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For this race
Goodyear went all our with their effort to lend a hand to our military
personnel.
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The Goodyear representatives were all over
the place showing a helping hand and assistance to all our fighting men
and women. We took a tour later with some of our Marines and
witnessed the affection and appreciation shown them by all of the crews
and drivers around the track.
Michael Helton
(born in 1953) is the third President
of NASCAR
(National Association of Stock Car
Auto Racing).
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Mr.
Helton noted that NASCAR shall look into Menard spin at Richmond,
and if all the rules
were followed. The reporters were persistent in their
questioning. We spoke to Michael Helton after the barrage
of questions, wanting to know which car he owned and drove the
most. He was pleased with our question and told us that he drives
a Chevy Tahoe hybrid, and enjoys it. His staff told us later that
he is a big guy and the big ride suits him fine, I was hoping for
something like a Mini Cooper.....
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United States
Marine Corp. Master Sergeant James Starr II, with two younger Marines
has their photos taken with Matt Kenseth (on top) and
Jeff Burton (above).
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Master Sergeant James Starr II came from a
dairy farm his parents owned in Pennsylvania before joining the Marines
and becoming the Operations Chief of Company "E" 47th Recon
unit. He has seen both Iraq and Afghanistan as a
Marine, been wounded numerous times from bomb burns and shrapnel.
The short time I spent with these men gave me strong feeling that we
are lucky to have them on our team.
Matt Kenseth took the time to talk with us a little about the cooler
temperatures of today's track and how it actually helps with the
traction of the race. The turns are another issue with each track
having different bends, length of turns, and surface consistency.
He also added when pressed further that all the turn stuff he left to
his crew, they were the experts.
The King of
NASCAR, Mr. Richard Petty poses with our Marines.
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Richard Petty is as good as it gets, a
driver of renown fame and success, his smile and warm personality
greeted everyone he came into contact with, he took photos with
everyone who wanted one and didn't even have a friend along to pull him
away from his admirers, which is a classy way to keep things
moving. He walked slowly and greeted all his fans, a truly class
act.
Kris Kienzl,
the NASCAR Marketing Manager for Goodyear
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Kris
Kienzl explains how the current point totals given to the drivers
determines where they may park their trucks and which bays they may
use. The better you're doing the closer to the track you get.
Frantic work
helps gets you to the pole first..
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Jamie Little,
interviewing for ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, right on the spot.
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Yes, today is
NASCAR Truck day and they're headed for the track too...
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The Start of
the race has a full field of trucks and great weather for a fine race.
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by Mark Rotor
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| CAR |
DRIVER |
HOMETOWN |
MAKE |
SPONSOR |
OWNER |
| 2 |
Kevin
Harvick |
Bakersfield,
CA |
Chevrolet |
Bad
Boy Buggies |
DeLana
Harvick |
| 3 |
Austin
Dillon |
Lewisville,
NC |
Chevrolet |
Bass
Pro Shops / Tracker |
Richard
Childress |
| 4 |
Ricky
Carmichael |
Tallahassee,
FL |
Chevrolet |
Monster
Energy |
Steve
Turner |
| 5 |
Todd
Bodine |
Chemung,
NY |
Toyota |
International
Trucks / Monaco RV |
David
Dollar |
| 6 |
Justin
Lofton |
Westmorland,
CA |
Chevrolet |
CollegeComple
te.com |
Eddie
Sharp |
| 7 |
Miguel
Paludo* |
Nova
Prata, Brazil |
Toyota |
Stemco
/ Duroline |
Tom
DeLoach |
| 07 |
Caleb
Roark |
Abingdon,
VA |
Chevrolet |
Bobber.info |
Ken
Smith |
| 8 |
Nelson
Piquet Jr.* |
London,
England |
Chevrolet |
Qualcomm
/ Autotrac |
DeLana
Harvick |
| 9 |
Max
Papis |
Como,
Italy |
Toyota |
GEICO |
Bob
Germain |
| 10 |
Jennifer
Jo Cobb |
Kansas
City, KS |
Ford |
Hip
Chix Fund
raisers.com |
Jennifer
Jo Cobb |
| 13 |
Johnny
Sauter |
Necedah,
WI |
Chevrolet |
SafeAuto
Insurance Co. / Curb Records |
Mike
Curb |
| 17 |
Timothy
Peters |
Providence,
NC |
Toyota |
NTB
/ Service Central |
Tom
DeLoach |
| 18 |
Kyle
Busch |
Las
Vegas, NV |
Toyota |
Dollar
General |
Kyle
Busch |
| 22 |
Joey
Coulter* |
Miami
Springs, FL |
Chevrolet |
RCR
Graphics Center |
Pete
Raymer |
| 23 |
Jason
White |
Powhatan,
VA |
Chevrolet |
GunBroker.com |
Steve
Urvan |
| 29 |
Parker
Kligerman* |
Westport,
CT |
Dodge |
Chicago
Ram Dealers |
Brad
Keselowski |
| 31 |
James
Buescher |
Plano,
TX |
Chevrolet |
Exide
Batteries |
Steve
Turner |
| 32 |
Steve
Arpin |
St.
