It's Time For: NASCAR Trivia Friday with The Captain

Good evening to all my followers and I hope everyone is ok after all of the storms that have hit parts of Missouri over the past couple of days. It is now time for Trivia Friday, and I know I have some new followers so I am going to post the only rule for this quiz. NO LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR THE ANSWERS!!! NO GOOGLE, BING, ASK.COM, OR ANYWHERE!!! NO CHEATING, IF YOU DONT KNOW THE ANSWER, JUST GUESS!!!!  I also have something new to the trivia friday. after I ask a question I will post a picture for a little hint to help out my followers. Now some hints I will describe and some I will post pictures. 



1. Which driver is driving the autism car this weekend?

A. Mark Martin
B. Denny Hamlin
C. Carl Edwards
D. Jamie McMurray

Hint for #1: This might give it away.                                                         

2. Which driver has the most wins at Dover which is 7?

A. Jeff Gordon

B. Kyle Busch

C. Jimmie Johnson

D. Kurt Busch

Hint for #2: This also might give it away but see if you can see the car and the number.

                                                                         

3. Who won the 2009 spring race at Dover?

A. Jimmie Johnson

B. Carl Edwards

C. Kurt Busch

D. Kyle Busch

Hint for #3: This will be a description not a picture.   He is the 2009 Nascar Nationwide series champion, He drives for Joe Gibbs racing, he drives a Toyota and he is someone that a lot of fans boo when he wins.

4. Who won the pole for the spring race at Dover in 2012?

A. Kurt Busch

B. Jimmie Johnson

C. Mark Martin

D. Denny Hamlin

Hint: for #4                                                  

BONUS: THERE WILL BE NO HINT SINCE THIS QUESTION IS A BONUS!!!

5. What track is NASCAR racing at this weekend?

A. Dover International Speedway

B. Charlotte Motor Speedway

C. Pocono Raceway

D. Michigan Speedway

Its TIme For: 2013 Coca-Cola 600 Recap

Good afternoon to all of my followers and welcome back to my blog. I have noticed I have some new followers and I am very glad to see that. To my new followers, welcome to my blog!!! Now its time to review this Sunday evenings Coca-Cola 600. Also an update on the other races for memorial weekend. Nico Rosberg won the Formula Grand Prix of Monaco, earning his first victory and Tony Kanaan won his first Indianapolis 500 also. Now back to the Coca-Cola 600, the longest race on the NASCAR schedule. Man memorial day weekend has a lot of racing. I also want to take the time to thank all of our men and women who fight for our country!!! Thanks to all the troops, past and present!!!
Now the race at Charlotte would have awesome pre-race ceremonies. It gave me goosebumps. The race would start with Denny Hamlin on the pole after he shattered the previous track record going 195mph!!! And that's average speed!! It was a usual start until lap 115. Fox sports had a camera floating above the quad-oval frontstretch called the Sprint Unlimited Cam. They also had a similar camera at Daytona earlier this year, and all of a sudden, as the cars were coming off of turn 4, one of the cables fell down off the camera and it was hanging down to the racetrack. Kyle Busch was the first to hit the cable and did damage to his and lots of other cars including Marcos Ambrose's #9 ford and many others.

Here is the camera that was suspended above the track. You can see the cables hanging down.

Here are some of the track crew working to get the cable out of the way. Notice the cable that the worker in the yellow suit is pulling on. That is one of the cables that the cars hit.

This is Kyle Busch taking a picture of his damaged #18 car after being the first to hit the cable. Of course he was the leader, so he was the first to hit the cable. See being the leader isn't always a good thing. Just ask Kyle Busch.

Here are a few of the cars that were damaged from the cable. Behind the pace car is Kyle Busch, and behind him is Kasey Kahne, and behind him is Matt Kenseth. Those were a few of the cars that were damaged.

That was only the beginning of the race. There would be also 2 wrecks durning the race. Dale Jr. would blow his motor and Mark Martin would get squeezed in between two cars to cause a wreck and Jimmie Johnson would spin out while below another car going into turn 3.

