User talk:Lvi56
Welcome
It is nice to meet you. I see that you are working on some articles. Let me know if you need help - whether it be with admin tasks, explanation about how things work around here, or mentoring for Good Articles. I'm not very active this time of the year - until local stock car racing gets done in early to mid October - then plan to see me a lot more. I like track chasing around Eastern Wisconsin. Dirt and asphalt tracks from April to Oct and ice racing in Jan/Feb. I recently uploaded pictures from the 2010 Nationwide race at Road America; they turned out very well [1]. I have hundreds of images to upload from recent trips in the Midwest. Royalbroil 03:49, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
- Nice to meet you too. I'm having a lot of fun delving deeper into editing and working on articles. I have been learning a lot about Good Articles and currently trying to get the Auto Club Speedway article up to GA status, I think I'm close. I plan on working on other track articles too. Lvi56 (talk) 06:01, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
Talk:350 West Mart Center/GA1
I have responded to your concerns at Talk:350 West Mart Center/GA1.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:15, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
- I've added more concerns and will be reviewing your changes and responses.Lvi56 (talk) 07:29, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
- Can you please
strikeresolved issues.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 08:00, 16 September 2010 (UTC)- I had some time to respond to your concerns today.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:41, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
- Can you please
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Article of the month – 2010 Carfax 400, a recent good article
The 2010 Carfax 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 15, 2010 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps, it was the twenty-third race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kevin Harvick for the Richard Childress Racing team. Denny Hamlin finished second, and Carl Edwards, who started twenty-fourth, clinched third. Pole position driver Kasey Kahne maintained his lead into the first corner to begin the race, but Jimmie Johnson, who started in the second position on the grid, took the lead before the first lap was over. Afterward, Greg Biffle became the leader, and would eventually lead to the race high of 66 laps. Tony Stewart led after the final pit stops, ahead of Hamlin and Harvick. Harvick helped Hamlin to become the leader, but with twelve laps left, Harvick gained on Hamlin and claimed the first position with eleven lap remaining. Harvick maintained his position to claim his first Sprint Cup victory at Michigan International Speedway. There were five cautions and nineteen lead changes among nine different drivers throughout the course of the race, Harvick's third win of the season. The result maintained the first position in the Drivers' Championship and clinched him a position in the Chase. He remained 293 points ahead of second place driver Jeff Gordon and 353 ahead of Denny Hamlin. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, thirty points ahead of Toyota and sixty-one ahead of Ford, with thirteen races remaining in the season. A total of 105,000 people attended the race, while 4.917 million watched it on television. (More...) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DYK nomination of Diamond Valley Lake
Hello! Your submission of Diamond Valley Lake at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Smartse (talk) 15:51, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
- I'll remove this from the nomination page. It's a pity it doesn't meet the requirements as it's a good article and an interesting hook! Good luck with the GAN. Smartse (talk) 21:10, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
Diamond Valley Lake GAN
Hey! Are you finished with all the issues at Talk:Diamond Valley Lake/GA1? If so, give me a message here, on the review page or my talk page, and I'll have a look to see if it will pass. Thanks, Arsenikk (talk) 19:17, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
- I have fixed many of the issues and updated the talk page. let me know if there is anything else that needs to be done. thanks. Lvi56 (talk) 00:47, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
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Article of the month – Alan Kulwicki, selected as a good article
Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 – April 1, 1993), nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series) racecar driver. He started racing at local short tracks in Wisconsin before moving up to regional stock car touring series. Kulwicki arrived at NASCAR, the highest and most expensive level of stock car racing in the United States, with no sponsor, a limited budget, and only a racecar and a borrowed pickup truck. Despite starting with meager equipment and finances, he earned the 1986 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award over drivers racing for well-funded teams. After Kulwicki won his first race at Phoenix International Raceway, he debuted what would become his trademark "Polish Victory Lap". Kulwicki won the 1992 Winston Cup championship by what was then the closest margin in NASCAR history. He died early in 1993 in a light aircraft accident, and was unable to defend his championship. He has been inducted into numerous racing halls of fame and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. Kulwicki was known for being a perfectionist and doing things his own way. An engineer by trade, his scientific approach to NASCAR racing inspires the way teams are now run. Despite lucrative offers from top car owners, he insisted on driving for his own race team, AK Racing, during most of his NASCAR career. Described by his publicist as "a real hard type of person to get to know", he remained a bachelor throughout his life. (More...) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of WikiProject NASCAR at 00:09, 26 October 2010 (UTC).
