean Indy theme. Time for the pit reporters to take on the Cheever controversy.
“Either he didn’t see me or it was on purpose. That is pretty scary. The consequences are bigger here at Texas.” Marco Andretti told Jamie Little.
“Didn’t do it by myself,” exclaimed Danica Patrick.
I think the man at the center of the controversy summed it up best. “It is very regrettable and we are ready to get back racing,” said Eddie Cheever
Green flag. One of the coolest things about Texas is the twilight start.
The cars bottom out early in the race with a full fuel load and low tire pressure.
The sparks are pretty cool. ESPN also made a good point about the G forces. They stated that Danica weighs 400lbs. That what it feels like with the G’s. You feel like you weigh 4 times your body weight. Yellow out. Something goes funky on Buddy Lazier’s car and he brings out the first caution.
Fast forward to lap 72 and Buddy Rice is finished after his engine dies.
After all the talk about how wild Texas is, Kosuke Matsuura and Vitor Meira prove it as Kosuke gives Vitor a doughnut. Vitor keeps it off the wall and we keep racing. This race is moving pretty fast with no one hitting the wall and few cautions.
In the final few laps, Sam Hornish make a pit stop and his car dies in the pit box because it is out of fuel. Thus ends his chance of winning. Dan Weldon also had a bad final pit stop. Helio Castroneves did not and was able to take advantage of a perfect finaol pitstop to win his race of the season, beating Scott Dixon to the finish line by 0.2402 of a second. Wheldon finished third and Sam Hornish Jr. fourth. The average speed of 185.710 mph in the crash-free race was the third-fastest in series history. See what Helio did after the checkered flag fell by visiting our sister website http://tvvictorylane.blogspot.com/.
IndyCar Series Results Texas
1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 200, $115,800
2. (4) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $94,850
3. (2) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $88,750
4. (1) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $73,000
5. (7) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $61,300
6. (12) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $50,200
7. (6) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $48,700
8. (10) Kosuke Matsuura, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $47,400
9. (11) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $47,400
10. (5) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running $45,900
11. (18) Bryan Herta, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running $44,400
12. (14) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running $43,100
13. (8) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running $41,800
14. (9) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running $40,200
15. (15) Jeff Simmons, Dallara-Honda, 198, Running $38,900
16. (19) Felipe Giaffone, Dallara-Honda, 197, Running $37,500
17. (16) Eddie Cheever Jr., Dallara-Honda, 197, Running $36,100
18. (13) Buddy Rice, Dallara-Honda, 70, Mechanical $36,100
19. (17) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Honda, 56, Fuel Pump $34,600
PJ Chesson All Aglow at Texas
PJ Chesson was not driving this weekend at Texas but was seen in the pits this weekend wearing a belt with an LCD signboard front and center and the crawl “Cheever is my hero.” Chesson said he’s attempting to work out a deal to finish the season with Cheever Racing. “I’m not promising anything, but I’m working on something that looks promising,” said the former World of Outlaws driver. “I think we’re very close for something for Richmond. A couple of days maybe. I think it could be a really good fit. (Cheever) and I get along really well. He’s a really cool, calm, collected guy.”
Edwards Wins One for the Team
Last June, Carl Edwards was stuck in Pocono while his team raced in Nashville after a rain delay, this year he made it up to them winning tonight at Nashville Superspeedway. The day wasn’t so great for two Open Wheelers.
The oil pump belt on Jason Leffler’s No. 38 came off on the warmup laps before he could start the race cooking the engine.
Aaron Fike didn’t fare any better in his first time behind the wheel for Kevin Harvick Inc. Fike ended up in the turn two wall on the first lap of the race. The day was much better for Edwards as he led several times with a strong car. He passed Clint Bowyer 38 laps to go and ran away from the field to claim the win and his first Gibson guitar.
Busch Results Nashville
1. 60 Carl Edwards
5. 11 Paul Menard
12. 77 Burney Lamar
16. 18 J.J. Yeley
18. 10 John Andretti
39. 9 Boris Said
42. 33 Aaron Fike
43. 38 Jason Leffler
Cup Qualifying Pocono
1. (11 Denny Hamlin)
3. 9 Kasey Kahne
6. 24 Jeff Gordon
14. 12 Ryan Newman
18. 20 Tony Stewart
22. 42 Casey Mears
24. 18 J.J. Yeley
28. 7 Robby Gordon
29. 21 Ken Schrader
30. 22 Dave Blaney
40. 99 Carl Edwards
Images appearing in this blog courtesy of FX, NASCAR Digital Entertainment, IRL, ESPN and IMS Productions.
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