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Busch's Battle Ends in Glory
8 – THE DERRICK. / The News-Herald Wednesday, December 09, 2015 QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE Compelling questions... and maybe a few actual answers What will I do for NASCAR news? It’s as close as we get to NASCAR hanging a “Gone fishing” sign on the door. Now what? After 36 races, a goodbye to Jeff Gordon and con- SPEED FREAKS gratulations to Kyle Busch, and with only about A couple questions Mission accomplished two months until the engines crank at Daytona, we had to ask — you need more right now? These days, this is the ourselves closest thing NASCAR has to a dark season. But there’ll be news. What sort of news? Danica Patrick’s NASCAR’s corner-office suits are huddling with newest Busch’s battle the boys in legal to find a feasible way to turn its race teams into something resembling fran- GODSPEAK: Third chises, which would break from the independent- crew chief in contractor system that served the purposes four years. Crew since the late-’40s. Well, it served NASCAR’s ends in glory purposes, along with owners and drivers who chief No. 1, Tony Gibson, took ran fast enough to escape creditors. But times Kurt Busch to the have changed; you’ll soon be reading a lot about men named Rob Kauffman and Brent Dewar and Chase this year. something called the Race Team Alliance. KEN’S CALL: It’s starting to take on Will it affect the race fans and the the feel of a dial- racing? a-date, isn’t it? Nope. So maybe you shouldn’t pay attention. -
NASCAR Race Number 6 Leader Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns
NASCAR Race Number 6 Leader Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps 1 20 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 500 190 5 $198,736 Running 1 113 2 3 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 500 175 5 $153,861 Running 3 92 3 1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Chevrolet 500 170 5 $139,125 Running 3 125 4 14 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet 500 165 5 $105,375 Running 1 10 5 8 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 500 165 10 $141,833 Running 2 137 6 19 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 500 150 $119,316 Running 7 7 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 500 151 5 $124,486 Running 2 11 8 26 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 500 142 $89,275 Running 9 2 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 500 138 $88,525 Running 10 33 17 Matt Kenseth USG Sheetrock/DeWalt Ford 500 139 5 $130,266 Running 1 1 11 21 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 500 130 $84,325 Running 12 12 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 500 127 $114,858 Running 13 17 88 Ricky Rudd Snickers Ford 500 124 $107,383 Running 14 24 12 Ryan Newman alltel Dodge 500 121 $107,175 Running 15 27 6 David Ragan # AAA Ford 500 118 $113,250 Running 16 23 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline Dodge 500 115 $109,850 Running 17 9 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 500 112 $82,050 Running 18 28 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 500 109 $100,083 Running 19 4 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Snack Cakes Ford 500 106 $95,239 Running 20 11 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 500 103 $84,550 Running 21 37 14 Sterling Marlin Panasonic Plasma HDTV Chevrolet 500 100 $88,558 Running 22 42 45 Kyle Petty MarathonAmericanSpiritMotorOil Dodge 499 97 $86,258 Running 23 5 18 J.J. -
Nascar This Week 8 - the Derrick
NASCAR THIS WEEK 8 - THE DERRICK. / The News-Herald Wednesday, March 11, 2020 SPEED FREAKS QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE A few questions we Compelling questions ... and had to ask ourselves ATLANTA maybe a few actual answers That’s 25 career Cup wins What’s with Jimmie Johnson’s for Joey Logano. Where will THREE THINGS TO WATCH IndyCar flirtation? he land at career’s end? GODSPEAK: Joey is about He’ll join the McLaren IndyCar team halfway there. I think he for an April 6 test at the beautiful will be in the low 50s when Barber road course in Birmingham, he gets to his early 40s. Alabama. After that … well, it might KEN’S CALL: I’ll say another depend on the lap times. You’d like 25-30, landing him along- to think Jimmie wouldn’t tempt fate side Ned Jarrett, Junior by spending any of his “retirement” Johnson, Rusty Wallace years on the ultra-fast Indy ovals, and a few others. but some road-course events obvi- ously have his interest. Kyle Busch has 56 Cup wins, Jimmie Johnson What’s the point? has 83. Does Kyle catch Jimmie? Former F1 champ Fernando Alonso GODSPEAK: Kyle averages was first to talk about spreading his 3.5 wins a year. If he retires wings in wide fashion, and has done at 42, that’s 28 more wins, so over the past few years — he even which would put him one ran the recent Dakar Rally. Fernando ahead of Jimmie when he’s and Jimmie have become friends. all done. Jimmie’s persona never matched KEN’S CALL: Kyle is 34 the other two men with seven Cup with a lot of time left. -
