| Upcoming Events in the World of NASCAR | | | | |
| | | | Martinsville is no friend of Jack Roush. The |
| If you're looking for a fan of races at | | | | only driver in the Roush stable who has had |
| Martinsville, don't look at me. I have never | | | | any measure of success at Martinsville is |
| felt that any track with a qualifying speed | | | | Mark Martin. In 40 starts, Mark has only 2 |
| less than 100 mph should be a part of | | | | wins with an average finish of 13th. |
| NASCAR's top circuit. However, yesterday's | | | | |
| DirecTV 500 was exhilarating. Watching | | | | Yesterday, in the DirecTV 500, Mark met his |
| NASCAR's top drivers, Jeff Gordon and Dale | | | | average with a 13th place finish. The only |
| Earnhardt Jr come from the back multiple | | | | driver to finish in the top 10 was Jamie |
| times to finish in the top 5 proves that | | | | McMurray (9th) who currently sits in 17th |
| there is action to be seen at Martinsville. | | | | place in the Nextel Cup Points standings. The |
| | | | remaining Roush drivers finished as follows: |
| Next week's Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas | | | | |
| Motor Speedway will be anything but slow! | | | | Kenseth - 24th |
| Just ask Bill Elliot who holds the fastest | | | | |
| qualifying time at Texas with a speed of | | | | Biffle - 31st |
| 194.2236 mph. Of the current Nextel Cup | | | | |
| drivers, Jimmie Johnson has held the key to | | | | Edwards - 16th |
| Texas. In 5 starts, Johnson has 5 top 10's | | | | |
| with an average finish of 6th. | | | | Kenseth was poised to take an 8th place |
| | | | finish, but that opportunity was dashed when |
| However, Johnson will have his work cut out | | | | he lost his brakes with 8 laps to go. |
| for him next week. There are a number of | | | | |
| drivers, both the young and the seasoned, who | | | | However, Roush fans do not be dismayed. The |
| have had success at Texas. | | | | Roush Racing organization has committed |
| | | | themselves to the most popular type of track |
| Other drivers to note: | | | | on the Nextel Cup circuit, the 1 1/2 mile to |
| | | | 2-mile tracks. |
| Jamie McMurray | | | | |
| | | | Fast forwarding to next week, NASCAR heads to |
| Kurt Busch | | | | Texas Motor Speedway (1 1/2 mile track). Of |
| | | | the current drivers, the Roush drivers rank |
| Carl Edwards | | | | as follows: |
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| Casey Mears | | | | Jamie McMurray - 3rd |
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| All of the above drivers average a top 10 | | | | Carl Edwards - 5th |
| finish. | | | | |
| | | | Matt Kenseth - 10th |
| Next Week's Schedule: | | | | |
| | | | Mark Martin - 11th |
| (all times CST) | | | | |
| | | | Greg Biffle - 22nd |
| Nextel Cup | | | | |
| | | | Last Week's Headlines |
| 4/07/06 - 12:05pm Samsung/RadioShack 500 | | | | |
| Practice | | | | Recap of the 2006 DirecTV 500 at Martinsville |
| | | | Speedway: |
| 4/07/06 - 3:40pm Samsung/RadioShack 500 | | | | |
| Qualifying | | | | I don't like to repeat myself, but here I go. |
| | | | Reference the "Upcoming Events in the World |
| 4/08/06 - 12:05pm Happy Hour Practice | | | | of NASCAR" section above: |
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| 4/09/06 - 1:00pm Samsung/RadioShack 500 | | | | "If you're looking for a fan of races at |
| | | | Martinsville, don't look at me. I have never |
| Busch Series | | | | felt that any track with a qualifying speed |
| | | | less than 100 mph should be a part of |
| 4/06/06 - 1:00pm O'Reilly 300 Practice | | | | NASCAR's top circuit. However, yesterday's |
| | | | DirecTV 500 was exhilarating. Watching |
| 4/06/06 - 6:05pm O'Reilly 300 Qualifying | | | | NASCAR's top drivers, Jeff Gordon and Dale |
| | | | Earnhardt Jr come from the back multiple |
| 4/08/06 - 2:00pm O'Reilly 300 | | | | times to finish in the top 5 proves that |
| | | | there is action to be seen at Martinsville." |
| Craftsman Truck Series | | | | |
| | | | There was almost as much paint and rubber |
| Off till April 29th when they head to Gateway | | | | swapping at Martinsville as last week in |
| International Raceway. | | | | Bristol. Even after 500 laps of beating and |
| | | | banging in the Food City 500, no car finished |
| Who's Hot? | | | | the race looking as cool as Dale Earnhardt |
| | | | Jr's! Who new that losing a right front |
| With disappointing finishes last week from | | | | fender can actually be beneficial? It turns |
| their top drivers, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff | | | | out the lack of sheet metal on the right |
| Gordon, the Hendrick Motorsports organization | | | | front helped improve airflow over the right |
| redeemed itself in an action packed DirecTV | | | | front brakes. With the extremely low banks at |
| at Martinsville Speedway. | | | | Martinsville (only 12 degrees compared to 36 |
| | | | degrees at Bristol), keeping the brakes cool |
| Three Hendrick drivers finished in the top 5 | | | | is crucial. |
| (Jeff Gordon-2nd, Jimmie Johnson-3rd, and | | | | |
| Kyle Busch-5th). Jeff Gordon has the most | | | | On a side note, I'm not sure why NASCAR |
| eventful day where he came from dead last | | | | believes it has to punish aggressive |
| after he cut a tire on lap 89 to challenge | | | | behavior. I'm referring to the $10,000 fine |
| Tony Stewart for the win. | | | | and probationary period slapped on Jeff |
| | | | Gordon after shoving Matt Kenseth after last |
| Leaving Martinsville, the Hendrick drivers | | | | week's Food City in Bristol. Avid sports fans |
| rank as follows in the race for the Nextel | | | | love to know they're cheering for passionate |
| Cup Championship: | | | | competitors. We all love a good fight and |
| | | | trash talk in football, and nothing beats a |
| Jimmie Johnson-1st | | | | good 'ole fashioned shirt pulled over your |
| | | | head hockey fight. So why not show the few |
| Kyle Busch-5th | | | | altercations that do occur at a NASCAR race |
| | | | after the race? In my opinion, NASCAR should |
| Jeff Gordon-7th | | | | only concern itself with policing aggressive |
| | | | behavior on the track. Whatever happens off |
| Brian Vickers-15th | | | | the track is for the fans' enjoyment. |
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