good ending. gordon still finished 9th... not bad.

8/12/2007 5:43:13 PM

JPM deserved to get punted for excessive blocking imo

8/12/2007 6:10:35 PM

whatever. harvick's a fucking hothead

8/12/2007 6:17:22 PM

excessive blocking? I see more blocking at daytona/Talladega than what juan did today. he did ONE move to the inside, something you can do in any level of racing. It was truex's job to stay off his bumper. if juan had turned back to the left across the track then there would have been caues to bitch about blocking.

8/12/2007 7:04:15 PM

JPM won the mexico race by punting his own teammate. He has no problems wrecking other guys, even spun Jimmy earlier today. so what goes around comes around.

8/12/2007 8:06:39 PM

Guys, I am having withdrawls!! I haven't seen a race since, oh about 4 WEEKS AGO!!!! The last race I saw was Stewart's forst win for the season...

Quote :

"harvick & stewart = nascar's two big babies who can wreck anyone but want to fight when someone wrecks them"

Juan Pablo needs to be sent back to Indonesia!! GO BACK TO YER FORMULA UUN!!
/Talladega Nights reference (I know he isn't from Indonesia, so don't even say it! )

[Edited on August 12, 2007 at 9:48 PM. Reason : ]

8/12/2007 9:47:40 PM

This race showed why I love road racing.

The final 2 laps made up for Jr. blowing up.

8/13/2007 12:06:46 AM

there's no such thing as being a bad team driver on offense

8/13/2007 12:30:14 AM

After JPM and Harvick got in a fight, the entire front stretch grandstand was chanting "U S A...U S A". It was great.

8/14/2007 4:29:53 PM

wow, that's retarded. especially as nascar is trying to expand into foreign markets.

I BLAME RICKY BOBBY

8/14/2007 4:52:46 PM

Haha, my grandmother watched the re-broadcast today because the race was rained out and described it to me when I got home from work. I was like "Tony Stewart won AGAIN??? Wait... Nana that was last weeks race!"

8/19/2007 9:04:22 PM

PWNT by Nana

8/19/2007 9:14:05 PM

even the announcers like the road courses....

nascar needs to adapt more of them.

8/20/2007 12:22:59 AM

the radar is showing a lot of rain to the east but hopefully it will stay south.

8/20/2007 10:59:10 AM

Are they running it or not? I have drag racing...

[Edited on August 20, 2007 at 1:34 PM. Reason : ]

8/20/2007 1:33:58 PM

drying the track now, will have to see how it goes.

8/20/2007 1:58:43 PM

bristol should be the shiznit this weekend. they re-concreted the place with progressive banking so it may have 2 grooves.

8/20/2007 2:29:45 PM

Is it running? And what channel. The ESPN's arent saying...

8/20/2007 3:17:47 PM

10am tues

8/20/2007 4:20:31 PM

Well, they're running. And Jeff Gordon is in the lead! What a great way to wake up!

8/21/2007 11:24:07 AM

I really wish Jeff Gordon would cut his hair. I'm wondering if his wife popped that kid out yet, I haven't heard anything about it.

How is Montoya on the bubble for the chase?

And now Jimmie Johnson is in the lead. I'm a happy girl today!

8/21/2007 11:37:22 AM

the kid came before Sonoma a month ago.

http://www.jeffgordon.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=442112&iType=12216&icategoryid=1126

8/21/2007 1:01:26 PM

Back when everyone was wondering where Earnhardt Jr would wind up in 2008, Joe Gibbs Racing was almost immediately dismissed because JGR said that they would not allow Budweiser as a sponsor. However when Jr announced that he was going to Hendricks, it wasn't long before Hendricks mentioned that their contact with Pepsi prevented another Hendrick car being sponsor by an alcoholic beverage.

So this got me thinking. I wonder if the real reason Earnhardt didn't wind up at JGR was the strong possibility that Toyota would be fielded by JGR in 2008.

8/21/2007 1:23:39 PM

bad luck for 24, fixing that fin right before a yellow flag. guess they didn't have a choice

8/21/2007 1:30:05 PM

got tickets to bristol from my brother-in-law in the cup series

anyone else going? should be a good time, new track and exciting as always!

i'll be following the penske boys

8/21/2007 3:11:11 PM

I hope Matt Kenseth gets a dang fine for that BS! That was malicious and totally uncalled for!