MOTORSPORTS a North Carolina Growth Industry Under Threat
MOTORSPORTS A North Carolina Growth Industry Under Threat A REPORT PREPARED FOR NORTH CAROLINA MOTORSPORTS ASSOCIATION BY IN COOPERATION WITH FUNDED BY: RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER, THE GOLDEN LEAF FOUNDATION AND NORTH CAROLINA MOTORSPORTS FOUNDATION October 2004 Motorsports – A North Carolina Growth Industry Under Threat TABLE OF CONTENTS Preliminary Remarks 6 Introduction 7 Methodology 8 Impact of Industry 9 History of Motorsports in North Carolina 10 Best Practices / Competitive Threats 14 Overview of Best Practices 15 Virginia Motorsports Initiative 16 South Carolina Initiative 18 Findings 20 Overview of Findings 21 Motorsports Cluster 23 NASCAR Realignment and Its Consequences 25 Events 25 Teams 27 Drivers 31 NASCAR Venues 31 NASCAR All-Star Race 32 Suppliers 32 Technology and Educational Institutions 35 A Strong Foothold in Motorsports Technology 35 Needed Enhancements in Technology Resources 37 North Carolina Motorsports Testing and Research Complex 38 The Sanford Holshouser Business Development Group and UNC Charlotte Urban Institute 2 Motorsports – A North Carolina Growth Industry Under Threat Next Steps on Motorsports Task Force 40 Venues 41 Sanctioning Bodies/Events 43 Drag Racing 44 Museums 46 Television, Film and Radio Production 49 Marketing and Public Relations Firms 51 Philanthropic Activities 53 Local Travel and Tourism Professionals 55 Local Business Recruitment Professionals 57 Input From State Economic Development Officials 61 Recommendations - State Policies and Programs 63 Governor/Commerce Secretary 65 North -
Post-Race Report
Loop Data Statistics Post-Race Report Budweiser Shootout February 10, 2007 Provided by STATS LLC and NASCAR - Friday, July 11, 2008 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Average Running Position Sum of driver position on each lap - divided by the laps run in the race. Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway February 10, 2007 Car Finish Average Rk. Number Driver Team Pos. Place 1 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's/Carquest 7 2.971 2 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot 1 3.029 3 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite 3 4.371 4 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser 14 6.500 5 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless 9 7.114 6 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil 5 7.414 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's 4 7.714 8 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW 16 7.771 9 01 Mark Martin U.S. Army 6 9.871 10 38 David Gilliland M&M's 2 11.186 11 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW 15 11.214 12 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull 8 12.057 13 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express 17 12.614 14 21 Ken Schrader U.S. Air Force 11 13.200 15 16 Greg Biffle Ameriquest 13 13.600 16 12 Ryan Newman Alltel 20 14.886 17 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools 10 14.943 18 60 Boris Said SoBe No Fear Energy Drink 12 16.129 19 24 Jeff Gordon Dupont 21 17.386 20 44 Dale Jarrett UPS 18 18.229 21 37 Bill Elliott Huddle House 19 18.800 Provided by STATS LLC and NASCAR - Friday, July 11, 2008 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Box Score Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway February 10, 2007 Green Flag Passes for the Lead: 28 Green % of # of % of % of Car Mid 7 Laps High Low Avg Pass Green Times Quality Quality Fastest Laps in Laps in Laps Laps Total Driver No. -
0605 AARWBA.P65
ImPRESSions© The Official Newsletter Of The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association June 2005 Vol. 38 No. 5 AARWBA Thanks Our Official 50th Anniversary Sponsors: (Click on any logo to go to that sponsor’s website!) American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association Journalism and Photo Contest winners posted now at http://beta.motorsportsforum.com/ris01/aarwbawi.htm France Family Voted Newsmaker of the Half-Century 842-7005 Original painting by AARWBA member Hector Cademartori - IMS photo by Ron McQueeney The France Family, whose vision and leadership turned NASCAR stock car racing from a loosely-organized Southern-based attraction into the country’s second-most popular sport, was named Newsmaker of the Half- Century by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association during the annual AARWBA members breakfast in Indianapolis May 28. Newsmaker of the Half-Century, determined