Here is Jimmie Johnson's spin. It also included Juan Pablo Montoya and Matt Kenseth.

Danica Patrick had a rough night, getting caught up in a wreck with Brad Kesolowski. A picture is below.

Here is Mark Martin's crash. It included Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Tony Stewart and others.

And at the end of it all, Kevin Harvick would pass Kasey Kahne to take his 2nd victory of the 2013 season.

So there is the recap everyone. I hope you enjoyed it and stay tuned for NASCAR Trivia Friday. Also tune in to the Fedex 400 at Dover this weekend, on FOX. This weekend will be the last race with FOX broadcasting, as TNT will take over for the next 6 weeks after Dover, and ESPN will cover the rest of the year. Also Kyle Busch won Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte, Kasey Kahne finished 2nd. ALL PHOTOS CAME FROM GOOGLE. I DID NOT TAKE THESE PHOTOS.This has been the Coca-Cola 600 recap, I'm Captain Josh, goodnight everybody.

It's Time For: NASCAR Trivia Friday with The Captain

Hello everyone and welcome once again to NASCAR Trivia Friday!!! I hope my followers and everybody else are enjoying there start to the summer of 2013. I have spent the first 2 days being sick, but that doesn't stop me from posting some great information for you guys and girls. Now here is my rule for this segment Trivia Friday. NO LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR THE ANSWERS!!!! I WILL KNOW IF YOU DO!!!! IF YOU DONT KNOW JUST GUESS!!!!!   Good luck and let's begin.

1. How many miles is the race this weekend?

A. 300

B. 400

C. 500

D. 600

2. Who was the winner of the 2010 Coca-Cola 600 after winning the All-Star race the week before?

A. Jimmie Johnson

B. Kurt Busch

C. Kyle Busch

D. Carl Edwards

3. Which NASCAR legend has a record 10 poles at Charlotte?

A. Richard Petty

B. Bobby Allison

C. David Person

D. Darrell Waltrip

4. Who won the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 in 2011?

A. Brad Kesolowski

B. Carl Edwards

C. Jimmie Johnson

D. Kyle Busch

5. In what year was Charlotte Motor Speedway finished?

A. 1950

B. 1970

C. 1980

D. 1960

6. What type of shape is Charlotte Motor Speedway?

A. D-shaped

B. Triangle shaped

C. Quad-Oval shaped

D. Tri-oval shaped

7. Who won the 2011 Coca-Cola 600 after Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel coming to the checkered flag?

A. Kevin Harvick

B. Carl Edwards

C. Kyle Busch

D. Jimmie Johnson

BONUS (THIS SHOULD BE EASY)

8. What track is NASCAR racing at this weekend?

A. Daytona

B. Charlotte

C. Talladega

D. Dover

Its Time For: 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Recap So Far

Good evening my fellow followers and I hope you are ready for the summer. I am soooo glad to be off school for while. Its also time for NASCAR to start the summer months, with a variety of tracks including the road course at Sonoma, California in June and the 2.5 mile Daytona International Speedway in July. Also TNT will start broadcasting for 6 weeks. With the summer months to go, lets recap the 2013 NASCAR season that has occurred so far. 

The season began with the 55th running of the Daytona 500, a race where a female by the name of Danica Patrick would start her first 500 from the pole and a race that would debut NASCAR's new Generation 6 cup car. Jeff Gordon would start alongside Patrick on the front row. The race was good, which included a big wreck that took out stars such as Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, and many others. A picture of the wreck is posted below. Two of the three Joe Gibbs Racing drivers would suffer from engine failures late in the race. Those drivers were new driver for Gibbs Matt Kenseth, and Kyle Busch. Jimmie Johnson and his Lowe's Cheverolet SS would win his 2nd Daytona 500. Patrick would finish 8th, the highest finishing position for a female in the 500.

