lol

2/23/2009 2:19:12 PM

we need rain tires

2/23/2009 2:30:24 PM

i know goodyear made thousands of them a few years back when they were talking about rain races.

2/23/2009 4:06:12 PM

for circuit tracks as well? I thought that was only the road courses.

2/23/2009 4:09:51 PM

then we wouldnt have to worry about the rain. only thing is though, you put those rain tires on and your car would run way different, that would make it awesome if they had to switch on and off during races!

2/23/2009 4:12:42 PM

pesonally after thinking about it, circuit races would be boring. no passing, slow, like a homestead or a cali race.
and wtf hendrick. jr was on his way to a fcuking top 10 from from fucking dead last with vickers and you make a shitty motor.

2/23/2009 4:47:01 PM

alright lets keep this momentum coming with 35th in points

2/23/2009 5:19:05 PM

^^Yeah, funny how shop #2 (Martin & Jr.) have the 2 engine issues for Hendrick. Also, did NASCAR send a message to Mike Joy during the race to talk about selling tickets @ Cali? Even with his talk about all these people buying tickets, it was still half empty. If they'd take 1 or both races from there, along with Pocono, I'd be happy.

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"i cant believe i picked ragan over kenseth"

I did the same thing in my race pool. I have Kenseth for Vegas, which means he'll suck.

2/23/2009 6:12:19 PM

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"this week I got Edwards, Stewart, Martin, Kenseth, Allmendinger last wk I rode Gordon, Earnhardt, Waltrip, Stewart, Martin"

I play the Fox50 game - I am in 12th place. For CA I had Johnson, Edwards, Kyle Bush, Kenseth, Gordon, Harvick, Stewart, Hamlin, Boyer, and McMurray.

2/23/2009 7:10:48 PM

^^Yea, Cali sucks, i dont understand why they have 2 dates. What I would really love to see, though its a pipe dream, is for Bruton to renovate North Wilkesboro, and bring a date back there, but that will never happen

2/23/2009 8:32:20 PM

^ nice dream, but you are correct. Bruton will never allow it.

2/23/2009 8:36:10 PM

last i heard he wanted like $12-13 mil

that plus the fact that wilkesboro is in the middle of no where and no one will ever buy the place

2/23/2009 8:44:02 PM

the rock is the same way

2/23/2009 9:06:09 PM

^ at least the Rock was purchased and has some scheduled races.

2/23/2009 9:24:36 PM

true but they need the subway 400 or the southern 400 back there again.

2/23/2009 9:29:03 PM

north wilkesboro also doesn't have enough stands

2/23/2009 10:05:48 PM

or hotels

or a way to get out of that shithole in under 3 hrs

2/23/2009 10:12:26 PM

but it had some awesome racing


build it and they will come*







*unless the economy is in the shitter

[Edited on February 23, 2009 at 11:19 PM. Reason : dlkj;]

2/23/2009 11:19:25 PM

^^ 421 is 4 lane freeway now though with connections to i-77 and i-40, so its not like youre stuck on the backroads. Plus, being in the middle of nowhere wasnt an issue when it was open, so why would it be now. Its not like Darlington isint kind of isolated, or hell, Martinsville, that place is in the middle of nowhere.

2/24/2009 1:16:07 PM

modified series car just posted a new record lap time at BRISTOL, beat ryan newmans 2003 lap mph by 4 mph

2/25/2009 5:21:03 PM

^^ i'd like to see it happen

but those are the reasons it will never EVER happen

2/25/2009 5:27:32 PM

anyone seen the Tony Stewart old spice commercial yet....funny

2/25/2009 10:43:30 PM

yeah i laughed my ass off during daytona when i saw it

2/26/2009 12:10:43 AM

Racing at N. Wilkesboro? From http://jayski.com:

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"track news * Racing at North Wilkesboro? A developer has signed a short-term lease with the owner of North Wilkesboro Speedway and has plans to start a new racing series and reality show there. Charles Collins, who says that he is a 43-year-old Georgia native and developer, has set up an office at the speedway and has keys for the locks. During a tour yesterday, Collins said he has a short-term lease with Bruton Smith, the billionaire owner of the speedway. "Yes, sir, I believe he does," Smith said in a telephone interview. Smith said he didn't know details of Collins' plans, but that the lease is for about three months. The speedway is still for sale for $12 million to "whoever comes with the money first," Smith said. Collins says he plans to produce a reality racing show there called Women So U Think U Can Race? He also said he plans to start a racing series for women called the AWESOME Racing Series. AWESOME stands for for All Women Stockcar Oval Motorsports Event. "We're seeking women that want to go bumper to bumper," he said. Collins said he hopes to start production of the show at the speedway in March or April and to have ticketed events for the public. He also plans to promote concerts there, he said. Burned in the past by people who have announced pie-in-the-sky plans to buy and revitalize the North Wilkesboro Speedway but never did, officials in Wilkes County don't know quite what to make of the latest prospect. Collins, who said he has been working on the project for the past year and has been in town for about four months, wouldn't say exactly where he had come from. He wouldn't answer specific questions about his past experience but said that he is a property developer who has built houses and had done some shopping-center renovations. He talked about needing sponsors for the new efforts. He said he hopes to eventually buy the speedway. In a 2002 interview, Smith said that the track is worn out and needs to be repaved, and that there are sewer problems there. Yesterday, Smith said that for what Collins is going to do right now, those improvements won't be necessary. Collins said that the track is still in good shape. He said that the sewer is fine, and they can use portable toilets until eventually bringing in a main sewer line. "I got big plans for this place, and that's about as far as I'm going to go," Collins said. "We're getting ready to crank this place up."(Winston Salem Journal and Wilkes County News) and see a response by the Save The Speedway site and see past info on the track at my North Wilkesboro Track News page.(2-26-2009)"

