Nascar 2005

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Rev up your engines gang, NASCAR is about to take off for the season! (YIPEEEEE)

The Budwiser Shoot Out is the 12th, then on to DAYTONA!:D

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by momoffuzzyfaces
Rev up your engines gang, NASCAR is about to take off for the season! (YIPEEEEE)

The Budwiser Shoot Out is the 12th, then on to DAYTONA!:D

Ah, spring....when a man's heart turns to Cool Women, Warm Weather and HOT MOTOR OIL!!!!


#6


For the last go round!!:(

[catlover4ever]

I'm ready. I have been counting down to Daytona since we ended in Homestead.

Go # 38!!!! M&M's all the way!!! :)

[ramanth]

Go #18!!! :D

[Karen]

I moved this into General, folks!

[Tina]

I'm ready also!!

Go #8 & #17

Kaitlynn says Go #38!!

[Cincy'sMom]

My new boss is a HUGE Nascar fan...he gives me the daily count down to Daytona, and today called me in his office to see a picture of him with Richard Petty! I'm working on MIS tickets from him, but we'll see!!!

And for the fans who missed it...here (http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?threadid=70492) are my pics of Tony Stewart from this past weekend!

[Kristl]

We're all rooting for the sexy driver of car #8!!!!! Well, I am anyways!

[ramanth]

Originally posted by Kristl
We're all rooting for the sexy driver of car #8!!!!! Well, I am anyways!
My sister is too. ;)

[Freckles]

Where can I read what those car #s mean?:(

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Freckles
Where can I read what those car #s mean?:(

http://www.nascar.com/

For all things Nascar.

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Reading in the paper....

Dodge is bring back the Charger models this year.;)

No more Happy Hour..:confused:

And since Sprint bought out NEXTEL we may be in for a name change in '06..:rolleyes:

[ramanth]

Originally posted by Freckles
Where can I read what those car #s mean?:(

Hey Freckles. :)

Here's the driver my parents and I route for:
http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/blabonte00/cup/index.html

Here's the driver my sister cheers for:
http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/dearnhar01/cup/index.html

:D

Vrooom!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Originally posted by Karen
I moved this into General, folks!
:D Thanks for letting me know, Karen.
I thought I was having a Senior Moment and forgot where I put it!
:D

[RobiLee]

I am excited about the NASCAR season this year. I'm hoping for a safe season with no serious injuries. I will also be cheering for Mark Martin and keeping my fingers crossed that he will win the championship!!! I HOPE, I HOPE!!! I would also really love to see Kyle Petty win a race this year! :p

Good luck to all the drivers this year, well, except for Spencer...can't stand that one! :p

This year I have extra reason to be excited. Anna, Mark, Alden and I are going to the Bristol night race! :D I can't wait!!! Woo Hoo!!

Robin :D

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by RobiLee
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This year I have extra reason to be excited. Anna, Mark, Alden and I are going to the Bristol night race! :D I can't wait!!! Woo Hoo!!

Robin :D

WHAT?!? And you did ask me?????

How cool!! I'm sure you guys will have a blast!

[anna_66]

Originally posted by Cincy'sMom
WHAT?!? And you did ask me?????

Sorry we didn't ask you Amy but the package deal we got was only for the 4 people. But I'm sure if you really want to go we could find you some tickets:D

I'm not really a race fan...Mark's the fan in this house. But I am really excited to go. I recently got a chance to go to the Lowe's Motorspeedway when they were doing some practicing. Unfortunately Mark wasn't with me, but I did get to call him and say "Honey, guess where I am?!" He was so jealous! But I did get alot of good pictures for him:p
There was usually only 4 cars on the track at a time and it was soooo loud! I can't imagine what 43 on a small track is going to sound like:eek:

[Vermontcat]

You guys are so lucky to be going to the Bristol Night Race!:D
I think Bristol and Daytona would be the most fun tracks to go see a race at.
I have gone to see races at the New Hampshire International Speedway and it was a lot of fun.
You will need ear protection and you probably won't be able to hear each other talk unless it is during a caution lap.;)
Have a great time and take lots of photos for us, there should be a lot of bumping and banging at Bristol.:)

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Vermontcat

You will need ear protection and you probably won't be able to hear each other talk unless it is during a caution lap.;)


WHAT??????:D ;)

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by anna_66
Sorry we didn't ask you Amy but the package deal we got was only for the 4 people. But I'm sure if you really want to go we could find you some tickets:D



Not a problem...just had to give you a hard time!!

The only race I have been to so far was Kentucky Truck series....and it was loud!!!! I'm trying to work something out for MIS this year though...my boss always goes for the whoel weekend, and I'm trying to get him to get me some tickets.

[ramanth]

I've only been to MIS. In the infield too! :D That's a lot of fun. :D

[RICHARD]

What's everyone doing tomorrow night around 8 p.m. EST????

[Cincy'sMom]

BUD SHOOT OUT!!!!! WHO_HOOO!!

[RobiLee]

I was just watching Dale Jr. on QVC. I really like him.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Originally posted by RobiLee
I was just watching Dale Jr. on QVC. I really like him. GASP!!!!!
You watch QVC too! I thought I was the only one! I absolutely love it! :D :D :D

[RobiLee]

Originally posted by momoffuzzyfaces
GASP!!!!!
You watch QVC too! I thought I was the only one! I absolutely love it! :D :D :D

So funny! ;) Of course I do and I've bought many items to show for it :p

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Originally posted by RobiLee
So funny! ;) Of course I do and I've bought many items to show for it :p
:D Most of what I now own, I got from them. I've shopped with them for 17 years! It's so nice to have it delivered right to my door. :D

[RICHARD]

I noticed something about the race on Saturday Night.

When your favorite driver is in the middle of the pack and things start to get squirrely do you take a deep breath, go "WHOA", and
start to breath about 5 seconds later????


And what is so special about sliding the back end at 150??:eek: :eek: :eek: ;)..

[Cincy'sMom]

I was sorta ho-hum baout the 2nd half of the race Saturday, as Tony wasn't doing too well...and then he came from where? What a finish!!

And since this is a Pet site...Thursday night 8pm, Animal PLanet, meet the pets of the NASCAR drivers!!

[RICHARD]

Twin 150s, tomorrow!!!!!:D

[RICHARD]

I feel the need, the need for speed.

Or

Kick the tires and light the fires.

Ladies and Gentleman,

Start your engines.

Good luck everyone, let's have a safe race and no BUMP DRAFTING...


What the problem is???;)

#6

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Ya all got your tv's on, and your snacks ready!?
The race is about to start!

I can't believe this is Rusty's last season. I remember when he was a rookie. WAH! ;)

I would love it if he or Mark won this one!

