March 2, 2009

By Connie Felix

Carroll Shelby Honored

Fourteen-time NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car champion John Force, who has 126 NHRA Funny Car final round wins, will be the guest speaker at the fourth annual Speedway Children’s Charities Mel Larson Night of Champions Dinner. This year’s event will honor American automotive and motorsports legend Carroll Shelby, 86, for his contributions to motorsports and will be held in the Bellagio Hotel & Casino’s Grand Ballroom in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 1, 2009.

"Kids Eat Free" - Not This Week

If Travis Kvapil, No. 28 Ford Fusion, finishes a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in the top 10 , Golden Corral will turn the Monday after race day into “Kids Eat Free” Day. Families who bring race tickets or official race results from a newspaper or Web site can receive a free kids buffet for any child 12 and under with the purchase of an adult buffet at participating restaurants nationwide. In addition, Golden Corral will make a $5,000 donation to the DAV, an 87-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to providing services – free of charge through its nationwide network – to disabled veterans and their families. Through Golden Corral’s “Military Appreciation Monday,” the company has helped raise more than $3.26 million for the DAV since the program started in 2001. Travis Kvapil and his No. 28 NASCAR Sprint Cup car were not fast enough in qualifying for the Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Biorhythm Calculator

Living in California during the late 1960's, the Biorhythm calculator was the norm. Atlanta Motor Speedway has dusted one off and came up with the following on popular drivers during the March 8, Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Biorhythms are a cyclical, pattern-based reading of physiological states, believed to affect physical, mental and emotional well-being. The protoscience measures and predicts physical, intellectual and emotional performance as primary readings, and also evaluates wisdom, mastery and passion as secondary categories, all based on birthdates.

The Good

Jeff Gordon – Currently sitting second in the points, Jeff Gordon won’t be peaking in any one category, but all three primary readings will be above average on March 8. Similarly, Gordon will not be peaking in any one secondary reading, but will be above average in each.

Denny Hamlin – Perhaps with the best looking biorhythm reading of any driver in the Kobalt Tools 500 field, Denny Hamlin will be peaking intellectually, approaching his emotional peak and coming slightly down from his physical peak. Additionally, Hamlin will be near peaking in each secondary reading.

Kasey Kahne – Kahne won at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2006 and his biorhythm suggests he may be in for number two with above-average readings for emotional and physical well being. Kahne will also be strong in all three secondary categories.

Mark Martin – Not off to a start matching his talent, Mark Martin might expect better results in Atlanta while near his peak intellectually and emotionally. While his physical attributes may be sub par on March 8, Martin has strong readings in all three secondary categories.

Tony Stewart – Entering the Kobalt Tools 500, Tony Stewart will be at his peak physically and high in both intellectual and emotional well being. Stewart’s secondary readings will also be high, with passion and wisdom the highest of the three.

The Average

Greg Biffle – Perhaps wishing the Kobalt Tools 500 fell on another date, Greg Biffle will have slightly-below average biorhythms for physical and intellectual well being on March 8. He will also have two secondary categories below average on that date.

Carl Edwards – Edwards won his first race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but his biorhythm suggests the Missouri native won’t find Victory Lane this year. Despite peaking intellectually, Edwards will be at his pit emotionally and will be below average in passion.

Kevin Harvick – Kevin Harvick won in Atlanta in 2001, but his biorhythm for 2009’s spring race has Harvick near his lowest emotionally, while just average in his other primary readings. More so, two of his three secondary category readings will be below average.

Jimmie Johnson – Defining average, Jimmie Johnson’s biorhythm for March 8 couldn’t be more in the middle. Johnson average or below in all three primary readings. Johnson’s secondary readings will also be among the middle ground.

Matt Kenseth – Similar to Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth’s primary and secondary readings average for the March 8 Kobalt Tools 500. If his biorhythm holds true, Kenseth’s hot start to 2009 may come to a halt in Atlanta.

The Bad

Clint Bowyer – Currently sixth in points, Clint Bowyer’s biorhythm would indicate he should not expect to finish that high in Atlanta. Despite a decent intellectual reading for March 8, Bowyer will be well below average in nearly every other biorhythmic category.