8/21/2007 3:27:47 PM

malicious? from every camera angle it showed Gordon sliding up the track onto Kenseth, Kenseth had the wall on one side and Gordon on the other, the only place for Kenseth to go was forward

8/21/2007 3:58:22 PM

I was gone all day, and thats not how they said it on the radio.

But, if you say so.

8/21/2007 4:38:19 PM

http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2007/08/21/cup.mic.three.nascar/content.html

i think it could go either way, but gordon didn't give kenseth room and he obviously had a run

[Edited on August 21, 2007 at 5:01 PM. Reason : ,]

8/21/2007 5:00:28 PM

Assuming everyone at the very worst is start every race with no penalties:

Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, and Tony Stewart are qualified for the Chase.

1st with max leader points = 190 points
43rd = 34 points

Max difference between two starting, non-penalized drivers possible = (190-34) * 3 = 468 points

We could be looking at Richmond being pretty pointless once the green flag flies. Bet that's got Brian mad. Not to mention Dale Jr. missing again. You know Dale, the entire reason he increased the size of the Chase field was for you...

5 CARL EDWARDS 2970 +407
6 JIMMIE JOHNSON 2959 +396
7 JEFF BURTON 2927 +364
8 KYLE BUSCH 2881 +318
9 CLINT BOWYER 2779 +216
10 KEVIN HARVICK 2773 +210
11 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 2757 +196
12 KURT BUSCH 2724 +163
========================
13 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 2561 -163
14 RYAN NEWMAN 2553 -171
15 GREG BIFFLE 2428 -296
16 CASEY MEARS 2361 -363
17 JAMIE MCMURRAY 2286 -438
18 BOBBY LABONTE 2264 -460
19 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 2263 -461

8/21/2007 11:19:56 PM

YOUR YAK IS WEAK!!!

8/22/2007 2:18:06 PM

bristol truck race in 6 minutes, w00t

8/22/2007 7:53:27 PM

Haha, Jr. Just told Tony Eury Jr on the radio "You ain't never gonna get me to cheat in and out of the pit box so quit tryin' and get out of my ear with that mess!"

8/25/2007 10:50:23 PM

oh shiz-nit!!

What freaking channel? I gotta see the end, and can't find it on the ESPN's!

8/25/2007 11:39:02 PM

its over

carl edwards won
kahne 2nd
stewart 4th
jr 5th
kurt busch 6th

8/25/2007 11:42:20 PM

it was on espn but it's been over for a while now.

8/25/2007 11:42:25 PM

California night race...

A little over half way now.

9/2/2007 10:33:41 PM

YAY!! Jimmie Johnson for another win!

9/3/2007 4:47:40 AM

Anyone see the post race coverage? Kevin Harvick is such a baby. If he don't win, he acts like a child and makes fun of the interviewers.

9/3/2007 11:52:13 AM

New Flash

Casey Mears to transfer to the #5 Kelloggs/CARQUEST chevy in 2008 as Dale Earnhardt Jr. will take over the #25

on ESPN2's NASCAR Now Monday night, it was reported that Mountain Dew/AMP would probably be 55% of the races and National Guard would be 45% of the races for Dale Earnhardt Jr. There would be no problem with Navy being the sponsor of Dale Jr's #88 Busch team, but don't expect to see Earnhardt in a National Guard Busch car.(9-4-2007)

Quote :

"Jeepin4x4 All American 5577 Posts user info edit post Dale Jr. in the number 5 Mtn. Dew car. 6/13/2007 10:23:45 AM "

[Edited on September 4, 2007 at 2:00 PM. Reason : " "]

[Edited on September 4, 2007 at 2:00 PM. Reason : i predicted most of that correctly. Honestly thought he would take over the 5 though. Oh well, 25 will do.]

[Edited on September 4, 2007 at 2:02 PM. Reason : three edits. finally got it!]

9/4/2007 2:00:14 PM

Oh yeah, Tony Eury Jr. just signed a multi-year contract w/ Hendrick to stay as Jr.'s Crew Chief.

9/4/2007 2:03:27 PM

There goes any chances Junior had of winning a title in the foreseeable future.

I thought Hendrick was smarter than that.

[Edited on September 4, 2007 at 2:36 PM. Reason : /]

9/4/2007 2:35:43 PM

I'm not too sure how I feel about Tony Eury Jr. coming with him... I kinda feel like he is part of Jr.'s losing streak!