The next week, NASCAR headed out west to Phoenix to run the Subway Fresh FIt 500. This race was the first non-restrictor plate race for NASCAR's new Generation 6 car. This race would include a hard hit for Danica Patrick after finishing 8th in the Daytona 500, the highest finishing position of a female in the Great American Race. She would hit the outside and inside wall on the frontstretch. The race would have its normal green flag runs, but the end would have you at the edge of your seat as Carl Edwards looked to snap almost a year long winless streak. Fuel mileage was in question for Edwards and his team as he was leading when a caution with 3 laps to go!! Johnson was in 2nd. The caution set the race up for a Green-White-Checkered, a rule put into place to go into overtime to finish the race. There are 3 attempts at a Green-White-Checkered, but there was only one. Carl Edwards would hold off the competition to win the race and snap his year long winless streak.

           

The next few races would feature a Joe Gibbs dominance as Matt Kenseth has won at Las Vegas, Kansas, and Darlington leading the series with his 3 wins. Kyle Busch has won at Auto Club and Texas. Jimmie Johnson won at Martinsville, earning his 2nd victory of the year. Kevin Harvick won at Richmond after a late race caution would end Juan Montoya's chances of pulling off an upset. And at Talladega, David Ragan would pull off a huge victory with help from his Front Row Motorsports teammate David Gilliland. Notice both there names are David and they both are on the same team. I just thought that was funny. Never mind. And Jimmie Johnson would win the All-Star Race. Johnson leads the points with Carl Edwards in 2nd heading into the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR's longest race. I hope you enjoyed this recap, this is Captain Josh saying good night and stay tuned for Trivia Friday this friday May 24th. Good night everybody.

NASCAR Driver Dick Trickle: Dead at 71

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. As you may of heard, as seen in my picture and title, former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle passed away this past week after commiting suicide at a cemetary. Trickle had made 300 NASCAR starts in what was then called the Busch Series and the Winston Cup Series. He had suffered from chronic pain after losing his son a couple of years ago. While at the cemetary, a person had called the police after he felt Trickle was going to harm himself. When the police showed up, they found Trickle's body. He was 71 years old. This is very sad and I hope for the best for his family. Trickle will be missed. Tonight, in honor of Trickle, Carl Edwards will have Trickle's name on above the window instead of his. Thank you for your time.

It's Time For: Nascar Trivia Friday with The Captain

Good evening everyone and welcome to an all-star edition of Trivia Friday!!!!! I hope everyone is enjoying their Friday. I would like to thank my new followers for taking the time to read this blog. This blog is for you, my followers, to learn about Nascar and answer some trivia questions. Now I will go over the rule for this trivia. NO LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR THE ANSWERS!!!! YOU SHOULDN'T CHEAT!!! IF YOU DON'T KNOW, JUST GUESS!!!! THANK YOU!!!  Now lets begin.

