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ESPN posts double digit ratings increases for Nationwide series
Feb 23, 2010 ABC, ESPN, TV Leave a comment
It’s been a good year for NASCAR on ESPN, so far. The self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader in Sports posted 19-percent ratings increase over the first two Nationwide Series events this year.
Last weekend’s race at Auto Club Speedway was seen by an average of 2,282,563 viewers, earning a final rating of 1.7, which is actually down [...]
Blickensderfer back on Edwards’ Nationwide pit box
Feb 23, 2010 Carl Edwards, NASCAR News, Nationwide Series, Roush Fenway Racing, Teams Leave a comment
In a move that hardly could be viewed as surprising, Drew Blickensderfer has replaced Mike Kelley as crew chief for Carl Edwards’ No. 60 Nationwide Series Ford, Roush Fenway Racing announced Tuesday.
The move comes a week after veteran Todd Parrott took over for Blickensderfer as crew chief for Matt Kenseth’s No. 17 Sprint Cup team.
Kelley [...]
Brad Keselowski: The Next Generation Has Entered the Sprint Cup Series
Feb 22, 2010 Brad Keselowski, NASCAR News, Race Previews and Recaps, Sprint Cup Series 5 Comments
After spending the afternoon with Jamie McMurray at the “Auto Club Speedway in L.A.” event, I decided to head on down to Speedzone in The City of Industry to catch up with the Nationwide series two time most popular driver Brad Keselowski.
After sitting back and observing how Keselowski was handling his new found fame, since [...]
Johnson’s mystique grows with Fontana win
Feb 22, 2010 Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick 1 Comment
FONTANA, Calif.—If it’s better to be lucky than good, as some contend, clearly it’s best to be both.
In the eyes of their NASCAR Sprint Cup rivals, driver Jimmie Johnson, crew chief Chad Knaus and the No. 48 Chevrolet have ample supplies of both excellent performance and remarkable good fortune.
Capitalizing on an opportune caution, Johnson began [...]
Is it time to say goodbye to Auto Club Speedway?
Feb 22, 2010 Auto Club Speedway, NASCAR News, Opinion, Tracks Leave a comment
Well, it’s the day after the Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway—a day that has come since 1997. That means, its time to ask the question: “Is it time to say goodbye to Auto Club Speedway?”
The track held its 20th race on Sunday, to which Jimmie Johnson recorded a 1.5-second margin of [...]
Earnhardt Jr.: “It was a tough day”
Feb 21, 2010 Dale Earnhardt Jr Leave a comment
Just when the team was finally able to start holding their heads up and gain a little self-confidence, they received another low-blow. This time, it was Auto Club Speedway which handed Dale Earnhardt Jr. another plate of nearly devastating luck.
Auto Club Speedway has never been all too kind to Earnhardt Jr., who has only seen [...]
Johnson rallies for victory at Fontana
Feb 21, 2010 Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR News, Sprint Cup Series Leave a comment
After his somewhat traditional poor finish at Daytona for the El Cajon, Calif. native, Jimmie Johnson was able to prosper from Kevin Harvick’s scrape with the turn two wall at Auto Club Speedway for his fifth victory at the southern-California race track.
