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    Nick Bromberg is the editor of From The Marbles, which is appropriate because his first words as a child were "Go car, go." A lifelong sports fan, Missouri alum and Kansas City lifer, Nick is all too familiar with losing and heartbreak. Nick is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist so if he isn't watching cars go in circles, he's likely at the gym.

    • Track marshal dies after sustaining injuries at Canadian Grand Prix

      By Nick Bromberg | From The Marbles – Sun, Jun 9, 2013 9:08 PM EDT

      Esteban Gutierrez gets out of his car after crashing. He was unhurt in the accident. (Getty)

      A marshal died from injuries sustained in a mishap while tending to Esteban Gutierrez's crashed car in the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.

      The 38-year-old worker, who has not been identified, dropped his radio and was backed over by a crane while officials prepared to remove Gutierrez's car from the track. Gutierrez crashed in turn 2 in the late stages of the race.

      "The worker was helping to recover a car which had stopped during the race. The recovery vehicle had lifted the car to return it to the pits and while doing this the worker dropped his radio and attempted to pick it up. As he did this, he stumbled and was hit and run over by the recovery vehicle," the FIA, the governing body of F1, said in a statement.

      The track worker, a 10 year veteran, was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:02 PM local time before he was to be operated on.

      From the Montreal Gazette:

      The man was rushed by ambulance to the medical

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    • The last two Sprint Cup Series champs went for a synchronized save after making contact in the tunnel turn.

      Brad Keselowski was inside of Tony Stewart for fifth place when he lost grip and washed up toward Stewart. As Keselowski's car started sliding, he hit Stewart in the left rear corner and sent the 2011 champion into a slide as well.

      Incredibly, they both kept their cars pointed in the right direction. Both Keselowski and Stewart lost multiple positions to the cars behind them, but they were able to avoid the fate that befell Juan Pablo Montoya and Matt Kenseth in the tunnel turn just previously. In that incident, Montoya's car washed up while on the inside of Kenseth's and both drivers went spinning, though neither one hit anything.

      Stewart bounced back to finish fourth and Keselowski was 16th after working his way through the field after a late-race pit stop for tires.

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    • Jimmie Johnson dominates for win at Pocono

      By Nick Bromberg | From The Marbles – Sun, Jun 9, 2013 4:38 PM EDT

      Five-time is now a three-time 2013 winner. (Getty)

      Sometimes you get a race that's so thoroughly controlled by one car that no matter what happens, it seems inevitable that car will take the checkered flag.

      Sunday at Pocono was one of those days. Jimmie Johnson, the five-time champion and Sprint Cup Series points leader, led 128 of the race's 160 laps en route to his third win of the season.

      And, unlike the previous week at Dover, when a late-race restart cost Johnson a victory with a dominating car, this week, this race's cluster of late lap restarts was not going to deny Johnson the win.

      Just how good was Johnson's car? Well, these words were the first words he said after emerging from his car in victory lane. Mind you, this is a guy who just won his 63rd Sprint Cup race; and did we mention he was a five-time Sprint Cup Series champion?

      "That's the best car I've had in a long, long, long, long, long, long time," Johnson said. "Not only a good race car but a good engine. Had fuel mileage and plenty of power. It was awesome on the

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    • Max Papis thought he was going to be clear of the crash in front of him. He wasn't.

      During Sunday's rain-delayed Nationwide Series race at Iowa, Alex Bowman and Brian Vickers went spinning in front of Travis Pastrana. There was nowhere for Pastrana, who was on the high side, to go, and he ended up hitting Vickers' car.

      After hitting Vickers, Pastrana's car veered toward the inside of the track, where the field of cars behind the crash had scrambled to avoid the accident. Everyone made it by except Papis.

      Pastrana's car smashed into the right side of Papis' car near the right-rear tire and sheared off the sheetmetal on the side and sent Papis' rear wheels off the ground like the car did a reverse pop-a-wheelie.

      Both cars were too damaged to continue.

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    • As the rain fell Friday at Pocono, restarts reigned

      By Nick Bromberg | From The Marbles – Fri, Jun 7, 2013 3:15 PM EDT

      Air Titan was no match for the rain at Pocono Friday. (Getty)

      Thanks to steady rain all day, the only on-track activity to talk about at Pocono on Friday was Sunday's Dover restart, which saw Jimmie Johnson get penalized -- and lose any shot at a win -- for jumping it with less than 20 laps to go.

      Johnson had the dominant car that day, leading 147 laps. But Montoya was the leader at the time of the restart and Johnson accelerated before he did, beating Montoya and the rest of the field to the start/finish line.

      There was no dominant car Friday at Pocono. No one got on track and all activity was officially canceled just after 2 p.m. Eastern. That means the field is set by owner points and Johnson will lead the field to green on Sunday with Carl Edwards next to him. Yes, it's probably safe to say that Johnson isn't going to be overanxious to hit the gas at the drop of the green.

