The NASCAR Thread

[Budnicks]

i look back at the treatment that the other cheaters like waltrip got. you get caught you pay the piper. well you do unless you are on a certain team. michael waltrip and richard childress should be throwing a fit right now.

Amen again brother, your spot on... the #24, #48 & #88 will never be treated like the others, it's kind of like the Dale E. sr. deal, he could get away with WAY more than anyone else could because he was in extremely good graces with the 2 Bill's France Jr. & Sr. owners & promoters of NASCAR...

[Ponch ®]

f---ing Reutimann. That is all.

[Aero426]

f---ing Reutimann. That is all.

He was doing his job, which is trying to keep the car number in the top 35 for the little lady.

Sucky deal all the way around.

[nvrbdn]

my man ryan newman got his win and the clock.

[Budnicks]

At least it wasn't Jeff Gordon or Jimmy Johnson, I was routing for the blue deuce the whole time...

[chargerboy69]

my man ryan newman got his win and the clock.

A great win for Ryan, it was nice to see him get another win.

Of course he needs to buy Clint a dinner at Outback for that one.

[nvrbdn]

yep, clint cleared the way. and the dinger did dodge proud hanging in there for second. he stayed right with ryan through the 1st lap. his best cup finish so far.

[400/6/PAC]

At least it wasn't Jeff Gordon or Jimmy Johnson, I was routing for the blue deuce the whole time...

I like Brad.
He's becoming a really strong competitor.

[Ponch ®]

At least it wasn't Jeff Gordon or Jimmy Johnson, I was routing for the blue deuce the whole time...

I like Brad.
He's becoming a really strong competitor.

Are you guys still gonna be on the bandwagon when he's driving a Fusion next year?

[400/6/PAC]

At least it wasn't Jeff Gordon or Jimmy Johnson, I was routing for the blue deuce the whole time...

I like Brad.
He's becoming a really strong competitor.

Are you guys still gonna be on the bandwagon when he's driving a Fusion next year?

I will Still like Brad as a driver.
The Fusion, I can do without.
Dodge car's are becoming rare in Nascar, I hope things change.
There are only like 9 Dodge cars running and most of them are Guy's like Scott Wimmer, Mike Garvey, Derrike Cope, And Terry Cook, Who Dont Qualify.
I really hope Brad And AJ Stay's with Dodge.

[TruckDriver]

Wont happen if he contracts have already been signed with Ford.

BTW, I always liked AJ and Brad. I always followed his Brad's dad too in the ARCA series (yes, I follow that too). I dont care what he drives. I like him cause of his personality.

[TruckDriver]

The first time Dodge wins at Talledega since 1976 with Dave Marcis in the K&K Dodge Charger!!!!

Way to go Brad Keselowski!!!  

[nvrbdn]

sweet move at the end to leave kyle. good race.

[Indygenerallee]

Pretty cool win, I was kind of rooting for Kurt Busch and his "Ricky Bobby" car absolutely hilarious they said it even had a stuffed Cougar in the interior and they were actually referring to Kurt as Ricky over the headset! 

[nvrbdn]

i was too. that was hilarious. but when he got spun out and tony got caught up in it, i was all about brad. kyle did a great thing pushing, but glad he didnt pull the move off.

[472 R/T SE]

He couldn't have done it without Busch pushing him.  They flew by Kenseth & Biffle.

Brad showed nothing but class when he got out of the car & the 1st thing he mentioned was his admiration & joy from running with Kurt when they were team mates & how he was sorry for spinning him out.

If you paid attention Brad did the exact same move with the younger Busch at the end & it worked flawlessly.  Of course it wouldn't have worked if Kyle wasn't on the same page.  It would have been so easy for him to take Brad out & then accuse him of hitting the brakes or something.  Nice, clean finish for Baby Busch, I was impressed.  Maybe being married has him looking @ life differently?



It's gonna suck to have Penske leaving.  I don't understand, why mess with something that's working?

Petty's contract with Ford ends this season & they're not having luck in getting an extension signed.  One of the bigger problems with Dodge is who builds the motors?  Penske's not lucky enough to have connections like the super teams.

There's talk Dodge might have to do what Toyota did & start building the motors for the teams to entice teams to switch.



I only watched the last 50 or so laps, was wondering what was up with the Ricky Bobby reference, ha.

[hatersaurusrex]

NASCAR IS IN VEGAS THIS WEEKEND !!!!!! Woo hoo!
The Skips

I so want to go see the race

No you don't. Trust me. I did a NASCAR weekend in Vegas a couple of years ago....never again. First, the whole town (meaning the hotels, casinos, etc) is overrun by people wearing mullets, extremely old and ill fitting Purolator trucker hats, and 20 year old Rusty Wallace MGD white t-shirts that are almost see through at this point. You have to wait an eternity to get a table even at the crappy Sahara cafe, and getting to and from the track is a frigging nightmare (unless you wanna shell out $30 or more per person for one of those shuttles from the Strip - which, by the way, will be full of the above mentioned mulletteers, who are now drunk...)

And how is this any different from a NASCAR race anywhere else?   

[Budnicks]

The first time Dodge wins at Talledega since 1976 with Dave Marcis in the K&K Dodge Charger!!!!

