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Sadler on pole at Iowa Speedway

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Elliott Sadler on pit road during Saturday's qualifying session.
[media-credit name=”Kyle Ocker” align=”alignright” width=”225″]Elliott Sadler[/media-credit]

NEWTON — For the second time in his three Nationwide Series races at Iowa Speedway, Elliott Sadler will start Sunday’s race from the pole.

Sadler makes his third career Nationwide Series start on Sunday at the Pioneer Hi-Bred 250. He recorded the fastest lap of 23.532 seconds during Saturday’s pole qualifying session.

Sam Hornish Jr. will start second, making it the fifth time he has qualified in the top-10 this season. Defending race winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start third.

Austin Dillion was the field’s fastest qualifying rookie, recording a sixth place effort.

Starting Lineup
Pioneer Hi-Bred 250, Iowa Speedway
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/n2s/qual.php?race=10
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Pos. No. Driver Make Speed Time
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1 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 133.911 23.523
2 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 133.294 23.632
3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 133.114 23.664
4 18 Michael McDowell Toyota 133.085 23.669
5 31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 132.514 23.771
6 3 Austin Dillon* Chevrolet 132.414 23.789
7 11 Brian Scott Toyota 132.22 23.824
8 20 Darrell Wallace Jr. Toyota 132.192 23.829
9 7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 132.042 23.856
10 22 Parker Kligerman Dodge 131.937 23.875
11 30 Steve Arpin Chevrolet 131.788 23.902
12 88 Cole Whitt* Chevrolet 131.217 24.006
13 33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 131.146 24.019
14 124 Casey Roderick* Chevrolet 130.781 24.086
15 199 Travis Pastrana Toyota 130.722 24.097
16 19 Tayler Malsam Toyota 130.646 24.111
17 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 130.473 24.143
18 43 Michael Annett Ford 130.392 24.158
19 70 Johanna Long* Chevrolet 130.316 24.172
20 38 Brad Sweet* Chevrolet 129.993 24.232
21 41 Timmy Hill Ford 129.929 24.244
22 14 Jeff Green Toyota 129.849 24.259
23 44 Mike Bliss Toyota 129.688 24.289
24 81 Jason Bowles* Toyota 129.544 24.316
25 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 129.363 24.35
26 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 129.289 24.364
27 50 T.J. Bell Chevrolet 129.231 24.375
28 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 129.125 24.395
29 23 Jamie Dick Chevrolet 129.008 24.417
30 10 Kevin Lepage Toyota 128.998 24.419
31 54 Kurt Busch Toyota 128.556 24.503
32 39 Josh Richards Ford 128.488 24.516
33 40 Erik Darnell Chevrolet 128.456 24.522
34 52 Joey Gase* Chevrolet 127.396 24.726
35 46 Chase Miller Chevrolet 127.386 24.728
36 4 Daryl Harr Chevrolet 127.35 24.735
37 108 Tim Andrews Ford 127.345 24.736
38 15 Blake Koch Chevrolet 127.032 24.797
39 47 Tim Schendel Chevrolet 126.812 24.84
40 42 Matt Frahm Chevrolet 126.72 24.858
41 172 John Jackson Toyota 126.435 24.914
42 174 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 125.703 25.059

Charlotte Motor Speedway Serves Up Diverse Menu of Food During 10 Greatest Days in Racing

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Pit Note #7 — Blake Shelton, NASCAR 101, Pennzoil Victory Burnout Challenge Highlight Pre Race Fun

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NCAT: Defending Series Champion Scott Steckly Leads Practice For Vortex Brake Pads 200

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[media-credit name=”Matthew Manor/NASCAR” align=”alignright” width=”262″][/media-credit]Defending series champion Scott Steckly is beginning his defence of the championship in the right fashion as he leads practice for the Vortex Brake Pads 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. He led with a lap time of one minute and 24 seconds.

Coming into this season, Steckly felt prepared and ready to become the first three-time champion in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.

“The offseason is definitely long, but, I think, this year we’re in pretty good shape,” the Milverton, Ontario native says. “In years past it always seemed no matter how much time we had, we were behind from where we wanted or needed to be. I feel we’re ready to go this year. We’ve already tested four times on road courses.”

Despite having 11 wins in the Canadian Tire Series over the years, he has yet to win a road course race. He came close last year as he finished second at both Circuit ICAR and Exhibition Place in Toronto, while finishing fifth last year at Mosport.

“We’ve finished second a number of times over the past several years and I would like to win one,” Steckly says. “But more importantly, we just need to be ready for that part of the schedule. Most of those races are a little shorter and the margin for error is not terribly high.”

Two-time race winner Andrew Ranger was second in final practice, seven tenths off of Steckly. Ranger returns for the full schedule after running some NASCAR Nationwide Series races.

J.R. Fitzpatrick was third in practice, saying on twitter that the car was too tight during practice. In his past five starts at CTMP, he has two wins while leading 91 of 257 laps.