Frances, Ontario |
Chevrolet |
Mike's
Hard Lemonade |
Steve
Turner |
| 33 |
Ron
Hornaday |
Palmdale,
CA |
Chevrolet |
Anderson's
Maple Syrup |
DeLana
Harvick |
| 39 |
Ryan
Sieg |
Tucker,
GA |
Chevrolet |
S&W
Services |
Susan
Bates |
| 57 |
Norm
Benning |
Pittsburgh,
PA |
Chevrolet |
Norm
Benning Racing |
Norm
Benning |
| 60 |
Cole
Whitt* |
Alpine,
CA |
Chevrolet |
Fuel
Doctor / Red Bull |
Vickie
Compton |
| 62 |
Brendan
Gaughan |
Las
Vegas, NV |
Toyota |
South
Point Hotel & Casino |
Rick
Ware |
| 63 |
Jack
Smith |
Medina,
OH |
Ford |
Seal
Wrap / Operation Home Front |
Michael
Mittler |
| 66 |
J.J.
Yeley |
Phoenix,
AZ |
Chevrolet |
Turn
One Racing |
Stacy
Compton |
| 73 |
Brian
Johnson Jr. |
Machesney
Park, IL |
Chevrolet |
Superseal
Construction Products / Trans Pecos Trucking LLP |
Ron
Crosby |
| 81 |
David
Starr |
Houston,
TX |
Toyota |
Zachry
/ NCCER "Build Your Future" |
Bobby
Dotter |
| 87 |
Chris
Jones |
Forest,
VA |
Chevrolet |
Copy
Wizard |
Rick
Jones |
| 88 |
Matt
Crafton |
Tulare,
CA |
Chevrolet |
Fisher
Nuts / Menards |
Rhonda
Thorson |
| 93 |
Dennis
Setzer |
Newton,
NC |
Chevrolet |
S&W
Services |
Pam
Sieg |
| 98 |
Dakoda
Armstrong |
New
Castle, IN |
Chevrolet |
Ferrellgas
/ Agrisure |
Duke
Thorson |
| 99 |
Charles
Vest |
Ocoee,
FL |
Ford |
Rockingham
Speedway |
Charles
Vest |
| 109 |
Bryan
Silas |
Stuart,
FL |
Ford |
Rockingham
Speedway |
Chris
Baluch |
| 127 |
David
Stremme |
South
Bend, IN |
Chevrolet |
S&W
Services |
Susan
Bates |
| 138 |
Mike
Garvey |
Lakeville,
MN |
Chevrolet |
S&W
Services |
Pam
Sieg |
| 165 |
Brent
Raymer |
Concord,
NC |
Chevrolet |
Trans
Pecos Trucking LLP / County Building Centers |
Joey
Sonntag |
| 168 |
Wayne
Edwards |
Shephrdsville
KY |
Dodge |
Bosak
Dodge |
Bill
Alger |
| 174 |
Mike
Harmon |
Birmingport,
AL |
Ford |
@hrmn8ter |
Mike
Harmon |
Parker
Kligerman is leading Ryan Sieg out of the turn.
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by Mark Rotor
Qualifying Order
Austin Dillon's pit team gained him a
6 second at the right time and that allowed him a ride to Victory in
the Fast Five 225 at the Chicagolandspeedway Racetrack...