2/27/2009 8:35:13 AM

sounds like it will suck

2/27/2009 10:21:28 AM

i want at least a truck series race

2/28/2009 7:46:04 PM

jr did good and im glad busch knocked himself out early

2/28/2009 8:25:33 PM

How is traffic getting in and out of Martinsville?

3/1/2009 4:12:29 PM

If you park in the right place its not too bad. If you are going up 220N from Greensboro, you want to park on the left side of the road (Across the street from the racetrack). The car dealership across the street is the best place. I think it is a Nissan Dealership. They charge you $20 bones or so. Its a long way from the track, but if you want to get in and out, its the heat sauce.

After the race, you can turn right and dig on 220S back toward greensboro. What you want to avoid is parking on the same side of the road as the racetrack. If you do that, they shoot you back behind the race track down a back road and out onto 58. Once you get on 58, you have to go passed 220, get off, and go back the other way on 58 to get back on 220.

3/1/2009 5:36:49 PM

Does anyone know how long engines typically last in the sprint cub cars? Can they make it half a year on one, a whole year, 5 races? I realize there are anomolies, but I'm curious how long they last on average.

3/1/2009 5:53:07 PM

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"Can they make it half a year on one"

used to be an engine rebuild after every race

3/1/2009 7:00:58 PM

they definitely rebuild after every race. The start and park guys in nationwide/trucks may get half a season out of a motor, but even with the tapered spacer those two series are using the most you can really expect is 2 races from an engine before it's too worn and down on power. Now, it may be that you can run 2-3 short track races where they are only running 250-300 miles in a weekend, with a lot of half or no throttle, but they will still throw it on the dyno after the weekend, rebuild the heads (they replace the springs all of the damn time anyway), so they may as well tear it down and rebuild it.

3/1/2009 10:39:20 PM

an engine rebuild after every race? lol

try a new engine after every race. i know for a fact that JGR sends every single engine part off for analysis after a race. a lot of other teams do similar stuff.

3/1/2009 11:50:58 PM

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"every single engine part off for analysis after a race"

i was thinking about nhra

but yeah new engine every race. i think the truck series is the only series that has a minimum number of races you can run on an engine. i think

3/2/2009 10:50:31 AM

god damn that's expensive. 25k a pop just for the engine right? doesn't include any work done on it.

3/2/2009 11:23:46 AM

In an unprecedented move NASCAR has announced today the in order to keep high TV ratings and interest in the sport they are going to invert the finishing order of the Las Vegas race held yesterday. This move is an attempt to bolster fan interest and fill the seats in the upcoming races by evoking the new theme for 2009 " We are Unpredictable, unless your last name is Earnhardt "


Unofficial NASCAR Sprint Cup results from Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Sunday’s Shelby 427:

Fin Str Car Driver Team Lap Pts BPts Status TLd LLd
1 1 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 285 190 5 Running 3 51
2 37 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet 285 175 5 Running 1 9
3 14 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 285 170 5 Running 1 61
4 4 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 285 160 Running
5 17 96 Bobby Labonte ASK.com Ford 285 155 Running
6 28 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 285 155 5 Running 1 17
7 24 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 285 151 5 Running 1 40
8 21 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 285 142 Running
9 38 26 Jamie McMurray Irwin Ford 285 138 Running
10 31 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 285 134 Running
11 7 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 285 135 5 Running 1 1
12 9 29 Kevin Harvick Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet 285 132 5 Running 1 9
13 20 20 Joey Logano # The Home Depot Toyota 285 129 5 Running 1 1
14 30 71 David Gilliland Capital Window Chevrolet 285 121 Running
15 32 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Toyota 285 123 5 Running 1 1
16 12 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 285 115 Running
17 16 99 Carl Edwards AFLAC Ford 285 117 5 Running 1 2
18 11 12 David Stremme No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge 284 109 Running
19 18 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet 284 106 Running
20 5 47 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford Toyota 284 103 Running
21 42 82 Scott Speed # Red Bull Toyota 284 100 Running
22 34 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 284 97 Running
23 2 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 284 99 5 Running 1 1
24 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's/KobaltT Tools Chevrolet 284 101 10 Running 3 92
25 6 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chevrolet 283 88 Running
26 10 14 Tony Stewart Old Spice Chevrolet 283 85 Running
27 15 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 283 82 Running
28 29 34 John Andretti Window World Dodge 283 79 Running
29 33 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Dodge 283 76 Running
30 41 07 Casey Mears Jack Daniels Chevrolet 282 73 Running
31 23 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Energizer Chevrolet 281 70 Running
32 25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shop Chevrolet 281 67 Running
33 19 44 A J Allmendinger Harrah's Dodge 281 64 Running
34 39 43 Reed Sorenson Valvoline Dodge 278 61 Running
35 36 98 Paul Menard Johns Manville/Menards Ford 269 58 Accident
36 26 13 Max Papis # GEICO Toyota 258 55 Running
37 43 64 Todd Bodine Toyota 227 52 Engine
38 13 25 Brad Keselowski GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 221 49 Running
39 27 8 Aric Almirola TomTom Chevrolet 143 46 Accident
40 8 5 Mark Martin Pop-Tarts/Carquest Chevrolet 121 43 Engine
41 22 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 102 40 Transmission
42 35 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 72 37 Engine
43 40 17 Matt Kenseth USG Ford 6 34 Engine

