Brandon Watson wins rain shorted OSCAAR Super Late Velocity 250

By

-

October 1, 2013

DSCF5818 — Photo Credit: Ashley McCubbin

When the skies opened up at Sunset Speedway on lap 20, it’d be Brandon Watson picking up the win as he was the leader at the time. It marks the third win at Sunset this year for the current point leader.

Dwayne Baker won the first heat ahead of Jeff Hanley, Brandon Watson, Jeff Dunford, Ian Bourque, Ed Bowlby and Craig Stevenson. J.R. Fitzpatrick got the blackflag due to smoking.

The second heat saw a caution when Glenn Watson spun Shane Gowan in turn four on lap two. Brad Cororan picked up the win ahead of Derrike Tiemersma, Tyler Hawn, Watson, Jim Bowman and Gowan.

The third and final heat went to Jesse Kennedy ahead of Andrew Gresel, Mike Beyore, Gary Passer, Brent McLean and Quinn Misener.

Come feature time, Derrike Tiemersma started pole ahead of Jeff Hanley, Dwayne Baker, Brad Corcoran, Jesse Kennedy, Andrew Gresel, Jeff Dunford, Brandon Watson, Tyler Hawn, Mike Beyore, Cory Jones, Gary Passer, Brent McLean, Glenn Watson, Ian Bourque, Ed Bowlby, Jim Bowman, Shane Gowan, J.R. Fitzpatrick, Craig Stevenson and Quinn Misener.

Right away there’d be a caution on the opening lap as Stevenson went around in turn four.

On the restart, Hanley pulled ahead with the lead while Corcoran and Tiemersma ran side-by-side for second. Corcoran was able to clear Tiemersma on lap five, leaving Tiemersma to run side-by-side with Gresel for third till the second caution at lap six for Dunford spinning un turn one.

On the restart, Hanley continued to lead ahead of Tiemersma while Corcoran and Brandon Watson ran side-by-side for third till the caution at lap 12 for Bowlby spinning in turn four. With 38 laps to go, Hanley led Tiemersma, Brandon Watson, Corcoran, Gresel, Baker, Glenn Watson, Beyore, Passer, Hawn, Jones, Bourque, Dunford and Fitzpatrick.

On the restart, Tiemersma grabbed the lead from Hanley before the next caution flew at lap 14 for Misener and Bowman coming together on the front stretch, collecting Kennedy with them.

On the restart, Tiemersma led while Hanley and Brandon Watson battled for second. Watson would grab second and get alongside Tiemersma for the lead on lap 17 when the caution then flew for Gresel spinning. Under the caution, Baker head down pit road due to the hood starting to come up slightly. With 33 laps to go, Brandon Watson led Tiemersma, Hanley, Glenn Watson, Corcoran, Passer, Beyore, Hawn, Jones and Bourque.

There’d be another caution on the restart as Bowlby went for a spin.

The second restart would be a go with Brandon Watson pulling ahead of Tiemersma and Glenn Watson, however the skies would open up and result in the caution flying at lap 20. With the rain not stopping, the race would be called and Brandon Watson would get the win ahead of Derrike Tiemerma, Glenn Watson, Jeff Hanley and Gary Passer.

Due to the race not being halfway before the call to end it early, everybody will get a flat 50 points in the standings rather than the points for their position.

Marshall’s Madness: Danica Patrick Supports Breast Cancer

By

SM Staff

-

October 1, 2013

The wonderful women in NASCAR are donating some of there valuable time this month of October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie, Danica Patrick will debut this weekend in Kansas with a new paint scheme featuring a pink color. The scheme that Danica will carry in Kansas will be the exact scheme she carries throughout the month of October in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to support the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

“GoDaddy has been such a strong partner in the fight against breast cancer … the fact GoDaddy wanted to ‘go pink’ for the whole month of October really says a lot about our commitment to this cause,” Patrick said.

Danica unveiled the beautiful pink GoDaddy machine on Tuesday morning, as well as announcing GoDaddy is teaming with the Public Interest Registry to donate $50,000 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. A portion of Danica’s merchandise proceeds will go to the foundation as well.

IndyCar driver, James Hinchcliffe will carry this pink scheme with sponsor GoDaddy this weekend in Houston. In the NHRA ranks, three-time Funny Car winner Courtney Force and Top Fuel’s Brittany Force will be supporting the cause with their paint schemes at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading.

“I’ve been told real men wear pink, so I am all for it,” said Hinchcliffe, who like Danica is wearing pink GoDaddy sneakers today as a visible sign of solidarity. “But seriously, it’s a great opportunity to support a fantastic cause and I’m really happy GoDaddy invited us to be a part of their campaign. They have been tremendous supporters of breast cancer research in the past. It’s great to see GoDaddy keep this effort going and for us to help out in our little way.”

GoDaddy CEO, Blake Irving, is one of many people who’s family has had an encounter with breast cancer. Irving’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and is currently the longest-living survivor of breast cancer in New Mexico.

“My mom is an amazing woman, who not only is surviving breast cancer, but is thriving … living an active lifestyle and giving a lot of inspiration to the people she meets,” Irving said. “Our commitment to the cause right now at GoDaddy is to stand up and do our part financially, but also to inspire more people to join the fight against breast cancer.”

Danica Patrick, James Hinchcliffe and Courtney Force are some of the many trying to help develop a cure for breast cancer through racing. Wear your pink when attending the racetrack this month of October to support the ones who have lost there loved one’s to this disease and to support the one’s experiencing it now, together as a racing community we can throw the checkered flag and find a cure for breast cancer.

Turner Scott Motorsports Statement Regarding Nelson Piquet Jr. Penalty

By

SM Archive

-

October 1, 2013

NASCAR Penalizes Nelson Piquet Jr. For Violating Sport’s Code Of Conduct Policy

By

SM Archive

-

October 1, 2013

Penske No. 22 Team Hit With Penalty

By

SM Staff

-

October 1, 2013

no22_nns_dover_buchanan — Photo Credit: Gary Buchanan

Joey Logano dominated Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover and found his way to victory lane. Later on Saturday we found out that Logano’s Ford didn’t pass post-race inspection due to the car being to low. NASCAR announced late Tuesday evening that Logano and the No. 22 team will be docked 6 owner and driver points as well as Crew Chief Jeremy Bullins fined 10,000 dollars.

During post-race inspection Sept. 28, the No. 22 car was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to the NASCAR rules detailed in Section 20-A of the NASCAR rule book, or has been approved by NASCAR prior to the event); and 20A-12.8.1(B) (the car failed to meet the minimum front car heights) of the 2013 rule book.

This put’s a tiny bit of a damper on the No. 22’s lead in the Nationwide Owner Standings as they currently are in a head to head battle with the No. 54 Toyota for that Owner’s Championship. Brad Keselowski will be back in the Penske machine this weekend in Kansas looking to beast out Kyle Busch.