“We’re going for the win,” he said back at the end of March. “That’s one of my favourite tracks and to be one of the guys everybody watches every week when we go there, it’s kind of a cool feeling.”

Last year’s Rookie of the Year Louis-Philippe Dumoulin was fourth as he enters his first season as a teammate to Steckly while Jeff Lapcevich was fifth.

In the earlier practice today, Steckly led Fitzpatrick by two thousandth of a second, followed by Ranger, last year’s race winner DJ Kennington and Scott Steckly.

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will qualify later this afternoon at 4pm EST. The race is schedule for tomorrow afternoon at 1:30pm EST.

 

NCATS CTMP 5/20/12 Practice

Final Practice

Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Laps Diff
1 22 Scott Steckly Canadian Tire 1:24.156 11
2 27 Andrew Ranger Dodge/GC Motorsports 1:24.941 8 0.785
3 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick Equipment Express 1:24.982 3 0.826
4 47 Louis-Philippe Dumoulin WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare 1:25.174 10 1.018
5 23 Jeff Lapcevich Tim Hortons 1:25.392 9 1.236
6 02 Kerry Micks BDI/Leland/PartSource 1:25.534 8 1.378
7 3 Jason Hathaway Vortex Brake Pads 1:25.880 8 1.724
8 60 Ron Beauchamp, Jr. Mopar/Mobil 1 1:26.016 12 1.860
9 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors 1:26.367 4 2.211
10 42 Peter Klutt Legendary Motorcar 1:26.689 5 2.533
11 90 Martin Roy * Veloce/Gamache Truck Center 1:26.913 7 2.757
12 99 Steve Cote * Whie Motorsports 1:26.936 11 2.780
13 21 Jason White A&W/Bowers and Wilkins 1:28.154 11 3.998
14 5 Noel Dowler EMCO-Kohler/Rheem 1:28.191 9 4.035
15 56 Howie Scannell Jr. Trailers by Jim Bray 1:28.197 12 4.041
16 44 Jarrad Whissell SMS Equipment/Komatsu 1:28.273 12 4.117
17 07 Isabelle Tremblay Frank Lyman Design 1:28.362 12 4.206
18 97 Hugo Vannini Vannini Motorsports 1:28.608 8 4.452
19 15 Steve Mathews Bill Mathews Motors 1:28.666 5 4.510
20 10 Derek White Burger Barn 1:29.271 18 5.115
21 94 Dave Coursol * Carquest Canada 1:30.023 14 5.867
22 67 Dave Thorndyke Thorsons EVT 1:30.656 8 6.500
23 50 Joey McColm Give It Your Everything 1:31.133 3 6.977
24 81 Larry Jackson * B&B Decals/Speedy Muffler Burlington 1:34.061 9 9.905
25 29 Ray Courtemanche Jr. * Construction Danam Bonzai 1:36.461 13 12.305
26 11 Michael Scholz * Triad Racing 1:41.785 5 17.629

First Practice

Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 22 Scott Steckly Canadian Tire 01:25.0 104.109 6 6
2 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick Equipment Express 01:25.0 104.107 3 7 0.002
3 27 Andrew Ranger Dodge/GC Motorsports 01:25.9 103.105 6 7 0.828
4 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors 01:26.0 102.894 3 4 1.004
5 02 Kerry Micks BDI/Leland/PartSource 01:26.4 102.400 5 5 1.419
6 42 Peter Klutt Legendary Motorcar 01:26.5 102.309 4 6 1.496
7 47 Louis-Philippe Dumoulin WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare 01:26.8 101.979 4 5 1.776
8 66 Robin Buck Quaker State 01:27.1 101.656 4 7 2.052
9 60 Ron Beauchamp, Jr. Mopar/Mobil 1 01:27.5 101.195 2 8 2.449
10 99 Steve Cote * Whie Motorsports 01:27.7 100.978 4 5 2.637
11 3 Jason Hathaway Vortex Brake Pads 01:28.2 100.394 1 3 3.147
12 5 Noel Dowler EMCO-Kohler/Rheem 01:28.9 99.565 5 6 3.881
13 21 Jason White A&W/Bowers and Wilkins 01:29.0 99.457 4 4 3.977
14 44 Jarrad Whissell SMS Equipment/Komatsu 01:29.1 99.346 2 8 4.077
15 15 Steve Mathews Bill Mathews Motors 01:29.5 98.869 6 6 4.507
16 56 Howie Scannell Jr. Trailers by Jim Bray 01:29.6 98.851 3 3 4.523
17 90 Martin Roy * Veloce/Gamache Truck Center 01:29.8 98.600 3 3 4.751
18 07 Isabelle Tremblay Frank Lyman Design 01:30.8 97.498 3 3 5.766
19 97 Hugo Vannini Vannini Motorsports 01:32.1 96.068 3 3 7.117
20 67 Dave Thorndyke Thorsons EVT 01:32.3 95.918 4 4 7.261
21 94 Dave Coursol * Carquest Canada 01:32.6 95.572 7 8 7.595
22 10 Derek White Burger Barn 01:34.8 93.360 2 4 9.790
23 29 Ray Courtemanche Jr. * Construction Danam Bonzai 01:37.4 90.895 4 6 12.361