[RobiLee]

Keeping my finger crossed for Martin!!!!

Did you all get to see Martin bump Harvick out of the way yesterday in practice. I've never seen Martin do something like that.

Go Mark, go Mark...Go Go Go!!!!!

I hate that this is his last year! :(

[Cincy'sMom]

Tony's looking good so far...

[RobiLee]

OMG...they are just killing me!!! Now that was some racing! I was screaming for Jr.!!!!!

[Kfamr]

I keep hearing "Come on Dale!" "you're going to lose it Dale!!" - as I'm getting ready to go to dinner. And now that i'm ready, they're still yelling. And they told me to hurry. :rolleyes:

[RobiLee]

Wow! That was great!

Congrat to Jeff Gordon. That was some great racing.

Can't believe Johnson and Stewart hung on. Man I thought they were going to crash for sure.

Not a bad finish for Martin either. Sure would have liked to have seen him win though.

NASCAR ROCKS!!!

[ramanth]

Since Bobby was already out... :( :( ... dad was cheering for Tony and Jenn's on the couch beside me screaming for Jr. to win and scaring the cats in the process. *laughs*

Congrats to Gordon. :)

[Christiansmommy]

Yes, we watched the race here too!! Hubby is a BIG Dale Jr. fan ( hence our Swissie's name ;))...we were suppose to go watch it at a friends house, but Christian was sick...so we stayed here...poor hubby :( :) I am turing into a fan, since Rob and my brother are HUGE fans. They work for MBNA, and were able to work at the Dover race last year...carting around people ( in golf carts), in the center of the track. They also both got on TV, when Mark Martin won the trophy...all the MBNA employees were in the background in winners circle...( since MBNA sponsers that race)...

Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs and their crew come to MBNA once a year,and all the employees and their friends get to meet them...we ended up going to a bar after the autograph signing, and Bobby Labonte was at the same place...and so my husband and my brother ( huge Labonte fan), just had to go use the bathroom with him...LOL!!! :)

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Very exciting race!!!

I thought some of the commercials were good too. So, is Dale J., really going to race the truck? ;) :D

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by Christiansmommy

Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs and their crew come to MBNA once a year,and all the employees and their friends get to meet them...we ended up going to a bar after the autograph signing, and Bobby Labonte was at the same place...and so my husband and my brother ( huge Labonte fan), just had to go use the bathroom with him...LOL!!! :)

I am soooo jealous!!! How much would have to pay you to try to get me a Tony autogrpah?!?

[Christiansmommy]

Originally posted by Cincy'sMom
I am soooo jealous!!! How much would have to pay you to try to get me a Tony autogrpah?!?

I might have one already...i will have to go check...me, hubby and Christian all got a picture signed each...and I am framing one for my son's room, and I gave one to a friend of a friend...so i will go see if i can find the 3rd one...since the move, i can't locate everything :) But when they come again, I can get another, most likely...i will get back to you... :)

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by Christiansmommy
I might have one already...i will have to go check...me, hubby and Christian all got a picture signed each...and I am framing one for my son's room, and I gave one to a friend of a friend...so i will go see if i can find the 3rd one...since the move, i can't locate everything :) But when they come again, I can get another, most likely...i will get back to you... :)

That would be so cool!! If works out or not, thank you for the offer!

[RICHARD]

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!!!

On the way to work this morning I saw a red pickup with flames, a GIANT Ford sticker and "THE OFFICIAL TRUCK OF NASCAR"
on the side.


The circus has come to town!!!:D

[RICHARD]

VROOM, VROOM!!

rain rain go away...


IT"S NASCAR IN CAH LEE FUH NEE AH!!!!!


Good Luck everyone!!!

have a good race and weekend!

[me me]

go matt go matt 17 is the best

[RICHARD]

Thanks Mark.........

But what's with the #9???;)

[RICHARD]

Slow but sure gets you sixth place in the race and 3rd in the points standings!!!!

[RICHARD]

Where are all you fans????????

A whole month went by and no one posted on this thread....


Bristol Auto Parts this weekend....:D

Good luck everyone!

[RobiLee]

I'm here! :)

On Sunday I will be at the Bristol race! Woo Hoo!!! :D Hubby is watching Speed right now with Waltrip and them and we just saw Carl Edwards do his back flip. That boy is definitely becoming a fan favorite!

Robin :)

[RICHARD]

Dang, now we can get back to racing instead of Demo Derby!!!!;)

Good luck everyone and I can watch the race this weekend!!!:D

[lbaker]

I just picked up on this "great offer" for a two night stay at a TimeShare Resort offer in the Pocanos. I went for it.. two nights for my son Kenneth & wife Jenny and me for $99. Well, I just happened to pick the weekend of The Pocono NASCAR race which is only a few miles away. Bought them tickets for the race online (great seats) and we are THERE! June 12-13. They have horseback riding that I will do while they are at the race and the only "hitch" is we have to sit through a 60 minute "Dog and Pony Show" to try to sell us the time share crap. Whatever. It's a cheap weekend and they get to see NASCAR at the Pocono's! WOO HOO! He is a Jeff Gordon fan by the way. Sorry RICHARD.

[RobiLee]

Thats great!

I'll be waiting to hear all about it ;)

Robin :)

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by lbaker
WOO HOO! He is a Jeff Gordon fan by the way. Sorry RICHARD.



I'll pretend that I didn't hear that....


The race just ended.....Mark Martin was in second place and as soon as I heard that Gordon was in third I walked out of the room....

Gordon won.....:( ;)

[Cincy'sMom]

If not for "lost" front tires.....

[lbaker]

chortle chortle, snirk snirk ;)

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by lbaker
chortle chortle, snirk snirk ;)


Just wait until July...I'll give you a chortle and snirk....:rolleyes:


CM,

Did you sing "Loose Wheel"?????:rolleyes:

[Lady's Human]

Well, I'm off to TX this weekend. I wasn't planning to go, but I'm in OK for a class and one of the instructors had a ticket that wasn't going to be used. I'll be sitting in the turn 4 grandstands rooting for Mark (which means he'll either crash out early or be a non contender all day). Sorry in advance, Mark, but I can't miss the race.

[Cincy'sMom]

Have fun in Texas!!

Hopefully the wheels on the car go round and round...and STAY On THE CAR this weekend!!

[Cincy'sMom]

If the tires don't get ya, the wall will....

i think we need to shorten each race by about 10-20%...then Tony might finish in the top 10!!

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Lady's Human
I'll be sitting in the turn 4 grandstands rooting for Mark (which means he'll either crash out early or be a non contender all day).


:p ;) :D

good for you, hope you got some sun, beer and a good time...


