Cup Series-Samsung Mobile 500 Racethread

[slorydn1]

THE RACE: Samsung Mobile 500

TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway

Track Specifications:
Track Size: 1.5 miles
Race: 334 laps, 501 miles
Degree of Banking: Turns: 24 degrees
Straightaways/dogleg: Banking: 5 degrees;
Straights: Front Straight - 2250 feet; Back Straight - 1330 feet
Grandstand Seating: 138,122
Track/Race Length: 1.5-mile quad oval, 334 laps, 501 miles
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1997

Track Record: #25-Brian Vickers, 27.518sec @ 196.235mph, 11/3/2006

Race Record: Carl Edwards, Nov 2005, 151.055mph

Most Wins: 3 - Carl Edwards (already?!?!?! :eek: )

Most Poles: 2 - Ryan Newman, Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton

More facts and tidbits at: http://jayski.com/next/2010/8tms2010.htm#results

[slorydn1]

more track related facts for the Sprint Cup race is located here:

http://racing-reference.info/factsheets/statfacts_2010-08.htm

[slorydn1]

The front row for today's race is a pair of former Indy Car champions-Tony Stewart and Sam Hornish.

[slorydn1]

Watching Nascar Now, and it looks absolutely gray and soaking wet....not so good.

[djparky]

is it just me or has the feed to Open Access gone kaput??

[slorydn1]

is it just me or has the feed to Open Access gone kaput??

Im watching it on TV,however, it may just be because the race is hours away if at all today

[slorydn1]

There is still a light rain falling at the track, and the jet dryers have quit trying for now....

[slorydn1]

it now exactly 1 hr past the scheduled start time and there is a fine mist in the air....looks like the majority of the rain has stopped. Hopefully the dryers will be on the track soon

[Jonesi]

Just announced Cup race tomorrow noon ET/9amPT on Fox.

[slorydn1]

Cup race postponed until noon (eastern time) tomorrow, nationwide to follow at 5 eastern time....so much for having lights at the track

will be televised on Fox....thank God for HD DVR's

[Alexamateo]

looks like a blind squirrel has found a nut today 130 laps in. ;) :p

[UltimateDanGTR]

well, Jeff Gordon had been superb for all of the race today, and then a massive pile up occurs. and once again, jimmie johnson is handed an oppurtunity on a plate to gain massive points over edwards, gordon and stewart.

[Alexamateo]

I thought the #48 was going to have a bad luck day after his deal with the #24, but after Reutimann blew, and now the Texas Big One, I think someone needs to check if Chad and/or Jimmie have some sort of faustian deal, They might just win this thing once again.

It's a shame about Jeff Gordon, he really should have won at least 3 races this year.

[Mark in Oshawa]

I remember one forumer telling me Jimmie just coasts all year.....I notice he isn't posting much now all the sudden....

Jimmie may be lucky as they get, but one has to admire the fact he pushes pretty hard all the time...