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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (January 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter
Volume 2 · No. 7 –December 26, 2011 – January 25, 2012
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Article Statistics

NASCAR articles by, quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA Total
GA 3 5 14 2 24
B 31 57 52 11 151
C 21 37 39 15 112
Start 25 117 339 264 745
Stub 17 53 300 594 964
List 10 47 2 59
Category 1 2 4 11 122 140
Disambig 4 1 1 14 20
Portal 1 4 5
Project 10 10
Redirect 2 86 88
Template 2 15 8 4 43 72
NA 1 1
Assessed 101 300 806 904 280 2,391
Total 101 300 806 904 280 2,391

Picture of the Month

A flyover at Atlanta Motor Speedway before a NASCAR race

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Article of the month – Phoenix International Raceway - B-class article

Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 miles (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Phoenix International Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop on the West Coast, as well as the second and second-to-last track on the schedule. (Read more...)

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (February 2012)

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Volume 2 · No. 8 –January 26, 2012 – February 25, 2012
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Article Statistics

NASCAR articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
GA 3 5 14 2 24
B 31 57 52 10 150
C 21 37 40 17 115
Start 25 117 341 270 2 755
Stub 17 54 303 598 972
List 10 47 2 59
Category 1 2 4 11 124 142
Disambig 4 1 1 14 20
Portal 1 4 5
Project 10 10
Redirect 2 86 88
Template 2 15 8 4 44 73
NA 1 1
Assessed 101 301 812 915 283 2 2,414
Total 101 301 812 915 283 2 2,414

Picture of the Month

Panorama of the main grandstand at Richmond International Raceway in September 2011

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Article of the month – Jeffrey Pollack, a Good Article

Jeffrey Pollack (born circa 1965) is the former Commissioner of the World Series of Poker. Pollack earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from Northwestern University. He then received two master's degrees. He earned his first master's from The Graduate School of Political Management and his second in sports management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Pollack later completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University. His first job was a political consultant. He then served as Vice President of Winner & Associates. Prior to joining Harrah's Entertainment and serving as WSOP Commissioner, Pollack held prominent roles with NASCAR and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Pollack has been named to Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal of "40 Under 40" and twice to The Sporting News 100. He has also won two Emmy Awards. Pollack is married, and resides in both Los Angeles and Las Vegas. His half-brother is Gary Bettman, the Commissioner of the National Hockey League. (Read more...)

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (March 2012)

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Volume 2 · No. 9: February 26, 2012 – March 25, 2012
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Portal Help

Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.

Article Statistics

NASCAR articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
GA 3 5 14 2 24
B 31 56 52 10 149
C 21 37 41 17 1 117
Start 25 117 342 283 3 770
Stub 17 54 308 603 982
List 10 47 2 59
Category 1 2 4 11 127 145
Disambig 4 1 1 14 20
Portal 1 4 5
Project 10 10
Redirect 2 86 88
Template 2 15 8 4 45 74
NA 1 1
Assessed 101 300 819 933 287 4 2,444
Unassessed 1 1
Total 101 300 819 933 287 5 2,445

Picture of the Month

Ryan Newman's team performs a pit stop during the 2009 LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway

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Article of the month – 2010 Auto Club 500, a Good Article

The 2010 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on February 21, 2010 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps, it was the second race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Jimmie Johnson for the Hendrick Motorsports team. Kevin Harvick finished second, and Jeff Burton, who started fourteenth, clinched third. Pole position driver Jamie McMurray maintained his lead into the first corner, but Juan Pablo Montoya, who had started in the second position on the grid, took the lead before the first lap was over. Afterward, Johnson became the leader, and would eventually lead to the race high of 101 laps. During the final pit stops, Johnson was on pit lane as the caution flag came out. Burton, who led the race during Johnson's pit stop, did not pass Johnson to put him a lap down. Therefore, Johnson retained the first position upon the completion of his pit stop. On the final lap, Harvick was gaining on Johnson, but Johnson maintained his position to win his first race of the season. There were six caution flags and twenty-eight lead changes among fourteen different drivers throughout the course of the race. The result moved Johnson up twenty-three spots to tenth in the Drivers' Championship, 78 points behind of leader Kevin Harvick and one ahead of Kyle Busch. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, eight points points ahead of Toyota and nine ahead of Ford, with thirty-four races remaining in the season. (Read more...)

