Nascar Race News!» boris said

Boris Vs. The Field

T.C. — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:51:17 +0000

Often times when drivers get one off rides there becomes this serious sense of urgency. They have to do whatever it takes to get a good result now, because they may not get another chance. I believe what we saw today out of Boris Said could somewhat be explained this way. He came in as [...]

TheNASCARInsiders.com

Follow the Insiders on Twitter or be a fan on Facebook!

Boris Said Beats Max Papis in Montreal Photo Finish

FanHouse Newswire — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:55:00 +0000

Filed under: Carl Edwards, Robby Gordon, Nationwide Series, NASCAR

MONTREAL (AP) -- Boris Said has made a living helping NASCAR drivers master road courses with the expertise he's accumulated racing around the world. With his 48th birthday looming in three weeks, he finally helped himself.

Said came back from an early spin and won the Nationwide race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Sunday, edging Max Papis by a nose on a green-white-checkered finish.

Papis passed Said entering the final chicane for a split second, but Said never lost momentum and sped back by and outraced Papis to the line. The margin of victory was .012 seconds, fifth-lowest all-time and closest since 1998 at Homestead.

It was the first Nationwide victory for Said and his second in NASCAR. He also won a truck race at Sonoma in 1998.

"I can't believe it!" Said shouted over the radio of his 09 Ford to team owner Robby Benton. "I'm going to keep trying until I win a Cup race."

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Road-Course Ringers No Sure Bet in NASCAR

Holly Cain — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:08:00 +0000

Filed under: Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Chase for the Sprint Cup

There was a time when conventional wisdom said a team's odds to win increased exponentially by putting a road-course expert -- a 'ringer' -- in the car when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series made its two annual stops on ambidextrous road circuits.

Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart -- for starters -- have proven that wisdom wrong.

When it comes to NASCAR's marquee Cup series, a team's chances to win don't improve markedly with a traditional road course racer-for-hire. In fact, they don't improve at all.

No ringer has ever won at either this weekend's stop Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. or at the historic Watkins Glen, N.Y. course

In fact, favorite road course sons Boris Said, Ron Fellows and Scott Pruett have only led 72 laps in a combined 47 starts at the tracks since 2000.

NASCAR regular Kyle Busch led 78 laps in one race, winning the 2008 race at Infineon -- the first half of his road course sweep that season.

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Ask The Insiders Wednesday #74

T.C. — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:34:26 +0000

With the track “Too Tough To Tame” in the rearview, all three NASCAR series head to the “Monster Mile” for another weekend of tough racing. As we wait for Friday to arrive, here’s the 74th edition of ATIW. If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right here. So [...]

TheNASCARInsiders.com

Follow the Insiders on Twitter or be a fan on Facebook!

Bristol Last Race For 2009 Locked In Drivers

T.C. — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:48:17 +0000

When the Cup Series heads to Bristol this weekend, it marks the fifth race on the 2010 schedule. It will be the final race that the top 35 in the owners standings from 2009 will have a guaranteed starting spot. The following weekend at Martinsville, the 2010 owners points will decide who is in and who is [...]

Where NASCAR and IndyCar Drivers Go to Have Fun

Holly Cain — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:50:00 +0000

Filed under: Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Daytona Int'l Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The autograph line wound from the garage to Daytona International Speedway's famous victory lane, at least a full football field away.

One man took a vacation day from his job to drive three hours from Valdosta, Ga., to wait six more hours in line just to get NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson to sign a photo and a shirt. A family waited nearly as long to have former Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya sign 10 miniature replicas of the No. 42 Chevy he drives in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

"This is one of the cheapest races we can go to,'' said Fernando Zapata, 42, who brings his wife and two young children to the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona sports car race every year.

To see their favorite NASCAR drivers.

It's enough to make sports car purists cringe, but for the Grand-Am Series - NASCAR's sports car sibling - it doesn't matter why fans are coming through the gates or watching on television. As long as they're paying attention.

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments