Pocono 400 Presented by #Nascar - Sprint Cup Series

by AntmanB Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:58 pm

Cause I'm T.N.T! I'm dynamite!
T.N.T.! and I'll win the fight!
T.N.T! I'm a power load!
T.N.T.! Just watch me explode!

The Sprint Cup Series heads to the Newly Repaved Pocono Raceway!

Nope, it will still be boring.

1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy Banana Boat Felix Sabates
2 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite Roger Penske
3 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy Farmers Insurance Linda Hendrick
4 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Dewalt Richard Petty
5 10 David Reutimann Chevy Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin
6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express J D Gibbs
7 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO Bob Germain
8 14 Tony Stewart Chevy Office Depot / Mobile 1 Margaret Haas
9 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-Hour Energy Rob Kauffman
10 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / Rite Aid / NextCare Jack Roush
11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing John Henry
12 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&Ms Joe Gibbs
13 19 Mike Bliss (i) Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing Richard Childress
14 20 Joey Logano Toyota Home Depot Joe Gibbs
15 22 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Shell Pennzoil Walter Czarnecki
16 23 Scott Riggs Chevy North Texas Pipe Robert Richardson Sr.
17 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy Dupont Rick Hendrick
18 26 Josh Wise # Ford MDS Transport Jerry Freeze
19 27 Paul Menard Chevy Menards / Sylvania Richard Childress
20 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy Rheem Richard Childress
21 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports Kevin Buckler
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevy RCR Richard Childress
23 32 Reed Sorenson (i) Ford TBA Jack Roush
24 33 Stephen Leicht Chevy Little Joe's Auto Richard Childress
25 34 David Ragan Ford Taco Bell Bob Jenkins
26 36 Dave Blaney Chevy Tommy Baldwin Racing Allen Heinke
27 38 David Gilliland Ford Mod Space Bob Jenkins
28 39 Ryan Newman Chevy Haas Automation Tony Stewart
29 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy Target Chip Ganassi
30 43 Aric Almirola Ford Transportation Impact Richard Petty
31 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Bubba Burgers Tad Geschickter
32 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Jeff Gordon
33 49 J.J. Yeley Toyota American Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents Jay Robinson
34 51 Kurt Busch Chevy Phoenix Construction James Finch
35 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Bill Jenkins
36 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
37 74 Stacy Compton Chevy Turn One Racing - Best Western Vickie Compton
38 78 Regan Smith Chevy Furniture Row / Farm American Barney Vissar
39 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King Thomas Ueberall
40 87 Joe Nemechek (i) Toyota AM FM Energy Andrea Nemechek
41 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy National Guard / Diet Mt. Dew Rick Hendrick
42 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King Thomas Ueberall
43 98 Michael McDowell Ford Phil Parsons Racing Mike Curb
44 99 Carl Edwards Ford Kellogs Jack Roush

by BWard Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:09 pm

I hate to say this but:
INB4 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA CRASHES INTO YET ANOTHER JET DRYER Pocono 400 Presented by #Nascar - Sprint Cup Series 215644238

by navycook75 Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:25 pm

BWardboy88 wrote:I hate to say this but:
INB4 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA CRASHES INTO YET ANOTHER JET DRYER

old joke is old

by BWard Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:26 pm

navycook75 wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:I hate to say this but:
INB4 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA CRASHES INTO YET ANOTHER JET DRYER
old joke is old

That was the last of it. Very Happy

by JMac525 Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:35 pm

Oh boy, TNT... Sad

Here's to hoping this Pocono race will be better than the previous few...

by Alta Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:37 pm

Competent broadcast team. Terrible race incoming

I swear TNT gets the short end of the stick everytime.

by bartman97 Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:28 pm

BWardboy88 wrote:I hate to say this but:
INB4 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA CRASHES INTO YET ANOTHER JET DRYER

No, just no Rolling Eyes

by Cardinals5 Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:13 pm

Alta wrote:Competent broadcast team. Terrible race incoming

I swear TNT gets the short end of the stick everytime.

I couldn't agree more. TNT has the best coverage of the worst races.

by conrail1990 Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:18 pm

I would prefer that TNT got what ESPN has now, and vis versa. But the best option for me, would be if ESPN just GTFO.

by AntmanB Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:22 pm

So Sonoma and Daytona are bad races? Razz

anyways, forgot that this race is 400 miles now.

by Alta Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:08 pm

AntmanB wrote:So Sonoma and Daytona are bad races?

anyways, forgot that this race is 400 miles now.