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (April 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter
Volume 2 · No. 10 –March 26, 2012 – April 25, 2012
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Portal Help

Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.

Article Statistics

NASCAR articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
GA 3 5 14 2 24
B 31 56 52 10 149
C 21 37 42 18 1 119
Start 25 117 349 290 4 785
Stub 17 54 308 601 980
List 10 50 2 1 63
Category 1 2 4 10 127 144
Disambig 4 1 1 14 20
Portal 1 4 5
Project 10 10
Redirect 2 87 89
Template 2 15 8 4 45 74
NA 1 1
Assessed 101 300 830 938 288 6 2,463
Unassessed 1 1
Total 101 300 830 938 288 7 2,464

Picture of the Month

Infineon Raceway, located in Sonoma County, California

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Article of the month – 2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, a Good Article

The 2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 1, 2010 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps, it was the tenth race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kyle Busch for the Joe Gibbs Racing team. Jeff Gordon finished second, and Kevin Harvick, who started seventh, clinched third.

Pole position driver Kyle Busch maintained the lead after the start of the race. Kyle Busch would eventually lead to the race high of 226 laps. Afterward, Gordon became the leader during the final laps. He remained the leader until Kyle Busch passed him with four laps remaining. Kyle Busch crossed the finish line first to clinch his first win of the season, and his third at Richmond International Raceway.

There were six caution flags and twelve lead changes among eight different drivers throughout the course of the race. The result moved Kyle Busch up two spots to third in the Drivers' Championship, 109 points behind of leader Kevin Harvick and ten ahead of Matt Kenseth. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, eighteen points points ahead of Toyota and thirty ahead of Ford, with twenty-six races remaining in the season. (Read more...)

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (May 2012)

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Volume 2 · No. 11 –April 26, 2012 – May 25, 2012
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How to Help WikiProject NASCAR

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  • Help expand and update everything relating to the 2012 season.
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Portal Help

Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.

Article Statistics

NASCAR articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
GA 3 5 14 2 24
B 31 58 53 10 152
C 21 38 43 20 122
Start 25 115 354 295 1 790
Stub 17 54 312 610 993
List 11 50 2 63
Category 1 2 4 10 127 144
Disambig 4 1 1 14 20
Portal 1 4 5
Project 10 10
Redirect 2 86 88
Template 2 15 8 4 47 76
NA 1 1
Assessed 101 302 841 954 289 1 2,488
Unassessed 1 1
Total 101 302 841 954 289 2 2,489

Picture of the Month

Tim Richmond driving the No. 25 Folgers Coffee Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Hendrick Motorsports in 1980.

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Article of the month – 2010 Showtime Southern 500, a Good Article

The 2010 Showtime Southern 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race that was held on May 8, 2010 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. It was the eleventh race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The event began at 7:30 p.m. EDT. It was televised live in the United States on Fox and its U.S. radio coverage was broadcast on Motor Racing Network starting at 6 p.m. EDT. The race, contested over 367 laps, was won by Denny Hamlin for Joe Gibbs Racing after starting seven positions behind polesitter Jamie McMurray. McMurray finished second in a Chevrolet, and Kurt Busch finished third in a Dodge. The race had a total of 11 cautions and 22 lead changes among 11 different drivers. (Read more...)

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (June 2012)

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Volume 2 · No. 12 –May 26, 2012 – June 25, 2012
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Portal Help

Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.

Article Statistics

NASCAR articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
GA 3 5 15 2 25
B 31 57 53 11 152
C 21 38 50 22 131
Start 26 116 365 311 2 820
Stub 17 53 305 609 984
List 12 54 2 68
Category 1 2 4 10 127 144
Disambig 4 1 1 14 20
Portal 1 4 5
Project 10 10
Redirect 2 89 91
Template 2 15 8 4 51 80
NA 1 1
Assessed 102 302 857 972 296 2 2,531
Unassessed 1 1
Total 102 302 857 972 296 3 2,532

Picture of the Month

NASCAR driver Nelson Piquet, Jr. at the 2012 Sargento 200 Nationwide Series race at Road America. He won his first NASCAR race at the track after winning the pole position.

