Official 2011 Nascar thread

• gerb131

  

  Robby Gordon or Dave Blaney for the win.
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  Just found the race and watched for a second. The whole 2 car draft thing is just odd.
• GoChiefs

  

  ptown_trojans_1;743038 wrote:Just found the race and watched for a second. The whole 2 car draft thing is just odd.

  
  Its definitely different, but I am a fan of it.
• Speedofsand

  

  huge speed differences in the paired up draft and exchanges. gonna cause a wreck.
• ts1227

  

  GoChiefs;743054 wrote:Its definitely different, but I am a fan of it.

  
  I don't mind it either... it's sure made for lots of lead changes both at Daytona and here.
  
  Jr. was bitching about it this weekend.
  http://www.nascar.com/news/110416/dearnhardtjr-talladega-two-car-draft/index.html
  Translation: "The only thing I have ever done better than average is run plate races that are set up as 2 gigantic lines of 20 cars each, and now that's gone too, shit."
• Speedofsand

  

  gerb131;742967 wrote:Robby Gordon or Dave Blaney for the win.

  
  Go Blaney!
• gerb131

  

  gerb131;742967 wrote:Robby Gordon or Dave Blaney for the win.

  
  Damn you DAVE
• ts1227

  

  Johnson wins a 4-wide, 8-car race across the stripe.
  
  I was hoping Blaney could stay up there!
• Speedofsand

  

  Dammmmmitt
• Jughead

  

  So, didn't going under the line cost Regan Smith a few years ago? Why not the same with Johnson?
• Gardens35

  Exciting finish.
  
  
  Kurt Busch had a good day, 3 for 3, with 3 cars batted in. Go Tribe!
• ts1227

  

  Jughead;743170 wrote:So, didn't going under the line cost Regan Smith a few years ago? Why not the same with Johnson?

  
  He didn't look to be under it
• gerb131

  

  20th for Robby damn it was a good day
• Jughead

  

  Um, did you not watch the overhead. He was straddling his car on the line in the tri-oval. Not completely over like Regan did mind you, but still.
• ts1227

  

  Jughead;743181 wrote:Um, did you not watch the overhead. He was straddling his car on the line in the tri-oval. Not completely over like Regan did mind you, but still.

  
  I'm trying to find it now. People on NASCAR.com are saying he may have been ON the line (OK), or got back up above it before he ever advanced a position (OK), and others saying he had 2 tires over it while advancing (not OK).
• ts1227

  

  OK, saw one. It looks like at the lowest point in the trioval he did have tires ON the line, but never BELOW.
  
  I mean, obviously had he snuck over they would have probably let him get away with it anyway because that's how they roll, but it still looked clean to me (just barely) after the replay.
  
  [video=youtube;5BAQlgv0CA4][/video]
• j_crazy

  

  what a shitty race.
  
  and Kurt was wrecking people all say. just like Daytona, he really can't be the rear car in those 2 car hookups.
• coyotes22

  

  j_crazy;743570 wrote:what a shitty race.
  
  and Kurt was wrecking people all say. just like Daytona, he really can't be the rear car in those 2 car hookups.

  
  Thats just typical racing from the Busch family. If you cant race'em, wreck'em. Right, GC?
  
  
• karen lotz

  

  Who is leading in points right now? I need to broaden my bandwagonning to all sports.
• coyotes22

  

  1.)Carl Edwards
  2.)Jimmie Johnson (1)*
  3.)Dale Jr
  4.)Kevin Harvick (2)*
  5.)Kurt Busch
  
  Your top five after Sunday.
  
  *() denotes wins this season.
• karen lotz

  

  Thanks! Go Carl! I hope he does many back flips this season!!!
• Iliketurtles

  

  karen lotz;743701 wrote:Thanks! Go Carl! I hope he does many back flips this season!!!

  Karen I'd be a fan of Jimmie Johnson I mean hes only won 5 straight championships. Love the signature btw!
• karen lotz

  

  Iliketurtles;743769 wrote:Karen I'd be a fan of Jimmie Johnson I mean hes only won 5 straight championships. Love the signature btw!

  
  
  Oh he's definitely my favorite driver over the past 5 years. I just am not sure if I can root for him again until he proves he's the best in 2011!!!
• coyotes22

  

  
• coyotes22