Let’s see what’s in the Morning Memo today:
There are going to be a lot of media members up in Pocono today who are going to be looking for a new schtick this weekend. Gone will be their go-to question. The one which has gotten them through many a press conference this year.
Carl Edwards has announced [...]

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Carl Edwards has decided to stay at Roush Fenway Racing and continue driving the No. 99 Ford, the team announced Thursday morning.
The deal is for multiple seasons and ends the biggest free-agent mystery in NASCAR this year.
“Carl Edwards has achieved a level of success on and off track that would [...]

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NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski was taken to a hospital after crashing during at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. on Wednesday.
A statement released by Penske Racing read:
“Brad Keselowski was involved in an accident today at Road Atlanta while testing. He was transported to an Atlanta area hospital for further evaluation. Brad was able to exit the [...]

Indianapolis – It had to enough to make the win-at-all-costs guys puke. Jeff Gordon actually smiling and laughing and admitting to be happy after finishing second in a sporting event. A big, huge pro sporting event at that.
But there he was Sunday afternoon after getting that runner-up finish at the Brickyard 400, not looking or [...]

By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
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Indianapolis – Here’s to cheeseheads at Indy.
Paul Menard and his father John, the Wisconsinites who never seemed to get the job done at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway or in the Sprint Cup, pulled off a stunning victory in the Brickyard 400 on Sunday.
Driving with sponsorship from his father’s company in [...]

Indianapolis – Paul Menard used a fuel mileage gamble to make NASCAR’s second biggest race the site of his first Sprint Cup victory.
Menard held off a charging Jeff Gordon over the final laps of Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and crossed the finish line .725 seconds ahead of the four-time winner of the [...]

Indianapolis – These are not good days to be a crew chief, it appears. Especially if the car you’re working on and the driver you’re working for are not performing up to whoever’s expectation.
At just past the halfway point of the season, five Sprint Cup crew chiefs have been sacked in 2011.
What’s up with all [...]

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Indianapolis – David Ragan’s midseason charge picked up more steam on Saturday as the Roush Fenway Racing driver won the pole for Sunday’s Brickyard 400.
Ragan’s fast lap in his Roush Fenway Racing Ford was at 182.994 mph. The pole is the second of the season for Ragan as he was [...]

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Indianapolis – So, what’s the most over-used phase by professional race car drivers? After, of course “I would like to thank…”, it would have to be, “Gee, sorry about that”.
And perhaps even more remarkable than its over-usage is its insincerity.
Shove a fellow competitor into a concrete wall at 200 mph, [...]

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Indianapolis – Carl Edwards showed up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend’s Brickyard 400 as the Sprint Cup points leader. However, it was not the here-and-now which was on the minds of the media when Edwards conducted a press conference Friday.
Instead, everybody wanted to know if he had made [...]