random thought

if i were a driver i think i'd refuse to drive #28

6/29/2008 4:45:28 PM

wtf mcmurray

6/29/2008 4:55:01 PM

montoya lol

6/29/2008 5:02:49 PM

Wow this race finally got interesting.

That was a shining example of why I haate colombians.

[Edited on June 29, 2008 at 5:04 PM. Reason : <3 the Toyota FanController commercial.]

6/29/2008 5:03:37 PM

so they go talk to hamlin instead of hearing from jr. about what happened to him or busch/montoya about their spat. hopefully they'll talk to them all after the break.

6/29/2008 5:18:29 PM

at least KYLE Bush didn't win again.

Montoya, prepare to be fined!

6/29/2008 6:49:24 PM

mcmurray did a dickbag thing.

6/29/2008 6:50:51 PM

McMurray had anACCIDENT
Montoya's going to get fined big-time.

6/29/2008 6:57:38 PM

jpm picked up some new fans last night.

dont think he will get fined due to the fact waltrip did much worse earlier this year to mears and wasnt fined. he just got parked for rest of race.

6/30/2008 7:25:42 AM

I liked McMurray before just because he drove for Roush, but I have a whole new respect for him now, should have used your turn signal jr. I can't believe juan was only penalized 2 laps, that lawsuit must be making Nascar soft.

6/30/2008 8:04:59 AM

Quote :

"Free Coke Zero for fans if a Coke Driver wins at Daytona: For members of the Coca-Cola Racing Family, each victory in a Sprint Cup Series race is traditionally followed by a thirst-quenching chug of an ice cold Coke Zero in the winner’s circle. This weekend, 13 of the sport’s top drivers will attempt to give fans around the country their own “taste of victory” by taking the checkered flag in the inaugural Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway. The Coke Zero “Taste of Victory” program will give fans an added incentive to pull for their favorite Coca-Cola Racing Family members during this weekend’s race. If any one of 13 drivers sponsored by Coca-Cola wins, people across the United States will be able to enjoy the Real Coke Taste and Zero Calories of Coke Zero for free. Participating Coca-Cola Racing Family drivers include #20-Tony Stewart, #29-Kevin Harvick, #31-Jeff Burton, #11-Denny Hamlin, #8-Mark Martin, #16-Greg Biffle, #19-Elliott Sadler, #26-Jamie McMurray, #43-Bobby Labonte, #55-Michael Waltrip, #07-Clint Bowyer and #6-David Ragan. #45-Terry Labonte also is eligible as the driver of the #45 Petty Enterprises Dodge and substitute for Coca-Cola Racing Family member Kyle Petty, who is in the TNT broadcast booth this weekend. If a Coca-Cola Racing Family driver takes the checkered flag Saturday night, fans will be able to visit http://www.CokeZero.com July 5 through July 13 and follow the instructions to receive a coupon for a free 20-ounce bottle of Coke Zero. The debut of the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola is part of a 10-year sponsorship agreement between Coca-Cola North America (CCNA) and International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Coupons for free 20-ounce bottles of Coke Zero will be redeemable until September 1, 2008 at participating retailers across the country where Coca-Cola products are sold. Limit is one coupon per person. All U.S. residents 13 years of age or older are eligible"

7/1/2008 10:28:51 PM

i can't believe i'm gonna have to pull for a damn hendrick car next year

7/2/2008 11:12:48 PM

great busch race. looks like steven wallace is going to get his ass beat by his own uncle. and rightfully so.

7/5/2008 10:09:35 AM

TNT's coverage is horrible compared to fox. yeah, they have little cheesy "foxisms", but at least they don't have uncomfortable dead periods, annoying 3 minute long commercial overlays, and end up missing half the major moves in the race. TNT coverage has zero insight on what is happening on the radios and in the pit.

As a casual fan, I watched nearly all of every race early in the season and I find myself flipping channels midway through the race because their coverage sucks so hard.

7/5/2008 9:30:40 PM

ABC/ESPN puts them all to shame imo

7/5/2008 9:46:21 PM

If I actually wanted to here Kyle Petty talk for 4 hours I'd have a lobotomy.

7/5/2008 9:56:26 PM

if i hear bill webber say, "We're gonna take a 90 second/1 min 25 second(btw, how the fuck does that work?) local break and be right back" im gonna shoot myself.

And these little mini commercials they show right during the middle of the race are stupid. wtf

7/5/2008 10:08:49 PM

8 to go. Should be a good finish. This is the only time I really like watching NASCAR.

7/5/2008 11:04:31 PM

What a mess! And that asshat took out my man!

And why is JJ Yeley driving Stewart's car?

