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SPEED Notes: From California To The Rock And Japan
A diverse slate of motorsports programming is set for the next several days on SPEED...
Megan Englehart  |  Posted October 07, 2010   Charlotte, NC
Eighteen finalists are in the running for the 2010 Mario Andretti Trophy. (Image: SPEED)
NASCAR RACE HUB: The Hub (7 p.m. ET Monday-Thursday) on Thursday offers a feature that delves into the competitiveness between Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson.

On whether Gordon can return to his past dominance:

Gordon: In the past when we’ve dominated, races we shouldn’t have won we were winning, and the ones we should have won we were winning those too. And this year we seem to get ourselves in that position to win the race, and it’s not going our way.”

On competing with each other for the championship:

Gordon: “We’ve already seen this year that we will bump and bang if we have to … you’re going to do what it takes to win, and it doesn’t matter if it’s your teammate.”

Johnson: “I’m not trying to single him out … if the championship is on the line and it’s a green-white-checkered, you’re going to do anything you can. It doesn’t matter who it is.”

Also on Thursday, Randy Pemberton joins host Steve Byrnes to discuss the latest happenings in NASCAR, and Jimmy Spencer offers his take on the hottest topics in the sport and answers viewer emails.

For more show information, please visit http://www.speedtv.com/programs/nascar-race-hub/.

DOWN TO THE WIRE AT “THE ROCK”: SPEED returns to historic Rockingham Speedway this weekend with live coverage of Saturday’s ARCA Racing Series season finale at 1:30 p.m. ET. Rick Allen and Phil Parsons will call the action with Ray Dunlap and Jim Tretow patrolling pit road. Heading into the final race of the year, the top three drivers (Patrick Sheltra, Craig Goess and Tom Hessert) are separated by only 20 points and each looking to take home his first ARCA championship. Also entered in Saturday’s race is Ty Dillon, grandson of Richard Childress and younger brother of Austin Dillon, who won last week’s ARCA race at Kansas in only his second series start. Ty Dillon’s series debut at Iowa Speedway in July netted him a runner-up finish and a pole position for Richard Childress Racing.

NASCAR RACEDAY: On Sunday’s NASCAR RaceDay Built by The Home Depot, John Roberts, Kyle Petty and Kenny Wallace will discuss the unwritten “ground rules” for how non-Chase drivers should race Chase drivers in light of last week’s Kyle Busch/David Reutimann skirmish. Sunday’s show also features a look at former independent driver and California native DK Ulrich, who has parlayed a love of aviation into a post-driving career in NASCAR. Plus, the panel reviews the points shake-up at Kansas last week and takes a look at which Chase driver usually fares the best at Auto Club Speedway. Furthermore, reporters Wendy Venturini and Hermie Sadler will have live interviews with Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman and David Reutimann.
NASCAR Race Hub airs Monday-Thursday on SPEED. (Image: SPEED)

FORMULA ONE: SPEED kicks off its weekend coverage of the Japanese Grand Prix with live presentation of practice Friday beginning at 1 a.m. ET, followed by qualifying live Saturday at 1 a.m. ET and live race coverage Sunday at 1 a.m. ET. SPEED.com also will offer live streaming of the event’s first practice session live Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.

TRACKSIDE: Krista Voda, Larry McReynolds, Jeff Hammond and Elliott Sadler welcome Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman to the Trackside stage Friday night at Auto Club Speedway. Trackside from Fontana airs Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET.

WIND TUNNEL WITH DAVE DESPAIN: Tony Cotman, Project Manager for the development of IndyCar’s 2012 technical program, is a guest on Wind Tunnel Sunday night to discuss his new consulting role for the series, with responsibilities that include writing technical regulations for both engine and chassis for the new car for 2012, among other duties. SPEED open wheel reporter and veteran motor sports journalist Robin Miller will fill in for Dave Despain this weekend as guest host of the program that airs live Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.

MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: SPEED presents same-day coverage of MotoGP World Championship from the Malaysian Grand Prix Sunday at 6 p.m. ET, preceded by same-day coverage of MotoGP Moto2 from Malaysia Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.

RACE TRACK CUISINE: In Saturday’s episode of The Racing Chef (10:30 a.m. ET), Chef Nicky Morse prepares a meal with Max Papis in the driver’s home, and Jeff Burton’s son, Harrison, makes homemade caramel corn in Nicky’s kitchen. Additionally, Chef Nicky pays a visit to Boudin Bread Factory in San Francisco.

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