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Article of the month – 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 (Phoenix), a new Good Article

The 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on November 14, 2010 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps, it was the thirty-fifth, and the ninth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup during the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Carl Edwards, for the Roush Fenway Racing team. Ryan Newman finished second, and Joey Logano clinched third. Pole position driver Edwards maintained his lead on the first lap to begin the race, as Newman, who started in the second position on the grid, remained behind him. On the seventh lap, Kurt Busch became the leader of the race. Hamlin, the points leader before the race, led the most laps with a total of 190. On lap 298, Hamlin pitted and became a lap behind. He didn't return to the first ten positions afterward. Edwards maintained the lead to win the race. There were five cautions and 14 lead changes among six different drivers throughout the course of the race. It was Edwards' first win in the 2010 season, and the 18th of his career. The result kept Edwards in fourth in the Drivers' Championship, 264 points behind Denny Hamlin and 47 ahead of Matt Kenseth. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, 42 ponits ahead of Toyota and 88 ahead of Ford, with one race remaining in the season. A total of 75,000 people attended the race, while 4.201 million watched it on television. (Read more...)

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (July 2012)

The WikiProject NASCAR Newsletter
Volume 3 · No. 1 –June 26, 2012 – July 25, 2012
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Portal Help

Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.

Article Statistics

NASCAR articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
GA 3 5 16 2 26
B 30 57 52 11 150
C 22 38 51 23 134
Start 26 116 371 317 4 834
Stub 17 53 304 611 2 987
List 12 54 2 68
Category 1 2 4 10 127 144
Disambig 4 1 1 14 20
Portal 1 4 5
Project 10 10
Redirect 2 91 93
Template 2 15 8 4 56 85
NA 1 1
Assessed 102 302 863 981 303 6 2,557
Unassessed 1 1
Total 102 302 863 981 303 7 2,558

Picture of the Month

The Plymouth Superbird stock car that Ramo Stott raced in mainly USAC Stock Car between 1970 and 1972. He also used the car in some NASCAR Winston Cup and ARCA events.

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Article of the month – 1998 Pepsi 400, a new Good Article

The 1998 Pepsi 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on October 17, 1998 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Originally scheduled to be held on the Fourth of July, the race was postponed until the fall due to widespread wildfires in central Florida; it was the first superspeedway race to be held at night. Contested over 160 laps, it was the thirtieth race of the 1998 season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports took his eleventh win of the season, while Bobby Labonte finished second and Mike Skinner finished third. Gordon retained his point lead on the way to his third Winston Cup championship title. (Read more...)

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Volume 3 · No. 2 –July 26, 2012 – August 25, 2012
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How to Help WikiProject NASCAR

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Portal Help

Portal:NASCAR is a place where we can exhibit our best articles and most interesting free images. Any article which is FA, GA, High or Top importance can be added for display as a Selected article or as a Selected biography, free images can be added to be displayed as Selected pictures. All of these are chosen randomly for display on each page view to avoid both bias and having to manually update the page monthly. If you've created or seen an article or image that you feel would be a good addition to the portal, follow the instructions on the pages linked above. Please nominate articles or images on the talk pages.

Article Statistics

NASCAR articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
GA 3 5 16 2 26
B 30 57 52 11 150
C 22 39 51 23 135
Start 26 115 372 319 5 837
Stub 17 53 304 610 3 987
List 12 54 2 68
Category 1 2 4 10 129 146
Disambig 4 1 1 14 20
Portal 1 4 5
Project 10 10
Redirect 2 95 97
Template 2 15 8 4 57 86
NA 1 1
Assessed 102 302 864 982 310 8 2,568
Unassessed 1 1
Total 102 302 864 982 310 9 2,569

Picture of the Month

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin racing during the 2012 Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March.

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Article of the month – 2010 Carfax 400, a Good Article

The 2010 Carfax 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 15, 2010 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps, it was the twenty-third race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kevin Harvick for the Richard Childress Racing team. Denny Hamlin finished second, and Carl Edwards, who started twenty-fourth, clinched third.