I was Biffled on sunday!!:)

CM,
The Auto Parts 450????:D

[lbaker]

"Biffled Richard" on Sunday!! :confused: And you are bragging about it :confused: ;)

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by lbaker
"Biffled Richard" on Sunday!! :confused: And you are bragging about it :confused: ;)

lol,

I am biffled easily.

Talledega just exploded.....

Used parts anyone?:(

[Cincy'sMom]

And they were just saying, "Everyone still on the track, No major wrecks" Best way to curse it!!

Anyone watch the Busch race last night :eek:

[jesse_3]

Daytona is over, now it's TALADAGA! GO # 24, # 48, # 8, and # 9!!!! YAHOOOOO!!!

[lbaker]

HOLY MOLY! This is unbelievable :eek: 25 cars!! Big time terror. Jeff is still #1 but my dears, what a horrible thing.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

WOW! What a race! Another wreck just took out half of the leaders! Only 2? laps to go!
I must remember to breathe!

[Cincy'sMom]

Gordon was just too fast! What a race!!

Tony and Michael may not have had enough to get around...but at least Tony finished this week!!!

[lbaker]

RICHARD, I HAVE TWO WORDS TO SAY TO YOU, AS A QUOTE FROM KENNY (MY SON) TWO FOUR :D :p ;) These words are from me... nanny nanny boo boo!

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by lbaker
[B]RICHARD, I HAVE TWO WORDS TO SAY TO YOU, TWO FOUR :D :p ;)



TWO FOUR EQUALS SIX!!!!!



Let's see....Got my beer, remote and a basketball game, a horse race, full belly and NASCAR....


Life ain't bad...

Good luck Y'all!!:D

[lbaker]

6 Mark didn't do too badly but really, the "Viagra" car? What "6" are YOU referring to? :o *nevermind* ;)

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by lbaker
6 Mark didn't do too badly but really, the "Viagra" car? What "6" are YOU referring to? :o *nevermind* ;)

:p

I'll never tell.

[RICHARD]

HOT DAMN!


What a busch race tonite....

Carl Edwards is the best...

I do like the backflips but I LOVE THE BURNOUTS.

[Cincy'sMom]

I fell asleep before it was over :(

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Cincy'sMom
I fell asleep before it was over :(


You get a second chance in a few hours!!!!

[RICHARD]

I wasn't too happy to see all the stuff before the races...
I did enjoy the intros of the PIT crews....having changed a few tires on the road I understand what they do!!!!

Pamela Anderson?? What's up with that??

She has enough plastic on her to fix the front end on a crashed stock car.:confused:

I loved that Mark Martin let the PC go before him...

[RICHARD]

6




:D

[RobiLee]

Originally posted by RICHARD
6







:D DITTO!!!

[Suki Wingy]

This may sound stupid but my radio station broadcasts the races and I only just realized last week that they do so many laps! Ithought it was only a few, I follow horseracing where it is only one lap.:o

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Suki Wingy
This may sound stupid but my radio station broadcasts the races and I only just realized last week that they do so many laps! Ithought it was only a few, I follow horseracing where it is only one lap.:o

NASCAR cars have 500 horsepower or more!!, that's why they race a lot of laps.....;)

[RICHARD]

6!!!!!!!!

Wow, that felt good.......


:D

[jesse_3]

Who is YOUR favorite driver(s)? Mine is Gordon (#24) Jr. (#8) Kasey (#9) and Jimmie (#48)! I miss NASCAR. I haven't been able to watch it for a LONG time!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Everyone got their snacks ready and their comfy chairs picked out? Sunday is RACE DAY!!! The Indy 500 then the World Coke 600!

ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!:D

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by momoffuzzyfaces
Everyone got their snacks ready and their comfy chairs picked out? Sunday is RACE DAY!!! The Indy 500 then the World Coke 600!

ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!:D

LOL

I am ready...


Just one word for Robby Gordon.....


STUPID!

I have seen Gordon race almost everything......

And he finally came in first place by racing his mouth.

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I'm not a fan of Danica Patrick. I do want to see her win, but I after seeing her do a 'bikini spread' in some mag I thought that she was pulling a PR stunt.

You'd think that she'd let her skill do the talking....:confused:

[Cincy'sMom]

My brother is goingt oIndy today...I sat by the phone all day yesterday waiting for him to call and ask me to go :(

[Lady's Human]

Robby's complaint is legitimate. Most other racing series weigh the car with the driver. In the case of Danica, she's easily bought 50-75 pounds that no other team can get. When all else if fairly equal, that weight can be the advantage. that weight can equal a roughly 10 HP gain in engine power, in a series where the engines are all fairly even.n (sorry, no calc handy , o nthe wrong computer)

Danica is pretty, but after hearing her mouth in an interview she's about 34th on my list of favorite racers in the 500.

Now on to the important race of the day,..........


GO MARK!

[Lady's Human]

assuming Danica Patrick is 100 lbs ,her car falls exactly at the IRL 1525lb ( which most do)minimum and the engine is putting out about 750 HP ........

Danica's engine/ car combination with her in the seat is using 1 HP to move 2.17 lbs

assuming Robby's weight is 200 lbs and again, his car is at the IRL minimum and 750 HP..........

Robby's car is using 1 HP to move 2.3 lbs, which gives Danica almost a 6% advantage in HP to weight. IRL rules are set up to try and avoid this situation, obviously they need a little work. In NASCAR and F-1 the driver's weight is taken into consideration when weighing the car.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I wonder why, at Indy, they don't change the command to start engines to "Racers! Start your engines"? They've had other female racers before. That would cover anyone who was racing. Just my opinion.:)

[RICHARD]

LH,

Her body weight is offset by the weight of her purse, all the stuff she packed for a 500 mile trip and cosmetics - in case she won.


As it is, she was passed because she was checking her make up in the rear view mirror....In case she won....

O.k.


No more jokes.....


;)

[Lady's Human]

Not to mention the 3 suitcases in the sidepods for her trip after the race.:D

[momoffuzzyfaces]

NAWTEE! NAWTEE!

Me thinks you all are just upset that she gave the good ole boys a real run for their money!!!! :D

You go girl!!!!;)

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by momoffuzzyfaces
NAWTEE! NAWTEE!

Me thinks you all are just upset that she gave the good ole boys a real run for their money!!!! :D

You go girl!!!!;)
I'll second that!!