9/4/2007 9:57:41 PM

It will be very interesting to see whether or not Jr. can stay on par with Jeff and Jimmie once all other factors are even.

9/4/2007 10:13:26 PM

did yall catch the earnhardt documentary on CMT tonight? i forgot to set my recorder, will try to get it tomorrow.

9/4/2007 11:03:32 PM

yeah, pretty good documentary/autobiography type show and I normally hate those. Definitely shows a side of Earnhardt that most people haven't seen. And on ESPN they said that Earnhardt Jr. would be going to the 25 team but the number may change.

9/4/2007 11:07:05 PM

^rumor is he'll be in the 81, i would like to see the 38 or 83 personally.

9/4/2007 11:48:00 PM

wanted to repost this from vinylbandit, i felt it was wasted on the 'DALE movie' entertainment thread and brings up some sentiments i've felt for a long time now

Quote :

"You can say it's smarter to hold your temper all you want, but NASCAR at the Cup level has gone completely away from what NASCAR is at the local level, and it's starting to show in attendance and coverage. The novelty is gone for a lot of casual fans that have been picked up in the past decade, and the people who make up the real fanbase have moved back to the grassroots level because Cup has turned its back on them while chasing dollars. THERE IS NO MOTHERFUCKING SOUTHERN 500...THAT IS WRONG ON TOO MANY LEVELS TO LIST. I understand that you have to sacrifice the Smokey Yunick approach to racing in order to achieve parity and maximum safety, but the fact that NASCAR has legislated all of the personality out of Cup is really going to bite them in the next few years. Dale Earnhardt was a villain in his day; I remember how mad I was when he planted Terry Labonte at Bristol and then had the balls to throw the "rattle his cage" line, but at the same time I always respected him. The closest you have now is Stewart and Busch. Busch is just sort of a bland, cheap sort, and Stewart's got the will to win that Earnhardt had and the balls to speak his mind, but that mind is very often focused more on less honorable complaints. I know I'm just rambling, but as someone who grew up in a road racing family that still had respect for the competitors in NASCAR and their individual spirits, it makes be both sad and angry that most, if not all of that is gone now."

9/5/2007 9:35:38 AM

I have to agree.

You cannot keep the rustic charm that NASCAR had though and make a lot of money. NASCAR always has been a business. It's just that nowadays that business has the potential to make millions upon millions of dollars and is the #2 racing organization in the world. 20 years ago you could make an argument it wasn't even the #2 racing organization in the United States.

Earnhardt was the man mainly responsible for that rise. Jeff Gordon was a major part as well, but here's a guy that didn't even graduate high school and he became a Southern icon. I never liked Earnhardt, I booed at the top of my lungs when I heard his name. But I respected the man and his love him or hate him nature just added to his mystique.

We as racing fans just need to realize that that good ole boy era of NASCAR is gone, appreciate it for what it was, and realize it cannot come back, sort of like kayfabe in wrestling (NASCAR's rise in many ways mirrors pro wrestling as far as going from carnival fodder to a multimillion dollar business controlled by one family). It was a period where something small became large, and those of us that watched racing in the late 1980s and through the 1990s got to see something special in that increase in stature the sport experienced while it did not leave what made it the sport everyone loved at the time.

My favorite driver was always Geoff Bodine. When I was 5 years old Hendrick was opening up a new car dealership and had his stock cars he owned there along with Bodine. So we drove a couple hours to the dealership to see him. I got a couple pictures with him and he took the time to show me the car and the engine. Didn't cost anything, I didn't wait in line. I even managed for two seconds to grab a bag of Levi Garrett, Bodine's sponsor (it was quickly taken away from me by a person running things, I had no idea what Levi Garrett was).

We just need to realize that the likes of the Busch brothers would never do that. The drivers have become politically correct clones because they are no longer representing themselves but corporations. The only way to return to that rustic charm is for the sport to decline and racing going back to a southern/midwestern thing (somewhat like what the NHL is doing, although the NHL brass are fighting it tooth and nail). I'm not sure if that's possible. And I imagine a lot of those fans will just stop watching just cause they do not recognize the sport anymore.

http://www.geoffbodinemuseum.com/1988/images/1988-6a.html

[Edited on September 6, 2007 at 6:39 PM. Reason : /]

9/6/2007 6:15:43 PM

wish I was in richmond right now

9/8/2007 7:35:29 PM