Official 2011 Nascar thread

• Tiger2003

  

  Tire goes flat on Caution. There goes a great finish for Denny.
• coyotes22

  

  #11 with a flat left rear!! DANGIT!!!
• Tiger2003

  

  Denny has damage. But nobody seems to know where it came from. hmmmmm
• coyotes22

  

  Jr with a good comeback. P6. Nother top 10!!
• GoChiefs

  

  Kurt with a 2nd place finish in a backup..hell yeah..I'll take it.
• Speedofsand

  

  #18 failed post race tech. Left front too low ?
• voewoody

  

  coyotes22;799486 wrote:Jr with a good comeback. P6. Nother top 10!!

  
  Geez what a slouch... He needs to step it up, anything but a win is terrible!
• coyotes22

  

  voewoody;800258 wrote:Geez what a slouch... He needs to step it up, anything but a win is terrible!

  
  Inorite
• GoChiefs

  

  voewoody;800258 wrote:Geez what a slouch... He needs to step it up, anything but a win is terrible!

  
  109 races.
• Gardens35

  GoChiefs;800422 wrote:109 races.

  The crew has done an outstanding job with him this season! If Junior progresses to the point where he can pass cars on the track he may break the winless skid. Go 88!
• GoChiefs

  

  Gardens35;800667 wrote:The crew has done an outstanding job with him this season! If Junior progresses to the point where he can pass cars on the track he may break the winless skid. Go 88!

  
  Lmao.
• coyotes22

  

  On to another fuel millage race, in Michigan.
  
  Anyone doing the $1 million TNT challenge?
• coyotes22

  

  Speedofsand;799599 wrote:#18 failed post race tech. Left front too low ?

  
  As of today:

  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR has penalized the No. 18 team in the Sprint Cup Series as a result of rule infractions discovered during post-race inspection Sunday at Pocono Raceway.
  The No. 18 car was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-12.8.1B (body height requirements -- car failed to meet the minimum front car heights) of the 2011 NASCAR rule book.
  As a result, crew chief Dave Rogers has been fined $25,000, while owner Joe Gibbs and driver Kyle Busch have been penalized with the loss of six championship owner and six championship driver points, respectively.
  Joe Gibbs Racing released a statement Monday afternoon: "We brought the No. 18 car back to our race shop and have identified the problem which caused us to measure low during the post-race inspection process in Pocono [Sunday] afternoon. We have made NASCAR aware of our findings and we accept the penalty they have issued today."

• coyotes22

  

  Didnt hurt his standings any, tho, he is still in 5th.
• coyotes22

  

  1--Carl Edwards492Leader14217104,693,690 2--Jimmie Johnson486-61401592,702,990 3--Dale Earnhardt Jr.482-101410382,006,740 4--Kevin Harvick481-111403682,876,380 5--Kyle Busch461-311402782,860,660 6--Kurt Busch457-351420382,734,080 7--Matt Kenseth448-441412472,756,320 8+1Clint Bowyer419-731400262,545,800 9-1Tony Stewart417-751400152,364,970 10--Ryan Newman417-751400462,234,360
• coyotes22

  

  1 Carl Edwards492---$4,693,68712710 2 Jimmie Johnson486-6$2,702,9921059 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr.482-10$2,006,7380138 4 Kevin Harvick481-11$2,876,3773068 5 Kyle Busch461-31$2,860,6622078 6 Kurt Busch457-35$2,734,0760238 7 Matt Kenseth448-44$2,756,3172147 8 Clint Bowyer419-73$2,545,8000026 9 Tony Stewart417-75$2,364,9750015 Ryan Newman417-75
• GoChiefs

  

  2012 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Inductees are:
  
  Cale Yarborough
  Darrell Waltrip
  Dale Inman
  Richie Evans
  Glen Wood
• GoChiefs

  

  So the 15 members now include:
  
  David Pearson
  Bobby Allison
  Ned Jarrett
  Lee Petty
  Bud Moore
  Dale Earnhardt
  Richard Petty
  Bill France Sr.
  Bill France Jr.
  Junior Johnson
  Glen Wood
  Richie Evans
  Dale Inman
  Cale Yarborough
  Darrell Waltrip
  
  The nominees that didn't make it this round were:
  
  Buck Baker,first driver to win consecutive NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series championships (1956-57)
  Red Byron, first NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion, in 1949
  Richard Childress, 11-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series
  Jerry Cook, six-time NASCAR Modified champion
  H. Clay Earles, founder of Martinsville Speedway
  Tim Flock, two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
  Rick Hendrick, 13-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series
  Jack Ingram, two-time NASCAR Busch (now Nationwide) Series champion
  Bobby Isaac, 1970 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
  Fred Lorenzen, 26 wins and winner of the Daytona 500 and World 600
  Cotton Owens, driver-owner, won 1966 owner championship with David Pearson
  Raymond Parks, NASCAR’s first champion car owner
  Benny Parsons, 1973 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
  Les Richter, former NASCAR executive; former president of Riverside International Raceway
  Fireball Roberts, won 33 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series races, including the 1962 Daytona 500
  T. Wayne Robertson, helped raise NASCAR popularity as R.J. Reynolds Senior VP
  Herb Thomas, first two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion, 1951, ’53
  Curtis Turner, early personality, called the “Babe Ruth of stock car racing”
  Joe Weatherly, two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
  Leonard Wood, part-owner and former crew chief for Wood Brothers, revolutionized pit stops
• GoChiefs

  

  My guess for the 2013 class would have to be:
  
  Buck Baker
  Rick Hendrick
  Tim Flock
  Fireball Roberts
  Jerry Cook
• coyotes22

  

  GoChiefs;802918 wrote:My guess for the 2013 class would have to be:
  
  Buck Baker
  Rick Hendrick
  Tim Flock
  Fireball Roberts
  Jerry Cook

  
  
  No Childress?
• GoChiefs

  

  coyotes22;803058 wrote:No Childress?

  
  Nah, I think you gotta put Hendrick in before Childress.
  
  Hendrick has 14 Drivers' championships (10 Sprint Cup Series, 1 Nationwide Series, and three Camping World Truck Series), 243 race wins and 230 pole positions in 27 years.
  
  Childress has 12 Driver's Championships (6 Sprint Cup Series, 5 Nationwide Series, and 1 Camping World Truck Series), 193 race wins, and 95 pole positions in 30 years.
  
  All Childress's Cup Championships came under 1 driver, while Hendricks has had 3 different Cup Champions driving for him.
• coyotes22

  

  GoChiefs;803137 wrote:Nah, I think you gotta put Hendrick in before Childress.
  
  Hendrick has 14 Drivers' championships (10 Sprint Cup Series, 1 Nationwide Series, and three Camping World Truck Series), 243 race wins and 230 pole positions in 27 years.
  
  Childress has 12 Driver's Championships (6 Sprint Cup Series, 5 Nationwide Series, and 1 Camping World Truck Series), 193 race wins, and 95 pole positions in 30 years.
  
  All Childress's Cup Championships came under 1 driver, while Hendricks has had 3 different Cup Champions driving for him.

  
  When did Sr win a championship, not being with Childress?
  
  His first one?
• WebFire

  Yes, 1980. Rod Osterlund was the car owner.
• coyotes22

  

  WebFire;804320 wrote:Yes, 1980. Rod Osterlund was the car owner.

  
  Thank You.
  
  I wasnt exactly watching Nascar yet, in 1980. In fact, I wasnt really watching anything.
• Gardens35

  How many drivers have won the championship of both the Nationwide/Busch/Grand National etc Series, and the Winston Cup/Nextall/Sprint Series? You know what I'm talkin' about.