4 out of 6 usually. Although with the repave job Pocono and Michigan get another chance.

by Vincent Giacalone Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:16 pm

conrail1990 wrote:I would prefer that TNT got what ESPN has now, and vis versa. But the best option for me, would be if ESPN just GTFO.

Same here...if Allen Bestwick reunited with TNT first. They're competent now, but they were amazing with him in the booth.

by Tanrar Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:49 pm

Here's how I see it going in terms of excitement:

Infineon
Daytona
Michigan
Pocono
New Hampshire
Kensucky

Pocono typically sucks, but I think this repave job should make it interesting.

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:14 am

Should be called the Pocono 400 presneted by #TwitterSucks
Kurt Busch would probably get replaced by Elliott Sadler, Nationwide has the weekend off so there's not problem with scheduling.
I'm thinking the winner might be a surprise, don't know why but I'm thinking Montoya. He's been good here.

by **antknee** Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:23 am

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Should be called the Pocono 400 presneted by #FuckTwitter.
Kurt Busch would probably get replaced by Elliott Sadler, Nationwide has the weekend off so there's not problem with scheduling.
I'm thinking the winner might be a surprise, don't know why but I'm thinking Montoya. He's been good here.

Probably Vickers...and chill on the F-bombs.

by flyingturns89 Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:38 am

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Should be called the Pocono 400 presneted by #FuckTwitter.

Race should probably be called the Dr. Joseph Mattioli 400. I mean Doc made Pocono what it is today, and it's the first race that he won't be there to see.

by GamerAzuzu Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:43 am

Lets just call it the #Twitter400

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:18 am

antknee wrote:
Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Should be called the Pocono 400 presneted by #TwitterSucks.
Kurt Busch would probably get replaced by Elliott Sadler, Nationwide has the weekend off so there's not problem with scheduling.
I'm thinking the winner might be a surprise, don't know why but I'm thinking Montoya. He's been good here.

Probably Vickers...and chill on the F-bombs.

Sorry, fixed.

by f1fan12 Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:03 am

Here is the new track

Does anyone think that inside wall is a little too close to the track?

by PKligBKFan Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:46 am

antknee wrote:
Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Should be called the Pocono 400 presneted by #FuckTwitter.
Kurt Busch would probably get replaced by Elliott Sadler, Nationwide has the weekend off so there's not problem with scheduling.
I'm thinking the winner might be a surprise, don't know why but I'm thinking Montoya. He's been good here.

Probably Vickers...and chill on the F-bombs.

Vickers is up in Paris so that eliminates him.

by RealRacer4 Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:50 am

Thank you. You were actually the first person to actually realize that. lol. I was on another forum site and everyone kept saying that James Finch should have Vickers drive for him. Of course, he's obviously competing in the 24 hour race this weekend. Fail

by AntmanB Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:02 am

um the 24 hour race is next week. Razz

by AntmanB Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:15 am

David Reutimann will now drive the #51 in place of Kurt Busch. Dave Blaney moves from the #36 to the #10 and Tony Raines will be in the #36.

by Mystrsyko Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:19 am

I've always enjoyed the marathon aspect of the longer Pocono races. It's a shame we wont have that anywhere other than Charlotte now

by BWard Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:21 am

The only good race that is coming up after this one is Daytona. Infineon and Michigan just don't seem to produce exciting race anymore IMO.

by **Ben Atkins** Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:24 am

BWardboy88 wrote:The only good race that is coming up after this one is Daytona. Infineon and Michigan just don't seem to produce exciting race anymore IMO.

Pocono 400 Presented by #Nascar - Sprint Cup Series 07c

by BWard Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:25 am

Ben Atkins wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:The only good race that is coming up after this one is Daytona. Infineon and Michigan just don't seem to produce exciting race anymore IMO.

Pocono 400 Presented by #Nascar - Sprint Cup Series My-opinion

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:51 am

David Ruitmann will drive the #51
Dave Blayney will drive the #10
Tony Raines will drive the #36
http://www.tommybaldwinracing.com/small-teams-tommy-baldwin-racing-and-phoenix-racing-work-together-this-weekend-at-pocono

