Fontana Quick Hits
As NASCAR moves into the land of Fruits & Nuts here are some of the stories making the headlines:
Crew Chief to call race strategy from long distance. Instead of sitting on a pit box for Sunday’s Nextel Cup race, Michael McSwain will be making his calls on race strategy by long distance. Ricky Rudd’s crew chief underwent surgery Friday to repair a disc in his back, but the team has arranged cell phones and radios to keep McSwain on the job.
New NASCAR Rules Debut in California: Shorter rear spoilers, softer tires and a new qualifying schedule will greet the Nextel Cup drivers when they hit the 2-mile oval for two practice sessions Friday. {And I might add, when the “real” season begins - ed
Craftsman Truck Series. Reutimann fastest in practice: Perhaps buoyed by a visit to Toyota Racing Development in Costa Mesa, David Reutimann posted the fastest speed Thursday in preparation for tonight’s American Racing Wheels 200 at California Speedway.
With the recent penalties handed out for pit road speeding here is an interesting article, “Speedometers on NASCAR Stock Cars,” by EDDIE JONES, General Manager, BAM Racing (Ken Schrader
