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WHO'S HOT, WHO'S NOT
HOT
• MARTIN TRUEX JR: A post-Dale Earnhardt Jr. DEI might not be so bad after all.• RYAN NEWMAN: Just a matter of when, not if, he will return to Victory Lane this season.
• ROBBY GORDON: Welcome top-10 after four months of frustration this season.
• BILL FRANCE JR: What history and tradition NASCAR still clings to was due in large part to thist man.
NOT
• KURT BUSCH: He pretty much locked up the "dumb move of the year award" after run-in with Tony Stewart on pit road.
• EVERNHAM MOTORSPORTS: Elliott Sadler's 20th place in the standings is the best this three-car operation can offer right now.
• JEFF HAMMOND: Shame on Hammond for spreading Dale Jr. rumors on national TV. Shame on the media for listening to them. This Weekend's Race
Pocono 500
WHAT: 200 laps or 500 miles
WHERE: Pocono Raceway, a 2.5-mile paved flat triangular-shaped track in Long Pond, Pa.
WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday. Qualifying is 3:30 p.m. today, Speed.
TV: TNT; RADIO: Motor Racing Network
PURSE: $4,940,543; LAST YEAR'S WINNER: Denny Hamlin
ALSO THIS WEEK:
• Federated Auto Parts 300, NASCAR Busch Series, Nashville Superspeedway, 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2.
• Sam's Town 400, Truck Series, Texas Motor Speedway, 9 p.m. today, Speed.
WORTH MENTIONING: Pocono Raceway is offering the VIP treatment to its grandstand ticket holders at the "The Tricky Triangle Club." The club provides fans access to a private chalet with lunch and beer coupons. In addition, a Club guest will also receive a pit tour pass, souvenir program and event pin. Total price is $99. Grandstand seat ticket required for gate admission. For additional information, visit poconoraceway.com.