Kurt Busch – Kurt Busch may appear to be back to championship-contending form, but his biorhythm would suggest not in Atlanta. Off the six biorhythm categories, Busch will only be above average in emotional well being.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. – With two biorhythm categories near the bottom of the scale and his physical well being only slightly above average, those believing in biorhythms should not expect Jr. to fare well at Atlanta. Making matters worse, all three of his secondary categories will be below average as well.

Ryan Newman – The “Rocket Man” Ryan Newman might be tied for the qualifying record at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but his biorhythm suggest a poor race for Newman. Newman peaking physically, but will be in the gutter for the remaining primary categories and wisdom.

Martin Truex – He may have won the pole in Daytona, but Truex likely won’t have a hot start in Atlanta with his intellectual and physical near their lowest in the biorhythmic cycle. Additionally, he will be well below the norm in mastery.

Las Vegas Driver Interview Observations

• Elliott Sadler showed up physically for a media interview Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but the happy go lucky comedian of past was no where to be seen. Sadler was elsewhere, not looking at reporters, not understanding questions, getting annoyed.

(On a happier note if you didn't hear: Sadler did receive a replacement passport hours before he married Amanda Prince on January 17, allowing the honeymoon to continue as planned.)

• Greg Biffle explained in detail how staying on the gas for 1 second longer than normal cost him 3 feet on pit row making him roll over his air hose at Auto Club Speedway.

• Kyle Busch would definitely be interested in Formula One with conditions. First he would like to win 2-3 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championships before the move and know he had a guaranteed ride available when returning to NASCAR by age 28..

Toyota has offered Busch a F1 test in Fiji, but he was unable to make the trip.

• Clint Bowyer was bored.

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. came across as lost and it felt like something big is missing in his life, as I guess it is. He talked about having fun on the track and coming into the pits not concentrating on the job at hand. He needs that 'Fire in the Belly'; to regain his confidence and concentration plus above all not give up until the day is done. At this point Earnhardt Jr. is only a couple flat tires away from being outside the top 35 in points.

Free 2009 HotPass

NASCAR HOTPASS on DIRECTV is back, and it’s FREE to all DIRECTV customers. Last heard it was being taken off the air due to lack of interest. There will be four dedicated driver channels offering viewers multiple camera angles, real-time statistics and audio of the network broadcast augmented by live communication between the drivers and their pit crews available for all 36 point-paying races during the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

Las Vegas Illegal Parts - Pieces

As of Saturday evening, no illegal parts or pieces had been confiscation at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race cars and placed for all to see in the NASCAR hauler.

Airing March 18, 2009

Jeff Burton, driver of the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet Impala SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, will trade in his fire suit and helmet for an acting role on ABC Daytime’s “General Hospital.” In the storyline, Burton visits neighborhood tavern Jake's where he has a conversation with bartender Coleman (Blake Gibbons) when Dr. Patrick Drake (Jason Thompson) arrives and despite being a race car enthusiast, the neurosurgeon does not recognize the driver of Richard Childress Racing’s No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet Impala SS and a comedic beat ensues.

Two Ford Contests

Enter once on each Ford Sweepstakes and have a chance to win all season.

• Race fans could win a 2010 Ford Fusion in Ford Racing’s “We Race. You Win.”, by Clicking Here anytime until Nov. 15, 2009. The sooner you enter the more opportunities, each time a Ford Racing driver wins a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points race in 2009, one lucky fan and a guest will win an all-expenses paid trip to Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

• This contest has four prize levels, giving fans a chance to win an exciting race weekend including tickets, transportation, lodging and cash over the course of the 2009 racing season. First drawing is April 20, 2009 so enter now by Clicking Here to enter Ford Racing's SuperFan Sweepstakes

Driver Returns To Roots

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver, J.J. Yeley, who found himself without a 2009 NASCAR ride, has returned to his roots. Finishing first in a USAC/CRA Sprint car Heat race, Wednesday, February 25 at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Call To Purchase Raffle Ticket

The Kasey Kahne Foundation and the Sonoma (Calif.) Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities have partnered on a fundraiser that will see one lucky race fan win a custom-built bike from Orange County Choppers at this year’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at Infineon Raceway, June 19-21. Raffle tickets are $9 each and can be purchased by calling 800-870-RACE (7223).

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