by vote of AARWBA members, is the most important event of AARWBA’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. The France family received 28.5 percent of the vote among 12 nominees for the award. A record number of AARWBA members participated, according to President Dusty Brandel. The Hulman-George family, owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and responsible for building the Indy 500 into the world’s largest single- day sporting spectacle, finished second in the voting with 26.3 percent. The two families combined to capture almost 55 percent of the total vote. Lesa France Kennedy, president of International Speedway Corp., was present for the announcement. She accepted a specially commissioned painting, by artist Hector Cademartori, depicting the family’s 50 years of achievement from Brandel and AARWBA 50th Anniversary Celebration Chairman Michael Knight. -
Modelling Rankings in R: the Plackettluce Package
Computational Statistics (2020) 35:1027–1057 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-020-00959-3 ORIGINAL PAPER Modelling rankings in R: the PlackettLuce package Heather L. Turner1 · Jacob van Etten2 · David Firth1,3 · Ioannis Kosmidis1,3 Received: 30 October 2018 / Accepted: 18 January 2020 / Published online: 12 February 2020 © The Author(s) 2020 Abstract This paper presents the R package PlackettLuce, which implements a generalization of the Plackett–Luce model for rankings data. The generalization accommodates both ties (of arbitrary order) and partial rankings (complete rankings of subsets of items). By default, the implementation adds a set of pseudo-comparisons with a hypothetical item, ensuring that the underlying network of wins and losses between items is always strongly connected. In this way, the worth of each item always has a finite maximum likelihood estimate, with finite standard error. The use of pseudo-comparisons also has a regularization effect, shrinking the estimated parameters towards equal item worth. In addition to standard methods for model summary, PlackettLuce provides a method to compute quasi standard errors for the item parameters. This provides the basis for comparison intervals that do not change with the choice of identifiability constraint placed on the item parameters. Finally, the package provides a method for model- based partitioning using covariates whose values vary between rankings, enabling the identification of subgroups of judges or settings with different item worths. The features of the package are demonstrated through application to classic and novel data sets. This research is part of cooperative agreement AID-OAA-F-14-00035, which was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). -
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001
2330 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 the President as official advisers to the partment of Justice who investigates Whereas Dale Earnhardt was always United States delegations to inter- themselves and never finds any wrong- known for his kindness and friendliness to national conferences, meetings, and ne- doing. My God, this is out of hand. his fans and community; gotiation sessions relating to trade I yield back the fact that the FBI Whereas Dale Earnhardt was a loving hus- should be looking into FBI agent band to his wife, Teresa, and an exemplary agreements during the first session of father to his sons, Dale Jr. and Kerry, and the 107th Congress: James Maddak, Sacramento, Cali- daughters, Kelley and Taylor; Mr. THOMAS of California, fornia, and his activities and urge an Whereas Dale Earnhardt was a man of Mr. CRANE of Illinois, investigation. strong faith and had on his dashboard a cita- Mr. SHAW of Florida, f tion from Proverbs 18:10, ‘‘The name of the Mr. RANGEL of New York, and Lord is a strong tower, the righteous ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. runneth into it and is safe.’’; PRO TEMPORE There was no objection. Whereas Dale Earnhardt was one of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- most respected drivers for his achievements f ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair on and off the track and in the words of his DESERT STORM CEASE FIRE announces that he will postpone fur- son, Dale Jr., ‘‘stands as an example of what hard work and dedication will achieve. -