[Lady's Human]

If Sarah Fisher had the same level of equipment and sponsorship Danica has she'd be just as fast. Sarah is just as photogenic, but doesn't have Danica's attitude problem. (Again, after hearing Danica's interview on Fox Sports it completely turned me off. No respect whatsoever.) I got the impression from the interview that Danica think sthat the IRL exists for her benefit alone.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Originally posted by Lady's Human
If Sarah Fisher had the same level of equipment and sponsorship Danica has she'd be just as fast. Sarah is just as photogenic, but doesn't have Danica's attitude problem. (Again, after hearing Danica's interview on Fox Sports it completely turned me off. No respect whatsoever.) I got the impression from the interview that Danica think sthat the IRL exists for her benefit alone. I didn't see a thing wrong with her interview. Reminded me of lots of the rookie men's interviews I've heard over the years. In fact, she reminded me of Dale Earnheardt when he was a rookie, attitude wise, I mean.:)

[Lady's Human]

One difference between Danica and Dale Sr. .....

Dale never showed the utter lack of respect for his fellow competitors that Ms Pastrick showed. (This was a radio interview on Fox Sports radio, not the TV interviews she did post race)

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Originally posted by Lady's Human
One difference between Danica and Dale Sr. .....

Dale never showed the utter lack of respect for his fellow competitors that Ms Pastrick showed. (This was a radio interview on Fox Sports radio, not the TV interviews she did post race) No? When he first started racing, he would deliberately bump them off the track and cause wrecks. I was always afraid he would kill someone and didn't like him for years because of that. Luckily, he matured as he grew older. I did grow to like him when he stopped doing that.

Racing is just too dangerous to deliberately knock someone out of your way.

[ramanth]

Oh Bobby! So close.... Go #18!

Maybe he should race in FedEx colors more often and give the 'ole Interstate Battery green a break. ;)

[RICHARD]

I noticed that Patrick never acknowledged Janet Guthrie or Sarah Fisher........I don't remember the third gal's name.....They were the spear carriers who "paved the way" for Patrick's ability to lead 17 laps of the "world's greatest race".

Open wheel racing cannot be compared to stock car racing-
By the time you 'trade paint' you are into the wall or wadded up you car with someone else.

All things aside. there is a troubling trend among young athletes
in the last few years.

It is the lack of respect to the history, the 'old guard' and the media that cover their jobs.


During an ABC interview, Patrick made a statement about being a 'sex symbol'.

If she had waited until after the race I would not have bothered to be bothered.

http://www.indymotorspeedway.com/danica.htm

She did do well in the race, congrats to her, her attittude probably did get her to where she made it on Sunday....

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Two things...

The announcers on the "Danica Patrick Show" -Not to be confused with ESPN sportscaster Dan Patrick, were shrill and obnoxious-Where is JACKIE STEWART AND CHRIS ECONOMAKI
when you need them??

And when do we see the DP shampoo, underarm shaver and eye liner commercials?








:confused:

[Lady's Human]

The lack of respect I was referring to with Ms Patrick was that in her interview she acknowledge Lyn St James as a role model, ignored Janet Guthrie completely, and completely TRASHED Sarah fisher. Chickie babe, if they hadn't done it, we wouldn't even be talking about you.

When Ironhead came up, yes, he wrecked on the track, but in the late '70s in NASCAR that was the rules of the game. NASCAR achived national prominence when a blizzard on the east coast pretty much forced everyone to watch Cale Yarborough go to blows with Bobby Allison because of a wreck in the race.

In open wheel racing, if the cars touch SLIGHTLY, both cars are probably piles of carbon fiber. I notice everyone in the media is talking about Ms Patrick finishing fourth and leading, ignoring the 5 car wreck she cause, and completely ignoring the person wh oshould be in the spotlight, Dan Wheldon, who has not only won the Indy 500, it was his third victory in a row.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Lady's Human
NASCAR achived national prominence when a blizzard on the east coast pretty much forced everyone to watch Cale Yarborough go to blows with Bobby Allison because of a wreck in the race.


lololol,

Am I that old that I remember that???


Ah the good old days!!!


When men were men, and they kicked each other's arse for wrecking.
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One thing about Ironhead.

As with all sports figures, I couldn't stand DE...just because he always won....

But everyone knew that when the last 15 laps were being run and number 3 was anywhere close to the leader....you were in for a race.

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Danica darling,
Brash gets you cash,
But winning gets the trophies.

:p

[RICHARD]

Biffled again???


I hadn't laughed that loud in a long long time....

I was wathing the end of the race-the SSB at the start and the burnouts at the end of the race....


I loved the reaction of the announcers...
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RRRRRR-RRRRRRRR-rrrrrrr----BANG...


*DID WE JUST SEE THAT????*

I love the Polish victory lap, the nose to the wall burnouts and the 'tear the grass up' slide outs.....

I guess we could call that "The BIFFLE"????




:D

[RICHARD]

race fans...we got some Busch racing and some more of the Danica (what kinda name is that????) Racing League today.....


Hmmm she made the field one place better that her Indy start....


Brash or Trophy today???:confused: :eek:

[Lady's Human]

Just got back from the IRL race, I have some pics, I'll have to upload them some other time, though, as I forgot the USB cable for the camera.


Sorry, richard, no shots of Danica, she was never near the front of the pack. (She finished 13the and STILL got more interview time than the winner):mad:

[RICHARD]

I did see that at the end of the race she jumped out of the car and there was two guys from her pit crew to welcome her.

Is she yesterday's story already?

:eek:

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GO MARK......slow and steady

[Lady's Human]

Danica wasn't "comfortable" running in side by side groups, so she fell back early and never got into the race.

Can you say Danica Kournikova?


GO MARK, nice top 5!!!!!

what a last lap....

Mark loses a tire going into one, Schrader wrecks in one, Labonte wrecks in two, and NASCAR takes 5 minutes trying to figure out who finished where....LOL

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Lady's Human
Danica wasn't "comfortable" running in side by side groups, so she fell back early and never got into the race.

Can you say Danica Kournikova?




Yes, but it hurts my tongue....

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Yes, great last lap...

Even I was confused......nothing new..

I can get used to the "Edwards"......

I just hope he only does it on the grass infield...:D

[RICHARD]

Carl Edwards' cars should be impouinded and checked for parts, a turbo or nitrous oxide......

Damn, if racing is THAT easy........good job Carl!!!!

I think Nascar's new star has broken the horizon.:D

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LOLOLOL

BTW, Danica in F1????:confused:

[Lady's Human]

after Bernie Ecclestone's comment on Danica, "You know I've got one of those wonderful ideas ... women should be dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances." I don't think you'll see Danica in F1 anytime soon.

I know I've been hard on Ms Patrick, and I know the media coverage isn't her fault. It just infuriates me when the lead story in the paper the day after the race in texas wasn't Tomas Scheckter winning, it was "Danica dissappointed after 13th place finish". I hope she lives up to the promise, but I have nagging doubts.

