More Fuel for the Fire - 2018

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"April 20, 2018
Jeff Gordon to be honored with marquee plaque at Monster Monument at 9:15 a.m. on May 5

NOTE: TIME CHANGED TO SATURDAY AT 9:15 A.M.

Jeff Gordon, the four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion who reached Dover International Speedway’s Victory Lane five times in his legendary career, will be honored during a marquee plaque unveiling on the Monster Monument at Victory Plaza, presented by Smithfield, on Saturday, May 5.

Jeff Gordon won four NASCAR Cup Series championships and reached Dover International Speedway’s Victory Lane five times in his career. PHOTO BY GETTY IMAGES

Gordon, 46, who was NASCAR’s most recognizable driver as the sport reached unprecedented success in the 1990s and 2000s, will become the fourth driver honored with a Monster Monument marquee plaque, joining Bobby Allison, David Pearson and Richard Petty.

The marquee plaque unveiling is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 5 and will include remarks from Gordon and Dover Motorsports, Inc. CEO Denis McGlynn. Dover International Speedway President and CEO Mike Tatoian and Mike Bagley, the host of Sirius XM’s “The Morning Drive” and a Motor Racing Network (MRN) announcer, will host the event and all fans are welcome to attend."

http://www.doverspeedway.com/news_content/gordonplaquespring2018/

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and Another Drives on away :

http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/23334125/sad-news-russ-truelove

"Sad News - Russ Truelove
Apr 27, 2018

Jayski.com Staff

Russ Truelove, 93, who was known for his terrifying rollover crash during a NASCAR race on the Daytona Beach & Road Course, died in his Waterbury, Connecticut, home surrounded by family Wednesday night.

Truelove raced throughout the 1950s in various motorsports series. He made 13 starts in what is now known as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. He had five top-10 finishes.

He made three Daytona starts in NASCAR races on the beach, with his best finish of 27th coming in 1955.

The following year, after qualifying fifth, he rolled his No. 226 Mercury six times in the notorious North Turn, where the 4.1-mile course transitioned from the beach to the A1A asphalt.

The rollover sequence was captured and published by Life magazine later that year."

--- Daytona Beach News Journal ---

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KC Masterpiece 400 Nascar Cars Entered :

https://nbcnascartalk.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/2546_cup-entry-list.pdf

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

FOXSPTHD - [150] Sat, 5/19, 8:00 PM 2 hrs

"All-Star Race from Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C."

5/19/2018, Sports, Motor Sports, Auto Racing, Nascar Auto Racing, Monster Energy Nascar Cup Racing

A total of 20 drivers compete in a four-stage, 80-lap exhibition race with $1 million on the line, including 2017 winner Kyle Busch, 2016 winner Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, who has four wins on the season, Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer.

Credits: Mike Joy (Commentator), Darrell Waltrip (Commentator), Jeff Gordon (Commentator), Larry McReynolds (Commentator), Jamie Little (Commentator), Regan Smith (Commentator)

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Just a Reminder for those Other Speed Freaks on this Site... There is a Race Tonight... See Post # 34 for Details...! Not a Standing Contest Race for IPTV Talk, Just a Race for Race Sake...!

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NASCAR Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth wins the pole for the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race that will be run on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Read more here:

 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article211429759.html#storylink=cpy

1. (6) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 126.915 mph.

2. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 126.427.

3. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 126.233.

4. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 125.834.

5. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 125.636.

6. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 125.511.

7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 125.427.

8. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 124.962.

9. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 124.738.

10. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 124.137.

11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 123.624.

12. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 123.105.

13. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 121.031.

14. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 119.235.

15. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 119.121.

16. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 117.582.

17. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 111.231.

Starts Soon...! Only on FS1...!

One Heck of a Race...!

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Stage 1... Harvick

Stage 2... Kyle Busch

Stage 3... Harvick

Stage 4 and Wins... Harvick...!

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I caught the Open and the All-Star race yesterday.

For those drivers not eligible for the All-Star race, the Open race was a qualifier race for them drivers. The 3 stage winners of the Open race are in the All-Star race.

Alex Bowman won stage 1 (20 laps)
Daniel Suarez won stage 2 (20 laps)
A.J. Allmendinger won stage 3 (10 lap shootout)

Chase Elliott along with Aric Almirola, Erik Jones and Paul Menard (till he hit the wall) were contenders to get a stage win, but just could not pull it off.
These guys were driving for all they were worth too

Chase Elliott joined the All-Star race regardless though , he was Fan Favorite voted in and this is 3 years in a row he gets this nod
Elliott did pretty well in the big race as did Suarez... but Harvick proved again why his nickname is 'Happy'... because when he looks in his rear view mirror, he is a very very happy guy
One Million Bux happier !!

A wreck near the end which took out a few cars, claimed Truex Jr and Kurt Busch and some others.. Kyle B was involved but was able to continue the race. Kurt had ht the wall earlier, but did not sustain much damage that first time.
Jimmie Johnson was fast the entire race but just could not get up front

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Qualifying
FOXSPT1 - 150 Thu, 5/24, 7:00 PM 1 hr 30 min
"Charlotte from Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C."
5/24/2018, Sports, Motor Sports, Auto Racing, Monster Energy Nascar Cup Racing, Nascar Auto Racing
Cup drivers aim for the best starting position in the Coca-Cola 600; Ryan Newman is tied with Jeff Gordon all time with nine poles at Charlotte, while Kevin Harvick, who comes off three-straight wins, averaged 193.424 mph to win the pole last year.

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Coca-Cola 600 Odds

Martin Truex Jr. 6-1

Kyle Larson 6-1

Kyle Busch 6-1

Brad Keselowski 6-1

Jimmie Johnson 7-1

Joey Logano 7-1

Kevin Harvick 7-1

Chase Elliott 15-1

Denny Hamlin 20-1

Matt Kenseth 20-1

Clint Bowyer 20-1

Ryan Blaney 20-1

Kurt Busch 30-1

Dale Earnhardt Jr. 40-1

Kasey Kahne 40-1

Jamie McMurray 40-1

Erik Jones 50-1