PIT STRATEGY KEY TO TOP-5 FINISH FOR HORNADAY AT CHARLOTTE

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TOUGH OUTING FOR MAX GRESHAM AT CHARLOTTE

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RCR Post Race Report — North Carolina Education Lottery 200

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Matty’s Picks 2012 – Vol. 12 Charlotte Motor Speedway – NASCAR Sprint All Star Race – May 19, 2012

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[media-credit name=”charlottemotorspeedway.com” align=”alignright” width=”199″][/media-credit]The stars have come home to Charlotte for this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint All Star Race, and this year brings new drivers, a new format, but the same old distinction. A million dollars rides on the driver able to cross the finish line first following 90 or so laps at The Beast of the Southeast. Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All Star Race will be run in 4-20 lap segments, with the four segment-winners staging at the front of the field for the final 10-lap shootout to the wire for the cool million. 90 or more laps will make up the All Star race this year, as only green flag laps count in the final 10-lap shootout.

Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers in NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race wins, with three under his belt already. Carl Edwards made his mark on Charlotte Motor Speedway last season when he practically ripped the front end of his Ford Fusion off from the rest of the car, following his turn through the front-stretch grass in celebration of his first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race win.

Some big names still need to race (or be voted) into the big dance on Saturday Night, namely Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr., Jeff Burton, and Jamie McMurray. The way to earn a ticket to the big dance – finish in the top two of the Sprint Showdown is a surefire way, the other – be at the top of the Sprint Fan Vote. Much like Friday and Saturday night home-track races, there’s an A-main and a B-main tonight in Concord. The Sprint Showdown will be ran in two segments of 20 laps each, with the top two finishers moving onto tonight’s A-main.
With the absence of NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship points comes an extreme level of action and daring driving. Settling for second is never a thought in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race, making it one of my favorite race weekends of the entire Sprint Cup season.

Darlington Recap

The Lady in Black tamed my recent hot streak of winner picks last week, a result of the toughness Darlington Raceway brings to the sport.

I picked last week’s pole-sitter, Greg Biffle to win the Bojangles’ Southern 500, a move that looked fairly promising for 74 or so laps last Saturday Night. Biffle’s car seemed to go away as the laps ticked away, battling loose conditions through the latter of the laps at Darlington. He ran in the top-10 for the majority of the race, but the late-race caution set the field up for a green-white-checkered finsh. Biffle restarted 10th, but his 3M Ford Fusion was too much of a handful to muscle into the top-10, ultimately crossing the finish line in 12th.

My Dark Horse last week qualified for the Bojangles’ Southern 500 in the sixth spot, and ended the race one spot better in fifth. Martin Truex Jr. also battled a loose condition throughout the duration of the race and ran as high as first, but only faltered back to 11th last week. He lead a season high 25 laps and managed to hold his 5th place spot in the championship points standings.

All-Star Picks

There is so much to pick for tonight’s All-Star festivities, so I will try to keep my picks short and sweet this week…

Sprint Showdown

Kicking off tonight’s on-track activities is the B-main or LCQ (if you’re used to motorcycle racing), otherwise known as the Sprint Showdown. The Showdown is packed with guys eager to have a shot at racing for the cool million, but its Martin Truex Jr. and Jeff Burton that will punch their tickets to the big dance by racing their way into the A-main. Both will start in the top-5 for the Showdown and practiced well on Friday.

Fan Vote

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not race his way into the Sprint All-Star race, but will have a shot at the million via JR Nation. The will vote in droves following his third-place effort in the Sprint Showdown, but JR will start last on the grid for the NASCAR All-Star Race by receiving the 2012 fan vote for the second straight year.

NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
Here’s the segment winners first:
1- Kyle Busch
2- Jimmie Johnson
3- Jeff Gordon
4 – Tony Stewart

Starting in the top-4 spots of the 10-lap shootout for tonight’s million-dollar purse will be one Toyota and three Chevrolets. In the end, it will be Stewart claiming victory in the All-Star race. He was at Thursday night’s Pit Crew Challenge, and was disappointed when his Stewart-Haas Racing crew was knocked out of the competition in the semi-finals. The defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion is out for revenge tonight and will go home a million dollars richer when the checkered falls.

That’s all for this week, so until next week’s Monaco Grand Prix, Indy 500, and Coke 600…You Stay Classy NASCAR NATION!

Miguel Paludo No. 32 NCWTS Post-Race Report — Charlotte Motor Speedway

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Pit Notes — Dale Earnhardt Jr. Looking for All Star Win; Teams Running Special Paint Schemes

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