| FIN |
ST |
CAR |
DRIVER |
MAKE |
SPONSOR |
PTS/BNS |
LAPS |
STATUS |
| 1 |
5 |
3 |
Austin
Dillon |
Chevrolet |
Bass
Pro Shops / Tracker |
47/4 |
150 |
Running |
| 2 |
2 |
2 |
Kevin
Harvick |
Chevrolet |
Bad
Boy Buggies |
0 |
150 |
Running |
| 3 |
12 |
8 |
Nelson
Piquet Jr. * |
Chevrolet |
Qualcomm
/ Autotrac |
42/1 |
150 |
Running |
| 4 |
3 |
29 |
Parker
Kligerman * |
Dodge |
Chicago
Ram Dealers |
41/1 |
150 |
Running |
| 5 |
14 |
18 |
Kyle
Busch |
Toyota |
Dollar
General |
0 |
150 |
Running |
| 6 |
13 |
13 |
Johnny
Sauter |
Chevrolet |
SafeAuto
Insurance Co. / Curb Records |
39/1 |
150 |
Running |
| 7 |
10 |
88 |
Matt
Crafton |
Chevrolet |
Fisher
Nuts / Menards |
37/0 |
150 |
Running |
| 8 |
9 |
7 |
Miguel
Paludo * |
Toyota |
Stemco
/ Duroline |
36/0 |
150 |
Running |
| 9 |
7 |
60 |
Cole
Whitt * |
Chevrolet |
Fuel
Doctor / Red Bull |
35/0 |
150 |
Running |
| 10 |
16 |
33 |
Ron
Hornaday |
Chevrolet |
Anderson's
Maple Syrup |
34/0 |
150 |
Running |
| 11 |
6 |
31 |
James
Buescher |
Chevrolet |
Exide
Batteries |
33/0 |
150 |
Running |
| 12 |
11 |
22 |
Joey
Coulter * |
Chevrolet |
RCR
Graphics Center |
32/0 |
150 |
Running |
| 13 |
8 |
5 |
Todd
Bodine |
Toyota |
International
Trucks / Monaco RV |
32/1 |
149 |
Running |
| 14 |
17 |
62 |
Brendan
Gaughan |
Toyota |
South
Point Hotel & Casino |
30/0 |
149 |
Running |
| 15 |
15 |
6 |
Justin
Lofton |
Chevrolet |
CollegeComple
te.com |
29/0 |
149 |
Running |
| 16 |
1 |
32 |
Steve
Arpin |
Chevrolet |
Mike's
Hard Lemonade |
28/0 |
149 |
Running |
| 17 |
24 |
17 |
Timothy
Peters |
Toyota |
NTB
/ Service Central |
27/0 |
148 |
Running |
| 18 |
19 |
9 |
Max
Papis |
Toyota |
GEICO |
26/0 |
148 |
Running |
| 19 |
20 |
81 |
David
Starr |
Toyota |
Zachry
/ NCCER "Build Your Future" |
25/0 |
147 |
Running |
| 20 |
26 |
98 |
Dakoda
Armstrong |
Chevrolet |
Ferrellgas
/ Agrisure |
24/0 |
146 |
Running |
| 21 |
21 |
109 |
Bryan
Silas |
Ford |
Rockingham
Speedway |
0 |
146 |
Running |
| 22 |
27 |
07 |
Caleb
Roark |
Chevrolet |
Bobber.info |
22/0 |
145 |
Running |
| 23 |
29 |
63 |
Jack
Smith |
Ford |
Seal
Wrap / Operation Home Front |
21/0 |
144 |
Running |
| 24 |
18 |
23 |
Jason
White |
Chevrolet |
GunBroker.com |
20/0 |
144 |
Running |
| 25 |
4 |
4 |
Ricky
Carmichael |
Chevrolet |
Monster
Energy |
19/0 |
142 |
Running |
| 26 |
31 |
73 |
Brian
Johnson Jr. |
Chevrolet |
Superseal
Construction Products / Trans Pecos Trucking LLP |
18/0 |
142 |
Running |
| 27 |
36 |
57 |
Norm
Benning |
Chevrolet |
Norm
Benning Racing |
17/0 |
134 |
Running |
| 28 |
25 |
39 |
Ryan
Sieg |
Chevrolet |
S&W
Services |
16/0 |
84 |
Susp. |
| 29 |
32 |
10 |
Jennifer
Jo Cobb |
Ford |
Hip
Chix Fund
raisers.com |
0 |
71 |
Engine |
| 30 |
22 |
66 |
J.J.
Yeley |
Chevrolet |
Turn
One Racing |
0 |
33 |
Fuel
Pressure |
| 31 |
28 |
138 |
Mike
Garvey |
Chevrolet |
S&W
Services |
13/0 |
8 |
Rear
Gear |
| 32 |
34 |
165 |
Brent
Raymer |
Chevrolet |
Trans
Pecos Trucking LLP / County Building Centers |
12/0 |
7 |
Electrical |
| 33 |
35 |
93 |
Dennis
Setzer |
Chevrolet |
S&W
Services |
0 |
5 |
Brakes |
| 34 |
23 |
127 |
David
Stremme |
Chevrolet |
S&W
Services |
0 |
4 |
Engine |
| 35 |
30 |
87 |
Chris
Jones |
Chevrolet |
Copy
Wizard |
0 |
4 |
Wheel
Bearing |
| 36 |
33 |
174 |
Mike
Harmon |
Ford |
@hrmn8ter |
0 |
3 |
Transmission |
Austin
Dillon, with his team, his family, and his sponsors thanks the fans and
the Chicagoland Speedway for a great win.
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by Dan Peters
It was a great race, with just about
everyone finishing who started. Some great driving, great teams,
and some outstanding pit crews helped bring the prize home for Mr.
Dillon. I bet its faster than any Chevy Tahoe hybrid too.
.
o
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