Your GA nomination of Auto Club Speedway
The article Auto Club Speedway you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Auto Club Speedway for things which need to be addressed. Aaron north (T/C) 19:25, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Auto Club Speedway
The article Auto Club Speedway you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Auto Club Speedway for eventual comments about the article. Well done! Aaron north (T/C) 21:52, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review! Lvi56 (talk) 03:04, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker)Congradulations, I thought it wouldn't become a GA, but you showed me wrong. Also anothe thing that is impressive, it is the first Auto racing circuit / track to ever reach GA level Nascar1996 02:39, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks, hopefully more will follow. Lvi56 (talk) 03:04, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
Phoenix
Just to let you know, I repaired the logo for the race track: File:Phoenix International Raceway Logo.jpg. Nascar1996 02:55, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks! Lvi56 (talk) 03:05, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
- You're welcome. Next time you may want to check out {{Non-free use rationale}}. Nascar1996 03:07, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
- Also, in articles NASCAR should be capitalized because it is the initials of 'National Asscociation for Stock Car Auto Racing'. Nascar1996 20:33, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
- If you would like to (after PIR); how about Charlotte Motor Speedway, or Daytona, or possible get a peer review of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (which I think was close one other time). There just suggestions. :) Nascar1996 22:59, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
- Certainly those three could reach GA. Not so sure PIR will make the cut. Good suggestions. Lvi56 (talk) 01:22, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
- Why, cant find references? Not enough information? Nascar1996 01:45, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
- Nevermind, re-read it and I think it can get there Lvi56 (talk) 00:13, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
- If you would like to (after PIR); how about Charlotte Motor Speedway, or Daytona, or possible get a peer review of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (which I think was close one other time). There just suggestions. :) Nascar1996 22:59, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
- Also, in articles NASCAR should be capitalized because it is the initials of 'National Asscociation for Stock Car Auto Racing'. Nascar1996 20:33, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
- You're welcome. Next time you may want to check out {{Non-free use rationale}}. Nascar1996 03:07, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
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Article of the month – Auto Club Speedway, a recent good article
Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is a two-mile (3 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. The track was also used for open wheel racing events until 2005. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is the only track owned by ISC to have naming rights sold. The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.Construction of the track, on the site of the former Kaiser Steel Mill, began in 1995 and was completed in late 1996. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 91,200 and 28 skyboxes. In 2006, a fanzone was added behind the main grandstand. Lights were added to the speedway in 2004 with the addition of a second annual NASCAR weekend. In 2011 the track will host only one NASCAR weekend. (More...) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of WikiProject NASCAR at 12:55, 25 November 2010 (UTC).
Charlotte
Hello, would you like some images of Charlotte Motor Speedway? I might even has a couple about the dirt track. Also, most of the big track pictures are from the infield. Nascar1996 23:17, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
- Additional pictures would be great. Lvi56 (talk) 23:19, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
- I'll probably will upload them soon. (they do have the date though) Nascar1996 23:20, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
- I added the best ones I had. 1 of Turn 2, 1 of the Dirt track from the road, 1 of the start/finish line. Nascar1996 01:31, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
- I'll have a look at them, thanks. Lvi56 (talk) 01:49, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
- If you can get everyone of List of NASCAR race tracks all GA, you could nominate it as a good topic. Nascar1996 04:27, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
- Would that mean every single track on that page? Lots of the older/early dirt ovals would be very difficult to find info on.Lvi56 (talk) 05:09, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
- Okay, I forgot about that. Sorry. Nascar1996 05:11, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
- Bristol Motor Speedway probably will be easier than some of the others because it has more information. Might not have a lot of sources though. Nascar1996 21:51, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
- It's on my list to do Lvi56 (talk) 23:06, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
- Bristol Motor Speedway probably will be easier than some of the others because it has more information. Might not have a lot of sources though. Nascar1996 21:51, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
- Okay, I forgot about that. Sorry. Nascar1996 05:11, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
- Would that mean every single track on that page? Lots of the older/early dirt ovals would be very difficult to find info on.Lvi56 (talk) 05:09, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
- If you can get everyone of List of NASCAR race tracks all GA, you could nominate it as a good topic. Nascar1996 04:27, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
- I'll have a look at them, thanks. Lvi56 (talk) 01:49, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
Pressure systems
The issues you pointed out should be fixed. Let me know if they're not. Thegreatdr (talk) 06:09, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Marcus G. Smith
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DYK for Brock Reservoir
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Featured Announcement
I am proud to announce that a file relating to NASCAR has been promoted to featured status, the first for our project. The nomination, which ened December 15, 2010, was nominated by Nascar1996 and received nine supports. This couldn't have been accomplished without our projects participants, so thank you and I hope you continue to improve the project. -- Nascar1996 21:19, 16 December 2010 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Happy Holidays Everyone!
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Article of the month – 2010 Sylvania 300, a recent Good Article
The 2010 Sylvania 300 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on September 19, 2010, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. The 300 lap race was the twenty-seventh in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the first race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Clint Bowyer, of the Richard Childress Racing team, won the race, with Denny Hamlin finishing second, and Jamie McMurray third. Pole position driver Brad Keselowski maintained his lead in the first lap, but in the second lap Tony Stewart pulled ahead. Chase for the Sprint Cup participants Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, and Hamlin were in the top ten for most of the race, but in the closing laps all of them suffered spins or other problems. Hamlin was the only one to recover and finish in the top five. With two laps remaining, Tony Stewart was leading the race when he ran out of fuel, giving the lead to Bowyer, who also led the most laps in the race with 176. There were eight cautions and twenty-three lead changes among eight different drivers during the race. The race was Clint Bowyer's first win in the 2010 season, and the third of his career. The result advanced Bowyer to second in the Drivers' Championship, thirty-five points behind Hamlin and ten ahead of Kevin Harvick, but because of a penalty three days after the race, he fell to twelfth in the standings. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, thirty-two points ahead of Toyota and seventy-four ahead of Ford, with nine races remaining in the season. A total of 95,000 people attended the race, while 3.68 million watched it on television. (More...) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hi there, I thought I'd give you a heads-up that I am reviewing your Good Article Nomination of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It will probably take me a day or so to complete the review, but since you're taking a wikibreak I thought you'd appreciate some advance notice. If you don't have enough time at the moment, please let me know and I will alert WP:AOWR; I'm sure other editors will be able and willing to help out.--Midgrid(talk) 19:46, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
- I have now reviewed the article - unfortunately, I do not believe it meets GA standards, and that it would require too much work to achieve this for me to put the nomination on hold. I hope you are not discouraged; I have left some ideas for improvement in the review. Please let me know if you disagree with the conclusion I have reached. Best wishes,--Midgrid(talk) 17:50, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review! I agree with many of your points. Feel free to fail the article for now, lots of work to do. Thanks. Lvi56 (talk) 03:46, 4 January 2011 (UTC)