NASCAR pointed out before the weekend that the Hendrick Motorsports teammates, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson would be tough to beat. So now with therain canceling qualifying and final practice…they may really have an advantage. NASCAR will line the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers up by points for the start of the race…and that puts Gordon on the pole and Johnson started inside row 5.
But will they really win? Imagine the volume of winning notes and setups they have…but still sometimes when everyone is so darn sure of a winner…there is a surprise. Be fun to have a first time winner at Martinsville.
And here is a nice shot of Brian Ickler, Matt Kobyluck (NASCAR Camping World East Series Champion), Kristin Bumbera (2008 Drive for Diversity) and Kip Childress(New director of the NASCAR Camping World East Series.) But what were they doing at Martinsville?
Ickler has a very impressive schedule this year. This really wasn’t intended to be about Ickler…I get lost sometimes. I was looking for a NASCAR rain photo and this photo popped up…so I had to check what our ol’ NASCAR West Series driver and friend Brian was up to. Don’t know how many sponsors he has…but if North Face isn’t a sponsor yet…maybe it should consider. He looks great in that hoodie!
Brian Ickler's 2009 Schedule from his site
3/8 "THE RATTLER" SOUTH ALABAMA LATE MODEL
4/11 GREENVILLE PICKENS SPEEDWAY CAMPING WORLD EAST SERIES
4/19 ROCKINGHAM SPEEDWAY ARCA
4/25 KANSAS SPEEDWAY CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
5/9 KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY ARCA
5/17 IOWA SPEEDWAY CAMPING WORLD EAST SERIES
5/30 SOUTH BOSTON SPEEDWAY CAMPING WORLD EAST SERIES
6/5 TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
6/12 MICHIGAN INT’L SPEEDWAY ARCA
6/19 THE MILWAUKEE MILE CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
6/17 MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
7/11 IOWA SPEEDWAY ARCA
7/18 KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY ARCA
7/18 KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
7/24 O’REILLY RACEWAY PARK CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
8/1 NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
8/15 LIME ROCK PARK CAMPING WORLD EAST SERIES
8/28 CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
8/28 CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY ARCA
9/4 IOWA SPEEDWAY CAMPING WORLD WEST SERIES
9/5 IOWA SPEEDWAY CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
9/12 GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
9/18 NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY CAMPING WORLD EAST SERIES
9/26 LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
10/1 KANSAS SPEEDWAY ARCA
10/11 ROCKINGHAM SPEEDWAY ARCA
TBA PENSACOLA "SNOWBALL DERBY" LATE MODEL
TBA TOYOTA ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN CAMPING WORLD EAST SERIES
That is a lot of seat time…I sure hope it pays off for him…I think it will…don’t you?
Mother Nature more or less strong armed NASCAR into postponing the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Good news is Martinsville is going to let NASCAR run them on Monday...bad news is some of these teams are on a tight budget that extra 2 days of food and lodging might put an extra squeeze on the pocket change.
