Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Broadcast Schedule
All Times are Eastern

Date Time Broadcast

FRI 09/05 Sprint Cup Final Practice 11:00 AM ESPN 2

Coors Light Pole Qualifying 6:00 PM ESPN 2

SAT 09/06 NASCAR RaceDay 5:00 PM SPEED

Count Down to Green 7:00 PM ABC

SAT 09/06 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 7:30 PM ABC


No Hanna fo fana! Hope all my friends going to the race have a great race, no rain, no wind, and no wet seats! Please be safe!

Lee

Posted by gfunkerror, Sep 5 2008

Georgia Speedway closed after woman dies

3 hours, 17 minutes ago, it is now 2:04

MACON, Ga. (AP)—Cochran Motor Speedway was closed indefinitely following the death of a woman hit by debris from a car on Labor Day weekend.

Cynthia Nobles, 43, died Monday of injuries sustained during a race Saturday night. A tire and part of an axle flew from a race car and landed in a section of the pit area that wasn’t protected by a fence.

Four others were injured, according to Thursday editions of The Macon Telegraph.
The Bleckley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating

Posted by dalejr88samy, Sep 4 2008

CNN.com/SI.com
Posted: Thursday September 4, 2008 1:37PM; Updated: Thursday September 4, 2008 3:01PM

Countdown to the Chase Field

Thursday, 2:59 p.m.

SI.com's Tom Bowles predicts that Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne will be shut out of the 12-man Chase Field. He notes that the only other time Gordon missed out -- in 2005 -- crew chief Robbie Loomis got the ax


Thursday, 1:45 p.m.

SI.com's Tom Bowles hit the road for Richmond earlier today and had these observations as he navigated the interstate south of Baltimore. "It's feels weird driving into the eye of what could be Hurricane Hannah, but everybody in the NASCAR community is interested in finding out how this storm will affect the final race of the regular season. It's difficult for NASCAR to postpone this race because it doesn't have an open weekend between now and the start of the playoff schedule next Sunday at New Hampshire. All their efforts are geared toward getting the race in this weekend or even early next week, but will Hannah cooperate?



An insider tells me that NASCAR is preparing to run the race no earlier than Monday morning based on the latest forecast. However, RIR organizers have sent out consistent updates that all events remain on as scheduled and I'm told that campers are being allowed into the facility to set up shop. How many stay there throughout the course of the weekend remains to be seen.


Thursday, 1:30 p.m.

NASCAR's 12-man Chase field is expected to be finalized this weekend, but weather could delay the proceedings. With the National Hurricane Center predicting Hurricane Hannah will most likely come ashore between Friday and Saturday, somewhere between the east coast of Florida and the North Carolina coast, Saturday night's race at Richmond could be delayed by rain. RIR organizers continue to insist that all events will run as planned. Check back for race updates and on-the-scene garage reports from SI.com's team in Richmond.






A crew takes down a lifeguard tower in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, on Wednesday.

Hanna closes in on U.S. as Ike becomes major hurricane
updated 1 hour, 26 minutes ago,it is now 3:11

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Hanna churned across the Bahamas and toward the U.S. coast on Thursday, while Hurricane Ike, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, roared farther out in the Atlantic, its destination a mystery.

Hanna was about 670 miles south-southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina, at 2 p.m. ET Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

It was expected to pass just east of the Bahamas on Thursday and to be close to the U.S. coast by Friday night, the center said.

A hurricane watch was in effect from Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, at the southern end of the Outer Banks, to near Edisto Beach, South Carolina, between Charleston and Hilton Head.

Hanna caused massive flooding in Haiti when it pummeled the Caribbean nation earlier this week, killing 61 people, a government official said Thursday.

Another 79 people were killed in Haiti by Hurricane Gustav last week, said Louis Pinchinat, deputy director of Haiti's Civil Protection Directorate.

The eye of the storm passed over the Haitian city of Gonaives on Tuesday night, leaving water more than 12 feet deep in some places, said Abel Nazaire, the deputy coordinator of the civil protection service.

Earlier Thursday, Ike was about 525 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands, moving west-northwest near 16 mph.

