At Last NASCAR Victory for the Son of Sam

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by Charlie Turner

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November 12, 2011 10:07 pm CST No Comments

Sam Hornish Jr won the 2011 WypAll 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway. Finally triumph for the Penske Racing driver whose first NASCAR start came at the same track in a Nationwide Series race in 2006.

One win in almost six seasons of NASCAR.

But Hornish won 19 races in eight seasons of IndyCar (CART and IRL) including three championships. He won the 2006 Indianapolis 500. He’s a helluva good driver.

Watching Hornish hold off his teammate Brad Keselowski over the last 25 laps, I was on the edge of my seat. I can’t remember wanting a driver to hold on more than I did Saturday. It wasn’t a big race in relative terms and the result had little to do with history making. It didn’t save a career, or validate anything. But it felt good to me.

Congratulations Sam Hornish Jr and Penske Racing. Now go get some more.

Photo credit:  Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR

NASCAR Pictures: Carl Edwards Wins at Dover

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by Charlie Turner

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October 1, 2011 8:09 pm CDT No Comments

Exclusive NASCAR Victory Lane photos from The Monster Mile

Carl Edwards and Kyle Bucsh continue to carve the NASCAR Nationwide Series pie and it was Cousin Carl’s turn at Dover International Speedway.

Photo credit: Glenn Bure - OnPitRow.com

NASCAR Pictures: Friday NASCAR Practice at MIS

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by BethAnne, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2011 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 17, 2011 2:04 pm CDT No Comments

NASCAR Track Photos from the Heluva Good! 400 at Michigan Speedway

Friday was Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series practice day at MIS. The weather was nearly perfect and we got some great NASCAR driver photos and pictures from the pits.

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler - OnPitRow.com

NASCAR Driver Pictures: STP 300 from Saturday at Chicagoland

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by BethAnne, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2011 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 6, 2011 9:00 pm CDT No Comments

Pre-qualifying for NASCAR Nationwide Series at Chicagoland Speedway

I was in Chicago for OnPitRow.com last weekend and got a ton of nice photos of NASCAR drivers for you. Help yourself if you need to use any. Please give us some credit though OK?.

Photo credit - BethAnne Heisler for OnPitRow.com.

Allgaier Out-coasts Edwards by a Spoonful of Fuel

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by Charlie Turner

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June 5, 2011 8:46 am CDT No Comments

Feel-good race result alert.

A long day in Chicagoland was just a bit too short for a dominant Carl Edwards but just the right length for good guy Justin Allgaier. Allgaier’s Turner Motorsports Chevy had about one gulp of fuel more than Carl’s Roush Mustang so Justin started his  gasless coast a little closer to the finish line, and beat Edwards there in the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ STP 300.

Afterwards, there couldn’t have been a much better vibe in the garage and in victory lane than there was for good guy Justin. Even Edwards said, “if I had to get beat….”.

Early in the day, I got a chance to take a a few pace car laps around Chicagoland Speedway and Allgaier was the driver. It was a blast, and Justin very patiently explained the different lines through the corners and some of the idiosyncrasies of this particular mile-and-a-half track.

He had been quoted Friday that he considered Chicagoland his home track. He told me that it was probably his favorite too. After the race, it definitely was, for sure.

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NASCAR Pictures: Dover Nationwide Series Saturday Mayhem

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by Charlie Turner

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May 15, 2011 9:13 pm CDT No Comments

Photos from Dover’s Monster Mile

The NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover Downs featured a vicious last lap crash that took out drivers Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer and others. OnPitRow.com photographer Glenn Bure got some great shots.

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