Here are highlights from Joey Logano's media session this morning at Michigan International Speedway:
TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THIS WEEKEND AND HOW YOU FEEL YOUR CAR WILL BE HERE
“We will know how the car is in a little bit. You never know until you get on the race track. Michigan, the last few years with Team Penske has probably been my best race track so I am always excited to come here. For Team Penske, Roger Penske, this is their backyard and we really want to win for them and obviously for Ford. The manufacturers really take a lot of pride in winning at this race track. We put our best foot forward for this one and try to give it everything we’ve got. It has been a fun race the last few years and watching this race track widen out and the way the strategy works throughout it, it is fast too. It will be interesting to see what this new rules package does here entering the corners with the less drag and if we have less power it will be interesting to see where that all plays out and how the race will play out.”
Here's a news flash for NASCAR fans, and it's one they won't like.
15 of the remaining 22 Cup series races -- yes, the main attraction -- will be on cable; the next two on Fox Sports 1, and 13 of the final 20 on NBC Sports Network.
You'll get seven races on regular NBC, but five of those come in the Chase. Only two races in the NBC portion of the year prior to the Chase will be on the mothership network; the remaining 8 are on NBCSN -- so essentially you'll miss the whole summer of racing if you don't have NBCSN.
I don't think there are sufficient words I can string together to explain what a horrible decision this march toward primarily cable showings is by NASCAR and the networks that televise its racing.
Furniture Row Racing's Martin Truex Jr., who is having a career year in the 78 car and racking up top 5 and top 10 finishes like nobody's business, could miss the Chase.
Armageddon. Disaster.
No, it's not likely, but hear me out.
Ram Truck and the FCA Foundation today announced the donation of $100,000 to the First Response Team of America, a disaster relief organization which is providing recovery and relief support to residents in flood-stricken central-Texas communities.
“Ram Truck and the FCA Foundation are committed to helping our friends in these Texas communities get back on their feet and on the road to recovering from the devastating floods” said Bob Hegbloom, President and CEO – Ram Truck Brand, FCA US. “In Texas and across the nation Ram truck owners are the kinds of neighbors who are ready to lend a hand when you need it most.”
When you see the driver next to you looking at their phone, it’s no longer safe to assume they’re texting. New research from AT&T shows nearly 4-in-10 smartphone users tap into social media while driving. Almost 3-in-10 surf the net. And surprisingly, 1-in-10 video chat.
7-in-10 people engage in smartphone activities while driving. Texting and emailing are still the most prevalent. But other smartphone activity use behind the wheel is now common. Among social platforms, Facebook tops the list, with more than a quarter of those polled using the app while driving. About 1-in-7 said they’re on Twitter behind the wheel.
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