Go Jeff, get it on the restart! YOU CAN DO IT!

7/5/2008 11:13:00 PM

SON OF A BITCH!!!! WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?


CUT A TIRE YOU SON OF A BITCH, KYLE BUSCH!!!


AND QUIT ARGUING YOU DUMB ASSES!!!!!


YOU SUCK KYLE BUSCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'M SO PISSED!!!!

[Edited on July 5, 2008 at 11:17 PM. Reason : ]

7/5/2008 11:14:48 PM

Well at least the fans in Daytona got their money's worth. That was a pretty damn exciting final lap.

7/5/2008 11:21:09 PM

i think everyone from 6th on back hit SOMETHING on the front stretch

7/5/2008 11:24:07 PM

I almost had NASCAR overload!
DIRECTV had the HotPass for free, so I was watching the channels for Burton, Jr, Gordon, and Harvick, plus the TNT coverage AND the four cameras on TNT Race Buddy on http://nascar.com

The internet coverage runs about 5 seconds ahead of DIRECTV, so I saw all the starts and wrecks there first.

7/5/2008 11:55:28 PM

i really enjoyed the "wide open coverage" on tnt. it worth having to hear klye petty(who obviously doesnt even know the rules) to get less commercials.

7/6/2008 7:38:03 AM

there's nothing exciting about some dipshits racing for about 20th position causing a wreck and not letting the race end properly.

this is why we never should have stopped racing back to the yellow.

7/6/2008 11:11:46 AM

Can anyone tell me why JJ Yeley was driving Tony Stewart's car last night?

7/6/2008 4:15:08 PM

^Tony got outta the car around lap 76 i think because he was suffering from "Flu-like symptoms".

Supposedly he was really sick, and it got to be just too much to handle

7/6/2008 4:19:10 PM

Quote :

"i really enjoyed the "wide open coverage" on tnt. it worth having to hear klye petty(who obviously doesnt even know the rules) to get less commercials."

There was nothing "wide open" about it. If I had to guess, there were actually more commercials and they were longer and they intruded on the screen so much they may as well have just cut away to a real commercial anyways. Not to mention the fact that there were a bunch of morons in the booth speaking over each other the entire race.

TNT+Nascar = fail

7/6/2008 5:49:51 PM

tnt having shitty nascar coverage is nothing new

it just got worse with kyle petty though. he makes it obvious why he's a shitty driver. he doesn't have a damn clue.

7/6/2008 8:35:56 PM

Oh we back. Those were some pretty good races; I went to all 3 this weekend. I might have some photos later; I don't know...

And Kyle is the man.

lol@hendrick dominance...

7/7/2008 1:03:06 PM

and i'm now rocking a #18 hat.

7/7/2008 1:11:22 PM

if anyone cares i had probably the worst possible fantasy nascar week ever...i scored a miserable 152 points last week (Yahoo league)...1st place in my league last week was 325...yikes

7/7/2008 2:11:15 PM

you need to stop fucking with that fantasy shit and go to some races.

7/7/2008 2:37:19 PM

Quote :

"Teresa Earnhardt Looking to sell DEI? Sirius NASCAR Radio's Sirius Speedway is reporting today that Teresa Earnhardt has enlisted the services of Bear, Stearns and Company to find a buyer -- or at least a major financial investor -- for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Bear Stearns is an investment bank, securities trading and brokerage firm based in New York City, and has been charged with finding a buyer for the entire operation. Barring that, Earnhardt is said to be interested in selling at least a minority interest in the team. DEI President of Global Operations Max Siegel declined to comment on the story when contacted earlier today.(Sirius NASCAR Radio's Sirius Speedway)(7-7-2008)"

I have a prediction for NASCAR 2009. There will be less than 40 teams racing in a substantial number of races.

DEI (or whatever it will be) will barely run 1 or 2 teams, certainly not 3 or 4.
MWR (Waltrip) will not run 3 teams next year.
Ganassi is already down to two teams, and I doubt the third team will be back next season.
Robby Gordon won't be able to run a full season next year.

This year 45 teams normally show up for the 43 spots. Assuming everything else stays the same, that would give us 41 teams competing.

Now consider teams like 21-Woods Brothers, 78 - Furniture Row, Petty Enterprises' two cars, and the three cars of Gillette Everham and Penske that might not field as many cars next year, and NASCAR could have a large problem.

