NASCAR Photos @ChicagolndSpdwy: Sunday from the Geico 400

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by Charlie Turner

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September 18, 2012 9:54 am UTC No Comments

Exclusive NASCAR pictures from Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. It was a perfect day for racing and round one of the Sprint Cup Series playoffs.

 

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NASCAR at Michigan Speedway: Joey Logano Talk

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by Charlie Turner

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June 17, 2012 10:13 am UTC No Comments

Waiting out the rain at MIS for the start of the Quicken Loans 400. Amid the talk of fathers, both famous racing type dads and the more mortal kind, there is a lot of Joey Logano talk.

Sliced Bread has been on shakey ground with Joe Gibbs Racing, entering 2012 with just one flukey Sprint Cup win in three years. 2012 is the last year of his rookie contract. Talk has been, that Joey hasn’t done enough to earn another.

But he got his second Cup win at Pocono Raceway last week and has strung four NASCAR Nationwide Series wins together, including yesterday right here at Michigan Speedway. You could make a good argument that Logano is the hottest shoe in NASCAR.

Is it enough for Joe and JD Gibbs, Home Depot and Dollar General? Maybe not.

But who, of the drivers with expiring contracts, would be a better, surer choice?

Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr or Trevor Bayne?

Do you believe the Kurt Busch speculation?

Matt Kenseth is great, but would he really leave Jack Roush?

I say, ride that hot horse and stuff him full of the confidence that winning breeds. When Joey Logano was a teenager coming up, he gushed confidence. He was a cocky kid, but he backed it up. This current run is what JGR buying back then and has been waiting for since.

 

NASCAR at MIS: Speed? You Want More Speed?

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by Charlie Turner

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June 15, 2012 3:20 pm UTC No Comments

On Saturday, for the first time in 25 years, a driver – several drivers probably – will qualify at over 200 MPH for a NASCAR Sprint Cup race. Never has it happened on a track other than Daytona or Talladega, before the days of restrictor plates.

Speed is good. Fans like speed. Promoters love it. They brag about having it. Sometimes they fib when they don’t.

Someone asked Joey Logano before first Sprint Cup practice if the looming 200 MPH speeds scared him. He said no. No surprise.

Matt Kenseth was asked if it’s a good thing that drivers don’t seem concerned about the Michigan Speedway speeds. He said he’s never really thought much about wrecking or getting hurt.

Logano said, if you do, you probably shouldn’t be out there anyway.

Carl Edwards claimed that the first time he saw 206 or 207 on his car’s data screen, he thought it might be messed up. He was a little shocked that they were really going that fast. “It’s just amazing how fast we’re going.” he said.

No need to embellish anything this week. Records will fall. But some real fast guy will go too fast On Pit Row. The effects of mistakes On Pit Row will be magnified too. The law of unintended consequences say so.

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler – OnPitRow.com

NASCAR Pictures: Friday Qualifying for the Sylvania 300

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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

September 24, 2011 9:33 pm UTC No Comments

Exclusive NASCAR photos from New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Our intrepid photog Glenn Bure was there and firing on all cylinders for the Friday Sprint Cup practice and qualifying action at The Magic Mile in Loudon. Nice work Glenn.

Photo credit: Glenn Bure – OnPitRow.com

Race Day NASCAR Pictures: Pure Michigan 400 at MIS

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by BethAnne, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2012 NASCAR schedule, 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."

September 4, 2011 9:59 pm UTC 1 Comment

Exclusive NASCAR photos from Sunday at Michigan Speedway

Michigan is always hot on race weekend at MIS. Sunday was no different. Hot weather and hot action on the track too.

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler – OnPitRow.com

NASCAR Pictures: Helluva Good! Sunday at MIS

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by BethAnne, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2012 NASCAR schedule, 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."

June 26, 2011 5:22 am UTC No Comments

Exclusive Photos of NASCAR Action at Michigan Speedway

Sunday at Michigan International Speedway was an exciting day at the races. I got some nice photos on the track of the action. 

 

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler – OnPitRow.com

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