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He’s back-to-back two in row – Sonoma and New Hampshire! Jimmie Johnson recovered from a late bump-n-run by Kurt Busch and reclaimed the lead with only two laps left to win The LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, went wheel-to-wheel with Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch in another exciting short track battle. Johnson captured his fifth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2010.

“I was very, very proud of our race team and their performance and finally got to the front in time for the win,” exclaimed an exhuberant Johnson, while Crew Chief Chad Knaus shared his love for NHMS: “I’m real happy to be up here in Loudon. It’s an awesome race track! I really love racing up here, and it was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it.”

“Have it all”, the NASCAR edict, seems to be making its mark these days in the Cup and Nationwide events. We think that Brian France and his cohorts are thinking ahead to when the next TV rights expire and negotiations will begin all over again. Declining TV ratings didn’t translate into big money, but if the healthy current friction between drivers and teams continues, it’ll be only a matter of time when TV ratings will be in stratospheric proportions.

In the Sprint Cup point chase, Johnson is just 105 points behind Harvick. In the Nationwide Series, Brad Kasalowski leads arch-rival Carl Edwards by a significant margin. Danica’s scrape at NHMS took her out of the running and put her two laps down, a disappointment to her and her many supporters. Seems like she’s still on a steep learning curve. Dario Franchetti’s Izod Indy Car Demo at NHMS signals a return to NHMS on July 30, 2011, after an absence of 12 years. However, the last time the Indy Car crew were there, it was hard to sell even 25,000 tickets.

The buzz around the Northeast and NHMS is that one Cup race could move to Kentucky if O. Bruton Smith can’t get any relief from public safety charges. The relationship isn’t the best between NHMS GM Gerry Gappens and the local Loudon, NH, board of selectmen and the police chief. Although some close to the scene seem to think that each side is posturing in negotiations to get the best deal. The Cup race on Sunday wasn’t a complete sellout, and there were some empty seats, racheting up the pressure on both sides.

On the F1 front, Sabastin Vettel took the win at Valencia, Spain with Lewis Hamilton next. Hamilton is in the point lead. Mark Webber rocketed over another car and escaped injury.

TNT’s portion of the 2010 NASCAR SPRINT CUP season continues with Sunday’s race from Infineon Raceway averaged a season-low 2.7/7 (4.5 mill), down -21 percent from last year’s 3.4/8 (5.1 mill) on households. Season-to-date, NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing on TNT is averaging a 3.0/7 (4.8 million viewers). That’s down -12 percent from last year’s 3.4/8 (5.5 mill) on households. This came from Jayski.com and StockCarGazette.com.

US F1 had intended to enter Formula One this season but shortly before the opening round it said it would not be ready in time. The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) held a hearing in Paris yesterday to decide the team’s punishment. The team claimed at the hearing they had no choice but to pull out. They said uncertainty about the signing of a new Concorde Agreement the commercial agreement between F1 teams and the series’ management and proposed budget-cap rules had hit their preparations. They also said negative comments by Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone about their chances of making the grid had deterred sponsors.

Italian tire maker Pirelli will take over from Japan’s Bridgestone as Formula One’s tire supplier from next season. Pirelli has agreed a three-year deal with Formula One. It fought off competition from British firm Avon and French manufacturer Michelin for the deal.
Bridgestone has been involved with Formula One since 1997, and became the sole provider of tires for the series in 2007. Both reports came SportsBusinessInternational.
The FIA said the WMSC did not accept US F1’s arguments and considered that the team, whilst well-intentioned, had displayed poor financial management and had underestimated the requirement to present an F1 car for the 2010 season in the time and with the financial resources available to them.

Porsche has announced one new partner and a host of extensions of existing sponsorships for its motor-racing business. Braun, the shaving products brand owned by Procter & Gamble, becomes a Porsche sponsor for the first time, sponsoring the VIP car piloted by motorsport celebrities at races in the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup.
Porsche has renewed deals with ExxonMobil and Michelin, adidas, Emitec, Brembo, Ultimate, BT Bremsen Technik and Stand 21. The company has renewed deals around hospitality with Rolf Benz, WMF and Darboven. Hewlett-Packard has renewed its deal to sponsor Porsche-organised race the Carrera Cup Deutschland.

