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• Rain Friday Would Create Top-35 Havoc
• By Geoffrey Miller 2/22/2008 10:57 AM ET
• Last season, a number of drivers were burned by the combination of the Top-35 rule and rain on the day of qualifying for several NASCAR Sprint Cup events. Case in point? Boris Said. The road course ... More »
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• Is DEI Giving Junior Horses or Hamsters?
• By tallglassofmilk 10/26/2007 9:26 PM ET
• What do you suppose DEI pulled out of the Garage Mahal and put under Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s hood this weekend? Will he get an engine that lays all it's cylinders on the track up front and craps out ...
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• Mears to the No. 5, Eury Jr. Stays With Junior
• By Geoffrey Miller 9/04/2007 3:11 PM ET
• The Hendrick Motorsports public relations staff wasted no time Tuesday morning. Could it be because they had Monday off for Labor Day? Regardless of the reason, Hendrick announced two important pieces ...
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• Rubbin' Is Racin': California Hurts!
• By Geoffrey Miller 9/03/2007 6:46 PM ET
• NASCAR fans now a few more good examples of why NASCAR racing will never get boring after the steaming weekend at California Speedway -- for they know that at any time anything can happen in NASCAR. ... More »
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• Cut to the Chase: California Heat
• By tallglassofmilk 9/03/2007 8:39 AM ET
• Three more drivers locked themselves into the Chase for the Nextel Cup this weekend at California Speedway, with one race remaining: 6. Jimmie Johnson 7. Jeff Burton 8. Kyle Busch Two drivers need ...
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• Johnson Scores California Win, Chase Lead
• By Geoffrey Miller 9/03/2007 1:43 AM ET
• NASCAR Nextel Cup point leader is now in a must-win situation Saturday night at Richmond if he wishes to be part of the point lead heading into the Chase for the Championship. Jimmie Johnson cruised ... More »
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• Keselowski's X-Rays Negative After Crash
• By tallglassofmilk 9/02/2007 2:30 PM ET
• I was in the pits with a bad vantage point yesterday when Brad Keselowski went for a horrifically wild ride at California Speedway, so I didn't know anything had happened until I saw a NASCAR pit ...
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• Kesolowski Awake After Vicious Busch Wreck
• By Geoffrey Miller 9/01/2007 11:48 PM ET
• Brad Keselowski, the driver of the JR Motorsports No. 88, was removed gingerly from his battered race car Saturday night at California Speedway after one of the hardest NASCAR wrecks in recent memory. ...
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• A Little Respect, Please, Gordon Says
• By Geoffrey Miller 9/01/2007 10:49 PM ET
• Jeff Gordon has had a decent season. In 25 races, he's scored 20 Top-10s, 14 Top-5s, and with four wins. Those results have led to a 349-point lead over second-place Tony Stewart in the season ... More »
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• Too Hot to Race in California Labor Day W/E
• By tallglassofmilk 9/01/2007 2:33 PM ET
• I had a great day at California Speedway yesterday, even though it was a billion degrees. While that was my biggest complaint of the day, several crew members I spoke to agreed that this weekend was ...
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• Follow TGOM at the Racetrack Today
• By tallglassofmilk 8/31/2007 1:38 PM ET
• TGOM is off to the races--or qualifying at least--today. Nextel Cup and Busch Series quals are today and I'll be Twittering all the way, sending updates via the mobile phone from pit road. Wanna ...
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• It's Raining Umbrella Girls In California
• By tallglassofmilk 8/28/2007 5:09 PM ET
• When California Speedway president Gillian Zucker isn't busy trying to attract celebrities to our race track, she's thinking of ways to rev the drivers' engines, too. This Labor Day weekend, Zucker ...
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• Point Leader Gordon Struggling Before Chase
• By Geoffrey Miller 8/27/2007 12:43 AM ET
• Jeff Gordon says that he isn't too worried about his team's performance on the near-eve of the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Instead, the Nextel Cup point leader and first guy to lock himself into the ... More »
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• Fans Were Harmed During the Viewing of This Commercial
• By tallglassofmilk 5/29/2007 11:35 AM ET
• On most days I'm embarrassed to call California Speedway my home track. Today is no exception. Don't get me wrong. Having a home track is better than the alternative and I do appreciate the lengths ...
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• NASCAR: Unleaded
• By tallglassofmilk 2/25/2007 10:18 PM ET
• Jim Covey, Engine Technical Director for GM Racing: "If the teams can get through today's race -- given the stress 500 unrestricted miles puts on an engine anyway -- they will feel more comfortable ...
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• Baseball's NASCAR Team Hits a Double the Second Week Out
• By tallglassofmilk 2/25/2007 9:00 PM ET
• Matt Kenseth found his way to the Auto Club 500 victory lane for the second year in a row--and the second day in a row following his Stater Bros. 300 win to sweep the weekend at California Speedway. ...
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• Can't Drive 55 ... Can't Sing Either
• By tallglassofmilk 2/25/2007 4:56 PM ET
• Sammy Hagar is my favorite Van Halen singer, but given the fact I can't stand David Lee Roth and don't think Gary Cherone ever should have left Extreme ... that's not saying much. I heard a radio ...
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• Harvick Lubricates His Shell
• By tallglassofmilk 2/25/2007 2:42 AM ET
• Kevin Harvick debuts his new and improved reduced Shell uniform today at California Speedway. Compared to last week's, the new Shell shell takes up roughly half of the new uniform's front panel ...
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• Frigid Friday in Fontana
• By tallglassofmilk 2/24/2007 4:23 AM ET
• It might look sunny and warm, but at 10:30 Friday morning it was anything but. I'm sure there are some fancy weather stats from California Speedway, but just know I was layered x 3 for most of the day ...
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• Happy Harvick Does Hollywood
• By tallglassofmilk 2/22/2007 4:55 PM ET
• After a media blitz in NYC, Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick returns to his home state of California this week in hopes of another sweep. Harvick spent Wednesday in Hollywood with Cali Speedway prez ...
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