Trailing Ike by about 1,600 miles in the eastern Atlantic was Tropical Storm Josephine. Josephine

Posted by dalejr88samy, Sep 4 2008

"Hanna" might be bad news for Saturday night's race. I hope we get it in, and the ALL of it in. This is not really the week for a rainout. But man, the forcast doesn't look good.

Posted by jj-kkfan, Sep 4 2008

OK fellow IPers. I mentioned when I first joined up that I was writing my masters thesis on historic racetracks. (My degree will be in historic preservation- )
I'm arguing that they are important places, that the tracks carry as much of the heritage of NASCAR as the drivers and the stories we all know.
Also, that the best way possible to encourage the preservation of this heritage is to keep racing on the tracks that helped define that history.
So.
What do you think?
Are the tracks important? Are the historic tracks on our circuit important? Or are new tracks just as good?

Lastly- aside from it being tons and tons of fun to go- what really makes a track for you? Think of it in terms of a place or a community gathering place.


I'll be working on this all year. Umm, so I'll probably bump this. I hope people respond. I'm curious as to what you all think, or if you even think it matters.
I do.
My case studies are Martinsville, The Rock, Darlington, Occoneechee and North Wilkesboro.

email me if you want to really get into a discussion!
TheTrackGirl at Gmail.
M.

Posted by MelissaAnne, Sep 3 2008

jayski

“Given the projected path of Tropical Storm Hanna, we are working closely with NASCAR, as well as state and local government officials to monitor the path and potential impact of the storm. As always, the safety of our fans, competitors and the local community is of the utmost importance to Richmond International Raceway. This weekend’s events are currently scheduled to run as planned but we will provide updates at www.rir.com and 877-251-7223, as to their status at least twice daily, or as needed. Fans who have purchased ticket insurance and have questions specific to the insurance can call World Access at 800-628-6188.”(RIR PR)(9-2-200

Posted by Buckeyefan, Sep 2 2008

The spring race was our first time at Bristol. We were in the Allison's...Row 2, so we ate a lot of rubber all day. It was great. We thought maybe we'd try to upgrade...get a little higher.When we renew our tickets for New Hampshire, we just check the upgrade box, and they pick your seats. At Bristol you specify what section you want for an upgrade. We've already been billed for next year's tickets. I think maybe we have the same seats. Are there any sections at Bristol where the seats are available for upgrade more than others. All the seats are great at Bristol...just don't want Goodyear supplimenting my diet.

Posted by bluesman, Sep 2 2008

Any IPer's going to the race in Richmond next weekend??? Anyone know how the pit pass thing works there? I have passes from a race team. Will I have time to go back to my camper to get my beer before the race starts???

Posted by dewn_jr, Aug 31 2008

Speedway owner frustrated over long repayment plan


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Adam Bell / The Charlotte Observer
Billionaire Bruton Smith doesn't like waiting up to 40 years to get his $80 million in incentives from Concord and Cabarrus County.

That's the message the 81-year-old Lowe's Motor Speedway owner conveyed to local leaders this week. Much of the deal Smith is receiving involves incentives that could take up to 40 years to recoup.

“(Smith) was frustrated over how long it was….He thought it should be less” time, county commissioners Chairman Jay White said Wednesday. He said Smith had called him Monday to voice his concerns, but did not go into specifics.

White suggested that Smith make a counterproposal, but did not know when that would happen.

Smith also spoke with Concord Mayor Scott Padgett this week. Padgett declined to comment, as did speedway spokesman Scott Cooper.

Smith landed the deal last November after threatening to move the speedway following Concord's attempt to thwart his plans to build a drag strip. In exchange for incentives, Smith agreed to stay, build the $60 million drag strip and make $200 million in renovations at the speedway.

more of this story @ http;//www.racegear.com



This guy is a pain in the tush huh? But thats what makes a billion.

Lee

Posted by gfunkerror, Aug 29 2008

I was blown away it was the first time I had been to a short track for racing and even though I didn't get to see Dale Jr. Take the win Brad won on Fri. nights race, so I at least seen the #88 in victory lane. And then there's the Kyle Busch thing I got to see payback at it's finest, and I don't think I could even put into words the adrenaline that went through my body when that happened. The whole place erupted!!!!!!!!! There's always next week at California Go Dale

Posted by Sara-lynn, Aug 28 2008