The NASCAR Nationwide Series races in prime time at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night, July 2, and ESPN will have a live telecast of the Subway Jalapeno 250. The race will mark the debut of NASCARs new car for the Nationwide Series and Dale Earnhardt Jr. will compete driving a No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet similar to cars his famous father raced in NASCAR in the 1980s.

NASCAR Countdown presented by Wrangler airs at 7:30 p.m. ET, while the race telecast starts at 8 p.m. with the green flag at 8:19 p.m. ESPN2 is the home of the series all season, with selected races airing on ESPN and ABC. Also from Daytona, ESPN2 will televise NASCAR Nationwide Series final practice on Thursday, July 1, at 5:30 p.m. and qualifying on Friday at 1 p.m.

Allen Bestwick will be the lap-by-lap announcer, joined in the booth for analysis by 1999 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Dale Jarrett and two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief Andy Petree. Pit reporters will be Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Dr. Jerry Punch and Shannon Spake while two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief Tim Brewer will report from the ESPN Craftsman Tech Garage.

Nicole Briscoe will host NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN pit studio, with analysis by Jarrett and Brad Daugherty, a team owner in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

NASCAR drivers Geoff Bodine and Mike Wallace and ESPN.com senior writer Ed Hinton will be panelists on NASCAR Nows weekly roundtable discussion program airing Monday, July 5, at 5 p.m. ET. Allen Bestwick will host the edition of ESPN2s daily NASCAR news and information program.

Nicole Briscoe hosts half-hour episodes of NASCAR Now airing late-night this week due to ESPNs coverage of Wimbledon tennis. Programs air Wednesday, June 30, at 1 a.m. (late Tuesday night) and Thursday, July 1, at 1 a.m. (late Wednesday night). There will be no show on Thursday and coverage of NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying at Daytona airs Friday afternoon.

Briscoe also hosts the weekend edition of NASCAR Now airing Saturday, July 3, at 10 a.m. with a preview of that nights NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona. David Newton and Angelique Chengelis will report from the speedway, joined by analysts Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree.

NASCAR Now is hosted by Massaro, Nicole Briscoe, Bestwick and Shannon Spake and originates from ESPNs high definition studios in Bristol, Conn. Contributors include reporters Marty Smith and Angelique Chengelis, analysts Ray Evernham, Tim Brewer, Brad Daugherty, Ricky Craven and Randy LaJoie, and ESPN.com reporters Ed Hinton, Terry Blount and David Newton. The NASCAR on ESPN team event coverage team of Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarrett, Marty Reid, Dr. Jerry Punch, Andy Petree, Dave Burns, Jamie Little, and Vince Welch also make frequent contributions to NASCAR Now.

With ESPN set to kick off its coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in a few weeks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ESPN Classic is helping NASCAR fans get ready for the big event on July 25 by re-airing some previous editions of the Brickyard 400. Highlights of the 2000 Brickyard 400 from Indianapolis will air on ESPN Classic on Monday, July 5, at 2 p.m. ET.

The IZOD Indy Car Series visits one of Americas great historic racetracks this weekend with its annual race at the famous Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International road racing circuit. ABC will have a live telecast of the race on Sunday, July 4, at 3:30 p.m. ET. Marty Reid will call the action on the telecast with analysis from former IndyCar star Scott Goodyear. Reporting from the pits will be Rick DeBruhl, Jamie Little and Vince Welch, The event is the fourth of five races in the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series season that will be produced by ESPN and air on ABC. The schedule also includes the upcoming event in Toronto on July 18.

Here’s what else is happening this weekend. The Cup and Nationwide are at Daytona along with the Grand-Am. The Indy Cars will move to Watkins Glen, NY and the FIM will perform at Barcelona, Spain. Check RaceFanTV.com for all of the details. (END)

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