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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

October 11, 2010 4:42 pm UTC No Comments

By all accounts, the 2010 NASCAR  Pepsi Max 400 at Fontana was one of the great races ever held at Auto Club Speedway. We have pictures of some of the Sunday NASCAR Sprint Cup racing action.

 

Photo credit: Jordan Tabak – OnpitRow.com

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being Jimmie Johnson

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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

October 10, 2010 10:02 am UTC No Comments

I have been following – like many of you I hope – the most excellent coverage of the Pepsi Max 400 NASCAR weekend by Jerry Wilson aka The DieCast Dude. Always observant and insightful, here are a select few of Jerry’s tweets from the Friday driver press conferences.

DiecastDude @onpitrow Coming up, Jimmie Johnson. The aura of serene pending victory fills the air. #nascar

DiecastDude @onpitrow Jimmie Johnson is darn near giddy sounding. Confident without being cocky. #NASCAR

DiecastDude @onpitrow Jimmie Johnson banters with ease with the media. A man truly at peace with the situation.#NASCAR

DiecastDude @onpitrow @nateryan Was it just me or did JJ sound like the least tightly wound driver in the garage?#NASCAR

Now I know that Jerry is a California dude and all that. He may have an affinity for descriptions of laid-back-ness. But I really believe he’s onto the major factor of the 2010 Chase to the Sprint Cup.

If these NASCAR playoffs were match play golf, in say the Ryder Cup, Jimmie Johnson would have his match won before his opponent ever teed it up. Total psych job.

Or as Marilyn commented…

nascargang Sounds like he’s ready to take this race—RT @DiecastDude @onpitrow @nateryan Was it just me or did JJ sound (cont) http://tl.gd/6d0rvq

This race. And the next. What will we call the successor to the Drive for Five?

Maybe inevitable?

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler – OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Auto Club Speedway, Chase for the Cup, jimmie johnson, NASCAR, NASCAR & the Media, NASCAR Predictions, Sprint Cup Series 

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Saturday at Fontana: NASCAR Pictures from the Pepsi Max 400

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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

October 10, 2010 8:54 am UTC No Comments

The NASCAR Nationwide Series race was the marquis event of Saturday at Auto Club Speedway. But Sprint Cup Series practice is a big deal too. We have photos of NASCAR drivers whether they are doing Cup or NNNWS stuff. Check these great shots out. Share them with friends and on Facebook and Twitter – just mention where they came from please.

Photo credit; Jordan Tabak - OnPitRow.com

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NASCAR Pictures from Auto Club Speedway Friday

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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

October 9, 2010 7:40 am UTC No Comments

Photos of Sprint Cup and Nationwide Action at Fontana

Round four of the 2010 Chase to the Cup got started at Auto Club Speedway with practice and qualifying for both Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series drivers Friday afternoon. On Pit Row has the DieCastDude at ACS to write and super photographer Jordan Tabak to shoot it all.

Photo credit: Jordan Tabak – OnPitRow.com

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Fantasy Pick’Em: 2010 Pepsi Max 400

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by Chris Leone, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2012 NASCAR schedule, 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.

October 7, 2010 10:20 am UTC No Comments

Jimmie Johnson Chad Knause victory lane Dover

Jimmie Johnson Chad Knause victory lane Dover

The Chase for the Sprint Cup continues this weekend at the Auto Club Speedway, as Sprint Cup Series teams prepare for the Pepsi Max 400.

It’s the fourth race of the Chase, and by this the point the championship contenders are beginning to separate themselves from the pretenders.

Most of the Chasers are still within 100 points of new leader Jimmie Johnson, but most will surely find it hard to top the four-time defending champion. Clint Bowyer, after losing his appeal on a car that failed to meet specifications after New Hampshire, has conceded the title fight, but the other 10 are still looking to do the impossible.

California thus marks a pivotal race in the Chase, as Cup drivers now look to stay close to Johnson now that he may have taken the points lead for good. Johnson aside, who looks good at California?

Kyle Busch isn’t the best active driver at California, with an average finish of 10.8. But eight top-10s in 12 starts and a victory show that he can get the job done. After battles with David Reutimann sabotaged his Kansas finish by knocking the car out of whack, he’ll have no choice but to do just that. That extra motivation is why he’s my pick this week.

As for a dark horse, look to Richard Petty Motorsports’ soon-to-be-departing lead driver Kasey Kahne. In 13 California starts, Kahne’s got a win and seven top-10s at the track. It’s only been bad luck at the track as of late that keeps him from having a better record.

Three more – again, staying away from Johnson, if only for a week:

Matt Kenseth began to inject a little life into his Chase hopes with a top-10 finish at Kansas. Even though he would be 12th in the Chase if not for the Bowyer penalty, Kenseth should be a threat at California – he’s finished in the top 10 there in 12 of 17 attempts. It’s a Roush Fenway thing – the team employs (or has employed) five of the 10 best active drivers at the track.

Kurt Busch has seen a little less success at California than his brother, with only eight top-10s in 16 starts at the track. But he, too, has visited victory lane at the track, albeit back in 2003. Still, his past six California starts have resulted in five finishes of 13th or better.

As for a left-field pick, consider Jamie McMurray and his 16.4 average finish at the track. McMurray was my dark horse pick at the track earlier this season. He struggled at the track with Roush, ironically, but has been considerably better at the track while driving for Chip Ganassi. In his first go-round with the team, between 2003 and 2005, his average finish was 7.2; earlier this year, he qualified on pole.

Let’s admit something, though, before we wrap up: Johnson is the ultimate pick here, as he is at about half the Chase tracks. From his 5.5 average finish and five wins, including four in his past six starts, you would think that his home track would also be his best. It’s actually not – it’s only his third best. Talk about a testament to how good this guy is.

Photo credit: Glenn Bure, OnPitRow.com

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