New Sprint Cup Aero Package For Kentucky, Darlington, Michigan,Indianapolis, and Richmond.

By @GucciardoJoey

This weekend's Sprint Cup event at Kentucky was scheduled to feature a low-downforce aero package.

Now, a similar package will be ran at Darlington in September of this season.

Indianapolis and Michigan will feature a higher drag aero package for the remaining events at those tracks this season.

KENTUCKY AERO PACKAGE:

Spoiler: Lowered from 6 inches to 3-1/2 inches.

Splitter: EXTENTION PANEL: Shortened from 38 inches to 25 inches. The splitter will have 1-3/4 less overhang than what was previously used this season.

Combined, the aero changes are supposed to lower the downforce by 1,000 pounds.

Teams have a four-hour practice upcoming practice session at Kentucky so that they can get used to the new aero package.

DARLINGTON AERO PACKAGE:

Spoiler: Raised from 3 inches to 3-1/2 inches.

Splitter: Will feature a 1/4 inch leading edge.

INDIANAPOLIS AND MICHIGAN AERO PACKAGE:

Spoiler: Spoiler will be 9 inches.

Wicker Bill: 1-inch Wicker Bill.

Fascia: A rear fascia will be used like in past Superspeedway events.

Splitter: EXTENTION PANEL: 43-inch Extention panel. 2-inch leading edge on Splitter.

No scheduled changes in the aero package is scheduled for Richmond.

Fans describe horrifying DAYTONA incident

By @GucciardoJoey

Fans were obviously horrified by Austin Dillon hitting the fence at Daytona this past Sunday night/early Monday morning.

Pam Manning of Bell, Florida told the DAYTONA Beach News Journal that safety crews were 'right there very quickly' after Dillonms car flew into the fence and injured some fans.

"Most of it [the debris] stayed down on the other side of the fence, Manning told the Daytona Beach News Journal. "I've seen other accidents where a lot more debris came through."

Manning said that she was also at the 2013 NASCAR XFINITY (Called Nationwide back then) Series opener at this same track, when Kyle Larson's No. 32 car went into the CatchFence.

"I think the fence did a fantastic job," Manning went on to say. "With that kind of a force and weight hitting it, I would have expected a lot more debris to come through though.

Drivers React To DAYTONA Incident

By @GucciardoJoey

This past weekend and Daytona International Raceway, Austin Dillon went into the fence on the last lap as Dale Earnhardt Jr. won te race.

Jeff Gordon had these comments to say:

"That is why we love our fans," Gordon said. "They came here to see some crazy, wild stuff and we are going to give it to them. I'll tell you, on that last lap, nobody is lifting... There is nobody letting out of the gas. Unfortunately, this is the result of it.

Gordon then went on to say "It's literally like a video game out there these days, except it's for real life. It's crazy. It's really crazy. I love Daytona. This place has been amazing for me. I can't believe this is my final race here, but after going through that experience I'm glad I only have one more restrictor-plate race left."

"NASCAR got what they wanted. That's the end of it," Ryan Newman told USA Today Sports, referring to restrictor-plate racing. "Cars getting airborne, unsafe drivers, same old stuff. They just don't listen."

"I've never seen anything like that," Jimmie Johnson said. "Just a scary, scary moment. I saw it in the mirror, and it hit me hard. I thought something really, really bad happened."

"It scared the s**t out of me," said Dale Earnhardt Jr. "I was near tears, don't even know who it is, but you just don't want to see nobody get hurt. It's awful. It's an awful feeling.

Jr. wins while Dillon and fence injures fans

By @GucciardoJoey

A huge crash occurred just as Dale Earnhardt Jr. was going to win the Coke Zero 400.

Austin Dillon had gone into the fence late in the race.

"I'm really proud of the fact that the fence worked," Dillon said. "We will take this situation, we will learn from it, we will analyze it."

Dillon's car landed upside-down on the tri-oval, and was struck by another car, However, no drivers were hurt, but some fans were.

No fans were seriously hurt, however one fan went to the hospital.

The race ended at 2:41 AM E.T.

Austin Dillon wins 2015 Subway a Firecracker 250

By @GucciardoJoey

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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida--- It DEFINATELY must have taken a lot out of Austin Dillon to win last night's Subway Firecracker 250.

