2008 Sprint Cup Testing Schedule

By Luke, Thunder Lounge
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NASCAR recently released the 2008 Sprint Cup testing schedule, so here it is. Those taking notes will immediately notice some interesting tidbits coming up that differs significantly from previous years.

For the folks at home that may not keep up with the testing procedures and policies, these are the “official” tests hosted by NASCAR at Sprint Cup sanctioned tracks.

We already know about the first obligatory session. If not, it’s time to crawl out from under that rock. (That’s a joke, or an attempt at one, so feel free to laugh and at least make me feel better.)

January 7-9: Daytona Preseason Thunder (Jan 10th saved as a rain date.)
Teams finishing in odd numbered points positions in the 2007 Nextel Cup Series.

January 14-16: Daytona Preseason Thunder (Jan 17th for rain.)
Teams finishing in even numbered points positions in the 2007 Nextel Cup Series, plus new entries.

January 28-29: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

January 31- February 1: California Speedway

March 3-4: Phoenix International Raceway

May 27-28: Pocono Raceway

September 23-24: Lowe’s Motor Speedway

There you have it folks. That’s the “sanctioned” tests. Notable are the moving of Lowe’s to September, and the addition of Pocono in May. Last year it was Dover instead of Pocono, which was canceled due to weather.

Welcome to 2008, folks. It’s going to be a great year all around.

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Filed Under: California, Charlotte/Lowe's, Daytona, Las Vegas, Nascar, Nextel Cup, Phoenix, Pocono, Tracks





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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Monday June 11, 2007
10:17am CDT
Published on Thunder Lounge.

You can almost hear Bulldog make the cries as if he thought someone swiped his (soon to be Oklahoma City) Sonics tickets.

You know it’s going to be said, so I’ll say it for them so we can all have a good laugh.

That being, that you know some idiot out there is going to say NASCAR conspired to hand Gordon the rain shortened win at Pocono yesterday. Give me a frickin break. Can people really be that out of touch with reality out there?

Yes, they can. Ever read the “reader” letters sent in to Scene Daily that they post on their blog from time to time? Point proven.

So great. We’ve had the unfortunate passing of the Pioneer of NASCAR, and now NASCAR will be pegged for having an inside with God and conspiring to produce (or try to produce) certain outcomes that they see fit.

Yes, there really are people out there that will say it. Sad, isn’t it?

Right place, right time, and an experiment early in the race to see how the car would run in clean air. It paid off, but was definitely a “Hero or Zero” call by Steve Letarte. Fortunately this season he’s been a hero far more times than the other alternative. Sometimes, it’s just your year.

Hell, we should be thankful for the rain added drama. Else we would have been treated to another choo-choo show at Pocono. Seriously, 500 miles there is mostly flat out boring, and doing it twice within a month isn’t helping. Granted, I wouldn’t trade a show at Pocono for Kentucky, but I sure wouldn’t mind one of them being replaced with Iowa.

And Kurt? That’s coming up later on today.

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Filed Under: Drivers, Hendrick Motorsports #24, Jeff Gordon, Nascar, Nextel Cup, Pocono, Teams, Tracks





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