Archive for August 17th, 2007

NASCAR notes: Petty is easy to like

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Kyle Petty is easy to like, and it’s got nothing to do with what he does on the track, says Lee Spencer, who shares why.

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Juan Pablo Montoya doesn’t seem to have a lot of friends in American stock-car racing.

The first-year driver in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing’s top-tier Nextel Cup series, who made the jump from Formula One, doesn’t care.

“I think I’m a lot more popular here than I was in F1,” Montoya said Friday. “So, I’m OK.”

Montoya has generated animosity among his peers this season for aggressive driving that has led to crashes.

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Gordon motors to fifth Michigan pole

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Nextel Cup drivers not happy with Montoya

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BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 17: Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the #42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge, watches from the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 3M Performance 400 at the Michigan International Speedway on August 17, 2007 in Brooklyn, Michigan.  Juan Pablo Montoya doesn’t seem to have a lot of friends in NASCAR. The Nextel Cup rookie, who made the jump from Formula one, doesn’t care.

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Mac Track: Edwards can defend Ford turf

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If history repeats itself, Carl Edwards and the Ford camp could have a great time Sunday in Michigan, says Larry McReynolds.

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Gordon motors fifth Michigan pole

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Gordon motors to fifth career pole at Michigan

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Modified driver killed at Thompson

Posted by on August 17th, 2007

John Blewett, III was killed during a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Thompson (Conn.) Speedway Thursday night.

Here’s a link to the complete story from The Hartford Courant.

Unfortunately, this is the same track that took the life of Tom Baldwin, Sr., during a Modified race in 2004.

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LIVE: Follow Michigan Nextel Cup qualifying

Posted by on August 17th, 2007

Since NASCAR put them on suspension in June, Chad Knaus and Steve Letarte have managed to stay busy. That hasn’t kept the two Nextel Cup crew chiefs from being frustrated.

“I’m not going to lie to you, it’s tough,” Knaus said Friday after rejoining reigning Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team to prepare for Sunday’s 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

Knaus and Letarte, who works with the No.

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