He won the July 4th showdown at Daytona International Speedway in the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.

Last year's winner, Kasey Kahne, finished 4th. Kahne's teammate, Chase Elliott, finished 3rd.

The first caution of the night was for Bobby Gerhart spinning in the tru-oval on lap 3. The next one was on lap 9 when Cale Conley spun entering turn 3.

The next caution was for Derrick Cope being slammed into the wall early in the race.

Last year, in this same race, Kasey Kahne beat his teammate Regan Smith to the checkers flag by 0.21 seconds on a green-white-checkered finish.

Kahne finished 4th last night.

TriStar Motorsports didn't have one of their best nights. Here's where their drivers finished:

Blake Koch: 18th

Eric McClure: 24

David Starr: 29

Cale Conley: 32

JD Motorsports had two cars in the Top-10. Here's where their drivers finished:

Harrison Rhodes: 9th

Ross Chastain: 10th

Landon Cassill: 31st

Late in the race, Brian Scott was trying to hold off Elliott Sadler, but they triggered a huge wreck, which put Dillon in a position to win, which he did.

Congrats to Austin Dillon on your July 4th victory at Daytona!

2015 Subway Firecracker 250 PREVIEW

 By @GucciardoJoey

Okay NASCAR fans, here's a mini preview for this year's Subway Firecracker 250.

-Kasey Kahne won this event last year, beating his teammate Regan Smith to the finish line by 0.21 seconds.

-Last year, Brian Scott was fastest in practice 1 for this event. I wouldn't be surprised if he shows speed during THIS weekend.

There's your mini-preview for this year's Subway Fireckacker 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

2015 Coke Zero 400 PREVIEW

By @GucciardoJoey

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Okay NASCAR fans. Here's your preview for the 2015 Coke Zero 400:

-Tony Stewart leads all active Sprint Cup Series drivers in wins in the DAYTONA July race, he will be going for his 5th victory in the DAYTONA July race this weekend.

-Jeff Gordon has 3 wins in the Coke Zero 400, and six career wins at DAYTONA in his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career. He will be going for his 4th Coke Zero 400 victory, and his 7th DAYTONA victory in his Sprint Cup Series career.

-Aric Almirola won this race last year after the race was called for rain after 112/160 laps through. Almirola will be trying to defend his Coke Zero 400 winner title for another year.

I hope you enjoyed this preview for the 2015 Coke Zero 400.

New Qualifying Rules for Trucks

By @GucciardoJoey

NASCAR has announced a new qualifying format for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Here's how it will work:

• Two rounds of qualifying, with the top-12 fastest eligible trucks advancing to the final round;

• Trucks taking one timed lap in each round of qualifying;

• Each truck will be released in a predetermined timed interval as determined by NASCAR, with the sanctioning body reserving the right to have more than one vehicle engaging in qualifying runs at the same time;

• Qualifying order for the first round will be determined based on slowest to fastest single lap speeds posted in the first practice session; final round qualifying order is determined by slowest to fastest speeds from the first round;

• A 10-minute break will occur between the first qualifying round and the final round;

• Upon completion of the first qualifying round, the field will be set with positions 13 and beyond determined from first round qualifying speed;

• The 12 fastest vehicles from the first round will have their speeds reset for the final round with starting positions 1-12 determined by the fastest laps in the final round.

New NASCAR TV show in the works

By @GucciardoJoey

Roma Downey and Mark Burnett have come together in a partnership with NASCAR to create and film a tv drama based on the auto racing sport. "We have wanted to develop an original, scripted drama inside our sport for some time, but have been waiting to find the right partner," said Zane Stoddard, NASCAR vice president of entertainment marketing and content development. "Mark and Roma are two of the biggest, most well-respected names in Hollywood. They share our vision for this project and we are very excited to collaborate with them on the show." 

The executive producers of the TV drama seem super excited for the show. "From the first time we got to attend NASCAR, we fell in love with their racing world. The teams, the drivers, the fans, it's an electric atmosphere and is quintessentially American," said Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, who will be the executive producers of the show. "Now to be able to partner with NASCAR, Brian France and Zane Stoddard is a dream come true."