      "I really believe that in the restart zone to the start-finish line that Juan (Pablo Montoya) just didn’t go and in my opinion, I think he played it right," Johnson said. "I

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    • Happy Hour: Dover, and, yes, Danica

      By Nick Bromberg | From The Marbles – Thu, Jun 6, 2013 8:24 PM EDT

      SLOW DOWN, JIMMIE! SLOW DOWN! (Getty)

      Throughout the week you can send us your best questions, jokes, rants and just plain miscellaneous thoughts to happyhourmailbag@yahoo.com or @NickBromberg. We'll post them here, have a good time and everyone's happy. Right? Oh who are we kidding, this is NASCAR. No one is ever happy.

      Before we start this week's mailbag, this is one hell of a summer weekend of motorsports coming up. And it's structured perfectly if you need to get stuff done around the house. Friday night's the Truck Series race and then Saturday night we've got the Nationwide Series and the IndyCar Series at the same time, allowing all day to get your errands and tasks done. And then of course, we've got the PARTY IN THE POCONOS!!!!!! WOOOOO!!!!!!

      I always hear the same thing about JJ/Chad and the "Evil Empire" that is Hendrick motorsports. I cant tell you how many times I have had to hear and put up with the whole "NASCAR is Set Up" so that JJ will win! Well I hope this finally shuts them up! The fact is that JPM didnt

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    • Tony Stewart: Juice and Tracy Anderson devotee (Getty)

      Welcome to Warped Wednesday. On this, we'll put out the rush to judgment mat, go a little too far and have a little fun. Will it be funny? Sometimes. Will it be crazy and largely unbelievable? Probably. Will not everyone get it? Definitely.

      Not only was Sunday's win at Dover a potential turning point for Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing, it was proof for Stewart that his new health routines have started to take effect on the track as well.

      Inspired by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Stewart has started a juice fast diet during the week to help with his performance. Instead of eating food that he would normally eat and drinking that wonderful Schlitz beer, Smoke has started using his juicing machine and blender almost exclusively.

      Steak and potatoes? How about kiwi-melon juice. Pepperoni pizza? Now it's a smoothie with luscious ice, spinach, cucumbers, celery, asparagus and a hint of cilantro for some zest.

      On the fitness side, Stewart took his inspiration from a celebrity outside of NASCAR.

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    • Brad Keselowski docked six points for post-race Dover violation

      By Nick Bromberg | From The Marbles – Tue, Jun 4, 2013 6:47 PM EDT

      Paul Wolfe and Brad Keselowski. (Getty)

      Brad Keselowski was penalized six points and crew chief Paul Wolfe was fined $25,000 and put on probation until December 31 after the No. 2 car failed post-race inspection at Dover when the right front of the car was found to be too low.

      :The No. 2 car was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-12.8.1B (the car failed to meet the minimum front car heights during post-race inspection) of the 2013 rule book," a NASCAR release said.

      It was the same penalty that Martin Truex Jr. received after the right front of his car was found to be too low after Texas in April. Both penalties were attributed by the teams to parts failures and Penske Racing said in a statement that it would not appeal Keselowski's penalty.

      The penalty, which also includes six owner's points as well, drops Keselowski from 8th to 10th in the standings.

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    • Power Rankings: Are there penalties in these?

      By Nick Bromberg | From The Marbles – Tue, Jun 4, 2013 8:58 AM EDT

      It's time for Power Rankings! After every race, we'll opine about who we think is at the top of the Sprint Cup heap and how and why they got there. Remember, this isn't scientific, as our formula is the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. So let's get on with it, shall we?

      1. Jimmie Johnson (LW: 1): Face it, when Jimmie bolted away on that final restart you immediately and briefly thought "well, this race is over." And if you didn't, you're a liar. But there was the (rightful) penalty and Johnson ended up 17th. Does Johnson win the race if he gives back that position to Montoya? Probably. But ifs and buts are candy and nuts and blah blah blah. What we need is a driver to step up and challenge Vader for the top spot in them here power rankings and it's just not happening.

      2. Kevin Harvick (LW: 4): Hola, Kevin. Thanks for taking the No. 2 spot this week. Your run at Dover wasn't striking, but thanks to qualifying seventh, you ran in and around the top 10 all

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    • The followup to AJ Allmendinger's strong performance at the Indianapolis 500 didn't go very well.

      In the IndyCar Series' first dual race weekend of the season, Allmendinger failed to complete the first lap in each race at Detroit's Belle Isle street circuit.

      On Saturday, Allmendinger's car launched over Scott Dixon's as he made a move to the inside going into turn four under braking. After flying over Dixon's car, Allmendinger's car came to rest in the tire barrier on the outside of the turn.

      Sunday, he didn't make it to turn four. As he exited turn two on the first lap, his car got loose and when he corrected it, it slammed into the outside wall and snapped the right-front suspension.

      Saturday was Allmendinger's fifth race in an IndyCar for Penske Racing after coming over from NASCAR. Allmendinger joined Penske's No. 22 Sprint Cup team at the beginning of 2012 but didn't race again for the team after testing positive for a stimulant following the Kentucky race. A five-time winner in

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