3/2/2009 12:03:37 PM

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"How is traffic getting in and out of Martinsville?"

Martinsville has improved in recent years. Key thing is to get there on race day early in the morning to get a good parking space. Plan to tailgate or bring stuff to kill time before the race.

3/2/2009 12:04:50 PM

^ that is the rule for all races

you must be on your 12 beer by noon

3/2/2009 12:55:04 PM

i ususually go through 3 t o3 1/2 cases in a race weekend, if im at the track. thats not including what others bring. wake up crack one open, drink till its time for a night cap

3/2/2009 1:09:10 PM

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"I have Kenseth for Vegas, which means he'll suck."

Would have been nice to have at least run 10 laps.

3/2/2009 3:15:25 PM

anybody else like the new pit stop rules for the truck series? you cant take fuel and tires on the same stop. i think that anything that increases the amount of strategy required to win a race is a good thing, wouldnt mind seeing this rule in cup.

3/3/2009 9:37:47 AM

that double dipping shit is gay as fuck. because you HAVE to pit both times,

3/3/2009 9:54:58 AM

^ you dont have to pit for tires. hell you would be a dumbass to take tires under green and go down a lap

3/3/2009 10:07:05 AM

i thought it was mandatory to come down pit road under the new rules. i have not read them, but its sounds dumb after watching dayton and cali.
i hope Ricky Carmichael. does very well this year.

FUCK KYLE BUSCH. he could have cared less about racing at his home track. i hope he wins a champion ship soon so he goes over seas and races F1.

3/3/2009 10:19:58 AM

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"FUCK KYLE BUSCH."

3/3/2009 10:42:06 AM

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-ballewarrest&prov=ap&type=lgns

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"ATLANTA (AP)—NASCAR Truck Series team owner Billy Ballew was arrested for drunk driving at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Wednesday night. Ballew, whose No. 51 Toyota truck is scheduled to be driven by Kyle Busch in Saturday’s American Commercial Lines 200, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he was arrested on AMS property in Hampton, Ga. Ballew told the paper he was arrested on the racetrack property. He acknowledged he had a mixed drink with him in the car when arrested by a Henry County sheriff’s department sergeant. He said he refused to take a breathalyzer test. “I am 100 percent sure that it will be dropped,” Ballew told the paper. “It was only one drink. I was not drunk. I was on Atlanta Motor Speedway property. I was not on the highway.” Ballew, a native of Blairsville, Ga., owns a condo on the AMS property. Alene Brownlee, a spokeswoman for Billy Ballew Motorsports, based in Mooresville, N.C., said Thursday Ballew was not available for comment. Brownlee said Ballew would attend Saturday’s race. Ballew was arrested Wednesday at 7:45 p.m., booked into the county jail on a DUI charge and released later Wednesday night on a $1,506 bond, according to records at the Henry County jail. Ballew’s team also is scheduled to have a No. 15 Toyota truck, driven by Shane Sieg, in Saturday’s race. "

god i hope the team falls apart and gibbs fires everyone

3/6/2009 1:04:52 AM

which drivers do you like?

i'm sure you answered this question i just dont want to go back 4 pgs to find it

3/6/2009 1:09:27 AM

jr, edwards, truex, menard, martin, kasey is cool , but meh, and a few others, im starting to like tony now that he isnt on gibbs

3/6/2009 9:22:10 AM

if kyle busch wins the truck series championship im gonna be pissed. let those drivers have fun. race with the big boys son. you already won in the busch series, why move down


fuck you kyle busch

3/10/2009 12:40:09 PM

^ I always thought the cuppers should not be allowed to be into the lower leagues

that is like the lakers playing in college

3/10/2009 12:53:43 PM