Jeff Gordon’s important Sprint Cup career will come to an end when the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway comes to an end. And that will do given the circumstances.
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Live coverage of the Ford EcoBoost 400 on NBC begins on Sunday with Countdown to Green at 1:30 p.m. The race starts at 3 p.m. NBC will use 80 cameras, 150 microphones, 13 on-air talent, 28 miles of cable and 230 production personnel on site to deliver the broadcast. He also gave Gordon 93 dollar bills for the money clip, one for each of his career victories.
A lot is at stake, obviously. Last week’s victor, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start in 9th, while Kyle Busch will start in third, which is the highest starting spot among the championship finalists.
Nobody was happier than Gordon, who overcame a disappointing first run to qualify fifth for the final race of his 23-year career. Busch, known for his eagerness to race anything, any time, anywhere, won the pole and led 64 of the 200 laps before crashing and exiting with 15 laps remaining. And the Charlotte race was postponed a day due to rain.
“I just didn’t push the auto had enough”, he said. AFP Search Engine Optimization The prettiest website in the world is like a tree falling in the forest with no one there to hear it. If your website hasn’t been search engine optimized, no one is going to see it or hear it – and it’s not going to work for you. As Harvick tried to downplay what Gordon pulled off, Gordon chirped as he entered the news conference.
“Get ready to experience history in real time from the drivers’ headset and perspective”, said Dan Steir, SVP of Production for NBCSN. “Stepping up for you young boys”.
NASCAR showed a video tribute to Gordon at the start of the meeting, and drivers, dignitaries and others offered a standing ovation afterward. Television commercials feature him. Every microphone seeks his voice. Instead of Atlanta, the final race was at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which had seen its race rescheduled after the terrorist attacks on September 11.
Gordon is trying to soak it all in without letting it drown him, and he hasn’t allowed himself to think about the possibility of being the top finisher of the four.
France said the drivers all know where the “so-called line” is: “Blocking, contact, the short end of a few of those exchanges that happen, are all part of it and do not look to NASCAR to deal with that”.
Kyle Busch never let doubt creep in, even with a mangled leg. Someone else with a double compound fracture in his right leg and a fracture of his left foot may have caved in emotionally.
“We keep our lives really normal, ” Pollex said as Truex grinned proudly from the chair next to her. “My doctor will say, ‘I know you, you just had chemotherapy but you’re going to the race track and going to talk to everyone.’ And I just say, ‘of course I am'”.
Busch, who will lean on teammate Hamlin in preparing for Sunday’s race, said, “Qualifying doesn’t mean that much here”. Why he will win: He might just be the best driver going in terms of talent.
He’s refused to be bitter about not racing for the championship, knowing it won’t do his team any good.
The NASCAR Mobile app and RaceBuddy (on NASCAR.com) will feature in-car cameras from each of the Championship 4 drivers. “It’s quite a bit different than what we’re up against”. “That’s how you want to go out, and that’s how I hope I can”.
France said no drivers have asked for a clarification on NASCAR’s stance. They understand, he said. He says the Furniture Row team isn’t thrilled with their 11th place qualifying position.
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“It was a decent day for us, we never really could get the balance of the vehicle just like we wanted”. Ryan Blaney will drive the No. 21 Ford Fusion.