7/7/2008 9:01:09 PM

who's out at MWR? All three driver's tend to run together during most races. Is Menard gone from DEI? Truex? Aric? All three are pretty much locked in. Ganassi won't drop below 2 teams unless he lets Montoya go, then they may fold alltogether. Petty will have 2 cars. Bobby is a lock and I don't see them letting the other team stop running. Robby is talking with investors (JV) and might have 2 cars next year. Penske will pick someone up to run the 12 if the rumors are true that Newman is gone. Haas/TS (if that goes through) will have a solid 2 cars in all of the races. RCR will have the 4th car, and JGR is looking at a 4th car. Even if we lose a car hear or there from existing teams, someone will step up and make sure they are in the race to collect the prize money. This doesn't happen in the trucks and nationwide series because the purses are so small in comparison to the cost of going to the event.

7/7/2008 9:29:57 PM

^ All of the "major" tracks will have 43 or more show up for qualifying. Some of the other tracks could potentially struggle to have a field of 40. In fact, I would hazard a guess and list Atlanta, California Speedway, and possibly Phoenix, Dover, Pocono, and Martinsville as tracks that might not have a 43 car field early in the year. (Unless NASCAR does what they did a few seasons ago and "arrange" for field fillers to show up, start the race, and get off the track.)

7/7/2008 10:05:35 PM

i dont see the logic in that.

I see about 45 cars at the least starting the season and if the spot is open, someone will enter just for the prize money. I dont know if you will see under 43 anytime soon. Not if someone can just show up and get paid

7/7/2008 10:26:03 PM

pocono will have fillers, atlanta as well. anywhere within a single day drive of Charlotte will have people show up. well, Pocono might not because it's a shitty track with the gear rule. No one wants to run California, but I can see the same team trying to hit both races out west early on (keep the driver and one or two guys to "watch" the trailer and then fly a handful of crew members in on Friday) so they can get $$$ and points toward getting locked in the top 35, then sponsors will step up. The 78 is a lock for those two (as well as Phoenix) because they are in Denver and have a much shorter drive than all of the other teams, plus they have thrown the 87 in a few races as well. The team always seems to perform half-decent when they get a good motor in the car. TRB is likely to start a 3rd team toward the end of next season as well for Scott Speed. Roush is going to be "selling" a team to Yates at some point soon, and that should help with Yates keeping the cars in the field. Realistically I don't see anything under 44 showing up for any race next year, and with another batch of used chassis showing up the smaller teams will be able to race even more whereas they couldn't this year. Hell, Boris Said might just get out there and run most of the races if the numbers get to where he can make events more easily.

[Edited on July 7, 2008 at 10:58 PM. Reason : ]

7/7/2008 10:55:28 PM

There were apparently a lot of empty seats up in the towers at Daytona. Definitely couldn't tell from where I was sitting.

7/8/2008 4:53:06 PM

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gm3TW-HkyaSzHCSzBLmTzkBGOv3gD91Q7N5O2


looks like our hometown hero scott riggs will be out of a ride next year

7/9/2008 10:33:40 AM

I hear Joe Gibbs has an opening.

7/9/2008 3:23:02 PM

Where'd you hear that? From the fucking article I just posted maybe?

7/9/2008 4:26:50 PM

Has anyone noticed that ESPN would rather plug NASCAR than an endless array of baseball this summer? Maybe the fact that they are televising races has something to do with this, but I really think that the amount of coverage, the number of articles I've found/read, etc. on NASCAR has been a lot more then even in the last 2 or 3 years. Pretty awesome methinks!

7/11/2008 12:21:45 AM

^^or maybe the fact that the biggest news outta NASCAR lately has been that Tony Stewart is leaving Joe Gibbs???? I mean, MAYBE thats where he got it......................

7/11/2008 12:36:17 AM

obama is going to sponsor a car at pocono

this will be fun

[Edited on July 11, 2008 at 3:42 PM. Reason : .]

7/11/2008 3:41:51 PM

for people in Yahoo fantasy leagues:

wtf? no bonuses this week for qualifying? i have the top 3 qualifiers this week, i should get 18 points (10 for 1st, 5 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd)

7/11/2008 4:30:27 PM

uh, they didn't qualify?

7/11/2008 4:37:54 PM

was the whole thing rained out? i might be looking at the spots from last week haha

7/11/2008 6:00:31 PM

yeah, the whole thing was rained out. The whole sky over turn 3-4 was damn near black. It was one of the most wicked thunder storm clouds I had ever seen. Nascar waited til about 5 minutes before the bottom fell out to tell us to push the cars back to the garages. The sky fell as I was walking to my car...it was fun.

7/12/2008 3:18:51 PM

ok who should I run

A List (pick ONE)

Harvick
Burton*

B List (pick TWO)

Mears*
Newman
Kyle*
Jr.

C List (pick ONE)

Menard
Vickers*

* = current starters

7/12/2008 3:20:04 PM