1. In what year was the first NASCAR's All-Star race?

A. 1980

B. 1984

C. 1985

D. 1992

2. Which NASCAR legend won the first All-Star race?

A. Bobby Allison

B. Darrell Waltrip

C. Bill Elliott

D. Dale Earnhardt

3. What is the maximum amount of money a driver can win tomorrow night?

A. $1 million

B. $500,000

C. $3 million

D. $2 million

4.  Which driver won the fan vote and went on to win the All-Star race and the Coca-Cola 600 the next week in 2008?

A. Kasey Kahne

B. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

C. Danica Patrick

D. Bobby Labonte

5. This driver won the All-Star race last year and became one of a few drivers to win 3 All-Star races. Who was it?

A. Jeff Gordon

B. Jimmie Johnson

C. Kyle Busch

D. Carl Edwards

6. Who were the 2 drivers to transfer into the All-Star race from the Sprint Showdown last year?

A. Martin Truex Jr./Marcos Ambrose

B. Dale Earnhardt Jr./Aj Allmendinger

C. Juan Montoya/ Jamie McMurray

D. Jeff Burton/ Clint Bowyer

7. Who won the 2007 All-Star race?

A. Mark Martin

B. Jeff Gordon

C. Jimmie Johnson

D. Kevin Harvick

BONUS

8.  What track is hosting the 2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star race?

A. Darlington Raceway

B. Daytona International Speedway

C. Charlotte Motor Speedway

D. Texas Motor Speedway 

Its Time For: Nascar Trivia Friday with The Captain

Good evening everyone and welcome to Nascar Trivia Friday!!! I'm Joshua Cox and I would like to say that I hope everyone has gotten the chance to check out my new blogs. Once again I apologize for my absence. Now surely you guys know the rule, but I'm going to explain it again. NO LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR THE ANSWERS FOR THESE QUESTIONS!!!! IF YOU DONT KNOW, JUST GUESS!!!! Good luck, now lets get started. Hint: these questions relate to the picture above.

1. What track was NASCAR'S first paved superspeedway?

A. Daytona International Speedway

B. Darlington Raceway

C. Charlotte Motor Speedway

D. Martinsville Speedway

2. Who won, at the time, the closest finish in NASCAR history at Darlington in 2003?

A. Ricky Craven #32

B. Kurt Busch #97

C. Jeff Gordon #24

D. Mark Martin #6

3. Who was the winner of the 2009 Southern 500?

A. Jimmie Johnson #48

B. Kyle Busch #18

C. Mark Martin #5

D. Denny Hamlin #11

4. What is the nickname of Darlington Raceway?

A. "The Worlds Fastest Half Mile"

B. "The Monster Mile"

C. "The Paperclip"

D. "The Lady In Black"

5. What is the shape of Darlington Raceway?

A. Egg Shaped

B. Apple Shaped

C. Square Shaped

D. Oval Shaped

6. Who was the winner of last years Southern 500, giving Rick Hendrick his 200th win?

A. Jeff Gordon #24

B. Kasey Kahne #5

C. Jimmie Johnson #48

D. Dale Earnhardt Jr.#88

BONUS:

7. Where is NASCAR racing this weekend?

A. Talladega Superspeedway

B. Darlington Raceway

C. Charlotte Motor Speedway

D. Kansas Speedway

It's Time For: Nascar Trivia Friday with The Captain

Good evening everyone and happy rainy friday. I would like to apologize for my absence on here to my followers. I might have some new followers or people reading this so I am going to explain what tonight's blog is about. Every friday I post "Trivia Friday" which includes me asking you, my followers, a couple of Nascar questions. Now I only have one rule... NO LOOKING UP THE ANSWERS!!!!!!! NO GOOGLE OR ANY OTHER SEARCH ENGINE!!!! I WILL BE ABLE TO TELL IF YOU CHEAT SO DONT CHEAT!!!!! Good luck, now lets get this party started!!! Here we go!! I will post the answers on the comments section at the bottom of my page where it says "comments" on sunday or monday. That is where you would post your answers.

1. Who won the 2012 Nascar Sprint Cup Championship?

A. Jimmie Johnson #48

B. Jeff Gordon #24

C. Brad Kesolowski #2

D. Tony Stewart #14

2. Who is the current points leader in the 2013 Nascar Sprint Cup points standings?

A. Carl Edwards #99

B. Tony Stewart #14

C. Clint Bowyer #15

D. Jimmie Johnson #48

3. Who won this years Daytona 500?

A. Matt Kenseth #20

B. Jimmie Johnson #48

C. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88

D. Tony Stewart #!4

4. Which two teams have won the most races so far this year?

A. Hendrick Motorsports/Joe Gibbs Racing

B. Hendrick Motorsports/Michael Waltrip Racing

C. Richard Childress Racing/Hendrick Motorsports

D. Roush Fenway Racing/Hendrick Motorsports

5. Which generation is the 2013 Nascar Sprint Cup Series cars?

A. Generation 3

B. Generation 4

C. Generation 5

D. Generation 6

BONUS:

6. Where is Nascar racing at this weekend?

A. Richmond, Virginia

B. Talladega, Alabama

C. Darlington, S.C.

D. Daytona Beach, Florida

Good luck everyone and remember.. NO CHEATING!!!! NO LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AT ALL!!!!!!!!!