Raceline Radio Weekend Wrap-Up – November 15, 2020

Raceline Radio Weekend Wrap-Up, and Show Guest Schedule.

Compiled By Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network.   Week Of:  November 15^th  2020  

“Use your HEAD…..to stop the SPREAD!”

Formula One World Driving Championship: 

Last Race: November 15^th: Turkish Grand Prix: Crafty wet tire strategy put Montreal’s Lance Stroll on the pole, his first career P-1. Lance led more than half the race distance on a very wet and slippery circuit, but his pace went away after stopping for new intermediate wets with 21 laps to go. That parted the waters for Lewis Hamilton, who started 6^th. He took over from leader Stroll on that lap 21 stop and that was it! Lewis’ 10^th win of the season, 94^th of his career.

Stroll finished 9th. Nick Latifi, a DNF after contact with Romain Grosjean.

Driver Points: Lewis Hamilton won Turkey while Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas spun in the wet numerous times and finished 14^th. Hamilton wins the 2020 Championship to tie Michael Schumacher at 7.  Mercedes won their 7^th straight Constructors championship.

Next GP: Just 3 more! November 29^th: Bahrain. December 6^th: Shakir/Bahrain. December 13^th: Abu Dhabi. Note: The 2020 Canadian Grand Prix Montreal was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

More Stroll Notes: He’s still only 22! Stroll’s first career pole, second front row, starting second for the 2017 Italian Grand Prix, again, wet qualifying. Stroll has scored 2 podiums: 3rd in the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix and at this year’s Italian Grand Prix.  He has not scored any points since his podium at Monza this year. He also missed The Eifel GP after testing positive for Covid-19.

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NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series:  Season Closed.

Last Race: Sunday November 8^th:  Phoenix: Chase Elliott wins his 5^th of the season, 2^nd in a row to claim his first CUP title in his 5^th year in Cup, 31 years after his Dad Bill took his.  At 24, Elliott from Dawsonville GA is the 3^rd youngest to win a championship and just the 3^rd father/son combo to accomplish the feat!  NASCAR Cup championship # 13 for Hendrick Motorsports. Other Father & Son titlists: Lee Petty ( ’54 ’58 ’59) and Richard Petty ( 7X 60’s ‘70’s ) … Ned Jarrett ( 2X 60’s ) and Dale Jarrett ( 1999 ). Youngest champion: Bill Rexford in 1950, 23 years old.

The 2021 season opens with the 63^rd Daytona 500 February 14^th.

NTT IndyCar Series:  Season Closed.

New Zealand’s Scott Dixon wins the 2020 championship, 6^th of his career in his 19^th season with Chip Ganassi Racing.    The 2021 season opens March 7^th at St. Petersburg Florida. Toronto, cancelled this year due to Covid 19: July 11^th.

Sports Cars:  IMSA:

Last Race: November 14^th: Season Closer: The 12 Hours of Sebring FLA: Tincknell, Bomarito and Hunter-Reay in the Canadian Multimatic prepped Mazda won the enduro, but Acura Team Penske won the war, former RLR guest Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor taking the DPi crown by just 1 point despite finishing 8^th, 7 laps down. That’s the right way for Helio, the 3X Indianapolis 500 winner, to end his tenure at Penske’s. Kelly, Trummer and Huffaker won GTLM, Hardwick, Long and Haylen won GTD. Canada’s Roman DeAngelis 2^nd. Former guest Kyle Marcelli claimed the IMSA GS Challenge title… Jeff Kingsley, clinched the Porsche-uh GT-3 Challenge Cup USA title at Sebring! Well done lads! _________________________________________________________________

Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru: 

Remaining Rallies and the Championship officially suspended/cancelled due to Covid-19 risk.

Last Rally: 2020 Season opener: February 1^st: Rallye Perce Neige, Maniwaki Quebec. Karel Karre wins for Subaru. No champion will be declared. These results will count toward career totals. Note: The CRC has also cancelled the 2021 season opener, The Rallye Perce Neige, 56^th edition, scheduled for Feb. 5^th and 6^th.

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World Rally Championship:

Next Rally: November 22^nd: Rally Belgium, Ypres.

Last Rally: October 11th: Rally Italy: Dani Sordo held off title rivals Thierry Neuville and Sébastien Ogier to seal back-to-back Rally Italia wins. The Spaniard, driving only his second WRC rally this year, wins by 5 seconds over Neuville for a Hyundai 1-2. Ogier’s Toyota team-mate, Elfyn Evans, retains the championship lead with just 2 rounds remaining.

Raceline Radio Show Guest Schedule for The Week of:

November 15^th:  Quebec’s Louis Phillipe ( L.P ) Dumoulin on his NASCAR Canada season and his induction into The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame… and our Subaru-Raceline E-Mail Bag Trivia Contest!

November 22^nd:  2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Chase Elliott, an interview in two parts… and our Subaru-Raceline E-Mail Bag Trivia Contest!

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2020 Raceline Radio Network Affiliate Stations:

Most feature live audio streaming, podcasting and Iphone access.

Sportsnet 590 The FAN Toronto: ( Co Flagship ) Sundays 7am (replay) and 11 PM Eastern for the primary airing. The FAN / Raceline is also available in HD FM: 92.5 Channel 3, The Radio Player Canada App, Bell Express-Vu Sat. channel 959, and carried live and podcasted on the Web at sportsnet.ca 

Raceline Podcasts: (http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/) “Shows” –  link to the audio page for Raceline Radio (http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/raceline-radio/

Listen LIVE: www.sportsnet.ca     

Tune In Radio: http://tunein.com/radio/Raceline-Radio-p58510/.

TSN 690 Montreal: Sunday 11 PM Eastern

Sportsnet 650 Vancouver: Sunday 11:00pm Mountain. Also in HD at 96.9 – HD 3, and on the Radioplayer Canada App.

Sportsnet 960 The FAN Calgary: Sunday 11:06 PM Mountain

TSN 1260 Edmonton: Saturday 7:00 AM Mountain

TSN 1290 Winnipeg: Friday 10 PM Central 

News 95.7 Halifax: Monday 8:00 PM Atlantic

TSN 1200 Ottawa: Monday 7:06 PM Eastern

AM 800 CKLW Windsor: Sunday 8:06 PM Eastern

AM 900 CHML Hamilton: ( Co-Flagship ) Sunday 8:06 PM Eastern, HD FM at 95.3 Channel 3 and podcasted.

NEWS-TALK 610 CKTB St. Catharines-Niagara: Sunday 8:00 PM and Saturday 4:06 PM Eastern, I-Heart Radio and podcasted.

NEWS TALK 1290 CJBK London: Monday 7:06 PM and Saturday 5 PM Eastern

AM 1070 CHOK Sarnia: Sunday 8:06 PM Eastern

103.9 FM CHOK Sarnia: Sunday 8:06 PM Eastern