by AntmanB Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:17 pm

TNT starts NASCAR coverage at Pocono: Turner Sports is geared up for its 30th year of NASCAR coverage with TNT's six-race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series set to begin Sunday, June 10, at noon ET from Pocono Raceway. TNT's NASCAR coverage will once again feature analysis by Kyle Petty and Wally Dallenbach with play-by-play commentator Adam Alexander expanding his role this season. Alexander will add pre-race hosting responsibilities this year, joined by analysts Petty and Larry McReynolds. TNT's reporters will include: Ralph Sheheen, Marty Snider, Matt Yocum and Chris Neville.
TNT's coverage also will include several production enhancements this year including a weekly "NASCAR Generations" segment during the Countdown to Green pre-race show, a new on-set touch screen application, and broader social media integration. Additionally, McReynolds will roll out a customized, unique broadcast unit that will house his very own studio, as well as his base location to provide analysis using a cut-away display car.
TNT's "NASCAR Generations" is a segment which will air during the one-hour Countdown to Green each week featuring a panel discussion hosted by Alexander with five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, legendary NASCAR champions Ned Jarrett and Bill Elliott, as well as TNT NASCAR analysts McReynolds and Petty.(TNT Sports)(6-6-2012)

by Nextelracer Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:09 am

Apparently NASCAR actually considered restrictor plates for this weekend since they're averaging laps of ~180 mph and hitting 212+ mph at the end of the front straight. Luckily, they shot it down and confirmed that they won't ruin the race.

Epic.

by **crl** Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:44 am

Nextelracer wrote:Apparently NASCAR actually considered restrictor plates for this weekend since they're averaging laps of ~180 mph and hitting 212+ mph at the end of the front straight. Luckily, they shot it down and confirmed that they won't ruin the race.

Epic.

Restrictor plates at Pocono would = passes on only the frontstretch

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:30 am

They'll think about putting restrictor plates on non-restrictor plate tracks, then someone will say;
"Hey, do you remember the New Hampshire Cup race in 2000?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Do you remember what happened?"
"Oh yeah, scratch that idea."

by Rykia Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:07 am

The worst coverage for the worst stretch of races. I guess that's an opinion. I've never really liked TNT, except I did like the Bestwick, Parsons, and Dallenbach trio. I'm glad they only have six races now.

by RyanB06 Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:49 pm

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:They'll think about putting restrictor plates on non-restrictor plate tracks, then someone will say;
"Hey, do you remember the New Hampshire Cup race in 2000?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Do you remember what happened?"
"Oh yeah, scratch that idea."

That was right after the Adam Petty crash, IIRC. They had a reason for the plates.

by Mother of Invention Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:59 pm

crl wrote:
Nextelracer wrote:Apparently NASCAR actually considered restrictor plates for this weekend since they're averaging laps of ~180 mph and hitting 212+ mph at the end of the front straight. Luckily, they shot it down and confirmed that they won't ruin the race.

Epic.

Restrictor plates at Pocono would = passes on only the frontstretch

So just a normal Pocono race then?

by BWard Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:01 pm

Mother of Invention wrote:
crl wrote:
Nextelracer wrote:Apparently NASCAR actually considered restrictor plates for this weekend since they're averaging laps of ~180 mph and hitting 212+ mph at the end of the front straight. Luckily, they shot it down and confirmed that they won't ruin the race.

Epic.

Restrictor plates at Pocono would = passes on only the frontstretch

So just a normal Pocono race then?

yep, but the one thing that confuses me is that they've shortened the race to 160 laps. Sprint Cup races usually last between 2 1/2 to 3 Hours but that may change though on Sunday.

by flyingturns89 Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:43 pm

42 of 44 cars have so far today run at least one lap that is faster than the track qualifying record. Only Tony Raines and Reed Sorenson have not.

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:32 pm

BWardboy88 wrote:
Mother of Invention wrote:
crl wrote:
Nextelracer wrote:Apparently NASCAR actually considered restrictor plates for this weekend since they're averaging laps of ~180 mph and hitting 212+ mph at the end of the front straight. Luckily, they shot it down and confirmed that they won't ruin the race.

Epic.

Restrictor plates at Pocono would = passes on only the frontstretch

So just a normal Pocono race then?

yep, but the one thing that confuses me is that they've shortened the race to 160 laps. Sprint Cup races usually last between 2 1/2 to 3 Hours but that may change though on Sunday.

Unless there is over 150 green flag laps it'll still be between that time frame.

by AntmanB Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:25 pm

Logano wins pole at Pocono: #20-Joey Logano won the pole for the Pocono 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway with a speed of 179.598mph, a new track record, for his 1st pole of 2012 and 4th career pole. #99-Edwards was 2nd fastest followed by #27-Menard, #18-Busch, #11-Hamlin, #78-Smith, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #9-Ambrose, #5-Kahne, & #1-McMurray. The top 36 drivers broke the old track record.
The go-or-go homers who made the race ( Cool

: #19-Bliss, #98-McDowell, #49-Yeley, #87-Nemechek, #26-Wise, #23-Riggs, #74-Compton, #33-Leicht.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (1): #30-Stremme.