Way to go Brad Keselowski!!!  

      Good for the Penske Team Dodge & a Charger too boot...      

[chargerboy69]

When is NASCAR going to get serious about Kurt Busch?  And after last nights race this is just another example of why the guy has to go for at least the rest of the season. I can see the guy losing his ride though before NASCAR cuts him loose.  They are riding around in a car without sponsers, as most sponsers do not want to be associated with him.

[TruckDriver]

When is NASCAR going to get serious about Kurt Busch?  And after last nights race this is just another example of why the guy has to go for at least the rest of the season. I can see the guy losing his ride though before NASCAR cuts him loose.  They are riding around in a car without sponsers, as most sponsers do not want to be associated with him.

What did I miss? After they interveiwed Rick Hendrick, I turned the tv off, I didnt wanna here Johnson kissing his ass in the winners circle.

[Indygenerallee]

Kurt did nothing wrong, he did not hit anyone he spun himself out then ryan newman locked his car up and spun his car out and then to top it all off after they were in the pits one of Newmans team came over to kurt buschs stall and started a fight.

[NHCharger]

This is from JAYSKI:

Newman, Busch called to NASCAR hauler after Darlington race: Several of #39-Ryan Newman's crewmen confronted #51-Kurt Busch on Saturday night at Darlington Raceway following an ill-advised decision by Busch to do a burnout through Newman's pit box. After Busch had a flat tire and crashed with six laps remaining - an incident which also collected Newman - the Phoenix Racing driver lost his cool and began yelling on the team radio. When Busch completed his pit stop to fix damage shortly after the wreck, he & did a loud, angry burnout while leaving his pit box. The burnout startled fans in the stands and put up a huge plume of smoke, an expression of Busch's frustration at a promising night gone bad. But while doing the burnout, Busch drove through Newman's pit box as well - and several Newman crew members were still over the wall after recently completing service on the #39 car. Among the angry crewmen was Newman's gas man, Andy Rueger, who went to the #51 hauler to await Busch's arrival. Rueger planned to confront Busch immediately after the race. But Busch's team knew Newman's crew was upset, and so crew chief Nick Harrison instructed Busch to stop at the entrance of pit road and leave the car there instead. The driver was livid on the radio and had been screaming obscenities during the final few laps, and the team felt it would be a good idea for him just to get off the track. Words were exchanged between the crewmen and Busch, and a NASCAR official fell onto Busch's hood in the process. Though contact with Rueger sparked the official's tumble, NASCAR's Robin Pemberton said the official just lost his footing. It's unclear whether NASCAR will issue any penalties in this situation. If NASCAR feels its official tumbled onto the hood on his own, then Newman's gas man could go unpunished.(SB Nation)
AND: #39-Ryan Newman had strong words for #51-Kurt Busch after their incident Saturday night. Here's what Newman told [Dustin Long] in a one-on-one conversation about the incident:
(WHAT HAPPENED?)
"I'm not sure what happened. It's easy to see and it's easy to say that Kurt blew a fuse again. I'm not sure why he did it and tried to run over our guys and NASCAR officials. And nobody is. I think the chemical imbalance speaks for itself. Kurt drilled me in pit lane and said that he was taking his helmet off and he didn't see where he was going, which I'm pretty sure there were 42 other guys that are taking their helmets off and doing whatever for the last 10 years and that's the first time that's happened to me. Circumstances I think are that he lied and was so frustrated that he doesn't know how to deal with his anger.
(WHAT NOW?)
"From my standpoint, that's the second offense on Kurt when he did retaliation on (teammate Tony) Stewart's crew and the officials there. I can voice my opinion on what they should do to him but that's not going to solve anything.
(YOU WENT IN TO NASCAR HAULER VOLUNTARILY?)
"No. They asked me to come in because they didn't know everything that happened on pit road. They just really wanted to know my side of that story. That was it. They said you're good to go.
(HE SAID HE JUST HIT YOU ON PIT ROAD)
"He said he was taking his helmet off, which I think was a lie.
(ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT HIM AS A DRIVER)
"Everybody has for the last 10 years. He's proven that. When you can't keep a job, it's pretty obvious."(Posted to Twitter by Dustin Long)(5-13-2012)

[chargerboy69]

Kurt did nothing wrong, he did not hit anyone he spun himself out then ryan newman locked his car up and spun his car out and then to top it all off after they were in the pits one of Newmans team came over to kurt buschs stall and started a fight.

Were there two different races on last night?  One were Kurt was a normal driver and another one when he went smoking his tires down through the pits almost taking out Newmans crew while on a obscenity laced tirade.  Oh, and then running into Ryans car, while parked, for no reason.

Sorry, there is no way to defend the a-hole.


http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/story/2012-05-12/Kurt-Busch-Ryan-Newman-crews-scuffle/54929752/1

[Aero426]

TV didn't report the real story why the Newman crew was upset.   The production crew had to know what was going on by the driver radio transmissions before the end of the race.   

[BigBlackDodge]

TV didn't report the real story why the Newman crew was upset.   The production crew had to know what was going on by the driver radio transmissions before the end of the race.   

Yep. I was trying to figure why the 39 crew was so ticked off with Kurt after his self spin. Now I wish that gas man had gotten his hands on him.


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