For all you Ryan Newman fans out there in PT land, he's been dubbed the "serial pole winner" by ESPN. I thought Batman was the race sponsor, not Kellogs.

Good luck Mark, and god go with the F1 drivers who have to try to race Indy with a tire that has been proven unsafe.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Lady's Human
after Bernie Ecclestone's comment on Danica, "You know I've got one of those wonderful ideas ... women should be dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances." I don't think you'll see Danica in F1 anytime soon.
.

Good luck Mark, and god go with the F1 drivers who have to try to race Indy with a tire that has been proven unsafe.

500 miles in white???:D

lolololol.......

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Third for # 6..........ya gotta love it.....

I thought the comment about him running like "a youngster" was great........

..slow but steady..

[lizbud]

F1 racing is probably a thing of the past now in Indy.Race fans
left the track in droves & they're mad as heck.:eek:

[Lady's Human]

I thought it was telling that Indy's track stewards boycotted the podium.

[lizbud]

This is a partial quote from an article about today's race;


"The FIA, the series governing body, refused a request to allow the teams using Michelins to change to a fresh set of tires, and wouldn't even consider placing a chicane in the final turn to slow the speeds.

After a lengthy morning meeting, nine of the 10 teams said they would only compete if the chicane was put in place. Ferrari, which fields cars for Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello, was the only team to refuse the chicane.

All 20 cars lined up on the starting grid even without the chicane in place. But, after the warmup lap, the 14 cars on Michelin tires all pulled into the garage and parked in protest.

"It was very clear that we were unsafe today and we couldn't race," pole sitter Jarno Trulli said. "I'm really sorry for the USA fans."


I understand what the problem was , but what is a "chicane" ?

[Lady's Human]

A chicane is a tight corner inserted into a straight on a racetrack to slow the speeds on the straight. It's normally put in just before a corner at the end of a straight. If you look at the track map for watkins glen (http://www.theglen.com/seating/index.jsp) and look at the track section labeled the inner loop you will see a chicane. before the inner loop was put in they had a problem with racecars flying (literally) off the track at the end of the straight.

[RICHARD]

Get the a hole that they recorded tossing the bottle and put him into jail.

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Lix,

Race fans are hard core..

If you run it, they will come....


The sound of a motor, smell of oil and gas and the speed is the best high in the world.:)

[Lady's Human]

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?series=irl&id=2092194
Wednesday, June 22, 2005


ESPN.com news services

Bernie Ecclestone might want to work on his apologies.

It seemed the Formula One president and CEO had seen the error of his words about women racing with men when he called Danica Patrick over the weekend, presumably to apologize.

But then he repeated his comments.

Ecclestone made news last week with his comments made in response to Patrick's fourth-place finish at the Indianpolis 500.

Asked about Patrick's success, Ecclestone acknowledged her strong finish, but then made an assessment about women racing with men that caused a stir, saying, "You know I've got one of those wonderful ideas ... women should be dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances."

On Saturday, Patrick received a phone call from Ecclestone, in which he complimented her on her performance at the Indy 500.

But Ecclestone caught Patrick off guard when he repeated to her his statement about women and "domestic appliances."

"I just didn't make sense of it," Patrick said during an IRL teleconference this week. "I was surprised, I guess, somebody would say that to me. And the days after, when it actually came out in the press, people were asking me 'What do you think of that?'

"I was like, 'You know what he told me? He said that on the phone.'"

Patrick said some of Ecclestone's comments were positive and complimentary, which made the exchange more perplexing.

"I can't believe that he would say it to me over the phone, not to my face, but directly to me," she said. "I was a bit confused. ... So I don't really know what to think about it.

"I don't know if he was talking about someone else or the majority or what, I'm not really sure. Or, maybe that's his real feeling.

"If that's the case, then you know, [it] doesn't really matter because I'm racing in the Indy Racing League."

Last month, Patrick became the first woman to lead a lap at the Indianapolis 500. She finished fourth, the best finish by a female in the 89-year history of the race.

Ecclestone has garnered attention before for comments on women in racing.

The 74-year-old told Autosport racing magazine in Feb. 2000 that women would never excel in Forumla One. He added that if a woman did make it, "she would have to be a woman who was blowing away the boys. ... What I would really like to see happen is to find the right girl, perhaps a black girl with super looks, preferably Jewish or Muslim, who speaks Spanish."

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.


Why does this not surprise me? Bernie, time to sell Formula one before you destroy it completely.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Lady's Human
But Ecclestone caught Patrick off guard when he repeated to her his statement about women and "domestic appliances."

"I just didn't make sense of it," Patrick said during an IRL teleconference this week. "I was surprised, I guess, somebody would say that to me. And the days after, when it actually came out in the press, people were asking me 'What do you think of that?'

"I was like, 'You know what he told me? He said that on the phone.'"




I didn't find the comment THAT bad.....But I did live in a place with a pink fridge once....:confused:

---------------------------------

I am still kinda bugged by the fans reaction at Indy....

Had their been a crash and death of a driver what would have been the ramifications then??

Easy to say when we aren't driving....:(

[Lady's Human]

The teams that raced didn't deserve what they got. FIA and F1, however deserve everything that's coming to them. It's a little assinine to try to control costs by limiting teams to 1 set of tires per race weekend when the team budgets run upward of $300 million US. (No one will say just what the team budgets are, however when the Ford/Jaguar team (now red bull) needed a wind tunnel they built one for $125 Million US without even batting en eye)

The One tire rule is in itself an accident waiting to happen, just look at what happenned to Kimi Rainkkonen in Canada. He flat spotted a tire, and kept going because it didn't fall within FIA's guidance on when it was okay to change tires. The vibration from the flat spot eventually destroyed his suspension at speed, and sent him off the track at 150+ MPH, yet that isn't a reason to change a tire.

[RICHARD]

Check out the new Verizon Broadband commercial...I LMAO....

it was funny.

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Congrats Tony.....:mad: ;) :p

[RICHARD]

Is this Tony thing a trend???

Great race.

Sorry about all you folks on the left coast......

1:40 in the morning.....

I thought I was a sports fan.....:eek:

[lbaker]

While looking at a map I thought I was on the right coast and YOU were on the left. HAH, Richard on the left, I'm on the right. Nah, never happen - talk about weird :D When we were at the Pocono races a few weeks back my son called himself on the cell phone from Jenny's cell simply to record the vroom vroom vroom as his answering message :rolleyes:

[Cincy'sMom]

I sure hope it is a trend!!

GO TONY!!!

[beeniesmom]

GO DALE JR!
I LOVE YOU BABE!

