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