The NASCAR Thread

[nvrbdn]

clint called ryan to appologise for his actions. ryan said they were supposed to do a hunting trip together in a week and a half so he hoped they could settle things before that.

[JB400]

if you are napa, or 5 hour energy, what do you do? will there be any flack from them?

They haven't said anything on their websites as of yet.

[A383Wing]

clint called ryan to appologise for his actions. ryan said they were supposed to do a hunting trip together in a week and a half so he hoped they could settle things before that.

ha..we'll see if it gets "settled" on the track next race

[TruckDriver]

I think this is a good example of where sponcers and multi car teams have to much power over the drivers and teams. 

[thedodgeboys]

maybe gordon will have something to say about how the points are gathered in the chase for boyer.

  and nascar cant fix all the ripple. a win was taken away from newman. winners payout was taken away. the trophy was taken away. watchin tony the cripple trying to get to the winners circle would have been fun to see.  oh well, nascar cant fix all the ripples, but at least they did something.


   or did they? who made them think?? did rick hendrick pressure nascar?? waltrip knocked a hendrick chassis and engine out of the chase. tony and rick are friends. JR made all the claims on national T.V.

                                  who made nascar wake up and check this out?

I think your reaching just a little much there buddy     

I have to wonder if they went easy on Bowyer based on his 1\8 inch infraction a few years ago when he was with Childres and his car was bent to much 

[JB400]

It seems like MWR could lose a sponsor or two in spite of their manipulations on the track.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/napa-says-launching-review-determine-future-michael-waltrip-142004776--nascar.html

Johnson thinks Nascar should be more like baseball and football.

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/09/11/jimmie-johnson-advocates-change-nascar-sprint-cup-series.html

[A383Wing]

now they are investigating Logano (22 car) for having a role in this as well....

[JB400]

If Nascar would drop the Chase, they probably wouldn't have this problem

[moparstuart]

If Nascar would drop the Chase, they probably wouldn't have this problem

bingo

[Chargen69]

If Nascar would drop the Chase, they probably wouldn't have this problem

[Highbanked Hauler]

If Nascar would drop the Chase, they probably wouldn't have this problem

  Damned "chase" is just a marketing tool they are playing with.

[nvrbdn]

the chase was an attempt to add some scale of excitement back into the last weeks of the year. a driver or two that have done well, walk away from the field and it is basically over. the only thing we didnt know, was what place everyone else would fall into. well now a guy that had a melodramatic year can make the chase with no wins, get turned on at the end, and smoke the field, while the guy that has produced all year can have one bad race in the chase (or get taken out) and his year is over in a flash. doesnt seem fair somehow, (unless its my driver that wins).

[moparstuart]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/09/12/vickers-has-no-regrets-says-helping-teammate-within-rules/2807453/


  i'm going to have to totally agree with mr vickers   

[nvrbdn]

actually, it is a very well thought out and written speech. and there is alot of honesty in it. teams do it all the time.

[JB400]

Tune into Fox 1 if you can.  There's a press conference going on at 2:55 pm cst from Mike Helton.

[nvrbdn]

leave here at 3, home at 3:40

[djcarguy]

   next race day an time please??? thanks alot.. best place ta find info of times on air?  DJ

[JB400]

Penske and Front Row racing are being put on probation.

Jeff Gordon is going into the Chase as a 13th competitor due to the circumstances.

[moparstuart]

Penske and Front Row racing are being put on probation.

Jeff Gordon is going into the Chase as a 13th competitor due to the circumstances.

big f n suprise hendrick got his way   

[JB400]

 I think Nascar should go ahead and put Gordon in the Chase as well.  

NO!!

Sorry, but they did.

[A383Wing]

   next race day an time please??? thanks alot.. best place ta find info of times on air?  DJ

try www.nascar.com for race times & channel

[A383Wing]

 I think Nascar should go ahead and put Gordon in the Chase as well.  

NO!!

Sorry, but they did.

Son-Of-A-B......   

I bet Hendrick had a say in it

[Chargen69]

let's see drive like crap all year, deserved to be out, now in...  yep, NASCAR

[70redbee]

HendDICK owns Nascar. They always get their way, money talks and bullshit walks, look at the history. If they put Gordon in, they should put Truex in also. Truex did nothing wrong, but he doesn't drive for HenDICK.

[JB400]

Nascar was looking at penalizing MWR as a whole, not just a particular driver.  Because Gordon suffered due to the actions of Bowyer, which coincided with the actions of the spotter of the 55, France obviously thought that to be fair, Gordon should be in as well as Newman.  Being that Newman was allowed in because of the penalty, it was the right thing to do to put Gordon in.  I don't see what the hubbub is all about, Gordon doesn't seem Championship caliber this year anyway.  He just gets mentioned on tv a little bit more.