[RICHARD]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by lbaker
[B]While looking at a map I thought I was on the right coast

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by lbaker
While looking at a map I thought I was on the right coast and YOU were on the left. HAH, Richard on the left, I'm on the right. Nah, never happen - talk about weird :D When we were at the Pocono races a few weeks back my son called himself on the cell phone from Jenny's cell simply to record the vroom vroom vroom as his answering message :rolleyes:

lololol,

It was late and I had my back to the map...

:p

Beeniesmom....

Hey, you and JR go get a room......;) :D

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Poor Mark.....another bad day at the track....:rolleyes:

[RICHARD]

Looks like TOny Stewart has matured....

What a great race for him.....


Now let's get on to the chase for the crown....:D

[RobiLee]

That was a good race for Tony. It was nice to see him do that.

Yep, I agree! On with the Chase!

[Cincy'sMom]

Guess what I did??? I booked to a flight to Phoenix! Ralph and I are going with my cousin and her husband, and my uncle to see the race there on November 13!!! Hopefully by then (2nd to last race) Tony will have the chase all wrapped up!!!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Originally posted by Cincy'sMom

Ralph and I are going ... to see the race on November 13!!!

:cool:

*Lucky Dogs*

:D

[RobiLee]

Originally posted by Cincy'sMom
Guess what I did??? I booked to a flight to Phoenix! Ralph and I are going with my cousin and her husband, and my uncle to see the race there on November 13!!! Hopefully by then (2nd to last race) Tony will have the chase all wrapped up!!!


That is so cool, Amy!! What fun!:D

[anna_66]

Amy that is so awesome! I know you guys will have a blast!

I'm getting very excited...Bristol is just around the corner for us:D:D

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by anna_66

I'm getting very excited...Bristol is just around the corner for us:D:D

Remember, left turns only..

Let's hope there is something to race about by then....

Tony Stewart/Nextel racing series is getting good...:confused: :D

[anna_66]

Look what came from the UPS man today!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/wouldyoulike2ofthese.jpg
We just got the tickets to Bristol with the itinerary today! I'm soooo excited:D

And to boot I'm getting to go to Eldora (http://www.eldoraspeedway.com/) tomorrow!!!

Now tell me...am I one lucky lady or what;) :D

And Yes....
TONY ROCKShttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/Smileys/659.gif

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Well, I'm certainly green with envy.

But glad for you! Need I say HAVE FUN? ;) :D

[RobiLee]

YAY!!! The tickets are here! Woo Hoo!! Bristol here we come! FUN, FUN, FUN! :p :D :p

[lbaker]

Just remember here my friends. *sour grapes, sour grapes* If it were still Winston - J Gordon would have won the cup last year - Nextel goes back to ground zero - and that sucks. Ten races to go and everyone is even. If you are under 400 points, you're in. :confused:

[Vermontcat]

You guys are so lucky you have tickets to the Bristol Race!:)
Last month on vacation I got to tour the Bristol Motor Speedway and it was a blast! I still have to finish going through all my vacation photos but I hope to post some for you guys before you go to the race. I will let you all know when I have them ready.:)

[RICHARD]

someone went to bristol...


and then????;)

[anna_66]

Originally posted by RICHARD
someone went to bristol...


and then????;)
Give me some time man...lol!

I'll try to get them up tonight:)

[RobiLee]

I keep trying to get Anna to start a thread and post those pics! I don't know why that girl is being so pokey;). She took tons of pics and video.

Here is a teaser!

Qualifying. This was my first time seeing the cars qualify and I really enjoyed it. I was standing down close to the fence and holy smokes those cars sure do come flying by...lol.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p3f4d05fe230d4f6a0bf226948516fb03/f28e2b90.jpg

Anna and I before we get on the bus to go to the cup race.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/pf5d244efddc6853cfdde166ad0bc37e5/f28e2896.jpg

[anna_66]

Ok, ok, ok...they are up:D

Bristol!!! (http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87524)

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by anna_66
Give me some time man...lol!

I'll try to get them up tonight:)

That's what you get for advertising!!



And did you "bump draft" on the way out???


:D

[anna_66]

Originally posted by RICHARD
And did you "bump draft" on the way out???


:D
You better belive it:D

[RICHARD]

Last Sunday night I was awakened by the idle of a big engine on the street in front of my house.

After about 15 minutes I went outside to see what or who was parked out on the street...The low pulse of the engine was driving me crazy.


It was the neighbors , who had come home from the CA speedway after the race.

They were so DRUNK it took them another 45 minutes to back the motor home into the garage....They would have made it in sooner but the had to stop to check the rig for damage after hitting the garage.

They left the motor running for the whole hour that they were out there and were laughing and yelling at each other. Funny how "Your car sucks" and "Number ## Rules...."
can make you lose sleep.....
.:rolleyes:

The noise wasn't terribly bothersome..It was the fact that no one in the motor home was sober enough to back it in.....

It was knoiwing that they drove the 45 miles home in that condition....:eek:

[RobiLee]

Wow! Go Roush Racing! Woo Hoo!

The Chase is on! I can't wait to go to New Hampshire!

:D ;) :p

[anna_66]

Originally posted by RobiLee
Wow! Go Roush Racing! Woo Hoo!

:D ;) :p
Oh you hush now...you know Tony's going to win;)

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by anna_66
Oh you hush now...you know Tony's going to win;)

:D :D

Couldnt have said it better myself, Anna!

Go 20!

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by RobiLee
Wow! Go Roush Racing! Woo Hoo!

The Chase is on! I can't wait to go to New Hampshire!

:D ;) :p


Those Stewart fans...

Pssssst,

When I drive by the Home Depot stores I put the hex on Tony..:confused:

[anna_66]

Originally posted by RICHARD
Those Stewart fans...

Pssssst,

When I drive by the Home Depot stores I put the hex on Tony..:confused:
Hey now...stop it:p :p :p
Go Tony.....VRRRRROOOOOMMMMM!!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/VROOOMMMM.jpg
Hey...that's me in there:D:D:D

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by anna_66

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/VROOOMMMM.jpg
Hey...that's me in there:D:D:D

Where is your helmet???:eek:

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by anna_66

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/VROOOMMMM.jpg
Hey...that's me in there:D:D:D

Where is your helmet???:eek:

If I scooched into the window of a Nascar ride I wouldn't be able to walk for a week!:eek:

[anna_66]

Ooooo if I could only get Wally to take me for a ride..YIPPEE:D:D:D
I'd definately be wearing a helmet then!

[Cincy'sMom]

Great picture, Anna!! Again, still jealous!!

