August, 2009

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Aug 09

NASCAR Changes

Going off that title, it could be anything inside the post. What I mean by that in this case is I'm finally going to post bits and pieces from a Word document I've been adding to, tinkering with, and adjusting since probably mid-January. In it is my personal changes to NASCAR that I think will be for the better and will carry the sport to the place we thought we were going years ago. One thing I kept in mind was this had to pretty realistic, in that it could conceivably be talked about in Daytona by the France family. You won't find a scrap the Chase or a go back to North Wilkesboro rant. I think just by saying that I'll make a lot of people mad, but grow up and come to reality. Neither one of those will ever happen so don't waste time on it.

My two main points of emphasis are going to be 1.) adjusting the points system and the Chase composition and 2.) overhauling the schedule.

So, what are my ideas? You'll have to stay tuned. Let's just say if I had my way, the 10th Chase spot would have a big bullseye on it right now.
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Aug 09

Kyle Makes It Interesting

With 2 races before the Chase cutoff, Kyle Busch did what he does best, and made the battle to get in the top 12 that much more interesting. He edged Mark Martin in the final laps to take his 4th win of the year (although first since May) and put himself firmly in the hunt after falling out a few weeks ago.
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Aug 09

Checking In On The IRL

The IndyCar Series has 4 events left in their 2009 season. This weekend's race at Infineon will be the final road course event of the year.

The points standings shake out like this:
1. Scott Dixon 460 pts.
2. Ryan Briscoe -3
3. Dario Franchitti -20
4. Helio Castroneves -101
5. Danica Patrick -139
6. Marco Andretti -153
7. Tony Kanaan -166
8. Graham Rahal -171
9. Dan Wheldon -172
10. Justin Wilson -190

The only contenders for the title are Dixon, Briscoe, Franchitti, and maybe Castroneves. In other words, the same way it's been for the last several years with Ganassi and Penske yarding the rest of the field. Even with Castroneves missing the season opener he still has a shot, although he'll need to win more than once and hope the other teams stumble. What should be interesting is the entry of Penske driver Will Power in this race. Presumably this may be his last start of the year. He won at Edmonton a few weeks ago and could very well be a threat in this race. Power may take valuable points away from some of those guys.

After Infineon, the series heads to Chicagoland, followed by Twin Ring Motegi and Homestead for the finale.
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Aug 09

Big Win For Red Bull Racing

Certainly a rewarding win for Red Bull and Brian Vickers today. They carried the water from day one for Toyota in Sprint Cup and finally got the reward - at Michigan no less.

This race also closed up battle for 12th in the points as Vickers moves up to 13th and just behind Mark Martin. Kyle Busch still has to be considered a factor, although seemingly less so after a lackluster run today. Somehow, Clint Bowyer has engineered a run for the Chase after his impressive early season run and then the fall of the cliff with the rest of RCR.

It's now on to Bristol, or the track that used to be Bristol. BrisDull might be more fitting now.
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Aug 09

Watch USA vs Mexico Live

You might be looking for a place to watch USA vs. Mexico coming up in about 15 minutes.  This is kinda late notice – but better late than never.

You should be able to watch the game here live:

http://envivo.terra.com/deportes/live/259-eu/

I have Dish Network and I will be recording the game on channel 838.  The game will be shown on mun2 which some providers are offering a free 1 day sneak peek today specifically for this game.  I don’t know who else is or isn’t offering mun2 for free today – but Dish Network is (I think) on channel 838.

Go USA!

This post is from the Major League Soccer Fan Blog

Watch USA vs Mexico Live

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