Official 2010 Nascar thread: Season long discussions!!!!

• Speedofsand

  

  I just turned it on and Dale Jr is 188mph on a mile and a half track. 2nd car out too. Pablo was fastest in practice barely 186 today.
  The record was Kyle last year 185.995
  
  
  
  http://www.lvms.com/
• GoChiefs

  

  So far..the whole Top 10 has beat the previous qualifying record.
  
  And Kurt out on the pole so far with an outstanding lap of 188.719!
• GoChiefs

  

  Top 14 beat the qualifying record..wow..here's the lineup...didn't qualify was Terry Cook & Casey Mears
  
  1 2 Kurt Busch
  2 24 Jeff Gordon
  3 39 Ryan Newman
  4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  5 18 Kyle Busch
  6 20 Joey Logano
  7 16 Greg Biffle
  8 5 Mark Martin
  9 14 Tony Stewart
  10 42 Juan Montoya
  11 17 Matt Kenseth
  12 99 Carl Edwards
  13 33 Clint Bowyer
  14 77 Sam Hornish Jr.
  15 87 Joe Nemechek
  16 12 Brad Keselowski
  17 00 David Reutimann
  18 6 David Ragan
  19 9 Kasey Kahne
  20 48 Jimmie Johnson
  21 13 Max Papis
  22 31 Jeff Burton
  23 82 Scott Speed
  24 1 Jamie McMurray
  25 34 Travis Kvapil
  26 98 Paul Menard
  27 11 Denny Hamlin
  28 78 Regan Smith
  29 71 Bobby Labonte
  30 36 Mike Bliss
  31 83 Brian Vickers
  32 47 Marcos Ambrose
  33 55 Michael McDowell
  34 29 Kevin Harvick
  35 56 Martin Truex Jr.
  36 66 Dave Blaney
  37 19 Elliott Sadler
  38 38 David Gilliland
  39 37 Kevin Conway*
  40 43 A.J. Allmendinger
  41 26 Boris Said
  42 7 Robby Gordon+
  43 09 Aric Almirola
• Speedofsand

  

  What is the factor making this time so much faster ? Tires ?
• GoChiefs

  

  Yes..Goodyear brought a new tire combination this year.
• coyotes22

  

  GoChiefs wrote: Yes..Goodyear brought a new tire combination this year.

  A guy I work with, his wife works at Goodyear. She is in the Dept that makes the Race tires for NASCAR.
• Speedofsand

  

  http://www.bodynbobsled.com/
  
  USA wins GOLD in 4 man bobsled ! Geoff Bodine is the MAN !
• GoChiefs

  

  And....Danica wrecks again today.
  
  
  
  
  But again..wasn't any fault of her own..she had a good run going..reaching as high up as 3rd I believe at one point. Harvick pulls out the win.
• tigerfan82

  will this be another boring race today????????? aka California, Chicago, Michigan, Pocono........etc
• GoChiefs

  

  It's a mile and a half track..that means..yes.
• Bio-Hazzzzard

  

  I prefer the short tracks, there needs to be more of them. The excitement of a race like today in Vegas is who will burn Gordon with a late green white checker.
• stroups

  

  Jimmy Fuggin' Johnson..... this is getting a little bit ridiculous
• tigerfan82

  Finally..............now let's go racin some more in Atlanta!!!!!!!!!!!
• coyotes22

  

  Jr keeps the Hendrick winning streak going!!!!
• Speedofsand

  

  RIP Suitcase Jake Elder. I remember when he and Harry Hyde were the best around turning wrenches.
  
  Dale Jr. is giving $1 million to Victory Junction Gang. On March 27, 2010, during The Dale Jr. Foundation Physical Disabilities Weekend at Victory Junction, Earnhardt Jr. will join the Victory Junction family as a Founder and will break ground on a one-of-a-kind project, The Dale Jr. Corral and Amphitheatre. Eighty-eight members of The JR Nation Crew, The Official Fan Club of Earnhardt Jr., will be randomly selected to be special guests for this private ground breaking ceremony. To become a part of the FREE JR Nation Crew fan club and be eligible to attend, go to www.dalejr.com/jrnation
• GoChiefs

  

  Good thing that money isn't coming from Jr's winnings. If so..he wouldn't have a million dollars to give.
• voewoody

  

  ^^
  
  Your right after 3 races he is 15th in points and has already made 1.3 Mil in earnings which is double that of the blue douche who is in 19th and has raked in 640K!
  
  Gotta love it when JR gets hated on for donating a million dollars towards the Victory Junction Gang..
• GoChiefs

  

  voewoody wrote: Gotta love it when JR gets hated on for donating a million dollars towards the Victory Junction Gang..

  It's called a JOKE sparky..learn to lighten up a bit maybe!?!? Glad Jr. donated money to Victory Junction Gang..as do pretty much every other drive in NASCAR. As to which..I also donate to on a yearly basis. Which I encourage ANYONE to do.
  

  voewoody wrote: Your right after 3 races he is 15th in points and has already made 1.3 Mil in earnings which is double that of the blue douche who is in 19th and has raked in 640K!