[Angus's Dad]

Nice day for Kurt Busch. :D :D :D

[anna_66]

Looks like Nascar's "poster child" is in trouble:eek:
Poor Kasey....Kyle's just a big cry baby:p

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by anna_66
Looks like Nascar's "poster child" is in trouble:eek:
Poor Kasey....Kyle's just a big cry baby:p

The 'baby faced' ones are usually the troublemakers.:eek: :confused:


"I went to a Nascar race and a demolition derby broke out...."

[Cincy'sMom]

So nice to see trouble, and have Tony not in the middle of it!!

[RobiLee]

I'm back! Did I get to go to an exciting race or what?!:p That was so much fun to watch. Loved watching them battle it out at the end. Awesome! I'll try to post a few pics later on when I get them uploaded. I didn't get anything special though...lol.

Looking forward to today's race. Would have been really cool if we would have had more time and could have just went on over to Dover today;).

[Cincy'sMom]

I didn't know you were going last week? How did I miss that?

Few more weeks, and I off to Phoenix!!!

[Vermontcat]

Originally posted by RobiLee
I'm back! Did I get to go to an exciting race or what?!:p That was so much fun to watch. Loved watching them battle it out at the end. Awesome! I'll try to post a few pics later on when I get them uploaded. I didn't get anything special though...lol.

Looking forward to today's race. Would have been really cool if we would have had more time and could have just went on over to Dover today;).

It looked like it was a fun race to be at with a lot of action.
Where were your seats? When I used to go to Loudon we had seats near turn 4 across from the entry to pit road.
I hope you got some good photos of the wrecks and temper tantrums.

Did you get to visit Karen or Kara or Anna?
Did you stop in Vermont at all on the way back?
I would love to hear more about your trip and I can't wait to see photos.:)

[RICHARD]

I missed the race on sunday....

OMG what action....thank god the Racing Gods we trackside...

Is this getting exciting or what? :D

[anna_66]

It was indeed an exciting race...can't wait to see who wins the big one:D

[RICHARD]

i was reading a "20 questions" article about Kurt Busch in a mag...

He was asked about the race in which Daie Sr was killed..

Aparrently Busch ticked off the Intimidator and when Senior passed Busch, Earnhart flipped him the bird..

Busch said that he thought about that and laughed.

He said that the thought it was nice to think that he :rolleyes: ;) :D was the last person to piss off DE Sr..... :eek: :rolleyes: :eek: :D

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Today's race is in Kansas!!!!
Yay!!! Go Kansas!!!
ZOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[Cinder & Smoke]

:)

Hey ~ the Old Phart *WON*!! :)

Way to GOOOOO, MARK MARTIN #6 !!

:D

[RobiLee]

HE WON, HE WON!! MARTIN WON!!

It was so wonderful to see Mark Martin win. My house was so quiet the whole time. I sat so still and didn't even want to breathe for fear something might happen...lol. What a relief when he actually crossed the finish line and won the race. I'm a happy girl! :D

[Daisy and Delilah]

WAY TO GO MARK!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

[anna_66]

Yep...the old guy did it:D
But my young guy wasn't too far behind!

[RICHARD]

#6

Age and experience? :D


Youth and cunning? :(

[RICHARD]

Program alert.

The Race is on tomorrow at 04:30 PST!!!

Keep going Mark! :D

[RobiLee]

I'll be glued to my tv set tomorrow night wearing the exact same Mark Martin shirt that I wore last week;)

[RICHARD]

I'll be glued to my tv set tomorrow night wearing the exact same Mark Martin shirt that I wore last week;)

I HOPE YOU DIDN'T WASH IT SINCE THEN...

IF YOU DID YOU WASHED ALL THE MAGIC OUT OF IT!!!! :eek: ;) :D

[anna_66]

I HOPE YOU DIDN'T WASH IT SINCE THEN...

IF YOU DID YOU WASHED ALL THE MAGIC OUT OF IT!!!! :eek: ;) :D
I bet she did;) :p
GO TONY!:D

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Program alert.

The Race is on tomorrow at 04:30 PST!!!

Keep going Mark! :D
YIPEEE!!!! A night race!!!

I love the night races. I just have trouble staying awake (because of certain medicine I'm on) !!!

:D

[Cinder & Smoke]

:eek:

Jimmy WHO!?? :cool:

Quite the Demo Derby it was!!

Fender Bangin next week - stay tuned!!

:D

[Lady's Human]

That was the sorriest excuse I've seen for a race in ages. NASCAR, Goodyear, and LMS should refund everyone's money.

[Cincy'sMom]

A crappy night for Tony, and yet he is still tied for first. Hopefully that was his one bad night and on the championship from here!

[RobiLee]

That was a pretty crappy race! Nothing but blown tires and cautions. Boring! I felt sorry for all the drivers. That must have been so frustrating.

[RICHARD]

I have to disagree with some of you.

It was a great race. :confused:

The tire problems made it a crap shoot. You had to pray a little bit harder for your driver.

The yellows did make it tedious but what about the sparks and smoke on those last few laps??
That made for an interesting finish!! :D

[RobiLee]

Ohhhh, Mark! What was that you were saying about fumes?! :p Keep up with the trash talk, buddy, it seems to help out my drivers;). Serves you right for being such a mean and vindictive person :p ;) . I just love Carl Edwards! Didn't you enjoy that back flip?!...Hehehehe :D :p ;)

[Angus's Dad]

*cough* *cough* *cough* :mad: :mad:

Too bad he didn't fall on his face! :eek:

Someone only gloats when they have an audience! :p ;)


Crow :rolleyes: tastes like chicken :)

[RICHARD]

Crow :rolleyes: tastes like chicken :)

One thing I learned about crow???

Ketchup, LOTS OF KETCHUP!!! :eek:

++++++++++++++++++++++++

MAAARRRRRKKKKKKKK.....today is the day....

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Has anyone seen The Roush/Driver X program?

I understand that it's a reality program.....but why did they have to pick guys that were racing already???


It is an investment by Roush-but I was hoping for something a little more 'real'....

[Cincy'sMom]

Today's race is the last one, beofre I get to watch live!! Arizona here we come!!!

[anna_66]

Today's race is the last one, beofre I get to watch live!! Arizona here we come!!!
I was just thinking about that when the race started today. Your SOOOO lucky!!!


GO TONY!

[Cinder & Smoke]

... last one, before I get to watch live!!
Arizona here we come!!!

Don't forget to >*wave*< at the TV cameras -
We all wanna *see* ya!

:p

[Cincy'sMom]

And we might just get lucky enough to catch a camera...Busch race we are on the start/finsih line, about 4 rows up, Nextel cup, turn four, 9 rows up. We'll be waving!!!

[RICHARD]

"Please keep your hands on the steering wheel....."

I have to tell the truth....

