The NASCAR Thread

[nvrbdn]

i dislike JG so much that i root for him to do poorly no matter how many points he has. dvr saved the day again. enjoyed football and put it on fast forward till the cautions came out. think it took 15 min to watch the whole race.

[General_01]

I was hoping BK and JJ would run out of gas and JG would win. I don't like any of them and figured it would be the best scenario since JG has no shot at winning the Championship anyways.

You wouldn't want the Dodge to win?

Not a make guy. I'm a driver guy. My favorite was Rusty and he mostly drove Fords. Stewart is my guy now.

[nvrbdn]

i won a chance to have lunch with rusty right before he retired. was a great day. he was a really nice guy to sit and chat with. also signed several items for me.   

[A383Wing]

i dislike JG so much that i root for him to do poorly no matter how many points he has.

yea..him and JJ also

Bryan

[General_01]

i dislike JG so much that i root for him to do poorly no matter how many points he has.

yea..him and JJ also

Bryan

I was looking at the best scenario for Tony. If JJ and BK ran out of gas, he would not lose as much ground to them and JG would still not have made up much ground. Otherwise, I usually hope JG and JJ have misfortune. Hell, I was even hoping Kyle would beat JJ when they were racing for the lead towards the end and I have NEVER hoped Kyle would win a race.

[General_01]

i won a chance to have lunch with rusty right before he retired. was a great day. he was a really nice guy to sit and chat with. also signed several items for me.   

Cool! I saw him at World of Wheels show here right near the end. Had a "Last Call" hat signed and a Miller Lite car box. My wife also bought me a nice framed "Last Call" tribute to Rusty.

[moparstuart]

I was hoping BK and JJ would run out of gas and JG would win. I don't like any of them and figured it would be the best scenario since JG has no shot at winning the Championship anyways.

You wouldn't want the Dodge to win?

yeah brad is the man 

[hemi68charger]

Good win for the no door Charger

X2 !!!

Way to go Penske Racing and Dodge......   

[41husk]

I alway root for the no door Charger   How do they get speed and milage at the same time   Brad has won a few gas milage races and he seems to be a very smart driver, like him or not

[nvrbdn]

well, even as the chase is young, there arent too many players left to make a run. tony is 5th and really out of it. with the point system, making up 100 points against a guy who finishes in the top 10 every week is impossible. i just flashed through the points last night, but brad and jj are far in front of the pack. was there 1 or 2 other guys less than 100 points out? i needed to pay more attention. but my stand this year will be "any one but jimmy".

[FlatbackFanatic]

  can't stand JJ, or just Hendrick Motors, can't stand how NASCAR caters to him.

[General_01]

well, even as the chase is young, there arent too many players left to make a run. tony is 5th and really out of it. with the point system, making up 100 points against a guy who finishes in the top 10 every week is impossible. i just flashed through the points last night, but brad and jj are far in front of the pack. was there 1 or 2 other guys less than 100 points out? i needed to pay more attention. but my stand this year will be "any one but jimmy".

How do you get 100 points out? You looking at Nationwide points?

http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/data/standings.html

[A383Wing]

yea...I was wondering that also...looks like almost anyone is still in the hunt...especially since 'Dega is next weekend

Bryan

[JB400]

Just got to love it when the cable acts up in the middle of the race.   Sometimes I wonder if the race is even worth watching.  We won't discuss the bad coverage.

[JB400]

Well, that was a wild finish.  Glad Stewart did not win.  Nothing left of it.  Dega bit them all again  Thank Michael Waltrip and Tony Stewart for the whole thing. 

[400/6/PAC]

Well, that was a wild finish.  Glad Stewart did not win.  Nothing left of it.  Dega bit them all again  Thank Michael Waltrip for the whole thing.

That was one hell of a wreck.
Didn't like the way Kenseth hit Bowyer and put him on the apron right before the wreck.

[cdr]

say what ya want to about tony,but he did admit to causing the wreck

[nvrbdn]

michael waltrip had nothing to do with it. he had momentum. had tony not dropped down, he may have won. and tony was just trying to stay out front. he made a bad decision and took the blame. kenseth was probably pissed at boyer for taking the push to the front and then dropping him once he got there. then on the restart they are side by side. oh well, thats racing.

[JB400]

Please note, my comments were made right after the race was over and right before all the post race bs.  I had to get back to work.



Pretty bad when the drivers don't want to race there.  That includes Gordon and Dale lsr.

[JB400]

Did you get the news, Dale Jr. out for two weeks.  He had a concussion after his wreck at Dega.  Regan Smith in the 88, AJ Allmindinger in the 51.  Kurt Busch in the 78 for remainder of this year, and for next year.

[nvrbdn]

wow, jr. is out. now how do we get jimmy and jeff out?


               seriously, hate to see anyone injured, but,...............................................

[Aero426]

Smileys on the #51 this week in the wake of Kurt's departure.

[chargerboy69]

Smileys on the #51 this week in the wake of Kurt's departure.

Yes, that is true.  I guess they had their fill of Kurt too.

http://sports.ca.msn.com/nascar/news/phoenix-racing-all-smiles-after-kurt

[nvrbdn]

good to see the "dinger" back. hope he keeps himself clean.

[JB400]

I'm sure he'll be more careful of the stuff he takes.  He's at the top of list now every week.