1 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 179.598 50.112
2 99 Carl Edwards Kellogg's / Cheez-It Ford 178.866 50.317
3 27 Paul Menard Menards / Sylvania Chevy 178.582 50.397
4 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 178.575 50.399
5 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 178.543 50.408
6 55 Mark Martin Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 178.228 50.497
7 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevy 178.158 50.517
8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard / Diet Mtn. Dew Chevy 177.939 50.579
9 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 177.862 50.601
10 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevy 177.823 50.612
11 1 Jamie McMurray Banana Boat Chevy 177.658 50.659
12 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy 177.536 50.694
13 16 Greg Biffle 3M / Rite Aid / NextCare Ford 177.518 50.699
14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford EcoBoost Fusion Ford 177.501 50.704
15 83 Landon Cassill Burger King - Real Fruit Smoothies Toyota 177.204 50.789
16 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 177.026 50.840
17 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevy 176.988 50.851
18 39 Ryan Newman HAAS Automation Chevy 176.852 50.890
19 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil Dodge 176.803 50.904
20 31 Jeff Burton The Armed Forces Foundation Chevy 176.658 50.946
21 29 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chevy 176.543 50.979
22 14 Tony Stewart MOBIL 1 / Office Depot Chevy 176.419 51.015
23 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 176.160 51.090
24 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevy 176.149 51.093
25 51 David Reutimann Phoenix Construction Services Chevy 176.074 51.115
26 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 175.596 51.254
27 47 Bobby Labonte Bubba Burgers Toyota 175.575 51.260
28 19 Mike Bliss(i) Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 175.387 51.315
29 43 Aric Almirola Transportation Impact Ford 175.159 51.382
30 98 Michael McDowell Presbyterian Healthcare Ford 175.073 51.407
31 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 174.880 51.464
32 49 JJ Yeley America Israel Racing/JPO Absorbents Toyota 173.943 51.741
33 87 Joe Nemechek(i) AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota 173.869 51.763
34 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford 173.853 51.768
35 26 Josh Wise # MDS Transport Ford 173.497 51.874
36 38 David Gilliland ModSpace Motorsports Ford 173.240 51.951
37 93 Travis Kvapil Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 171.854 52.370
38 23 Scott Riggs North Texas Pipe Chevy 171.520 52.472
39 74 Stacy Compton Turn One Racing / Country Suites Chevy 171.155 52.584
40 36 Tony Raines SealWrap.com Chevy 167.411 53.760
41 32 Reed Sorenson(i) Herr Foods / Hero Energy Shot Ford 0.000 0.000
42 10 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy 0.000 0.000
43 33 Stephen Leicht # LittleJoesAutos.com Chevy 170.345 52.834
The go-or-go homers who made the race ( Cool

: #19-Bliss, #98-McDowell, #49-Yeley, #87-Nemechek, #26-Wise, #23-Riggs, #74-Compton, #33-Leicht.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (1): #30-Stremme.

by PYLrulz Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:59 pm

BWardboy88 wrote:
Ben Atkins wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:The only good race that is coming up after this one is Daytona. Infineon and Michigan just don't seem to produce exciting race anymore IMO.

And a foolish one at that.

Sorry, Infineon produces fun, fender banging racing.

by Rykia Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:41 pm

AntmanB wrote:The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (1): #30-Stremme.

This makes me sad Sad

by Mother of Invention Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:29 pm

PYLrulz wrote:Sorry, Infineon produces fun, fender banging racing.

but NASCAR can't officiate a Road Course race properly to save their lives.

by Tanrar Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:45 pm

Stacy Compton making his first start in Cup since the 2003 Pepsi 400, when he ran for Morgan-McClure. Sadly, Compton will be SnPing, most likely.

by PYLrulz Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:46 pm

Mother of Invention wrote:
PYLrulz wrote:Sorry, Infineon produces fun, fender banging racing.

but NASCAR can't officiate a Road Course race properly to save their lives.

That is true, but when they are running, it's is some of the most fun racing to watch

by flyingturns89 Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:19 pm

TNT misspelled Stacy Compton's name in the starting grid. Fail

by Alta Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:29 pm

That first lap. Lots of try hards.

by conrail1990 Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:12 pm

43 Laps in and there has been 7 pit road speeding penalties already.......

by Cardinals5 Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:13 pm

Okay, so are we up to 12 or 13 penalties now?

by Mother of Invention Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:36 pm

Alta wrote:That first lap. Lots of try hards.

they drove worse then all 80 laps of the ARCA race.

by f1fan12 Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:25 pm

Ugh, Moldy Bread just won...

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