  3 races in..and Jr. fans are already talking shit! LMAO! I LOVE IT! After last season..I think I'd wait until the season is at least 10% over before you do ANY talking. LOL I guess when you haven't see the Top 20 in points in 6 months..you gotta get 'em in while you can right? Never thought I'd see someone bragging about being 15th in points. LOL
  

  voewoody wrote: blue douche

  You really couldn't come up with anything better than that? That's rather disappointing.
• mtrulz

  I hate Asscar, don't you all realize that it's always gonna be the 48 in victory lane!??!?!??!?!
• voewoody

  

  GoChiefs wrote:

  voewoody wrote: Gotta love it when JR gets hated on for donating a million dollars towards the Victory Junction Gang..

  It's called a JOKE sparky..learn to lighten up a bit maybe!?!? Glad Jr. donated money to Victory Junction Gang..as do pretty much every other drive in NASCAR. As to which..I also donate to on a yearly basis. Which I encourage ANYONE to do.
  

  voewoody wrote: Your right after 3 races he is 15th in points and has already made 1.3 Mil in earnings which is double that of the blue douche who is in 19th and has raked in 640K!

  3 races in..and Jr. fans are already talking shit! LMAO! I LOVE IT! After last season..I think I'd wait until the season is at least 10% over before you do ANY talking. LOL I guess when you haven't see the Top 20 in points in 6 months..you gotta get 'em in while you can right? Never thought I'd see someone bragging about being 15th in points. LOL
  

  voewoody wrote: blue douche

  You really couldn't come up with anything better than that? That's rather disappointing.

  Haha yeah you gotta get em in while you can! He will probably be out of the top 20 within a couple weeks and I am okay with that. Just wanted to point out he is in 15th and over a million currently. The truth is however no matter what he does it wouldn't be good enough for anybody because of who his dad was. Sucks for him because I really do think he would be a better driver if there wasn't a constant pressure on him from everybody.
• GoChiefs

  

  voewoody wrote: Haha yeah you gotta get em in while you can! He will probably be out of the top 20 within a couple weeks and I am okay with that. Just wanted to point out he is in 15th and over a million currently. The truth is however no matter what he does it wouldn't be good enough for anybody because of who his dad was. Sucks for him because I really do think he would be a better driver if there wasn't a constant pressure on him from everybody.

  I would actually love to see the guy succeed. As I've pointed out..I'm not a 'Jr. basher' b/c of Jr..I do it more so b/c of a couple Jr. fans on here that I know. I have respect for pretty much all the drivers (minus Robby Gordon ). But honestly..I'd say if he'd run consistently in the Top 10 or Top 15..and win a race every now and then..that would be good enough for most. I'd be pretty happy with that if I were a part of 'Jr. Nation'. Most do realize that he's not his dad and he will never live up to that hype. I think it's more the pressure he puts on HIMSELF than it is the pressure of anyone else. And this new car has him all fucked up. I still don't think he's got it figured out yet.
• GoChiefs

  

  mtrulz wrote: I hate Asscar, don't you all realize that it's always gonna be the 48 in victory lane!??!?!??!?!

  ^^Stalker!
• voewoody

  

  Yeah he definitely doesn't have the COT figured out. I would love it if he would run how he did the first year with Hendrick, not expecting Johnson or Gordon like stats but it isn't crazy to think he should run in the top 10-15 week in and week out. We will see though maybe with the spoiler he will get some of the feel back in the car. You can definitely tell he hasn't a clue with what is wrong with his car in most situations.
• Speedofsand

  

  I just might have to go up for Martinsville in a few weeks. They are going to have a fan forum with some real legends, and a Sam Bass program cover and poster prints.
  
  http://www.martinsvillespeedway.com/Articles/2010/03/fan-forum.aspx
  In a journey back in time, seven of the sport’s most legendary drivers will be spinning tales for fans in Martinsville Speedway’s display area on Saturday, March 27, beginning at 6 p.m.
  Harry Gant and Bobby Allison have been added to the previously announced cast of Junior Johnson, Donnie Allison, Buddy Baker and Ned Jarrett. Veteran Motor Racing Network announcer Barney Hall, another icon of the sport, will emcee the event.
  
  Plus my hawt high school teacher girlfriend lives there and I need to go see her.
• Speedofsand

  

  http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2010/03/tim-tebow-darrell-waltrip-the-great-car-caper.html
  
  The mystery started on Monday on Twitter. Mr. Boogity Boogity/3-time NASCAR Cup champ Darrell Waltrip sent out two cryptic tweets:
  @AllWaltrip:Tim Tebow took my car last night , problem is I didn’t tell him he could , he took it by mistake , its 3 o’clock and he hasn’t returned it !3:52 p.m.
  @AllWaltrip: got my car back , trying to get the rest of the story , thought about reporting it had been stolen , Tebow would have died if I had of ! 8:59 p.m.
  ...
  Waltrip later learned Tebow was never in his car.
  “Don’t leave your car unlocked. Because you never know what celebrity might take it.”