Pole position driver Kasey Kahne maintained his lead into the first corner to begin the race, but Jimmie Johnson, who started in the second position on the grid, took the lead before the first lap was over. Afterward, Greg Biffle became the leader, and would eventually lead to the race high of 66 laps. Tony Stewart led after the final pit stops, ahead of Hamlin and Harvick. Harvick helped Hamlin to become the leader, but with twelve laps left, Harvick gained on Hamlin and claimed the first position with eleven lap remaining. Harvick maintained his position to claim his first Sprint Cup victory at Michigan International Speedway.

There were five cautions and nineteen lead changes among nine different drivers throughout the course of the race, Harvick's third win of the season. The result maintained the first position in the Drivers' Championship and clinched him a position in the Chase. He remained 293 points ahead of second place driver Jeff Gordon and 353 ahead of Denny Hamlin. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, thirty points ahead of Toyota and sixty-one ahead of Ford, with thirteen races remaining in the season. A total of 105,000 people attended the race, while 4.917 million watched it on television. (Read more...)

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WP:NASCAR Newsletter (September 2012)

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Volume 3 · No. 3 –August 26, 2012 – September 25, 2012
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How to Help WikiProject NASCAR

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Article Statistics

NASCAR articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
GA 3 5 16 2 26
B 30 57 52 11 150
C 22 39 53 24 1 139
Start 26 115 390 356 7 894
Stub 17 56 300 597 5 975
List 12 54 2 68
Category 1 2 4 10 154 171
Disambig 4 1 1 14 20
Portal 1 4 5
Project 11 11
Redirect 2 98 100
Template 2 15 8 4 60 89
NA 1 1
Assessed 102 305 880 1,007 342 13 2,649
Total 102 305 880 1,007 342 13 2,649

Picture of the Month

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Article of the month – 2010 Sylvania 300

The 2010 Sylvania 300 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on September 19, 2010, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. The 300 lap race was the twenty-seventh in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the first race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Clint Bowyer, of the Richard Childress Racing team, won the race, with Denny Hamlin finishing second, and Jamie McMurray third.

Pole position driver Brad Keselowski maintained his lead in the first lap, but in the second lap Tony Stewart pulled ahead. Chase for the Sprint Cup participants Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, and Hamlin were in the top ten for most of the race, but in the closing laps all of them suffered spins or other problems. Hamlin was the only one to recover and finish in the top five. With two laps remaining, Tony Stewart was leading the race when he ran out of fuel, giving the lead to Bowyer, who also led the most laps in the race with 176. There were eight cautions and twenty-three lead changes among eight different drivers during the race.

The race was Clint Bowyer's first win in the 2010 season, and the third of his career. The result advanced Bowyer to second in the Drivers' Championship, thirty-five points behind Hamlin and ten ahead of Kevin Harvick, but because of a penalty three days after the race, he fell to twelfth in the standings. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, thirty-two points ahead of Toyota and seventy-four ahead of Ford, with nine races remaining in the season. A total of 95,000 people attended the race, while 3.68 million watched it on television. (Read more...)

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Volume 3 · No. 4 –September 26, 2012 –October 25, 2012
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Article Statistics

NASCAR articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
GA 3 5 16 2 26
B 30 56 52 11 149
C 22 40 53 24 1 140
Start 26 117 399 367 7 916
Stub 17 55 297 596 5 970
List 12 54 2 68
Category 1 2 4 10 154 171
Disambig 4 1 1 14 20
Portal 1 4 5
Project 11 11
Redirect 2 98 100
Template 2 15 8 4 60 89
NA 1 1
Assessed 102 306 886 1,017 342 13 2,666
Total 102 306 886 1,017 342 13 2,666

Picture of the Month

Chevrolet Monte Carlo with NASCAR design; photographed in Laval, Quebec, Canada at Les chauds vendredis.

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Article of the month – Tim Richmond - a Good Article

Tim Richmond (June 7, 1955 – August 13, 1989) was an American race car driver from Ashland, Ohio. He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR's Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series). Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to NASCAR stock cars full-time, which has since become an industry trend. He won the 1980 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award and had 13 victories during eight NASCAR seasons.

