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NASCAR Driver Pictures from Media Day at the Brickyard

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 25, 2010 11:47 am CDT No Comments

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Exclusive Photos of NASCAR Drivers from Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indy has one of the best setups for NASCAR driver interviews. The access is great and the drivers seem more relaxed in the setting that Indy has. At least they do to me.

: Dale Earnhardt Jr looking Viking-like at Indy

: Denny Hamlin and his trophy at Indy

: Kurt Busch smiles for the media at Indianapolis

: Tony Stewart at the Brickyard 400 press day

: Greg Biffle at Brickyard 400 media day

: Clint Bowyer and Jeff Burton at Indy media day

: Carl Edwards at the Brickyard 400 media event

: Clint Bowyer at Indy presser

: Dale Earnhardt Junior at the Brickyard 400 presser

: Happy Denny Hamlin at Indy

: Denny Hamlin answering media at Indy

: Jeff Gordon at the Brickyard 400 media day

: Jimmie Johnson defending Brickyard 400 winner

: Kevin Harvick at the Indy media day

: Pole sitter Juan Pablo Montoya at Brickyard 400 presser

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler - OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Carl Edwards, Clint Boyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, NASCAR, NASCAR & the Media, NASCAR photos, Tony Stewart, jimmie johnson

Tagged with: Brickyard 400, Indy, NASCAR driver photos, NASCAR pictures

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Infineon Raceway’s Day of the Ringers: Good and Bad

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

June 21, 2010 10:02 pm CDT No Comments

Robby Gordon’s hard fought second place finish in the Toyota Save Mart 350 was a highlight of the first road course race of 2010. R Gordon is usually good at this place. He had nothing for race winner Jimmie Johnson at the end. But, other than Marco Ambrose, nobody could handle Johnson.

Ambrose’s fuel saving decision to shut his car down during a late caution came a gutser for him. When it wouldn’t re-fire, he lost seven spots. Marcos had a firm grip on his first win, and blew it. He finished sixth. Disappointed.

Red Bull’s Mattias Ekstrom showed why Audi likes him. Ekstrom was quick. He led laps. And Jeff Gordon took him out.

In fact Jeff was the other Gordon this day, incurring wrath often saved for Robby. By loose count, J Gordon ruined the days of Ekstrom, Elliott Sadler, Martin Truex Jr and Clint Bowyer.

Boris Said was a victim of the #24 too. In fact, Boris was up front repeatedly and just as often moved out, punted and squeezed off the racing surface. It was amazing to watch him recover. His eighth place result in the Air Guard/gtwgps.com Ford was a victory of talent and sense.

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler - OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Boris Said, Clint Boyer, Elliott Sadler, Infineon Raceway, Marcos Ambrose, NASCAR, Robby Gordon, Sprint Cup Series, jimmie johnson

Tagged with: Mattias Ekstrom, Round girl Jen, Sonoma, Toyota Save Mart 350

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NASCAR Pictures from Infineon Raceway: Friday at Sonoma

by Charlie Turner

June 19, 2010 7:18 am CDT No Comments

Photos of NASCAR Drivers at Infineon Raceway

On Pit Row photographer Jordan Tabak shot these terrific photos of NASCAR road course racing action Friday at Infineon Raceway.

: Marcos Ambrose on track at Infineon Raceway

: Jamie McMurray at speed Infineon Raceway

: Robby Gordon at Infineon Raceway

: Jeff Gordon at Infineon Raceway

: Jeff Gordon and the Dupont Chevy at Sonoma

: Michael Waltrip on track at Infineon Raceway

: NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer

: Scott Speed and the Red Bull Camry

: Joey Logano heading for the track at Sonoma

Photo credit: Jordan Tabak - On Pit Row

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Filed under: Clint Boyer, Infineon Raceway, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Marcos Ambrose, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR, NASCAR photos, Scott Speed

Tagged with: NASCAR pictures, Sonoma, Toyota Save Mart 350

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Fantasy Pick’Em: 2010 Toyota/Save Mart 350

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.

June 16, 2010 7:47 pm CDT 3 Comments

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series only visits two road courses a year, and this weekend marks the first of those two events. The Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway also marks the final event before the ten-race “Race to the Chase” begins.

Road course events frequently bring out road course ringers, usually ex-open wheel and sports car drivers who will replace teams’ normal drivers for the single weekend. They give the smaller and/or struggling teams a good chance at stealing a win or two over the course of the season. One, Sweden’s Mattias Ekstrom, will make his NASCAR debut for Team Red Bull after establishing a career as one of the best touring car drivers ever seen in Germany.

So who’s a solid pick for this weekend’s race? Don’t just pick the biggest names in the sport. Some of the top options aren’t who you think.

Unless, of course, your pick is Juan Pablo Montoya, in which case you’re right on the money. The ex-Formula 1 star has an average finish of 4.3 in three Infineon starts, including a win in his 2007 debut and top-10s in every race. It doesn’t even matter that his qualifying average is a 23.3 – he’ll get through the field.

As for a dark horse, my pick is Boris Said, who returns to the Latitude 43 Motorsports car this weekend. Said always has a decent shot at winning road course races, which is why he seems to find a ride at just about every NASCAR road course event year in and year out. But besides the lack of prestige and results produced thus far by the No. 26 team, what makes Said a dark horse is his underwhelming 20.3 average finish at Infineon, with only four top-10s and a best finish of sixth in 10 starts.

As for the other three picks I normally give you?

Clint Bowyer, whose Infineon stats are quietly second best in the series, will give you a good shot at a decent finish. Though he’s never won, his 8.0 average finish is second to only Montoya’s. He has two fourth-place finishes in four starts and a worst finish of 16th, with all 445 possible laps completed.

Jeff Gordon, meanwhile, may be one of the best Infineon drivers of all time, his average finish only down to a 9.3 because of the occasional poor finish in 17 starts. That does not, however, take away from his five wins, including three in a row from 1998 to 2000. He hasn’t led any laps since his last win in 2006, but he has led substantial portions of the race in each of the nine times he’s held the point. Gordon only has four finishes outside of the top three at Infineon in the past ten years, and two of those were still top-10s.

Finally, Denny Hamlin has been on a tear recently, winning five of the last ten events. This puts him third in points with a huge advantage once the Chase starts. His Infineon record is not stellar but acceptable, with two top-10s in four starts and only one finish in the bottom half of the field. He even led 33 laps at the track last year. His momentum, however, and not his track expertise, will be the key for him to secure another strong finish.

Filed under: Boris Said, Clint Boyer, Denny Hamlin, Infineon Raceway, Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, One and Done NASCAR Fantasy Racing

Tagged with: Boris Said, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Juan Montoya, One and Done NASCAR Fantasy Racing, Toyota/Save Mart 350

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NASCAR Pictures from Pocono: John Cena, Junior and Friends

by Charlie Turner

June 7, 2010 10:22 pm CDT No Comments

WWF Super Star John Cena was the Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 grand marshal Sunday at Pocono Raceway Sunday. Glenn Bure got some great NASCAR photos of Cena, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Kurt and Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer. Check ‘em out.