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December 5, 2008 8:00 pm CST

Monday Morning Crew Chief on Friday Afternoon

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by Charlie Turner

I'm Charlie Turner co-host of the syndicated, mostly NASCAR radio show On Pit Row. Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. Oh yeah, Steve is an idiot.

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Monday Morning Crew Chief on Friday AfternoonSorry it’s late but check it out.  Mindy gets into the Shrub and a couple J J’s, NASCAR threesomes and bass fishing.   You can watch it right here…until we get our video player fixed.  It’s the Monday Morning Crew Chief, better late than not at all.

Filed under: Bench Racing TV, Chase for the Cup, Chicagoland Speedway, Haas CNC Racing, It's Only Cheating if You Get Caught, J J Yeley, Jimmy Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Martin Truex Jr., Michigan International Speedway, Monday Morning Crew Chief, NASCAR Rumors, NASCAR video, Penske Racing, Ryan Newman, Sprint Cup Series, Stewart Haas Racing, Tony Stewart 

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Who is NASCAR’s Monster of the Midway?

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by Charlie Turner

I'm Charlie Turner co-host of the syndicated, mostly NASCAR radio show On Pit Row. Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. Oh yeah, Steve is an idiot.

July 12, 2008 7:22 am CDT 1 Comment

Who is NASCAR’s Monster of the Midway?NASCAR’s Loop data for Chicagoland Speedway pulls stats from only the three most recent races run at the midwest cookie cutter, er, intermediate track. There have been seven races held at the facility.

Twelve drivers have Loop Driver Ratings above 90.00. Seven have ratings of 102.3 or higher. Those are big numbers.

Matt Kenseth leads with 126.2 and an average of 462 points gained per race. Matt has category leading stats of 146 Fastest Lap, an amazing 792 Laps in the Top Fifteen (98.5% of all laps in three races) an Ave Position of 3.9 and 289 Laps Led - 35.9% of the total. Kenseth is looking good to continue his recent resurgence.

Second best is Kevin Harvick at 114.6 DR. Kevin is a two time winner at Chicagoland Speedway but leads only in the Quality Passes Loop stat with 75.0.

Another two time winner, new Sprint Cup team owner, Tony Stewart, is next at 112.2. Can Smoke keep focused on the current year as he plans for 2009 and Stewart-Haas Racing’s debut? This is where Stewart started his 2007 summer hot streak. Why not again?

The next four in the Loop are Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Only Earnhardt has won at Chicagoland.. Brian Vickers has an Ave Start of 3.5 and Kyle Busch an Ave Mid Race Position of 3.0. Jimmy Johnson is, well, Jimmy Johnson.

This has not been a particularly good track for 2008 stallwarts of Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne or Clint Bowyer. But Jeff Gordon has a win on the track and a twelfth best Loop Rating.

I would pick Stewart if not for the all the distractions of the week. I’m looking at Kenseth to win for the first time in 2008. The upset special is, if you can ever call him an upset, Jeff Gordon.

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Filed under: Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Chase for the Cup, Chicagoland Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmy Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR Fantasy Gaming, Sprint Cup Series, Stewart Haas Racing, Tony Stewart 

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Will Tony Stewart Succeed Where So Many Have Failed?

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by Charlie Turner

I'm Charlie Turner co-host of the syndicated, mostly NASCAR radio show On Pit Row. Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. Oh yeah, Steve is an idiot.

July 10, 2008 10:31 pm CDT 4 Comments

Tony Stewart at the Stewart Haas Racing introductionI wonder if Darrell Waltrip was as happy as Tony Stewart was today, on the day that DW announced formation of his- then - Winston Cup race team?

I can’t remember Ricky Rudd’s press conference, if there was one, when he kicked off Rudd Racing. Or whatever it was called. I don’t remember that either.

I do remember that the ends of those two enterprises weren’t that happy.

Michael Waltrip’s own start-up got off to a rousing start. Big-time press coverage there. Big-time hopes too, what with Dale Jarrett, UPS, NAPA and Mikey spearheading Toyota’s foray into the, then Nextel Cup wars. Then there was that little cheating deal at the Daytona 500. Been kind of downhill, generally, ever since.

Venerable racer-owners, the Pettys and the Woods, have had glorious success. But that was a long time ago.

Now Tony Stewart is a, Sprint Cup this time, team owner. Today was a happy one for Stewart, the Haas Engineering organization, Chevrolet, Office Depot and somewhere we presume, Gene Haas.

Good luck Smoke.

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Filed under: Chevrolet, Chicagoland Speedway, Daytona 500, NASCAR Bidness, NASCAR Rumors, Sprint Cup Series, Stewart Haas Racing, The Waltrips, Tony Stewart, Toyota 

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