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CCWS, San Jose

Race: CCWS, San Jose
Winner: Sebastien Bourdais

Pre-victory Lane Celebration: Good doughnuts
Burnout: Twice and nice
Victory Lane Celebration: Climbs out and confetti flies
Confetti/ Pyro: Confetti
Persons Thanked: Happy for team
Sponsors Mentioned: Magnos car? (My French class isn’t helping)
Headgear/ Sunglasses Worn: Bridgestone
Beverage Consumed: None
Girlfriend/ Wife Present: His wife is there somewhere
Network/ Talent Conducting Interview: Yan Beek Us

Additional Notes: Did you see the fight? The fight was worth the price of admission. See a recap of the race at www.openwheeler.blogspot.com

Images courtesy of CCWS and NBC

NASCAR Busch Series, Gateway

Race: NASCAR Busch Series, Gateway
Winner: Carl Edwards

Pre-victory Lane Celebration: Back flip
Burnout: Don’t know. TNT went to break.
Victory Lane Celebration: Climbs out of car and is sprayed
Confetti/ Pyro: Nice pyro presentation
Persons Thanked: Thanks PK (crew chief) and the engine shop
Sponsors Mentioned: Office Depot, Henkel and Coke
Headgear/ Sunglasses Worn: Nope, night race
Beverage Consumed: No
Girlfriend/ Wife Present: No
Network/ Talent Conducting Interview: (One of the best) Ralph Sheheen

Additional Notes: “This is my biggest win yet this season, to win at Gateway in front of the hometown folks.”

Images courtesy of TNT and NASCAR Digital Entertainment.

IndyCar Series, Kansas

Race: IndyCar Series, Kansas (although Rusty called it Kansas City Speedway all day)
Winner: Sam Hornish Jr.

Pre-victory Lane Celebration: Rusty tried to talk to Hornish via radio but he did not respond before ABC went off the air at 2pm.
Burnout: Nope
Victory Lane Celebration: Taped so we didn’t get an accurate view
Confetti/ Pyro: Yes
Persons Thanked: Thanks to Team Penske, Firestone and Honda.

Sponsors Mentioned: Team Penske, Firestone and Honda.
Headgear/ Sunglasses Worn: No glasses, Firestone winner’s hat
Beverage Consumed: No
Girlfriend/ Wife Present: Yes

Network/ Talent Conducting Interview: Jack Arute

Additional Notes: It sucks not seeing victory lane live on ABC following the race. Reunite Open Wheel now!

Images courtesy of ESPN News and the IRL.

Cup, Daytona

Race: Cup, Daytona
Winner: Tony Stewart

Pre-victory Lane Celebration: Climbed the fence then was mobbed by fans on his way down (see more on our sister site http://openwheeler.blogspot.com)
Burnout: I don’t think he had time for one with the fence climb and the mob but it could have happened while FOX was in break.
Victory Lane Celebration: Climbs out, pumps fist in the air and goes to TV because of time.

Confetti/ Pyro: Yes on both accounts
Persons Thanked: Home Depot Corporate folks, Home Depot team and crew and the Coke folks
Sponsors Mentioned: Home Depot and Coke
Headgear/ Sunglasses Worn: Nope, night race

Beverage Consumed: Coke, “They may call this the Pepsi 400 but Coke still tastes a lot better.”
Girlfriend/ Wife Present: No

Network/ Talent Conducting Interview: Dr. Dick Bergeren

Additional Notes: See mosh pit and fence climbing notes on sister website http://openwheeler.blogspot.com

Images courtesy of FOX and NASCAR Digital Entertainment.

Busch, Kentucky

Race: Busch, Kentucky
Winner: David Gilliland

Pre-victory Lane Celebration: Nice burnout
Burnout: Yep
Victory Lane Celebration: Climbs out of car and holds arms up in victory.

Confetti/ Pyro: Don’t actually see the pyro but you can see the reflection of it in Gilliland’s face during interview.

Persons Thanked: Crew and car owner Clay Andrews. They are running the car unsponsored.
Sponsors Mentioned: Car unsponsored for now.
Headgear/ Sunglasses Worn: Team hat, night race
Beverage Consumed: nope

Girlfriend/ Wife Present: Wife and kid

Additional Notes: “I love racing with these Cup guys because it makes me better,” said David Gilliland

Images courtesy of FX and NASCAR Digital Entertainment.

Cup, Pocono

Race: Cup, Pocono
Winner: Denny Hamlin

Pre-victory Lane Celebration: Grabs the checkered flag but only smokes the tires briefly as he has to drive this car next weekend at Michigan.
Burnout: Not really
Victory Lane Celebration: Climbs out of car holding Coke bottle towards grandstands. He is surrounded by media.

Confetti/ Pyro: No
Persons Thanked: Joe Gibbs Racing, Mike Ford
Sponsors Mentioned: Coke, FedEx
Headgear/ Sunglasses Worn: Nope
Beverage Consumed: Not on TV but he held up the Coke bottle for all to see.
Girlfriend/ Wife Present: Nope
Network/ Talent Conducting Interview: Dick Berggren

Additional Notes: Victory Lane looked a little out of control. Don’t know why all the media was in the background of the shot but a win is a win.

Images courtesy of FOX and NASCAR Digital Entertainment.