Week 19 Commentary

In a very feel good moment for NASCAR, Brian Vickers drove his Micheal Waltrip Racing Toyota to victory lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway winning the Camping World 400.

 

Vickers, who drives the car part time with Mark Martin and Michael Waltrip, has been out of a full time ride since becoming ill with blood clots some years ago.  Brian has worked very hard to make his way back, and the win on Sunday signaled he has made it.  Brian is a real good guy and we join everyone else in offering our most sincere congratulations. @BrianLVickers.

ME Racing won the week with a strong performance.  L&M Racing was second, followed by Team Hot Stuff, Little Cicle Burner and BMF Lugnuts.

Moving up this week were Team Hot Stuff, Team Cuda, Team Taser, Budah and Ratatack Racing. Those collected in the latest Ryan Newman crash were Steve O Racing, Captain Schwab and The Blue Deuce.

Glynn is on point, with 88AMPS, Man In Black Racing, BMF Lugnuts and Mama's Boy tucked up in the draft.

We take the week off and return on July 28 for the running of Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400, otherwise known as the Brickyard 400.  This is the 20th running of the Brickyard, won in the inaugural year by Jeff Gordon.  Seven previous winners are on the entry list, including Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Kevin Harvick, Jamie McMurray and Paul Menard.  Chevrolet has won 10 straight and 14 overall, with Ford having won 3 and Dodge and Pontiac 1 each.

The green flag is scheduled to drop at 1:20PM. 

Our promotional department is hard at work planning the mid season party, which will be in a few short weeks.  Stay tuned to our media outlets, which are the blog, Facebook and the message board for details.