Richmond achieved his top NASCAR season in 1986 when he finished third in points. He won seven races that season, more than any other driver on the tour. When he missed the season-opening Daytona 500 in February 1987, media reported that he had pneumonia. The infection most likely resulted from his compromised immune system, which was weakened by AIDS. The disease drastically shortened his life. Despite the state of his health, Richmond competed in eight races in 1987, winning two events and one pole position before his final race in August of that year. He attempted a comeback in 1988 before NASCAR banned him for testing positive for a banned substance; after NASCAR insisted on access to his entire medical record before reinstating him, Richmond withdrew from racing. NASCAR later stated their original test was inaccurate.

Richmond grew up in a wealthy family and lived a freewheeling lifestyle, earning him the nickname "Hollywood". In describing Richmond's influence in racing, Charlotte Motor Speedway president Humpy Wheeler said: "We've never had a race driver like Tim in stock car racing. He was almost a James Dean-like character." When Richmond was cast for a bit part in the 1983 movie Stroker Ace, "He fell right in with the group working on the film," said director Hal Needham. Cole Trickle, the main character in the movie Days of Thunder, played by Tom Cruise, was loosely based on Richmond and his interaction with Harry Hyde and Rick Hendrick. (Read more...)

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Volume 3 · No. 5 –October 26, 2012 –November 25, 2012
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Article Statistics

NASCAR articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
GA 3 5 16 2 26
B 30 56 52 11 149
C 22 40 53 24 1 140
Start 26 119 402 383 7 937
Stub 17 56 300 600 8 981
List 12 54 2 68
Category 1 2 4 10 155 172
Disambig 4 1 1 14 20
Portal 1 4 5
Project 11 11
Redirect 2 100 102
Template 2 15 8 4 60 89
NA 1 1
Assessed 102 309 892 1,037 345 16 2,701
Total 102 309 892 1,037 345 16 2,701

Picture of the Month

View of Gatorade Victory Lane from a skybox at Daytona International Speedway.

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Article of the month – 2010 Ford 400, a Good Article

The 2010 Ford 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on November 21, 2010 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. The 267 lap race was the thirty-sixth in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the final race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. The race was won by Carl Edwards for the Roush Fenway Racing team. Jimmie Johnson finished second, and Kevin Harvick clinched third.

Pole position driver Kasey Kahne maintained his lead on the first lap of the race. Edwards started in the second position on the grid, and became the leader of the race on the fourth lap. Shortly after a restart on lap 22, championship leader Denny Hamlin spun sideways, resulting with damage to his splitter. Martin Truex, Jr. took the lead on lap 73, but after the final pit stops Edwards was first. He maintained the lead to win the race, having led it for 192 laps.

A total of 67,000 people attended the race, while 5.605 million watched it on television. There were ten cautions in the race, as well as twenty-five lead changes among nine different drivers. Edwards' victory was his second win in the 2010 season, with the first coming the previous week at the Kobalt Tools 500. Jimmie Johnson won the Drivers' Championship, 39 points ahead of Denny Hamlin. Johnson's team owner Rick Hendrick won the Owners' Championship. Chevrolet won the Manufacturer Championship with 261 points, 44 points ahead of Toyota. (Read more...)

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Volume 3 · No. 6 –November 26, 2012 –December 25, 2012
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Article Statistics

NASCAR articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
GA 3 5 16 2 26
B 30 55 52 11 148
C 22 40 53 24 1 140
Start 27 120 408 401 7 963
Stub 17 56 302 606 8 989
List 12 54 2 68
Category 1 2 4 10 156 173
Disambig 4 1 1 14 20
Portal 1 4 5
Project 11 11
Redirect 2 101 103
Template 2 15 8 4 61 90
NA 1 1
Assessed 103 309 900 1,061 348 16 2,737
Total 103 309 900 1,061 348 16 2,737

Picture of the Month

Dick Trickle is smoking cigarette shortly before a race at Pocono Raceway in 1998.

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Article of the month – Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation. The track was built in 1958 by NASCAR founder William France Sr. to host racing that was being held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998, and today it is the third largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004, and the track repaved in 1978 and 2010. (Read more...)

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