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Saturday at Pocono: NASCAR Pictures

by Charlie Turner

Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. The best NASCAR and IndyCar news and opinion, exclusive pictures and video. I'm Charlie Turner. Follow me on Twitter @onpitrow

July 31, 2010 9:57 pm CDT No Comments

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More exclusive NASCAR photos from the Pennsylvania 500 weekend

Saturday at Pocono Raceway is Sprint Cup qualifying day. OnPitRow photographers Glenn and Jessica Bure got some nice candid driver pictures along with action on the track.

Photo credit: Glenn Bure (pics 1-6) and Jessica Bure - OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Bobby Labonte, Brad Kesolowski, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, NASCAR, Pocono Raceway, Tony Stewart, jimmie johnson

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NASCAR Pictures from Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

by BethAnne, Special To NASCAR commentary and pictures,2010 NASCAR schedule,NASCAR video, Bench Racing With Steve and Charlie

I am the field producer/photographer of the syndicated radio show/website ON PIT ROW. When Steve and Charlie ask me to 'jump', I say "Yeah right."

July 24, 2010 9:50 pm CDT No Comments

NASCAR Racing Photos from the Brickyard

Pictures of Friday Sprint Cup practice at Indy. Juan Pablo Montoya, Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski and more.

: Juan Pablo Montoya's #42 at Indy

: Carl Edwards exits the pits at Indianapolis

: Brad Keselowski Friday at the Brickyard

: Ryan Newman hitting the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

: David Reutimann practicing for the Brickyard 400

: Kurt Busch heading out to practice at Indianapolis

: Kasey Kahne practicing at the Brickyard

: Joey Logano in the short shute Friday

: Jeff Burton in turn 1 at Indy

: Jeff Gordon on the track at the Brickyard

: JJ in the turn 1 short shute at Indy

: Greg Biffle practicing at Indy

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler - OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Brad Kesolowski, Carl Edwards, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Juan Pablo Montoya, NASCAR, NASCAR photos, On Pit Row on the road, Sprint Cup Series

Tagged with: Brickyard 400, NASCAR pictures, race car pictures

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NASCAR Racing Pictures from the LifeLock.com 400

by Charlie Turner

July 14, 2010 11:18 am CDT No Comments

Photos of your favorite NASCAR drivers on the track at Chicagoland Speedway

Photos of NASCAR drivers Tony Stewart, Jimmy Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya and more from the LifeLock.com 400 night race at Chicago. This gallery has some nice exclusive pics of Dale Earnhardt Jr on the track too. Check it out.

: Jimmie Johnson at Chicagoland Speedway

: Ryan Newman leads Junior and Harvick

: Turn 4 at dusk in Chicago

: Dale Earnhardt jr on track at Chicagoland

: Kurt Busch Chicagoland Speedway

: LifeLock.com 400 Race action

: Turn 3 at Chicagoland Speedway

: Dusk Chicagoland Speedway

: Chicagoland Speedway under the lights

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler - OnpitRow.com

Filed under: Brad Kesolowski, Chicagoland Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, NASCAR, NASCAR photos, Sprint Cup Series, Tony Stewart, jimmie johnson

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NASCAR Driver Pictures from Chicagoland Speedway Saturday

by Charlie Turner

July 11, 2010 10:04 pm CDT No Comments

Exclusive Photos of NASCAR drivers from the LifeLock.com 400

Pre-race candid shots of Kyle and Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr and even Bill Elliott on his Blackberry.

: Is Bill Elliott tweeting?

: Dale Earnhardt Jr pre-race for the LifeLock.com 400

: A loose Kyle Busch pre-race at Chicagoland

: Kurt Busch at Chicagoland Speedway

: Jeff Gordon's pit crew bonding before the LifeLock.com 400

: Max Papis relaxing before the LifeLock.com 400

: Matt Kenseth and Jimmy Fennig at Chicagoland

: Mark Martin pre-race for the LifeLock.com 400

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler - OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Bill Elliott, Brad Kesolowski, Chicagoland Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, NASCAR, NASCAR photos

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Fantasy Pick’Em: 2010 Showtime Southern 500

by Chris Leone, Special To NASCAR commentary and pictures,2010 NASCAR schedule,NASCAR video, Bench Racing With Steve and Charlie

I do weekly Fantasy Pick'Em columns here at OPR, as well as the occasional opinion and analysis piece. I also provide the IZOD IndyCar Series coverage. For more on that, head to my site, OpenWheelAmerica.com. My Twitter handle is @christopherlion.

May 6, 2010 10:34 am CDT 1 Comment

The Showtime Southern 500 is one of the most popular races on the Sprint Cup Series schedule. The 11th race on the schedule, it marks Darlington Raceway’s lone stop on the tour, and a win here marks a highlight of most drivers’ careers.

Richmond winner Kyle Busch may have a win at Darlington in five starts, but other than that has had some pretty rotten luck with the Lady in Black. He has three finishes of 23rd or worse, including two finishes in the bottom 10 of the field. It’s safe to say that he hasn’t quite figured out the Track Too Tough to Tame just yet.

One driver who has, though, is Jimmie Johnson. Shocker, right? Yes, Johnson is good just about everywhere, but at only three tracks does he have a better average finish than the 6.9 he’s put up in 11 Darlington starts. Two wins and nine top-10s show remarkable consistency, even for an all-world talent like Four-Time. He’s my pick for the weekend, meaning Jeff Gordon is going to put him in the wall or something. Oh well.

As for a dark horse, I’m going with Brad Keselowski on a hunch. He’s won his past two Nationwide races, and it’s about time that things work out on the Cup side. Consistent top-15 and top-20 finishes in five of the six races since his Atlanta joyride suggest that he’s getting a grasp of what it takes to succeed. He finished 7th in the Southern 500 last year, in his only Cup start at Darlington.

Three more for the show:

Jeff Gordon has seven Darlington wins, tied with Martinsville for the most he has at any track. Gordon’s average finish of 11.3 is fifth-best of active drivers with multiple Darlington starts. It’s more of a testament to how strong he is universally, but that only ranks the track as only his 11th best. Seven wins and 20 top-10s in 29 starts, and only his 11th best track. Food for thought for the Hall of Fame committee in a couple years.

Defending race champion Mark Martin has two wins at Darlington, the other coming in the fall of 1993, the fourth race he had won in a row that year. Martin’s 26 top-10s rank behind only Bill Elliott in quantity, and his average finish of 12.0 puts him eighth of active drivers with multiple Darlington starts.

Finally, when Greg Biffle is on at Darlington, he’s on. Da Biff has an average start of 8.2, ranking behind only Gordon in drivers with multiple starts. He won this race in 2005 and 2006, has led laps in seven of his nine Darlington starts (five times leading 70 or more), and won the pole in 2008. Unfortunately, his engine let go that year and relegated him to last place, hurting his average finish of 14.0. Biffle’s 117 laps led were the most of anybody last year, and his driver rating of 128.3 was tops among the field.

Filed under: Brad Kesolowski, Darlington Speedway, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, One and Done NASCAR Fantasy Racing, jimmie johnson

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