I tune in for Wally's World, the opening ceremonies....I CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF THE PLANES FLYING OVER and the first ten laps or so....I go and do what I need to do and come back in for the last 50 or so laps...

I wish I could watch the race from start to finish, but there is too much to do until the weather gets bad...

Yesterday it all backfired...

As Carl Edwards was pulling up to do the back flip I got a call......

How do you hang up and not hurt anyone's feelings??

"Can I call you back......I have to see the backflip....." :eek: :mad: :p :confused: ;)

[RobiLee]

Hehehe...I use to be like that Richard. I love the start of the race and the end of the race...lol...I usually nap or find something else to do in between time.

NOW...I find myself watching the entire race :eek:. I have become hooked! I don't know what happened to me :rolleyes:

When Martin stayed out instead of pitting I found myself on my feet after that...lol. I couldn't sit down...lol. So much fun watching my favorite drivers come in 1, 2, and 3! I would have been even more happier if Martin had won but if it wasn't him I was glad it was Carl Edwards. I was clapping at the end of the race and thrilled to get to see that back flip one more time! No way would I have answered the phone until after the back flip;).

[anna_66]

Hehehe...I use to be like that Richard. I love the start of the race and the end of the race...lol...I usually nap or find something else to do in between time.

NOW...I find myself watching the entire race :eek:. I have become hooked! I don't know what happened to me :rolleyes:

Yeah Richard, she's become one of those CRAZED FANS:p

The phone thing happened a few races back when Tony was going back & forth (with who I can't remember) right at the end. It was my brother...I just said sorry...I have to call you back:D

[RobiLee]

Yeah Richard, she's become one of those CRAZED FANS:p

You HUSH, Anna! :p ;) Yes, I'm afraid that Anna knows just how crazed I have become...lol :p ;) :D

Amy, I hope you and Ralph have a great time at the race! Sure do wish we were going also. Make sure you take lots of pics of the place. I want to see them! I'll be thinking about you guys while I'm watching the race and I know I'll probably say several times during the race..."Oh man, I'm so jealous! Amy and Ralph are there right now!" ;) :D

[Angus's Dad]

Silly season has become. What tha $%#@ season!

[RobiLee]

Silly season has become. What tha $%#@ season!


Huh? What? Fill me in! What did I miss?

[Angus's Dad]

click here (http://www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm)

[RobiLee]

Don't you just love Carl Edwards?!;). Another awesome back flip! :p

[Cincy'sMom]

What a great race it was today!!! We were right onthe start finsh line, 9 rows up! Got to see the flip up close and personal! I tried to take a video of it, but I'm not sure if I got him or not...and I didn't bring the software to load my pictures from here, so I can't check til I get back to Ohio (the screen on the camera makes movies too small to get good detail!)

Don't know if word is out too much, but it was onthe news here...Kurt Busch got picked up for a DUI last night out by the track! Same guy who does Drink Responsible commericals for Crown Royal!! Go figure!!

Got too much sun today, but had a blast! Can't wait til tomorrow!

[RobiLee]

OMG..Amy, I'm so jealous that you got to see Carl do his back flip!!! I thought of you when it was gonig on because I knew you said you were sitting at the start/finish line. Looks like you got to see a good Busch race!

Didn't hear that news about Kurt Busch yet. Shame on him!! I hate drinking and driving!

[Lady's Human]

Mr Busch has been charged with reckless driving (running a stop sign, doing 60 in a 45) and was not charged with DUI, but the officer smelled alcohol on his breath. Looks like he's a good fit for the #2. (My favorite Rusty Wallace sign I've ever seen was "My drinking team has a racing problem")

[Cincy'sMom]

I'm sorry I didn't get the story quite right. What I heard was that they pulled him over, and he was beligerent with the cops so they took him in for a breathalizer. The person relaying the story must have made the assumption that he was charged with DUI.

[anna_66]

I'm sorry I didn't get the story quite right. What I heard was that they pulled him over, and he was belligerent with the cops so they took him in for a breathalyzer. The person relaying the story must have made the assumption that he was charged with DUI.
Amy, Mark told me last night that what he read is that they couldn't find a "working" breathalyzer (hmmm, confidence?) so he was only charged with reckless driving.
I never got to see the race (I was working:p) but it sounds like you had a fantastic time!
I'm sure you'll have even more fun today...looking forward to the videos and pictures when you come back!!!!!

[RICHARD]

Too bad for KB.....

I immensely dislike the "Sheriff". He's a pompus arse, he's the one that keeps prisoners in tents, makes them wear pink underwear and prison wear and feeds them PB and Js... Jail shouldn't be a picnic, but it's just his "TV" face and his media 'presence' that bugs me....

If you noticed the statement he made on the prerace show-He said something like "No one comes into my town...."

Your town????
=======================

"Sheriff!!! This Kurt Busch called us wimps!!!"

"Settle down Barney.....We'll send him over to Mount Pilot where they do have a working breathalyzer!!!" :rolleyes:


They couldn't nail him for DUI so they blamed him for RD....you also have a blood test or a urine test to fall back on..KB had his choice-he chose correctly... :p

[Lady's Human]

Disregarding the sheriff's media circus, KB's actions were the last straw. He has been a personality headache for roush the last 2 years, and I'm actually surprised the roush kept him on this long after negotiating with another team while still under contract with roush. He's a good driver, but he's in the same situation Tony Stewart was prior to Tony getting his temper in check.

Whether he was driving under the influence or not, if he had enough alcohol in his system for the deputy to notice it, he was wrong. I'm sure he can afford to have someone drive him if he's had a couple. For that matter, what in hell was he doing drinking DURING a race weekend?

[RICHARD]

For that matter, what in hell was he doing drinking DURING a race weekend?

A sippy cup at 150 mph can be a little distracting??? :confused:

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Next weekend is the last race until Datona in Feb.

WHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Next weekend is the last race until Datona in Feb.

WHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
This is the last race until 2006!!!
The last race for Rusty Wallace!!!
The last race for Mark Martin!!!

double WHAAAAAAAAH!!! :( :D

[RICHARD]

hey!!


Everyone knows there's no crying in NASCAR.... :p

Congrats to TS and the 20 team...

Congrats to Biffle and Nice try Mark....

Number 6 is gonna go out a champ next year.... :)

[anna_66]

CONGRATS TO THE 20 TEAM! WAY TO GO!!!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

hey!!


Everyone knows there's no crying in NASCAR.... :p

Congrats to TS and the 20 team...

Congrats to Biffle and Nice try Mark....

Number 6 is gonna go out a champ next year.... :)
Yea! I heard Mark's car owner asked him to stay, so he will be back next year, for a while at least! :D

That perks me up considerable!!! :D