FOX NASCAR at MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE at Charlotte Motor Speedway Quotes & Programming Schedule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Megan Englehart Tuesday, May 16, 2017 [email protected] FOX NASCAR AT MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE AT CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY QUOTES & PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE, MONSTER ENERGY OPEN & NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Live on FS1 under the Lights Key Players Larry McReynolds & Mike Joy Recall 1992 “One Hot Night” 25 Years Later CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It’s all about the trophy and the $1 million winner’s bonus in this weekend’s MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the iconic 1992 race dubbed “One Hot Night” this year. FOX Sports is set to offer 16 hours of live action from the 1.5-mile circuit, which, in 1992, became the first superspeedway to light the entire track. Included are FS1’s live race coverage of the MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE (Saturday, May 20 at 8:00 PM ET), the MONSTER ENERGY OPEN last-chance qualifier (Saturday, May 20 at 6:00 PM ET) and the NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES (Friday, May 19 at 8:30 PM ET). ARCA RACING SERIES: Stock car action continues on Sunday from Ohio, when FS1 offers a delayed broadcast of the ARCA RACING SERIES race from Toledo Speedway at 5:00 PM ET. NASCAR RACE HUB: During the week, FS1’s NASCAR RACE HUB, NASCAR’s most-watched daily news and information program, continues Mondays through Thursdays at 6:00 PM ET. On Wednesday, May 17, Clint Bowyer is in-studio as a driver analyst. -
Billy Scott: Crew Chief, No
Billy Scott: Crew Chief, No. 41 Ford Mustang Birthdate: Sept. 6, 1977 Birthplace: Tampa, Florida Hometown: Land O’ Lakes, Florida Residence: Statesville, North Carolina Spouse: Brandy Children: Braden and Bailey Like many members of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, racing has been a part of Billy Scott’s life since he was a child. The Land O’ Lakes, Florida, native’s passion for motorsports began when he started racing at age 5. As a kid, Scott raced anything he could, from three-wheelers to motorcycles to go-karts. As his racing career progressed at paved short tracks across Florida, Scott competed in a variety of racecars including, Mini Stocks, Street Stocks, open-wheel Modifieds and Late Models. After completing two years in the mechanical engineering program at the University of South Florida, Scott moved to North Carolina in 1998 and enrolled in the Bobby Isaac Motorsports Technology Program at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory. While he furthered his education, Scott transitioned from racing to working on the racecars of others. In 2003, Scott went to work for a NASCAR Truck Series team where he changed tires as a member of the pit crew in addition to serving as a mechanic. It was during this time Scott realized that in order to reach his career goals, he would need to return to school and complete his engineering degree. “Tire changing is what got me in the door at the first team I worked with,” Scott said. “I was eager to be involved in the setup part of the equation and help make decisions. -
NASCAR for Dummies (ISBN
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Daytona School Steers Mechanics in Right Direction
HOT TOPICS Daytona school steers mechanics in right direction DAYTONA, FL-Tresca Indus- tries, distributors of profes- sional turf maintenance equipment in Florida, reports record attendance at its fourth annual Professional Service Seminar, at the Day- tona International Speedway. The two-and-a-half day event was held on April 27- 29, with 120 in attendance from Georgia to Jamaica. In attendance were reps from golf courses, sports sta- Attendees at the Tresca maintenance school gathered in the winners circle at Daytona Speedway. diums, municipalities, col- home of Nick Faldo Golf In- equipment knowledge and leges and universities, parks, stitute, has attended four of better understand his me- landscape firms and manage- the seminars. chanic's equipment needs. ment companies. "We get mechanics from "I want to keep as current Michael Sherotski, equip- all over the state," says as I can on all equipment is- Students got a tear-down lesson ment maintenance supervisor Sherotski. "The round table sues," says Torba. "When with help from Jacobsen engine. at the Marriott Grand Vista, discussions bring out prob- you're in charge of buying lems and solutions. Instead of you have to keep up. Now I always calling the manufac- know where my mechanic is turers, we can talk to a me- coming from. There was lots chanic who has experienced a of insight into preventive similar problem. Engineers maintenance." from manufacturers covered Tresca offered more than different things, which also 12 hands-on classes, with gives someone a place to start technical help from Jacobsen, to solve the problem. All this Smithco, Bush Hog, Briggs & is to get us to a higher level." Stratton, New Holland, Jim Torba, superintendent Honda, Spraying Devices, at the University of South Inc., Simplex Grinders and New Holland manufacturers rep Stuart Swiler answered lots of Florida Golf Course, attended Husqvarna.